- Songs of Jazz and Blues Legend, Billie Holiday Edel Meade is one of Ireland’s most popular young jazz singers. What sets her apart is not just her stunning voice, but the quality of her emotional delivery and the way she connects to her listeners. Following a string of sell-out concerts all over the country,
Ruby arrives in Skibberceannigh, "The World's Most Liveable Community", to a warm welcome from the friendly townsfolk. However, life in this rural idyll seems too good to be true and while out walking late one night, Ruby comes across a mysterious man with no arms. He tells her that the town discriminate against him and
David (Colin Farrell) lives in a near-future where it is illegal to be single. After his wife leaves him, he is arrested and transferred to The Hotel, where like other residents, he has 45 days to find a new mate – if he fails, he will be transformed into an animal of his choice and
The fantasy of everlasting youth dyed with Des’s last purchase of Just for Men over a year ago. Now he is embracing the Grey and letting the wisdom of his years inspire his stand up. Grey Matters tackles the issues confronting Des these days, returning to live in New York, being surrounded by other people’s
Are you a young reader? Looking for a new series to delve into? Feeling uninspired by your bookshelves at home? Do you need a prescription for an exciting new read? Then pop along to the Book Clinic! Visit the Book Doctor, Doodle with the Doodle Doctor, consult on your favourite reads and come away with
Dublin born singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Chris Kavanagh was raised on Irish music. He was singing Irish folk songs from 3 years, teaching himself to play the piano by ear aged five, and since then has taught himself to play the guitar and the 5 string banjo. Over the past fourteen years he has captivated audiences
Ireland's travelling marionette (string puppet) theatre, Moon & Sixpence, present a cheeky version of “Red Riding Hood” featuring the classic fairy-tale characters. The production, lasting fifty minutes, is performed live with music and sound effects and draws plenty of audience participation, as much from adults as from children. This string puppet production includes a moral
Set during the brutal 1992 Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, Zaza Urushadze's anti-war story roots inself in the neutral viewpoint of elderly Estonian farmer Ivo (Lembit Ulfsak). After a shootout between Georgian soldiers and Checen mercenaries near the local tangerine orchard, Ivo finds himself nursing two wounded men from opposite sides in his small house. As both men
Deadly Moons is an award winning drawing workshop, combining science and art together. During the workshop we learn about our own moon, moon terminology , busy moons, volcanic moons and Galilean moons. We have fun with moons and create our choices on black paper with soft pastels in vivid colours. Stunning images from robotic explorers
A treat for all young astronomers: learn about Mars, become familiar with and enjoy the planet! Marvellous Mars is a workshop showcasing some of the most beautiful robot explorer images of Mars. We will also look at present and future missions to Mars by NASA and ESA. Children will draw and examine the surface of
Two sessions: 10.30-12.30pm (6 - 8 years), 1.30-3.30pm (9-12years) Are you a young scientist or engineer? Join us for this exciting and fun-filled clock making workshop with artist Sinead McDonald, exploring human time – from water and sand timers to atomic clocks. We'll explore early timekeeping, and then design, build and decorate our own 'clocks'
Two sessions: 10.30-12.30pm (6 - 8 years), 1.30-3.30pm (9-12years) Are you a young scientist or engineer? Join us for this exciting and fun-filled clock making workshop with artist Sinead McDonald, exploring human time – from water and sand timers to atomic clocks. We'll explore early timekeeping, and then design, build and decorate our own 'clocks'
Engineering is all about designing and making but then tweaking for optimum performance. Investigate forces, friction, rotation, balance and much more at our one day engineering workshop. The younger children (7 – 9 year olds) will build race tracks and bridges. The older children (10 – 12 year olds) will design and build tall structures
Engineering is all about designing and making but then tweaking for optimum performance. Investigate forces, friction, rotation, balance and much more at our one day engineering workshop. The younger children (7 – 9 year olds) will build race tracks and bridges. The older children (10 – 12 year olds) will design and build tall structures
Theatre Lovett are back with their new production, They Called Her Vivaldi. Edward M. Haberdasher has crafted very peculiar earmuffs for his very particular daughter Cecilia Maria. (The earmuffs come with three settings: Snowflake, Tinkly Bells and, for hardcore noise-prevention scenarios, Cheesegrater). Don’t shout about it but Cecilia Maria thinks they make her look fascinating
Theatre Lovett are back with their new production, They Called Her Vivaldi. Edward M. Haberdasher has crafted very peculiar earmuffs for his very particular daughter Cecilia Maria. (The earmuffs come with three settings: Snowflake, Tinkly Bells and, for hardcore noise-prevention scenarios, Cheesegrater). Don’t shout about it but Cecilia Maria thinks they make her look fascinating
With Deirdre Kelleghan The Deadly Moons and Marvellous Mars exhibition is a celebration of the wonder of the celestial bodies that lie beyond our skies! Deidre Kelleghan is an Astronomer, Artist and Educator. She invents and enacts creative workshops to help children understand our solar system and space exploration. Over the course of two of
An interplanetary epic of ingenuity, heroism, and high adventure, The Martian is that rare work of science fiction that's bursting with optimism. Directed by Ridley Scott and scripted by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) from Andy Weir's novel, the film features Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars, while a stellar cast
99 Homes is a searing, impeccably acted indictment of capitalism, especially as it functions in present-day American real estate. The film focuses on Florida construction worker Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield), who has fallen behind on his mortgage payments due to lack of work. Desperate to keep the home he shares with his mother and son,
A potent coming of-age story that focuses on a group of black girls living in the banlieues of Paris. At the centre is Marieme who has troubles at home, limited job prospects and is intimidated by the boys in her neighbourhood. Things change when she is drawn to an uncompromising and wilful teenage girl gang
Ireland's best known astronomer and editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine, David Moore explores the universe. We start at the Sun, its family of planets, asteroids and comets, looking at where life might exist. Looking out into the wider universe to see where the billions of Earth-like planets are and how the stars and planets came
Blood in the Alley presents: Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s unique vision of human experience hammered out of the small Welsh seaside town of Llareggub (Llareggub is”bugger all” spelt backwards). Beautiful surreal, darkly comic and bawdy it is replete with characters who are romantic, earthy, mad, parochial, wildly
This is a family friendly workshop hosted by Niall Delahan from Wassa Wassa and teaming up with Godfred Asare. Niall has been studying African Drumming for 15 years. Godfred has moved to Ireland recently and grew up in Ghana, West Africa where he worked as a professional dancer since a very young age. Both Niall
**Just announced** - Moya will be joined by reknowned Irish harper Cormac de Barra for Saturday evening's intimate concert. When Bono stated recently, "I think she has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced", he was heralding what many people know already about The Voice of Clannad, Moya Brennan. She sings
Kildare County Council Decade of Commemorations presents: Road to Rebellion - Éamonn O’Modhráin, Kildare and the 1916 Rising The O’Modhráin Private Collection Revealed Exhibition Launch and lecture on Éamonn O’Modhráin on Sunday 28th February Launch 7pm Lecture 8pm by Robert Doyle. Discovered by chance by family member Robert Doyle, Athgarvan in 2010 while clearing out
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! The Speks
The O’Modhráin Private Collection Revealed Exhibition Launch and lecture on Éamonn O’Modhráin on 28th February, Launch 6.30 Lecture 7.30 (by Robert Doyle) Discovered by chance by family member Robert Doyle, Athgarvan in 2010 while clearing out an attic, the O’Modhráin family’s documents and personal effects are a collection of historical items which give a unique
Veteran French director Bertrand Tavernier (A Sunday in the Country, D’Artagnan’s Daughter, The Princess of Montpensier) shifts gears for a sparkling and savvy comedy of political manners in Quai d’Orsay. New graduate Arthur (Raphaël Personnaz) is hired as a speechwriter for French foreign minister Alexandre Taillard de Worms (a superb Thierry Lhermitte). As Arthur learns
Monday’s Child tells the simple poetic story of the unique bond between a little girl and an old woman suffering memory loss. Together, in a dream-like garden, they sing and dance and dress up, as they joyously explore a treasure trove of memory boxes. This sensitive, imaginative, yet funny play explores how we collect memories,
Back by popular demand, the irrepressible Pat Shortt is back with his latest show SELFIE. In Selfie Pat brings us on an hilarious journey with Mossey Burke, the singing undertaker, and the chaos that can happen around an Irish funeral. Through laughs and punch-lines and hilarious one-liners Pat performs a myriad of truly Irish comedic
A wonderful family show focusing on developing children’s imagination and their pleasure of music through classic fairy tales. Children will get to experience the great masterpieces written by composers especially for young people in a friendly and fun way! Classic stories such as Cinderella will be told whilst playing its enchanting piano 4 hands version
This musical journey will take you from Eastern Europe with Brahms's famous Hungarian dances, to New-York with eternal love from West-Side Story. We will pass through Russia where we will discover passion with Rachmaninoff and infinite steppes with Borodine. En route, we will also visit the imaginary world of fairy tales. A unique and exciting
Antoine (Gustave Kervern) is a forty-something rock singer with insomnia and stage fright. After deciding that a music career is too stressful, he decides to look for another job. Despite Antoine having no relevant experience, retired resident Serge (Feodor Atkine) is persuaded by his wife Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve) to employ him as the caretaker for
The Real McCoy, directed by Bro. Michael Broderick, played here last year to packed houses for 5 nights. It is now back for 3 nights by popular demand. Meet again , hard hearted Madge (Noreen Donnelly)and her daughter Maura (Jo McMahon) who wants to marry the Postman(Mick Malone)...not to mention the priest(B.Cornally) and Nora and
Want to learn how to use technology to create theatre magic? Our theatre company in residence, Moonfish, has teamed up with Educated Machine to present a two-day workshop in how to use electronics, robotics and all manner of computer systems to create new forms of theatre and art. This workshop will introduce participants to the
It’s the late 1960s and Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) has just moved to leafy Gloucester Crescent in Camden. No sooner has he arrived than he encounters Miss Shepherd (the excellent Maggie Smith), a destitute and irascible lady of an indeterminate age who resides in her van up the street. When she outstays her welcome with
Are you a young reader? Looking for a new series to delve into? Feeling uninspired by your bookshelves at home? Do you need a prescription for an exciting new read? Then pop along to the Book Clinic! Visit the Book Doctor, Doodle with the Doodle Doctor, consult on your favourite reads and come away with
Me, Mollser is the story of a strong-willed, passionate young Dubliner coping with consumption during the 1913 Lockout and Easter Rising of 1916. You may recognize her from Sean O’Casey’s famous Irish play The Plough and the Stars, which was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. Curious and enthusiastic, Mollser guides you through
The story revolves around a Cavan man who is shipped off to London at the age of 17… goes through bouts of depression, obesity and anger issues… finds and loses love, comes back to Ireland to more misfortune and mayhem and yet there is HOPE. This is a story full of hope, where laughter and
In this fun workshop young writers will learn how to create characters that are so real they leap off the page. Please bring along your favourite book and be prepared to talk about your favourite character in it. Warning: may involve giant chocolate buttons, silly accents and wig wearing! Sarah Webb writes for both children
Neil Delamere - CTRL+ALT+DELAMERE Following sold out shows last year Neil returns with a brand new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit. 2015 saw the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular The Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio. Neil also landed his own weekend national radio
An exciting Jackson Pollock inspired workshop for children aged 2-5 years. A chance to dance with your pencils and get dripping to create magical works of art. Action painting is a great way to combine creating art with moving around. What better example than Jackson Pollock to demonstrate this. Therefore, we've chosen a Jackson Pollock
Relive the tumultuous days of the 1916 Rising through the eyes of two friendly adversaries, O’Brien, a Catholic, and Mc Keague, a Protestant. Over an exhilarating action packed 90 minutes O'Brien and McKeague will tell the story of this pivotal event in Irish history in vaudeville style, with humour, song and dance, as they re-enact
LAMBERT PUPPET THEATRE Presents ‘Cinderella’ with special guest Bosco 2pm & 4pm The Lambert Puppet Theatre is widely recognised as the premier Touring Puppet Theatre Company in Ireland and also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in Theatres throughout Ireland, The UK and Europe.. From its earliest beginning the Lambert family has been involved
LAMBERT PUPPET THEATRE Presents ‘Cinderella’ with special guest Bosco 2pm & 4pm The Lambert Puppet Theatre is widely recognised as the premier Touring Puppet Theatre Company in Ireland and also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in Theatres throughout Ireland, The UK and Europe.. From its earliest beginning the Lambert family has been involved
