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SPECIAL PARKING Galway City Council operates car parking in nearby SCREENING Tues 2 February 8.15pm Woodquay, Newtownsmith Car Park, Galway Cathedral Admission E8*/E6* Car Park and Black Box Car Park. Sleep Furiously Dir: Giddeon Koppel SPECIAL ASSISTANCE UK · 2008 · 94 minutes Please let us know - when booking your tickets - of WINTER/SPRING 2010 any special requirements so we can make your visit as “At the close of his recent and enjoyable as possible. If you book online, you should superb collection of essays, 17 Jan SERAPHINE Gray’s Anatomy, the political phone or email us to let us know of any special Dir: Martin Provost · France · 2008 · 125 mins philosopher John Gray urges requirements. 24 Jan HOME upon humanity a new quietism. Dir: Ursula Meier · France · 2008 · 97 mins “Other animals,” he writes, MOBILE PHONES “do not need a purpose in Mobile phones must be switched off. Pagers must be 31 Jan Mid-August Lunch life. A contradiction to itself, Dir: Gianni Di Gregorio · Italy · 2008 · 75 mins switched off. No cameras, no recording. Management the human animal cannot do reserves the right to confiscate offending equipment 7 Feb Welcome without one. Can we not think and offenders will be removed without refund. Dir: Philippe Lioret · France · 2009 · 110 mins of the aim of life as being simply to see?” It may seem an overly WELCOME! HOW TO BUY CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES 14 Feb Tales from a Golden Age simplified exhortation given BLACK BOX EVENTS Dir: Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Hello and welcome to the January/February/March 1. The Box Office is open to personal Concessions: are available to most shows the dire predicament we have Events in the Black Box are either stand up Popescu, Ioana Uricaru · Romania, France · 2009 · 131 mins programme of events for the Town Hall (this callers here at the Town Hall Theatre at for Senior Citizens, Unwaged and Students. got ourselves into, yet would it or seated; if seated, note seating is unreserved. year celebrating its 15th year) and the Black Box Courthouse Square Galway Please please note ID is required and is a 21 Feb BRIGHT STAR not make at least a good start Theatres. This season’s line up includes an eclectic condition of sale. Dir: Jane Campion · UK · 2009 · 119 mins on the road to recovery from Mon - Sat 10.00am - 7.30pm CONDITIONS OF SALE mix of drama, dance, film, comedy, concerts, our present soul-sickness if we Groups: Book a group of 10+ and get 10% We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or 28 Feb Surprise Film were to stand back and just musicals, magic, mediumship and pantomime - lots 2. Phone 091 569777 during above hours. Direct from Dublin International Film Festival. Visa, Access, Mastercard and Laser are discount. Some events excluded. Contact refunded unless a performance is cancelled or look? Now more than ever we of pantomime - so, as ever, there really is something Watch out for further details at later date. need films such as this: grave, box office for details. abandoned. Your statutory rights are not affected. for everyone in the audience! We hope to see you accepted. measured, subtly comic and *Telephone and personal bookings are subject to Please note the management reserve the right to 7 Mar White Ribbon soon and that you enjoy the shows - and the magic! INTERVAL DRINKS Dir: Michael Haneke · Austria, Germany · 2009 · 144 minutes beautifully wrought, free of Refurbishment Charge of 50-cent per ticket. make essential changes to the programme. Fergal Mc Grath, Theatre Manager (outgoing) Avoid the rush by ordering your interval polemic and yet offering a new For full list of conditions, see reverse of tickets. 14 Mar Tulpan way of seeing that is as old as 3. Buy online and view programme updates drinks before the show. Dir: Sergei Dvortsevoy · Germany, Kazakhstan · 2008 · 100 minutes Arcady. SLEEP FURIOUSLY is,
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Something always goes wrong when Wed 20 January 8pm putting on a play. Arguments, Money, E Romance. You’re lucky if it’s just Tickets 25* one thing. So at times it’s good to remember you’re Playing at Plays. Renmore’s 31st Annual Pantomime launches the LIVE ON STAGE! spectacular adventures of poor, kind-hearted ‘Mother ★ PADDY COLE 28, 29 & 30 December 2.30pm & 7.30pm Goose’ whose cottage is targeted by the evil Baxter (The Capitol Showband) 31 December 2.30pm Banker as the site for his new Super-Bank. ★ SEAN DUNPHY 1 & 2 January 2.30pm & 7.30pm His plans are thwarted when her magical goose starts (Eurovison 1967) 3 January 2.30pm to lay golden eggs. However, she loses her personal E E Tickets 16*/ 14* concession share of the ‘Celtic Tiger’ by exchanging her Goose for ★ SEAN O DOWD the chance to become young and beautiful. Through (Ding-A-Ling) PASG many comical and topical twists, Baxter, assisted by his devious daughter and two political jokers, meet their ★ TOMMY & JIMMY SWABRIGG The Frog Prince match in Fairy Harney; Gordon Goose marries Feena (Eurovision 1975 & 1977) Gale and Goodness wins out with laughter and song in Prince Ferdia has a problem. He is gradually turning into a frog and only the love ★ THE CONQUERORS SHOWBAND of a princess can break the spell. Maggie, the Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, also has the best pantomime tradition. (One of the Greatest!) problems. Her evil landlord Baron Graspalot wants to evict her. Will Ferdia find his Scripted by Panto Dame, Peter Kennedy who plays ★ LORRAINE MC DONALD princess before he goes green or will Maggie’s daughter Fiona distract him from ‘Mother Goose’, it also features a host of talented (Vocalist & Multi Instrumentalist) Brand new live show, featuring Keith’s his quest? To find out book now for PASG’s heart-warming, hilarious pantomime. Galway performers, stunning dance routines, sparkling Directed by Jaimie Carswell, with script by Maeve Ingoldsby and choreography by amazing magic, illusions and hypnosis! sets & costumes and the delightful little Renmore ★ ART SUPPLE Paula McGurrell, this year’s panto in the Black Box is not to be missed. Smurfs. This superb family entertainment is directed by (The Victors Showband) Brian & Seán Power.
Black Town Further details on website Town Town Black box Hall www.renmorepantomime.com Hall Hall box Theatre Theatre Studio Theatre Theatre Town Hall Music for Galway presents Studio FANTASIES AND FAIRYTALES The Music of Robert Schumann Tues 9 Feb - Tues 23 Mar Friday 22 - Sunday 24 January E E Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pm, Sun 3pm Tickets 20*/ 16* concession Tickets E6* - E20*, students E6* For special season ticket, student Mon 25 - Sat 30 January 8.30pm After its sell out success in October RESERVOIR deals and full programmes visit Tickets E13* Mon, E16*/E14* Tue - Sat DOGS returns for another run in Galway. The story www.musicforgalway.ie is set around a bungled jewellery store robbery. CONTEMPO QUARTET or contact Music for Galway Each gangster is assigned a colour, and instructed Galway Ensemble-in-Residence 091 705962 One Shot World not to discuss each other’s personal background EDUARD STAN piano or [email protected] RESERVOIR DOGS to minimise the chances of them being traced if someone were to be caught. RODION POGOSSOv baritone Adapted and Directed Cast includes Barry Keane, Mike O’Malley, Jude JOHANNES PEITZ clarinet spring Season by Graham Feeley Quigley, David Sullivan and Mark McCormack. A weekend of Schumann’s CHOPIN, SCHUMANN, MOZART, Fantasies, Forest Scenes, Fairytales, TCHAIKOVSKY, BEETHOVEN…and more! Dichterliebe and more… Music for Galway CoisCéim Dance Theatre Tues 26 January 8pm Celebrating 15 years of award-winning productions Tickets E18*/E15* concession Full programme details from Tue 9 Feb James Lisney, piano Aula Maxima Music for Galway 091705962 or Lunchtime Recital NUI Galway As You Are By Muirne Bloomer Thurs 28 January 8pm www.musicforgalway.ie E Wed 10 Feb James Lisney, piano Aula Maxima Who would you rather be: Superman or Clark Kent? We all Tickets 25* Lecture Recital: Learning from Chopin nUI Galway want to stand out from the crowd - but are we willing to pay Thu 11 Feb James Lisney, piano Aula Maxima the price? In Muirne Bloomer’s quirky world, six extraordinary An Evening of individuals are tested to the limit as they struggle for control Evening Recital NUI Galway Nostalgia with Fri 19 Feb Mathieu Van Bellen, violin Aula Maxima over themselves and each other. Tadashi Imai, piano NUI Galway By David Bolger Johnny Mc Evoy Tue 23 Feb Portico Quartet Bank of Ireland Theatre Faun An evening of ‘Song and Story’ featuring all of Knee Deep in the North Sea NUI Galway Nijinsky was worshipped as the greatest dancer of the twentieth century, but audiences rioted when they saw his Johnny’s many hit songs - haunting, evocative and Tue 23 Mar RTÉ National Symphony Leisureland first ballet, L’après midi d’un Faune. It is hard to tell what beautifully presented with many in the folk and Orchestra Salthill ballad style. Johnny’s New Album Never Smelt The Takuo Yuasa, conductor shocked them most, the bare feet, shameless sensuality or Roses is proving to be one of the most popular Mairéad Buicke, soprano revolutionary dance style. Mixing Debussy’s famous score with albums of 2009. Nicola Benedetti, violin Queen, David Bolger explores how dance still reconnects us “It is music’s lofty mission to shed light Tickets E22*/E18* concession with our feelings and imagination. But if nothing shocks us any on the depths of the human heart.” Town Town more, how can we ever really break free? Town Hall Robert Schumann Hall For details of free workshops, contact box office. Hall Theatre Theatre Theatre
Town Black Hall Box Theatre Theatre Fri 29 January 8pm Tickets E25*/E22.50* concession Thurs 4 - Sat 6 February 8pm Sat 30 January 8pm Tickets E18*/E15* concession JACK L Tickets E10* Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Galway Youth Orchestra Jack L aka Jack Lukeman returns to celebrate the release AT SWIM TWO BIRDS of his new album, The Story So Far - The Essential Collection. A Winter ConcerT So don’t miss what promises to be a wonderful evening By Flann O’Brien, adapted by Jocelyn Clarke of greatest hits in the comfort and intimacy of the Town Featuring all GYO performing groups under Hall Theatre. the direction of Michael Dooley, Paul Ezergailis, Joanne Cater and Peter Berrill. Sun 7 February 2pm & 4pm Sat 30 January 8pm Tickets E10* Tickets E25* Mon 1 February 8.30pm Lambert Puppet Theatre Aiken Promotions Tickets E20*/E16* concession ARDAL Snow White O’HANLON The Lambert Puppet Theatre with presenter Paula Gerard Logan in Lambert is now widely recognised as the Premier Wed 3 - Sat 6 February 8.30pm Stands Up Puppet Touring Theatre Company in Ireland and Tickets E15*/E12* concession Irish Tour 2010 THE RAPE OF also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in Theatres throughout Ireland, The UK Big Hand Productions A highly acclaimed stand up, Ardal LUCRECE and Europe. has toured to sell out audiences By William Shakespeare MOLLY BLOOM internationally (including extensive live From its earliest beginning the Lambert family has By James Joyce work across the US, Canada, Australia, Olivier award nominee and RSC been involved with RTÉ TV, working on the hugely Far East and Europe) and has released Performed by Eilin O’Dea actor Gerard Logan presents his popular series Wanderly Wagon. Paula Lambert two top ten stand up DVD’s (Ardal was the ‘Bosco’ voice on TV for seventeen years Directed by Patrick J Byrnes 5 star-winning solo performance O’Hanlon Live and Ardal O’Hanlon Live of Shakespeare’s great narrative and indeed Bosco is still a firm favourite with Molly Bloom’s soliloquy at the end of the James Joyce’s Ulysses in Dublin). Ardal’s extensive TV credits poem, about the terrible the younger children and will make a nostalgiac is recognised as one of the most famous female narratives in include the hugely successful Father Ted, crime of rape and its dreadful Following on from their acclaimed production of Flann O’Brien’s appearance in the opening part of the Show. modern literature. Sensuous, compelling and at times hugely My Hero and Doctor Who, several series consequences. The Third Policeman, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company present Flann Suitable for age groups up to ten years of age. funny , this soliloquy is the only time in Joyce’s seminal novel hosting The Stand Up Show and most O’Brien’s meta-fictional masterpiece,At Swim Two Birds. where Molly’s voice is heard. In it, we hear the otherwise silent recently guest-starred in Skins. Directed by the award-winning character bear her soul on life, love, sex and loneliness. Gareth Armstrong. “The tale explodes into a frenzy that belies the precision beneath its meticulous “O’Dea is every inch the sensualist Joyce imagined” THE Irish Times choreography. The performances are towering” The Sunday Times “The Sligo company gives O’Brien’s literary acrobatics exuberant treatment” Town Town Town Town The Sunday Times Town Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall studio Theatre Theatre Theatre Theatre BAILEY ALLEN HALL, NUIG Tues 9 - Sat 13 February 8pm Tues 16 February 8pm Mon 8 February 8pm Matinees Wed 10 & Thurs 11Feb 11am Tickets E38.50* Admission free but ticket required Tickets E12*Adult/E8* Student/ E Tony Anthony, Avanti Ministries 5* Children and OAPs NANCI Galway University Musical Society GRIFFITH THE WIZ (All rights reserved by Samuel French Inc.)
Tues 9 - Sat 13 February Tues, Thur, Fri & Sat 8pm, Tony Anthony, ex Kung Fu World Champion and past bodyguard Wed - Fri Matinees 1pm to the world’s elite, tells of his journey from the depths of hell in a Tickets E25*/E22* concession Cypriot prison to the heights of glory in finding true freedom. Group tickets of 10 or more are entitled to a 10% reduction Thurs 18 February 8pm Wed 10 - Sat 13 February 8.30pm Tickets E25*/E20* concession Second Age Theatre Company Tickets E12*/E10* concession HAMLET The Irish Youth WaterDonkey Theatre Whether performing her own poetically evocative By William Shakespeare material or the compositions of her influences, Russian Ballet Company Alan Stanford, one of the Ireland’s finest directors, returns to theT own Hall stage LOVE SONG friends, and peers, Nanci Griffith possesses a powerful gift for inhabiting the songs she sings LA SYLPHIDE with a new production of Hamlet. Inspired by T. S Eliot’s The Love Song of - for communicating unspoken intimacy and J. Alfred Prufrock WaterDonkey Theatre Hamlet is perhaps the most quoted, but least understood of all of Shakespeare’s heartache through her tender voice and lilting, Artistic Director of The Irish Youth Russian Ballet, present an experimental exploration of plays. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’s world comes crashing down. The King is dead, delicate phrasing. Her live performances on her Monica Loughman, is very pleased to bring her an eternal theme. Continuing to develop murdered by his uncle Claudius. His mother, the Queen marries Claudius and Irish tour will feature all her best known and production of La Sylphide to Galway. With Guest their own style of evocative and emotive The Wizard of Oz gets a Motown make-over in Hamlet must now avenge his father’s death. As Hamlet sets out on his act of best loved classic songs Principal Dancers Robert Gabdullin (Perm State theatre the Galway ensemble invite you Galway University Musical Society’s production of revenge, he is fraught by an intense psychological and philosophical struggle that plus tracks from her latest Ballet Company) and Hannah Windows (formerly to an evening of reflection and sensuality. The Wiz. Join Dorothy and Ease On Down the yellow asks some of the most fundamental questions about life and death. Marty Rea stars release The Loving Kind. English National Ballet), the young dancers of The as Hamlet with some of Ireland’s finest actors in the supporting roles that include brick road to the upbeat musical score of funk and Irish Youth Russian Ballet present this exciting tale Stephen Brennan as Polonius and Maeve Fitzgerald as Ophelia. soul! This fun-filled musical extravaganza promises Support by of love and deception set in 18th century Scotland. to be a great night’s entertainment for all ages! Liam Merriman.
Town Town Black Town Town Hall Hall Box Hall Hall Theatre Studio Theatre Theatre Theatre Town Sat 27 February 8pm Hall Theatre Sat 20 February 8pm Mon 22 February 8pm Tickets E30* Tickets E30* Tickets E25* MIKE DENVER with BRENDAN BOWYER Wed 24 - Fri 26 February 8pm in Concert Tickets E18*/E15* concession THE THREE TENORS Ireland’s most popular ‘Country’ singer Mike Denver Mon 22 Feb - Sat 27 February The last 2 years have seen The High Kings achieve KATS, Galway returns to Galway following his sell-out nationwide 8.30pm platinum status with their Debut CD and DVD & Star Violinist tour last year. Mike has already built up a huge Tickets E12*/E10* concession and complete 2 sellout tours in Ireland. Their HEDDA GABLER following in his relatively short time on the Irish circuit highest accolade yet came as they were voted Best By Henrik Ibsen The Perfect Gift! and long awaited Return… Here are the Boys that will Raise Your Spirits… and has achieved six ‘Hit’ Albums and two best selling Mephisto Theatre Newcomer and Best Folk Act at Irelands Music (a John Osborne adaptation) DVD’s. His new concert show is an excellent mix of Awards, sharing nominations with accomplished Have a Laugh with ‘Ireland’s Greatest Voices’.. Mike Denver hits, country classics and middle of the THE WORLD’S Irish acts such as the Wolfe Tones and The Dubliners. Idealistic heroine fighting society, a victim John Scott, David Martin, Declan Kelly road hits.With his excellent band and a super stage WIFE Bringing a rousing acoustic flavour to well-loved folk of circumstance, a prototypical feminist, Magical feel-good, beautiful songs from Elvis (Love me Tender), Sinatra (My Way), show this is a concert not be missed. songs, this new show will also feature songs from or a manipulative villain? Hedda Gabler is Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water), Leonard Cohen (Halleluja), By Carol Ann Duffy their highly anticipated new album. simply one of the great dramatic roles in Pavarotti (Nessun Dorma) and lots more! His special Guest on this tour is the legendary theatre. Don’t miss it! BRENDAN BOWYER, who is the most successful performer from the Showband era with eight No.1 An accessible journey through the dark records including The Hucklebuck, I ran all the Way world of the forgotten female. With a Wed 3 - Sat 6 March 8.30pm Home, The Holy City, etc. unique, visceral style, The World’s Wife Tickets E16*/E14* concession is a powerfully hypnotic show that Early booking advisable. features such characters as Mrs. Faust, Artemis Flow Theatre Mrs. Darwin and Queen Kong among (formerly TYGER) others. Back in Galway for its third run, this show is a guaranteed must-see. The Dove and “an exuberant ensemble… superb… touching… the Crow a powerhouse threesome…” METRO By Philip Doherty Cormac dropped out of college suddenly and fled to a new life in New York five years ago. US immigration had other ideas and now he’s back in small-town Ireland with a secret weighing heavily on his conscience.Comic and stirring new play. Directed by Jessica Curtis. Town Town Town Town Town Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Theatre Studio Theatre Theatre Studio Mon 1 - Sat 6 March 8pm Tickets E30*/E25* concession Tues 9 - Sat 13 March 8pm Tickets E20* Wed-Sat Tickets E15* Tues only Patrician Musical Society The Mikado By Gilbert & Sullivan Thurs 4 March 8pm Matinee 12 noon Tickets E18*/E16* concession E12 block booking rates for schools Splódar Theatre The Patrician Musical Society Company presents the hilarious Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Mikado. by Jeanie Linders DANCING AT Without a doubt, The Mikado is the LUGHNASA best known G&S show and is filled By Brian Friel with wonderful music and belly- aching laughs and this is a must for Featuring Adele King (Twink) and Linda Martin all the family. Dancing at Lughnasa is considered to be The smash hit comedy is back - after its 22 week sell out meet by chance at a lingerie sale. The all female cast makes one of the great theatrical successes Featuring Three Little Maids, I’ve Got Dublin season and sell-out Irish tour in 2007/8 this smash hit fun of forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and of modern times. This play of layered a Little List, The Sun and I, Tit-Willow show is back for its final Irish dates. chocolate binges. A sisterhood is created between these four meanings, conflicting rituals and family and Alone and Yet Alive, the show
women as they realise that menopause is no longer “The tensions has been described as ‘an also features some of the funniest With a script packed full of memorable one liners backed by Silent Passage”, but an unavoidable stage in every woman’s life. invocation of the interior landscape characters in musical theatre. an instantly recognisable soundtrack of 25 parodied versions of a group of human beings trapped in of 60s, 70s and 80s pop classics, the hilarious and uplifting Since March 2001, the hilarious Menopause The Musical has their domestic situation but also of the Directed by Tim Landers with Menopause The Musical is heading to the Town Hall Theatre! entertained and inspired audiences across the world. Grab wider landscape, interior and exterior, John Roe as Musical Director, early The all-singing, all-dancing comedy is set in a department your coat, your menopause medication and your friends for a Christian and pagan, of which they are booking is again advised. store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common fabulous and funny night out at the Town Hall Theatre. nonetheless a part’. ‘it’s impossible not to laugh’ New York Times ‘A warm-hearted show, bouncy and frivolous… the women who packed the Shaw loved it’. Town Black Town Sunday Times Hall Box Hall Theatre Theatre Theatre Black Town Box Thurs 18 - Sat 20 March 8pm Hall Theatre Tickets E20* Theatre Sat 20 March Doors 6pm Sun 21 March 3pm & 8pm E E Luan/Mon 8 Márta/Mar - First fight 7pm Tickets 16*/ 12* concession Tickets E25* (E30* ringside) Máirt/Tues 9 Márta/Mar Regina Rogers 10.30am & 1.30pm Tickets E10* School of Ballet Admission free to teachers Tribal Gala Concert Warfare Aisling Ghéar This colourful and entertaining Theatre Company programme features both Junior and Senior Ballet students, some of AN TRIAIL whom are members of the Irish Youth by Máiréad Ní Ghráda Russian Ballet Company. Highlights include excerpts from Act 2 of the beautiful ballet Giselle, Cinderella, Don Quixote and much more.
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Featuring Alan “The Cannon” SOMEONE WHO’LL Tues 16 March 8pm Featuring every single hit record Hannon, Kevin “Sandman” Moran, WATCH OVER ME Tickets E30* Smokie have had - and more. Paul Delaney, Paul “The Pitbull” This trip down memory lane Don’t miss the Irish Premiere of In 1998 a website was created allowing Hickey, Tim “Mad Dog” Murphy, by Frank McGuinness for one of the world’s greatest the longest running play to open people to anonymously share their own Benjamin “Son of Life” Davis and and most popular country rock Off-Broadway in years. true stories about their “First Times”. many more. Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is an imaginative bands will include songs like It became an instant phenomenon as depiction of life in captivity and how the The show features four actors in Something’s Been Making me Blue, over 70,000 stories poured in from For more information log on human spirit manages to prevail. This timeless hysterical and heartbreaking stories The Irish I’ll Meet You At Midnight, Don’t around the globe. to www.PointBlankGym.ie or classic has been described as ‘heartrendingly about first sexual experiences written Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll To Me, If You TribalWarfare.ie compassionate’ as well as ‘uproariously funny’. Collection by real people . . . just like you. Think You Know How To Love Me The verbal wit, physical comedy and emotive Show and indeed many more. A night themes are captured in this innovative and poignant production from one of Galway’s Town to remember! Town Black Town Hall Hall Box finest new theatre companies. Hall Theatre Theatre Theatre Studio Town Black Hall Box Theatre Wed 24 March 8pm Theatre Tickets E25* Refurbishment Initiative Over the past two years, we have You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life. AND COMING NEXT SEASON undertaken a significant number of Thurs 25 - Sat 27 March 8pm facility enhancements and technical RE-LIVE THE ABBA MAGIC Tickets E20*/E18* concession upgrades including the installation of WITH new seating, a state-of-the-art Digital One Shot World Projection System, a new telephone ABBAMANIA system, a database-driven box office THE FULL MONTY system and an infrared transmission/ Celebrating over 30 Years of Golden Hits loop system for the benefit of Tues 23 March 8pm Due to popular demand! members of the audience with a Tickets E27.50*/E25* concession THE FULL MONTY tells the story of six hearing impediment. unemployed men, four of them steel workers, There is little we can say about these legends of Irish Music that people who decide to form a male striptease act (à la We have also installed a new floor at McCadden Management the Black Box and recently re-painted don’t already know so don’t miss yet another one of their concerts Chippendale dancers) in order to gather enough here when you can hear them sing all their hits including I Will Love You, both theatres. Plans have been drawn THE FUREYS AND money to get somewhere else and for main up to next install a new (automated) When You Were Sweet 16, The Green Fields of France, The Old Man, Red character Gaz to be able to see his son. DAVEY ARTHUR Rose Café, From Clare To Here, Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway, Leaving flying system in the Town Hall Theatre and to undertake a range of Nancy, Steal Away etc. Early booking advised. www.thefureys.com other (mostly unseen yet essential technical) upgrades, as funding becomes available. Fri 26 - Sat 27 March 8pm Thurs 25 March 8pm Tickets E15*/E12* concession This ambitious programme will Tickets E20* require a total investment in the Compántas Lir region of E750,000 with the theatre committing to raising 1/3 of this itself ABBAMANIA are widely regarded as the An Evening with and to generating the balance from UK’s Top ABBA Tribute Band with countless I DO NOT LIKE THEE, a range of local and national sources. sensational LIVE performances to their credit Margaret DR FELL Black Box, Fri 9 April 8pm, Tickets E25* We already have E70,000 of our Hurdman which has taken them throughout Europe. Lyrics by Bernard Farrell own contribution in place and to assist the Theatre raise the additional SixABBA people are gather still one in aof locked the most room popular for Encounter groups Six people gather in a locked room for Encounter Internationally renowned The Spirit of pink floyd E180,000 within three years, we have Therapyin the thatworld promises today, from to probe ‘Dancing their Queen’ lives. T tohey Therapy that promises to probe their lives. They Psychic Medium ‘Waterloo’ their record breaking songs are introduced a 50-cent Refurbishment get more than they bargained for when Joe Fell get more than they bargained for when Joe Fell & Development Levy on every ticket savagelytimeless exposes and continuetheir real to social thrill and generations. sexual savagely exposes their real social and sexual Witness for yourself true validation that Tues 20 - Sun 25 April sold here since April last. secrets in this send-up of American group therapy. secrets in this send-up of American group therapy. the World of Spirit exists as Margaret delivers ABBAMANIA will have you dancing in the aisles, Performed by Compantas Lir, runners up in last Performed by Compantas Lir, runners up in last We look forward to your continued message after message to numerous members creating nearly 2 hours of pure ABBA nostalgia. year’s All-Ireland Drama finals, the play is directed year’s All-Ireland Drama finals, the play is directed 25th CÚirt International support and to have you join with of each of her delighted audiences as she by Philip Cribbin. by Philip Cribbin. us in celebrating the new and more demonstrates her incredible given ability Festival of Literature comfortable theatre experience for all. Town across the country. Town Town Enjoy! Hall Hall Hall www.galwayartscentre.ie Theatre Theatre Theatre