JAN - APRIL 2018 071 916 1518 www.hawkswell.com
Coolera Dramatic Society Interactive Theatre Australia/ Babes in the Wood Ten42 Productions Sun 3 Dec - Fri 15 Dec, 8pm Sat 16 Dec, 7.30pm Faulty Towers: Matinees Sun 3 & 10 Dec, The Dining Experience 3pm Sligo Park Hotel Tue 12 Dec - Wed 13 €17 Coolera Dramatic Society present Dec, 7.30pm their 39th pantomime. The perfect €47.50 pre Christmas treat for all the family. Featuring all the best gags and Limited Availability. a great meal. Limited Availability.
Hawk’s Well Theatre/The Dock/ Hawk’s Well Roscommon Arts Centre Theatre Mini Proms Santa Babies Christmas Sat 9 Dec, Toons: 12pm for 0 - 18mths, Anything Goes 2pm for 18mths - 3years. Sun 17 Dec, 3.30pm €5 Mon 18 Dec, 10am Magical music with Sinead Conway & 12pm schools and Dave Flynn. Our final Music for 10/6 u12s/30 family Babies concert of 2017. Duration: € Anything Goes perform family 45 mins. Limited Availability. festive favourites. 45 mins. Book online: www.hawkswell.com 3 T ALK 4 to leadoverall greater health. and whatmeasur has showntomakepeoplehappier, will focusonwhatscience Martin Independent LivingFund All proceeds toMitchellSisters’ Psychologist andauthor € Sun 17Dec,8pm Shane Martin An Eveningwith and Happiness- Pathways toHealth 15 Book online: es theycantake www.hawkswell.com , Shane
MUSIC yuletide show! promises tobea spectacular Christmas songs for what King ofRockNRoll’ star maestr and singers,ledbymusical An all-starcastoflocalmusicians € 8pm W Elvis atChristmas Theme Night19 Kieran Quinn 20/10 u18s ed 20–Thurs21Dec, t the holidayseason withthe o Kieran Quinnwillkick- s best-loved
MUSIC and Dermot Byrneamong others. John Sheahan,Mike McGoldrick songwriting. Declan isjoinedby world andtheheart ofmodern the bestoftraditional music delivered throughamarriageof tales, band performepictrue Declan O’Rourkeandhis9piece € Fri 22Dec,8pm The GreatIrishFamine The Chroniclesof O’Rourke Declan 25/12.50 u18s CREATIVE LEARNING FOR ADULTS CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN Bodhrán Workshops for Bodhrán Workshops for Young Adults with John Joe Kelly People with John Joe Kelly Mon 15 Jan - Mon 19 Feb, Mon 15 Jan - Mon 19 Feb, 6 week course 6 week course Beginners, 6pm – 7pm, €70 Beginners, 7 – 12 years; Experienced, 7.30pm – 9pm, 3.30pm – 4pm, €50 €100 Experienced, 13+ years; 4.30pm – 5.15pm, 60 Best known for his work with € the band Flook, John Joe Kelly Does your child love drums? is constantly expanding the Here is your opportunity to channel boundaries of what beats and that energy and develop a range of sounds you can get from one motor, communication and social single drum. Renowned skills. John Joe Kelly, facilitates this worldwide for his energetic introductory course where your little teaching methods, this is a rare one can try their hand at one of the opportunity to enjoy a six week world’s oldest instruments in a fun, course with the bodhrán master. encouraging environment. ...to say John Joe Kelly plays the bodhrán, For those who want to develop their playing, is like saying Mount Everest the 4.30pm course offers an opportunity to is a bit of a climb. improve technique, tonal control, - Paul Saunders ornamentation and much more.
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 5 CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN
Drama at the Well Thurs 11 Jan - Thurs 22 March, 10 week course (no class 15 Feb) 3 - 4pm, ages 4 - 6 yrs 4 - 5pm, ages 7 - 10 yrs €85 This fun and engaging drama course with experienced tutor Deirdre Gaule will encourage young children to act and participate in many different activities specially designed to explore creativity and build confidence. Each child gets the individual attention they need. Early booking advised. Toddler Drama Sat 13 Jan - Sat 17 Feb, 6 week course Sat 14 April - Sat 19 May, 6 week course 10.30 & 11.30am Ages 18 mths - 4 yrs €50 for toddler and parent Share some special moments with your little one in this gentle introduction to drama, music and movement for the very young. Under the relaxed and experienced eye of tutor Deirdre Gaule enjoy bonding with your child as you play, sing and dance together. Participation in nursery rhymes, action songs and toddler games develops confidence from a very early age. Early booking advised. Duration 45 mins.
6 Book online: www.hawkswell.com CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN
SingSkool Mini
An exciting pre-instrumental music programme allowing your child to explore orchestral instruments, musical literacy and singing. Putting the FUN back into the fundamentals of music! Sat 13 Jan - Sat 24 March (no class Sat 17 March) 10 week course Beat Buddy Babies €90, Mini Melodies & Treble Makers €100 Sat 14 April - Sat 2 June, 8 week course Beat Buddy Babies €75, Mini Melodies & Treble Makers €80 Beat Buddy Babies for ages 6 mths - 3yrs, 10.15-10.45am Mini Melodies for ages 3-4, 11.00-11.40am Treble Makers for ages 5-6, 11.50-12.30pm
Beat Buddy Babies Mid-Week Course Wed 17 Jan – Wed 21 Feb, 10-10.30am Wed 18 April - Wed 23 May, 10-10.30am 6 week course, ages 6 mths - 3 yrs, €55
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 7 L Sligo Fun Company C
I Reeling in the A S C The Wizard of Oz I U Showband Years
S Wed 3 - Sun 7 Jan, 8pm M Mon 1 Jan, 8pm U Matinee, Sun 7 Jan, 3pm €30/15u18s M €18/15conc. Starring Ronan Collins, Red Hurley, Gina from The Follow the yellow brick road this dreary January to Champions, The Conquerors Showband, Dave the merry ol’ land of Oz at the Hawk's Well Lawlor, Keith and Lorraine McDonald, Tommy and Theatre - where we’ve been told that a tornado Jimmy Swarbrigg, this all-star cast pays tribute to will be dropping off a lion, a tin man and a witch, the great showband era, bringing you back in time under a house no doubt! to this magical musical period. Early booking advised.
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U Niamh Parsons, Ciarán Tourish, M Liam Kelly and John Doyle Wed 10 Jan, 8pm €18/16conc/9 u18s Time to come in from the cold and gather round as four leading lights of Irish traditional music join forces in what promises to be an unforgettable night. At the forefront of the Irish music scene for over 25 years, they have performed in every corner of the globe. Leading the charge is Arcady’s Niamh Parsons, a peerless balladeer with one of the most distinctive voices in Irish music. Donegal fiddle maestro and long-time member of Altan, Ciarán Tourish is fêted for his incendiary improvisation and cascading arpeggios, the perfect foil for the invention and rhythmic drive of flautist Liam Kelly. A founder member of Dervish, Kelly is equally at home trading riffs with James Brown, The Buena Vista Social Club or Sting. Add to the mix John Doyle’s signature guitar sound, heard on recordings by Solas, Joan Baez, Usher’s Island, Linda Thompson and Tim O’Brien among others and you’ll find no finer musical company to carry you through January with a light heart and a skip in your step.
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I Brian Leyden: O S
First Light with Adrian H U On Storycraft S M Crowley & Nocturnes K Sat 13 Jan, 2-6pm R 40
Fri 12 Jan, 8pm O €
€15/7.50 u18s W A celebration of positive mental health featuring Taking you on a guided journey into the heart and Choice Music Prize winner Adrian Crowley and art of crafting stories, Brian Leyden is a highly ambient Irish-folk group Nocturnes. experienced writer and teacher, much sought-after for his extremely popular creative writing Founded in 2009, First Fortnight is a charity that workshops in fiction and non-fiction. He succeeds challenges mental health prejudice through arts and every time in being practical, informed and cultural action. inspirational.
10 Book online: www.hawkswell.com MUSIC Kieran explains: lost anyoftheirmagic. venues allaroundthecountry, italsoshowed thattheduohadn’t imagination oftheIrishpublic.Last year’s tournotonlysoldout unique talentsasaduointheearly ninetiesthatfirstcaughtthe solo car have enjoyedhugeinternationalsuccessintheirrespective Since thedaysoftheirpartnership,bothFrancesandKieran scheduled inJanuary2018. we wer of anationwide Black andKieranGoss,detailshavebeenannounced 25 yearsafterthesmashsuccessofduoFrances € Sun 14Jan,8pm knew wehadmade therightdecision.Theaudience sangever ever us; itwaslikeameeting upofoldfriendsandboth FrancesandIloved more shows together. We may even turnitintoan annualevent!” Reunion Tour Kieran GossandFrancesBlack David HullPromotions 28/14 u18s y minute ofit.W e eers, butitwastheinspir both ner Reunion Tour, “It hadbeenalongtimesincewe workedtogetherand vous, butfr e’r e delighted tobegiven thisopportunityofplaying om thever with datesacrossIreland ed pairingofthesetwo y first songoftheshowwe y song with Book online: www.hawkswell.com 11 Y Hawk’s Well Theatre High Rock Productions C I D S E
Caith Amach É U Sing for the hell of it! M
Leaving Cert Irish Oral Workshop M Tues 16 Jan, 8pm O Tues 16 Jan, 10.30am Thurs 15 Feb, 8pm C €8/teachers free Tues 20 March, 8pm Caith Amach É, a smash hit comedy based on the €10 Leaving Cert Irish oral picture sequences returns. It's Come join our social sing along evenings...open to a fast-paced, physical comic sketch show covering everyone and anyone who likes to sing. No musical each of the twenty picture sequences for the 2018 experience is required. You don't need to audition, Leaving Cert. This show has been touring schools read music, memorise song words, or sing solo. It’s since 2011. It has been seen by over 30,000 all about just having fun and singing together! Our students in twenty-six counties. It has been choirmaster, Dave Flynn, will select popular songs acclaimed by both teachers and students everywhere and run through simple arrangements. There is no for inspiring students to enjoy learning Irish. commitment, no performance at the end, this is just singing for the hell of it! 12 Book online: www.hawkswell.com David Hull Promotions C Y
Conal Gallen: Suckin’ Diesel I D
Fri 19 Jan, 8pm S E Charlie Landsborough U
M 25/22.50conc. Sat 20 Jan, 8pm
€ M O 30/15 u18s C € Conal’s brand new stand-up comedy show is full of Join us for a memorable evening of beautiful hilarious jokes, songs and more craic than even ballads, folk, blues, country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, Pablo Escobar could ever handle. It is guaranteed to gospel and anthems with the immensely talented have his audiences in fits of laughter from the very Charlie Landsborough. Charlie’s talent and chart- start right through to the very end. topping records received the ultimate recognition in 2011 when he was inducted into the British As always, audiences can expect the unexpected, Country Music Hall of Fame - a wonderful because as usual, no one knows what he is going to achievement for any artist. come out with next!
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 13 MUSIC 14 Duets attheWell: the giantstheyinvokeintheiralbumtitle bymanyinthesamelightas very fewmusicians.Theyareregarded who haveachievedlevelsofexcellenceandmasteryrealisedbyonly a Laoise Kelly&Tiarnán ODuinnchinn,harperandpiperrespectively, Join ustoenjoyanintimate,onstageexperienceinthecompanyof € Sun 21Jan,7pm & Laoise Kelly 15/7.50 u18s we inviteyoutojoin usforamusicalbr With asmallmenu ofcroissants,sconesandfreetea andcoffee, papers, whileyounger siblingscanenjoyanar led bytheveryfinest mastermusicians.Unwindwith theSunday play traditionalmusicinafamily-friendly andrelaxedenvironment, Super SundaySessionsprovidean opportunityforteenagersto Book online: Tiarnán O’Duinnchinn www.hawkswell.com Fr Sun 21Jan,12.30-2pm ee unch ingoodcompany On TheShouldersofGiants. ts &craftsactivity. . Sligo Hospital Musical Society L Sligo Grammar School E A M C I The Frog Prince Little Shop of Horrors I M Wed 24 - Sat 27 Jan, 8pm S Tues 30 Jan – Fri 2 Feb, 8pm O U 15/12 u18s T Matinee Sat 27 Jan, 3pm € M
N In this gleefully gruesome musical, Seymour, a poor
A 15/10conc. € florist's assistant, allows his craving for fame and P Sligo Hospital Musical Society presents their 21st fortune to seduce him into playing nursemaid to an annual pantomime. A panto to suit all ages, it evil man-eating plant. However, the plant's demands promises toe-tapping, hand-clapping, side-splitting for more, more, more, soon require MORE than fun! Prince Norman is about to be crowned king, Seymour can handle! Laced with dark humour and since his father is stepping aside due to old age. But alluring numbers Little Shop of Horrors, the the king's evil sister, Norman's Aunt Phibian, has a charmingly tongue in cheek comedy is one of the plan to steal the throne for herself, leaving her longest-running Off-Broadway shows. This school nephew transformed into a frog! Can Prince production is not to be missed...just remember, Norman reverse the evil curse before it’s too late? don’t feed the plant! Book online: www.hawkswell.com 15 Y Jason Byrne: N Lullaby Babies D E E The Man With Three Brains R Sun 4 Feb, D M 12pm, 0 - 18 mths
Sat 3 Feb, 8pm L O I
C & 2pm, 18 mths - 3 yrs €22 H Jason has three brains which kick into action when he C €5 hits the stage. This show will peel back the madness A gorgeous musical experience for you to enjoy inside Jason Byrne’s head to reveal all three brains with your little ones! Join us for an unforgettable working individually. The fastest thinking comic around performance by Cathy Jordan and Nuala Kennedy. will not only trip himself up, but probably you too! This duo will delight and enchant tiny audiences Age: Strictly over 16s with a selection of favourite lullabies in a soothing Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like and delightful experience for parents to share with witnessing lightning in a bottle their babies. - Edinburgh Evening News Duration: 45 mins.
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Jacinta Maye School of I Eddi Reader E S Thurs 8 Feb, 8pm R
Speech and Drama U D 21/19conc/10.50 u18s M
L Wed 7 Feb, 6pm € I
H €10/4 u12s C The annual performance from this school, directed by With her captivating and powerful performance, Jacinta Gormley features Ernie’s Incredible Scottish songstress Eddi Reader returns to Irish Illucinations, Peter Pan, Dragon Tales, Percival the shores for her tenth consecutive nationwide tour. Performing Pig and the dramatisation of The Selfish One of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting Giant by Oscar Wilde. Performed by children aged 4 performers, the depth and quality of Eddi’s to 12, this promises to be a highly entertaining emotional performance has won her a hugely evening of fun and laughter. The drama school dedicated fan base. founded by Jacinta Gormley is in existence since 1986 and has centres in Skreen, Dromard and Eddi Reader is one of my favourite singers of all Carraroe. time - Jools Holland
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 17 E E Skreen/Dromard Drama Group Cloonacool Players R R T T For Better, For Worse Cupid Wore Skirts A A Tues 13 Feb, 8pm E E Sat 10 Feb, 8pm H H 12.50 15 T T € € Farmer Gabriel Foley is newly married. His wife, Audiences will be treated to a hilarious evening of Chrissie is stressed and unhappy as things are not comedy, as the Cloonacool Players take to the stage going well for the couple in and out of the bedroom. in Sam Cree’s Cupid Wore Skirts. This three-act play Matters aren’t helped by the caustic comments of follows the tribulations of widower Andrew Coulter’s Gabriel’s mother, Aggie, who is living with them, and love life. While undertaking a wager with his by the arrival of glamourous Miriam Maguire, the embittered sister-in-law, Andrew vows to find a wife upmarket daughter of an old friend of Aggie’s. and he places an advertisement in the personal ads. Then Gabriel invites his widowed Aunt Lucy to stay When three women accept Andrew’s proposal, he for a few days….. soon realises that his problems have only just begun Raffle in aid of Sligo Social Services and mayhem ensues!
18 Book online: www.hawkswell.com MUSIC mor Oisin MacDiarmada(fiddle),PhilipDuffy(fiddle)andmany with guestappearancesbyJuniorDavey(bodhr McGowan (guitar),PaulGurney(piano)along (concertina), DamienStenson(flute),Shane He willbejoinedonstagebyMichaelRooney will beplayingtunesassociatedwiththisregion. Style. Declanislaunchinghisdebutalbumand modern dayexponentsofTraditional SligoFiddle Declan Folanisrecognisedasoneofthefinest € Sat 17Feb,8pm Declan FolanDebutAlbumLaunch 18/9 u18s family-friendly and relaxedatmosphere. lead atradsession forteenagersandyoungpeople ina the companyofDeclan FolanandDamienStenson who Join usforthesecond ofourSuperSundaySessions in e. This concer t is amustfortraditionalmusiclovers. Free Sun 18Feb,12.30-2pm á n), Book online: www.hawkswell.com 19 E Michael Keegan Dolan - Teác Dámsa L C
A Swan Lake/Loch na hEala T
C Presented by Nomad Theatre Network E
P Wed 21 & Thurs 22 Feb, 8pm S
/ €25/20conc. E
C Following a critically acclaimed international tour that included Dublin Theatre N Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London and Sydney Opera House, the winner of best A
D production and best costume design at the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017 / comes to the Hawk's Well Theatre. E R T A E H T
20 Book online: www.hawkswell.com From the imagination of one of Ireland’s foremost dance and theatre makers comes a magical adaptation of one of the most famous of all story ballets, Swan Lake. Michael Keegan-Dolan has forged a searing new vision for this beloved tale, creating a world of magical realism, powerful imagery and potent storytelling.
Featuring a cast of thirteen, including Mikel Murfi, this Swan Lake is rooted in a place where ancient Irish mythology and modern Ireland meet. The Dublin based band Slow Moving Clouds has created a new score that A stunning piece of theatre...compelling... combines Nordic and Irish traditional music disturbing and beautiful. - The Irish Times with minimalist and experimental influences. The result is a Swan Lake for our time and a Utterly original...utterly brilliant. stunning debut for Michael Keegan-Dolan’s new company, Teác Dámsa. Irish Independent ****
Please note: This show contains adult themes and The Financial Times ***** late-comers will not be admitted The Guardian ***** The Observer *****
Co-production by Michael Keegan-Dolan; Sadler’s Wells Theatre London; Colours International Dance Festival, Theaterhaus Stuttgart; Dublin Theatre Festival; Theatre de la Ville, Luxembourg. With support from The Civic Theatre, Tallaght, and South Dublin County Council Arts Office.
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 21 C C Atlantic Arc Productions I I Liam Lawton S S Sat 24 Feb, 8pm Jarlath Henderson Band U U Sun 25 Feb, 8pm M M €22/20 conc./11 u18s €15/7.50 u18s Liam Lawton and his band bring their unique music From County Armagh Jarlath Henderson plays pipes, back to Sligo this Spring. Classed as ‘a cross between whistle, flute, citern and has recently been winning the sacred and the secular, allowing the listener to audiences over with song. The youngest-ever drift into his numinous sounds and melodies’, Liam’s winner of the BBC Young Folk Musician of the Year songs have been recorded by both national and Award Jarlath’s debut album, Hearts Broken, Heads international artists. His stages have included; The Turned, features antique songs given modern Vatican, Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall Chicago, to treatments and has been critically lauded worldwide. name but a few. A rare talent, Jarlath will be joined on Show profits go to the Hawk’s Well Theatre stage by his four piece band for this Renovation Fund. special performance.
22 Book online: www.hawkswell.com E Beezneez N Coirm Gael Linn R E T
R Tue 27 Feb, 10.30-2.30pm The Drawer Boy A
D Thurs 1 March, 8pm E L I H €18/16conc. T H
C Tá sé mar aidhm ag Coirm lucht bunscoile a John McDwyer directs Gerry Farrell (An Ordinary spreagadh le seó i nGaeilge a chur ar an ardán a Man), Michael Roper (Lovely Leitrim) and Wayne léireoidh na tallanna éagsúla atá ag daltaí na scoile. O’Connor (Mauritius) in this beautiful multi award winning Canadian play. A young actor visits a farm in Each school performs a twenty minute variety search of material for a play his company is creating. show in Irish which may include drama, music, At the farm, he finds two elderly farmers who have song, dance, recitation etc. Schools from Sligo, secrets from each other and from the world. Over Roscommon and Donegal will take part. the course of his visit, these secrets are brought to light in a humourous and moving evening of theatre. Tuilleadh Eolais: www.gael-linn.ie/coirm Another unmissable Beezneez production and early booking is imperative. Book online: www.hawkswell.com 23 e k a l B n i t n e u Q L P
A Roald Dahl The Art of the Spoken Word O V I
H Sat 3 March, 11 - 4pm T
S Family Fun Day S
E 40 Fri 2 March, 4.30 – 6.30pm K € F
R Spoken word is enjoying tremendous popularity and K 5 O O € is a powerful and playful way to communicate on O
Join us for an action-packed evening of Roald Dahl W
B themes of social importance. Whether you think of themed fun to launch our month long Sligo Children’s S
’ yourself as a performance poet or a page poet,
N Book Festival.
E exploring spoken word can help you to learn how to
R There will be: deliver your work with verve and skill. In this D • Dreadly drumming L
I workshop, we'll be generating new work and
H • Fluckgungled Face-painting
C seeing how it lends itself to performance. We'll be • Crodsquinkled Craft workshops
O looking at how well-known poets perform their
G • Biffsquiggled Bookshop I work and responding to creative prompts in a fun L Why not come dressed up as your favourite Roald S and supportive atmosphere. Suitable for beginners Dahl character - You could even win a golden ticket!! and those wishing to improve their craft. 24 Book online: www.hawkswell.com C Iris National Opera / Northern Ireland Opera I S
U Powder Her Face
M by Thomas Adés Sat 3 March, 8pm €30/27 conc./15 u18s
Notorious socialite Margaret Whigham's sensational 1963 divorce from the Duke of Argyll was pure tabloid fodder. Headlines of her extravagances enthralled and titillated a gossip-hungry public in what was perhaps the world's first modern-day sex scandal. In this darkly comedic and contemporary opera, Thomas Adès has written a powerful story of an aristocratic woman's fall from grace.
Evoking an earlier nostalgic era of elegance, wit, decadence and jazz, Powder Her Face chronicles the exploits of the cruelly-named "Dirty Duchess" in a roller-coaster ride of celebrity fame to eventual downfall.
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 25 E Verdant & Pemberley Productions R T
A Private Peaceful
E By Michael Morpugo H
T Thurs 8 March, 8pm Fri 9 March, 10am €16/14 conc./8 u18s Following on from the worldwide success of Michael Morpurgo’s best selling book, film and stage play War Horse, Simon Reade adapts and directs a stage version of Morpurgo’s award- C I Sandy Kelly winning book, Private Peaceful. S Patsy Cline: Music and Memories U Private Peaceful is a timely reminder of the
M Sun 4 March, 8pm heroic sacrifices that were made by those €25/12.50 u18s involved in World War I. The story charts the life Following a forty date sell-out theatre tour of the of a young soldier, Tommo Peaceful, a private UK, the Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour, played by Shane O’Regan who faces the firing presented by Sandy Kelly, brings the audience on a squad for cowardice. The play highlights the trip down memory lane to hear the music and gain dreadful horrors of war while celebrating the a little insight into the life of one of the greatest joyfulness of life, both which are clearly bound female singers that ever lived. Joined by a new star together in this not-to-be-missed, magnificent of Irish country music, Gerry Guthrie, Sandy is one-man theatre production. looking forward to meeting friends old and new on this nostalgic tour celebrating the music and Chat Show in foyer following memories of the great Patsy Cline. Thursday night’s performance
26 Book online: www.hawkswell.com L
A Dream Jars Workshop V
I Fri 9 & 23 March, 4.30 – 6pm T
S 9 E € F
K ‘We is in Dream Country,’ the BFG said. O
O ‘This is where all dreams is beginning.’ – Roald Dahl B S ’ Join Dympna Cunningham to make a magical Dream N
E Jar in this very special workshop. Create your own R
D fantastical dream and put it in a jar to give to L I someone you love. The workshop for 7 – 9 year olds H
C will include imaginative story-making for your dream
O ideas, and lots of creative craft time to bring the G I
L Dream Jar to life. S Limited availability.
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 27 E Hawk’s Well Theatre E Beat It Dance School R C T Sligo Acts: Husbands & Wives! N Can’t Stop the Beat A Sun 11 March, 8pm A E
D Mon 12 – Wed 14 March, 7pm
H 15 T € €12/10 conc. An unforgettable evening celebrating drama in Sligo as our new Sligo Acts programme culminates in a Students from Beat It Dance School aged from hugely entertaining drama performance, Husbands 3 to 18 years perform from their repertoire of and Wives! From farce to improv, old-time radio play hiphop, breakdance, commercial, jazz & lyrical to comedy satire, our actors will have you rolling in the dance. aisles at the antics men and women have gotten up to through the ages! Presented by over thirty performers in our Sligo Acts programme who have been honing their acting skills under the direction of Jean Marie Perinetti, Julie Sharkey, Isabel Claffey and Patrick Curley. You might even get to play a part in the action! 28 Book online: www.hawkswell.com L
E Robert C Kelly
A Roald Dahl’s R V I T It’s Wine O’Clock T Revolting Rhymes A Fri 16 March, 8pm S E E
F retold by Wayne O’Connor
H 25 € K Mon 19 March, 3pm T O / You are cordially invited to the most whacky and O
Y Free (Booking required) wonderful wedding of the year! South Armagh B D
S Sligo Children’s Book Festival’s most disgusting event! ’ E farmer’s wife, Vera, is thrilled that her son, Seamus, N
M Enjoy the wonderful anarchic work of children’s is getting hitched. But, not everything is going to E R O favourite Roald Dahl with storyteller and artist Wayne
plan! A riotous rabble of larger-than-life characters D C L will be joining Seamus and his blushing bride for a I O’Connor as famous fairy tales are re-imagined in a H suitably revolting manner. Wayne returns with a shindig that’s slosh-a-block with champagne and C
slippery with slap-and-tickle shenanigans - all fuelled O frenzy of storytelling magic, live drawing and G by the ‘Winebulance’. This new smash-hit comedy is I audience participation which is compulsory and L
a tonic, a treat and a tipple of what you fancy! S indeed infectious in these simply revolting sessions Tick-tock, it’s wine o’clock! for all ages! Book online: www.hawkswell.com 29 E Decadent Theatre Company R T
A Someone Who'll Watch Over Me E by Frank McGuinness H
T Wed 21 & Thurs 22 March, 8pm €20/18conc./10 u18s “We are in a decidedly perilous position, to put it mildly”’ Adam, an American doctor, Edward, an Irish journalist, and Michael, an English academic, have little to unite them beyond being human in the same small space. Yet somehow, together, they determine to ward off madness and forestall despair. Somewhere lurk their unseen captors yet, in the cell, there are stories of adventure and love, there is song and laughter, and even a surge of writing, cocktail- drinking and movie-making. Inspired by the abduction of Brian Keenan taken hostage in Lebanon in the 1980s, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is playwright Frank McGuinness’s hymn to the defiant power of the human spirit and the creative imagination.
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30 Book online: www.hawkswell.com Y P Playwriting with Neil Delamere D O
E Butch Cassidy and the Sundance H Gavin Kostick S M Pensioner K
Literary Manager, Fishamble O R Fri 23 March, 7-10pm C Fri 23 March, 8pm O & Sat 24 March 10-5pm 24 W € €110 Through Friday evening and all day Saturday, One day Neil’s dad asked him to help deliver the participants will be actively engaged through Meals on Wheels. He agreed. Little did they know example, discussion and exercises in a practical that their lives would never be the same again. and creative way to develop their playwriting skills. Except for the bits of their lives that didn’t change. Examples will be drawn from a range of classics and the latest successful new writing for the Irish You’ll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic stage. Participants need only bring pen and paper at the Fringe. ***** The Scotsman and a willingness to join in!
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 31 MUSIC 32 third album, However, theyhavefought backwiththeirstriking permanently tradingharmoniesfor housecleaning. to losingtheirlabel,filingbankr went fromtouringwithBobDylan andPaulSimon how passionand pur beautiful document ofhardshipandastoryabout Fr € Sat 24Mar strongest sortof salvation. The SecretSisters 18/15conc./9 u18s om Book online: Muscle Shoals,Alabama,TheSecr You Don’t OwnMeAnymore ch, 8pm www.hawkswell.com e ar tistr y can bethe uptcy andalmost et Sisters - a
CHILDREN Google Goggles andablizzard ofHippopackaging. Instruments: the InvisibleHippoBlanket,the catch thecraftyHippo withherpatentedHippo Inviting audiences tohelptheforgetfulDr. Zeiffal family favouriteshow, This fivestar, award-winning, EdinburghFringe Calling allhippoexper Ages: 4–11 € Thurs 29Mar Hippo ThatCanNever BeCaught Hippo ThatCanNeverBeCaught Dr. Zeiffal,ZeigalandThe Mouths ofLions 8/6conc/25 family ch, 2pm Dr. Dr. Zeiffal, Zeigalandthe t enthusiasts!! comes toIr eland! ! SLIGO CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL Duration: 2hours.Limited capacity. the Lickswishy hotchocolate intow!Cr enter gloriumptious craft-makingactivity andenjoyan brilliant RoaldDahl.Childrenwilltake partina 7 In ourever-popular juniorbookclubforchildrenaged It’s goingtobeacomplete razztwizzler!!! € Sat 31Mar & Dahlicious Books 10 – 9 Hot ChocolateClub joy ofreadingfrom anearlyage. taining squishous storytellingsessionwitha years, wewillexplor ch, 2.30pm e the workofver eated toinspire y
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A Waiting for Godot
E By Samuel Beckett The Stage ***** H Fri 6 & Sat 7 April, 8pm T The Examiner ***** €25/22conc. Directed by Garry Hynes Starring Garrett Lombard, Aaron Monaghan, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea On a bare road in the middle of nowhere, two world-weary friends await the arrival of the mysterious Godot. While waiting, they speculate, bicker, joke and ponder life’s greater questions. As dusk begins to fall, two figures appear on the horizon. Multi award-winning Galway theatre company, Druid, presents their award- winning production of this seminal work featuring members of the acclaimed Druid Ensemble.
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T €15 per show. Teachers free. Show Duration:120 mins A E
H The Romeo & Juliet Session
T Mon 9 April, 9.45am Cyclone Rep presents an updated version of the tale of star- crossed lovers with new cast, new look and new music! The King Lear Session Mon 9 April, 1pm A new session version of King Lear - cranking up the humour as actors explore the motivations of Lear, Kent, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Gloucester and Edmund with humour, discussion and arguments that focus on the major themes of the play. The Macbeth Session Tue 10 April, 9.45am Come and enjoy the mystery and magic of The Scottish Play as you’ve never seen it before! A riddle is put forth to the students which, once answered, will aid understanding in how to dissect the themes of bloody Macbeth for their exams. The Merchant Session Tue 10 April, 1pm An entertaining and informative synthesis of analysis and performance that has the primary goal of helping Junior Cert learners in their understanding of The Merchant of Venice while at the same time highlighting what a fine comedy it is. Book online: www.hawkswell.com 35 THEATRE 36 Chat Show infoyerfollowing performance your ownlight.This80-minutetour one womanshowaboutstepping upandfinding shimmies intomiddleage.Afunny andtouching waltzing intodementiaasherBroadway baby A € Wed 11April,8pm New York andChicago. International Fringe Festivalandasmashhitin Buckley wasan award-winner atthe2014NY andcomedienneMelinda Broadway performer MOTHER (andme) Geva Theatre 16/8 u18s larger thanlifeHungarian“Mama Rose”is Book online: / www.hawkswell.com Emotional Management -de-for ce by
MUSIC music ar The similaritiesbetweenIrishTraditional andBaroque € Thurs 12April,8pm surprising fusionofIrishand Bar to beafr and ShaneMcGowan onguitar. Tradroque promises John JoeKellyon bodhrán,Leonar including: Michael Rooneyonharp,LiamKellyflute, joined byanensembleofmastertraditional musicians collaborative concert,SligoBaroque Orchestraare both genres.Inthisspeciallycommissioned exciting juxtapositionofsoundsand rhythmsfrom Tradroque H 15/7.50 u18s awk’s WellTheatre e eewheeling, pulse-quickening, constantly striking andthisconcertexploresthe oque sounds. d Barry onpipes THEATRE Early bookingadvisable. filled accountofamostunlikelymar isn't. Please note: Late-comerswill notbeadmitted and SligoCountyCouncil ArtsService. Rejoice The ManintheWoman’s Shoes r and all-roundcontentedman,marries the Late inhislife,amancalledPatFarnon, acobbler € Sat 14-Sun15April,8pm I seen intheHawk'sWell in2012. nationally andinternationallysinceitwasfirst a This onemanshowwhichhasbeendescribedas € Fri 13April,8pm Shoes Woman’s The Maninthe Written andperformedbyMikelMurfi Loco &RecklessProductions edoubtable KitsyRaineywhoisever 16/14 Friends/8u18s 16/14 Friends/8u18s 'love lettertoSligo'hastouredvenues Hear Youand I Hear You andRejoice were commissioned bytheHawk’s Well Theatre and is a Rejoice I tender andjoy Hear You and riage. ything thatPat Book online: www.hawkswell.com 37 CHILDREN 38 & and NoelleCar gentle selectionof traditionaltunesbyMossieMartin musical experience, babieswillbeintroducedtoa babies, parentsandgrandparents alike. Inthisrich traditional Irishmusicwhichwilldelight andenchant Join usforanunfor A € Sun envir Trad Babies Roscommon ArtsCentre Hawk's WellTheatre/TheDock/ 5 joyful introductiontotraditionalmusic forlittleones! 2pm, 18mths-3yrs Book online: onment. Duration: 45mins 15 April, 12pm,0-18mths roll in a safe, secureandchildfriendly roll www.hawkswell.com gettable concer t featuring
MUSICAL € Wed 18-Thurs19April,8pm ener children alike.Expect afantasticnightfullof per musical surprises.Thiscolour their longtraditionofproducingspectacular musical directionofNiamhCrowley, willcontinue director andchoreographerHazel McLynn and Ursuline Collegestudents,under the guidanceof song isnot tobemissed! laughs! Thiswhirlwind oflaughter, musicand Transition YearMusical Ursuline 12/10conc. for getic dancer mance willenthralandentertainadults and College outines, soulfulsongs andlotsof ful anduplifting E C
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M € € H A Show in a Bag Production created by Jack Lukeman has spent much of 2017 touring Europe T with such luminaries as Jools Holland, Imelda May, Rose Henderson and Pat Nolan Neil Sedaka and Aerosmith. His recent best selling Directed by Liam Halligan album of original material, Magic Days, was deemed Take Off Your Cornflakes is a portrait of a marriage. his “best work ever” by Hot Press and The Irish Tom and Trish have celebrated their silver wedding Times. Following recent success on his USA Summer anniversary but what happens when he wakes up tour, where he picked up two top awards at The with a strange woman beside him and she tells Hollywood Fringe Festival in California, this upcoming him she’s his wife? She chooses to enter his world, performance promises to be a magical night where armed only with humour, music and love. She does the audience will be introduced to some wonderful her best to connect with him, but will she get lost new characters from Jack's vivid imagination. in the attempt? Duration: 75 mins.
Book online: www.hawkswell.com 39 MUSIC 40 long awaitedEPtitled Jake Carterhasjustannouncedthe releaseofhis € Sun 22April,7pm his ener and haswowed audiences acrossthecountrywith developed anameforhimselfas the nextbigthing national televisionearlierthisyear. Hehasquickly the Irishpopscenebystormsince hislaunchon Three ThingsTour Jake Carter 18/9 u18s Book online: getic liveper www.hawkswell.com formances. Three Things. Jake hastaken
CHILDREN movement andmagicalimagery. the sharedlossin theirlives.Atapestryofmusic, and childtheir attemptstocometermswith rich explorationof ther seek jour their tent,conjureMam’s stories andquarrelasthey box fullofMam’ Billy andDadheadingnorthwithjust atentand Star Chasers € Wed 25April,10amand12pm By ScottYoung A Star Chasers Barnstorm 5 modern-day adventureforall, ney’ s is suitable forchildr end andanewbeginning.Thisis a s memories. Onthewaytheypitch elationship between apar Star Chasers en 4+. sees ent THEATRE ...a terrific performance ofatouchingstory. terrificperformance ...a stop that? in histr full ofr died tenyearsagoandbesides,schoolis sooner of coke.Heshouldhavetoldsomeone he wasateenager. That’s morethanacan drained fromMichael’s lefttesticlewhen 400 millilitres.That’s howmuchliquidwas and agiantballtoweighhimdown. up withnofathertoguidehimthrough, The truestoryofaBelfastboygrowing € Thurs 26April,12.45pm My LeftNut 12+ ( Age guidance: TN2 Magazine**** The ReviewsHub**** The SundayTimes **** 12/6 u18s(lunch A , t umours aboutwhatthegiantbulge ousers actuallyis.Whowantsto but whocouldheturnto?Hisdad par ent/guar dian discr € 5 from 12.15pm) etion) Lunch-time theatre - Book online: www.hawkswell.com 41 CHILDREN 42 Daddy tumble, thisshowisthedaddyof them all. lots ofr Duration: 30mins unique, safe andfun-filled show. LimitedAvailability. Replay’s knowledge ofsensorytheatretocreate a 6-8 babiesatatime (andtheirgrown-ups),itutilises place inaspecially designedtheatr an all-malecasteachplayingalive instrument.Taking W Ages: 6-18months € Sun 29April,11am&12.15pm Baby Daddy Replay TheatreCompany 12 forparentandbaby ith thr Book online: is ashowforbabiesaged6-18months with umbling songs,andabitofr ee bear dy men,power www.hawkswell.com ful liveinstruments, e ough and space playingto Baby
MUSIC early bookingisadvisable! bands, hit songsinthecompany ofoneIr and JoeMoor Lynam, MickFlavin,JohnHogan,FrankMcCaffrey line upthatNashvillewouldbepr fantastic nightoftoe-tappingclassics withastellar Join fiveofIreland'stopcountrysingers forthis € Sun 29April,8pm Hogan, FrankMcCaffrey&JoeMoore featuring RayLynam, Kings ofCountry 25 Keltic Storm. e will eachshowcasetheirbiggest This issuretobe asell-outso Mick Flavin,John oud of!Ray eland's top E E Big Guerillla Productions No Smoke Without Fire R R
T Wed 9 May, 8pm T Under the Bed A A 16/14 u18s E E Wed 2 May, 8pm € H H 18/16conc./9 u18s A comic drama by Paddy Murray, full of sharp T T € Dublin wit, the story of Larry, the cash, the camper van and the deceased husband. Starring acclaimed Seamus O’Rourke once again brings us a story full actress, Mary Murray (Love/Hate). of heartache and humour, as a pair of aging, rural Duration: 60 mins. bachelor brothers arrive at a point in their lives where decisions have to be made about certain If ever there was an actor you wanted to see more things… well the buying of a television for one… of, it’s Mary Murray. On stage she has always had a and one subject leads to another and the next magnetic focus, a presence somewhere between thing, they’re bringing up all kinds of ‘auld shite’ no-nonsense control and a shiver of vulnerability... that could have been left under the bed along with An actor of tremendous physical versatility and wit. everything else. - Irish Times
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Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Thank you to the Friends of the Booking info: www.hawkswell.com/about/visit Hawk’s Well Theatre At a Glance JANUARY FEBRUARY Mon 1 Reeling in the Showband Years 8 Sat 3 Jason Byrne 16 Wed 3 - Sun 7 The Wizard of Oz 8 Sun 4 Lullaby Babies 16 Wed 10 Parsons, Tourish, Kelly and Doyle 9 Wed 7 Jacinta Maye School of Speech and Drama 17 Thurs 11 Jan - 22 Mar Drama at the Well - 10 week course 6 Thurs 8 Eddi Reader 17 Fri 12 First Light: Adrian Crowley & Nocturnes 10 Sat 10 For Better, For Worse 18 Sat 13 Jan - 17 Feb Toddler Drama - 6 week course 6 Tues 13 Cupid Wore Skirts 18 Sat 13 Jan - 24 Mar SingSkool Mini - 10 week course 7 Thurs 15 Sing for the hell of it! 12 Sat 13 Brian Leyden: On Storycraft 10 Sat 17 Declan Folan Debut Album Launch 19 Sun 14 Kieran Goss and Frances Black 11 Sun 18 Super Sunday Trad Session 19 Mon 15 Jan - 19 Feb Young People Bodhrán Workshops - 6 weeks 5 Wed 21 & Thurs 22 Swan Lake/Loch na hEala 20 Mon 15 Jan - 19 Feb Adult Bodhrán Workshops - 6 week course 5 Sat 24 Liam Lawton 22 Tues 16 Caith Amach É 12 Sun 25 Jarlath Henderson Band 22 Tues 16 Sing for the hell of it! 12 Tue 27 Coirm Gael Linn 23 Wed 17 Jan - 21 Feb Beat Buddy Babies - 6 week course 7 Fri 19 Conal Gallen: Suckin’ Diesel 13 Discounted tickets for music for u18s Sat 20 Charlie Landsborough 13 supported by Music Generation Sligo Sun 21 Super Sunday Trad Session 14 Sun 21 Laoise Kelly & Tiarnán O’Duinnchinn 14 Wed 24 - Sat 27 The Frog Prince 15 1/2 price tickets available for 12 - 18 year olds Tues 30 - Fri 2 Feb Little Shop of Horrors 15 for selected theatre shows.
Theatre Workshop/course Dance Music Children/Family Musicals HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Comedy Pantomime Other We are a registered charity (charity no. 17611) Public funding makes up 35% of our income. Development Fee on tickets: Help us secure the Hawk’s Well Theatre for future generations. In order to raise funds for the theatre building, €1 is being added to the price of all tickets sold. BECOME A FRIEND MARCH APRIL Thurs 1 The Drawer Boy 23 Mon 2 - Wed 4 Feis Ceoil 33 Fri 2 Roald Dahl - Family Fun Day 24 Fri 6 & Sat 7 Waiting for Godot 34 Sat 3 The Art of the Spoken Word 24 Mon 9 & Tues 10 Cyclone Rep Theatre Company 35 Sat 3 Powder Her Face 25 Wed 11 MOTHER (and me) 36 Sun 4 Sandy Kelly 26 Thurs 12 Tradroque 36 Thurs 8 & Fri 9 Private Peaceful 26 Fri 13 The Man in the Woman’s Shoes 37 Fri 9 Dream Jars Workshop 27 Sat 14 - Sun 15 I Hear You and Rejoice 37 Sun 11 Sligo Acts: Husbands & Wives! 28 Sat 14 April - 19 May Toddler Drama - 6 week course 6 Mon 12 – Wed 14 Beat It Dance School 28 Sat 14 April - 2 June SingSkool Mini - 8 week course 7 Fri 16 It’s Wine O’Clock 29 Sun 15 Trad Babies 38 Mon 19 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes 29 Wed 18 April - 23 May Beat Buddy Babies - 6 week course 7 Tues 20 Sing for the hell of it! 12 Wed 18 - Thurs 19 Transition Year Musical 38 Wed 21 & Thurs 22 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me 30 Fri 20 Jack L 39 Fri 23 Dream Jars Workshop 27 Sat 21 Take Off Your Cornflakes 39 Fri 23 & Sat 24 Playwriting with Gavin Kostick 31 Sun 22 Jake Carter 40 Fri 23 Neil Delamere 31 Wed 25 Star Chasers 40 Sat 24 The Secret Sisters 32 Thurs 26 My Left Nut 41 Thurs 29 The Hippo That Can Never Be Caught! 32 Sun 29 Baby Daddy 42 Sat 31 Dahlicious Books & Hot Chocolate Club 33 Sun 29 Kings of Country 42
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