An article I submitted this month to Live Encounters, on Maurice Girodias, the “Lenin of the sexual revolution” – a Paris based publisher who dared to first publish many of the mid-late 20th century classics.
http://liveencounters.net/?p=454
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Literary Manager at the Finborough Theatre and associate lecturer in playwriting at the universities of Lincoln and Portsmouth, Irish playwright Sue Healy has a PhD in modern theatre history. Her most recent stage play Imaginationship (2018) recently enjoyed a sell-out, extended run at the Finborough Theatre and is headed to the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in August. Cow (2017) was staged at the Etcetera Theatre and Brazen (2016) ran at the King’s Head, funded by Arts Council England. Her work has been performed at the Criterion, Hackney Attic, Claremorris Festival (New Writing Award winner), Brighton Festival (the Sussex Playwrights’ Award Winner) and Sterts Theatre and has been developed by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin and support by the Peggy Ramsay Award. Her nine radio-plays have broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (Opening Lines winner), WLRfm and KCLR96fm. She has won prizes for her prose including the Molly Keane and HISSAC Awards and the Escalator Prize. A UEA Creative Writing MA alumna, Sue spent eleven years in Budapest editing Hungary A.M. Sue also tutors Creative Writing at CityLit.
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December 27th, 2011 at 18:14
Sue you have brilliantly portrayed the genius of the great Maurice Girodias. Your definitive profile of Maurice is a beautifully woven script. Thank you for permitting Live Encounters to publish it. 🙂
December 28th, 2011 at 09:29
Thanks Mark!
December 29th, 2011 at 07:25
Sue….
Thanks for all your great posts. I really see the need for me to learn more!!
I wanted to stop by and tell you I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Congrats!
http://jayjaysfavorites.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/the-versatile-blogger-award/
December 30th, 2011 at 19:21
A fine and brilliant tribute to a brave individual. Maurice kept the lights on when so many wanted them off. Well done. Fascinating web site here.
December 31st, 2011 at 18:06
Congratualions.
Vive La Révolution!
January 2nd, 2012 at 00:27
Beautifully penned.