Programme of Events April - June 2016

Programme of Events April - June 2016
What is the status of Galway’s Bid?
Ireland will host the European Capital of Culture in 2020 and on 13th November 2015, Galway was
shortlisted as one of three final candidate cities in the competition. Galway is now competing
against Limerick and the Three Sisters (Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford) in the penultimate stage of
the bid. In June of this year, Galway will submit its final bid book to the European Union before
presenting its proposed vision, concept and programme of events to a panel of 10 European
judges in July. The winner of the European Capital of Culture 2020 designation will be announced
towards the end of July 2016.
The Judges are coming to visit Galway
This July, a selection of judges from the European Union will visit Galway. During their two night
visit the judges will assess Galway’s ability to host a European Capital of Culture and will gauge the
level of support that the bid has from the wider Galway community. We are calling on everyone in
Galway city and county to show their support for the bid to help strengthen Galway’s case to win
this prestigious designation.
Are you Backing the Bid?
We’re Backing the Bid
Let’s make Galway the
European Capital of Culture 2020
With just 3 months left until Galway submits its final bid document to the European Union we need
everyone in Galway to get involved and actively back the bid. Become a partner, download and
use the campaign brand pack, organise your own event, become a volunteer or simply join the
conversation online. Find out more about how to get involved by visiting
galway2020.ie/en/get-involved/
Galway2020.ie
#IBackGalway
Príomhchathair Chultúir
na hEorpa – Iarrthóir
European Capital
of Culture – Candidate
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MONTH
DATE
EVENT NAME
TIME
VENUE EVENT TYPE APRIL
FRI 1
SWING - FISHAMBLE
8PM
THT
THEATRE
FRI 1 & SAT 2
CIRCOMICS - GALWAY COMMUNITY CIRCUS
7.30PM
BB
FAMILY
SAT 2 & SUN 3
YOUTH BALLET WEST VARIOUS
THT
FAMILY
WED 6 - SAT 9
BRANAR - MALONEY’S DREAM
VARIOUS
THT
FAMILY
FRI 8
GALWAY DANCE DAYS FESTIVAL - BREANDAN DE GALLAI/ERIU & OONA DOHERTY 8PM
BB
DANCE
SAT 9
GALWAY DANCE DAYS FESTIVAL - COMPAGNIE NACERA BELAZA
8PM
BB
DANCE
TUE 12 - SAT 16
LEGALLY BLONDE - GALWAY MUSICAL SOCIETY VARIOUS
THT
MUSICAL
SAT 16
REVOLUTION - DAVE JOYCE MARTIAL ARTS
6PM
BB
MARTIAL ARTS
SUN 17
ZERO TO HERO - CLUB SHINE
3PM
THT
FAMILY
MON 18
DUO VOCIS - SEAN COSTELLO & FRANK NAUGHTON
8PM
THT
MUSIC
WED 20 - SAT 23
CÚIRT
VARIOUS
VARIOUS
FESTIVAL
THUR 21 - SAT 23
GIFT GRUB - MARIO ROSENSTOCK LIVE
8PM
BB
COMEDY
MON 25
STARMAN - TUMBLE CIRCUS 8PM
THT
CIRCUS
MON 25
SECRETS OF 1916 - PADDY CULLIVAN
8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
WED 27
THE BLUE BOY - BROKEN TALKERS 8PM
THT
THEATRE
THUR 28 THE 1916 REBELLION - SONG, MUSIC & STORY
8PM
THT
MUSIC
THUR 28 - SAT 30
RIBBONS - LITTLE JOHN NEE 8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
FRI 29
SWING CATS
8PM
THT
MUSIC
SAT 30
KILFENORA CEILI BAND
8PM
THT
MUSIC
MAY
TUE 3 WAITING FOR ELVIS - BLUE TEAPOT THEATRE CO
1PM & 8PM
THT
THEATRE
TUE 3 - THUR 5
ORPHEUS ROAD - WAKING THE FEMINISTS WEST
8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
THURS 5 ALL-STAR VARIETY SHOW - IN AID OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
8PM
THT
VARIETY
FRI 6
NEW PLAY SERIES - WAKING THE FEMINSTS WEST
6PM
STUDIO
READING
FRI 6
CARE - WILLFREDD THEATRE
8PM
THT
THEATRE
SAT 7
1916 SONG PROJECT - NUN’S ISLAND - TALK
6PM NUN’S ISLAND
TALK
SAT 7
1916 SONG PROJECT - NUN’S ISLAND - CONCERT
8PM
NUN’S ISLAND
MUSIC
SAT 7
THE NUALAS
8PM
THT
COMEDY
SUN 8
MICK HANLY 8PM
THT
MUSIC
TUE 10
OMIG AWARDS
6PM
THT
AWARDS
THUR 12
HUBERT BUTLER - WITNESS TO THE FUTURE
8PM
THT
CINEMA
FR1 13
DAVID O’DOHERTY 8PM
THT
COMEDY
APRIL - JUNE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
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DATE
EVENT NAME
TIME
VENUE EVENT TYPE PAGE
MAY
SAT 14
REBECCA O’CONNOR AS TINA TURNER
8PM
THT
MUSIC
18
TUE 17 & WED 18
PLEASURE GROUND - FREGOLI 8PM
THT
THEATRE
19
THUR 19
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 7.30PM
THT
CINEMA
19
SAT 21
BRENDAN BALFE - SORRY, WE’RE OFF AIR
8PM
THT
TALK
20
SUN 22
GENEVIEVE RYAN DANCE ACADEMY
3PM
THT
FAMILY
30
SUN 22
A WALK IN THE WOODS - BEALTAINE FESTIVAL
8PM
THT
CINEMA
20
TUE 24 - SAT 28
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS - ABBEY THEATRE
VARIOUS
THT
THEATRE
21
FRI 27 & SAT 28
CORNER BOYS - JOHN McKENNA
8.30PM STUDIOTHEATRE 20
SAT 28
ULTRA-FLEX SCHOOL OF DANCE
4PM
BB
FAMILY
30
MON 30
CIRCUS OF HORRORS
8PM
BB
NEW AGE CIRCUS
22
JUNE
WED 1
LA BOHÈME - OPERA THEATRE COMPANY
8PM
THT
OPERA
22
FRI 3 & SAT 4
GOD BLESS THE CHILD
8PM
THT
THEATRE
23
SAT & SUN 5
SL DANCE TECHNICS
VARIOUS
BB
FAMILY
30
SUN 5
D-DANCE - PLEASE DON’T STOP THE MUSIC
3PM
THT
FAMILY
30
TUE 7 - SAT 11
SMALL HALLS AND POTHOLES - LITTLE JOHN NEE
8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
23
WED 8
A NIGHT IN VENICE BY CANDLELIGHT
8PM
THT
MUSIC
23
SAT 11
THE SPEKS
2PM
THT
FAMILY
24
SAT 11
CHRISTY DIGNAM
8PM
THT
MUSIC
24
TUE 14
BREAKNECK HAMLET
8PM
THT
THEATRE
24
TUE 14 - FRI 17
FRIED EGGS
8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
25
WED 15 & THUR 16
THEATRE FORUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016
VARIOUS
THT
CONFERENCE
WED 15 ÉAMONN CEANNT MEMORIAL CONCERT
8.30PM
THT
MUSIC
25
FRI 17
BRENDAN SHINE - THE LOBBY TOUR
8PM
THT
MUSIC
25
SAT 18
IQUE MALA ERES! - DRAMABLA
7PM
STUDIO
FAMILY 26
SAT 18
TALES OF THE UNSEEN - CIRCUS DOUBLE BILL - 10+
8PM
THT
CIRCUS - 10+ 26
SUN 19
HESSION SCHOOL OF DANCING - REELING IN THE YEARS
VARIOUS
THT
FAMILY
30
MON 20 - SAT 25
THE WEIR - DECADENT THEATRE COMPANY 8PM
THT
THEATRE
28 & 29
WED 22
CLUB TROPICANA 2016
8PM
BB
CLUB NIGHT
26
JULY
FRI 1 & SAT 2
THE SPINNER - COLOURS FRINGE FESTIVAL
8.30PM
STUDIO
THEATRE
26
SEPT
FRI 9
THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
8PM
THT
MUSIC
30
THT Town Hall Theatre · BB Black Box Theatre · STUDIO Town Hall Studio
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Buy online twenty-four hours at www.tht.ie.
You can now choose your seat when you book online for both the Town Hall AND Black Box.
Tickets €18*/€15*
Running time 60 mins
3. VISIT
Call in to the box office at the Town Hall Theatre at Courthouse Square, Galway. We’re here
Mon-Sat, 10am -7.30pm and one hour before performances on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
* Please note telephone and personal bookings are subject to the Town Hall Theatre Development Charge
of 50 cent per ticket and online bookings are subject to a €1 Booking & Development Charge per ticket.
CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES
We offer discounts on most shows - concessions apply to under 18 year olds,
students, senior citizens and the unwaged. Proof of eligibility and ID required.
10% discount for groups of 10+. Some exceptions apply.
Avoid the rush by ordering your interval drinks before the show. The bar on
the first floor is open before and after all performances.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
Please let us know - when booking your tickets - of any special requirements
so we can make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you book online, you
should phone or email us to let us know of any special requirements.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance
is cancelled or abandoned. Your statutory rights are not affected. For full list
of conditions, see reverse of tickets. Please note the management reserve the
right to make essential changes to the programme.
LATECOMERS
Late Admission cannot be guaranteed and can only occur if there is a suitable
break in the performance.
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An international hit, fresh from New York, Paris,
Edinburgh and New Zealand. A comedy about
dancing and music and love and not settling
and feeling like an eejit and being brave and
having doubts and trying your best and trying
new things and thinking outside the box and
seeing things clearly and living as well as you
can and giving it a lash. With rock ‘n’ roll music.
It’ll make you want to dance.
WINNER OF BEWLEY’S LITTLE GEM AWARD
AT DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013
“Endearing visions of stalled lives in
a whirl of possibility”
IRISH TIMES
“there’s a real sweetness to this
comedy. Give it a whirl”
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Sat 2 April 7pm & Sun 3 April 5pm
Tickets €18*/€14*
Youth Ballet West presents the unmissable family
classic, Coppelia.
CirComics
Immerse yourself in an enchanting and comical
love-triangle between boy, girl & beautiful,
clockwork doll! The magical toy maker Dr
Coppelius can create many wonders but he cannot
alter the path of true love.
Fri 1 & Sat 2 April 7.30pm
This dynamic, talented young company also
premier Aspirations to Dream with live cellist
Adrian Mantu.
Galway Community Circus presents
Tickets €12*/€8*
Running time 100mins
The ruffle of capes; the elaborate disguises; the
power of flight and host of astounding super
powers. See the colour and drama of comic books
be lifted from the pages and transformed into a
MARVELous circus show where Wonder Woman
meets Astro Boy in Sin City.
Mentored by Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre,
Galway Community Circus young ensemble will
bring comic books to life in this original story told
through a breath-taking display of aerial dance,
acrobatic stunts and circus arts.
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Branar Téatar do Pháistí
MALONEY’S DREAM
BRIONGLÓID MALONEY
Wed 6 - Sat 9 April
Wed 6 April 10am & 12 noon
Thurs 7 April 11am & 7pm
Fri 8 April 10am & 12 noon
Sat 9 April 3pm
Tickets Adults €10*, Child €8*
Family (4 people) €30, Groups of 10 + €7*
Running Time 60 mins
Seán Costello & Frank Naughton
When one man’s dream of a new
beginning collided with the
birth of a nation
To mark the centenary celebrations, Branar have
created a new show set against the background of
Easter week 1916. Thaddeus Maloney has a dream
to open a new hotel on Sackville St (now O’Connell
Street) on the Easter Monday. It’s a bilingual show for
all ages from 8 years plus that is jam packed with
live music, physical theatre and puppetry - and fun!
Lots of fun!
For further information visit
www.maloneysdream.ie
Galway Dance Artist in Residence
CORP_ REAL
GALWAY DANCE DAYS FESTIVAL
Fri 8 - Sun 10 April
Festival Ticket €40*/€35*
Individual Performances €16*/€13*
Fri 8 April 8pm
DOUBLEBILL WITH BREANDÁN DE
GALLAÍ/ÉRIÚ & OONA DOHERTY
Sat 9 April 8pm
COMPAGNIE NACERA BELAZA
(France/Algeria)
Sat 9 - Sun 10 April
DANCE ARTIST SURVIVAL TOOLKIT
SYMPOSIUM/ELLA CLARKE DANCE
NUI Galway
The 5th Corp_Real | Galway Dance Days presents
a weekend of exciting new contemporary and Irish
step dance performances from award-winning
international & Irish choreographers, with Festival
Headliner, Nacera Belaza (Chevalier de l’Ordre des
Arts et des Lettres)
Full programme www.ciotog.ie
Tues 12 - Sat 16 April, 8pm
Matinee Saturday 16 April 3pm
Tickets Tues Preview & Sat Matinee €18*/€16*
Tickets Wed 13 - Sat 16 April €20*/€18*
Legally Blonde tells the story of Elle Woods who has it all but wants nothing
more than to become Mrs Warner Huntingdon III. The only thing preventing
Warner from proposing to Elle is that she is too blonde. Elle rallies all of her
resources and gets into Harvard Business School to win Warner back and this
is just the start of an hilarious journey of love, loss and the power of women,
especially when they work together!
Audiences are guaranteed to be entertained by this highly energetic show right
from the opening number O-mi-god You Guys.
Book now to avoid disappointment!
Directors Brian & Seán Power. Musical Director: Shane Farrell,
Choreographer: Claire Rigney and Chorus Director: Heather Shine.
Mon 18 April 8pm
Tickets €25*/€20*
Running time 2hrs 20mins approx.
Back by popular demand, Sean Costello & Frank
Naughton return with their wonderful tribute to the
greatest Irish tenors, singing such beautiful songs
as I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen, Goodbye and
Danny Boy.
So, for a memorable evening filled with nostalgia and
humour, this is the concert for you. With a superb live
orchestra, and a cinematic presentation to enhance
your trip down memory lane, come and share in this
unique evening of Irish song.
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2016
Alongside the headline readings featured here, Cúirt will present a packed
programme featuring a diverse range of events for all ages.
For full details or to get your copy of the festival brochure, visit www.cuirt.ie or www.tht.ie
Wed 20 April 8.30pm, Tickets €15*/€12*
Thurs 21 April 8.30pm, Tickets €15*/€12*
ROBERT PINSKY &
NATASHA TRETHEWEY
An Evening with
Robert Pinsky’s first two terms as United States Poet Laureate were marked by
such visible dynamism, and such national enthusiasm that the Library of Congress
appointed him to an unprecedented third term. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative,
Pinsky’s poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and range.
Tobias Wolff’s books include the memoirs This Boy’s Life and In Pharaoh’s Army:
Memories of the Lost War; the short novel The Barracks Thief; the novel Old School,
and four collections of short stories. His work has received numerous awards,
including the PEN/Faulkner Award, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the
Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
“His poems bubble up and dissolve like fireworks” LOS ANGELES TIMES
Natasha Trethewey - 19th US Poet Laureate and Pullitzer Prize Winner - explores
what it is to be citizen, to be dweller, to be human, to be considered ‘of’ and/or
‘not of’ a place, to be liminal among the norms of identity.
TOBIAS WOLFF
“Gentle, reserved, graceful. . . . Wolff is a writer of the highest order: part
storyteller, part philosopher, someone deeply engaged in asking hard
questions.” LOS ANGELES TIMES
Fri 22 April 8.30pm, Tickets €15*/€12*
Sat 23 April 1.00pm, Tickets €10*
Sat 23 April 8.30pm, Tickets €15*/€12*
KEVIN BARRY &
PATRICK deWITT
JOSHUA FERRIS &
LISA McINERNEY
MIKE McCORMACK &
JOHN BANVILLE
Kevin Barry is the author of the novels Beatlebone and City
Of Bohane and the story collections Dark Lies The Island
and There Are Little Kingdoms. His awards include the
IMPAC Dublin City Literary Award, the Goldsmith’s Prize,
and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Prize.
Joshua Ferris is the bestselling author of three novels, Then
We Came to the End, The Unnamed and To Rise Again at a
Decent Hour, which was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker
Prize and won the International Dylan Thomas Prize. He has
been named one of The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” writers.
Mike McCormack is an award-winning novelist and
short-story writer from Mayo. He has published three
books, Getting it in the Head, 1996 - a collection of
short stories – and two novels Crowe’s Requiem, 1998
and Notes from a Coma, 2005. His new novel, Solar
Bones, will be published by Tramp Press in May.
Patrick deWitt’s first novel, Ablutions, was published by
Granta Books in 2009. His second novel, The Sisters
Brothers won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the
Govenor General Literary Award and was shortlisted for
the 2011 Man Booker Prize. His most recent novel, Under
Major Domo Minor is published by Granta.
Chairperson for the event, Jim Carroll, is the producer and
host of Banter, a series of well-travelled public discussions
and interviews. Jim is an arts and music journalist and
contributes regularly to The Irish Times.
“This is fiction with the force of an avalanche” SAN
FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Lisa McInerney was born in 1981 and just about grew up to
be a writer of contemporary fiction. The Glorious Heresies,
for which she was shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Irish
Book Awards, is her first novel.
“McInerney has talent to burn” THE GUARDIAN
John Banville has been both short-listed for the Booker
Prize (1989) and awarded the Man Booker Prize (2005)
as well as nominated for the Man Booker International
Prize (2007). His most recent novel The Blue Guitar,
was published in 2015.
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Waking the Feminists West
ORPHEUS ROAD
&
...TOUCHED…
For full details programme and booking,
visit www.galwaytheatrefestival.com
Little John Nee and Laura Sheeran
Tues 3 May - Thurs 5 May 8.30pm
RIBBONS
Tickets €12*/ €10*, Early Bird rate €8*
Thurs 28 - Sat 30 April 8.30pm
Tickets €12*/€10*
Brokentalkers
THE BLUE BOY
Wed 27 April 8pm
Tickets €18*/ €15*
Urgent and vital, the award-winning Blue Boy deals with the
experiences of men and women who were incarcerated as children
in Catholic residential care institutions. The production combines
startling choreography with live music, multi-media, and film,
alongside recorded testimony from men and women who resided
in those institutions. Don’t miss this compelling work, which gives
intense physical expression to the anguish experienced by those
who were silenced. Essential watching for our times.
Brokentalkers are Project Artists, an initiative of Project Arts Centre.
Please Note: Contains material that some viewers
might find disturbing.
Ribbons is the latest collaboration between Little
John Nee and Laura Sheeran. A lyrical story about
a journey interwoven with a powerful score and
delicious songs. This is their first new work together
since the highly acclaimed The Mental; their
musical play Limavady My Hearts Delight won “Best
New Play” at Project ’06 and Rural Electric was
given a five star review in The Guardian.
Blue Teapot Theatre Company
A double-bill of work by the internationally
acclaimed Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma,
in a special staging that highlights the work of
leading Irish female voices in theatre. Orpheus
Road riffs on the Romeo and Juliet story, setting
it in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. In …
touched… two teenagers flee a rural Irish town
for the promise of a better life in Dublin, only to
experience a rude awakening when they arrive.
WAITING FOR ELVIS
By EILEEN GIBBONS
Directed by PETAL PILLEY
Tues 3 May 1pm & 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*, Groups of 10+ €10*
Lisa Marie lives her life sitting on a park bench.
Waiting for Elvis. She has always sat alone. One
day, Elizabeth blusters into her life. Nothing will
ever be the same for either of them again.
Adapted for the award winning company of actors
with intellectual disabilities, Waiting for Elvis is a
poignant, sharp comedy about the delicacies of
friendship and acceptance of human foibles.
WillFredd Theatre
CARE
Waking the Feminists West
NEW PLAY SERIES
Fri 6 May 6pm
Donation on the door. Pre-registration by email to Galway Theatre
Festival advised [email protected]
Featuring a range of exciting new voices, the #wakingthefeministswest
New Play Series offers a selection of plays by emerging women writers
from the West of Ireland.
Fri 6 May 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
On a hilltop in Galway, staff are working around the clock. They make tea. They paint nails.
They refill syringe drivers. Some pray. Some don’t. Everyone they care for is dying.
WillFredd Theatre’s CARE gives audiences an insight into the day-to-day world of Hospice
Staff. Developed over a year spent in consultation with Irish Hospices, CARE fuses
movement, live music and theatre, celebrating the people who help you live until you die.
Every word, sound and image in CARE is drawn from daily Hospice life.
“Respective, intelligent and inventive…” THE IRISH TIMES
CARE will be captioned and audio described.
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Club Shine
Community Youth Variety Group
PADDY CULLIVAN
Tumble Circus
The 10 Dark Secrets of 1916 (and how they shaped Ireland)
ZERO TO HERO
Mon 25 April 8.30pm
Sun 17 April 3pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
Tickets €10* Adults/€5* Children
Club Shine are proud to present their latest variety show for 2016 Zero to Hero an action packed hour of music, dance and comedy, ideal for all the family!
The show promises to be lively and entertaining with some well known tunes, a
few original bits and a random mix of unlikely heroes thrown in for good measure!
Paddy Cullivan of Callan’s Kicks and Kilkenomics brings you
an audiovisual spectacular on the Rising Centenary. Using
Satire, Imagery, Historical Insight and Song, Paddy reveals
the 10 strangest things that happened during our Rising,
Revolution and Counter-Revolution. He parallels those
events’ effects on modern Ireland, drawing out fundamental
changes that need to happen, no matter what Government
we end up with.
“Freewheeling political polemic that makes you
laugh while making you think” THE IRISH TIMES
Club Shine is a community youth variety club, run on a voluntary basis and situated
in St. Joseph’s Community Centre Shantalla. It has 50 members from 9 - 18 years.
“Paddy Cullivan is a National Treasure”
DAVID McWILLIAMS
C DEW Promotions
With DON STIFFE
Award-winning Singer / Songwriter
THE SWING CATS
Tickets €15*/€12*
THE SONGS - THE MUSIC - THE STORY
PAT COYNE
Ballad Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist and Recording Artist
Fri 29 April 8pm
Have you ever looked to the heavens for inspiration or
guidance? Star Man, the latest show from the award
winning Tumble Circus, is an entertaining expedition
into what happens when dreams and destiny collide
and follows the journey of one man and his life as a
circus artist, a dad, and a clown. Star Man promises
an energetic mix of stand-up, slapstick, sequins and
… cardboard. This new all ages show will be a firm
favourite with anyone who has experienced the bitter
sweet chaos of life.
Thurs 28 April 8pm
Tickets €20*/€15*
WILLIAM HENRY
Award-winning Historian and Author
Don & Pat’s centenary souvenir album of 13 classic
ballads of 1916 will be launched on the night.
Plus GUEST ARTISTS
A musical timeline of swing classics of the
1920s to the modern day. Featuring the music
of Louis Armstrong, The Rat Pack, Michael
Buble, Paolo Nutini - and more - performed
by a swinging 6-piece band lead by former
Meteor Award-winner, Luke Thomas.
Mon 25 April 8pm
MCD presents
MARIO ROSENSTOCK
Thurs 21, Fri 22 & Sat 23 April 8pm
Tickets €31.75*
A One Man Circus, Comedy & Theatre show.
Written and performed by Ken Fanning.
THE 1916 REBELLION
Tickets €18*
Hear such classics as King of the Swingers,
Puttin' on the Ritz, When The Saints Go
Marching In, Mack The Knife and I Can't Take
My Eyes Off You. An absolute must for all
swing music fans.
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THE NUALAS
The Glitterbomb
Tour
“Staggeringly impressive three-part harmonies
& a savage, biting wit” METRO SCOTLAND
“They’re funny. Simple as” THE IRISH TIMES
Sat 7 May 8pm
Tickets €20*/€18*
KILFENORA
CÉILÍ BAND
Sat 30 April 8pm
Tickets €25*
Expect an exciting and energetic performance from one of the world’s most
renowned trad bands – The Kilfenora Céilí Band.
This expertly choreographed show of high-spirited traditional music, energetic
& athletic dancing, melodious song and witty story-telling will get your hearts
racing and your feet tapping in a way you never expected! This traditional
super group take their rich musical heritage into the future with a show that’s
not only engaging and uplifting but utterly enjoyable.
“Fantastic, feel-good, happy, lively music”
SHARON SHANNON
ALL-STAR VARIETY SHOW
In aid of St. Vincent de Paul Society
Thurs 5 May 8pm
Tickets €22.50
SONG/MUSIC/DANCE/COMEDY
With top names from the world of entertainment.
Nun’s Island Theatre
THE 1916
SONG PROJECT
Tickets €12*/€10*
The 1916 Song Project is a national research and
performance project devised and produced by
Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert for the 2016
Commemoration Programme and features ten
traditional singers from throughout the country:
Paul O’Reilly, Rosie Ní Ghallóglaigh, Sandra Joyce,
John Tunney, Jerry O’Reilly, Fergus Russell,
Thérèse McIntyre, Paddy Berry, Aileen Lambert
and Larry Joy.
This concert will be preceded by a Public Talk
(Admission Free) at 6pm, duration 60 mins.
Three Special Guests,
Six Awards and
One Celebration.
Open to all.
Tues 10 May 6pm
Sat 7 May 8pm
A Concert of Traditional Song featuring
new compositions based on the 1916
Easter Rising.
SVP members continue to make in the region of
18,000 visits a year to homes in the Galway area to
provide assistance for a myriad of problems. SVP
in Galway spends well over €1m a year on direct
assistance. The bulk of this goes to helping families
with food, energy and education costs. We depend
entirely on donations from the public and corporate
donors. We look forward to this great night of first
class entertainment and to the continued and always
generous support of the people of Galway.
The Nualas are celebrating their 21st birthday!
With scorchingly brilliant new songs, red
hot new chat and blistering new shoes, they
are jetting in for one night only to leave you
helpless with laughter, delirious with pleasure,
and a little disorientated if you can’t remember
which door you came in.
Celtic Collections
MICK HANLY
Sun 8 May 8pm
Tickets €22.50*/€18*
Mick Hanly returns with a new
show to mark the release of his
brand new album Homeland,
his first new studio album in 11
years. Joined onstage by Donal
Lunny, Liam Bradley & James
Delaney, it is a welcome return
for one of Ireland’s best loved
singer-songwriters.
Tickets €15 and 3 for €30
Early Bird Rate first 100 only €12.50
available via
www.galwaymarketing.com/awards
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Fregoli Theatre Company
PLEASURE GROUND
by JARLATH TIVNAN
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Tues 17 & Wed 18 May 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
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Lelia Doolan will introduce the film
and also facilitate a post-screening
Q&A with director Johnny Gogan.
REBECCA O’CONNOR
“SIMPLY THE BEST”
AS TINA
“A wonderful, strong play that will
stay with you after the lights go down…
pure magic” THE RED CURTAIN REVIEW
“a name to look out for” NO MORE WORK HORSE
‘Back then I thought it was perfection. But things change. Oh yes, they do.’
Pleasure Ground is based on the decline of the rural Irish town exploring notions of home, belonging, community and change.
Tivnan’s writing is witty and sharp, and captures the beauty of rural and small town life whilst exploring feelings of sadness
and isolation. Pleasure Ground debuted in 2015 in the Town Hall Theatre and we are delighted to finish our national tour here.
Winner of the Michael Diskin Arts Bursary 2015, this is Fregoli's 20th production, for more info see www.fregolitheatre.com
Sat 14 May 8pm
Róisín Dubh Comedy
Tickets €20*/€17.50*
Early Bird €17.50* for first 100 tickets sold
Fri 13 May 8pm
In the words of Tina Turner… “Rebecca is so good,
she’s scary… if I had her energy, I would still be
touring today.”
DAVID O’DOHERTY
Tickets €18*
We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of
Us Are Looking at David O’Doherty
David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken
Bublé, is delighted to present a new hour of
talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard
from 1986.
Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where
somebody else has eaten all the chocolates.
And replaced them with mouse heads and
dishwasher tablets.
Be prepared to stand in your seats as Rebecca
O’Connor delivers her flawless rendition of Tina
Turner’s greatest hits including, Nutbush City Limits,
Proud Mary, River Deep, Private Dancer, When the
Heartache Is Over, Better Be Good To Me, and of
course her anthem, Simply the Best.
“Rebecca is way beyond a tribute act…
she is an amazing singer and performer
in her own right, I was mesmerised…
a night you’ll never forget”
MICK FLEETWOOD
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
WORLD TOUR
Thurs 19 May 7.30pm
Tickets €14*/€12*
Experience an evening of extraordinary short films
from the world’s most prestigious mountain film
festival.
Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most
incredible adventurers, see amazing footage of
adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by
thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung
corners of the globe.
Ignite your passion for adventure, action and travel
through an exhilarating collection of the latest films
from the most talented adventure film makers of
today. An exciting event not to be missed with free
prize giveaways!
Visit www.banff-uk.com for more details
Age Guidance: 12A
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BEALTAINE FILM
A WALK IN THE
WOODS
Galway Film Society
with access>CINEMA
DIR: KEN KWAPIS · USA · 2015 · 104 MINS
CAST: ROBERT REDFORD, NICK NOLTE,
EMMA THOMPSON
Sun 22 May 8pm
Tickets €8*/€6*
Pat Egan presents
Based on Bill Bryson’s best-selling 1998
memoir, A Walk in the Woods is a gentle
comedy that combines breath-taking
scenery with the charming chemistry
of its two veteran stars, who are clearly
enjoying themselves.
SORRY, WE’RE OFF AIR
Tea/coffee/soft drinks will be provided
in the THT bar prior to film screening as
part of admission.
BRENDAN BALFE
Sat 21 May 8pm
Tickets €20*/€18*
How did Terry Wogan inaugurate young announcers?
Why did the newsreader fall off the chair? What
caused Larry Gogan to collapse in giggles?
In his 50 years in broadcasting, Brendan Balfe
has worked with all the greats - Gay Byrne, Mike
Murphy, Maurice O’Doherty, Dermot Morgan - and
his memories and anecdotes add colour to the
history of Irish broadcasting. In his new one-man
show, he recalls some of the personalities and
eccentrics who became household names in Ireland.
Brendan not only tells hilarious stories, but also
plays some actual clips from programmes, as well
as the unintended mistakes - or ‘bloopers’ - that
every broadcaster is prone to.
“A natural storyteller and a national treasure!”
SUN INDEPENDENT
Mend & Makedo Theatre Co.
CORNER BOYS
Written by JOHN MacKENNA
Directed by MARIAN BROPHY
Fri 27 & Sat 28 May 8.30pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
Following their successful tour with Lucinda Sly,
Mend & Makedo Theatre Co return with Corner
Boys. It’s 1963. For the young women working in
the local shop the visit of President Kennedy is all
important. For the corner boys the concerns are
different. This play exposes the underbelly of Irish
life in the sixties.
“A wonderful piece of work” RTÉ RADIO 1
ABBEY THEATRE ON TOUR
THE PLOUGH
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SEAN O’CASEY
Tues 24 - Sat 28 May 8pm
Matinees Thurs 26 May 11am
& Friday 27 May 1pm
Tickets €25*/€22.50*, Matinee €15*
Th’ time is rotten ripe for revolution
Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough
and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart
by the idealism of the time.
The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from
the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets.
A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages
around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them?
The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the
Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now
regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is
an essential part of our understanding of 1916.
Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes will bring
a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play.
Audio Described and Captioned Performance Thurs 26
May, 8pm. Facilitated by Arts & Disability Ireland with
funding from the Arts Council.
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The acclaimed play based on stories by Frank O’Connor
Adapted for the stage and directed by Patrick Talbot
Wed 1 June 8pm
Tickets €30*/€27*
Fri 3 & Sat 4 June 8pm
Tickets €18*/€15*
THE DAILY MAIL
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Three of the funniest of Frank O’Connor’s hilarious childhood
stories - First Confession, My Oedipus Complex and The Genius have been brought together within a single full-length play.
Richly evocative of Ireland in the early decades of the
20th Century, funny yet moving, and featuring memorable
performances, God Bless the Child is a must see.
The Circus Of Horrors 21st Anniversary Tour
WELCOME TO THE CARNEVIL
Mon 30 May 8pm
Tickets €30*/€25*
If Quentin Tarantino had directed Cirque Du Soleil, then you would be only half
way there! The show that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent and now
a West End smash is back to mark its 21st Anniversary in spectacular style.
Featuring some of the greatest and most bizarre circus acts on earth, performed
by an almighty cast with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek and the devil
driven rock ‘n’ roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors from Hell.
Don’t miss the Killer Klowns, Sword Swallowers, Demon Drawfs, Death Deifying
Aerialists, fire limboing acrobats and lots, lots more, a show ruled by the undead
and climaxing in an awesome flaming apocalypse.
www.circusofhorrors.co.uk
Little John Nee
A chance encounter in a freezing attic
results in a red-hot affair between
penniless poet Rodolfo and innocent
seamstress Mimi. But will their love be
strong enough to survive against the
odds? La bohème follows a group of
friends as they struggle as artists in
1930s Paris. Puccini’s timeless classic
promises a breathtaking experience for
newcomers and opera fans alike, with
ravishing music and thrilling arias and
ensembles. Ben Barnes directs a sterling
cast of Irish and international singers,
including rising star soprano Máire Flavin
(Mimi), Argentinian tenor Pablo Bemsch
(Rodolfo), Sinead Campbell-Wallace
(Musetta), Charles Rice (Marcello),
Padraic Rowan (Colline) and Rory
Musgrave (Schaunard), together with
a professional chorus of twelve and a
thirteen member chamber orchestra
conducted by Andrew Greenwood.
Design is by Joe Vanek. La bohème will
be sung in Italian with English surtitles.
La bohème celebrates Opera Theatre
Company’s 30th year touring opera
throughout Ireland.
SMALL HALLS AND POTHOLES
Tues 7 - Sat 11 June 8.30pm
Tickets €12*/€10*
Small Halls and Potholes is an evening of
eccentric songs and strange stories, a show that
celebrates all that is weird and wonderful about
the summer in this part of the world. Little John
Nee is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s leading
solo theatre performers, his songs have been
praised by John Prine and his theatre shows
have received critical acclaim internationally.
“There are parts of
Ireland that are less
explored than the
moon that’s where I
go to get my songs”
www.littlejohnnee.com
A NIGHT IN VENICE
BY CANDLELIGHT
Wed 8 June
Tickets €22.50*/€20*
A glittering Opera Extravaganza from the producers of
Magical Mozart and A Viennese Strauss Gala.
Capturing all of the romance and glamour of a
Venetian soiree, the masked balls and society bustle
encapsulates some of the great music of Verdi, Puccini
and Donizetti. Performed by the European Baroque
Ensemble, the show features leading opera singers
performing arias from the Grand Operas of the day.
Aida, Madam Butterfly, Turandot and many more.
Featuring Maria Kesselman (BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night
Is Music Night) and Jonathan Ansell (Of G4 Fame).
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THE SPEKS
Saturday 11 June 2pm
FRIED EGGS
Tickets €8*
Ages 2 and up
Performed by KAREN CONNELL
The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes
and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which
will have adults and kids jumping in their seats! Their
hand-clapping, toe-tapping, hearty-laughing show is all
about life on Glasses Island – a magical island off the
coast of Co. Clare where everybody wears glasses!
Their music has been described as “Riverdance for
kids” and they encourage everyone to sing, scream,
clap and dance along during their performances. This
will be a great, fun event for kids aged 2 to 92!
Tues 14 - Fri 17 June 8.30pm
Tickets €10*/€8*
Timothy Mooney
Repertory Theatre
CHRISTY DIGNAM
Some Songs and Stories
Sat 11 June 8pm
Tickets €20*
Christy Dignam, Aslan’s extraordinary frontman joins
with Joe Jewell, Aslan’s lead guitarist and songwriter
- childhood pals, lifelong friends and the founding
members of Aslan - to bring their very special and
intimate acoustic show Some Songs and Stories to
Galway for one special night. This show features
many of Aslan’s best known songs plus some
classic covers and new material. There will be good
banter with the audience, as the lads explain the
background of some of the songs, and tell stories of
30+ years in Aslan. A must see show for all fans of
this legendary Irish rock band. Early booking advised.
Pat Egan presents
Moonstone Productions
in conjunction with Dodo Theatre
TIMOTHY MOONEY
Tues 14 June 8pm
Free Admission - but advance booking advised!
American actor Timothy Mooney recklessly slices
Shakespeare’s four-hour masterpiece to a breathlessly
inspiring and hilarious hour-long one-man romp! No
“melancholy Dane”, his breakneck performance reveals
Hamlet as a complex, dangerous cat-and-mouse, as
two powerful players fight to the death over who gets
to be king! Following a brief interval, Mooney (“the
Shakespeare jukebox”) returns with Shakespeare on
Demand: One monologue from any Shakespeare play
you’d like to request!
Eloise spends her life being confronted by the men
her sister Lulu has slept with and dumped. If Lulu
could only be a little more inhibited, that might
make Eloise’s life a bit easier. When Eloise loses her
job because of Lulu, the last thing she wants is to
meet her sister’s latest conquest, Brendan. But then
again, Brendan might be the one person who can
make everything right.
“Connell allows the story to flow without
being forceful in any way, strengthened
by Sedgwick’s direction”
THE REVIEWS HUB
Galway Sessions 2016
ÉAMONN CEANNT
MEMORIAL CONCERT
Wed 15 June 8.30pm
Tickets €20*
This tribute concert to Éamonn Ceannt - 1916 Rising
leader, piper and founder member of Cummann Na
Píobaire - features two of Scotland’s most renowned
pipers and Gaelic singers Alan MacDonald and
Griogair Laubhrie. Ireland’s most respected uilleann
piper Liam O’Flynn will also perform, accompanied by
two fiddling greats - Sean Keane of the Chieftains and
Paddy Glackin.
There will also be a
performance of a newly
composed piece by Dave
Flynn, commissioned by
Galway City Council Arts
Office and performed
by piper Mick O’Brien
and the ConTempo
string quartet.
THE LOBBY TOUR
Fri 17 June 8pm
Tickets €27.50*/€25*
To Celebrate The 37th Anniversary of
Do You want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down
Brendan Shine has released over 50 albums and
has had 45 hit singles in a glittering career that has
taken him from his Co. Westmeath home to every
major concert hall the world over. His hit singles
include: O’Brien Has No Place To Go, Where The
Three Counties Meet, Abbeyshrule, All My Roads
Lead Back To You, How Much Time and, of course,
Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down which
Brendan famously performed for Pope John Paul II
on his visit to Ireland in that summer of ’79.
Even after all of these years Brendan shows no
signs of slowing down and last year released a new
Best Of CD to coincide with his 50th Anniversary.
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Dramabla
¡QUE MALA
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Sat 18 June 7pm
Tickets €7.50*/€5*
Galway’s only Language Through Drama school
presents this unique end of term project for
two performances only. Watch how three of the
city’s schools at primary/secondary level come
together to show their acting skills. Estupendo!
Riuchi and Squarehead Productions
COLOURS FRINGE FESTIVAL
DOUBLE BILL
THE SPINNER
by RIUCHI and DARRAGH McLOUGHLIN
Fri 1 - Sat 2 July 8.30pm
Sat 18 June 8pm
This charming double bill brings together two of
Ireland’s award winning circus companies: two very
different pieces, one immersing the audience in an old
asian tale, the other creating quirky abstract narratives
in a minimal setting.
While Riuchi uses classic magic techniques, body
effects and new technologies, Squarehead Productions
creates the illusion of time travel, déjà vus and stop
motion effects by making the audience open and close
their eyes.
“An intriguing synthesis of technology
and a skilled and imaginative performer”
THE IRISH TIMES
“Funny, touching and performed with
consummate skill, irresistible” EXAMINER.COM
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AMHARCLANN CATHRACH NA GAILLIMHE
TOWN HALL THEATRE, GALWAY
James Fleming
TALES OF THE UNSEEN
Tickets €15*/€12*
Age 10+ years
Oireachtas Chonradh na Gaeilge 1913
Gaelic League Oireachtas 1913
CLUB TROPICANA
Wed 22 June 8pm - 11pm
Tickets €12*/Carers €6*
Club Tropicana, the amazing summer Club Night for people
with intellectual disability returns to the Black Box for its
5th edition. That’s Life performers, DJs and VJs will rock
this magical night. Club Tropicana is produced by That’s
Life, an award-winning arts program of the Brothers of
Charity Services, Galway.
"A fantastic club night full of laughter, a lot
of surprises and a great set. Don’t miss it and
bring your friends Galway City Arts Office is
so delighted to be associated with this event"
JAMES HARROLD, GALWAY CITY ARTS OFFICER
Tickets €9.50*
ADULTS ONLY
A one-man show by James Fleming about the
mystical adventures of a cockeyed cowboy
seeking justice upon the streets of his urban
prairie. Premiered in March 2016 at the NUIG
Muscailt Arts Festival.
RE-ENACTMENT OF HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH TOWN HALL THEATRE, SATURDAY 18 JUNE
An historic group photograph of delegates attending the Gaelic League Oireachtas
(Ard Fheis/national convention) at the Town Hall Theatre in 1913 is tantamount to a
who’s who of the ‘coming revolution’ with as many as perhaps half the signatories of
the 1916 proclamation (including Pádraig Pearse, Seán Mac Diarmada and Éamonn
Ceannt) as well three future Presidents of Ireland (Douglas Hyde, Seán T. O’Kelly and
Eamon de Valera) being present.
The photograph was presented to the venue by members of the Curran family who
found the photograph in the attic of their family home in Dublin. The photograph is
now on permanent display at the Theatre.
The 1913 Ard Fheis marked an important juncture in the history of the Gaelic League as
internal divisions between the apolitical old guard of the movement and a republican/
I.R.B. faction had come to the fore in the months preceding the convention, leading
eventually to the 1915 decision by the Gaelic League to revoke its hitherto politically
neutral stance and declare its support for separatism.
On Saturday 18 June 2016, there will be a re-enactment of the taking of this historic
photograph on the steps of the Town Hall, followed by a parade through the streets of
Galway and ending in nearby Woodquay.
See www.tht.ie for times, route and information on how to participate
in this historic re-enactment.
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The Weir
CONOR McPHERSON
WINNER OF THE OLIVIER, EVENING STANDARD & CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS FOR BEST NEW PLAY
“ A MODERN CLASSIC” Evening Standard “PURE STORYTELLING” Telegraph
“A MASTERPIECE” Mon
The Guardian
“A25
HAIR-RAISING
20 - Sat
June 8pm SCRIPT” The Times
Tickets
€20*/€18*New York Times
“BEAUTIFUL AND
DEVIOUS”
"There’s no dark like a winter night in the country.
And there was a wind like this one, howling and whistling in off the sea.
It was this type of night now. Am I setting the scene for you?”
The Weir
On a stormy night in Brendan’s pub, isolated above a Leitrim town, the men are gathering for their daily
pint. The arrival of a stranger in their midst – a beautiful woman – spurs them to impress her with stories. They are stories of souls past, spirits present and spectres unforeseen. One story, however, is more
chilling, more sinister and more real than any of them could have foreseen.
On its première in 1997, The Weir won the Evening Standard, Critics’ Circle and Olivier award for Best
New Play, and established McPherson’s eerie tale as a masterpiece of modern theatre. Quietly compelling and strangely chilling, The Weir is the perfect story for a summer’s night. Decadent’s production
marks a major Irish revival and national tour of this undoubted modern classic.
CONOR McPHERSON
In association with Town Hall Theatre Galway, the Everyman Cork, and Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire
WINNER OF THE OLIVIER, EVENING STANDARD & CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS FOR BEST NEW PLAY
“ A MODERN CLASSIC” Evening Standard “PURE STORYTELLING” Telegraph
“A MASTERPIECE” The Guardian “A HAIR-RAISING SCRIPT” The Times
“BEAUTIFUL AND DEVIOUS” New York Times
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GENEVIEVE RYAN
DANCE ACADEMY
Sunday 22 May 3pm, Tickets €10*/U-12s €5*
ULTRA-FLEX SCHOOL OF DANCE
Annual Showcase 2016
TOWN HALL THEATRE
GALLERY BAR EXHIBITIONS
MICHAEL LYONS printmaker
1-27 April
Sat 28 May 4pm, Tickets €15* (Participants €5*)
SL DANCE TECHNICS
School of Dance
Sat 4 June 7pm, Sun 5 June 4pm, Tickets €10* Adult/€8* Child
D-DANCE
Please Don’t Stop the Music
Sun 5 June 3pm, Tickets €12* Adult/€10* Child
HESSION SCHOOL OF DANCING
Reeling in the Years
Sun 19 June 2.30pm & 7pm, Tickets €14*/€10*
Michael is a print maker originally from county
Clare who now lives and works in Dublin. He
makes large woodblock prints and this exhibition is
inspired by the Easter 1916 Rising. The exhibition
also includes some of his sculptural architectural
buildings that stand over ten feet high. Michael will
also exhibit his work in the Print Works Gallery on
Market Street in April.
CIARA NOLAN animation
29 April - 25 May
Ciara Nolan has just completed her MA in animation
in Scotland. Before that, she studied in Limerick art
college where she recieved her degree in fine art
sculpture. This will be Ciara’s first solo show and it
will include stills from her animation pieces.
T HE U K U L E L E OR C HE S T R A OF G RE AT B R I TA I N
THE UKULELE
ORCHESTRA
OF GREAT BRITAIN
Fri 9 September 8pm, Tickets €32*
FRANK O’SULLIVAN painter
27 May - 15 June
Frank is a painter from County Clare. His paintings
are very lively and full of colour. Frank is now
retired and focusses most of his time on painting.
COMING THIS SEPTEMBER
10 PERFORMANCES ONLY
Tickets on sale May 2016
See druid.ie for details
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signatories of the 1916 proclamation (including Pádraig Pearse, Seán Mac Diarmada and Éamonn Ceannt) as well three future
Presidents of Ireland (Douglas Hyde, Seán T. O’Kelly and Eamon de Valera) being present.
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