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A note from our
Artistic Director
spectacular opera as Gounod’s Faust gets the
Everyman and Cork Operatic Society treatment. We
welcome the first ever Irish production of Martin
McDonagh’s extraordinary play The Pillowman,
and even though lots of us have seen Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer already, we can’t wait to have it
back again because it really IS that good.
Welcome to 2015 at the Everyman! The support
you showed in 2014 for our first full season
has been enormously heartening so it is with a
great deal of excitement (and perhaps a pinch of
trepidation!) that we reveal to you the January to
May season. We hope it inspires, challenges and
entertains you.
Expect to be bowled over by some of our season
highlights, kicking off with the promise of another
Presenting the best of theatre made here in Cork,
is, as ever at the heart of what we do, and in the
case of our season opener - MATCHED: Every
Man’s Guide to Campaigns of the Heart – not alone
are we presenting but producing it too. This hugely
entertaining comedy is designed to take the sting
out of the mid-January slump as we thought there
was no better way to kick off the new year than
with a good old laugh! We take a turn into the
gothic with Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw
over Easter but continue the theme of homegrown
hilarity with the return of God Bless the Child from
the writings of Frank O’Connor.
As the glitter dust settles on panto season, we
must remind families who love to come to the
Everyman that we have some must-see shows
on the way for small people and grown-ups alike.
Theatre Lovett returns with one of our favouriteever family shows The Girl Who Forgot To Sing
Badly in late January and Dr Seuss fans can see
the storybook pages come to life as we welcome
the National Theatre (UK) production of The Cat in
the Hat.
Music and comedy fans, never fear! For those
of you who like nothing more than to laugh your
socks off, well, we couldn’t help but ask Des
Bishop back again, you enjoyed him that much
last time round, and we’ll also welcome Bernard
O’Shea, PJ Gallagher and Eilish O’Carroll of Mrs
Brown’s Boys fame. Brendan Bowyer is back
in town in January and The Everyman Sunday
Songbook is back in April with a feast of favourites
to sing along to!
And that’s not even the half of it. The best of
touring theatre to make you laugh, cry and
everything in between can all be found here: from
the provocative HEROIN by THEATREclub to the
award-winning Beowulf: The Blockbuster, from
Carmel Winter’s challenging Witness to Peter
Gowen’s heart-warming The Chronicles of Oggle.
We have so many stories to tell you this season,
and we hope you can enjoy as many of them as
possible!
JULIE KELLEHER
PARKING WITHOUT THE DRAMA
Patrons of the Everyman can now park in Q-Park Carroll’s Quay
from 6pm to midnight for only €2! Just present your show ticket
to the Everyman front of house staff and your parking ticket will
be validated. For full details contact our box office 021 450 1673
or visit our website www.everymancork.com
COMEDY
The Everyman presents
Matched
Every Man’s Guide to
Campaigns of the Heart
by Ger FitzGibbon
Inspired by Chekhov's much loved
one-act comedies The Bear and The
Proposal, Matched is a light hearted and
entertaining look at one woman's trials in
trying to find (and hold on to) a husband.
Set in one of Ireland's Big Houses in the
early part of the 20th century, audiences
can look forward to a night of comical
misunderstandings involving debts, duels,
land, livestock and love!
Natalie, a slightly desperate heiress, is
eager to marry Nicholas, if they can only
stop fighting long enough for him to propose;
Henry, a retired officer of the Hussars, has
no intention of flirting with anyone, let alone
falling in love or marrying. But, as the best
tee-shirts say, “stuff happens”. The outcome
is a post-Christmas double dessert designed
to banish January blues.
Post show discussion on Mon 19 Jan
Tickets €26 |Concession €23 | Opening Night €19 | Students €9 (Mon – Thu)
Wed 14 – Sat 24 Jan | 8pm (excl. Sun 18 Jan)
Sun 25 Jan | 8pm
Tickets €26
DRAMA
THEATREclub presents
Heroin
THEATREclub’s award-winning show is an explosion of
the social history of Heroin in Ireland over the last forty
years. HEROIN is a radical staging of how we got here, and
how much we care.
This is the story you were never told about the new republic,
of the person you never saw, of what you built and then
demolished. It’s the big one, the bad one, the one you never
thought you’d try. It’s everything that ever happened to us, the
words that were never spoken and how the ones we voted for kicked
us in the teeth.
Age recommendation 16+
Post show discussion on Tue 3 Feb
An Evening of Nostalgia with
Brendan Bowyer
HEROIN was developed in collaboration with the staff and clients of Rialto Community
Drug Team - Mark Kenny, Billser Lennon, Tony May & Graham Ryall, Rachel Keogh, Gerard
Kelly, Conor Cillian Madden & Ryan O’Connor.
The book “Dying to Survive” by Rachel Keogh is read from during the performance.
THEATREclub are part of PROJECT CATALYST, an initiative of Project Arts Centre and grant
aided by CREATE, The Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
Direct from Las Vegas, the legendary Brendan Bowyer and band
will perform all of his many hits in this concert of pure nostalgia.
Brendan, today, has the same high energy he was renowned
for in the exciting days of The Royal Showband and The Big
Eight and will be joined on stage by very a special guest, his
daughter Aisling.
A concert not to be missed!
MUSIC
Tickets €18 | Concession €16
Students €9
Mon 4 – Fri 8 Nov, 8pm
Tue 3 & Wed 4 Feb | 8pm
FAMILY
Theatre Lovett presents
The Girl Who Forgot
to Sing Badly
Sometimes it takes a girl-sized human
to solve an adult-sized problem.
Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers.
They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even
bikes into brown paper bags. And all the while
Peggy sings with the voice of an angel – a grossly
unfortunate angel, who can’t sing at all.
But one day work stops working, and the jobs stop
coming, and Peggy steps outside to find that winter
has arrived… and everyone in her city gone!
Ingenious performer Louis Lovett leads the
audience on an untamed adventure that crosses
snowy lands and wild seas. As Peggy desperately
tries to save the day, we learn about love, loss,
the reassurance of goats, and the courage to sing
gloriously on or off-key.
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the theatrical equivalent of
going to bed on Christmas Eve
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Not only works, it wows
The New York Post
Age recommendation 7+
60 minutes. No interval.
The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly was originally produced by
The Ark in association with Theatre Lovett
Adult €12 | Children €9 | Family Price €35 for 4 tickets
PUBLIC
Thu 29 Jan | 7pm
Sat 31 Jan | 2pm & 4pm
Schools
Wed 28 Jan | 10am & 12pm
Thu 29 Jan | 12pm
Fri 30 Jan | 10am & 12pm
Thu 5 – Sat 7 Feb | 8pm
Tickets €22 | Concession €20
DRAMA
Catalpa
by Donal O’Kelly
A classic of modern Irish theatre, Catalpa is the story of
the daring 1875 whale ship rescue of six Irish prisoners
from Fremantle penal colony in Australia - all in the
vibrant imagination of a screenwriter, the best movie
never made.
A celebration of the power of live theatre, Catalpa has heroes
and visionaries, political intrigue and personal loyalty, with hot
romance, mixed-up rebels and battles at sea.
Written & Performed by Donal O’Kelly | Live music by Trevor Knight
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Exuberant, exhilarating, magical
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A soaring rip-roaring one-man adventure
It's the Real McCoy
Washington Post
Return of the Irish comedy
that will have you in stitches!
It’s The Real McCoy is a new Irish comedy that has been
packing in huge audiences and has people rolling in the
aisles with laughter from start to finish. This laugh a line
play has sold-out 80 venues to date so you’re in for a real
theatre treat as this two-hour show will have you reaching
for the hankies by the fistful!
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When it comes to comedy this
production really is
The Real McCoy
Munster Express
COMEDY
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Tickets €18 | Concession €16
Students €9
Mon 4 – Fri 8 Nov, 8pm
Tue 10 Feb | 8pm
Wed 11 & Thu 12 Feb | 8pm
COMEDY
Tickets €22 | Concession €20
Lisa Richards presents
PJ Gallagher
Concussion
The star of Naked Camera, Next Week’s News and Meet
your Neighbours makes his highly anticipated come back at
the Everyman with his brand new show ‘Concussion’.
PJ has played sold out shows throughout Ireland and at the
biggest and best comedy festivals that the country has to offer
including Kilkenny Cat Laughs and The Vodafone Comedy Carnival.
PJ was with us last November in the hit comedy Singlehood and we
are delighted that he will joined on his return with co-stars Eric Lalor
and Joanne McNally who will provide support on the night.
Weighing In
Soap Stars On The Scales... Just Weight For it!
Easi-Slim's new member Pam McGowan has it all. A fabulous home,
two perfect kids and a successful husband. Having lost four stone,
Pam is only attending meetings to maintain her svelte figure.
Breda has been struggling with her weight and is thinking about
abandoning the diet – until Pam takes her in hand and power
walks her into a new way of life.
Performed by Rose Henderson (Fair City, Father Ted) and
Isobel Mahon (The Clinic, Glenroe)
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Pacey, tender and packed with
laughs, Weighing In is a calorie
– free treat
The Sunday Times
COMEDY
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Tickets €22 | Concession €20
Mon 4 – Fri 8 Nov, 8pm
Sat 14 Feb | 8pm
OPERA
Devilishly Good Plays
The Everyman and Cork Operatic Society
present
A series of rehearsed readings
Inspired by our forthcoming production of Gounod’s spectacular opera – FAUST – we’re
showing you a range of theatrical takes on dances with the devil…
Join us in the bar to hear these wonderful works read in rehearsed readings by a local
cast of actors.
The Seafarer
Mon 16 Feb | 7.30pm
Tickets €5
by Conor McPherson
Directed by Eoin Ó hAnnracháin
During a Christmas Eve card game, the familiar-looking stranger Mr. Lockhart
reminds Sharky of the bargain he made when they last met in prison—and
Sharky suddenly finds himself playing a game with the stakes set at his soul.
The Master and
Margarita
Tue 17 Feb | 7.30pm
Tickets €5
by Mikhail Bulgakov, adapted by Edward Kemp
Directed by Gavin McEntee
A mysterious stranger and his retinue have astonished the locals of Stalin’s
Moscow with the magic show to end all magic shows and have quite literally set
the town alight. But what’s the real purpose behind their visit?
The Strange Undoing
of Prudencia Hart
Thu 19 Feb | 7.30pm
Tickets €5
by David Greig | Directed by Julie Kelleher
One wintry morning Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a
conference. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits
her there. Inspired by the border ballads - and delivered in a riotous romp of
rhyming couplets, devilish encounters and wild karaoke - Prudencia’s dreamlike journey of self-discovery unfolds.
Faust
By Charles Gounod
Prepare to be mesmerised by one of the
most highly anticipated shows of the year.
Following the success of Der Vampyr,
Orpheus and Pagliacci, The Everyman and
Cork Operatic Society promise to thrill
audiences once again as they join forces
to present a new and daring production of
Charles Gounod’s Faust.
Premiered in Paris in 1859, Faust is based
on the legend of a man who sells his soul
to the devil in exchange for knowledge
and power. It was once one of the most
popular and most performed operas in the
world and has had a powerful influence on
composers and writers for centuries. Join Cara O’Sullivan and Jung Soo Yun, in
his Irish debut, with an incredible cast
of Irish and international singers, a 42
piece orchestra and the chorus of Cork
Operatic Society. This visually stunning and
musically enchanting production promises
to push all boundaries with its rich melodic
score and darkly seductive storyline
underscored with spectacular staging and
deeply dramatic performances.
DIRECTED & CONDUCTED BY
JOHN O’BRIEN
DESIGNED BY LISA ZAGONE
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an operatic spectacle
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The Irish Times – Der Vampyr June 2014
HOTEL ISAACS
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HOTEL ISAACS
CORK
A visually gorgeous and
musically compelling
production
The Irish Times – Orpheus Sept 2013
Tickets €45 | €36 | €20
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magnificently imagined
and superbly realised
Irish Examiner – Pagliacci June 2012
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Fri 20, Sat 21, Tue 24, Fri 27 & Sat 28 Feb | 7.30pm
Wed 25 Feb | 8pm
SCHOOLS
Tickets €20
Cyclone Rep, in association with The Everyman, presents
The Shakespeare
Sessions
Entertaining and engaging student centred performances
of Shakespeare’s texts. Each performance includes a
scholarly review clarifying the main themes as well as
discussions with the students and the opportunity to participate.
Eilish O’Carroll from Mrs. Brown'S Boys stars in
Live Love Laugh
Mon 2 Mar
The Othello Session
Tue 3 Mar
Wed 4 Mar
Thu 5 Mar
The King Lear Session
The King Lear Session
The Merchant Session
Fri 6 Mar
The Romeo & Juliet Session
To enquire about school bookings please contact the Cyclone Rep Sales Team on
021 235 5356 or [email protected] | Please contact box office for public booking
enquiries.
Book quickly!
Many shows already sold out!
Best known as Winnie McGoogan in her brother Brendan’s
successful BBC sitcom, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Eilish comes into her
own here with this reflective look on an eventful life that includes
a strict Catholic upbringing, two failed marriages (one of them
abusive), and coming out as a lesbian at the age of 50.
Live Love Laugh is a warm, witty triumph that joyously
celebrates being true to yourself and is one of the most life
affirming hours you could hope to spend in the theatre.
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Laugh out loud funny
Edinburgh Evening News
COMEDY
Tickets €14 | Public Balcony €10
Mon 4 – Fri 8 Nov, 8pm
Mon 2 – Fri 6 Mar | 10am & 1pm
Tue 3 - Thu 5 Mar | 8pm
Tickets €18 | Concession €16 | Students €9
COMEDY
Des Bishop
Coming Home
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Des is coming home after spending over a year in China
and has some fun stories to tell: from working in a
restaurant in the North East for a month to trying to find a
wife in a Marriage park; plus some great journeys with Leo
his co-worker from the Abrakebabra days.
Pat Moylan presents
Beowulf: The Blockbuster
Written and performed by Bryan Burroughs
With more 5 star reviews than you could ever wish for, sold-out shows,
and an ‘Acting Excellence’ award, Beowulf: The Blockbuster emerged as
the number one show to see at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Gripping, witty, poignant and vastly entertaining, this triumph of a play
reminds us that life is not about how we die, but about how we live.
But he also can't wait to tell you about all the things he missed
about home: democracy, milk, sarcasm and so much more. Most
importantly though Des just can't wait to speak English without
being censored. Absence makes the heart grow funnier, so come and
check out this unique show.
Age suitability 18+
You’ll be talking about this long after you leave the theatre.
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No props, gimmicks or special
effects – just BRILLIANT THEATRE
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Post show discussion on Wed 4 Mar
Originally developed as part of ‘Show in a Bag’, an artist
development initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble:
The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute to resource
theatre makers and actors.
DRAMA
Tickets €27 | Concession €24
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Mar | 8pm
DRAMA
Witness
by Carmel Winters
Written by Carmel Winters (B for Baby and
Best Man) Witness is a spell-binding portrait
of a mother and son, whose powerful story
will pin you to your seats from start to
breathless finish.
Two years ago Shannon's teenage son did
something that shocked the nation. She
has finally agreed to a public telling of what
happened and why. But while the feisty young
mum tells us one story, we see a very different
story unfold onstage, as her son Stephen
relives not just his own history, but also the
past his mother denies.
Based in part on the award-winning feature
film Snap, Witness is a theatrical tour-deforce from Irish Times Best New Play winner
Carmel Winters and leading actress Kate
Stanley Brennan.
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riveting, satisfying,
emotional and powerful...
Brennan's performance
is nothing short of
perfection
Red Curtain Review
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Post show discussion on Wed 11 Mar
Tickets €22 | Concession €20 | Students €9 (Tue – Thu)
Tue 10 – Sat 14 Mar | 8pm
DRAMA
Pat Egan presents by arrangement with Gerry
Barnes & Decadent Theatre Company
The Pillowman
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by Martin McDonagh
Acclaimed writer and director of In Bruges &
Seven Psychopaths
Winner of 2 Tony Awards & Olivier Award for
Best New Play
The Pillowman is a viciously funny and savage
tale about a writer in a totalitarian state who is
interrogated about the gruesome content of his
short stories and their similarities to a number of
child murders that are happening in his town.
Starring David McSavage (Savage Eye, Calvary),
Gary Lydon (LOVE/HATE, Calvary, The Guard),
Peter Campion (LOVE/HATE, London Irish) and
Michael Ford-FitzGerald (Defender of the Faith)
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spellbinding mix of
horror and wit
The Irish Times
stunner of a play
The New York Times
Post show discussion on Wed 18 Mar
Directed by Andrew Flynn
Tickets €26 | Concession €22 | Opening Night €15 | Students €9 (Mon only)
Mon 16 – Sat 21 Mar | 8pm
Mon 23 – Wed 25 Mar | 8pm
COMEDY
Tickets €18 | Students €9
Interactive Theatre International, in association with
Ten42 Productions, The Everyman & The Gresham
Metropole Hotel, presents
Faulty Towers
The Dining Experience
After two sell-out runs, Basil, Sybil and Manuel return to
MacCurtain Street with their feast of comic delights, some
familiar, some off the cuff, but all with a “Faulty” seasoning
and a guarantee to keep you laughing all the way to dessert.
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Bigger Picture Projects presents
Postscript
By Noelle Brown and Michéle Forbes
Based on a true story of an adopted person’s search for identity.
a once in a lifetime
dining experience!
British Theatre Guide
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Performances take place at The Gresham Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain Street.
All bookings must be made through The Everyman no later than 5pm on the
previous day.
Actor and playwright Noelle Brown was born into a mother and
baby’s home in Cork in the 1960’s and adopted at 8 weeks old. The
story begins 35 years later when Noelle embarks on a journey to
uncover her true identity and how the system, both church, and
state made every step so difficult.
Told through the eyes of a private investigator, it is a
poignant and humourous account of an adopted person’s
search for identity through a series of letters.
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a powerful piece of work
The Irish Times
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Post show discussion on Tue 24 Mar
DRAMA
Tickets €49.50 (includes 3 course set menu
with tea/coffee as part of the performance)
Mon
– Fri298Mar
Nov,| 7.30pm
8pm
Tue
24 –4Sun
FAMILY
The Cat in
the Hat
By Dr Seuss
Based on the much loved book by Dr Seuss,
The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first
theatre experience for young children.
From the moment his tall, red and white striped
hat appears around the door, Sally and her
brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the
funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever
met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of
ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing
adventure. But what will mum find when she
gets home?
Expect towering hats, mischief and an
imagination recharge!
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a sharp, vibrant and deliciously
daft story told beautifully and
perfectly for children
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Age recommendation 3+
Running time 45 mins
Play originally produced by the National Theatre of
Great Britain. Adapted and originally directed by
Katie Mitchell. Presented by arrangement with
Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre
International of New York.
Tickets €15 | Family price €50 for 4 tickets
Thu 26 – Fri 27 Mar | 1pm & 4pm
Sat 28 Mar | 11am & 1pm
Sat 4 Apr | 8pm
MUSIC
Tickets €18 | Concession €15
The Everyman
Sunday Songbook
That's Entertainment!
Sing along to the wonderful MGM Musicals!
Escape into the wonderful world of the big MGM musicals
with delightful stories and classic hits from Singing in the
Rain, New Moon, Brigadoon, Rosemarie, Gigi, The Desert
Song, and many, many more! We will even project the words
onto our giant screen so all you have to do is bring your voices!
Our Songbook regulars Linda Kenny, Damian Smith and Michael
Twomey will be joined on stage with special guest Ryan Morgan
and our fabulous Songbook band.
Bernard O’Shea
Directed by Cathal MacCabe
What to Expect When You’re Not
the One Expecting
Bernard O'Shea, host of RTE Radio 2FM's Breakfast Republic brings
his brand new show to the Everyman promising a night of laughter.
Best known as resident roving reporter and Georgia Salpa’s love
interest on RTÉ’s hugely popular Republic of Telly, Bernard is a
regular at numerous comedy festivals including The Cat Laughs
Comedy Festival in Kilkenny and The Vodafone Comedy Festival
in Dublin. His Edinburgh Fringe debut received a 5 star review
from the Scotsman in 2008.
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The depth of his freewheeling
comic talent is obvious.
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Tickets €23
Mon
4 –Apr
Fri|87.30pm
Nov, 8pm
Sun 19
DRAMA
Silent Chuckler Productions presents
The Turn
of the Screw
By Henry James
"A ghost story that tells the tale of an apparition
appearing to a child always lends the tale a
certain ‘turn of the screw.’ But if one child lends
the tale one turn, what then can be said of two
children?”
Based on Henry James' novella of the same
name, The Turn of the Screw concerns a young
Governess who finds herself taking charge of two
children in the beautiful manor of Bly. Not willing
to disappoint the children's charming Uncle, she
agrees to his one condition, that he must never
contact her. When Miles, the young nephew, is
expelled from school without an explanation she
finds herself dealing with horrors the Master
concealed from her alone.
What is Mrs. Grose the house-keeper trying to
keep secret? Who is the strange ghostly figure
that haunts the Manor grounds? And what is it
about Miles that strikes her as….evil?
Directed by Killian Collins
Performed by Mark Griffin
and Irene Kelleher
Post show discussion on Wed 8 Apr
Tickets €20 | Concession €18 | Students €9 (Tue – Thu)
Tue 7 – Sat 11 Apr | 8pm
DRAMA
Patrick Talbot Productions presents
God Bless
the
Child
First confessions are the hardest!
A play based on
stories by
Frank O'Connor
Adapted for the stage
and directed by Patrick Talbot
The short stories of Cork born Frank O'Connor
are universally regarded as being classics of
their kind and after a hugely successful run last
summer God Bless the Child returns as part of
an extensive national tour. Three of O’Connor’s
funniest stories: My Oedipus Complex, The Genius
and First Confession are brought together within
a single full-length play, which promises a hugely
entertaining and uplifting night of theatre.
Performed by Ciaran Bermingham, Shane Casey
and Gary Murphy.
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a highly entertaining
adaptation of three
of O’Connor’s funniest
short stories
The Irish Examiner
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Post show discussion on Wed 15 Apr
Tickets €26 | Concession €23 | Students €9 (Mon – Thu)
Mon 13 – Sat 18 Apr | 8pm
DRAMA
Asylum Productions presents
The Chronicles
of Oggle
by Peter Gowen
Meet Pakie. An orphan, a storyteller, an adventurer,
a survivor. He may not be the sharpest sandwich in
the toolbox, but Pakie knows a thing or two about the
history of his native town – from the vicious Vikings,
to the less-than Christian Brothers. Pakie’s a laugh
a minute… but Pakie’s got secrets. Secrets the God
fearing people of Oggle may not be ready to hear.
Written and performed by Peter Gowen (Charlie,
Love/Hate, The Butcher Boy), and directed by Donal
Gallagher (Love, Peace & Robbery), this is a hilarious
and heart-breaking story of small towns and even
smaller minds.
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a comic tale of our times –
startling, enjoyable and sad – a
sharply faceted performance
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The Irish Times
funny, lyrical ... evocative…
a timely piece of work
Irish Theatre Magazine
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Post show discussion on Tue 21 Apr
Tickets €22 | Concession €20 | Opening Night €17 | Students €9 (Mon – Thu)
Mon 20 – Sat 25 Apr | 8pm
Tue 28 & Wed 29 Apr | 8pm
Tickets €22 | Concession €20
Students €9
DRAMA
Rise Productions presents
The Games
People Play
by Gavin Kostick
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An Gríanán Theatre presents
Described as “THE state of the nation play for the
negative equity generation,” this is a radical re-working
of the Tír na nÓg myth. Niamh and Oisín were sold the
dream – the house, the life, the kids. But what do you do when
everything you ever dreamed of still isn’t enough?
a genuinely accomplished and imaginative
take on post-boom family destruction
Sunday Independent
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WINNER – BEST NEW PLAY, IRISH TIMES THEATRE AWARDS 2014
Frank Pig Says Hello
Post show discussion on Thu 30 Apr
BY PAT MCCABE
Pat McCabe is one of Ireland’s most daringly original writers. Frank
Pig Says Hello is his stage version of his highly acclaimed novel The
Butcher Boy which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Set in 1960’s rural Ireland, it is a poignant and provocative
journey into the heart and mind of Francie Brady, a young man
driven beyond the boundaries of his mental and emotional
health. Over 30 characters are played by two versatile actors,
Patrick McBrearty and Stefan Dunbar, in a powerfully
evocative and rewarding theatre experience.
DIRECTED BY DAVID GRANT
DRAMA
Tickets €20 | Concession €18 | Students €9
Mon
– Fri
8 Nov,
8pm
Thu
304Apr
– Sat
2 May
| 8pm
Sun 10 May | 8pm
FILM
Tickets €26 | Concession €23
Banff Mountain
Film Festival
Attracting sold out audiences across the globe, the world's
most prestigious mountain film festival is returning to Cork
with a selection of extraordinary short films from the world's
leading adventure film makers.
Through the big screen be transported to the world's last
great wild places, follow the expeditions of some of today's
most incredible adventurers, experience extraordinary footage
of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thoughtprovoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe.
Exhilarating and thought provoking, this is a must-see for anyone with
a spirit of adventure!
Soweto Spiritual
Singers
Fresh sounds, inspirational harmonies and fabulous dance
make this an irresistible performance expressing the spirit of
Africa.
Soweto Spiritual Singers is a 27 strong member vocal
ensemble showcasing Africa and the Diaspora Spiritual,
Folk and Traditional Music and Dance. Their music
is truly inspirational, a shout of joy, a towering
onslaught of exuberance with earthy rhythms and rich
harmonies which uplift the soul.
An infectiously feel-good experience for all ages.
MUSIC
Tickets €14 | Concession €12
Mon 4Sun
– Fri248May
Nov,| 8pm
7pm
DRAMA
Tom Crean
Antarctic Explorer
Written and performed
by Aidan Dooley
Watch Aidan Dooley skilfully bring Tom
Crean’s story, a testament of human fortitude
against the elements of Antarctica, to life in
this remarkable and uplifting show.
Hear the riveting true stories of Crean’s
explorations as one of the few men to serve
with both Scott and Shackleton and to survive
the three famous expeditions: Discovery, Terra
Nova and Endurance.
This grippingly vivid, surprisingly funny
account of sheer heroism in the face of
impossible odds, gives new life to the memory
of one of Ireland’s unsung heroes.
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a remarkable and uplifting
piece of theatre, gives
everything and asks nothing
Sunday Independent
This magnetic revelation of a
fascinating character simply
compels a standing ovation
The Irish Times
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Post show discussion on Thu 21 May
Tickets €26 | Concession €23 | Students €12 (Tue – Thu)
Tue 19 – Sat 23 May | 8pm / School Performance Wed 20 May | 11am
E
DRAMA
Patrick Talbot Productions presents
Des Keogh as
George Bernard Shaw in
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My Fair Ladies
Celebrating this, his 80th year, one of Ireland’s
most renowned actors and performers, Des
Keogh, gets to fulfil a life-long ambition to play
legendary Irish man of letters George Bernard
Shaw.
Following the phenomenal success of The LoveHungry Farmer by John B. Keane, and hot on
the heels of his appearance in the acclaimed
revival of Moll at the Gaiety Theatre, Des will now
perform in this hugely entertaining new play,
which he also devised, about the many ladies
in the extraordinary life of one of the greatest
playwrights of all time.
George Bernard Shaw was the author of
Pygmalion, which became the universally
acclaimed film My Fair Lady. Other titles include
Arms and the Man, St Joan, Heartbreak House,
Major Barbara and countless others. He was also
a hugely controversial essayist and commentator.
Shaw not only shared anecdotes about the loves
of his life, but also his forthright views on sex,
marriage and celibacy.
Join Des Keogh as he becomes George Bernard
Shaw in a special evening of wit, passion and
humour in this a very special year.
Tickets €26 | Concession €23 | Students €9 (Mon – Thu)
Mon 25 – Fri 29 May | 8pm
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Postscript
Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience
The Cat in the Hat
Bernard O'Shea
The Turn of the Screw
God Bless the Child
The Everyman Sunday Songbook
The Chronicles of Oggle
Ultra-flex School of Dance
Frank Pig Says Hello
The Games People Play
Soweto Spiritual Singers
Ballet Theatre Ireland
Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Des Keogh in My Fair Ladies
Updates by Antonietta D’Amico
Matched: Every Man’s Guide to
Campaigns of the Heart
Brendan Bowyer
The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly
Heroin
It's the Real McCoy
Catalpa
Weighing In
PJ Gallagher
Devilishly Good Plays
Faust
Live Love Laugh
The Shakespeare Sessions
Beowulf: The Blockbuster
Des Bishop
UCC Dance
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