Writers in the Loft Presents Colm Tóibín's HOUSE OF NAMES

The Music Hall's Writers in the Loft presents bestselling, award-winning author of Brooklyn (an Oscar-nominated film) and Nora Webster Colm Tóibín on Thursday, March 22. He'll discuss his latest novel, HOUSE OF NAMES, a retelling of the Greek myth featuring Clytemnestra, ruler of Mycenae, who murdered her husband Agamemnon upon his return home from the Trojan War. In his signature, empathetic style, Colm Tóibín once again brilliantly inhabits the mind of a woman - this time, one of Greek mythology's most powerful villains - and gives this extraordinary character new life. The result: we not only believe Clytemnestra's thirst for revenge, but applaud it. The hour-long event will include an author presentation and Q&A moderated by Patricia Lynch, Executive Director at The Music Hall.

Thursday, March 22 - 7pm

The Music Hall Loft

131 Congress Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Tickets: The ticket package for Writers in the Loft: Colm Tóibín on Thursday, March 22, at 7pm, is $30 ($28 members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of HOUSE OF NAMES ($16 paperback), a bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased online at TheMusicHall.org, over the phone at 603.436.2400 or in person at the B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street.

About the Author: Colm Tóibín is the author of seven novels, including The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; The Testament of Mary, and Nora Webster, as well as two story collections. Three times shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.

About Writers in the Loft

Akin to The Music Hall's anchor literary series, Writers on a New England Stage, Writers in the Loft features bestselling authors in a smaller, more intimate space. The series brings audiences today's top authors, the best of fiction and nonfiction, and award-winners across categories. The evening package includes a reserved seat and bar beverage, author presentation and Q+A, a copy of the book, and a meet-and-greet book signing with the featured writer.