Programme of Events January - March 2015 1 HOW TO BOOK? TOWN HALL CINEMA WINTER/SPRING PROGRAMME 1. CLICK Buy online twenty-four hours at www.tht.ie. You can now choose your seat when you book online for (with two exceptions: both the Town Hall AND Black Box. And soon you will be able to check the view from the seat you select! Sundays 8pm SUN 1 MAR PAPER SOULS Tues 13 January and Wed 18 March) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S Dir. Vincent Lannoo · France · 2013 · 100 mins DAY FILM SCREENING 2. CALL GALWAY FILM SOCIETY Membership/Season ticket for all ten films E45*/E42* Paul, once a successful novelist, unable to recover from the death of Phone 091 569777 Mon-Sat 10am -7.30pm. Visa, MasterCard and Visa Debit are accepted. (includes levy in support of new Galway Art Cinema) his wife, has become a funeral-speech writer. But when Emma, a pretty In association with Guest admission to single films E9*/E7* AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 3. VISIT WINTER/SPRING 2015 widow, asks Paul for a special piece of writing surprising events unfold. A gentle, charming and touching comedy on an unusual subject. Call in to the box office at the Town Hall Theatre at Courthouse Square, Galway. We’re here Sun 18 January - Wed 18 March Mon-Sat, 10am -7.30pm and one hour before performances on Sundays and Bank Holidays. * Please note telephone and personal bookings are subject to the Town Hall Theatre Development Charge of 50 cent per ticket and online bookings are subject to a €1 Booking & Development Charge per ticket. CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES We offer discounts on most shows - concessions apply to under 18 year olds, students, senior citizens and the unwaged. Proof of eligibility and ID required. 10% discount for groups of 10+. Some exceptions apply. INTERVAL DRINKS Tues 13 Jan WINTER SLEEP/KIS UYKUSU Sun 8 Feb CHARLIE’S COUNTRY SUN 8 MAR LEVIATHAN ‘NO COUNTRY FOR Avoid the rush by ordering your interval drinks before the show. The bar on Dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Turkey · 2014 · 196 mins Dir: Rolf de Heer · Australia · 2014 · 108 mins Dir. Andrey Zvyaginstev · Russian · 2014 · 140 mins the first floor is open before and after all performances. Inspired by short stories by Anton Chekhov. Charlie who lives in a remote Aboriginal community is forced to Kolya lives with his son and second wife in an idyllic harbour side home YOUNG WOMEN’: WINNER - PALM D’OR, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2014 GIFT VOUCHER struggle with cultural ties in a world dominated by white law. A which is coveted by the local mayor, a drunken and corrupt bureaucrat. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE deep indictment of the colonial relationships. A stunning examination of contempory Russian Society. Greeted with BLOOD RISING Please let us know - when booking your tickets - of any special requirements SUN 18 JAN VIOLETTE WINNER BEST ACTOR, UN CERTAIN REGARD, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2014. acclaim at Cannes Film Festival 2014. Dir. Mark McLoughlin so we can make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you book online, you Dir. Martin Provost · France/Belgium · 2013 · 139 mins Ireland · 2012 · 80 mins WINNER: BEST SCREENPLAY, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, 2014. should phone or email us to let us know of any special requirements. GIFT VOUCHERS - A masterful study of the life of trailblazing feminist writer SUN 15 FEB ME, MYSELF AND MUM IDEAL GIFTS! Violette Leduc and her often tumultuous friendship with SUN 15 MAR CONDITIONS OF SALE Dir. Guillaume Gallienne · France · 2013 · 85 mins WHIPLASH Huston School of Film Looking for the ideal Simone de Beauvoir. Dir: Damien Chazelle · USA · 2014 · 106 mins We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance A clever adaptation of a hit one-man stage show into a NUI, Galway gift? One to suit every A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory Thurs 5 March 8pm is cancelled or abandoned. Your statutory rights are not affected. For full list SUN 25 JAN flamboyant, confessional and hilarious film about sexual anguish. taste? Then why not HUMAN CAPITAL where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will Free Admission of conditions, see reverse of tickets. Please note the management reserve the Dir. Paolo Virzi · Italy · 2014 · 110 mins TOP PRIZE THE DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. treat someone special NOMINATED FOR TEN CÉSAR AWARDS AT THE 39TH CÉSAR AWARDS AND stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential. right to make essential changes to the programme. A cyclist is left unconscious on the side of the road. The WHIPLASH HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS INCLUDING THE GRAND JURY PRIZE to a Town Hall Theatre WON THE AWARDS FOR BEST FILM AND BEST FIRST FILM. accident and aftermath is then seen from the viewpoint of three AND AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2014. Mark McLoughlin’s powerful LATECOMERS gift voucher, available different characters revealing the complex relationships that documentary which examines Late Admission cannot be guaranteed and can only occur if there is a suitable from the box office. underlie the incident. WED 18 MAR SUN 22 FEB STATIONS OF THE CROSS THE CASE AGAINST 8 the phenomenon of femicide in break in the performance. Dir. Dietrich Bruggemann · Germany · 2014 · 107 mins Dirs. Ben Cotner, Ryan White · USA · 2014 · 109 mins the Mexican city of Juarez, was SUN 1 FEB DIPLOMACY A 14 year old girl’s commitment to the extreme tenets of a THE CASE AGAINST 8 is a powerful emotional account of the journey ncil Cou ity the closing gala of the Dublin C y MEDIA SPONSOR Dir. Volker Schlondorff · France/Germany · 2014 · 88 mins that took the fight for same sex marriage equality a w conservative catholic sect is traced with a mixture of compassion l a G | e International Film Festival 2013. h In August 1944 as the Allies march toward Paris two men, the all the way to the US Supreme Court. m i and irony. l l i a G a Starring Brian Maguire, Sabina Coyne n German Military Governor and the Swedish Consul-General BEST SCRIPT, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2014. “The Case Against 8 offers impassioned h c a r h t a C e l r i a C o h m meet to decide if Paris, as Hitler has ordered, is to be destroyed. WINNER - STUDENT CRITICS JURY, EDINBURGH 2014. social advocacy as well as gripping viewing.” and President Michael D. Higgins. 2 “Simply put Delamere is a master” 3 In association with See Change THE SCOTSMAN FRANK Director: Lenny Abrahamson Cast: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy Mon 12 January 8pm Tickets €9* /€7* Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson star in this hilarious, offbeat comedy about wannabe musician, Jon (Gleeson), who escapes his boring normal life and joins an avant- garde pop band led by Frank (Fassbender), a mysterious musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head, and his terrifying bandmate Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Critically acclaimed, Frank poses a series of hard questions about mental illness. Layered within Lisa Richards presents its exploration of artistic expression, Lenny Abrahamson’s film examines our presumptions NEIL DELAMERE and prejudices about mental health issues. Wed 14 January 8pm Tickets €20* The Fresh Prince of Delamere! And what a great present a Jack L ticket Thurs 15 January 8pm would make! Tickets €20* In this show, Songs of The Season – Directed by BRIAN & SEÁN POWER With a script specially written by Peter Kennedy, Renmore’s 36th annual Pantomime, Northern Lights Jack will sing songs which Top Irish stand-up and TV comic Neil Delamere is A new script by PETER KENNEDY Cinderella, promises to be a spectacular adventure of laughter, music and song. take him back to winters of long ago and back with a brand new show. Described by The The traditional story of Cinderella is brought to life with a few novel twists and plenty songs which conjure up the atmosphere of Scotsman as “a master”, Delamere is renowned of topical humour, intermingled with Panto favourites – The Ugly Sisters, Buttons, winters of his childhood! for his on-stage banter and quick-witted, Baron Stoneybroke and Prince Charming. There will also be a special guest appearance well-observed yarns and previous tours and Mon 29 December - Sun 11 January 2015 by the “Open” Champion, Uprorious McIlroy! He will also dip into his own repertoire, give a international appearances. Expect The Fresh Prince 7.30pm - Dec 29, 30, Jan 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 potted history of his stunning career to date, of Delamere to deliver the usual powerhouse 2.30pm - Dec 29, 30, 31, Jan 1, 3, 10 Well-known Galway performers, electrifying dance routines and the charming little and perform songs from his recent smash performance from the star of RTÉ’s The Panel, 2nd 12 noon & 4.30pm - Sundays Jan 4 & 11 Renmore Smurfs bring sparkle to this seasonal feast of family entertainment, directed hit shows “The 27Club” and “The Great Wall Republic, BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and by award-winning twins Brian & Seán Power. of China”, with brand new material from his Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. e Sensory friendly performance 12 noon - Sun 4 Jan e Tickets €16*/€14* Further details on www.renmorepantomime.com upcoming album thrown in! For more, visit www.neildelamere.com 4 5 MIDWINTER FESTIVAL SOUNDTRACKS FOR SUPERPOWERS HAYDN: SHOSTAKOVICH Carducci Quartet PROGRAMME Finghin Collins piano Helen Kearns soprano Friday 8pm Galway Ensemble in Residence: HAYDN Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 no. 2 “Joke” ConTempo Quartet (Sunday concert) SHOSTAKOVICH 7 Romances for soprano and piano trio (texts by Alexander Blok) HAYDN Songs Fri 16 - Sun 18 January SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.