Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Clár Samhraidh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts and Culture Summer Programme INSIDE: AWARD WINNING BELFAST SINGER SONGWRITER KAZ HAWKINS MARY DORAN AND DAVID JOHNSTON ROCK SCHOOL Ag freastal ar an Dún agus Ard Mhacha Theas Serving Down and South Armagh Welcome DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Seo chugaibh eagrán an tsamhraidh Welcome to the Summer edition of the de chlár Ealaíne, Cultúir agus Arts, Culture and Museum programme Iarsmalainne i gComhairle Ceantair for Newry, Mourne and Down District an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin. Council. This brochure contains live Tá beo-léirithe, ranganna, ceardlanna, performances, classes, workshops, talks, taispeántais agus imeachtaí speisialta exhibitions and special events across fud fad an cheantair idir Bealtaine the district from May – August, including agus Lúnasa, Séasúr Samhraidh an the Newcastle Summer Season. Chaisleáin Nua san áireamh. It is packed full of entertainment Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh sult events for the entire family over the An Comhairleoir as an chlár seo, atá lán d’imeachtaí summer months. It highlights the Council’s Mark Murnin siamsúla don teaghlach ar fad i rith commitment to ensuring that we offer Cathaoirleach na míonna samhraidh. Taispeánann all who live, work and visit the district an clár seo tiomantas na Comhairle as many opportunities as possible to Councillor le cinntiú go bhfuilimid a tabhairt engage with arts and culture. Mark Murnin deiseanna go chách atá ina gcónaí, Chairman ag obair nó ar chuairt sa cheantar dul in ngleic le cúrsaí ealaíne agus cultúir. Down Arts Centre Information Please note you need to request to be added to the mailing list for the brochure even if you received it in the past. Contact Down Arts Centre’s box office and request to be put on the mailing list. We have designed our programme to be as easy Exhibition Performance to use as possible. Please see the keys which Summer Season Summer explain the sections and the guidance icons which may apply to the event within the programme. Workshops & Classes Workshops Kids Workshops & Classes Workshops Kids Down Arts Centre 2 – 6 Irish Street Downpatrick BT30 6BP Page 3 Page 24 Page 32 Page 10 Page 11 [email protected] www.downartscentre.com 7– 10yrs Booking TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 Throughout the programme we have placed coloured rectangles directing you towards the box office telephone number. Alternatively you Guidance Suggested Minimum Age Language Strong Language Strong Very Content Sexual FREE Event Suggested Age Range Suggested Age can visit our website for more information. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance Leeds Meets Lecale! I Am Maura 2 choirs meet ‘Where the DATE: It’s 2005. Maura is trying to DATE: Mountains of Mourne sweep Saturday 4 May find a boyfriend. Only she’s Saturday 11 May down to the sea ...’ surrounded by girls and is TIME: TIME: starting to think she might Performance An evening of wonderful 7.30pm actually prefer them. I Am 8pm (bar available from 7pm) songs featuring Good in Maura is a light hearted look PRICE: Parts community choir at the life changing decisions from Moortown, Leeds and £5 PRICE: we all face in our teenage years £12 / £10 concession Downpatrick-based Voices VENUE: and how we’re woefully ill- of Lecale. Shimna Integrated equipped to deal with them. VENUE: College, Newcastle Down Arts Centre Admission by donation Commedia of Errors present this (suggested minimum £5) at brand-new hilariously heartfelt PRESENTED BY: the door in aid of Glebe House look at young love, written and Commedia of Errors (Harmony Community Trust). performed by Clare McMahon, A Play for Ireland writer, whose debut play Shakespeare’s Women sold out the Lyric Belfast before touring NI and whose acting credits include the West End, MAC and the BBC’s Woman in White. I Am Maura is directed by Benjamin Gould whose adaptation That Scottish Play! in 2018 became his second sell-out show at The Lyric Belfast and who directed smash-hit Women Troubles which visited DAC last year. 2 — 3 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Trouble Songs Belfast GIRLS Based on Stuart Bailie’s book, DATE: Belfast GIRLS, the online DATE: this sell out show from Belfast Saturday 18 May sensation, comes live to Friday 31 May comes to life with songs, visuals the stage once again! TIME: TIME: Performance and readings. Trouble Songs is 8pm (bar available Written by and starring the 8pm (bar available about music and stories from from 7pm) from 7pm) contemporary Belfast. This creator of Belfast GIRLS performance weaves together PRICE: – Michael Mulcahy! PRICE: memory, comedy and hard- £12 / £10 concession Featuring all the Belfast £17.50 / £15 concession hitting prose. A music and GIRLS favourite characters storytelling show in-the-round VENUE: VENUE: Big Bernie Greene, Michelle, between 2 musicians and Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre Shankill Joe and Ma as well an author - Stuart Bailie, as introducing brand new PRESENTED BY: Joby Fox and Ursula Burns. characters. Packed with songs Joseph Rea Productions ‘Trouble Songs - Music and from the Belfast GIRLS page, Conflict in Northern Ireland’ this comedy play will have sets the scene for the musical you dancing in the aisles. journey. Gripping stories and first-hand interviews with Also starring the hilarious Christy Moore, The Undertones, Christina Nelson from I’ll Tell Stiff Little Fingers and a number My Ma and directed by Alan of international acts who visited McKee (Handbag Positive) the region when only a few HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME bands would. The show journeys LIKE THAT....... book your through a conflict of identity tickets today! and turmoil into peace using music and stories. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance Kaz Hawkins VVitches! Award winning Belfast DATE: June 2019 sees the annual DATE: singer songwriter Kaz Hawkins, Friday 7 June world conference of witches Saturday 8 June & has successfully re-launched to be attended this year by Sunday 9 June TIME: as a solo artist and continues Performance 8pm (bar available the greatest, grandest witch TIME: touring as a duo with special from 7pm) of all. What’s more it’s to be Saturday at 7.30pm guest Sam York (Tom Jones, held in Downpatrick and the Sunday at 3pm Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Michael PRICE: really bad news is that these Ball & Alfie Boe) on piano and £14 / £12 concession witches are set on rounding up PRICE: as her support act. all the children in the area and Price: £7 / £5 VENUE: My Life And I is an intimate Down Arts Centre turning them into chickens! VENUE: and personal show about Yes, chickens!! And that’s not Down Arts Centre Kaz’s life in song aiming to a good thing so come along and join us in defeating their PRESENTED BY: highlight mental health issues Dramability such as abuse, drug addiction, evil plans and saving our domestic violence and more. children. The good news is It’s an emotional roller coaster they are probably the weirdest, of a show which sold out in most useless witches you 2018 to audiences across the are ever likely to meet so it UK/Ireland & Europe. Kaz is an should be easy to outwit them, artist that truly connects with shouldn’t it. Join us and find her audience on a personal out for yourselves! level. She is Northern Ireland’s very own soul superstar on a one woman mission to use her music to break stigma in mental health! 4 — 5 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 The REAL Housewives of Norn Iron You’ve met the real housewives of New York, Atlanta DATE: and Cheshire – now let’s meet the REAL housewives Friday 14 June of Norn Iron! TIME: Performance Housewives from every walk of life are flung together 8pm (bar available from 7pm) in this unique Norn Iron comedy. You thought you seen drama in The REAL Housewives? Imagine a West Belfast PRICE: milly rubbing shoulders with a BT9-er? A wee Derry Irish £18 / £16 concession language fanatic drinking gin and slim-line tonics with a mid-Ulster Slimmers World hallion! You ain’t seen sparks VENUE: The Great Hall, fly until you’ve seen The REAL Housewives of Norn Iron! Downshire Estate A REAL rip-roaring comedy packed with characters PRESENTED BY: that you’ll know and love brought to you by the most Red Brick Road successful comedy team in Norn Iron. Productions Written and produced by Leesa Harker, creator of ‘Maggie Muff’ and writer of “50 Shades of Red, White and Blue”, “Dirty Dancin in le Shebeen”, ‘Maggie’s Feg Run” and “Maggie – Yer Ma!” – and Directed by Andrea Montgomery – in other words, you’re guaranteed a geg! TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance Singing Sweet Killymuck Lullabies Killymuck, written by Kat DATE: Woods (Wasted, Belfast Boy, Friday 21 June Mule), starring Aoife Lennon ‘Singing Sweet Lullabies - DATE: TIME: (Mule, Edinburgh Festival, Performance Songs and Arias for Babies Saturday 15 June 8pm (bar available Clapham Omnibus and tour) with Spark Opera’ from 7pm) TIME: offers an insight into how Welcome your little ones to 11am, 12pm, 1pm growing up on a council PRICE: the magical world of song! estate affects the present £12 / £10 concession PRICE: and informs the future. Relax and enjoy as Spark £10 (includes: VENUE: Opera introduce your little 1 adult & up to Killymuck is a fictitious Down Arts Centre ones to the power of the voice 3 children under housing estate built on a with a fun filled workshop of the age of 7 years) paupers’ graveyard in 1970s musical story telling.