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contents how to book 1 PATRONS 2 online www.corkmidsummer.com FRIENDS 3 INTRODUCTION 5 by phone 021 4905004 AT A GLANCE 6–7 in person EVENTS 8–39 Festival Box Office At Triskel Arts Centre, MAP 46–47 Tobin Street, Cork THANKS 48 Mon – Sat, 12 – 6pm No booking fees. No extra charge for credit cards. Where applicable concessions are available for in- person bookings only for students, senior citizens, the unwaged and persons with a disability. Proof of eligibility must be provided. See www.corkmidsum- mer.com for all booking terms and conditions. at the venues cork opera house/ triskel christchurch half moon theatre South Main Street, Cork Emmet Place, Cork +353 85 241 6624 +353 21 427 0022 triskelart.com corkoperahouse.ie (Booking fee may apply) the firkin crane theatre John Redmond Street, everyman Shandon, Cork palace theatre +353 21 4507487 MacCurtain Street, Cork firkincrane.ie +353 21 450 1673 everymanpalace.com murphy’s spiegeltent (Booking fee may apply) Beamish and Crawford Brewery, South Main Street, Cork For venue-specific terms and conditions, please visit the venue’s website. every little helps. from patrons friends have as little as €25 you can be safe in the knowledge more fun! that you’ll be helping us to maintain and grow this great festival of ours 2 grandissimo sensation €1,500 GOOD FRIEND €25 – €99 GREAT FRIEND €100 (€180 for double) 3 Make a Good Friend donation to the Purchase an Annual Single Membership BJS Consultants Festival of any amount from €25 – €99 for €100 or Double Membership for €180, and in return you will receive the and in return you will receive the following following benefits: great benefits: – Two invitations to the exclusive Cork Midsummer – Two invitations to the exclusive Cork Midsummer Festival Launch in May. Festival Launch in May. – A listing as a Friend in our Festival brochure and on – A listing as a Friend in our Festival brochure and on HOTEL & LEISURE CLUB the Festival website. the Festival website. – 10% discount for TWO meals in a selection – 10% discount for two meals in a selection of of restaurants. restaurants (With a double membership you will receive a 10% discount for FOUR meals in a selection of restaurants). molto grande sensation €1,000 – Two complimentary tickets (single membership) / four complimentary tickets (double membership). show your Tickets chosen from specific Festival events. – Two complimentary tickets to the Festival Club support for one night, Monday to Friday (Club with full bar license with entertainment nightly, open till late). grande sensation €500 — jointoday – Exclusive priority booking before the box office opens Tel +353 21 421 5133 or email to the public with personal assistance for all your [email protected] Partnership booking needs. Europe – New benefit: Enjoy an exclusive great friends’ drinks reception during the Festival—details when you sign up! cusack logo:Layout 2 19/04/2011 22:24 Page 1 C uSaC K PRoJeCTS L M D friends 2011 i iTe Anne Clarke Eleonor McCarthy Paul O’Connell Yossi Moore Jane- Anne Rothwell Tina Horgan Tim Harley Carrie Griffin Rosarii Harrington Stephaine Cooper Murieann Michelle Johnson Natasha Lynch Bob Crowley Margaret O’Sullivan Donnacha Crowley Ed & Marie Fitzgerald Donnacha Loftus Gareth Fleming Sara-Jane Power Ray Boland John Crowley Kathleen O’Donovan Christine Moore Gareth Fleming Peter Machale John McCarthy Sean Kearns Jennifer Whyte Fionn Woodhosue Justin O’Mahon Deirdre Mailin Loughlin Deegan Alan Cournane Trish Murphy Sue & Stan McAllister Nike Quaife Colm Roberts Catherine Kirwin Amy O’Connell Jonathan White Maria Buckley R. Stack Patrick Creedon Ann Riordan Noel Daly Mick O’Shea Siubhan McCarthy Jackie Butler Pat Ruane Allin Gray Hugh McCarthy Karen O’Driscoll Laura Harte Adam D’arcy Carla Manning Colette Kelleher Barbara O’Meara Sheila Cahalane hello and welcome 4 5 Take a bow! The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, Our theatre programme sees both midsummer nights at the spiegeltent. define who we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride hammergrin and corcadorca present In a new location, this beautiful mirrored in the enormous reputation our artists have earned around the world. intimate pieces and we’re delighted tent with bar and food facilities is to host the premiere of the corn guaranteed to give you and your friends The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of exchange’s man of valour at the a great night out with artists such as taxpayers’ money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends Everyman Palace Theatre, whose hit camille o’sullivan, jape, cathy davey, come in the form of a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, freefall wowed audiences at the the coal porters, kormac’s big band educated, innovative work force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth Abbey Theatre, winning several Irish and murphy’s little big nights out with a 2.4 billion directly a year. Times Theatre Awards. thisispopbaby mick flannery and the walls. collaborate with neil watkins on the The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and strictly-for-adults-only the year of We are proud to programme plenty developing the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the magical wanking, which electrified of free and family events including Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, for 2011 is a65.2 Dublin audiences last year. the street performance world million, that’s around 80 cents a week for every household. championship, fast portraits by This year’s festival is as international leading contemporary dance company So, at the end of your next great festival experience, don’t forget the as ever, with Guinean acrobats cirque rex levitates, street theatre (guerilla role you played and take a bow yourself! mandingue and the UK’s penguin style) by macnas and pop-up shop and café performing at Cork Opera House. participation event home is where the Find out what’s on at Celebrating the final night of the festival art Is. Four of our young curators from www.events.artscouncil.ie is world renowned American artist 2010 have created solstice—transforming laurie anderson, making her first trip the old FÁS building for four days with 150 to Cork to play Triskel's amazing new artists, who will present everything from You can find out more about the arts here: Christchurch space—a must see gig. We works in progress to completed shows in www.artscouncil.ie couldn’t keep the spiegeltent away this a range of theatre, dance, music, visual year and, thanks to the generous support arts, talks and discussions as well as of Murphy’s, have a packed line up of events for families. music and cabaret events with murphy’s BOOK AT CORKMIDSUMMER.COM / 021 490500 street performance old father story heaven is under request latch tumble circus request programme latch the swingin’ bluecats sa11 world championship The Firkin Crane construction programme Secret Location mo20 Spiegeltent The Elysian Secret Location Murphy’s Spiegeltent Fitzgerald’s Park 12 & 2.30pm / p.30 Sirius Arts Centre The Elysian 10pm / p.13 7pm / p.20 8.30pm / p.12 10pm / p.13 10.15pm / p.24 From 12pm / p.32–33 2 – 5pm / p.35 8.30pm / p.12 féasta tumble circus request programme man of valour latch cap pas cap Patrick Street tu21 Spiegeltent The Elysian Everyman Palace Secret Location Murphy’s Spiegeltent 12 – 5pm / p.38 7pm / p.20 8.30pm / p.12 Theatre 10pm / p.13 10.30pm / p.24 6 street performance old father story heaven is under latch 8pm / p.16 7 su12 world championship The Firkin Crane construction Secret Location heaven is under irish examiner man of valour latch Fitzgerald’s Park 12 & 2.30pm / p.30 Sirius Arts Centre 10pm / p.13 we22 construction lunchtimes Everyman Palace Secret Location From 12pm/p.32–33 2 – 5pm / p.35 Sirius Arts Centre Murphy’s Spiegeltent Theatre 10pm / p.13 féasta 11am – 5pm / p.35 1pm / p.36 8pm / p.16 cathy davey Patrick Street breathe owl breathe request programme Murphy’s Spiegeltent 12 – 5pm / p.38 Murphy’s Spiegeltent The Elysian 10.30pm / p.24 tosca movement request programme west cork 7.30pm / p.21 8.30pm / p.12 mo13 Fitzgerald’s Park tu14 of sound The Elysian ukulele orchestra 7pm / p.27 Triskel Christchurch 8.30pm / p.12 Murphy’s Spiegeltent heaven is under summer afternoon man of valour the year of 1.10pm / p.14 10.30pm / p.22 th23 construction tea dance Everyman Palace magical wanking request latch Sirius Arts Centre Murphy’s Spiegeltent Theatre 8pm / p.16 Half Moon Theatre programme camille o’ sullivan Secret Location 11am – 5pm / p.35 12.30pm / p.26 10pm / p.17 The Elysian Murphy’s Spiegeltent 10pm / p.13 request programme 8.30pm / p.12 7.15pm / p. 19 home is where breathe owl breathe The Elysian little big nights out the art is Murphy’s Spiegeltent 8.30pm / p.12 Murphy’s Spiegeltent old father story irish examiner request programme jape Venue TBC 7.30pm / p.21 10.30pm / p.25 latch we15 The Firkin Crane lunchtimes The Elysian Murphy’s Spiegeltent 12 – 6pm / p.37 Secret Location 11am / p.30 Murphy’s Spiegeltent 8.30pm / p.12 10.30pm / p.22 10pm / p.13 1pm / p.36 heaven is under latch construction camille o’ sullivan Secret Location fr24 heaven is under the blue boy tomorrow, in a year latch Sirius Arts Centre Murphy’s Spiegeltent 10pm / p.13 construction Granary Theatre Cork Opera House Secret Location 11am – 5pm / p.35 7.15pm / p.19 Sirius Arts Centre 3pm & 6pm / p.17 8pm / p.9 10pm / p.13 11am – 5pm / p.35 request