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www.tht.ie Sunday 5 Dec 3pm AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 Admission 6*/5* BURN THE BAD LAMP BY KEVIN BARRY 26 SEPT HEARTBREAKER CHRISTMAS FILM Dir: Pascal Chaumeil · France 2010 · 104 mins WITH ROD GOODALL AND AINE NÍ DHROIGHNEÁIN 3 OCT REVANCHE A NIGHT AT Dir: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy · Russia 2009 · 130 mins THE OPERA 10 OCT A ROOM AND A HALF Dir: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy · Russia 2009 · 130 mins Dir: Sam Wood · USA 1935 · 92 mins 17 OCT GAINSBOURG Dir: Joann Sfar · France 2009 · 130 mins One of the great Marx 24 OCT Bank Holiday - No Film Brothers comedies featuring some of their 31 OCT THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES most brilliant routines. It Dir: Juan José Campanella · Argentina 2009 · 129 mins follows Groucho, Chico 7 NOV No Film and Harpo as they battle

14 NOV LEAVING an arrogant opera tenor in Dir: Catherine Corsini · France 2009 · 90 mins an attempt to help their

21 NOV UNDERTOW friend Ricardo take centre An aging owner of an antique shop sits astride the Dir: Javier-Fuentes Loen · Peru 2009 · 100 mins stage and win the heart tumble down remains of a life’s work… Into this of Rosa. 28 NOV IN THE BEGINNING “rag and bone shop of the heart”, a lamp, a genie, Dir. Xavier Giannoli · France 2009 · 130 mins The fi lm will be screened a shaft of magic appear and a fairy tale for adults is 5 DEC MOTHER in a party atmosphere with spun. Challenging our cynicism, weaving wonder in Dir: Bong Joon-ho · South Korea 2009 · 128 mins carol singing, spot prizes your heart, it leaves you feeling good about life and Sundays 8.15pm and light refreshments 30 where you’re going. Membership/season ticket for above eight fi lms 38*/34* concession Tues 28 Sept - Sat 2 Oct 7.30pm mins prior to screening. € € Guest admission to single fi lms 8*/6*. Sold out 9 performances at this year’s Cuirt festival Tickets 10*/ 8*

From 26 Sept- 3 Oct over 100,000 people in 200 MANHATTAN cities across six continents gather in cinemas for one purpose… to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in SHORT FILM the Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. See the FESTIVAL short-listed fi lms and participate in the worldwide vote. JOHN ARDEN PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST Sun 3 October 3pm Tickets €7*/€5* John Arden fi rst came to prominence as one of the Royal Court playwrights in the late 1950s. His best known play, Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, shocked the Booking Is Easy critical establishment and his radical stance has been 1. Call to the box offi ce at the Town Hall Theatre at CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES consistent ever since. In the 1970s he made Courthouse Square, Galway, Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm Concessions are available to most shows for his home. To mark his 80th year, the Town Hall Theatre 2. Phone 091 569777 during the above hours. Seniors, Unwaged and Students. ID required. pays tribute to his lifetime achievement. Visa, Access, MasterCard and Laser are accepted. 10% discount for groups of 10+ . *Telephone and personal bookings are subject The evening will present a unique collage of short to Refurbishment Charge of 50 cent per ticket excerpts from Arden’s work, introduced by himself, 3. Buy online at www.tht.ie CONDITIONS OF SALE illustrating the wide diversity of his work. It will feature *Online bookings are subject to €1.50 Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a mix of music, performance and archival fi lm clips, booking and Refurbishment Charge per ticket. a performance is cancelled or abandoned. including Arden in his acting role in Bob Quinn’s fi lm Caoineadh Art Uí Laoire. It will also feature a rehearsed SPECIAL OFFERS reading of selected scenes from Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, directed by Eamonn Draper. Family Special Student Special Seniors Special Two adults, two children Special rate for students. Special rate for anyone for a special rate. over 65. Friday 1 October 8pm Tickets €10* October Concerts PATSY CLINE MARC ROBERTS The Concert One of Galway’s best known singer/ Featuring the star of the original West End Production, Sandy songwriters returns with full band & special Kelly, and her musicians in a non stop evening of hits. All of guests. Performing songs from his new album Patsy Cline’s biggest hits including Crazy, I Fall To Pieces, ‘The Promise’, songs from Jimmy MacCarthy, Blue Moon of Kentucky and many more. Dan Fogelberg and a special tribute to the music of John Denver. Fri 8 October 8pm Tickets €22.50* Sat 2 October 8pm Tickets €20*

JOE DOLAN The Reunion Show Sat 9 October 8pm There was no show like a Joe Show! Now the Tickets €27.50* magic of Ireland’s best-loved and greatest entertainer is set to come back reuniting his former band mates, his brother, Ben and nephews Ray and Adrian with a state of the art video-projected Joe. DAVID HULL PROMOTIONS FOSTER AND ALLEN’S Tues 5 October 8pm Tickets €30* BIG NIGHT OUT

Wed 20 October 8pm Tickets €30*

CATHY DAVEY VLADIMIR JABLOKOV 2010 is turning into a landmark year for . Her album The Nameless Classical Twist hit number one the same day as a sell-out Olympia Theatre Show. Her gigs at , Vladimir Jablokov is a violin virtuoso from Bratislava. His Slovak and the Galway Arts Festival Festival Quartet has played some of Ireland’s most prestigious Big Top were real highlights. venues; including the National Concert Hall and Áras an Uachtaráin. Vladimir’s programme features a mix of classical, jazz and pop he calls ‘Classical Twist’. From Bach to Bowie, and from Mozart to Wed 6 October 8pm Johnny Mercer; it puts a fresh, contemporary spin on some of the Sat 30 October 8pm greatest melodies ever written with dazzling musicianship. Tickets €20*/€16* Tickets €22.50*/€20* GUNA NUA PRODUCTIONS

This heartrending opera recreates the world of Anne Frank in hiding, LITTLE GEM living in hope and fear. Russian composer Grigory Frid, whose own BY ELAINE MURPHY family suffered under Stalin, was so inspired by Anne Frank’s diary that he created the opera in 1969. Sung in English, her powerful optimism and unbending will to live continue to instill awe. Andrew Synnott conducts OTC’s eight-piece chamber orchestra. Direction is by Ingrid Craigie and Annilese Miskimmon.

Thurs 7 October 8pm Tickets €22*/€18*

Three generations of women on a wild and constantly surprising journey through sex, birth, death, dildos and salsa classes: Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch… Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist… Amber has fi erce bad indigestion MUSIC FOR GALWAY and the Sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. And then there’s 30th ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISING GALA “…this show, which made me Paul, the b*****, who is just using Amber until he can get laugh and cry with pleasure, is to Australia… Then Little Gem announces his arrival in no Reception and Concert like a really marvellous wake: uncertain terms and life is never the same again. it brings three generations Winner Best Play & Best Actress, FEATURING together in an emotive booze- Irish Times Theatre Awards 2009 Metropolitan Opera star up of sorrow, precarious joy and inappropriate laughter…“ Rodion Pogossov, baritone ★★★★★ Mon 18 - Tues 19 October 8pm Evelina Dobra ceva, soprano TIME OUT, LONDON Tickets €20*/€16* Dearbhla Collins, piano

Rodion Pogossov, the sensational Russian baritone features regularly in the MET Opera CHRYSALIS DANCE line-up in New York. Recent engagements have included Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Malatesta in Don Pasquale. 3 PIECE SUITE Evelina Dobra ceva is a highly An eclectic triple bill of dance, created by three sophisticated singer whose versatile choreographers, Judith Sibley, Tanya McCrory dramatic artistry captivates her and Leighton Morrison, representing a skilful mix of audience. She has performed with classicism, contemporary music and modern themes. the Deutsche Staatsopern and the Bayerische Staatsoper. Sat 16 October Dearbhla Collins is regarded as one of Reception 7.15pm, Concert 8pm Mon 25 October 8pm € Ireland’s fi nest and most versatile pianists. Tickets 30* Tickets €18*/€15* Full programme details at www.baboro.ie Tickets for all Baboro shows €8* Family Special (4 people) €25* International Arts Festival for Children 11-17 October 2010 ECHOA

With the magic of digital media two friends This enormously charismatic group KRI KRA KRO are taken through a portal into a journey of of dancers, drummers and physical imagination and visual poetry. They fl y through comedians seize the stage with an the clouds, visit inside a painting, race cars and electrifying brand of action percussion. watch people in a busy city, all without ever Infectious, inventive and utterly leaving the stage. unique, Echoa blurs the line between music and movement creating a new type of performance.

Ages 3-8 Mon 11 October 11am & 7pm Ages 7+ Tues 12 October 10.15am & 12pm Mon 11 October 10am & 12pm Tues 12 October 11am & 7pm Wed 13 October 10am & 12pm

Two clowns, “One” and “The IL CUBICO MAGICO Other” discover a strange world made only of cubes: big cubes and small cubes, red cubes and blue cubes. Two very different views of the world collide to create a wonderful clowning performance with horses, motorbikes, trains, castles, battles, love, laughs and even some tears. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER FAVOURITES BY ERIC CARLE All ages Sat 16 - Sun 17 October Award-winning children’s book illustrator 2.30pm & 5pm daily and writer Eric Carle’s stories are Ages 3 - 7 presented in this stunningly beautiful Thurs 14 - Fri 15 October 10am & 12 pm daily blacklight puppet production. Watch the Sat 16 - Sun 17 October 1pm & 3.30pm daily children gasp in amazement as they sit mesmerised by the adventures of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud, and the Mixed Up Chameleon.

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‘Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. (from ‘The Last Rose of Summer’) A moving and humorous dramatisation of the later life of the Bard of Ireland, Thomas Moore. Concerned for his patriotic credentials he attempts to restate his commitment to his mother country. He approaches his fi nal days with an outrageous plan to stage a rebellion at a high society dinner. Includes a selection from Moore’s Melodies by the soprano Anna-Louise Costello and accompanist, Aileen Cahill.

Thursday 21 October 8pm Friday 22 October 8pm   Fri 29 October 8pm Tickets 20* Tickets 20* Tickets €15*/€12* DEAD CAT BOUNCE DAVID O’DOHERTY Seniors special €10* PHIL JUPITUS GEAROID FARRELLY KARL SPAIN KARL SPAIN PHIL NICHOL THE FIVE LAMPS THEATRE COMPANY DEAR FRANKIE BY NIAMH GLEESON

For over twenty years Ireland tuned in as Frankie Byrne solved the problems of a nation at lunchtime on Saturday 23 October 8pm Sunday 24 October 8pm Radio Eireann. Lovelorn teenagers, jealous husbands, Tickets 25* Tickets 25* concerned mammies, all write in looking for an RICH HALL APRES MATCH answer to their problems. This by turns, hilarious BRENDON BURNS and poignant play, tracks the life of this glamorous and popular Irish fi gure as she considers the burning JASON BYRNE (MC) social issues of the time - all the while, concealing deep sorrows in her own life. Featuring Nuala Hayes, in the title role, Sarah Barragry and Tim Landers.

Thursday 21 - Sunday 24 October 9pm Friday 22 October 7pm Tickets 10*, Preview Thursday 8* Tickets 15* Tues 26 - Wed 27 October 8pm WHO NEEDS ENEMIES CITY WEST SIDE STORIES Tickets €16*/€12* € BY CONOR MONTAGUE BY ELEANOR TIERNAN & FRED COOKE Seniors special 10*

RELIVE THE SPIRIT OF ARCHAOS! THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS The Four Chapters from Hell

The Four Chapters from Hell will take you on a journey through all four of the Circus of Horrors incarnations, beginning in a French Asylum, then moving into Victorian London, then enters the world of the Vampires before the fi nal twist to the story takes us into the future, and into 2020, a futuristic vision of Mad Max style civilization inhabited by Vampires, Zombies and the Undead. The show contains some of the greatest, most bizarre & beautiful circus acts on earth. From dare devil fl ying trapeze to a vampiric crow woman suspended only by her hair, from whirlwind roller skaters to sword swallowers - all this plus pickled & bendy people, Voodoo Warriors, Knife throwers and an almighty cast of 26 of the wildest, weirdest but most of all greatest performers on earth.

Fully Seated Thurs 4 November 8pm Tickets €28*/€24* Special offer 4 tickets for €92* FAME THE MUSICAL Not suitable for children under 12 Featuring the winners of the TV series BEN MORRIS & JESSICA CERVI & Soul Legend SHEILA FERGUSON (The Three Degrees) and a cast of 26

For the fi rst time ever at the Town Hall Theatre, a full scale professional musical: with sets and costumes from the West End the inspirational story of FAME will burst onto the stage in a new production choreographed by Gary Lloyd (X Factor Live, Thriller Live), musical direction by David Hayes and direction by Bryan Flynn.

Ben Morris and Jessica Cervi won the hearts of the nation with their incredible performances in the search for the stars of Fame The Musical, and will play the roles of Nick and Serena in this inspirational story of a diverse group of talented students studying at the New York School of Performing Arts. The show explores issues of prejudice, identity, self-worth, literacy and perseverance. The highs and lows are too much for some, but the kids’ determination to fi nd greatness shines through.

Tues 2 - Sat 6 November 7.30pm Sat 6 November matinee 3pm Sun 7 November matinees 2pm & 6pm Tickets €45*/€35* Family Special (2 adults, 2 children) €125* November Concerts OUT OF TIME DEVISED AND PERFORMED BY COLIN DUNNE GINA DALE HAZE AND A multiple World Irish Dance champion in his teens, Colin was the lead male dancer in Riverdance from 1995 - 1998, THE CHAMPIONS but in recent years he has been forging a new creative Come along and hear the hits: Minnie Minnie, Greatest path. In 2007 he was nominated for a UK National Dance Lover, It’s a Real Good Feeling and many more! Award for performances at The Barbican in Fabulous Beast’s production of The Bull.

Out of Time is his fi rst solo show and premiered in January Friday 12 November 8pm 2008 to huge acclaim. The show seamlessly integrates Tickets €28.50* movement, text, fi lm and sound design with the Irish step dance tradition to offer a contemporary perspective on the art form. Dunne’s percussive footwork is digitally processed live, then looped, remixed and layered to create a hauntingly evocative soundscore. Visually he is joined onstage by projected archival images of dancers from the BELL X1 1930s onwards - including himself as a ten year old boy. A special acoustic eveing with Bell X1.

Tues 9 November 8pm Tickets €15*/€12* Student special €10*

Thurs 18 November 8pm Tickets €27*

DAVID HULL PRESENTS We’re off to see… the most magical adventure of them all! Follow the yellow CHARLIE brick road over the rainbow for a truly magical journey: a spellbinding musical that will serenade you with all the great LANDSBOROUGH songs from the Oscar winning movie score. Click your heels together and join Sat 20 November 8pm Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and Tickets €30* the little dog Toto as they travel through the magical land of Oz. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat brought to you by the talented students of Performing THE NASC TOURING NETWORK Arts School Galway. JOHN O’CONOR John O’Conor has deservedly earned a worldwide reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early-Romantic repertoires for piano. Thurs 25 - Sat 27 November 7.30 Matinee Saturday 2.30pm Mon 22 November 8pm € € Tickets €16*/€14* Tickets 20*/ 15* November Drama Book all four together for €50* THE ADVENTURES OF OUTSIDERS THE WET SEÑOR WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF BY DAVID McWILLIAMS CAPTAIN FRANCISCO DE CUELLAR DIRECTED BY CONALL MORRISON WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY DONAL O’KELLY Leading economist and commentator David A Spanish Armada captain is washed ashore on a Sligo beach in McWilliams takes to the stage - a vivid, 1588. He makes his hazardous way across Ireland. Imagine his humorous and uncompromising account of terror, his occasional surprise and the twists of fate that befall him. Ireland’s boom and bust… and our way out. Living on his instinct for survival, he is ‘a gypsy among savages’ Ireland’s political and social divide is not so as he dreams of getting home. An extraordinary story! much about rich and poor, but about insiders THE PERFORMANCE CORPORATION and outsiders. The insiders - those who believe Featuring Jaimie Carswell, Sorcha Fox with live music by Kíla. that today’s status quo must be preserved; the outsiders - those who realise that the status SLATTERY’S quo is part of the problem. But there is an alternative. Wed 10 - Thurs 11 November 8pm Tickets €18*/€15* Performed to sold out houses earlier this year SAGO SAGA on the Peacock stage. ADAPTED BY ARTHUR RIORDAN FROM THE UNFINISHED COMIC MASTERPIECE PAN PAN THEATRE BY FLANN O’BRIEN A massive hit in over the OEDIPUS LOVES YOU summer - now on tour! BY SIMON DOYLE AND GAVIN QUINN “Wickedly funny and Quiet life at Poguemahone Hall is shattered by the arrival of a Scotch woman with a wonderfully theatrical” With dark humour and a live punk music ridiculously evil plan while utter confusion score, this eccentric and original production awaits in the shape of a politically-correct is inspired by the classic Oedipus plays of Leprechaun, a beautiful typist and a tycoon Sophocles and Seneca. The myth is transferred T.D. One part carnival, one part surreal satire to a dysfunctional suburban household. on modern Ireland, it is an unforgettable The cast act out a complex family history - theatrical adventure. the self-pitying Oedipus, the suicidal Jacosta, the moody teenager Antigone and her cocaine- Cast includes Clare Barrett, Darragh Kelly and sniffi ng uncle Creon. Lisa Lambe. This daring production comes to Galway following a critically acclaimed season in New York in 2009 and the Sydney Festival in 2010. “Arthur Riordan has cooked up a monstrous pudding of a comic play”

Mon 15 - Tues 16 November 8pm Mon 29 November 8pm Tuesday 30 November 8pm Tickets €18*/€15* Tickets €18*/€15* Tickets €18*/€15* December Concerts

HAWTHORNE PRODUCTIONS THE HIGH KINGS THE EARLY HOURS LIVE 2010 BY BERNARD FIELD Sat 4 December 8pm An American lawyer in Dublin is on the town enjoying the craic… out Tickets €25* Mon 4 - Sat 9 Oct 8.30pm from the bowels of the night spring shock and desire, love and hate... Tickets €12*/€10* This psychodrama will have you on the edge of your seat.

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PLAZA SUITE ROISIN DUBH PROMOTIONS BY NEIL SIMON TWO DOOR Tues 9 - Sat 13 Nov 8.30pm Comedy in 3 acts Tickets €15*/€12* DIRECTED BY SYLVIA NOLAN AND PAT LALLY CINEMA CLUB The electropop/indie band from Bangor Co. Down were voted by the BBC one of the “sounds of 2010”. BOTTOM DOG THEATRE COMPANY Their album Tourist History received reviews - as did their appearance at this year’s Electric Picnic. LANGUAGE

UNBECOMING Thurs 9 December 8pm A LADY Tickets €18* Fresh from it’s success at the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival. In a dressing room an ageing drag queen reveals his life and loves, victories and defeats - the story of one gay man’s life in Ireland. RÓISÍN DUBH PROMOTIONS From his childhood through adolescence and onto adulthood, the Fri 19 & Sat 20 Nov 8.30pm one constant in his life is the music of the divas, Garland, Streisand, VILLAGERS & guests Tickets €12*/€10* Holiday, who provide comfort, strength and inspiration. BLACK BOX THEATRE

GOCART MOZART Sat 18 December 8pm Tickets €18* THE IRISH PREMIERE OF BLACK BOX THEATRE WRITER’S BLOCK RÓISÍN DUBH PROMOTIONS BY WOODY ALLEN A story of infi delity, reality and the desperate attempt to fi nd identity Mon 29 Nov - Fri 3 Dec from the master of comic angst, Woody Allen. BLACK BOX THEATRE 8.30pm Directed by Brendan Murray. Cast includes Helen Gregg, Daniel Tickets €12*/€10* Guinnane and Ros na Run’s Fred McCloskey. Sun 19 December 8pm € BLACKTickets BOX 22* THEATRE Christmas Concerts CRASH ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY ALAN PIERSON SEÁN COSTELLO A Viennese Christmas

From traditional Irish infl uences to Argentinian klezmer stylings, Direct from the biggest classical events of the year, Crash Ensemble presents an exciting evening of new classical music. Classical Twist at Marley Park Dublin and their sold out performances of ‘The Mario Lanza Tribute’ in The programme includes works by Irish composers Gerald Barry and , and the National Concert Hall, the John Godfrey, alongside the Irish premiere of Donnacha Dennehy’s nationally acclaimed tenor voc alist Seán Costello As an Nós. Also international works from composers such as returns with his Viennese Christmas concerts. Joined America’s John Zorn, Jacob TV from the Netherlands and Grammy Fri 3 December 8pm by a string orchestra and the wonderful soprano Award-winning Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. Tickets €18*/€15* voice of Claudia Boyle, he will perform a celebration Sun 12 & Tues 14 December 8pm of Christmas and Viennese songs and music. Tickets €30*/€25*

Christmas concert and award ceremony for Irelands largest playwriting bursary. Features acclaimed pianist and composer Tom Cullivan and the ever popular Taibhdhearc choir and orchestra ‘Seoda’. Le aoíanna spésíalta, Tom Cullivan, an ceoltóir is cumadóir ceol mór lé rá agus an Cór agus ceoltóirí Na Taibheirce ‘Seoda’. Beidh sliochtanna as cuid de drámaí buacach á chuir i láthair ar an oíche!

Thursday 16 December 8pm Tickets €15*

SECOND AGE EIMEAR QUINN A moving portrait of fi ve spinster sisters living together in Northwest Donegal. Over Christmas Concert DANCING AT the course of one summer in 1936, their lives are changed forever. Listen… you could hear a pin drop. Such was the reaction when Ryan invited former Eurovision winner Eimear Dancing at Lughnasa is one of Friel’s to sing O Holy Night on his radio show. In this intimate LUGHNASA undisputed masterpieces. It is a drama that and spiritual concert, Eimear will present her own special BY BRIAN FRIEL mixes memory with desire, generous humour rendition of Christmas songs and carols. Her ethereal voice with piercing sadness. One moment you are will blend beautifully with string quartet, harp and guitar. laughing uproariously, the next your eyes are Tues 7 - Sat 11 December 8pm fi lled with stinging tears. Whatever the mood (excl. Wed 8) happens to be, at every moment the play Tickets €25*/€20* feels startlingly true, tender and fresh. € Friday 17 December 8pm Family Special 4 people for 72* Directed by David Horan. Tickets €20*/€18* Christmas Family Shows Coming Next Season

Christmas Eve and Santa is in on his CITY THEATRE The Wicked Witch casts an evil spell on the baby Princess DUBLIN way when the Abominable Snowman stops his deliveries with a Big Chill because she was not invited to her christening party. that will keep him snowbound until On her 18th Birthday, the Witch lures Beauty to a scary HERE Easter! The Elves beg him to lift the RENMORE PANTOMIME Tower where she pricks her fi nger on the Spinning Wheel. fog but he refuses. Then they hatch However, the 100 years sleeping spell is broken when the COMES a plan to outwit the snowman with SLEEPING Good Fairy weaves her magic. The Prince of Pop awakens some hilarious wheezes that gets the Princess with a kiss and all live happily ever after. SANTA them all airborne again in time for BEAUTY Directed by Brian and Seán Power. CLAUS! the big day. BY SHAY HEALY AND Thurs 30 Dec - Sat 15 Jan 7.30pm MICHAEL SCOTT Thurs 2 - Fri 3 December (excl. 31 Dec, 4, 9, 10 & 11 Jan) 10am & 12 noon daily Matinees Dec 30, 1, 2, 3, 8 & 15 Jan 2.30pm Tickets €10* Sunday Matinees 9 & 16 January 12 noon & 4pm (teachers/group leaders free) Tickets €16*/€14*

PASG CINDERELLA A charming prince, an enchanting heroine, a wacky Fairy godmother and two outrageous Ugly Sisters! Written by Maeve Ingoldsby, directed by Jaimie Carswell, with choreography by Paula McGurrell, the show once again stars Carla Bredin, Gavin Ferry and Sean O’Meallaigh with a YOUTH BALLET WEST ATTACK OF full supporting cast from the Performing Arts School Galway. ONCE UPON THE CIRCUS BLACK BOX THEATRE A TIME and Galway Community Circus Sat 1 - Fri 7 January 2.30 & 7.30 daily NUTCRACKER and Aerial Dance Theatre Sat 8 JanBLACK 2.30 only BOX Company, Fidget Feet, present Tickets €16*/THE€AT14*RE SUITE a contemporary circus show Family Special 1, 2 & 3 January combining aerial skills with 2 Adults and 1 child bring 2nd child for free! Once upon a time takes the audience on a music and video art. spellbinding journey through many favourite classic tales, including Snow White, Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks. REELIN’ IN THE The Youth Ballet version of Nutcracker Suite, played to sold-out audiences when it was last SHOWBAND YEARS performed in 2008. COMPERE RTÉ’S

Featuring Crystal Swing, The Conquerors, Des Lee from The Miami Showband, Eurovision stars Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, Lorraine Sat 18 - Sun 19 December 8pm Wednesday 22 December 8pm McDonald and D J Curtin. The show’s exciting fi nale is an all cast Matinee 19 December 3pm Tickets €12*/€8* salute to the Showbands with a medley of songs from the era. Tickets €16*/€12* Family Special 4 people for €32* Wed 19 January 8pm Tickets €30*/€27* Take a bow!

The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous reputation our artists have earned around the world.

The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’ money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth A2.4 billion directly a year.

The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, for 2010 is A69.15 million, that’s less than A1 a week for every household.

So, at the end of your next inspirational encounter with the arts, don’t forget the role you played and take a bow yourself!

Find out what’s on at www.events.artscouncil.ie

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