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EVENTS PROGRAMME • JAN – MAR 2020

TAKE OFF YOUR CORNFLAKES SHARONSHANNON

A HOLY SHOW

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The FUREYS have been entertaining audiencesworldwide for 42 years, audiences that haveincluded former Australian Prime Minister JohnHoward, Former Irish President Mary McAleeseand the late Pope John Paul while Tony Blairhas publicly stated his favourite peace song ofall time is the FUREYS “Green Fields of France”and President Michael D Higgins attended theirlast concert in the National Concert Hall.

The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey lefthome in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at thetime of the great folk revival where he sharedaccommodation with then unknown folk singersBilly Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and AlexCampbell. In 1969 with his brother Finbar, hewas the special guest for the Clancy Brothersand Tommy Makem throughout the USA andCanada. In 1971 he moved to mainland Europewhere he toured for seven years. Dave Stewartfrom the Eurythmics has credited Eddie withteaching him his first chords on guitar whenthey met up in the North East of England whileDave was still a teenager.

Thursday 9th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €30

Ramor Theatre presents

THE FUREYSLegends of Irish music & song TheFUREYS, renowned for their hit songs ‘Iwill love you’, ‘When you were sweet 16’,‘The Green fields of France’, ‘The oldman’, ‘Red rose café’, ‘From Clare tohere’, ‘Her father didn’t like me anyway’,‘Leaving Nancy’, ‘Steal away’ etc returnon Thursday 9th January 2020.


Sunday 12th JanuaryTime: 2.00pm Adm: €12 • Family of 4 for €40

Paula Lambert presents

BOSCOBosco MagicalGarden and SleepingBeauty

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Tuesday 14th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8

Ramor Film Club present

The Current War

Dir: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, MichaelShannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland,Tuppence Middleton

Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse--the greatest inventors of the industrial age--engage in a battle of technology and ideasthat will determine whose electrical systemwill power the new century. Backed by J.P.Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lightingManhattan. But Westinghouse, aided byNikola Tesla, sees fatal flaws in Edison'sdirect current design. Westinghouse andTesla bet everything on risky and dangerousalternating current.

Bosco is Bosco, not aboy, not a girl, just aBosco: a cheeky, lovely,funny, slightly-cracked,irrepressible, eternal five-year-old who lives in a boxand who loves nothingmore than to just beBosco and meet all theboys and girls. Afterstarring on Irish TV forthree decades, you’ll seewhy Bosco remains a firmfavourite for each newgeneration. Enjoy the enchanted storyof Sleeping Beauty wherean evil Fairy-Night filledwith jealousy trys to harmBeauty but luckily she hasvery good fairy friends.With its brilliant array ofCharacters, lots of fun andexcitement through thiscompletely interactive liveexperience with theabsolute magic of PuppetTheatre.


Thursday 16th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €20 • €18

Livin Dred Theatre Company presents

TRADby MARK O’DOHERTY Directed by Aaron Monaghan

A poignant, absurd and hilarious tale of a 100-year-oldIrishman... and his father.

**** “Profoundly moving and memorable” The Guardian

“Thoughtful, charming and polished” British Theatre Guide

Mark Doherty’s award-winning Trad tells the hilarious story of100-year-old Thomas... and his father. Together they set outto discover the son they never knew he had.

Visceral, comic, poignant and absurd, Trad marks the returnof award-winning Livin’ Dred Theatre Co.

Directed by award-winning actor Aaron Monaghan

Featuring Live Traditional Irish Music



STARLING BLUEStarling Blue are a four piece female powered vocal harmonic group. Unlike other acts Starling Blue are notinfluenced by one particular genre, instead they draw inspiration from many genres of music including IrishFolk, Soft Rock, Pop/Contemporary, Classical, Soul and American Country. Starling Blue bring a warm andlively atmosphere to their musical arrangements throughout their live performances. Bringing infectiousmelodies, ingenious harmonies and an eclectic style of music to venues all around the country, With a setlist to suit all the ages, Starling Blue will bring you on a rollercoaster of emotions. Starling Blue rearrangewell known songs and deliver them in a fresh and modern “Starling Blue Style & quote. Featured songs ontheir current set list from well known artists like The Cranberries, Johnny Cash, Mary Black, Mumfordand Sons, Coldplay and Aretha Franklin, they really do leave no stone unturned. In July 2018 Starling Blue released an EP called “Every Breaking Wave” originally penned by the worldfamous “U2”. Cleverly arranged by Starling Blue it is almost unrecognizable from its original recording. TheirDebut EP and accompanying video garnered a wide reaction from the public with nearly 3,000 views acrosssocial media platforms. Originally a strictly A Capella vocal group, Starling Blue have incorporated livemusic to their set which now features additional musicians playing Acoustic guitar, Cajon, percussion andDouble Bass. Starling Blue Line up Liebe Kelly -Vocals, Piano and Flute. Patrice Doherty- Vocals, Piano andSaxophone . Louise Steele - Vocals & amp; Piano. Hannah O’Brien - Vocals.

Saturday 18th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16

FILM

Saturday 18th JanuaryTime: 11.00am Adm: €5

KIDS FILM @ THE RAMOR

TOY STORY 4

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of thegang embark on a road trip with Bonnie anda new toy named Forky. The adventurousjourney turns into an unexpected reunion asWoody's slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bodiscuss the old days, they soon start torealize that they're worlds apart when itcomes to what they want from life as a toy.


Dir: Ivan KavanaghStarring: Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Danny Webb Written and directed by award-winning Irishfilmmaker Ivan Kavanagh (TheCanal), Never GrowOld stars Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time InHollywood, Into The Wild), Déborah François(L’Enfant) and John Cusack (High Fidelity, BeingJohn Malkovich) and was filmed in Galway. Irishcarpenter and undertaker Patrick Tate (Hirsch)lives with his young family on the outskirts of asmall frontier town on the California trail during the1849 gold rush. It’s a tough but relatively peacefulplace, until outlaw Dutch Albert (Cusack) and hisgang take over, killing anyone who stands up tothem. Patrick initially plays a dangerous game,profiting from the outlaws’ mayhem, but it is only amatter of time before he must protect his ownfrom the bloodshed.

Tuesday 21st JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8

Ramor Film Club presents

Never Grow Old

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Sharon has received many awards including being the youngest everrecipient of the Meteor Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2009.She has collaborated, recorded and toured with everyone from WillyNelson, Bono, Johnny Depp, Shane Mc Gowan and John Prine toNigel Kennedy and the RTE Concert Orchestra and had many hitrecords including The Galway Girl with Steve Earle, Its ChristmastimeAgain with Wallis Bird and Go Tell the Devil with Imelda May.

Friday 24th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €25

Ramor Theatre presents In June 1989 Sharon wasrehearsing and demoingtracks for her first album,when she was whiskedaway to Glastonburyfestival with TheWaterboys.In the 30 years that haselapsed since then, Sharonhas recorded 10 studioalbums; 5 Live albums, 4Best of compilations and 3live Concert DVDs.

Sharons Irish theatretour Jan/Feb 2020 willshowcase music fromher back cataloguebeginning in 1989 rightthrough to the presentday.


Sunday 26th JanuaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €16 • €14


Louise Arnold CelebrationCelebrating the life and works of Louise (Lucy) Arnold.An evening of Readings and Theatre featuring Louise's work.

Lucy's Miscellany :Readings from Louise's writings in the Anglo Celt, where she wrote a weekly diaryentitled Life with Lucy, a quimsical and light-hearted look at life as she saw it.

Birds of a FeatherWritten by Louise Arnold and Directed by Niall Brewster

In this hilarious Irish comedy ‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’, Deirdre who is a street wiseIrish girl is spreading her wings by seeking out a job as an Air Hostess with Blue SkyAirways, whilst Eva has fled her nest in Slovakia to better herself and become aglamourous air hostess and fly the world. The 2 ladies meet on their path in the fight for their spot as a crew member. Alongthe way, they encounter fun, fella’s and frolics. However as their reputations are atstake with ex boyfriends and local gossips, will either of them get the job? Eitherway, they have one hell of an adventure trying!

There are some twists and turns in this clever and relatable story that will have youon the edge of your seats!

Deirdre is played by Vanessa Flood and Eva is played by Miriam Murphy.


Tuesday 4th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8


Blinded By The Light

Dir: Gurinder ChadhaStarring:Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon,Kulvinder Ghir, NellWilliams, Aaron Phagura.1987, Margaret Thatcher’s England. Javed, a 16-year-old British Pakistani boy, lives in the town ofLuton. His father’s recent job termination and theneighbourhood skinheads area daily reminder of thedifficult times he’s living in. What young Javed reallywants is to be a writer—something his father doesn’tapprove of or understand—and when a new friendloans him a few Bruce Springsteen cassettes, Javedis changed forever. The Boss’s working-classanthems and affirming lyrics seem to speak directlyto Javed, emboldening him to find his own voice as awriter, stand up to the racism around him, andchallenge his father’s rigid ideals. Heart-warming andinspiring, Javed’s story reminds us of thetransformative, universal power of music totranscend race, class, and nationality and bind us allon a human level.

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Sillan Players presents

AT THE BLACK PIGS DYKE Written by Vincent Woods • Directed by Paddy Farrelly

At The Black Pig's Dyke is astory of murder, mystery, fairytale and tragic love. The play isset on the border of Northernand Southern Ireland wherefamily feuds are passed downthrough generations. The story istold using the pagan ritual of themummers' play as a metaphorfor Ireland at a time wherepeople laughed at a wake andcried when a child was born. Ituses a mix of music, dance,song and rhyming to movebetween past and presentgenerations, telling of thestruggles and hopes of a familytorn apart by sectarian violenceand tribal hatred.

Friday 31st January & Saturday 1st FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €16 • €14


★★★★ The List Gloriously comic and unexpectedlythoughtful … it carries you off to

places you didn't think it would go.

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Verdant Productions presents

A Holy ShowWritten & Directed by Janet Moran

Friday 7th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €16 • €14



Dir: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Richard Madden, Taron Egerton, BryceDallas Howard, Jamie BellROCKETMAN is an epic musical fantasy about theincredible human story of Elton John’s breakthroughyears. The film follows the fantastical journey oftransformation from shy piano prodigy ReginaldDwight into international superstar Elton John. Thisinspirational story-set to Elton John’s most belovedsongs and performed by star Taron Egerton-tells theuniversally relatable story of how a small-town boybecame one of the most iconic figures in popculture. ROCKETMAN also stars Jamie Bell asElton’s long-time lyricist and writing partner BernieTaupin, Richard Madden as Elton’s first manager,John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard as Elton’smother Sheila Farebrother.

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Rocketman

A nostalgic comedy based on a very Irishhijacking of the 1981 Aer Lingus plane by an ex-Trappist monk with a bottle of water as hisweapon, the Pope as his nemesis, and a burningdesire to know The Third Secret of Fatima.A Holy Show takes us back to 1981 and bringsus on board the ill-fated Aer Lingus flight EI 164from Dublin to London. The show follows thepassengers and crew as this most Irish ofhijackings unfolds.Following on from the critical success ofEdinburgh Fringe & Dublin Fringe, A Holy Showwill be on tour throughout Ireland in January,February & March 2020.This wonderful production is high energy andtakes audiences on a whirl wind of a comicjourney with both actors playing multiplecharacters at breakneck speed. The sharp,insightful script delivers a laugh a minutealongside a revealing and probing understandingof faith in Ireland, both in the 80s and today.Step on the plane with us and experience thismost Irish of hijackings. There’ll be music,nostalgia, heroism, praying, visions, romance(maybe) sex (maybe) a special appearance byOur Lady (definitely). There’ll even be a miracle. Iswear. Starring Roseanna Purcell & Mark Fitzgerald



TAKE OFF YOUR CORNFLAKESWritten by and starring Rose Henderson and Pat Nolan

Who am I without my past? Who am I without mypartner? When we go out of our mind, where do wego?

Tom and Trish have celebrated their Silver WeddingAnniversary but what happens when he wakes upwith a strange woman beside him and she tells himshe’s his wife? Trish has to make a choice, whichshe does, armed only with humour, music and love.

Inspired by Rose’s Dad, Jack, who had Alzheimer’sand couldn’t remember he had cancer, Take Off YourCornflakes is an honest, funny and poignant look atthe impact of Alzheimer’s. You will laugh, you maycry, but you will find a tender story of the truemeaning of love.

“He taught us about staying in the present, becausethat’s where he lived,” says Rose. “We had to learnto never ask a question that didn’t have the answerin the room. His intelligence made life a crosswordpuzzle to be solved. I believe humour is the only wayto survive if this topic visits you.”

Thursday 13th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16


In this new play, Johnny Johnston andMick Garrett are two veteran musicianswhose long musical careers look set toend playing in small pubs in the local areawhere they get little attention and evenless adulation. Then out of the bluecomes a chance to play a big gig whichfires their enthusiasm. But as they startrehearsing, something they rarely do, webegin to get some insight into therelationship between these two men andwhy they still feel the need to play topunters who don’t listen. In this comedywhere Buddy Holly looms large, wherethey attempt to make a funeral singer astar and where a sceptical drummerkeeps them in check, these two long timefriends, with the help of Johnny’s wifeMary, discover their need for recognitionin whatever guise it comes.

‘Supported by the Creative IrelandProgramme and Monaghan CountyCouncil’



From the Producers of Magical Mozart by Candlelight & Baroque by Candlelight, World on Stage Ltd, present

��• Strauss • Leher • Kalman

A VIENNESE STRAUSS

Saturday 15th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €16 • €14

Theatre Productions presents

Vienna Strauss GalaFILM



Booksmart

Dir: Olivia WildeStarring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein,Jessica WilliamsStudy hard, don’t slack off, get into a goodcollege: that’s the formula for high schoolsuccess, or so think best friends Molly (BeanieFeldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever). That’s untilthey discover that their hard-partyingclassmates are also bound for the Ivy League.Putting aside the ring binders, they commit tospending the last night of high schoolexperiencing the debauched life unlived. ActorOlivia Wilde’s directorial debut rewrites teenmovie cliches to tell a smart, inclusive story thatfizzes with superb set pieces and hilariousperformances. A tale of female camaraderie thatis freewheeling and frank, with many painfullyrelatable moments.

Theatre Productions bring you AViennese Strauss Gala but now anew production of this ever popularShow. Recreating the romance ofthe Viennese Festive season,reminding you of a bygone age ofglamorous soirees and Strausswaltzes. The Show featureshighlights from some of the greatOperettas of the Strauss family,Kalman and Lehar; including DieFledermaus, The Merry Widow andmany more.

The European Orchestral Ensemblewill accompany four Soloists frommajor Opera companies; includingOpera North, English NationalOpera and D’Oyly Carte. Thiswonderful production is cleverlystaged and choreographed, andauthentically costumed, and willappeal to the romantic as much asthe music aficionado. It continues tobe hugely popular all over thecountry.

“Beautiful costumes, excellentvoices and some fine acting too”

Now in its 15th year, andback in Ireland by populardemand, with a sparklingnew anniversaryproduction.


Thursday 20th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €20


TOMMY TIERNAN - A WORK IN PROGRESS TOUR

Tommy returns with his ‘notions for a newshow’ tour. These are the idea’s in their roughand ready state. Expect lots ofexperimentation and mischief as he tries tocram six months’ worth of thinking into a 90-minute stand-up comedy routine.

The host of his own highly critically praisedimprovised TV chat show on RTE 1 and starof the hit TV show Derry Girls brings his WorkIn Progress Tour to some of his favouriteintimate venues across the country.

“Brilliant & life-affirming. Tommy Tiernan actually makesyou proud to be Irish”

The Irish Independent

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Friday 21st FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €25

Blue Raincoat Theatre Co presents

TINTOWNWritten and Performed by Bob Kelly

With the outbreak of WW2, the Irish government introducesinternment without trial for all suspected IRA members, andBernard Carroll – a naive young Dubliner who believes he isa revolutionary - is swept up with hundreds of others andheld in a ramshackle internment camp on the plains ofthe Curragh. The camp is packed with militantrepublicans, left-wing revolutionaries, civil warveterans. They can leave any time they want, butthere’s one catch – they must first renounce violenceand take an oath of loyalty to the Irish government.They choose to stay, despite the cold and hunger –studying, training and preparing themselves for thestruggle. After all, they’re the future leaders of thesecular socialist Irish Republic - aren’t they?

‘It’s a wonderful sobering production, terrifically directed’ E O’Kelly/Sunday Independent

‘Bob Kelly’s performance in Tintown was mesmerising, a powerful politicalperformance’Eoin MacNamee/Irish Times


Rock & Roll Years & DancehallDays

Saturday 22nd FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years and Dance Hall Days show is touringthroughout Ireland. An all-star cast will take you on awhirlwind journey through the musical decades of the 50’sand 60’s paying homage to the musical stars of the era.

Hosted by George Jones who plays ‘the Agent’, the storyunfolds into a myriad of the times greatest hits, includingElvis, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, Del Shannonand many more.

It’s a wonderful evening of nostalgia so step back in time tothe Rock and Roll Years, put on your blue suede shoes andcherish those magnificent Dance Hall Days.

‘‘Kept the audienceenthralled from theopening of the curtain.The show finishedwith a well deservedstanding ovation” –Theatre Spy


There Was an Old Lady WhoSwallowed A Fly. I don’t know whyshe swallowed a fly...But The People’s Theatre Companydo!And now you can too as they bring oneof the world’s best loved nursery rhymesto life just in time to celebrate the 45thanniversary of Pam Adams' best sellingbook!From the creators of Don't Dribble OnThe Dragon, this magical show hasbeen written especially for grown ups toenjoy with their children, so come and relive the delights of this mostcharming of tales complete with a feast of sing along songs, colourfulanimal characters and heart warming family fun.It’s the perfect treat for anyone aged 2 to 102!The songs in the show including If You're Happy and You know It, IncyWincy Spider and many moreare available to sing along toon The People's TheatreCompany's website atwww.ptc.org.uk so why nothave a listen and join in whenyou visit the theatre!

Tuesday 25th February (SCHOOLS SHOW)Time: 10.30am Adm: €15 • €12


When Detective JackO’Hara comes to on thefloor of a strangeapartment, he discovers anasty bump on his head, adead body on the floorand most surprisingly, thathe’s jumped forwardstwenty years in time to1975. When he is joined byTex, a cowboy from the1870’s and Kulesh, analien from the thirty firstcentury, Jack realises thathe has the mother of allcases to solve and time isrunning out.


THE WOMAN WHOSWALLOWED A FLYThe 45th Anniversary Production!Written by Steven Lee Directed by Nick Lane

Sunday 23rd FebruaryTime: 3.00pm Adm: €10

The Disappearing Gun By Ger Carey

A great introductionto the theatre with

just the rightbalance of sitting

listening and takingpart –

Bristol Guide

Thoroughlyentertaining and

brilliant fun. ★★★★★

Patricia Goodwin,What's on Stage




The Goldfinch

Dir: John Crowley Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, AshleighCummings Oscar winner Nicole Kidman and Baby Driver star AnselElgort lead a top-flight cast in this gripping adaptation ofDonna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize—winning novel. Following hissuccess with Brooklyn (TIFF 2015), director JohnCrowley takes on a larger canvas in this sweeping,coming-of-age tale of criminal plots, personal secrets,and the transformative power of art. We first meetmysterious Theodore Decker (Elgort) holed up in anAmsterdam hotel, desperate and facing a lethal threat.His story since childhood then unfolds in layers of rashdecisions and sudden betrayals. Young Theo (OakesFegley) saw his privileged life with his mother shatteredone day on a visit to an art museum. In the aftermath ofan attack among the masterpieces, one priceless 17th-century oil painting goes missing. What happened to theThe Goldfinch? And how will its disappearance followTheo across America throughout his whole youth and onto his Dutch hideout?

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QUEEN OF TECHNICOLOR– THE STORY OF MAUREEN O’HARAWritten & Performed by Elaine O’ DwyerDirected by Gráinne Byrne

This one-woman show marks thecentenary of legendary Irish actressMaureen O’Hara who was born in 1920.Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, O’Haraplayed roles that often mirrored her truepersona as a tough, feisty andcourageous woman. A frontrunnerof the #TimesUp movement, O’Harastood up against Hollywood’sstudio bosses and steered clear ofthe casting couch - “I wasn’t awhore. I was unwilling to make thatkind of sacrifice to get a part in amovie.” Portraying over twentycharacters in this tour de forceperformance, O’Dwyer takes you on anintimate journey withMaureen, revealing theperson she was behind thelimelight. The vanity caseused in the production is theoriginal case which belongedto O Hara.



Saturday 29th FebruaryTime: 8.00pm Adm: €20


KIERAN GOSS & ANNIE KINSELLAVeteran Irish songwriter Kieran Goss and singerAnnie Kinsella released their debut duo album: 'Oh, the Starlings’ on 1st March 2019.

Goss has long been considered one of Ireland’sgreatest songwriters. Together with singer andartist Annie Kinsella, who has joined him onstageon his recent tours, they have enchanted audienceswith their live performances and won rave reviews.

Recorded in New York in Spring 2018 with eight timeGrammy winning engineer Kevin Killen at the helm (DavidBowie, Peter Gabriel, U2, Elvis Costello), Oh, The Starlingshas been described by songwriter Rodney Crowell as : 'Sogood, it’s heartbreaking... The record itself feels like an oldfriend.'

With songs, stories and harmonies that transport thelistener to another world, this is music from the heart, forthe heart…

A show to make you laugh and cry… A show to move you with its honest beauty… A show not to be missed.


Thursday 5th, Friday 6th & Saturday 7th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €16 • €14

In ‘Many Young Men of Twenty’ John B.deals with the mass exodus of young menand women from Ireland toEngland especially in thefifties and sixties. There isthe sadness experienced bythe young as they left andthe parents who were leftbehind, the hopes and fearsof those emigrating and thethoughts and feelings ofthose who remained. One ofthose who remained wasPeg Finnerty-a single motherwho was determined not toemigrate and who felt forthose who were leaving: ‘Isee the two of ‘em sittindown on their seats, an’ theirfaces white an’ the youngfella cryin’….. But this play has plenty oflight-hearted moments too and ispunctuated by songs that suggest happiertimes and a people who knew how to laugh.

The Virginians present

MANY YOUNG MEN OF TWENTYWritten by John B. KeaneDirected by Vincent Lee FILM

Tuesday 10th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8


Mrs. Lowry & Son

Dir: Adrian NobleStarring: Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Stephen LordThis is the beautiful, delicate, intimate and amusing story of thebrittle but vital relationship between L. S. Lowry-one of thegreatest artists of the 20thcentury-and his bedridden, unhappyand controlling mother. Engrossing and entertaining, Mrs Lowry &Son offers up a veritable masterclass in acting, with VanessaRedgrave and Timothy Spall spellbinding as a mother and sonseparated by art and ambition. Lowry (Spall), not yet establishedas an artist, works as a rent collector, walking the streets ofSalford, mixing with factory workers and observing the townclosely. In the evenings, he takes art classes and paints until theearly hours of the morning. He is resolutely loyal and well-mannered towards his bitter mother, Elizabeth (Redgrave), whotries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artisticambitions and never misses a chance to tell him what adisappointment he is to her. Adrian Noble's wonderfully observedfilm gently reveals how Lowry's snobbish mother is the obstaclepreventing him from fulfilling his artistic ambition, as hedesperately tries to create something that might make her happy.This lovely film is punctuated by delightful moments of humour, asit depicts the impact a bitterly obsessive mother had on one ofthis country's greatest artists.


Big Guerilla Productions present

AN OGEOUS BROSEby John McManus

Seamus O’Rourke has teamed up with JohnMcManus before to bring us – ‘The Quare Land’,‘Danger Money’ and ‘The Cavan Course’. We arecurrently in pre-production on another McManusclassic ‘An Ogeous Brose’.A grumpy builder,(Seamus O’Rourke) and his young enthusiasticlabourer (Charlie McGuinness) arrive on Mogue’sIsland to dig a grave in the depts of winter. It’scold and eerie and full of myth. The more theydig, the more they realise that this was not sucha good idea. Has Barney Bellew and HectorHoctor really got something in common? – Well,it just might be that they are both entangled inand ancient curse. An Ogeous Brose is scaryand funny in equal measure where you canexpect the unexpected... A GREAT NIGHT OUT!

Thursday 12th & Friday 13th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16

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Tuesday 24th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8


Judy

Director: Rupert GooldCast: Renée Zellweger, Bella Ramsey, JessieBuckley1968: Having fallen on hard times, and desperateto re-establish herself, Judy Garland (anastounding Renée Zellweger) is left with no otherchoice than to accept a residency in London toperform a five-week, sold-out series of concerts.Separated from her children, who are back in LosAngeles where her ex-husband is fighting her forcustody, and heavily dependent on drugs andalcohol, she battles loneliness. She reflects onher life, specifically her childhood, which wasirreparably damaged by studio chief Louis BMayer. Yet every night she still manages to dustherself off, welcome her fans and become “JudyGarland”, the star they all know and love.

This play was first presented by The CuriousEnsemble in The Viking Theatre in September2019. It played to full houses for two weeks andwas a popular and critical success. It will tournationally in Spring 2020.

Writer Maura Laverty’s life is a fascinating tale oftalent and tenacity; she is brought back to life inthis charming play full of detail, wit and tragedy.The play mimics the form of the old biographicalBBC TV show hosted by Eamonn Andrews calledThis Is Your Life. In this case, a forgotten celebrityis dug up and taken through her life story in front ofa live audience (us) with plenty of internetcommentary and Twitter interaction. This televisuallight-entertainment shape is an ingenious solutionto covering the biography of someone about whomlittle is know. Writers Bairbre Ní Chaoimh andYvonne Quinn knit much psychological subtlety intothis schematic shape…

The Curious Ensemble’s production ofMaura Laverty – This Was Your Lifepremiered in The Viking Theatre for twoweeks in September of this year. It playedto full houses and was a popular andcritical success.


MAURA LAVERTY – This Was Your Lifeby Yvonne Quinn and Bairbre Ní Chaoimh.

Saturday 21st MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16


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Robert Mizzell has made Ireland his home for over 20years. He served his apprenticeship in Country Musicsince he first arrived here. The father and husband isnow one of the top Country Music Artists in Ireland,

enjoying huge success all around the country. Hehas released 13 solo studio albums and 2 full

length DVD’s to date and is constantly touringIreland and the UK with his band. Robertwas voted ‘Ireland’s Favourite CountryMusic Singer’ in a poll conducted by RSVPmagazine.

For this tour Robert is joined by hisfather Richard Mizzell in a concert not

to be missed.


ROBERT MIZZELL’S NASHVILLESONGBOOK SHOWFEATURING HIS FATHER, RICHARDMIZZELL AND SPECIAL GUESTS

Thursday 26th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €25


Friday 27th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €18 • €16

Quintessence Theatre Company presents

THE STARS OF CHESTER LANEby Sonya Kelly

Quintessence Theatre follow their 2018 Islandwide of Tour of CRACKS with thisbawdy, energetic, witty & uniquely Irish comedy

This is a man’s world: always has been. Or has it…?

1854: Mr McGrath has fallen to his death working on the building of the BoyneViaduct, leaving his wife, Catherine, alone to fend for herself.

What’s a poor woman to do…?

…Put on his clothes, of course, and take up his place in the world!

Kate McGrath was a navvy by name and navvy by nature:

Navvy, hawker, drunkard, comedienne, trailblazer, and tale-teller.

An Irish woman well beyond her time, she loved, and laughed, and lived afascinating and colourful existence, packing several lifetimes of adventures intoher 60 years as one of Drogheda’s most infamous residents.

Quintessence Theatre use their dazzling physical ensemble theatretechniques to reimagine bustling 19th century Ireland and the remarkable truestory of one of the country’s forgotten street characters, Kate the Navvy: theMolly Malone of Louth.

The Drogheda Arts Festival 2018 Commission winner, The Star of Chester’s Laneis an original comedy that breathes bawdy new life into Irish history anduproariously celebrates the great tradition of the storyteller.


Saturday 28th MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €20


OWEN COLGAN, Irish cult comedy hero isbest known for his role as Buzz McDonnellfrom Hardy Bucks. Hardy Bucks has seenOwen star in 4 hit seasons aired on Ireland'snational broadcaster RTE and the HardyBucks hit movie which media coined 'the IrishHangover' and was produced by themammoth Universal Studios.

Owen Colgan is a life coach from the west ofIreland who has seen it all. After 25 yearsaddicted to pints and smoking, it seems hehas finally knocked it all on the head. Now in avery loving and highly sexual relationship withhis partner/manager Maureen, Owen intendsto bring a bright and fresh approach to hisupcoming tour- ON THE DRY.

Tuesday 31st MarchTime: 8.00pm Adm: €8


Director: Tom Harper

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo

Kerry native and BAFTA Rising Star nominee, JessieBuckley (Beast), stars as Rose-Lynn Harlan, a singlemother of two, fresh out of jail, whose dream is toleave her native Glasgow and make it as a countrysinger in Nashville. Her mum Marion (Julie Walters)has lost her patience with Rose-Lynn and would lovefor her daughter to settle down and to create a homefor her family. The effervescent and cheeky, Rose-Lynn, possesses a raw, powerful land talented voice.Buckley whose natural singing voice shines in thisboisterous story of self-discovery, played to the tuneof three chords and the truth. Wild Rose is anenchanting story about how growing up does notmean giving up on one’s dreams.

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Wild Rose


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