The Women of Bram Stoker's Life: Three Castles Burning Live
Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival & Three Castles Burning
Duration: 60 minutes
Age suitability: 16+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
Warning: This event contains some adult themes with references to sex and sexuality.
Accessibility: Venue is wheelchair accessible via platform lift at the entrance of the building. There is also a universal access bathroom on the ground floor. This performance will have ISL interpretation.
Latecomers Policy: Latecomers will be admitted. This is a site-specific venue with unreserved seating. We recommend you get to the venue early in order to choose a suitable seat.
Bram Stoker's life and career was shaped by the strong women around him. Charlotte Stoker, his mother, raised him on folklore and stories of her own youth, while Speranza (Lady Jane Wilde, the mother of Oscar) was a key influence in expanding on his knowledge of Ireland's folklore and mythology. There's also Florence Balcombe, the woman he would marry and who Oscar Wilde had earlier pursued, amidst a host of other great characters.
Historian Donal Fallon of the Three Castles Burning podcast is joined by Marion McGarry, author of the acclaimed book Irish Customs and Rituals and an authority on Jane Wilde and Charlotte Stoker to discuss some of the women central to Stoker's life and work. Live readings by actor Eva Jane Gaffney will bring their words to life.
