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CATHEDRAL RD. Cork Midsummer Festival LEITRIM ST. Cork Unique events Civic Trust House, 50 Popes Quay, Cork Midsummer in unexpected P: +353 21 421 5131 Festival places E: [email protected] WOLFE TONE ST. MARY AIKENHEAD PLACE 03 RICHMOND HILL www.corkmidsummer.com CHURCH ST. JOHN ST. GLEN RYAN RD. WELLINGTON RD. JOHN REDMOND ST. DOMINICK ST. 15 CARROLL’S QUAY SUMMERHILL NORTH. SIDNEY PLACE BOYCE’S ST. SHANDON ST. BLARNEY ST. 07 RICHMOND HILL LOWER GLANMIRE RD. PINE ST. 10 McCURTAIN ST. ALFRED ST. KYRL’S QUAY BLARNEY ST. POPE’S QUAY CAMDEN PLACE NORTH MALL ST. PATRICK’S QUAY SHIP ST. SUMMERHILL LAVITT’S QUAY 08 BACHELOR’S QUAY SUNDAY’S WELL RD. PENROSE QUAY ADELAIDE ST. MERCHANT’S QUAY CORNMARKET ST. 06 14 GRATTAN ST. KYLE ST. 05 09 GRENVILLE PLACE N. MAIN ST. ACADEMY ST. DEAN ST. ST PATRICK’S ST. MAYLOR ST. 13 PARNELL PLACE PAUL ST. ST PATRICK’S ST. KENNEDY QUAY BEASY ST. VICTORIA RD. SMITH ST. LIBERTY ST. SHEARES ST. OLIVER PLUNKETT ST. ALBERT ST. MORGAN ST. EAST ALBERT QUAY COOK ST. WASHINGTON ST. 04 OLIVER PLUNKETT ST. 12 16 PRINCES ST. HANOVER ST. GRAND PARADE S. MALL MARDYKE WALK MORRISON’S QUAY 02 ANGLESEA ST. S. MAIN ST. 11 WESTERN RD. SHALOM PARK FATHER MATHEW QUAY OLD STATION RD. SULLIVAN’S QUAY GEORGES QUAY COPLEY ST. GAS WORKS RD. SOUTH CITY LINK RD. CROSSE’S GREEN CROSSE’S COVE ST. BISHOP ST. MARY ST. S. TERRACE COTTERS ST. BARRACK ST. DUNBAR ST. TRAVERS ST. SAWMILL ST. VICAR ST. DEAN ST. DOUGLAS ST. WHITE ST. CONNAUGHT AV. ANGLESEA ST. OLD BLACKROCK RD. TOWER ST. EVERGREEN ST. RUTLAND ST. 21st – 30th June 2013 COLLEGE RD. www.corkmidsummer.com NOONAN ST. 01 BANDON RD. NICHOLAS ST. 1 How to book Online At the venues 04 A welcome from our Honorary Patron 05 An introduction from our Director www.corkmidsummer.com Cork Opera House / Half Moon Theatre From 17 May. Priority booking for Patrons Emmet Place, Cork and Friends from 10 May. No booking fees. +353 21 247 0022 06 Festival Highlights www.corkoperahouse.ie (booking fee may apply) 10 Opera By phone The Everyman 11 Theatre MacCurtain Street, Cork +353 21 4215159 18 Dance From 17 May. Priority booking for Patrons +353 21 450 1673 and Friends from 10 May. No booking fees. www.everymanpalace.com 20 WE LIVE HERE (booking fee may apply) 24 Music In person Firkin Crane John Redmond Street, Shandon, Cork 26 Sound and Vision +353 21 450 7487 Festival Box Office From 4 June. www.firkincrane.ie 30 Visual Art Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork Open Monday to Saturday, 11am-6pm 33 Special Events (Open Sundays during Festival, 11am-6pm). No booking fees on tickets booked through Cork No booking fees. Midsummer Festival box office, in person, on 44 Festival team and thank yous the phone or online. No extra charge for credit cards. Where applicable, concessions are available for students, senior citizens, the unwaged and persons with a disability. Proof of eligibility must be provided at Festival Box Office and at venue. Please make any special access requirements known to us at time of booking. See website for all booking terms and conditions. For venue-specific terms and conditions, please visit the venue’s websites. Booking fees may apply at the venue. Key 01 The Lough 09 Opera Lane Cork Midsummer Festival 02 CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery 10 The Everyman Civic Trust House, 03 Firkin Crane 11 CIT Cork School Of Music 50 Popes Quay, Cork P: +353 21 421 5131 04 Triskel Arts Centre 12 Cork City Hall E: [email protected] 05 Brinks Helm Hub 13 Stapleton House 06 Crawford Art Gallery 14 Bus Station www.corkmidsummer.com 07 Cork Arts Theatre 15 Train Station Cork /CorkMidsummerFestival 08 Cork Opera House 16 Marina Commercial Park /CorkMidsummer 2 3 CorkCork MidsummerMidsummer FestivalFestival wouldwould notnot bebe possiblepossible withoutwithout thethe generousgenerous supportsupport of:of: PRINCIPALPRINCIPAL FUNDER FUNDER FUNDERSFUNDERS OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR MEDIAMEDIA PARTNERS PARTNERS SUPPORTERSSUPPORTERS SPONSORS SPONSORS PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME PARTNERS PARTNERS Culturefox.ie is the definitive online guide to Irish cultural events, giving you complete information about cultural activities both here and abroad. 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J. Harley Harley UniversityUniversity College College Cork Cork AngelaAngela Morris Morris WhazonWhazon RoseRose Murphy Murphy WebworkhouseWebworkhouse ImeldaImelda McSweeney McSweeney A welcome from An introduction our Honorary Patron from our Director Support us Is cúis mór áthas dom an deis seo a official cultural programme of Ireland’s In a time where innovation and creativity And it can be seen in the ambitious work bheith agam fáilte croíúil a chur Presidency of the EU. are needed more than ever, the arts play a by our partners at the Everyman and Cork Ticket sales cover only a fraction of the cost of presenting Cork romhaibh go léir anseo le haghaidh Cork Cork Midsummer Festival is vital to vital role in helping us imagine the kind of Opera House, inviting leading artists to Midsummer Festival, so we need Midsummer Festival 2013. sustaining the cultural vibrancy of the city society we want to live in. This year’s create exciting new productions especially your support to make the Festival the best it can be. Your support by commissioning, supporting artists and Cork Midsummer Festival is a celebration for the Festival. For such a young festival, Cork helps to strengthen and grow the venues, and by making mainstream – and of the people of Cork and the creative city There’s huge potential in the air in Festival, allowing us to bring 10 Midsummer Festival has firmly days of world-class performances, non-mainstream - works available to the in which we live and work. Cork. It feels like anything is possible established itself as one of the key special events and entertainment people of Cork. In addition, the Festival Over the last three months, Una when we work together. We’re rich in opportunities to you, your cultural events in the city and country. colleagues and customers. plays an important role in the economic McKevitt and Rimini Protokoll have been ideas even if we sometimes struggle to find Eagerly anticipated for its landmark life of the city as well as contributing to meeting 100 extraordinary Cork people, the money to make all our ideas a reality. To find out more about becoming events, it is equally loved for the small, a Patron or Friend of the Festival, the tourism product that the city offers. In who will take to the stage of Cork Opera In challenging times like these, it’s visit www.corkmidsummer.com offbeat and sometimes quirky events that essence Cork Midsummer Festival brings House to present a portrait of the city and important to acknowledge all the funders, support today, or call Deirdre at can sometimes slip under the radar but 021 4215133. the world to Cork and Cork to the world. its population in 100% Cork. This unique businesses and individuals who support which stay with you for years afterwards. All donations to Cork Midsummer I would like to take this opportunity to theatre production, more than any other, our work and without whom a Festival Festival qualify for tax relief under Cork Midsummer Festival is one of the thank the staff and management of Cork demonstrates the Festival’s intention to be like this would be impossible. Thank Section 484 of the Taxes fastest growing arts festivals in Ireland Consolidation Act 1997. Midsummer Festival for the important equally local and global, working with one you for your belief in what we’re trying and this year will be as dynamic and work that they do to ensure we can look of the world’s leading theatre companies to achieve. action-packed as ever. forward to a festival each year. In along with 100 Cork people, many of If you believe in what we’re doing, One of the things that I really enjoy particular the army of volunteers who do whom have never been on stage before. there are many ways you can help. Get out about Cork Midsummer Festival is that, so truly deserve every thanks and This ambition to be local and global can there and see as many shows as possible.