SPLF was an absolute joy

SPLF was an absolute joy, while this incarnation of the festival was a couple of years in the making due to the unmentionable, I’m delighted we got there in the end. Catherine, Max and the SPLF team understand what artists need; good food, good company and good wine. With these in place, everything else seems to fall naturally into place.

However, this is not to belittle their hard work. Their dedication was evident, and it became clear how much this festival means to them. It was their passion that convinced me to buy into their vision, and I am immensely grateful for their skill in crafting such a thoughtful and enjoyable festival program.

The venue was simply perfect, the audience was engaging, and the spirits were high throughout. I can only imagine that each iteration of SPLF is as delightful, given that the essential building blocks are already there. I extend my best wishes for their future versions of the festival and feel privileged to have played a small part in this one. Bravo!

About maxorover

Max O’Rover is the pen name of Massimiliano ‘Max’ Roveri. He started writing about Ireland in 2008, after nearly a decade of fascination with the country. He now lives in Dublin, not far from Cooldrinagh — Samuel Beckett’s birthplace — and within reach of Barrytown, real or imagined. Max has worked with Irish author Catherine Dunne since 2016 and co-directs the San Patrizio Livorno Festival. After a long Italian-language phase, he now writes primarily in English, in fiction, theatre, and essays. He is the author of The Butterfly Saviour, praised by John Banville; Three Lives, currently in progress; and She-Wolf Blood, which he hopes will make him rich. For the stage, he has written multilingual plays including Not-Beckett, which will premiere at SPLF25 and has earned praise from both Patrick Bixby and Federico Platania. When not writing, planting seeds, or cooking, Max plays Skyrim or Fallout 4 with his wife Maria Grazia, who is also his life support system.

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