M E N U   Home What is O'Casey's? What's On? This Month's Author Our Readers Photo Gallery Recordings Archives Get Involved!    F E B R U A R Y   2 0 1 0   O'Casey's went from ultra-modern to ancient in one simple sweep with this month's theme of 'Mythic' stories. We were proud to present an array of classic ancient writings - from the exciting tales of war and adventure found in Homer, to the broad sweep of Gilgamesh and the intense personal horror of Beowulf. We had a stellar line up of readers - seeing for the first time Kennef Riggles, Malinda Muircastle, Saybera Drake, Riko Kamachi, Danton Thirroul and Elwe Eldrich all reading in the same month... AND the awesome Otawan Fouquet made her O'Casey's debut. All of this plus a special poetry event for Valentine's Day... all in all a mythic month indeed.    T H E   M O N T H   T H A T   W A S . . .   Date Time Event Tuesday 2nd 3pm Beautiful Stories for Evil Children O'Casey's presents Malinda Muircastle Aesop's Fables O'Casey's presents the return of Malinda Muircastle with one of her evil short stories, The Promise Keepers. Plus, some ancient fables by Aesop to start our Mythic month! Friday 5th 3pm Mythic Homer's Iliad (The Death of Patroclus) Homer’s Iliad is considered one of the original greats of literature. This afternoon we bring you one of the most exciting extracts from this great work... a brave death of a foolish young man, whose fate was to set in line a series of terrible events. A LIVE reading by Danton Thirroul. Tuesday 9th 3pm Beautiful Stories for Evil Children A. E. Keary's Tales of the Norse Warrior Gods (The Aesir) O'Casey's is proud to present Beautiful Stories for Evil Children with Elwe Eldrich bringing us another short story to delight the senses. Friday 12th 3pm Mythic Homer's Odyssey (Circe) One of the most powerful tales of Homer, the great Odyssey has delighted audiences for thousands of years. A LIVE reading of the tale of the witch Circe by Danton Thirroul. Sunday 14th 3pm By Shining Water Valentine's Day Special Tonight we present the follow up to last year’s reading of the classic sonnets of Shakespeare; another recital of great poetry dedicated to romance. Tuesday 16th 3pm Beautiful Stories for Evil Children F. Grice's Folk Tales of the North Country Riko Kamachi returns to O'Casey's with a very personal contribution towards our month of Myth. Tonight she will share with us the folk tales and music of her birthplace, the North of England. Friday 19th 3pm Mythic The Epic of Gilgamesh Perhaps the oldest tale ever written - O'Casey's presents an extract from this magnificent and ancient story... the earliest account of the Great Flood. Saturday 20th 3pm Mythic Beowulf We are proud to present well-known DJ and host Otawan Fouquet with a stunning reading from the ancient Old English tale of Beowulf... not for the faint-hearted. Sunday 21st 3pm Mythic Homer's Iliad (The Judgement of Paris) Kennef Riggles returns to O'Casey's for this reading from Homer and the tale of what caused the terrible Trojan War. Tuesday 23rd 3pm Beautiful Stories for Evil Children Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle O'Caseys is proud to present Beautiful Stories for Evil Children with Elwe Eldrich bringing us more short stories to delight the senses. Friday 26th 3pm Mythic Wu Cheng'en's Xi You Ji - Journey to the West Danton returns for a live reading of one of the most beloved ancient giants of Chinese literature... the tale of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Saturday 27th 3pm Mythic O'Casey's presents Saybera Drake Saybera Drake returns to O'Casey's with a short story filled with her usual dark wit and passion.