Clár Geimhridh – Earraigh Na Nealaíon Agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter – Spring Programme
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Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Clár Geimhridh – Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter – Spring Programme INSIDE: CREATIVE AGEING ULSTER ORCHESTRA THE JOXER ESQ. Ag freastal ar an Dún agus Ard Mhacha Theas Serving Down and South Armagh Welcome DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Seo chugaibh eagrán na bliana úir de chlár Welcome to the New Year, Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Iarsmalainne de chuid new season edition of the Arts, Chomhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus Culture and Museum programme an Dúin don séasúr nua. Sa bhroisiúr seo for Newry, Mourne and Down District gheofar eolas faoi na beo-léirithe, ranganna, Council. This brochure contains live ceardlanna, léachtanna, taispeántais, agus performances, classes, workshops, imeachtaí ar leith a bheith ar siúl fud fad talks, exhibitions and special events an cheantair ó Eanáir go hAibreán. across the district from January – April. Tá sé lán d'imeachtaí siamsaíochta atá It is packed full of entertainment An Comhairleoir oiriúnach don teaghlach ar fad le linn events for the entire family over the Searlaí Ó Cathasaigh míonna gheimhridh nó earraigh. Léiríonn winter/spring months. It highlights Cathaoirleach sé tiomantas na Comhairle dá chinntiú go the Council’s commitment to gcuirfear ar fáil do chách atá ina chónaí, ensuring that we offer all who live, Chairperson, nó a n-oibríonn, nó a dtugann cuairt ar work and visit the district as many Councillor an cheantar an oiread sin deiseanna le plé opportunities as possible to engage Charlie Casey leis na healaíona agus leis an chultúr. with arts and culture. Front cover image: Les Marguerites by Diane Lyness Down Arts Centre Information We have designed our Down Arts Centre programme to be as easy to 2 – 6 Irish Street use as possible. Please see Downpatrick BT30 6BP the keys which explain the [email protected] Exhibition sections and the guidance www.downartscentre.com Performance icons which may apply to the event within the programme. Workshops & Classes Workshops Kids Workshops & Classes Workshops Kids Join Our Mailing List We publish three Season Due to new GDPR regulations, Page 3 Page 12 Page 15 Page 25 Progammes each year full of anyone who is already on our entertainment, classes and mailing list will need to exhibitions. Join our mailing re-apply. Please contact our 7– 10yrs list now and make sure you Box Office on 028 4461 0747. get the best tickets available. Booking Throughout the programme TO BOOK CALL: we have placed coloured rectangles directing you 028 4461 0747 towards the box office telephone number. Alternatively you can visit our Guidance Range Suggested Age Suggested Minimum Age Language Strong Language Strong Very Content Sexual FREE Event website for more information. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Performance David Meade Ronnie Greer Catch Meade if You Can Blues guitar legend, Ronnie DATE: Greer returns to Down Arts Saturday 18 January Centre with his powerhouse Brand new show for 2020! DATE: TIME: band, featuring some of the Performance Described across the world as Saturday 11 January 8pm (bar available finest musicians in the country. “Jaw Dropping” and “Hilarious”, from 7pm) TIME: Expect a night of blues, Northern Ireland’s record 8pm roots, and a little jazz-based PRICE: breaking Mind Reader Meade is music, played with style and £12 / £10 concession back on home soil to blow your PRICE: conviction by some of the mind in his most interactive £23 VENUE: best in the business. show yet. You simply have Down Arts Centre to see this show to believe VENUE: “This is a magnificent band, Down Arts Centre it. David is the first mentalist of world class.” Blues in to win a million dollars in a Britain Magazine Las Vegas casino, he’ll blow “Greer, the doyen of Irish blues your mind as he does the guitar” allaboutjazz.com impossible live on-stage. This sell out show will be a night to remember that your whole family will enjoy. Can YOU catch him out? 2 — 3 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Beatles: The Studio Years Live The Fureys The Beatles stopped playing DATE: After three previous sell-out DATE: shows in 1966, entering what’s Friday 24 January concerts, legends of Irish Friday 7 February known as ‘The Studio Years’. music and song, The Fureys - These were some of their most TIME: renowned for their hit songs, TIME: Performance 8pm (bar available ‘I Will Love You’, ‘When You 8pm (bar available creative years, during which from 7pm) from 7pm) time they released iconic Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green albums such as ‘Sgt. Pepper’s PRICE: Fields of France’, ‘Red Rose PRICE: Lonely Hearts Club Band’, £12 / £10 concession Café’, ‘Steal Away’ and more, £25 ‘The White Album’,’ Abbey Road’ return to Down Arts Centre. and ‘Let It Be’. Notable songs VENUE: VENUE: Down Arts Centre The Fureys have been Down Arts Centre like ‘All You Need is Love’, entertaining audiences ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Here Comes the worldwide for 42 years. PRESENTED BY: Sun’, ‘While My Guitar Gently Audiences that have included Joe McCadden Weeps’ and ‘Lucy in the Sky former Australian Prime with Diamonds’ sit alongside Minister, John Howard, former some hidden gems. Irish President, Mary McAleese and the late Pope John Paul, This nine piece ensemble while Tony Blair has publicly from Belfast (fronted by Donal stated his favourite peace song Scullion), takes you on a of all time is the Fureys’, ‘Green journey through the music Fields of France’. President from this exciting period in Michael D Higgins also the history of one of the attended their last concert biggest bands of all time. in the National Concert Hall. Beautiful orchestrations, soaring harmonies are Expect a great night of music, passionately performed by song and stories. multi-instrumentalists. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Performance Jake O’Kane: Walking the Line Micky Bartlett – Love it! Jake O’Kane’s new show DATE: Following a sell-out show at DATE: sees Northern Ireland’s most Saturday 15 February The Ulster Hall and his third Friday 21 February popular comic once again tour of Australia, Micky Bartlett TIME: TIME: cast his caustic eye over the 8pm (bar available is going on tour with his smash 8pm (bar available Performance events of the last year. As from 7pm) hit show ‘Love It!’. from 7pm) always, nothing and no-one A regular feature on BBC NI are beyond attack as Jake PRICE: PRICE: (The Blame Game, Monumental) continues his sixth year of £22.50 £14 with appearances on BBC sell-out tours. VENUE: Scotland and BBC Radio 4, VENUE: Jake’s show is a heady mix The Great Hall, Lurgan man, Micky Bartlett Down Arts Centre of video, photos and general Downshire Estate might just be able to move out PRESENTED BY: mayhem as he picks apart our PRESENTED BY: of his mum’s house...and he’s Shine dysfunctional society, ably David Hull Promotions only 32. supported by the talented GUIDANCE: Divulging more hilarious Terry McHugh. GUIDANCE: secrets that most people If you’ve already seen Jake wouldn’t tell their priest, perform, you’ll be back for Micky takes you through the more; if you’ve yet to catch journey of his own head. Strap him live, don’t wait too long in, you’re going to love it! to book as his shows sell-out extremely quickly. 4 — 5 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Seefin Neil Delamere: End of Watch Seefin is a string trio who DATE: Fresh from a sell-out tour, DATE: compose inventive, unexpected Saturday 22 February star of BBC’s the Blame Game, Sunday 1 March blends of music, with a unique Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz, and Sunday 8 March TIME: feel that’s infused with the Neil Delamere returns to Performance 8pm (bar available TIME: influences and rich colours from 7pm) Down Arts Centre with a 8pm (bar available of Irish and European styles. brand-new show. from 7pm) PRICE: Time waits for no man, With glimmers of classical, £12 / £10 concession PRICE: traditional and an improvisatory especially one trying to buy £22.50 feel of jazz, Seefin create a VENUE: a watch. Things always get music without boundaries. Down Arts Centre complicated. VENUE: Down Arts Centre Informed by land and “You’ll be hard pressed to seascapes encountered on their find a more gifted comic at PRESENTED BY: wanderings, their music elicits the Fringe.” ***** The Lisa Richards the freedom to linger and savour The Scotsman Agency open spaces and isolation. The “One lean, mean, comedy, group features the distinctive GUIDANCE: killing machine.” ***** musical talents of Brendan The Herald Popplestone (guitar and vocals), Sherry Robinson (cello) and Niall Lynch (violin). TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020 Performance Dream, Sleep, Connect Ruby! A bold new comedy by DATE: Following on from its critically DATE: c21 Theatre Company about Friday 6 March acclaimed sell out run last year, Friday 13 March disconnection in the digital Little Willow Productions is TIME: TIME: world – Dream, Sleep, proud to return with ‘Ruby!’, 8pm (bar available 8pm (bar available Performance Connect takes a timely ‘swipe’ from 7pm) a play written by Michael from 7pm) at online dating and appoholics. Cameron and featuring Libby PRICE: Smyth as Ruby Murray. PRICE: Chris is working on a £12 / £10 concession £15 technological solution for the Belfast born Ruby Murray Irish border under the beady VENUE: was one of the most popular VENUE: eye of his boss, Lucy, when he Down Arts Centre singing stars in the world in Down Arts Centre realises he has no one to invite the 1950s, becoming the only PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: to the office do.