San Patrick Livorno Festival 2025

#SPLF25 is the longest and richest edition with guests: alongside Catherine Dunne (Co-Director and Co-Founder): Theo Dorgan, Paula Meehan, Katherine Mezzacappa, Federico Platania, Claudio Monteleone, Matteo Meschiari, William Wall, Elaide Garufi, Áine Duffy, and Ray Heffernan.

Ex Cinema Aurora (and Librerie Mondadori Livorno for the SPLF-OFF on the 18th – Dorgan Meehan and 19th – Platania with ‘Arcipelago Familiare, readings by Claudio Monteleone)

MON 17 / SUN 23 MARCH | In collaboration with Démadé Festival, Liceo Francesco Cecioni, City of Livorno, Province of Livorno, Culture Ireland, Irish Embassy in Italy.

The program

Monday, March 17
(Ex Cinema Aurora) 7:00 PM: Official opening of SPLF25

Tuesday, March 18
6:00 PM: SPLF OFF with Theo Dorgan and Paula Meehan (Libreria Mondadori)
9:00 PM: Guide Labroniche, followed by GodotBox (Ex Cinema Aurora)

Wednesday, March 19 (Ex Cinema Aurora) 6:00 PM: Katherine Mezzacappa in conversation with Catherine Dunne
7:00 PM: Federico Platania and Paul Joyce: Beckett

Thursday, March 20 (Ex Cinema Aurora) 7:00-11:00 PM: With Liceo Cecioni, Special Non-Not/Beckett; with Claudio Monteleone

Friday, March 21 (Ex Cinema Aurora) 9:00 PM: Il Cervellone Quiz Show, followed by GodotBox

Saturday, March 22 (Ex Cinema Aurora) 6:00 PM: Matteo Meschiari on Seamus Heaney
7:00 PM: William Wall in conversation with Catherine Dunne
9:00 PM: Áine Duffy In Concert

Sunday, March 23 (Ex Cinema Aurora)
12:30 PM: Festival closing lunch with special participation of Catherine Dunne
6:00 PM: Do Books Save Lives? Elaide Garufi interviews Max O’Rover
7:00 PM: Irishnesses
9:00 PM: Ray Heffernan final concert