Ann Blake

Ann Blake is an Irish musician and theatre practitioner based in Limerick, Ireland. As of 2020, she is an Artist-in-Residence with Ormston House. She had worked with Ormston House since 2013 on projects such as The Misadventures of a Good Citizen, The Museum of Mythological Water Beasts and The Feminist Supermarket.^[1] She co-hosts a monthly podcast, The Limerick Lady, with Emma Langford. It has included guests such as Denise Chaila,^[2] Sharon Slater,^[3] Amanda Palmer,^[4] and Pamela Connolly of the Pillow Queens.^[5] She also hosts a podcast, Ann and Steve Talk Stuff, with Stephen Kinsella.^[6]

Ann Blake
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Musician and theatre practitioner
Years active	2010–present

She is a founding member of Choke Comedy Improv with Myles Breen.^[7] Her play, The Morning After The Life Before, first produced in 2017, was based on her own life experience with the backdrop of the referendum for the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland included the provision for same-sex marriage in Ireland. Blake both wrote and performed in this play, which was produced by Gúna Nua and first performed in Belltable Arts Centre.^[8] Since then, it toured both nationally and internationally, having been performed in such places as Viking Theatre in Clontarf, Dublin,^[9] Bewley's Theatre, Dublin,^[10] Omnibus Theatre, London.^[11] While winning top awards at the London Fringe, Ontario,^[12] and Montreal Fringe,^[13] in 2019, it had five nominations and won two awards at the Origin Theatre's 1st Irish Awards in New York.^[14] The play was favourably reviewed.^[15][16][17]

She is a member of the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra. In 2010, they released their debut album, Lowering The Tone.^[18] They performed at Irish festivals such as Electric Picnic,^[19] and on The Late Late Show (Irish talk show).^[20]

References

1. Ormston (1 December 2020). "Ann Blake & Joanne Ryan". Ormston House. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
2. Fitzgerald, Eric (23 November 2020). "Limerick Lady Podcast #24 Denise Chaila: Do Your Dishes In A Crown". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. Fitzgerald, Eric (22 January 2021). "Limerick Lady Podcast #26: Sharon Slater: The Women Who Made Limerick". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
4. Staff Reporter (17 October 2019). "Limerick Lady Podcast Episode 11 : Amanda Palmer". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
5. Fitzgerald, Eric (17 June 2021). "LKLadyPod #31 Pamela Connolly: Pillow Queens, Popping Ears, And Trying To Pay The Rent". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
6. Kennedy, Barry (5 August 2020). "Limerick Podcasts". Pigtown Times. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
7. Lynch, Richard (16 April 2018). "Choke Comedy celebrate 10 years of gags and giggles this Friday, April 20". I Love Limerick. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
8. "The Morning After the Life Before". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
9. Donohoe, Katie (14 May 2019). "Review: 'The Morning After The Life Before' at the Viking Theatre". GCN. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
10. "Bewley's Cafe Theatre | Dublin, Ireland". www.bewleyscafetheatre.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
11. "The Morning After The Life Before". Omnibus Theatre. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
12. Fitzgerald, Eric (6 July 2022). "Pride 2022: Ann Blake returns to the morning after". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
13. Theatre, Centaur (20 May 2021). "Centaur & the Montreal Fringe". Centaur Theatre. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
14. "Origin Theatre's 1st Irish Awards | Irish America". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
15. "The Morning After the Life Before: 5 star review by Sebastian Beaumont". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
16. Durell, Sandi (21 January 2019). "Written by and starring Ann Blake at 1st Irish Festival". Theater Pizzazz. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
17. "The Morning After The Life Before". www.show-score.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
18. "Brad Pitt Light Orchestra". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
19. "Brad Pitt Light Orchestra [Ireland]". Silly Goose Records. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
20. The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra Performing 'A New Miracle' on the Late Late Show 15.04.2011, retrieved 4 March 2023