FINNEGANS WAKE Chapter 1 is out!

“Finnegans Wake, Chapter 1” is now available for free viewing globally on One Little Goat Theatre Company’s website and YouTube (86 min., 4K High Definition)!

Produced in association with the James Joyce Centre in Dublin, this marks the first of 17 chapters in James Joyce’s delirious comedy Finnegans Wake (1939), as brought to life by the virtuosic performances of Irish-Canadian actor Richard Harte. The film also includes Irish-Canadian singer Kevin Kennedy’s superb rendition of the “Finnegan’s Wake” folk song that inspired Joyce’s title. Directed by Adam Seelig and filmed before live audiences, this multi-year project marks the first ‘audio-video book’ of the Wake and is a valuable resource for both new and seasoned readers of Joyce’s extraordinary final work.

“Finnegans Wake, Chapter 1” premiered at the Toronto Irish Film Festival, European Union Film Festival, and Bloomsday Film Festival.

“FINNEGANS WAKE CHAPTER 2” AT EU FILM FEST

One Little Goat returns to the European Union Film Festival with a screening of “James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2.” If you couldn't make previous screenings of “Chapter 2” (Toronto Irish FF & Bloomsday FF), now’s your chance to see Richard Harte's outstanding performance, filmed live at Noonan’s Irish Pub, featuring “The Ballad of Persse O’Reilly.” Join us!

  • 6pm Wednesday 27 November 2024

  • Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Road (Toronto, Canada)

  • Admission is FREE (1st-come 1st-served, or $10 to reserve)

The excerpt will be followed by a new feature-length film from Ireland, Verdigris (2023 Galway Film Fleadh Award Winner). Complete details

SCREENING DETAILS (Nov 27, 2024)

One Little Goat’s Finnegans Wake series is produced in association with the James Joyce Centre in Dublin. It is supported by the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company.

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WAKE Chapter 2 in Dublin (June 16) & Trailer

FINNEGANS WAKE, CHAPTER 2 PREMIERES IN DUBLIN!
(JUNE 16)

WATCH THE TRAILER

On Sunday 16 June, the Bloomsday Film Festival will screen One Little Goat's Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2 at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin as part of the 70th annual Bloomsday Festival's celebration of Joyce. Chapter 2 will be screened with One Little Goat's Finnegans Wake, Chapter 1, which premiered at the festival last year. Admission is free! 10am-4pm. Details.

NEW PODCAST EPISODE ("THE MUSEYROOM") IS NOW OUT

One Little Goat recently launched a podcast series of Irish-Canadian actor Richard Harte reading/performing James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake with introductions by Artistic Director Adam Seelig.

New episodes release every other Thursday:
* Ep.004, Thursday 13 June 2024
* Ep.005, Thursday 27 June 2024
* Ep.006, Thursday 11 July 2024 etc.

The podcasts are free and available on our website as well as through Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube and similar services.

2 REVIEWS OF GAUVREAU'S THE VAMPIRE AND THE NYMPHOMANIAC (EN FRANÇAIS)

Two reviews (en français) praise Ray Ellenwood's translation of Le vampire et la nymphomane, Claude Gauvreau's revolutionary 1949 libretto published in 2022 by One Little Goat in a bilingual edition:
— Infosurr (journal of surrealism, France)
— Circuit: Musiques Contemporaines (Montréal)

ARE YOU IN TORONTO ON BLOOMSDAY (JUNE 16)?

Join our friends at Anna Livia Productions for the 39th annual Toronto Bloomsday celebrating James Joyce's great novel Ulysses! 7:30pm Sunday 16 June at Hugh's Room, 296 Broadview Ave, Toronto.

With support from the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and
Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company

One Little Goat is a registered charitable organization in Canada and the USA. Donations receive an official tax receipt. For more info and to donate, click here.

Free Podcast Series

On 4 May 2024, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, One Little Goat Theatre Company is launching a podcast series entitled — appropriately enough — “James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake.” Join us for Joyce's divine and delirious comedy as read by Irish-Canadian actor Richard Harte, with introductions by Artistic Director Adam Seelig.

The podcasts are free and available on our website as well as through Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube and similar services.

TRANSCRIPTS for all episodes are available here.

New episodes biweekly
be sure to “follow” to catch them all

Join us in Ottawa! 2-4pm Saturday 4 May

Richard Harte with the author (photo: Tim Leyes)

Join us 2-4pm Saturday 4 May when the James Joyce Association of Ottawa screens excerpts from One Little Goat’s films, Finnegans Wake, Chapters 1 & 2 at the National Irish Canadian Cultural Centre, St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts (310 Saint Patrick St, Ottawa) in celebration of the Wake’s 85th anniversary. The event will include live music and a reading by Irish-Canadian actor Richard Harte, Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada Dr. Eamonn McKee, former Executive Director of The Ireland Fund of Canada Paul Farrelly, One Little Goat Artistic Director Adam Seelig, plus a new short film ("FW85") produced by Joyceborough's Des Gunning featuring the Wakean paintings of Irish artist Carol Wade.

Tickets & Info

Richard Harte, "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2"

The Audience, "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2"

With support from the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and
Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company.

"FINNEGANS WAKE" 5pm Sat 23 March & Irish Radio interviews

TWO IRISH RADIO INTERVIEWS

Malachy McCourt

(1) REMEMBERING MALACHY McCOURT, WBAI RADIO NY

The exceptional Malachy McCourt (1931-2024), "Actor, Memoirist and Gadabout," died this month.

(2) IRISH RADIO CANADA SAINT PATRICK'S DAY INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD HARTE

Listen to Austin Comerton's interview with Richard Harte about "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2" on Irish Radio Canada.

JOIN US FOR CHAPTER 2 OF JOYCE’S “FINNEGANS WAKE”

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS OR CALL 416.599.2033

Adam Seelig (piano) & Richard Harte, "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2"

Join us at 5pm, Saturday, March 23 when the Toronto Irish Film Festival (TIRFF) screens excerpts from One Little Goat’s new release, “Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2”, followed by a new documentary on musician John Murry, “The Graceless Age” at TIFF Lightbox.

Three ways to purchase:

  1. Phone the TIFF box office: 416.599.2033 (10am-5pm)

  2. In person at TIFF: 350 King St W, Toronto (Tue-Sun)

  3. Online: https://am.ticketmaster.com/tiff/2024TIRFF (24 hours)

PLEASE NOTE: The event name is “The Graceless Age”

With support from the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company.

Join us! WAKE at TIFF for TIRFF (March 23, 2024)

JOIN US FOR CHAPTER 2 OF JOYCE’S “FINNEGANS WAKE”

Join us at 5pm, Saturday, March 23 when the Toronto Irish Film Festival (TIRFF) screens excerpts from One Little Goat’s new release, “Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2”, followed by a new documentary on musician John Murry, “The Graceless Age” at TIFF Lightbox.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS OR CALL 416.599.2033

Richard Harte, "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2"

“FINNEGANS WAKE, CHAPTER 2” (excerpts)
followed by “THE GRACELESS AGE”

5pm Saturday 23 March 2024

Select "The Graceless Age" Sat 23 March 2024

Three ways to purchase:

  1. Phone the TIFF box office: 416.599.2033 (10am-5pm)

  2. In person at TIFF: 350 King St W, Toronto (Tue-Sun)

  3. Online: https://am.ticketmaster.com/tiff/2024TIRFF (24 hours)

¡¡ PLEASE NOTE: The event name is
“The Graceless Age” !!

Adam Seelig (piano) & Richard Harte, "Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2"

Come see-and-hear Richard Harte’s virtuosic, filmed reading of James Joyce’s divine and delirious comedy, “Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2”, directed by Adam Seelig. Filmed live at Noonan's Irish Pub in Toronto, this screening excerpt will feature the novel's main song, “The Ballad of Persse O’Reilly,” in all its bawdy glory.
For more please visit onelittlegoat.org/finneganswake.

Hope to see you on March 23!

With support from the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company.

Goat in ’23 & ’24, Nobel Prize

Thanks to your support, One Little Goat has great news from the year behind and for the one ahead. Read and see all about it below, and if you can, please support One Little Goat's programming with a tax-deductible donation. As a registered charity, we depend on individual donations to realize productions, and we want to thank you for helping us make them happen. See you in 2024! In the meantime, wishing happy holidays, a healthy new year, and peace, —Adam Seelig, Artistic Director

OUR BIGGEST PROJECT TO DATE…

…filming all 17 chapters of James Joyce’s monumental final novel, Finnegans Wake, in a first-of-its-kind filmed audio book, is well under way and gaining momentum.

Chapter 1 is complete and screened to enthusiastic audiences at the Toronto Irish Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox, Bloomsday Film Festival Dublin & European Union Film Festival

l-r: Joyce Centre Director Darina Gallagher, Harte, Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy

“Finnegans Wake” at EU Film Festival

Richard Harte & Adam Seelig, Toronto Irish Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox

Praising the Dublin premiere, noted culture critic for The Irish Voice, Cahir O’Doherty, writes: “Actor Richard Harte has found a way to crack the private code and maintain the original voltage… of one of the most funny and challenging novels of the 20th century, Joyce’s Finnegans Wake.”

RTE Irish National Television featured the film, and numerous media warmly welcomed our debut, including the Irish Echo, WBAI New York (Malachy McCourt), CIUT Toronto (donna g), Pa Sheehan, Irish Radio Canada and more.

Thanks to a travel grant from the Ontario Arts Council, Harte and Director Adam Seelig attended the film’s Irish premiere at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin.

Following the success of Chapter 1, the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland has renewed and increased their funding for our forthcoming films of Chapters 2-4.

Shot with a live audience at Noonan’s Irish Pub in Toronto on 26 June, Chapter 2 is in the final stages of editing. Chapter 3 has wrapped, with editing to begin in January; and Chapter 4 is slated to shoot in early 2024.

Save the date(ish) for March 2024, when One Little Goat returns to the Toronto Irish Film Festival to screen “Finnegans Wake, Chapter 2.” We will share details with you soon.

CLAUDE GAUVREAU'S VAMPIRE ONLINE

Asymptote, the leading site for world literature in translation, recently published scenes from Ray Ellenwood’s translation of Claude Gauvreau’s radical 1949 libretto The Vampire and the Nymphomaniac (commissioned and published by One Little Goat in 2023). Visit Asymptote to read the excerpts for free as well as Adam Seelig’s introduction and the original French as read by Thierry Bissonnette.

And the 2023 Nobel goes to…

l-r: Michael Blake, Dwight McFee & Stacie Steadman, "Someone is Going to Come"

…Norwegian poet and playwright Jon Fosse! Those who have been following and attending One Little Goat’s productions will remember our 2009 English Canadian Premiere of Fosse’s best known play, Someone is Going to Come, in a new English translation by Harry Lane and Adam Seelig (hailed in the Globe & Mail as “21st-century Beckett”).

For those interested in the script of the translation, please email us: onelittlegoattc@gmail.com. For Fosse’s Nobel Lecture, click here.

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