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Programme of Events October - December 2015 What is the European Capital of Culture? Each year since 1985, the European Union designates one or more cities as a European Capital of Culture. Chosen cities and their regions are expected to present an innovative year-long cultural programme that highlights the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe. In the year 2020, Ireland and Croatia have been designated as host countries for this prestigious title.

Why Compete? The bene ts of being awarded the European Capital of Culture are economic and social as well as cultural. Galway's bid is being jointly led by Galway City Council and Galway County Council. Galway We’re Backing the Bid is competing against Dublin, Limerick and a coalition of Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford to become the European Capital of Culture in the year 2020. The Galway bid is both a city and county bid. Let’s Make Galway the What is the status of Galway’s bid? Galway has until 17th October 2015, to submit an 80-page bid document to the European Union. This European Capital of Culture 2020 bid document will outline Galway’s proposed artistic vision and proposed year-long programme of cultural events. On November 12th 2015, a team of 10 people from Galway will present the bid proposal to a panel of 12 European judges. By early December, Galway will nd out if it has been shortlisted to the nal two regions competing for the designation.

@galway2020 #IBackGalway 4 5 TOWN HALL THEATRE · BLACK BOX THEATRE · TOWN HALL STUDIO OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2015 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

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SEPT TUE 29 - WED 30 BILL BAILEY 8PM BB COMEDY 8 SUN 8 - MON 9 THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA VARIOUS THT FAMILY 20 TUE 29 DAVID MOORE - ASTRONOMY IRELAND 8PM THT TALK 8 TUE 10 THE UNLUCKY CABIN BOY 8PM BB THEATRE 21 WED 30 GALA EVENING OF MUSIC 8PM THT MUSIC TUE 10 - SAT 14 MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL VARIOUS THT MUSIC 21

WED 11 - SAT 14 JUNIOR FILM FLEADH VARIOUS THT/STUDIO FILM 22 OCT THU 1 MOONDANCE: THE VAN MORRISON PROJECT 8PM THT MUSIC 8 SAT 14 - SUN 15 LOCAL FOOD AND CRAFT GIFT FAIR VARIOUS BB FAIR 22 FRI 2 PRESCRIPTION FOR HAPPINESS 8PM THT TALK 9 MON 16 LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY SHOW 8PM THT MUSIC 22 SAT 3 PULI - TAMIL 11AM THT FILM 9 MON 16 - TUE 17 AN TRIAIL VARIOUS BB THEATRE 23 SAT 3 CONAL GALLEN 8PM THT COMEDY 9 TUE 17 CHRISTINE BOVILL’S PIAF 8PM THT MUSIC 23 SUN 4 Q CLUB 2PM THT FAMILY 10 THU 19 - SAT 21 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND VARIOUS THT MUSICAL 23 MON 5 THE NEW TRIANGLE 8PM THT MUSIC 10 FRI 20 NATHAN CARTER 8PM BB MUSIC 24 MON 5 - SAT 10 LOOSE CHANGE 8.30PM STUDIO THEATRE 10 MON 23 THE HUMAN VOICE/SUSANNA’S SECRET 8PM THT OPERA 24 TUE 6 ALBERT HAMMOND 8PM BB MUSIC 10 THU 26 - SAT 28 THE ADDAMS FAMILY VARIOUS THT FAMILY 25 TUE 6 HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN 8PM THT THEATRE 11 FRI 27 NOV OLIVER CALLAN 8PM BB COMEDY 25 WED 7 AN EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS 8PM THT MUSIC 11 SAT 28 - SUN 29 PADDY - TOMMY FLEMING 8PM BB MUSIC 25 THU 8 BELL X1 SOLD OUT 8PM THT MUSIC 12 FRI 9 MY BROTHER JOE 8PM THT MUSIC 12 DEC TUE 1 - WED 2 SALERNO TY - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS VARIOUS THT FAMILY 26 SAT 10 IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 8PM BB MUSIC 12 THU 3 DELORENTOS - HOME AGAIN ACOUSTIC TOUR 8PM THT MUSIC 26 SAT 10 THE FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR 8PM THT MUSIC 13 FRI 4 - SUN 6 THE ALL IRELAND ONE ACT DRAMA FINALS VARIOUS THT THEATRE 26 MON 12 - SUN 18 BABORÓ CHILDRENS FESTIVAL VARIOUS ALL 3 FESTIVAL 14 & 15 TUE 8 GET RHYTHM - THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 8PM THT MUSIC 27 MON 19 UNIVERSAL DESIGN WEEK 9AM THT DISCUSSION 13 WED 9 - SAT 12 GALWAY ACTORS WORKSHOP 8.30 PM STUDIO THEATRE 26 MON 19 ALBERT HAMMOND SOLD OUT 8PM THT MUSIC 10 WED 9 COPPELIA - BALLET IRELAND 8PM THT BALLET 27 TUE 20 SILENT MOVES 8PM THT FILM 13 THU 10 PHIL COULTER - 5OTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 8PM THT MUSIC 27 TUE 20 - SUN 25 COMEDY FESTIVAL VARIOUS THT/BB FESTIVAL 16 & 17 FRI 11 CATCH ME 7.30PM BB CIRCUS 28 THUR 29 - SAT 31 PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD 8PM THT THEATRE 18 FRI 11 - SAT 12 SEAN KEANE & FRIENDS 8PM THT MUSIC 28 SAT 12 GALWAY MUSIC RESIDENCY 1PM & 3PM STUDIO MUSIC 28 NOV MON 2 THE MANY VOICES OF MARK LEEN 8PM THT VARIETY 18 SUN 13 SEAN COSTELLO - A VIENNESE CHRISTMAS 8PM THT MUSIC 29 TUE 3 DIRTY DANCING 8PM THT MUSIC 19 TUE 15 CHRISTMAS CROONERS 8PM THT MUSIC 29 WED 4 -THUR 5 WAITING FOR GODOT 8PM THT THEATRE 19 WED 16 THE NUTCRACKER FAMILY CONCERT 7PM STUDIO FAMILY 29 FRI 6 LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY 8PM THT MUSIC 19 THU 17 FRANK NAUGHTON - A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS 8PM THT MUSIC 30 FRI 6 - SAT 7 KEITH BARRY - OUT OF CONTROL 8PM BB HYPNOTIST 20 FRI 18 - SUN 20 CORRIB DANCE ACADEMY VARIOUS THT FAMILY 30 SAT 7 BEL CANTO 8PM THT MUSIC 20 TUE 29 - SUN 10 JAN JACK AND THE BEANSTALK VARIOUS THT FAMILY 31

APR OPENS THU 7 APRIL 2016 MALONEY’S DREAM TBC THT FAMILY 31 For full cinema listings, see page 7 THT Town Hall Theatre · BB Black Box Theatre · STUDIO Town Hall Studio 6 CULTUREFOX.IE 7 HOW TO BOOK? TOWN HALL CINEMA AUTUMN/WINTER PROGRAMME 1. CLICK Buy online twenty-four hours at www.tht.ie. GALWAY FILM SOCIETY You can now choose your seat when you book online for both the Town Hall AND Black Box. Sun 20 September - Sun 29 November (excl. Sun 25 Oct) 2. CALL 20 SEPT GEMMA BOVARY Phone 091 569777 Mon-Sat 10am -7.30pm. Visa, MasterCard and Visa Debit are accepted. Dir. Anne Fontaine · 2013 · FRENCH · 99mins This charming retelling of the classic Madame Bovary story Sundays 8pm 3. VISIT is a visual feast, balancing real sensuality and comedy. Membership/Season CULTURE NIGHT Call in to the box office at the Town Hall Theatre at Courthouse Square, Galway. We’re here ticket E48*/E45* Galway Film Society, Irish Film Institute & Mon-Sat, 10am -7.30pm and one hour before performances on Sundays and Bank Holidays. 27 SEPT FORCE MAJURE Huston School of Film & Digital Media present Dir. Ruben Ostlund · 2014 · Swedish · 118mins Guest admission to * Please note telephone and personal bookings are subject to the Town Hall Theatre Development Charge Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at single films E9*/E7* GLIMPSES OF GALWAY of 50 cent per ticket and online bookings are subject to a €1 Booking & Development Charge per ticket. Cannes Film Festival in 2014. (Membership/Season Revisiting the collections of the IFI Film Archive NEVER 4 OCT PHOENIX Ticket includes the we present another fascinating selection of films CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES Dir: Christian Petzold · 2014 · GERMAN · 98mins French Film Festival made in and around Galway between the 1940s Won FIPRESCI Prize San Sebastian Film Festival 2014. We offer discounts on most shows - concessions apply to under 18 year olds, screenings for GFS and the 1960s. The programme will include students, senior citizens and the unwaged. Proof of eligibility and ID required. 11 OCT THE WONDERS members on Sun 29 Nov.) sound and silent elements. 10% discount for groups of 10+. Some exceptions apply. Dir. Alice Rohrwacher · 2014 · ITALIAN · 110mins All films have English subtitles. Huston School of Film, NUI, Galway INTERVAL DRINKS MISS Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Fri 18 September 7.30pm 18 OCT MARSHLAND Avoid the rush by ordering your interval drinks before the show. The bar on Free Admission the first floor is open before and after all performances. Dir. Alberto Rodriguez · 2014 · SPANISH · 104mins Winner at the Goya Awards 2015 including best film, director, SPECIAL ASSISTANCE screenplay and actor. Also best film, director, and original Please let us know - when booking your tickets - of any special requirements GIFT VOUCHERS - OUT screenplay by the Spanish Cinema Writers Circle 2015. CHRISTMAS FILM so we can make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you book online, you IDEAL GIFTS! 25 OCT NO FILM (Bank holiday) should phone or email us to let us know of any special requirements. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS IN Looking for the ideal 1 NOV THEEB IN ASSOCIATION WITH IFI AND ACCESS CINEMA Christmas gift? One Dir. Naji Abu Nowar · 2014 · ARABIC · 100mins CONNECTICUT CONDITIONS OF SALE Sun 29 November 2015 We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance to suit every taste? Won numerous awards including the FIPRESCI Prize for Dir: Peter Godfrey Best Narrative Film at Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014. is cancelled or abandoned. Your statutory rights are not affected. For full list Then why not treat Galway Film Society is delighted to be associated USA 1945 · 102 mins of conditions, see reverse of tickets. Please note the management reserve the someone special to 8 NOV MI MADRE with The IFI and access>CINEMA in bringing selected Sun 13 December 3.30pm highlights of the IFI French Film Festival to Galway right to make essential changes to the programme. a Town Hall Theatre Dir. Nanni Moretti · 2015 · ITALIAN · 105mins (Matinee) gift voucher, available A warm, witty and seductive film. audiences. Three films will be screened on this date. One Admission E7*/E5* of the titles already confirmed is the intergenerational LATECOMERS from the box office. 15 NOV UZUMASA LIMELIGHT Late Admission cannot be guaranteed and can only occur if there is a suitable Dir. Ken Ochiai · 2014 · JAPANESE · 103mins comedy drama Memories (Les Souvenirs) from actor- break in the performance. Best feature and best actor at the Fantasia Film Festival 2014. director Jean-Paul Rouve (La Vie en Rose). Based on the novel by David Foenkinos (Delicacy).

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r i a C o h m 8 9 EXTRA PERFORMANCE BLACK BOX THEATRE A PRESCRIPTION Praveen Thyarala presents DUE TO PUBLIC DEMAND! Tues 29 & Wed 30 PULI - TAMIL September 8pm FOR HAPPINESS MCD presents Tickets €30BLACK* BOX THEATRE DR MARK ROWE Sat 3 October 11am Tickets €10* Bill Bailey “unmissable” LIMBOLAND HHHH Fri 2 October 8pm THE HERALD SUN IN MELBOURNE Tickets €15* Puli (English: Tiger) is an Indian Tamil action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven.

Sat 3 October 8pm MOONDANCE: Tickets €25*

THE VAN MORRISON Yes, he’s back! Ireland’s Ambassador DAVID MOORE - of Comedy Conal Gallen is back on PROJECT stage solo with his hilarious new ASTRONOMY IRELAND one man stand-up show. After taking Thurs 1 October 8pm Modern medicine emphasises the pill for every ill - over 18 months out to tour his hugely Tues 29 September 8pm Tickets €20*/€16* successful comedy play A Bit On Tickets €15* the sticking plaster solution - when strengthening the foundations of our physical and mental health is The Side, Conal is back with what Ireland’s best known astronomer, David Moore explores the From the pulsing rhythm and blues of Gloria to the what’s most needed; the preventative stitch in time promises to be his best show yet, universe, starting with the Sun, its family of planets, asteroids sweet, breezy folk rock of Tupelo Honey to the ecstatic to save nine! Dr Mark Rowe, an Irish family doctor for jam-packed with over two hours of and comets, looking at where life might exist in our Solar gospel of Full Force Gale, Van Morrison’s music is 20 years, has integrated new insights from evidence- hilarious jokes, stories and songs system. He then looks out into the wider universe to see where marked by its emotional drive. Over five decades, he based positive psychology with conventional medical which will have you in stitches from the billions of Earth-like planets are and how the stars and has created a musical vision as much steeped in the practice and the timeless truths of philosophy. The start to finish! Loved by audiences planets came to be. Black holes, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and poetry of John Donne, Yeats, Rimbaud and Kerouac as it result: a new model for health based on emotional young and old, Conal has proved time the Big Bang will all be laid bare. David is also the Editor of is in blues, jazz and soul. Moondance features exquisite vitality, psychological fitness, robust relationships as and time again why he is Ireland’s Astronomy Ireland magazine - the magazine of the world’s most Irish language versions of Morrison’s songs, translated well as the golden egg of great physical health. Join funniest man with his hilarious, popular astronomy society. This talk will especially feature the by poets Cathal Póirtéir and Gabriel Rosenstock. They Mark for a stimulating and entertaining evening and side-splitting brand of comedy. ‘Irish angle’ to the explanation of the cosmos - we invented will be performed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Hilary Bow, and walk away with a tool kit for meaning and wellbeing Early booking is strongly advised. astronomy! It’s a fun, whistle-stop tour of everything in existence. The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra. Margaret Lonergan has - a prescription for cultivating inner happiness. A fascinating evening that will leave you wanting to know more. created stunning screen projections of the lyrics. 10 11 The Q Club Variety Group Rough Magic LET’S FUNK IT UP HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN: Sun 4 October 2pm A story about falling in love and Tickets €10*/€5* Pat Egan Presents proving it to the government This is a fast moving fun packed variety show - 90 mins of AN EVENING WITH dancing, singing and comedy sketches with costumes that THE NEW TRIANGLE Sonya Kelly (The Wheelchair on my Face) is back will dazzle. This is a fun day out for all ages of the family. Tues 6 October 8pm Featuring Tickets €18*/€16* with a tearfully funny, tender memoir about securing JUDY COLLINS an Irish visa for her Australian partner Kate. WITH SPECIAL GUEST John Sheahan, Damien Dempsey & Declan O’Rourke They met. They fell in love. Now all they have to do is ARI HEST Mon 5 October Damien & Declan had both guested with The Dubliners over prove it to the government. Join her madcap odyssey 8pm the years and John had played with them on their solo shows from the stony townlands of Offaly to the leafy depths € so when someone suggested that the three of them should put Tickets 25* of the Queensland bush. It’s a tricky business coming Wed 7 October 8pm together a show featuring songs, tunes, poems and stories it from opposite ends of the earth. It takes an Olympian Tickets €25* seemed like an ideal excuse to go and have some fun! will and the heart of a whale, but above all else, LOOSE CHANGE paperwork. It takes a hell of a lot of paperwork. By IAN PATTERSON JUDY COLLINS has inspired audiences ★★★★★ with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable “Exquisite” songwriting, personal life triumphs, and ALBERT HAMMOND THE IRISH TIMES a firm commitment to social activism. In Mon 5 - Sat 10 October 8.30pm the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism Tickets €12*/€10* ★★★★ and steely determination of a generation Tues 6 October 8pm united against social and environmental Tickets €25*/€22* “This is a very, very funny show ... injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new A cynical tutor discovers the limits of and one to fall in knowledge when challenged by a palm- generations bask in the glow of her iconic Mon 19 October SOLD OUT love with” 50-album body of work. The award-winning reading undergraduate. Two brothers clash THE GUARDIAN on the best way to care for their ageing singer-songwriter is esteemed for her Albert Hammond has been writing hit songs for over forty imaginative interpretations of traditional and mother. A conscientious bank clerk struggles years - there has not been a single decade in which Albert WINNER Best to do the right thing as investors rush to sell contemporary folk standards and her own has not written multiple hit songs since he scored his first Production poetically poignant original compositions. their shares. Returning for one week only, hit with Little Arrows at the age of 24. His songs have been TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE 2014 Hourglass Theatre’s gripping trilogy of one responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide act plays casts an ironic eye on the worlds of including over 30 chart-topping hits. Albert Hammond doesn’t education, finance, and family ties. just write hits - he writes classics. Don’t miss! 12 13 BELL X1 ACOUSTIC TOUR 2015 IRISH CHAMBER SILENT MOVES Tues 20 October, 8pm Thurs 8 October 8pm ORCHESTRA € € KATHERINE HUNKA director Tickets 10*/ 8* SOLD OUT As part of the national IGNITE Disability Arts € FINGHIN COLLINS piano Tickets 27* Commissioning scheme, Ballina Arts Centre produced a Joe McCadden Management film entitled Silent Moves – made by artist Aideen Barry working with two Ballina-based groups of people with disabilities: The Ridgepool Training Centre & Scannán THE FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR Technologies. The film is a 28 minute silent movie – Sat 10 October 8pm Legends of Irish music & song and renowned for their hit songs I Will Love You, When inspired by the classic black & white silent films of Tickets €25* You Were Sweet 16, The Green fields of France, The Old Man, Red Rose Café, From Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Strong Clare to Here, Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway, Leaving Nancy, Steal Away etc, the emphasis was placed on movement and mime and the Fureys & Davey Arthur have been entertaining audiences worldwide for 37 years. groups also worked with dancer and choreographer Their emotive songs stir many emotions… tears and laughter, sadness and joy. Emma O’Kane. Using stop-motion animation techniques A Fureys concert - always a night to remember. and slapstick motifs, the film has a particular aesthetic www.thefureys.com and is accompanied by an inspired musical soundtrack. The screening will be accompanied by live music.

Joe Dolan Promotions Sat 10 October 8pm MY BROTHER JOE Tickets €20*/€16*/€10* UNIVERSAL MOZART Symphony KV 196/121 La Finta Giardiniera The Story Of Joe Dolan STRAVINSKY Concerto in D DESIGN Starring Ben Dolan HAYDN Piano Concerto Hob XVIII:11 in D major HOMES STRAVINSKY Septet Fri 9 October 8pm MOZART Symphony Nr. 29 in A major K.201 Be Part of the discussion! Tickets €25*/€22* ““…the ensemble, under leader Katherine Hunka, Mon 19 October 9am - 1pm Joe Dolan, one of Ireland’s greatest singers! Throughout his singing showed the string symphonies to be works of great Free event career his energetic and charismatic stage performances thrilled charm and vigour” Contact: [email protected] audiences throughout the world. This is the story of Joe Dolan in words THE EXAMINER and music from his first hit in 1964, The Answer To Everything. Hit after www.galwaycity.ie/udh hit right through an amazing career. Joe’s brother Ben shared the stage “Friday’s star was Finghin Collins, who took a grip on CPD event supported by CIRI/RIAI/Engineers Ireland with his younger brother for 47 fun-filled years. Who better than Ben to the stormy emotions of Brahms’s First Piano Concerto tell the stories behind Joe’s songs, and highlight Joe’s successful singing as if the piece might have been written for him” career. The show features Ben’s daughter Sandra, sons Ray and Adrian THE IRISH TIMES with Karen and The Dolans, and The Original Joe Dolan Backing Band. 14 15 Tickets: Performances €9* Groups of 10+ €7.50* per ticket (unless otherwise stated) For full programme details International Arts Festival for Children 12-18 October 2015 Family Ticket (4 people) €30* Other events - see individual events for prices www.baboro.ie

BLACK BOX THEATRE Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia · Canada Mimirichi Clown and Pantomime Theatre · Ukraine Rosalind Sydney · Scotland Abbey Theatre · Ireland GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU PAPERBLACK WORLD BOX UP TO SPEED ME, MICHAEL & I LOVE MY LITTLE STORYBOOK Using massiveTHE sheetsATRE of paper, Mimirichi transforms the Barnaby and Jade are complete opposites. When they Me, Michael is an engaging retelling stage into a shadow screen, a playground and a foil for are asked to give a science presentation together in of Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare as far as he can reach and as high as he can their fantastic comic timing. Full of improvisation and live school, neither could have ever imagined the journey through the character of a young boy, hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare loves him as far as his long arms can reach and as high as his music, Paper World transports viewers to a new world it might take them on. A journey through memories of Michael Evans. It explores the magic of strong legs can hop. And so it continues… where the imagination runs wild and they are free to the past, to the very limits of their friendship, and even an imaginative child growing up without collaborate with these crazy clowns. perhaps through the fabric of time… ‘Up to Speed’ is a father in 1930s Donegal. By sharing Based on the award-winning classic by author Sam McBratney and illustrator Anita Jeram, a funny, playful and poignant story about what it’s like this endearing puppet show brings these beloved characters to life in a stunning production, his family story, Michael finds a new “This Ukrainian clown show offered the happiest hour CoisCéim Dance Theatre · Ireland to be different, about the power of friendship and the strength in dealing with prejudice. together with Jeram’s touching I Love My Little Storybook, celebrating the joy of reading importance of being yourself. through a whimsical menagerie of animals and imaginary creatures. of the Fringe, succeeding in making young and old gurgle with laughter, as we join in a paper fight and THE WOLF & PETER Wed 14-Fri 16 October 10.30am & 12.30pm “Up to Speed brings humour, fine acting skills and pass giant sheets of paper over our heads” Ages 10 - 15 Thurs 15 - Fri 16 October 9.45am & 11.45am Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf is one of the most some clever ideas to a touching story.” THE GUARDIAN Duration 55 minutes Sat 17 - Sun 18 October 11am & 3pm famous pieces of music ever written. The award- EDINBURGH GUIDE Ages 4 to 7 Mon 12 October 9.30am &12pm Ages 4+ winning CoisCéim Dance Theatre takes this timeless Duration 1 hour story of courage and imagination as inspiration for this Tues 13 October 11am & 7pm Duration Mon 12 & Tues 13 October 10am & 12pm world premiere at Baboró. Here the story is told through Wed 14 October 9.30am 60+ minutes Wed 14 October 10am Createschool · Ireland the eyes of a Wolf. Filled with dance and live music, Ages 8+ this fun and richly theatrical production by David Bolger Duration 55 minutes PUPPETRY DEMONSTRATION FOR gives life to a Bird, Cat, Duck, Boy, and of course Wolf, BRICK FLICKS THEATRE MAKERS AND STUDENTS in a highly energetic work with live music featuring the Ever wanted to make your own Thurs 15 October 1.15pm - 2.45pm extraordinary pianist, Conor Linehan. Lego movie? Tickets €15*/€12* Thurs 15 October 7pm Ages 6+ Saturday 17 October Fri 16 October 10am & 12.15pm Duration 10.30am-1pm & 2pm-4.30pm FAMILY PUPPETRY WORKSHOP Sat 17 October 2.30pm & 5.30pm 55 minutes Ages 8 - 12 Sun 18 October 12pm Tickets €14* Sun 18 October 12.15pm-1pm Ages 4+ Relaxed performance Sun 12pm A relaxed performance is In this hands-on learning experience, children Tickets €5* presented in a supportive work in small groups to create a set, storyboard atmosphere to reduce any FESTIVAL VENUE SPONSORED BY FESTIVAL VENUE SPONSORED BY and plan for their very own stop motion movie that discomfort or anxiety families they later film and edit. All you need to bring is may have in attending theatre. your favourite Lego character to cast as the star! 16 17

Tues 20 - Thurs 22 October 8pm Sun 25 October 7.30pm Tickets €30* Tickets €23* DYLAN MORAN BEARDYMAN Sat 24 & Sun 25 October 3pm OFF THE HOOK Tickets €12* ONE ALBUM PER HOUR THE SIMPSONS BACKSTAGE TOUR

ALL 3 SHOWS SOLD OUT! WITH MIKE REISS Sun 25 October 8pm Tickets €25* TUESDAY 20 - MONDAY 26 OCTOBER PJ GALLAGHER For full programme details and updates visit TIFFANY STEVENSON www.vodafonecomedycarnival.com ABANDOMAN CARL DONNELLY ANDREW MAXWELL

Sat 24 October 8pm Fri 23 October 7.30pm Tickets €25* € Tickets 23* Sat 24 October 7.30pm Fri 23 October 8pm Tickets €28* Tickets €23* JASON BYRNE Sun 25 October 10.30pm AL PORTER FOIL ARMS & HOG Tickets €25* APRES MATCH “IS YOURS” SHAPPI KHORSANDI NINA CONTI COLM O’REGAN with Totally Wired PHILL JUPITUS IN YOUR FACE RICH HALL’S JOHN COLLEARY COLM O’REGAN HOEDOWN WESTEND PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

18 19 THE DIRTYWESTEND PDANCINGRODUCTIONS PRESENTS SHOW London Classic Theatre Wed 4 & Thurs 5 November 8pm Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Thurs 29 - Sat 31 October 8pm THE DIRTY DANCING SHOW Tickets €20*/€18* THE PLAYBOY OF Tickets €20*/€16* PLUS ALL THE HITS WAITING FOR GODOT FROM THE MOST By SAMUEL BECKETT The Playboy of the Western World is J.M. Synge’s most PLUS ALL THE HITS DIRECTED BY MICHAEL CABOT THE WESTERN famous and controversial play. Set on the West Coast FAMOUS DANCE (I’v DESIGNED BY BEK PALMER of Ireland, it is a tale of heroism and revulsion in a MFROMOVIE STH OEF M ALLOS TIME! e Had) The Time Of MyL ife! WORLD small community. By J.M. SYNGE FAMOUS DANCE A country road. A tree. Evening. Vladimir and Estragon (I’v meet as dusk approaches. Estragon tries to remove DIRECTED BY NIALL HENRY Blue Raincoat Theatre Company is a professional MOVIES OF ALL TIME! e Had) The Time Of MyL ife! ensemble theatre company. It was founded in 1991 his boot. and since its inception has won constant critical and Vladimir examines his hat. A conversation begins, a joke Cast BOB KELLY, PETER DAVEY, popular acclaim for its productions. is interrupted. A carrot is eaten. The two men quarrel, MARTIN McGUIRE, SANDRA O’MALLEY, PLUS THE HITS FROM THE BIG MOVIES then embrace. Unannounced, two eccentric travellers FIONA McGEOWN, JOHN CARTY, ALL SINGING AND DANCING CAST WITH LIVE MUSICIANS “A fascinating production” arrive. Seemingly master and servant, one stands BARRY CULLEN, BRIAN F DEVANEY PETER CRAWLEY, THE IRISH TIMES PLUS THE HITS FROM THE BIG MOVIES weighed down at the end of a long rope, the other ALL SINGING AND DANCING CAST WITH LIVE MUSICIANS carries a whip. So begins Samuel Beckett’s 60-year- FLASH DANCE old masterpiece Waiting for Godot, a ground-breaking, anarchic meditation on the meaning of life and death. FLASHFAME DANCE Part allegory, part burlesque, Beckett’s unique, timeless FOOT LOOSE play moves seamlessly between absurdist comic sketch FAME and captivating philosophical drama. FOOT LOOSE Tues 3 November 8pm MICHAEL HYNES PROMOTIONS € Mon 2 November 8pm Tickets 20* LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY Tickets €20*/€15* Performed by 4 leading singers / dancers from Fri 6 November 8pm The Many Voices of Mark Leen is a show for all the London’s Westend and supported by live musicians Tickets €20*/€18* family and will delight audiences as Mark throws out this show brings the Westend right to your doorstep! Dublin singer/songwriter/multi- around 100 vocal impersonations, featuring stars of What a feeling when you put on your dancing shoes instrumentalist Chris Kavanagh was born and film, politics, music, Irish and international. Two great and have a wicked time with FAME, FOOTLOOSE, raised on Irish music and has been singing showmen including one of Ireland’s finest singers, FLASHDANCE and GREASE. DJ Curtin of The Big 8 Showband on a rare and Irish folk songs since he was three years old. welcome return from Las Vegas. But if Dirty Dancing is more your bag then have When Chris sings, his talents capture the …The Time of Your Life! depth and passion of the great man that he was so heavily influenced by. 20 21 Gúna Nua Theatre Company Robert C Kelly, Óskar Eiriksson & GFour Productions LLC presents

Bel Canto, Galway’s 3 leading Sopranos Delia Boyce, Hildegarde Naughton and Sandra BEL CANTO Schalks accompanied by their musical director Mairead Berrill. Bel Canto’s voices blend beautifully together, performing trios, duets, timeclass classics and arias in their own unique style, with stunning voices, harmonies and beautiful melodies. Sat 7 November 8pm A musical devised by Gúna Nua Theatre Company € € Tickets 20*/ 15* An unforgettable experience. Not to be missed! in conjunction with playwright Mike Finn and The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra.

Sun 8 November From The Producers of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child 1.30pm & 4.30pm Nick Brooke and Kenny Wax Ltd present Tues 10 November 8pm Mon 9 November € € 10.30am & 4.30pm Tickets 18*/ 15* Tickets: adults €15* The Tiger Who € Children 13* Tues 10 - Sat 14 November Family ticket €48* Based on a true story, The Unlucky Cabin Boy tells Schools rate available Came to Tea of a young cabin boy on a return voyage from Tues - Thurs 8pm, Fri 6pm & 8.30pm, Sat 5pm & 8pm Tickets €28*/€25* LIVE ON STAGE! the New World in 1835 when a storm wrecks his ship leaving the crew limping without sails in The hilarious celebration of women and ‘The Change’. Starring X Factor sensation Mary After a record breaking summer run on the West End, the tea-guzzling the vast ocean; their provisions and possessions Byrne, Sue Collins (The Nualas), Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and Linda Nolan (The tiger makes a welcome return to Galway in this delightful family show having been lost overboard. After two weeks of Nolans) the hilarious Menopause The Musical has entertained and inspired women across packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos. A struggling to survive, the crew’s despair drove the world since 2001. Don’t miss this No. 1 girls’ night out featuring a cast of hormonal charming stage adaptation of the classic by Judith Kerr, directed and them to desperate measures and Capitan Gorman women, one-liners about memory loss and innuendo-laden versions of pop classics. This Fri 6 & Sat 7 November 8pm adapted by David Wood OBE. resolved that one crew member should die in order hilarious celebration of women and ‘The Change’, the all-singing, all-dancing comedy brings Tickets €30* to prolong the lives of the others. This chilling and Running Time 55 mins, no interval. For children aged 3 and above. together four women (at a department stores lingerie sale), who have nothing in common moving tale of hardship, sacrifice, and the will to but a black lace bra and hot flushes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not survive is brought to life by the compositions of “This Tiger is the cat’s meow” enough sex, too much sex, plastic surgery - and more! The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra. ★★★★ www.menopauseireland.com THE TIMES 22 23 Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company

AN TRIAIL Christine Bovill’s “There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in” Mon 16 Nov 2pm PIAF GRAHAM GREENE LOCAL FOOD & Tues 17 Nov 11am & 2pm € Tickets: Book before 16 Oct 10* per student Christine threads her remarkable journey in the world CRAFT GIFT FAIR € Tues 17 November 8pm Book after 16 Oct 12* per student € € of French Song with the life and works of Edith Piaf. Showcasing local designers, Tickets 15*/ 12* Teachers free of charge No glamour. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but hand crafted goods & artisan produce. a voice, singing of life’s triumphs and tragedies. PIAF This is the story of a young, unmarried Irish woman who is both a personal narrative and a powerful musical discovers that she is pregnant and is sent to work in the homage to one of France’s most endearing icons. ’infamous’ Magalen laundries until her child was born. After the birth Máire has to quickly get to grips with a Sat 14 & Sun 15 November life that is devoid of support from her family, the father Sat 10pm - 6pm of her child and society, in despair and driven by distress Sun 11am - 5pm she makes some catastrophic choices… Free Admission “…a snappy Aisling Ghéar production …it’s 9 Arch Musical Society Claregalway MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER a tribute to the skilled actors that a restive LYRICS BY JIM STEINMAN audience was quickly silenced, gripped by The Local Enterprise Office in conjunction the drama of Máire and her baby…” with The Galway Advertiser will hold the THE IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY fourth LOCAL Food & Craft Gift Fair which Thurs 19 - Sat 21 November 8pm showcases Galway designers, hand crafted Mon 16 November 8pm Matinee Sat 2.30pm Tickets €19.50* goods and artisan produce. This year again, Tickets Thur €18*, Fri & Sat €20* there will be over 40 stands featuring local Sat Matinee: Adults €18*/Children €15* crafts people and artisan food producers. Group discount for groups of 10 or more 21ST JUNIOR GALWAY Whistle Down the Wind follows the fortunes of a fugitive caught between the prejudice of adults and the innocence of the young. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman, together FILM FLEADH with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, reset the original story in Louisiana in 1959. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s emotive score combines hauntingly beautiful love songs and explosive rock Wed 11 - Sat 14 November music with lyrics by acclaimed rock’n’roll songwriter Jim Steinman. The score contrasts Bookings 091 562 200 the relentless influence of the modern world with the traditional values of the old days – [email protected] something which the community at the heart of Whistle Down the Wind yearns to return to. For more visit www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 24 PASG presents 25

NATHAN CARTER TWO SHORT OPERAS ABOUT LOVE AND LIES LIVE IN CONCERT WOLF FERRARI’S POULENC’S SUSANNA’S SECRET THE HUMAN VOICE DIRECTED BY TOM CREED MUSICAL DIRECTOR ANDREW SYNNOTT Fri 20 November 8pm Tickets €25* Monday 23 November 8pm Tickets €25*/€22* OLIVER CALLAN

Love, lies and infidelity. The controversial mimic returns with a brand new show Opera Theatre Company is delighted to present an opera double bill. satirising the hot topics of the day after another year of Fri 27 November 8pm

scandal and controversy across Ireland and the world. Tickets € 27* Rachel Croash and Rory Musgrave perform in Wolf-Ferrari’s Susanna’s Secret; Hear the live sketches deemed too hot for radio ! Under 16s accompanied by an adult a comedy opera built on marital misunderstanding. Kim Sheehan stars in Poulenc’s The Human Voice; a deep and moving depiction of a relationship’s aftermath.

Sung in English, the two pieces explore themes of love, lies and loss, and are perfect for opera lovers & newcomers alike. PADDY FEATURING Thurs 26 - Sat 28 November TOMMY FLEMING Thurs 26 & Fri 27 Nov 7.30pm Sat 28 Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets €18*/€16* Sat 28 & Sun 29 November 8pm Based on the classic cartoon and hit TV series the Tickets € 30* weird and wonderful Addams family delightfully come to life in this hilarious new comedy musical. Come A sensational new drama/musical – and meet Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Fester and all the work of international singer Tommy your favourite characters on the eventful night they Fleming, Midwest Radio’s Tommy Marren hold a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and Mayo-based songwriter Gerry Carney. and his parents. The hilarity begins the moment the curtains open and doesn’t stop until the final moment. 26 20 27 Salerno Transition Year Fri 4 - Sun 6 December Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 1.30pm & 7.30pm BALLET IRELAND Tickets €18*/€15* (evenings) & €12*/€10* (afternoon) Weekend Ticket €60* COPPÉLIA

Comic chaos unfolds in this witty ballet of magic, mayhem & mistaken identity! THE ALL IRELAND ONE ACT DRAMA FINALS Setting the much-loved story at a County Fair, choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple (Carmen, Romeo & Juliet), with writer Stella Feehily, have re- Tues 1 & Wed 2 December 8pm interpreted this witty and pertinent ballet inspired Tickets €10* by the eternal obsession with youthful perfection. GRACENOTE ENTERTAINMENT With its nod to the movie glamour of yesteryear, its captivating dance and the charming music of Léo GET RHYTHM Delibes and Tom Lane, Coppélia will enchant and THE JOHNNY CASH enthral audiences of all ages. Róisín Dubh SHOW PHIL COULTER DELORENTOS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Tues 8 December 8pm WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOME AGAIN Tickets €18*/€15* GERALDINE BRANAGAN ACOUSTIC TOUR Get Rhythm (A Tribute to Johnny Cash) are a seven Thurs 10 December 8pm Thurs 3 December 8pm GALWAY ACTORS WORKSHOP piece band who recreate the prison concerts Tickets €25* performed by Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Three and Tickets €20* THE SNOW QUEEN The Carter Family in the 1960s. Following 2013’s Up in that Pantheon inhabited by the biggest selling tour of Ireland’s prisons; a headline performance at recording artistes of all time in Ireland, rubbing Wed 9 - Sat 12 December 8.30pm Electric Picnic and sell out shows across the country, shoulders with Bono and the Boys, you might be surprised to bump into Phil Coulter. He has performed Tickets €10*/€8* Get Rhythm return to the Moat Theatre. Paul McCann recreates the role of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s with everyone from James Galway and the London Symphony Orchestra to Nanci Griffith and The Blue A girl undertakes an epic journey to rescue the boy she loves from the vocal duties are performed by Louise O’Reilly. Moon Orchestra, not to mention Henry Mancini, Elmer clutches of the beautiful but sinister Snow Queen, meeting a colourful “almost worth doing time for” Bernstein and Quincy Jones. For this special concert cast of characters along the way, but does he want to be rescued? independent.ie tour to celebrate his 50th Anniversary in the music Galway Actors Workshop’s imaginative and often hilarious “I really enjoyed the show. June would be business, Phil will perform new arrangements of all take on this Christmas classic is a seasonal reminder very happy!” Wed 9 December 8pm his well-known songs and will be joined by his guest that fairytales are not just for children. (LYNDSEY, NIECE OF JUNE CARTER) Tickets €20*/€16* vocalist, and wife, Geraldine Branagan. 28 29 SEAN COSTELLO THE NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS BY THE HEARTH A VIENNESE CHRISTMAS FAMILY CONCERT WITH SEAN KEANE Sun 13 December 8pm WITH THE WHISTLEBLAST QUARTET € KEN EDGE (SAXOPHONES AND CLARINETS) AND FRIENDS Tickets 30* CONOR LINEHAN (PIANO) MARY CURRAN (FRENCH HORN) The nationally acclaimed and award-winning tenor Seán AND SÍLE DALY (OBOE AND COR ANGLAIS) Fri 11 & Sat 12 December 8pm Costello, who thrilled audiences with his sold out Viennese Tickets €20* Christmas concerts last year, is delighted to welcome once Following last year’s sell out shows, Sean Keane invites you to join again the virtuoso violinist Vladimir Jablokov accompanied by him for another festive treat of song, dance and music by the hearth. last year’s very special guests from Bratislavia: The amazing Wed 16 December 7pm Jablokov Family orchestra and the wonderful soprano voice of Tickets €10*/€6*, Family Ticket (4 people) €25* Just back from sell-out tours in Austria, Germany and USA, Sean’s Claudia Boyle (RTÉ’s opera star of the future and winner of the Music for all ages. latest single Nature’s Little Symphony is getting extensive airplay all Maria Callas trophy). Enjoy an evening of beautiful classical around the world with the video for the song clocking up thousands The Galway Music Residency melodies, Christmas songs and carols you will know and love. Come and enter the magical dance world of of views both on Facebook and YouTube. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, narrated and performed by CHRISTMAS the WhistleBlast Quartet. Arranged by the Quartet’s acclaimed Ken Edge, this sparkling Christmas show will FAMILY CONCERT also include Gabriel’s Oboe, Sleigh Ride and popular Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre “You are left utterly stunned. Excellent” carols! Bells and singing will feature - and the audience WITH GALWAY’S can join in. Suitable for all the family… everybody is THE IRISH TIMES CONTEMPO QUARTET welcome! A perfect start to the Christmas Season! CATCH ME & SPECIAL GUESTS BEL CANTO See www.whistleblastquartet.com for more. Now in its’ tenth record breaking year Christmas CHRISTMAS Crooners is jam packed with festive favourites, and the Sat 12 December 1pm & 3pm Christmas hits of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Ol’ Blue € Tickets 12* CROONERS Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. A fantastic cast of West-End Fri 11 December 7.30pm Child €8* € € Singers are backed by the superb and talented swing Tickets 15*/ 12* Family (2 adults & 2 children) €35* BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE A ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL band as they perform over 30 well known Christmas hits including Baby It’s Cold outside, Chestnuts Roasting, Start the Christmas season with some festive Tues 15 December 8pm Little Drummer Boy, White Christmas and many other The chase is on. Red Riding Hood takes flight in this Full of Fidget Feet’s trademark playfulness, Catch delights and family favourites in the company of Tickets €20* swing arrangements of Christmas hymns and songs. classic fairy tail with an aerial circus spin. Come and Me is a stunning mix of aerial feats and theatre that ConTempo and Galway’s 3 Sopranos Bel Canto. Staged in the warm and delightful style of the famous watch this thrilling story retold as Red Riding Hood is suitable for adults and children aged 12 years and “Guaranteed to get you in the festive Andy Williams Christmas Shows, this brilliant production Fun for all the family with seasonal singing, and the Wolf swing high above the audience in a over. With an original score and visual projections mood, come and sing along to great comes complete with stunning décor - Christmas Trees, snowmen and sleigh bells! forest of over 250 metres of circus ropes. that come alive around the performers, songs from Christmas past” a Rocking Chair and of course a lovely warm fireplace.

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CORRIB DANCE ACADEMY 7.30pm - Dec 29, 30, Jan 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 CHRISTMAS 2.30pm - Dec 29, 30, 31, Jan 1, 2, 9 12 noon & 4.30pm - Sundays Jan 3, 10 EXTRAVAGANZA Tickets €16*/€14*

Fri 18 - Sun 20 December 7.30pm DIRECTED BY Matinees Sat 19 & Sun 20 Dec 2.30pm BRIAN & SEÁN POWER Tickets €16*/€14* A NEW SCRIPT BY T’was the night before Christmas, 3 children dream that the Ice Fairy leads PETER KENNEDY them on an enchanted journey, through a winter wonderland to Santa’s workshop. There, they are entertained by the elves and a divertissement of dancing toys. A highlight of the evening is an excerpt from Sir Frederick Ashton’s ballet Les Patineurs. A wonderful seasonal treat for all the family. Performed by students of the Corrib Dance Academy. Frank Naughton presents A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST SANDRA OMAN With a script specially written by Peter Kennedy, Renmore’s 37th annual pantomime Thurs 17 December 8pm promises to be a spectacular adventure of laughter, music and song.

Tickets €25*/€20* The traditional tale of Jack and the Beanstalk is brought to life with some novel twists. Following the sell out success of last year’s Christmas Concert, Frank is honoured The local Variety Theatre is threatened with closure, as the wicked Landlady tells the to be joined once again this year by one of Ireland’s finest Sopranos, Sandra Oman performers that there will be no pantomime this year! Jack faces a dilemma, and (Dublin Grand Opera). must sell the legendary Dancing Cow in the hope of raising enough money to save the theatre. But all is not lost! A magic Beanstalk leads Jack to a fortune and helps him Sandra and Frank have worked extensively in Ireland over the past few years, overcome an evil Giant who has terrified locals for years. including sell-out performances in Galway, and in The National Concert Hall Dublin of The Loveliest Night of the Year, The Mario Lanza Tribute with friend and Well-known Galway performers, electrifying dance routines, and the charming little colleague Sean Costello. It is indeed a real treat for Galway audiences to have such Renmore Smurfs bring sparkle to this seasonal feast of family entertainment, directed a wonderful performer here on the night and, with Frank & Sandra singing such by award-winning twins, Brian and Seán Power.

festive delights as: O Holy Night, Silent Night and many, many more, this concert **There will be a Sensory Friendly performance of Jack and the Beanstalk promises to put a Christmas pep in your step! With a beautiful live orchestra on Sunday 3rd January at 12 noon** under the baton of the incomparable Mark Keane, along with an amazing stage presentation, early booking is advised! Further details on www.renmorepantomime.com What is the European Capital of Culture? Each year since 1985, the European Union designates one or more cities as a European Capital of Culture. Chosen cities and their regions are expected to present an innovative year-long cultural programme that highlights the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe. In the year 2020, Ireland and Croatia have been designated as host countries for this prestigious title.

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