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Culture of Limerick


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Street hosts for local play writing and drama. Mike Finn's numerous plays have been successful, including Pig town, set around a century of the city's history, and Shock and Awe, an energetic retelling of Homer's Iliad. The University Concert Hall located in UL is a 1,000 seat venue and provides a large venue for national and international acts to visit the city. Limerick is also the home of several "street theatre" companies, including "Janzo Street Arts" and "The Umbrella Project" street theatre companies.

The Limerick City Gallery of Art on Pery Square is the city's chief venue for contemporary art exhibitions. It is home to a permanent collection of Irish art, which shows works from the early 18th to 20th century. Limerick's major contemporary art event is EVA (Exhibition of Visual+ Art), which takes place in the city every two years. Established in 1977 as an annual event until 2010 when it became a biennial, EVA has

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