Appendix 5
The Alley Arts and Conference Programme Autumn/Winter 2019
Name of Show Date of Show Event/Show Information
Mindset Monday is all about learning easy, but proven techniques that will help you Mindset Mondays 2 September – 2 December live life on your terms.
Individual and group guitar Saturday Morning Guitar Club 7 September-14 December lessons by Ciaran Gallen.
Boogie with Jo and sing and Jo Jingles 7 September dance to Jo's favourite songs
Irish Country Artist and Dancing With The Stars contestant Cliona Hagan embarks on her Cliona Hagan 13 September headline Irish Concert Tour.
This colourful, fast-paced all singing and dancing show is a fun and gentle re-telling of the classic fairy-tale of Little Red Little Red Riding Hood 14 September Riding Hood.
Come along for a great night of music by local singer songwriter Brian Hasson Album Launch 20 September Brian Hassan.
Join wildlife filmmaker Colin Stafford-Johnson on a journey Wild Atlantic Journey with Colin of discovery along the western Stafford Johnston 21 September seaboard of Ireland.
This Autumn‘Echoes’ our new music evening curated by Echoes of the Alley 26 September- 27 December singer – songwriter Darren
Family Friendly Trad and Folk Comhaltas an Tsratha Báin - 28 September – 28 December Session
Join local song bird Katie Patton who will be taking on the role of Julie alongside musical extraordinaire Ryan An Evening of Julie Andrews 28 September Quinn.
Hatch - a story of Hatch transformation and new 5 & 6 October beginnings.
Join Keep It Country TV presenter and young entertainer Chrissy Mac in his first live concert with a live 7- piece band that will keep you Chrissy Mac & Friends 10 October entertained all night long
Set on the Donegal border, Frank McGuinness’s classic play tells the story of five workers in a beleaguered shirt factory who make a stand in the face of pay cuts & looming The Factory Girls 12 October redundancies.
The Every Voice Fringe Festival is back for another exciting programme in September and October in venues throughout Derry City and Strabane District Stand Up & Sing 18 October Council area.
The show includes live theatre, mime, puppetry and songs to Teddys Picnic & Alice in Wonderland 19 October join in with.
This original musical pays great tribute to classic horror flicks yet is fresh, fun & full of Little Make Believe Pantomime 24-26 October surprises!
A Monster Vacation', join our favourite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a Hotel Transylvania 3 31 October luxury monster cruise.
An original retrospective on Phil Coulter 2 November the work of one of our finest, it’s a show for every lover of good music. A funny and affecting fictional story, told by a character called ‘Adam’ and offers insight into the experiences of growing up in the Northern Irish care system.
Removed 7 November Songs and stories woven delicately together with humour and high instrumental skills combined with a deep understanding of the universal stories in the folk music and how they still apply to us this Almost Irish with Chris McMullan 8 November day.
Caught In The Act is a laugh a minute comedy play “filled to the hoozle” with laughter and craic with a bit of mystery Conal Gallen 9 November thrown in for good measure!
Hairspray is a family friendly musical, piled bouffant-high Hairspray by Encore PAA 13-16 November with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. Good country music - a mixture of old time country and new Robert Mizzell 20 November music thrown in.
Bye Bye Baby are a jaw- dropping tribute to the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys and the timeless, iconic music of Bye Bye Baby - Tribute to Frankie Frankie Valli & The Four Valli & The Four Seasons 21 November Seasons.
Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC’s the Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz Neil Delamere returns to the Spirit Store with a brand new Neil Delamere 22 November show.
Led by Niamh Kavanagh, The Illeagals will take you on a journey for three hours of The Illeagals soulful harmonies, exciting riffs, blistering guitars and ‘25’ Tour – When Hell Froze Over 23 November unforgettable songs. An evening of classical music Education Authority Music Service provided by the EA youth Concert 25 November music service.
Scleip Gael Linn 26 November Talent competition
An evening of classical music Education Authority Music Service provided by the EA youth Concert 29 November music service.
Don't miss this chance to see the famous band and original Big Chief Flaming Star (Noel Brady) along with current Big Chief Geronimo (Raymond The Indians 30 November Kelly)
A musical Christmas show about family, friendship and fun where Winter finally returns giving us the present Lyngo Theatre – Heart of Winter 2 December we really want – lots of fluffy snow! Join us for a wonderful evening of art and entertainment with an exhibition launch and the amazing show “Walking in The An Evening with people with Air” with Knockavoe School Disabilities 3 December and Strabane Brass Band.
Sollus Highland dancers present their annual Christmas show, once again featuring up to 100 young talented dancers who will perform a mixture of traditional and newly Christmas with Sollus 6 December choreographed pieces.
Join all the pupils of St Columbas Primary School as they perform their annual The Christmas Pageant 10 & 11 December Christmas Show at the Alley
Join Strabane Chamber Choir Strabane Chamber Choir 13 December for a wonderful night of music. An evening of popular Johnny Cash Returns 14 December Cash songs.
Join us in this very heart- Christmas Carol Concert 17 December warming festive evening.
Packed with all of the traditional pantomime ingredients audiences expect, Aladdin features laugh-out- loud comedy, stunning Aladdin Pantomime 18 & 19 December scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses. Back by popular demand this will be seven years in a row that the Foreglen singer will perform a Christmas special at John McNicholl 21 December the Alley.
Join the Echoes of the Alley Echoes of the Alley Christmas Special 27 December participants over the past few months for a Christmas Special. Jazz is in the air this Christmas!!! Special guests will join Jazz Gazette quartet for an Jazz Christmas Special 28 December evening of festive numbers.
The Logues return to the Alley for what is now something of The Logues New Year’s Eve Eve an Alley tradition, their New Special 6 December Year’s Eve Eve Show.