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music Two and a Half Tenors...... p6 Francie Conway...... p7 Viennese Strauss Gala...... p8 Finbar Wright...... p9 Eddi Reader...... p10 David Flynn...... p10 Far Flung Trio...... p13 Mike Denver...... p14 Three Tenors...... p15 Harlem Gospel Choir...... p19 Declan O’Rourke...... p21 Esposito...... p22 Venice by Candlelight...... p31
Tribute to the best in the business
tribute Marc Roberts Sings the Music of John Denver...... p18 Simon and Garfunkel: Through the Years...... p22 Get Rhythm (A Tribute to Johnny Cash) ...... p25 Rebecca O’Connor in Simply The Best...... p29 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS 2016
Small kids will love this
kids Lambert Puppet Theatre...... p18 Puss in Boots...... p29 Wigglegiggle...... p31 The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio...... p32
Waterford always has musical theatre
musical Sister Act...... p20 Oklahoma! ...... p26
Educational
schools SISTER ACT Me Mollser...... p13 Back in the Habit Puss in Boots...... p29
A Divine Musical Comedy
Plays on tour you have to see
musical Puckoon...... p21 Fishamble Silent & Underneath...... p23 The Matchmaker...... p28 music upcloseandpersonalpromotions.com by arrangement with DMF MUSIC Ltd Presents Duke Special Piano & Pages
Duke Special is returning to Theatre Royal in a magical show exploring forgotten old dusty manuscripts along with songs from his most recent and well-received album, Look out machines! not to mention many of the usual live favourites…
“Magically uplifting” EVENING STANDARD “This is music of magic and soul” THE TELEGRAPH Date: Sunday 31st January “Emotive and endearing” GQ Time: 8pm “Sumptuous, symphonic pop anthem, courtesy of Price: €19 dreadlocked Irishman who sounds like The Flaming Lips crossed with Rufus Wainwright” Q
music Two and a Half Tenors
Spend an evening with the wonderful Derek Ryan, Ryan Morgan and Nyle Wolfe in a thrilling and fast-moving concert, packed with well- known melodies and laughter, and featuring well-loved songs from opera, broadway and swing.
Delivering laughter, good times and even the odd sing-along. Combining their talents and classically-trained voices, the boys offer a unique evening out.
Date: Thursday 4th February To complete the show, the Tenors are joined by Time: 8pm the “Devastating Diva”- she’ll blow you away with Price: €20 her vocal talents and dazzling stage presence.
6. comedy The Nualas: The Glitterbomb Tour
The Nualas are celebrating their 21st birthday! With scorchingly brilliant new songs, red hot new chat and blistering new shoes, they are jetting in for one night only to leave you helpless with laughter, delirious with pleasure, and a little disorientated if you can’t remember which door you came in.
‘Deceptively dark, twisted and wonderfully witty songs.’ Scotsman
th Date: Friday 5 February ‘Staggeringly impressive three-part harmonies and Time: 8pm a savage, biting wit.’ Metro Scotland Price: €19/ €17conc ‘They’re funny. Simple as.’ The Irish Times
music Francie Conway
Featuring Francie Conway, Liam Merriman & Eoin O’Meachair, Martyn Travis and Luán Parle. Hosted by Roddie Cleere.
The show will feature songs from the album “The Wild Atlantic Way” plus many of his hits worldwide, down through the years! “To The Edge Of Time” “Walking On Seashells” “Our Rivers Keep On Flowing” and many more.
Francie is the song writing coach and one of the founder members of The Rock School, Date: Saturday 6th February Ballyfermot, Dublin who has encouraged quite Time: 8pm a few of Ireland’s most respected musicians, Price: €15 including Damien Dempsey.
7. music A Viennese Strauss Gala
Recreating the romance of the Viennese Festive season, reminding you of a bygone age of glamorous soirees and Strauss waltzes. The show features highlights from some of the great Operettas of the Strauss family, Kalman and Lehar; including Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow and many more.
The European Orchestral Ensemble will accompany four soloists from major opera companies; including Opera North, English National Opera and D’Oyly Carte. Date: Tuesday 9th February Time: 8pm “Beautiful costumes, excellent voices and some Price: €25 / €22 conc fine acting too”
comedy Des Bishop Grey Matters
The fantasy of everlasting youth dyed with Des’s last purchase of Just for Men over a year ago. Now he is embracing the Grey and letting the wisdom of his years inspire his stand up.
Grey Matters tackles the issues confronting Des these days, returning to live in New York, being surrounded by other people’s kids, gender and marriage equality, the dangers of snapchat, dating a Chinese woman, the prospect of reaching 40 and most of all, after the documentary-style stand up show about his Date: Thursday 11th February time in China, Des is looking forward to returning Time: 8pm to straight stand up where he can riff about Price: €24 whatever is on his mind.
8. comedy Pat Shortt Selfie
Pat was described by one critic as “more like an entire philharmonic conducted at a fever pitch: he can play all the instruments, all the parts, compel audience members to play a few if he so chooses and make them laugh to boot”. In Selfie Pat brings us on a hilarious journey with his new character Mossey Burke the singing undertaker and the chaos that can happen around an Irish funeral. Through laughs and punch-lines and hilarious one-liners Pat performs a myriad of truly Irish comedic scenarios that no matter what part of the country you are from you will Date: Friday 12th February have seen or heard of first hand! Time: 8pm Price: €29 “I haven’t laughed that hard in ages! The man is a comedic genius!” “He is hands-down hilarious...you won’t see anything like this anywhere else” One Magazine, New York
music Finbar Wright Valentine’s Eve’ Special Concert
Due to overwhelming demand, Finbar Wright, Ireland’s best-loved popular entertainer & award- winning recording artist, returns to Waterford on St. Valentine’s Eve, for a glorious concert packed with great humour and passionate music.
Renowned all over the world as Ireland’s most romantic tenor, Finbar hosts a special gala performance to celebrate the power of love with Date: Saturday 13th February you, bringing joy to Valentine’s Weekend. Time: 8pm Price: €30 / €27 conc Celebrating his greatest hits and all of your favourite music, Finbar will be joined by an impressive line-up of fine musicians in sparkling performances to delight all music lovers.
9. music Eddi Reader
Internationally acclaimed and enigmatic Scottish songstress returns to Ireland performing with John Douglas and Boo Hewerdine on guitars, Alan Kelly on piano Your accordion and Kevin McGuire on double bass.
With a career spanning over 3 decades, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting hassle-free route performers.
Having first hit the limelight in the 1980’s with to Date: Friday 19th February the group Fairground Attraction (who enjoyed huge chart success with their debut No.1 single London & Time: 8pm Price: €21 Perfect and album First of a Million Kisses), Eddi went on to collaborate on many celebrated projects throughout the years and subsequent solo albums cemented her image as a powerful Birmingham figure in British music. with
music David Flynn
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...... If you missed him last time, you won’t want to miss him again! David Flynn Live with special guests...... After his first sell out concert in August, David Flynn is back at Theatre Royal.
The New Voice of Irish Folk music, David delivers a song with passion and heartfelt emotion and will take you on a musical journey putting his own stamp on some of Irelands best loved songs such as “The town I loved so well” and “Isle of Inisfree”. With his live band featuring some of Date: Saturday 20th February Ireland’s finest musicians, along with special Time: 8pm guests, this night is not to be missed by Irish Price: €20 music lovers.
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It’s a funny old world when seen through the eyes of Brendan Grace.
Each cock- eyed portrait he paints has a ring of truth that brings audiences to the point of apoplexy. Brendan’s material owes more to the best of the traditional stand-up-comics than it does to modern alternative humour and his show is very much a show for all the family. Date: Thursday 25th February There is a sincerity about his act that endears Time: 8pm you to him, and his off-stage persona is very Price: €30 much a ‘man of the people’ as he makes himself available after each show for a photo and a ‘meet and greet’.
comedy Foil Arms and Hog
Ireland’s top comedy trio tour the country this spring following sell out runs at the Dublin and Edinburgh Fringe festivals. With over 4 million hits on YouTube, five exclusives on American comedy website Funny or Die and an endorsement from Rowan Atkinson, Foil Arms and Hog are one of the country’s finest comedy prospects. In their new show ‘SkiddlyWup’, they present their most critically acclaimed show to date, showcasing a delicious blend of bizarre, surreal and hilarious comedy scenes with outrageous characters and unexpected twists. Date: Friday 26th February Time: 8pm “The comedy sketch trio have never lost their original Price: €19 - €16 conc flavour, but simply gained in dexterity and showmanship” The Irish Times Examiner BroadwayBaby StageWon, FringeReview Metro Entertainment.ie TPR
12. classical Far Flung Trio
Violinist Katherine Hunka, accordionist Dermot Dunne and double-bass player Malachy Robinson are the Far Flung Trio. In this concert they play music by Bach, Kreisler, Piazzola, Offenbach, Klezmer tunes, Edith Piaf songs and more fun and games. Hugely technically proficient, the trio make their performance look easy and ensure a happy audience.
“The trio’s enthusiasm and sense of enjoyment in what they were doing simply oozed from the stage and the audience loved it.” The Examiner Date: Saturday 27th February Time: 8pm Price: €20
schools Me Mollser
During 2016 the Abbey Theatre will bring Me, Mollser to primary and secondary schools across the country.
Me, Mollser is part of the Abbey Theatre’s Priming the Canon series which introduces classic Irish plays to a younger audience. This performance will retell The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey through the eyes of its youngest character, Mollser.
Curious and enthusiastic, she guides you through Date: Tuesday 1st March her overcrowded Dublin tenement during the Time: 10am and 11.30am 1916 Easter Rising. 55 min with post performance workshop included. Presented in association of the Department of Price: €10 Education and Skills and Baboró International Age Suitability: 5th & 6th Classes Arts Festival for Children & Secondary Schools with Teacher Pack available
13. music Tom Kelly Promotions Presents Mike Denver and Guests
The ‘Galway Boy’ is getting more popular as each year passes. Mike has already built up a huge following in his relatively short time on the Irish Circuit and has achieved 14 ‘Hit Albums and 10 bestselling DVD’s.
His show is an excellent mix of Mike Denver hits, country classics and middle of the road hits. With his excellent band and a super stage show this promises to be the ‘Concert Tour of the Year’.
Date: Thursday 3rd March Time: 8pm Price: €30
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Experience the Magic! Ireland’s Hottest trio – Ray O’Hare, Dominic McGorian and RTE award-winner Derek Moloney, promise you a night to remember!
Noted for their friendliest down-to-earth approach, the trio love to talk with their audience during and after each show. This thrilling fast-moving concert is packed with the world’s most beautiful, magical feel-good, uplifting songs.
Date: Friday 4th March Hear the hits ‘I Believe’ ‘SHE’ and from Sinatra Time: 8pm (My Way/New York, New York), Leonard Cohen Price: €28/€26 conc (Hallelujah), Pavarotti (Nessun Dorma) and The Dubliners.
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th Theatre Royal Productions Presents Date: Thursday 10 – Saturday 12th March Eugene O’Neill’s Time: 7.30pm Please note early performance A Moon for the Misbegotten time. Price: Preview Thursday Jaded James Tyrone is on the edge of despair and 10th March €15/ €12 conc fiercely passionate Josie Hogan is lonely beyond Opening Night Friday 11th endurance. When they meet on a barren patch of March €23/ €20 conc earth in the glow of an autumn moon, hope sparks Saturday 12th March €23/ €20 between them. In Josie Hogan, O’Neill has created conc one of the great female characters of contemporary American theatre. A twin city business Written by four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and and culture initiative Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O’Neill, conceived as an Irish- this production is directed by Theatre Royal Artistic American partnership Director and former Artistic Director of the Abbey with actors and creative Theatre, Ben Barnes. team from both countries and supported by Culture The cast is drawn from both Ireland and the USA Ireland, The Arts Council and includes Broadway actress Kate Forbes, (The and the Waterford School for Scandal, for which she received an award Rochester Business for Outstanding Broadway debut), Irish actors Community. Mark Lambert, Cilian Jacob and Michael Quinlan and American actor Don Mackay (Modern Family, Elementary).
Prior to tour to Lyric Theatre, Belfast (15-19 March) and Geva Theatre Center, Rochester New York (29 March - 24 April)
17. kids Lambert Puppet Theatre Presents Snow White and Bosco
This is a beautifully produced show with large puppets, colourful sets and exquisite lighting and is suitable for an age group up to ten years of age.
From its earliest beginning the Lambert family has been involved with RTE TV, working the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring the Late Eugene Lambert and Judge.
Paula Lambert was the ‘Bosco’ voice on TV for th Date: Sunday 13 March seventeen years and indeed BOSCO is still a firm Time: 3pm favourite with the younger children and will Price: €12/Family of 4 €40 make a nostalgic appearance in the opening part of the Show.
tribute Tom Kelly Promotions Presents Marc Roberts Sings The Music of John Denver
On October 12 1997 John Denver was tragically killed and the world lost one of its greatest singer/songwriters. Marc performs his critically acclaimed and award winning show with a full multimedia journey through John Denver’s life and music.
He performs all the hits including ‘Annie’s Song’, ‘Leaving on a jet plane’, ‘Take me home country Date: Saturday 19th March roads’, ‘Some days are diamonds’, ‘Calypso’ and Time: 8pm ‘Thank God I’m a country boy’. Price: €25 An evening of beautiful songs not to be missed with Marc and some of Ireland’s top musicians.
18. family ED MASTERS AND CO. PRESENT LIFE OF ILLUSION
Ireland’s Hit magic spectacular LIFE OF ILLUSION is a wonderful family friendly show to thrill and amaze audiences of all ages.
Fusing jaw-dropping stunts, state-of-the-art magical technology, grand state illusions, mind- boggling mentalism and breath taking sleight of hand, LIFE OF ILLUSION reinvents the age old art form proving the magic is really back.
Each performance climaxes with heart th Date: Sunday 20 March pounding, death defying escape, inspired by Time: 3pm the legendary Houdini. Come witness the Price: €15/ €13 conc/ €11 Child impossible! €48 Family of 4
music The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir
Performing contemporary gospel with a touch of jazz and blues, The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir is synonymous with power vocals, glorious sound and infectious energy. For over two decades they have been America’s premier gospel choir and have toured the globe thrilling audiences with the inspirational power of gospel music.
Get ready to tap your feet, clap your hands, and even dance on stage to their high-energy, joyous st Date: Monday 21 March and exuberant performance! Time: 8pm Price: €30 This is a show you certainly don’t want to miss!
19. musical Sister Act 2
Produced by Ignite Productions theatre company who brought you last year’s sell out show Sister Act and the award winning Avenue Q and Cats this show has an all-star local cast most of whom stared in last year’s production.
In this sequel, Las Vegas performer Deloris Van Cartier is surprised by a visit from her nun friends, including Sister Mary Patrick and Sister Mary Lazarus. It appears Deloris is needed in her nun guise as Sister Mary Clarence to help teach music to teens at a troubled school in hopes of Date: Wednesday 23rd - keeping the facility from closing at the hands of Saturday 26th March Mr. Crisp, a callous administrator. Can Deloris Time: 8pm shape the rowdy kids into a real choir? With Price: €19 a well-known sound track of songs including Joyful Joyful, Oh Happy Day, Dancing In The Street and many more this is a musical for all the family!
comedy TOMMY TIERNAN: OUT OF THE WHIRLWIND
Now entering his 20th year as a stand-up comedian, having won every award going and still as passionate as ever about the adventure of storytelling and comedy, Tommy is also starting to take some very exciting risks.
Mannerless, profound, dark and silly too, his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful, uplifting, inspirational and most importantly always breathtakingly funny.
th Date: Wednesday 30 March Part chaos, part unplanned pregnancy, Tommy st and Thursday 31 March Tiernan’s new show “Out Of The Whirlwind” is Time: 8pm a verbal and acrobatic descent into God knows Price: €29 what.
“A wide eyed philosopher of love and life who performs as if appalled by the idea of being bland” The Guardian
20. music Declan O’Rourke
Declan O’Rourke has achieved critical acclaim for his song writing, singing and performance. Jon Pareles of The New York Times said there was virtuosity in his guitar playing, with ‘intricately contrapuntal picking and meticulous dynamics,’ and that his calling was as a balladeer. Paul Weller said of O’Rourke’s song ‘Galileo’ that it’s possibly the greatest song written in the last thirty years.
“Declan O’Rourke is one of the rare breed, he arrived fully formed, his songs, and delivery belie Date: Friday 8th April his age, and ours. He’s a timeless troubadour Time: 8pm with a voice that breaks through all your Price: €21 defences and gets to the heart of the matter. One of the true greats of our island.” Glen Hansard
drama Big Telly Theatre Company presents Puckoon
Ireland 1922, and the Ulster Boundary Commission has drawn the new border straight through the small town of Puckoon. With the church separated from its own graveyard and drink now thirty percent cheaper in one corner of the pub, life in the newly divided village will never be the same again. Based on the book by Spike Milligan, this comic masterpiece is an irreverent and hilarious story which celebrates the absurd and paints a picture of a simple life that borders on the ridiculous. Date: Thursday 14th April Time: 8pm “Puckoon will delight those who are already Milligan Price: €16 / €14conc fans and create new ones.” Theatre Guide London
“The madcap genius of Spike Milligan...a pythonesque piece of theatre ...oddball entertainment.” The Irish Times
21. tribute Simon and Garfunkel: Through the Years Performed by Bookends
Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years’ is the world’s most authentic sounding theatre show of its kind.
Featuring interviews with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, original movie footage and mind blowing live performances, the show features hits like Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Homeward Bound and the incredible Bridge Over Troubled Date: Friday 15th April Water. Time: 8pm Price: €20 / €18 conc “Not just your average tribute” BBC Radio “That could really be Simon & Garfunkel” BBC Radio Nottingham
classical Esposito
The Esposito Quartet comprises four musicians with a combined bounty of experience as orchestra leaders, principals, professors, recital and recording artists with a common love of the string quartet treasury of repertoire.
Their name reflects their admiration for Michele Esposito, pianist and composer, who for forty years from 1888 was the initiator for much of the chamber music making in Dublin through the establishment of The Royal Dublin Society.
Date: Saturday 16th April In this concert they will perform Haydn’s String Time: 8pm Quartet Op.76 No 1, Esposito’s String Quartet Op Price: €20 60 and Schubert’s Quartet No.14 ‘Death and the Maiden’.
22. Fishamble: The New Play Company Presents drama Underneath
Written and performed by Pat Kinevane
Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2015
Following the runaway international success of Forgotten and Silent, Fishamble presents Pat Kinevane’s third solo play, Underneath, directed Date: Friday 22nd April by Jim Culleton. Time: 8pm Price: €18 / €16 conc This stunning play is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. It explores the surface, and ISTRatWIT 2016 what lies underneath. ‘Extraordinary…sit back and enjoy.’ Conversations on Ben Brantley, The New York Times ‘brilliant...striking...excellent’ Irish Times collaborations ‘A delightful experience.’ Irish Independent Waterford Institute of Technology Fishamble: The New Play Company Presents nd Date: Friday 22 & Silent Saturday 23rd April In association with Irish Written and performed by Pat Kinevane Society for Theatre Research and WIT. If you have not seen this play yet, do not miss it this time – it will stay with you for a long time afterwards. Funny, sad, and brilliant in equal measure, Silent is written by Pat Kinevane, one drama of our greatest actors, and is directed by Jim Culleton.
Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid things. But he has lost it all - including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful new production. Date: Saturday 23rd April Time: 8pm ‘fabulously choreographed...visually exciting’ Price: €18/ €16 conc Sunday Times
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Residential Lettings comedy 1DEE
After a seven year break from stand-up, during which she had more babies, made a movie in Vietnam and became the mother of MooneBoy, Deirdre O’Kane returns with a brand new show. What has she learned from being a mum, achieving the glory of a Mid-life crisis and chasing after collagen as it attempts to leave her life forever? She reveals all (well nearly all) in 1Dee.
Unique star quality – The Guardian
Date: Friday 29th April She won the audience over from the moment she Time: 8pm opened her mouth – Metro Price: €19 O’Kane dazzles the audience from start to finish – The List
tribute Get Rhythm (A Tribute to Johnny Cash)
Get Rhythm (A Tribute to Johnny Cash) are a seven piece band from County Cavan who recreate the prison concerts performed Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Three and The Carter Family in the 1960’s.
Following 2013’s tour of Irelands prisons; a headline performance at Electric Picnic and sell out shows across the country, Get Rhythm returns to Waterford.
th Date: Saturday 30 April Paul McCann recreates the role of Johnny Cash Time: 8pm and June Carters vocal duties are performed by Price: €20 / €18 conc Louise O’Reilly.
25. musical
Date: Tuesday 3rd - th Waterford Musical Society Presents Saturday 7 May Time: 8pm Oklahoma! Price: €20 Concession Following their sold out award winning production available on groups of Carousel last year, Waterford Musical Society of 15 or more returns with another Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma!. Booking opens on Tuesday 1st March at 10am. Oklahoma! is one of the most loved musicals of all time and was the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams and a humorous secondary romance concerning cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.
With such timeless classics as the title song ‘Oklahoma’, ‘Oh what a beautiful morning’. ‘People will say we’re in love’ and the much loved ‘Oklahoma Ballet’ and many more this unmissable production is an absolute must for fans of classic musical theatre.
26. musical
Date: Tuesday 10th - TheatreBox Stage School proudly presents Saturday 14th May Time: 7.30pm please End of Year Showcase for 2016! note early start time Price: €20 Pop along to the Theatre Royal from the 9 - 14 May th for our biggest showcase to date, with each night On sale Tuesday 5 February bringing laughter, music, song & dance! at 10am
Featuring some of the biggest & best musicals, our 2016 Showcase production promises to be a delight from start to finish!
Come along to see your student involved in the show, or pop down to see what TheatreBox Stage School is all about!
27. circus Tumble Circus Starman
Have you ever looked to the heavens for inspiration or guidance? Star Man, the latest show from the award winning Tumble Circus, is an entertaining expedition into what happens when dreams and life collide. It follows the journey of one man and his life as a circus artist, a dad, and a clown. Star Man promises an energetic mix of stand-up, slapstick, sequins, and … cardboard.
‘If you’re prepared to be challenged, both emotionally and intellectually, by a man who Date: Sunday 15th May ends his performance spouting existentialism Time: 3pm (55 min) while parading in a giant cardboard star, I can’t Price: €16/ €14 conc recommend Star Man enough.’ The West Australian €40 for family of 4
play The Matchmaker
Back By Popular Demand! Dicky Mick Dicky O Connor tries to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit, coupled by his unparalleled way with words.
The production stars television favourite Mary McEvoy, known for her role as Biddie in the long running RTE series Glenroe, and Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny, who was part of the Irish Date: Friday 20th May comic duo d’Unbelievables with Pat Shortt, joins Time: 8pm Mary to complete the task. Together they play a Price: €21 myriad of characters in this hilarious and earthy dramatic comedy.
28. music Rebecca O’ Connor as Tina in Simply the Best
Be prepared to stand in your seats as Rebecca delivers her flawless rendition of Tina Turner’s greatest hits including, Nutbush City Limits, Proud Mary, River Deep, Private Dancer, When the Heartache Is Over, Better Be Good To Me, and of course her anthem, Simply the Best. In the words of TINA TURNER herself…“Rebecca is so good, it’s scary”….
Date: Saturday 21st May Time: 8pm Price: Early Bird (first 100) €20 All other seats €25 / €20 conc
Lyngo Theatre presents kids PUSS IN BOOTS
Would you trust a talking cat? You never know, he might turn you from a pauper to a prince just like the hero of this story, brought to vivid life on our incredible sloping stage by Patrick Lynch from CBeebies. Using smoke and mirrors and hidden trapdoors he’ll show you how this sure-footed feline fools both the King and the Ogre to put his master at the top. A host of puppets, a working windmill and an avalanche of fruit and nuts await Date: Sunday 22nd and you in this classic furry tail! It’s the cat’s whiskers! Monday 23rd May Time: 22nd May: 3pm “Puss in Boots’ is such a strong story, beautifully 23rd May: 10am and told by the mercurial, talented Patrick Lynch. With 11.30am (50 min) an utterly captivating, face-licking, tail-wagging Price: €8 / €7 for a group cat puppet that morphs into the miracle-working, of 5 or more talking and booted feline, this show ticks all the Ages 4+ boxes for fine children’s theatre.” The Stage
29. music Mick Flannery
At the end of the day and the heel of the hunt, you’re left with the songs. Everything else comes and goes – the shows and the tours and the applause and the acclaim, which goes with them, the prattle and the palaver, which accompany an album release. Everything else fades out of view. Everything else doesn’t matter in the long run.
“One would stop short of describing it as triumphant — Flannery doesn’t do fist-pumping or chest-beating either — but that’s what it is”. Irish Examiner Date: Friday 27th May Time: 8pm Price: €20
Ballet WATERFORD BALLET ACADEMY presents Midnight Magic Choreographed by Margaret Hunter
Come and enjoy the première of an exciting new ballet, created especially for the dancers of Waterford Ballet Academy. This magical story will appeal to all age groups.
A treat for all the family!
Date: Sunday 29th May Time: Matinée: 3pm Evening: 8pm Price: €24 (no concessions)
30. kids Wigglegiggle
WIGGLEGIGGLE is an energetic, wigglesome, gigglesome mashup of words and rhythms and nifty noises designed to engage children’s imaginations and to enchant their eyes and ears! Inspired by conversations with children themselves, this show takes as a starting point the substantial research around how music and rhythm can develop listening and language skills in this age group. It will excite and intrigue them with what language can do – and what they can do with language.
Date: Tuesday 7th June But most of all, WIGGLEGIGGLE promises to Time: 10am and 11.15am delight its audience as it messes around with 30 (min) wonderful words, marvellous music, the silliest Price: €8 of sounds and some very interesting moves!
classical A Night in Venice by Candlelight
The next in the series of Classics by Candlelight and from the producers of Magical Mozart and A Viennese Strauss Gala is this glittering Opera Extravaganza; A Night in Venice by Candlelight.
Capturing all of the romance and glamour of a Venetian soiree, the masked balls and society bustle encapsulates some of the great music of Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti. Performed by the European Baroque Ensemble, the show features leading opera singers performing arias from the th Date: Thursday 9 June Grand Operas of the day. Aida, Madam Butterfly, Time: 8pm Turandot and many more. Price: €18
31. Lyngo Theatre presents kids THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
One of the best loved classics for children comes to life, literally. Crickets, cats, foxes and, of course, the world-famous puppet, will spring out of our collection of dusty, old, magic books, while Patrick Lynch from CBeebies pulls all the strings and turns all the pages to bring you the true story of Pinocchio, no lie. Who nose? He might even find his father and become a real boy. Come and join him on his incredible Date: Tuesday 14 June journey, you’ll have a whale of a time! Time: 10am (50 min) Price: €8 / €7 for a group “Lasts just under an hour, well within youngsters’ of 5 or more attention span, and its performance style made it Ages 4+ just as enjoyable for accompanying adults. Lynch and his Lyngo team make shows worth catching.” The Stage
Enjoy the Best View in Waterford from the Window of the New Cafe ` Royal Located on the First Floor of The Theatre Royal Open to Public Six Days a Week Start your Day: Meet Your Friends: with a Breakfast from the Grill for a Delicious Lunch and Choose From a variety of: and a cup of -Homemade Savoury Quiches and Pies Organic Ground Bean Coffee accompanied with Freshly made Salads or a Fresh Scones with -Mouth-watering Focaccia, Ciabatta or Panini Homemade Jam -Homemade (Gluten free) Soup with Gluten-Free or Homemade Brown Bread Free Coffee Refills & -10% for Take Away Now Open For Most of the Shows For Pre-Show Specials contact the Cafe Email: [email protected] or The Theatre Royal Box Office /CafeRoyalWaterford 32. BOOKING INFORMATION
The Theatre Royal accepts bookings in person, by phone or online. All ticket prices include €1 transaction fee as laid down by Theatre Royal.
Phone: 051 874 402 In person: Payment is accepted by cash, cheque, laser, debit or credit card. Online: You can book your tickets online 24 hours a day at www.theatreroyal.ie – you can also select your seat from an interactive map.
BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS: Monday to Friday: 10am – 4pm (10am – 8pm on performance days) Saturday: 12pm – 4pm (to 8pm on performance days) Sundays and Bank Holidays: Box Office opens one hour before the performance for ticket collection.
CONCESSIONS Concessions for OAP’s, Students, Unwaged, and children are available for some productions. The availability, amount discounted, and production applicable to is decided on by each individual producer and not the Theatre Royal. Where family tickets are available the group must consist of two adults and two children. I.D. for all concessions will be requested at time of booking or at time of collection. WIT students are entitled to a special WIT price on most shows on presentation of their card.
DISCOUNTS FOR GROUPS Group bookings are available for shows at the Theatre Royal. Contact the Box Office for further information. Groups of 10 or more are entitled to at least 10% discount, depending on the production.
ACCESS The Theatre Royal is an accessible venue with ramp access, loop induction, wheelchair seats and adapted toilets. We would ask wheelchair users to book directly with the box offce rather than online to ensure that we accommodate you appropriately.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase except in the event of a cancellation by the venue or producers.
THEATRE ROYAL BAR Why not relax and enjoy a pre-show drink. Select wines, soft drinks, bottled beers, tea and coffee are available from 7pm on performance evenings. The bar will be closed during the performance and patrons may not return until the interval. You can also pre-order your interval drink before the show which will be ready for collection in the vestibule at the interval.
THEATRE ROYAL CAFE Open all week for homemade treats and the finest view on The Mall. Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.
33. THEATRE ROYAL SEATING PLANS
Upper Circle
Dress Circle
Stalls
Exit
For seats numbered 1 – 10 please enter the auditorium through the box office. Your pre ordered drinks will be in the bar at the interval. For seats 11 – 20 please enter through the vestibule and collect pre ordered drinks in the vestibule. Please note that there are restricted view seats on all levels, please call the box office for more details.
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