Applaud - Sept/Dec 2015

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Sept – Dec 2015

Antrim and Newtownabbey Theatres

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The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough vibrant arts and cultural offering, which brings you theatre, arts, exhibitions, museums, heritage and more.....bringing the Borough to Life!

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Sept – Dec 2015 Contents

Applaud our diverse range of exciting shows in one of our 3 stunning performing arts venues.

pg Event 4 Theatre at The Mill 5 Dance Inspirations

50 Shades of Red, White & Blue 6 Beaux Stratagem – Encore Screening

Two Sore Legs

Youth Dance Festival 7 Annie Get Your Gun 8 The Tribute to the Big Band Era

Ocean Film Festival World Tour

Legends & Young Guns Of Country 9 Hamlet - Live Screening

The Bjorn Identity

Rod & A Touch of Tina 10 Henry V – Live Screening

Fall in at The Mill

The Elvis Spectacular 11 Coriolanus – Encore Screening

Clubsound 12 Waiting for Godot

Coppelia 13 James Huish –

100 Years of Frank Sinatra

Barbara Dickson & Guests 14 An Audience with Dan Cruikshank

The Illeagles & Niamh Kavanagh

Jimmy Buckley 15 Of Mice and Men – Encore Screening

The Fureys Yarns 16 The Met Opera Previews 18 My Big Fat Belfast Christmas 20 Theatre at The Mill - Previews for 2016 21 The Old Courthouse 22 Two Sore Legs

Donegal Catch

A Wine Goose Chase 23 Playhouse Creatures

The Orla Murphy Band

The Merchant of Venice 24 Piatti Quartet

Puss in Boots

Shooting for Socrates 25 Emma

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Sun 13 Sept & Sun 18 Oct Mon 14 & Tues 15 Sept Wed 16 Sept Thur 17 Sept Sat 19 Sept Mon 28 Sept - Sat 10 Oct Sun 11 Oct Tues 13 Oct Wed 14 Oct Thur 15 Oct Fri 16 Oct Sat 17 Oct Wed 21 Oct Thur 22 Oct Fri 23 Oct Sun 25 Oct Fri 30 Oct Sun 1 Nov Wed 4 Nov

DANCE COMEDY SCREENING DRAMA DANCE MUSICAL MUSIC FILM MUSIC SCREENING MUSIC MUSIC SCREENING MUSIC MUSIC SCREENING MUSIC DRAMA DANCE

Thur 5 & Fri 6 Nov Thur 12 Nov Fri 13 Nov Sat 14 Nov Thur 19 Nov Fri 20 Nov Sat 21 Nov

MUSIC MUSIC TALK MUSIC MUSIC SCREENING MUSIC

Sat 16 Jan - Sat 30 Apr Tue 1 Dec - Sat 2 Jan

SCREENING COMEDY

Fri 18 Sept Thur 24 Sept Fri 25 Sept Tues 29 Sept Sat 3 Oct Mon 5 Oct Wed 7 Oct Fri 9 Oct Mon 12 Oct Thur 15 Oct

DRAMA MUSIC DRAMA DRAMA MUSIC DRAMA MUSIC FAMILY FILM DRAMA

pg Event dates

Big Hero 6 Sat 17 Oct

An Evening of Irish Horror Mon 19 Oct 26 The Only Way is Downton Thur 22 Oct

The Bluesy Lunch with Cold Porter Sat 24 Oct Mann’s 27 Twenty Feet from Stardom Mon 26 Oct

Swingabella Wed 28 Oct

Eleanor McEvoy Fri 30 Oct 28 Waiting for Godot Tue 3 Nov

La Dolce Roma!

Fri 6 Nov 29 Väsen Sat 7 Nov

Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer Thur 12 Nov

Ulster Garden Scheme Review Thur 19 Nov 30 Cinema Paradiso Fri 20 Nov

Ex Machina Mon 23 Nov

Christmas Gothic Thur 3 Dec 31 Sleeping Beauty Thur 10 – Wed 16 Dec 32 Strictly Come Tea Dancing From Wed 16 Sept 33 The Old Courthouse - Previews for 2016 34 The Courtyard Theatre 35 Summer Theatre Fri 4 & Sat 5 Sept

Fri 11 & Sat 12 Sept

Fri 25 & Sat 26 Sept

Shh We Have A Plan Thur 1 & Fri 2 Oct

The Diamond Experience Sat 3 Oct 36 Playhouse Creatures Thur 8 Oct

Derek Accorah Fri 9 Oct

Puss in Boots Sat 10 Oct 37 The Merchant of Venice Thur 15 Oct

It’s a Wonderful Life Fri 16 Oct

William Caulfield – Me Myself & I Sat 17 Oct 38 Ronnie Greer and his band Fri 23 Oct

Mr Hullabaloo – Happy Halloween Sat 24 Oct

Emma Sun 25 Oct 39 Micky Bartlett Fri 30 Oct

What a Feeling Sat 31 Oct

Newtownabbey One Act Drama Festival Thur 5 – Sat 7 Nov 40 Christmas Craft Fair Sat 14 Nov

Thank You For The Music Tue 17 – 21 Nov 41 Jack & The Beanstalk Fri 27 Nov – Fri 19 Dec 42 The Courtyard Theatre - Previews for 2016 43 Home Spun Youth Theatre 44 How to Book and theatre information

genre FILM DRAMA DRAMA MUSIC FILM MUSIC MUSIC DRAMA MUSIC MUSIC DRAMA LECTURE MUSIC FILM DRAMA FAMILY DANCE DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA FAMILY MUSIC DRAMA ENTERTAINMENT FAMILY DRAMA DRAMA COMEDY MUSIC FAMILY DRAMA COMEDY MUSIC DRAMA CRAFT MUSIC FAMILY

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VAD Productions present

Dance Inspirations

Sept - Dec 2015

Mon 14 & Tues 15 Sept Sun 13 Sept & Sun 18 Oct

DANCE

Tickets: £16 & £14 (Concession) Time: 10am

VAD Productions is proud to present DANCE INSPIRATIONS, Northern Ireland’s newest and most exciting Dance Competition searching for the Most Inspirational Dancer 2015.

Whether you are a soloist, group, duo/trio and want to compete in any style including Jazz, Lyrical/Contemporary, Commercial, Tap, Ballet, Musical Theatre...This is the event for you!

The second heat of this exciting competition will be held on Sunday 13 September, with the Final following on Sunday 18 October.

comedy

Tickets: £23, £21 & £19 (Concessions £2 off) Time: 7.45pm Age: 16 years+

Maggie Muff returns to bring some muffalicious fun to Theatre at The Mill.

Due to popular demand Maggie and her mates are going to the Theatre at The Mill for 2 nights only, which is sure to sell out. If we were to say this is a laugh-a-minute evening we would be telling lies – it’s literally non-stop laughter!

50 Shades of Red, White and Blue tells the story of loveable Maggie Muff and her search for love, featuring laugh-out-loud characters such as big Sally Ann, Sinead the Greener and of course, the mysterious Mr Red White and Blue himself.

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Green Shoot Productions present

Two Sore Legs

Wed 16 Sept

SCREENING

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Theatre at The Mill

This is an encore screening from National Theatre London.

Simon Godwin (Man and Superman) directs George Farquhar’s wild comedy of love and cash.

The ‘Beaux’: Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial Lichfield.

Their ‘Stratagem’: to marry for money.

But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda and Mrs Sullen they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered.

Youth Dance Festival

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Mon 28 Sept – Sat 10 Oct

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Musical

Tickets: Mon - Thu Eve & Sat Mat £20, £18 & £16 Concessions £2 off Fri & Sat Eve £22, £20 & £18 Concessions £2 off.

Wed Matinees all seats £13 Group Discount Available - Contact Box Office Time: 7.45pm Wed & Sat Matinees at 2.30pm Relaxed performance Sat 10 Oct at 2.30pm

5th Anniversary Production Directed by Peter Corry

Thurs 17 Sept

drama

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Directed by Martin Lynch Original Direction by Noreen Kershaw A one-person show featuring Maria Connolly Set in Belfast in the 1950’s and 60’s Two Sore Legs is a powerful, autobiographical play.

Brenda Murphy’s mother Bridie, a young Butlin’s Redcoat, had 6 children by a married man who lived around the corner with his other family. The play explores the pain, the joy and the fall-out from this extraordinary family arrangement.

From the rowdy, fractious relationship Bridie had with her own father to the explosive but hilarious visits of the local Parish Priest, this play drips explicit family emotions.

Sat 19 Sept

DANCE

Tickets: £5 Time: 7.45pm

DU Dance (NI) presents a celebration of the best of youth dance with performances from youth dance groups from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the National Youth Groups from Scotland and Wales.

This showcase performance event will bring to the stage a range of different pieces in a variety of different styles showing the rich dance heritage of these Isles expressed by young people today.

A powerful and energy packed event for families, young people and anyone with an interest in dance.

Following the critical acclaim of The Producers, Oklahoma, and Les Miserables, Peter Corry returns to Theatre at The Mill weaving his magic by directing this new production of Irvin Berlin’s classic musical Annie Get Your Gun. Annie Oakley is the best shot around, and when Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show comes to town he persuades this novel sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show; it only takes one glance for Annie to fall head over heels for the dashing star of the show, shooting ace Frank Butler. She soon eclipses Butler as the main attraction and, nursing a bruised ego, he hightails it off to join a rival show, eventually to be pitted against Annie in a final shootout. The rousing, sure-fire finale hits the mark every time in a testament to the power of female ingenuity.

With a cast of professional actor musicians, and a live band on stage under the musical direction of Matthew Reeve, this new production features the all-time classic hits There’s No Business Like Show Business, Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly, and Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better.

Come down, and celebrate the theatre’s fifth anniversary, experiencing the best of Broadway in Newtownabbey this autumn.

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The Tribute to the Big Ocean Film Festival Band Era World Tour

Sun 11 Oct

MUSIC

Theatre at The Mill

Tickets: £16.50 & £15 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Unique Event Music are proud to present this concert which will feature many of your favourite Jazz and Big Band hits including Glenn Millers In The Mood and St Louis Blues, Duke Ellington’s Take the A Train and Louis Prima’s Sing Sing Sing. This memorable evening includes well known jazz numbers such as Blue Moon, Georgia on my Mind and The Girl from Ipanema along with songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darren.

Performed by the Unique Event Swing Band under the direction of Stephen Barnett, this special evening features Katharine Timoney on Vocals, singing hits from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and others.

Tues 13 Oct

film

Tickets: £13 & £11 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

The Ocean Film Festival showcases the world’s most amazing ocean films filmed above and below the water’s surface!

Brought to you by the producers of the Banff Film Festival UK Tour, this extraordinary collection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray, who chase the crests of waves, and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.

Visit www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk for more details.

Legends and Young Guns of Country

Wed 14 Oct

The Legends and Young Guns of Country Show features six of our most popular and much-loved Country stars who between them have had scores of No.1 hits, a string of awards and have all toured extensively throughout Ireland, Europe and America.

Legendary Country Stars Hugo Duncan, Frank McCaffrey, Billy McFarland, Box Car Brian, along with two of the hottest rising young stars of Country, Ritchie Remo and Lee Matthews, will each perform their 7 biggest songs in the company of a great live band.

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National Theatre Live presents

Hamlet

music

Tickets: £17.50 Time: 7.45pm

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Fri 16 Oct Thurs 15 Oct

live screening

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7pm

This is a Live Screening from National Theatre London. Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. This is a live screening broadcast by National Theatre London.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

music

Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm

The Bjorn Identity® - Ireland’s finest Abba show returns to Theatre at The Mill after a SELL-OUT show in 2014. Making their 4th appearance at this venue they continue to exceed all expectations with their LIVE and authentic Abba in concert experience. Audiences of all ages can discover and re-live the magic of the Swedish Super Group, Abba and their musical legacy that lives… ‘On and On and On’.

With stunning handmade replica costumes changes and all the glitz of the 70’s era this two hour show features a decade of the greatest hits of ABBA including songs from the hit musical ‘Mamma Mia’.

Sat 17 Oct

music

Tickets: £18.50 Time: 7.45pm

Direct from their sell-out European tour Rod and A Touch of Tina perform with their live band and dancers. Dylan Cassidy has been described as an exceptional lookalike sound-alike to Rod (New York Journalist Gary James). The Stage newspaper gave him 5 stars, saying It doesn’t get any better than this.

Dylan is joined by Tina Turner tribute artist Jacqui Miller. Jacqui’s natural soul voice and excellent ability to impersonate has seen her playing roles in musicals such as Blues Brothers, Rock It and many more.

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Royal Shakespeare Company presents

TCB Productions presents

Henry V

Wed 21 Oct

The Elvis Spectacular

National Theatre Live presents

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TCB Productions presents

Coriolanus

Clubsound

LIVE SCREENING

Tickets: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7pm

Thurs 22 Oct

This is a Live Screening from The Royal Shakespeare Company. RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran continues his exploration of Shakespeare’s History Plays with Henry V performed in the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt. Following his performance as Hal in Henry IV Parts I & II Alex Hassell returns as Henry V. Henry IV is dead and Hal is King. With England in a state of unrest, he must leave his rebellious youth behind, striving to gain the respect of his nobility and people. Laying claim to parts of France and following an insult from the French Dauphin, Henry gathers his troops and prepares for a war that he hopes will unite his country.

Fri 30 Oct

MUSIC

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession)

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Following the success of last year’s show the Royal British Legion No 2 Group presents this special evening of music & dance to commemorate the Centenary of WW1.

This promises to be a night of Nostalgic Remembrance for young & old alike.

Compere Sammy Mackie & Special Guests.

Fri 23 Oct

Tickets: £16 & £14 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

music

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Award winning Elvis impersonator CC Houlihan is set to rock Theatre at The Mill this autumn with The Elvis Spectacular.

Backed by The Sweet Sensations and the fabulous TCB Band and featuring stunning costumes created by Elvis designers, there will be no doubt that the King is back in the building!

Please note that Strobe lighting and Pyrotechnic effects will be used during this performance.

music

Sun 25 Oct

encore screening

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

This is an encore screening from National Theatre London.

National Theatre Live’s 2013 broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus returns to cinemas by popular demand.

When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus, but he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.

Theatre at The Mill are delighted to welcome back Clubsound one of the most successful showband groups in Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s.

A unique blend of comedy and music born out of our unique culture. The band have been making us laugh at ourselves for over 40 years and will be filling Theatre at The Mill with laughter when the original line up of George Jones, Barry Woods, Davy McKnight and Alan McCartney are joined by new boy (of 10 years) Jimmy Black.

This will be a fantastic night of fun.

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London Classic Theatre presents

Waiting for Godot

Sun 1 Nov

drama

Theatre at The Mill

Tickets: £16, £14 & £12 (Concessions £2 off) Time: 7.45pm

Samuel Beckett’s 60-year-old masterpiece Waiting for Godot is a ground-breaking, anarchic meditation on the meaning of life and death.

Part allegory, part burlesque, Beckett’s unique, timeless play moves seamlessly between absurdist comic sketch and captivating philosophical drama.

Waiting for Godot was first produced in Great Britain at the Arts Theatre, London in 1955, directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 1999, it was voted the most significant English language play of the 20th Century.

James Huish and His Band presents

Ballet Ireland presents

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David Hull Promotions presents

100 Years of Frank Sinatra

Coppelia

Wed 4 Nov

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Barbara Dickson with Nick Holland with special guest Anthony Toner

dance

Thurs 12 Nov

Tickets: £18, £16, £14 & £12 (Concessions £2 off) Time: 7.45pm

Franz and his financee Hildy are curious about the beautiful girl, Coppélia. Jealous of Franz’s infatuation with Coppélia, Hildy begins to suspect things are not all that they seem. She and her friends decide to follow the perfect starlet home, eventually arriving at Dr Copplius laboratories.

Inside, they stumble upon a magical and strange world, uncovering secrets that will change them forever!

Setting the much-loved story at a County Fair choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple (Carmen, Romeo & Juliet) has created a witty and pertinent ballet inspired by our own obsession with youthful perfection. With its nod to the movie glamour of yesteryear, its captivating dance and the charming music of Léo Delibes and Tom Lane, Coppélia will enchant and enthrall audiences of all ages.

Featuring a company of 12 dancers Ballet Ireland is delighted to return with this comical ballet following the success of Swan Lake last year.

music

Tickets: £25 Time: 7.45pm

Thurs 5 & Fri 6 Nov

music

Tickets: £17.50 Time: 7.45pm

Come and join James and his amazing 10 piece band as they pay homage to a timeless legend.

2015 is the year that the incredible “King Of Swing”, Mr Frank Sinatra, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. James could not let this year pass without a tribute concert dedicated to the life of his biggest idol and inspiration. James is delighted to be returning to Theatre at The Mill, this time back for 2 nights due to popular demand.

Barbara Dickson is one the most successful recording artistes of recent times. She is delighted to be touring Ireland with her talented keyboard player and vocalist Nick Holland.

The show features some of Barbara’s ‘greatest hits’ including Another Suitcase in Another Hall and The Caravan Song. Barbara will also feature songs from her most recent albums To Each and Everyone: The Songs of Gerry Rafferty and Winter.

Barbara’s special guest Anthony Toner has been described as ‘John Prine meets James Taylor in a second hand book shop’. His superb guitar playing, catchy melodies and fine lyrics have grabbed the attention of an ever growing audience throughout Ireland.

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An Audience with Dan Cruickshank

The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh

Jimmy Buckley

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National Theatre Live presents

Of Mice & Men

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The Fureys When booking tickets for a show at Theatre at The Mill, why not come along a little earlier for some food and make it a real occasion! Relax, unwind and enjoy either a Pre-Theatre meal in Yarns Bistro.

Fri 20 Nov

talk

Encore Screening

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

TV presenter, author and architectural historian Dan Cruickshank is more than a seasoned traveller. He has explored places that most of us only dream of. For his celebrated TV series Around The World In 80 Treasures he journeyed through 36 countries in four and a half months on a quest to tell the story of civilisation through some of man’s greatest achievements.

An Encore Screening from National Theatre London - The hit Broadway production Of Mice and Men, filmed on stage in New York by National Theatre Live, comes to UK cinemas.

Dan’s travels explored the origins, construction and mysteries of some of the most extraordinary monuments known to man and their connections to the great civilisations of the world. Dan, who has also written a number of highly regarded books, is a guest speaker at The Destinations Luxury Travel Show.

Thurs 19 Nov Sat 14 Nov

music

Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm

Widely regarded as one of the best live tribute acts in the country,The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh are back at Theatre at The Mill with their ever-popular tribute to the American west coast sound including The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.

music

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

Jimmy Buckley And His Band are one of the top entertainment shows in Ireland playing to packed audiences year after year.

Old style traditional country music, Irish ballads and original material are included in this show.

Jimmy also performs tributes to some of the greats including Hank Williams and Charlie Pride.

Golden Globe® winner and Academy Award® nominee James Franco (127 Hours, Milk) and Tony Award® nominee Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, Girls) star in the highly-anticipated screenings of this ‘riveting, powerful production’ (Independent). This landmark revival of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play is a powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.

music

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

Legends of Irish music and song The Fureys make a welcome return to Theatre at The Mill this autumn.

The Fureys are responsible for some of the most stirring music ever to capture the public imagination. Their folk based music has received standing ovations in some of the biggest concert halls of the world. Their emotive songs stir many emotions….tears and laughter, sadness and joy.

A Fureys concert is always a night to remember.

Alternatively why not visit Yarns Bar in the theatre foyer, open for all shows from 6.30pm, where overlooking the stunning civic square you can enjoy a drink from the fully licenced bar and sample a tasty Lite Bites snack menu including sharing platters. We would encourage you to avail of the interval drink pre-order service so you can make the most of your time enjoying the ambience of Yarns Bar. Bring this advert with you when you next dine at either of the above and get a free glass of Prosecco or a soft drink.

Offer Expries 26 March 2016 and excludes 3 Dec 2015 - 3 Jan 2016.

To book Pre-Theatre Dinner phone 028 9034 0022 or email eatatthemill@mountcharles.com at least 4 days prior to the show you are attending.

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OPERA FROM THE MET

RETURNS IN JANUARY 2016 WITH THE FOLLOWING LIVE SCREENINGS: LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES (Georges Bizet) Sat 16 Jan

Theatre at The Mill

Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing set in the Far East returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the lilting duet Au fond du temple saint, which opera fans know and adore. Director Penny Woolcock explores the timeless themes of pure love, betrayal, and vengeance in a production that vividly creates an undersea world on the stage of the Met. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda brings his romantic flair to the lush score from the composer of Carmen.

TURANDOT (Giacomo Puccini) Sat 30 Jan Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Nina Stemme take the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand. Tenor Marco Berti is Calàf, the brave prince who sings Nessun dorma and wins her love. Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production is conducted by Paolo Carignani.

MANON LESCAUT (Giacomo Puccini) Sat 5 Mar Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who

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transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Kaufmann is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting. “Desperate passion” is the phrase Puccini himself used to describe the opera that confirmed his position as the preeminent Italian opera composer of his day. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the stirring score.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Giacomo Puccini) Sat 2 Apr Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006.

One of the world’s foremost Butterflys, soprano Kristine Opolais, is in the title role. Tenor Roberto Alagna sings Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.

ROBERTO DEVEREUX (Gaetano Donizetti)

Elektra (Richard Strauss)

Sat 16 Apr

Sat 30 Apr

Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queens in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills— and not attempted on a New York stage since. On screen, in this climactic opera of the trilogy, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves, Roberto Devereux. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Devereux, and mezzosoprano Elina Garanca and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien complete the principal quartet in the bel canto masterpiece, conducted by Donizetti specialist Maurizio Benini. As with the earlier Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda, the production is by Sir David McVicar, who with this staging completes an enormously ambitious directorial accomplishment..

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The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme—unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays Elektra’s primal quest for vengeance for the murder of her father, Agamemnon. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra’s fearsome mother, Klytämnestra. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and bass-baritone Eric Owens are Elektra’s troubled siblings. Chéreau’s musical collaborator Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Strauss’s mighty take on Greek myth..

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Written by & starring Caroline C urran & Julie Maxw ell

£32.95

Tues 1 Dec – Sat 2 Jan

comedy

Tickets: Tues 1 Dec – Thurs 3 Dec Special Offer £14 & £12 (Concession) Fri 4 Dec – Sat 2 Jan £20, £18, £16 & £14 (Concessions £2 off) NYE £22, £20, £18 & £16 (to include after party & entertainment) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm (Weeknights), 6.00pm & 9.00pm (Weekends) NYE 9pm only Captioned performance - Fri 11 Dec 9pm Recommended Age: 16+

Wee Mary is travelling home for Christmas to introduce her new boyfriend, Youcef, to the family, yes, the whole family!

Back in Belfast, Mum Mary is up to her eyes stuffing the turkey, with Dad

Joe, who has enlisted the help of a cheeky bottle of Baileys, under strict orders to dress the tree. Meanwhile, Mary’s younger sister, Mags, really couldn’t care if the Queen of Sheba herself was flying home.

Christmas is a stressful time of year and nothing could be more festively frantic than a Big Fat Belfast Christmas. Will Mum Mary manage to stuff the turkey and preserve her secret and her sanity? Will Dad Joe ever learn how to pronounce Youcef correctly? Will Mags ever stop flirting with yummy Youcef? And will Youcef suppress his desire to perform Abba classics around the Christmas table?

Join Ma, Da, Mary, Mags, Youcef and all their friends in My Big Fat Belfast Christmas, directed by Fionnuala Kennedy, it’s a guaranteed Christmas Craic’er’!

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Neil Delamere

National Theatre Live presents

Jane Eyre

Jake O’Kane Review of The Year

Theatre at The Mill - Previews

Fri 22 Jan Fri 8 Jan

comedy

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+

Neil Delamere returns to Theatre at The Mill with a brand new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit.

2015 saw the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular The Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio.

Neil also landed his own weekend national radio show for Today FM. Now, however, he’s back to his first love,telling tall tales, spinning side- splitting yarns about the events of the last year.

Sat 9 Jan

Encore Screening

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever.

This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.

From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart. This acclaimed re-imagining of Brontë’s masterpiece was first staged by Bristol Old Vic last year.

comedy

Tickets: £18 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+

Jake O’Kane’s Gaggin’ on it - The 2015 news reviewed, the big stories, small stories and everything in between. Hot on the heels of last year’s sell-out tour, ‘Mouthful’, Northern Ireland’s finest comic, Jake O’Kane, is back! In his inimitable style, Jake takes no prisoners as he deals with the good, the bad and the ugly of 2015. Best known for the infamous ‘flegs’ piece on BBC’s The Blame Game, Jake weaves stories and news photos to give his take on the people, places and politics that made up the year. Those of a sensitive disposition, and politicians of all shades, should be afraid – very afraid.

Show contains adult material.

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Green Shoot Productions presents

Frontier Promotions presents

Two Sore Legs

Fri 18 Sept

drama

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Directed by Martin Lynch Original Direction by Noreen Kershaw A one-person show featuring Maria Connolly.

Set in Belfast in the 1950’s and 60’s Two Sore Legs is a powerful, autobiographical play.

Brenda Murphy’s mother Bridie, a young Butlin’s Redcoat, had 6 children by a married man who lived around the corner with his other family. The play explores the pain, the joy and the fall-out from this extraordinary family arrangement.

From the rowdy, fractious relationship Bridie had with her own father to the explosive but hilarious visits of the local Parish Priest, this play drips explicit family emotions.

A Wine Goose Chase

Donegal Catch

Thurs 24 Sept

music

Fri 25 Sept Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7pm & 9pm

‘She’s as good as it gets. She’s as good as the best…’

Gerry Anderson, BBC Radio Ulster

Susan Boyle loves wine. What’s more, she knows what she is drinking and talking about.

She’s got 2,000 years of Irish wine history to back her up. So, sit back, let her pour you a glass while she takes you on a trip with the tenacious Irish people who transformed the wine world and didn’t let coming from a grape free land stop them!

From Gweedore, Jacqui Sharkey creates heartfelt songs and sings them with her captivating voice. Multi-talented traditional songwriter Ian Smith moved from Scotland to Donegal some eighteen years ago and in that time has become an important part of its musical landscape. Hailing from Killybegs, Jody Gallagher has a blues and Americana sound, and writes sharp lyrics with well-crafted melodies.

Together they create a magical traditional sound to become much more than a sum of their differing parts.

Bruiser Theatre Company presents

Playhouse Creatures

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

This one woman theatrical performance fuses interactive wine tasting with story-telling in a cabaret style setting and will give the audience a new insight into the drink that has been more a part of Ireland’s history than we might think!

A Wine Goose Chase lasts approximately one hour and ticket price includes wine-tasting.

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The Orla Murphy Band

Sat 3 Oct Tues 29 Sept

drama

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

By April De Angelis, Directed by Lisa May Playhouse Creatures is a riotous and moving account of the precarious lives of the first Restoration actresses. These gutsy, flesh and blood heroines grapple for recognition and a new social role for women, whilst falling victim to the attitudes and consequences of the age.

Thought-provoking and wickedly funny, Playhouse Creatures is an unvarnished account of the extreme lengths these ‘Creatures’ will go to for success in this dark new world.

music

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Orla has been performing all over London and throughout the UK since 2005 in a variety of reputable jazz and music venues, to great acclaim. She has also performed in Ireland (north and south), in Italy and Malaysia. Since returning to Belfast from London 18 months ago, Orla’s impact on the N.I. jazz scene has been significant. This gig will feature material from ‘Wonderous Visions’, as well as jazz standards and Orla’s unique interpretations of songs from some of her favourite singer/songwriters. She will be accompanied by some of the finest jazz musicians in Ireland; Darragh O’Kelly (piano), Dave Redmond (bass), Dominic Mullen (drums) and Linley Hamilton (trumpet).

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c21 Theatre Company presents

The Merchant Of Venice

Mon 5 Oct

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

c21 return to The Old Courthouse stage with one of Shakespeare’s classic plays, ‘The Merchant of Venice’, in which good triumphs over evil. The vengeful Jewish money-lender, Shylock, tries to extract ‘a pound of flesh’ from his Christian opposite, Antonio, while the clever Portia uses her unique skills as a lawyer to win her marriage partner, Bassanio.

Using their winning edited and fast-moving style, this strong company of six actors, directed

by Art Webb and produced by Stephen Kelly, have transposed the setting to 1920’s America, promising theatrical appeal and a sophisticated narrative, making Shakespeare accessible and entertaining.

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Moving On Music presents

Lyngo Theatre Company presents

Hotbuckle Productions presents

Piatti Quartet

Wed 7 Oct

Puss In Boots

music

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Prize-winners at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the Piatti are amongst the UK’s foremost young ensembles with a host of awards and critically acclaimed recordings. The Quartet has toured worldwide, with national broadcasts on ABC (Australia) and RTE (Ireland) radio, BBC Radio 3, and performances in prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall. Their recording of Mendelsohn’s complete string quartet works was BBC Music Magazine’s Critic’s Choice (September 2014).

The Piatti are laureates of the St Martin in the Fields Competition, a Martin Musical Fund/ Philharmonia Scholarship, multiple Hattori Foundation awards, and the St. Peter’s Prize.

Fri 9 Oct

The Old Courthouse Cine Club in association with Soda Pictures presents

Shooting For Socrates

Mon 12 Oct family

Tickets: £6 & £4 (Concession) Time: 10am & 12noon

Sat 17 Oct

Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm

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 an incredible sloping stage by Patrick Lynch of CBeebies fame! Using smoke, mirrors and hidden trapdoors, he’ll show how this surefooted 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 awaits you in this classic, magical, furry tale! It’s the cat’s whiskers!

Thurs 15 Oct

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Shooting for Socrates is a David and Goliath story set in Belfast against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup. In a Northern Ireland divided on religious lines, nine-year-old Tommy learns to make sense of his world through his passion for football and his father’s love of Greek philosophy.

Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever and rich. She’s also a bit of a meddler. After her governess marries (with Emma’s help of course) it is clear that Miss Woodhouse must become a matchmaker. Who better to start with than unpolished Harriet Smith? With her help, who knows how far Miss Smith could reach?

This joyous comedy is about following your dreams, no matter where you come from, and losing your heart to the “beautiful game”.

Starring Richard Dormer, Bronagh Gallagher and Conleth Hill, this is a heartwarming and unmissable movie.

But as her interfering gets out of hand, it may be time for Emma to question her judgement.

Advised by friend Mr Knightley, can Emma untangle the web she’s spun? And what does she truly know of her own heart?

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Wireless Mystery Theatre presents

An Evening Of Irish Horror

Big Hero 6

film

Running Time: 91mins, Certificate: PG Devised and Performed by Patrick Lynch of CBeebies ‘Celebrate’

Emma

The Old Courthouse Cine-Club presents

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film

Mon 19 Oct

drama

Tickets: £3 Time: 2pm

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

A Relaxed Family Screening Running Time: 102mins, CERT: PG

An Evening of Irish Horror is the perfect, cosy scare for when the air gets cold and the night grows dark. Wireless Mystery Theatre will get you in the mood for Halloween with two classic Irish spook stories reanimated in the darkness, with live music.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios and the team behind Frozen comes Big Hero 6, an actionpacked comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada.

This relaxed screening is particularly suited to families and children who can find trips to the cinema overwhelming. You can sit where you like, lights will remain on, the noise levels will remain low and a special tuck shop providing healthy snacks will be available right inside the screening!

In Dracula’s Guest, the missing prologue from Bram Stoker’s masterpiece, Jonathan Harker finds himself under the watchful eye of an unknown force, while in an unknown country.

While in J.S. Le Fanu’s classic, Green Tea, a village curate is driven to the brink of madness by terrible visions, but is there something unusual in his mind or in his drink. Suitable for an audience aged 12 yrs+

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Seabright Productions present

The Bluesy Lunch With Cold Porter

The Old Courthouse Cine-Club presents

The Only Way Is Downton

GOOD LOCAL FOOD

Take your table at Mann’s Café Bar in the Old Courthouse and enjoy some delicious treats from light lunches and mouthwatering snacks to Fair Trade coffees.

Thurs 22 Oct

drama

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Written and performed by Luke Kempner This is Downton Abbey as you’ve never seen it before! Direct from a West End run and American tour, Luke Kempner’s tour-de-force impressions comedy returns to the UK, in an updated version featuring new material. This is essential viewing ahead of the final series of the beloved TV drama. As celebrities start appearing at the Abbey, cultures clash and eras hilariously collide in this brilliant new parody, which takes in many other popular TV shows and familiar modern voices to help the cast of Downton save the estate from financial ruin – again!

Sat 24 Oct

music

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) (including light lunch) Time: 2pm

What better way to enjoy a Saturday afternoon, than with a Bluesy lunch in the company of one of Northern Ireland’s best blues and jazz cover bands? We are kicking off the seventh annual 4 Corners Music Festival with an afternoon of food, good company and great music courtesy of Cold Porter. Featuring the fantastic voice of Eilish McCaffrey, Cold Porter are festival favourites in Northern Ireland, recently playing at the Blues on the Bay in Warrenpoint. This six piece perform blues and jazz classics spanning a range of decades and are guaranteed to have you rocking in the aisles!

The Mann Food group is a traditional independent family run business who believe in wonderful food, excellent beverages, good wines and great company. Mann’s café/bar is licensed and aims to treat those who appreciate daily fresh home cooked food and hand baked goodies. All ingredients are locally sourced are cooked with gentle respect and served in a beautiful historical space.

Theatre patrons can pre order sandwiches, snacks or drinks before each performance and pre order drinks for each interval. The beautiful historic surroundings make the Old Courthouse the perfect place to sit back, relax and watch the world go by.

Twenty Feet From Stardom

Mon 26 Oct

The 4 Corners Tea Dance with Swingabella

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The Headline Agency presents

Eleanor McEvoy

Fri 30 Oct film

Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm

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Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Wed 28 Oct

music

Running Time: 91mins, Certificate: 12A

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his Oscar winning film, awardwinning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others.

The ever popular 4 Corners Music Festival evening tea dance returns this year with the glamorous and talented Swingabella! Featuring the vocal talents of Siobhán Petit, Áine Whelan and Karen Hamill, Swingabella are a closeharmony vocal trio, bringing back the sassy sounds of the ‘40s and ‘50s – the glory years of Swing, Lindy Bop and Rock ‘n Roll! So put your glad rags and dancing shoes on and join the girls with their live band the Swingafellas for a night of nostalgia, song & dance!

Eleanor McEvoy achieved star status in Ireland in 1992 when her song, A Woman’s Heart, inspired the title for, and appeared on, the A Woman’s Heart anthology album. A Woman’s Heart has since gone on to become the best-selling album in Irish history. Its 20th anniversary in 2012 saw nine sold-out “Woman’s Heart” shows at the Olympia Theatre. Since then, Eleanor has gone on to become an artist and performer known throughout the world. She is today recognized as Ireland’s most successful female singersongwriter, having enjoyed personal chart success and numerous cover versions of her songs by such performers as Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, Phil Coulter, and Mary Coughlan, among others.

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La Dolce Roma!

London Classic Theatre Company presents

Waiting For Godot

Moving On Music presents

music

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Tues 3 Nov

drama

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Samuel Beckett’s 60-year-old masterpiece Waiting for Godot is a groundbreaking, anarchic meditation on the meaning of life and death. Part allegory, part burlesque, Beckett’s unique, timeless play moves seamlessly between absurdist comic sketch and captivating philosophical drama.

Waiting for Godot was first produced in Great Britain at the Arts Theatre, London in 1955, directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 1999, it was voted the most significant English language play of the 20th Century.

Play on Words Theatre Company presents

Väsen

Sat 7 Nov Fri 6 Nov

Derby Browne will perform some of the most beautiful and romantic songs from Italian Cafes, featuring the iconic classics: Volare, Quando Quando Quando, Mambo Italiano, Americano, The Godfather, Time to Say Goodbye and lots more...

La Dolce Roma transports you to Italy, where you become tangled in the spaghetti loops of Vespa scooters, ice-creams by the Trevi fountain, mandolins serenading under the stars, and the seductive ‘La Dolce Vita’!

Derby will also be performing a selection of songs from her Italian cocktail album, Biscotti, Limoncello e Amore.

Performed in cabaret style with Italian style refreshments, let Derby and her beautiful voice transport you!

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Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer

music

Thurs 12 Nov

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National Trust Ulster Gardens Scheme Review 2015

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

This Swedish trio’s music is a force of nature, both delicate and intensely energetic; the perfect marriage of three instrumental “voices”, the nyckelharpa, the viola and an alternatively-tuned 12-string guitar. Olov Johansson’s nyckelharpa is central to the group. Unique to Sweden, its combination of fiddle-style bowing, keys and strings, produces a singing sound like no other instrument. The trio have spent 25 years touring worldwide, winning fans wherever they go - in Bloomington, Indiana, there is even a street named after them. Put simply, the brilliant musicianship, fleet-fingered invention, damned catchy tunes and constant surprise, make the Nordic trio an absolute pleasure to witness.

Written and performed by Aidan Dooley Tom Crean (1877 – 1938), the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley. The show has been selling out and gaining rave reviews across the world since 2001 as Dooley portrays the riveting true stories of Crean’s Antarctic explorations as one of the few men to serve both Scott and Shackleton and survive three famous expeditions: Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance. His story is a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of Antarctica and is a stunning evening of theatre.

Thurs 19 Nov

lecture

Tickets: £5 Time: 7.30pm

A picturesque review of the gardens opened in 2015 to raise funds for the Ulster Gardens Scheme, enabling the continued restoration and maintenance of many of the Trust’s fine gardens. Join the members of their Committee for a virtual tour of some of Northern Ireland’s best gardens and for a light seasonal supper afterwards.

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Cinema Paradiso with Karin Leitner & Mary McCague

The Old Courthouse Cine-Club presents

Fri 20 Nov

music

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Mon 23 Nov

Christmas Gothic

The Old Courthouse

Karin is constantly touring and playing with orchestras worldwide. This time at the Old Courthouse she teams up with Mary McCague, an acclaimed pianist and violinist. Mary has won numerous awards for her playing and has toured extensively throughout America with her group, Affinití as well as working both as an orchestral pianist and violinist with all the professional orchestras in Ireland.

Vestra casts a spell on the baby, proclaiming that on her 18th birthday, she will prick her finger on a

film

Thurs 3 Dec

Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac, this exciting and pertinent thriller explores big ideas about the nature of consciousness, love, loyalty, truth and lies.

Thur 10 & Fri 11 Dec spinning wheel and die! The spell is so strong that the comical Fairy Nuff can only reduce its power by declaring that Aurora will fall asleep for 100 years.

But how will she be awakened?

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 11am & 7pm

Join Old Courthouse favourites, The Panto Company, as Giggles the Jester and his friends tell this magical tale featuring up to date songs, audience participation and most importantly, lots of laughs!

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 11am & 2pm

Sat 12 Dec

Mon 14, Tue 15 & Wed 16 Dec

Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm

Ex Machina is a chilling vision of the not-toodistant future of artificial intelligence.

In the mountain retreat of a gifted internet billionaire, a young man takes part in a strange experiment: testing an artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

But the experiment soon twists in to a dark psychological battle where loyalties are torn between man and machine.

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family

Sleeping Beauty King Humphrey and Queen Bea are so delighted at the birth of their daughter, Aurora, that they throw the biggest party the kingdom has ever seen!

However, when they forget to invite the land’s most powerful sorceress, Vestra, their happiness soon turns sour.

Running Time: 108 mins CERT: 15 Renowned Austrian flautist, Karin Leitner, returns to the Old Courthouse for an evening of romantic and inspiring film music from such films as Chocolat, Amelie, Titanic, Twilight, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso and Modigliani.

The Panto Company presents

Dyad Productions present

Ex Machina

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Come in from the cold and enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season, lighting a candle to the frailties of human nature and illuminating the cold and chilling depths of the bleak, wintry dark….

Following the international touring success of Female Gothic, Dyad Productions resurrects the Victorian tradition of telling tales of terror to scintillate the goose bumps for dark Christmas nights.

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 10.30am & 1pm

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Strictly Come Tea Dancing Our tea dances are a great opportunity to dust off those dancing shoes, let your toes twinkle and step out in style!

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David Meade Mindreader Fake Believe

Cailín Deas Productions present

Dyad Productions present

Weighing In

Austen’s Women

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Tickets: £3 Time: 2pm

dance

Fri 22 Jan

Dancing at The Old Courthouse, Antrim

The Old Courthouse

Wednesday 16 September Wednesday 4 November Tickets available from Box Office

Tickets: 17.50 & £15.50 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Sat 16 Jan

entertaInment

Tickets: £17.50/ £15.50 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Dancing at Ballyclare Town Hall Friday 23 October Wednesday 25 November Tickets available from Ballyclare Town Hall or Six Mile Leisure Centre

drama

TV’s Million Dollar Mind Reader is back on stage with his amazing new show - FAKE BELIEVE! In this, his most ambitious live show yet, TV’s fastest rising star is returning to the stage following a SELL OUT 2015 Tour, with a show that is as hilarious as it is jaw dropping. He reveals PIN numbers, detects lies, reveals secret thoughts, and influences those around him with seemingly inexplicable results!

Written by Ger Gallagher and starring Rose Henderson of Fair City fame and Isobel Mahon from Glenroe, this hilarious and fast paced comedy is about life, love and dieting and how we all need to adjust the scales to find the right balance! Highly driven Pam and motherly Breda meet each week at their Easi-Slim weigh in clinic and strike up an unlikely friendship while the voice of their Easi-Slim instructor booms from on high, reigning over all. Through their bonding over dieting, Pam and Breda learn that things aren’t always what they appear to be and that sometimes you already have the life you have been wishing for. Weighing In was a sell- out success at The Old Courthouse is 2014 so book early!

Wed 2 Mar

drama

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Adapted and performed by Rebecca Vaughan and Directed by Guy Masterson Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works. Using only Austen’s words, Rebecca Vaughan becomes Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Morris, Miss Bates and other beautifully observed women in critical moments from the major novels – Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Emma along with other works.

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Join MADD MUSIC resident band Double Trouble for some great tunes from all eras! Enjoy a cup of tea whether you dance or not because these relaxed, friendly and entertaining afternoons are sure to delight!

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The Courtyard Theatre Sept - Dec 15

Cahoots NI presents

Shh We Have A Plan

Summer Theatre

Amateur Dramatics Fun & Frolics

Seperate Beds

By Sam Cree Fri 4 & Sat 5 Sept

Show Times:

8pm

Sat 3 Oct Thurs 1 & Fri 2 Oct

family

Tickets: £6 Time: Thurs 6.30pm, Fri 2.30pm & 6.30pm Recommended Age: 4yrs+ Running Time 55 Mins

Murdered to Death

By Clarence Players Fri 11 & Sat 12 Sept

Second Honeymoon Fri 25 & Sat 26 Sept Ticket Prices:

£10/£8

(concessions)

The Diamond Experience

Shh! We have a Plan is the brand new theatre production by the multi award winning Theatre Company Cahoots NI. Based on the Chris Haughton book of the same title, this delightful and poignant tale follows the journey of some madcap characters each of whom has a plan, they all want to capture a beautiful bird perched high in a tree!

Created and Directed by Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney. Music by Garth McConaghie.

music

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Next to seeing the man himself, The Diamond Experience Show is the best way to enjoy the magic of his music. This is a full live musical production that features the top hits from Neil Diamond’s best-selling albums, with favourites like Sweet Caroline, Cracklin’ Rose, I Am I Said, and America. The show also includes the beautiful duet You don’t bring me flowers, and an acoustic set from his latest album, Melody Road.

This show is a fantastic tribute to a musical legend and has played to sell out audiences throughout the country - this is one not to be missed.

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Dont Forget! For a Last Ray of 2015 Sunshine...

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Bruiser Theatre Company presents

Playhouse Creatures

Derek Acorah

Lyngo Theatre Company presents

C21 Theatre Company presents

Puss In Boots

Merchant of Venice

It’s a Wonderful Life

Fri 16 Oct Thurs 8 Oct

drama

The Courtyard Theatre

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Playhouse Creatures throws four real actresses (Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, and Mary Betterton) and Doll Common (a character in The Alchemist written in the early 1600s by Ben Johnson) into a moving and riotous account of the precarious lives of Restoration actresses. These gutsy women grapple for recognition and a new social role for women, whilst falling victim to the attitudes and consequences of the age.

Bruiser’s production is ballsy and brash. Expect fizzing comedy, camaraderie and contention in this unvarnished, wickedly funny and vivacious account of the fight these women faced to be seen as theatre’s first legitimate actresses.

Fri 9 Oct

ENTERTAINMENT

Tickets: £22.50 Time: 8pm

The pioneer for Spiritualism and mediumship on television, Derek Acorah is arguably the world’s most renowned Spirit Medium.

After 35 years as a professional medium, Derek remains a dedicated worker for Spirit, connecting people with their loved ones in the spirit world and bringing proof of survival on a daily basis. He is also passionate about working in his investigative role in attempting to validate and confirm the presence of spirit entities in some of the world’s most haunted locations.

Derek Acorah remains the forerunner in the field of paranormal and spiritual matters.

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William Caulfield – Me, Myself & I

drama

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Sat 10 Oct

Sat 17 Oct family

Tickets: £6 Time: 2.30pm

With a host of puppets, a working windmill and an avalanche of fruit and nuts come and see this classic furry tail, it’s the cat’s whiskers!

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 surefooted feline fools both the King and the Ogre to put his master at the top.

Thurs 15 Oct

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 8pm

c21 are delighted to announce their next production of one of Shakespeare’s classic plays, The Merchant of Venice, in which good triumphs over evil.

Using their winning edited and fast-moving style, this strong company of six actors, directed

by Art Webb and produced by Stephen Kelly, have transposed the setting to 1920’s America, bringing more theatrical appeal and interest to this sophisticated narrative.

Adapted from the Frank Capra film by Tony Palermo. Directed by Guy Retallack The iconic story of idealist George Bailey, whose dreams look set to be dashed by small-town scandal and big business. Alone on a bridge, he decides that everyone would be better off without him… or would they? It falls to hapless guardian angel, Clarence, to try and save him.

“Inspired! A lovely adaptation that’s both cleverly witty and movingly heartfelt” **** The Stage “Deftly directed by Guy Retallack… sensationally executed.” **** The Londonist

comedy

Tickets: £16 Time: 8pm

The ever popular comedian William Caulfield is back on tour again with yet another brand new show. This year, as the title suggests, he leaves aside the comedy characters and takes to the stage on his own to do what he does best – great stand up comedy about our everyday lives.

Well known from his comedy shows both on BBC NI and Radio Ulster this as ever will be a balanced family friendly show – No filth, no foul language.....just fantastically funny.

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Ronnie Greer and His Mr Hullabaloo’s Band Happy Halloween

The Courtyard Theatre

Fri 23 Oct

music

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Ronnie returns to The Courtyard with his powerhouse band, featuring some of the country’s finest musicians, including guitarist Anthony Toner and keyboard wizard John McCullough.

Blues guitar legend Ronnie Greer has been at the centre of the blues music scene in Ireland now for over 40 years.

Expect a night of blues, roots and a little jazz based music, played with style and conviction by the best in the business.

Sat 24 Oct

family

Tickets: £6 Time: 1.30pm & 4pm Recommended Age: 3 – 9yrs

Mr Hullabaloo invites you to dress up and bring your trick or treat buckets for an exciting Halloween party at The Courtyard Theatre.

Join Mr Hullabaloo and his cast of colourful puppet friends down in the magical pumpkin patch where an exciting autumn adventure is waiting to unfold!

Throughout this special storytelling event, young children will be invited to take part in fun spooky sing alongs and interactive stories.

Hotbuckle Productions presents

Emma

Sun 25 Oct

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 3pm

Following on from the wildly successful Persuasion and David Copperfield, Hotbuckle return to the stage with Austen’s most perfect novel. Emma’s Highbury – full of eccentricities and secrets -is brought enchantingly to life with live music and Hotbuckle’s trademark ensemble style

Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever and rich. She’s also a bit of a meddler. After her governess marries (with Emma’s help of course) it is clear that Miss Woodhouse must become a matchmaker.

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Micky Bartlett is Narcissilly

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Sat 31 Oct comedy

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 8pm Recommended Age: 18yrs+ This show contains strong adult content

Micky Bartlett entered 2015 as a young, hip guy in his twenties. But one encounter with a teenage boy on a skateboard has made him rethink his whole life, and he can’t stop talking about it, or himself. Is he a narcissist? Or is he just Narcissilly?

Divulging more hilarious secrets that most people wouldn’t tell their priest, Micky Bartlett takes you through the journey of his own head.

Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Thurs 5 – Sat 7 Nov music

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 8pm

What a feeling! - a high energy musical journey through the 1980s .The music, the lights, the clothes - all packaged into a two hour fast moving spectacular show that will keep you entertained and dancing in the aisles from start to finish. The flashback introduction to each year will also bring back memories of what was big news then.

Produced and performed by Conspiracy, the show features songs by artists as diverse as Pink Floyd, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Human League, Cher, and Dire Straits, all delivered in a dynamic, totally live musical tribute to the 80s.

Pink legwarmers optional.

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Tickets: £8 & £7 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

This annual festival of excellent drama presents three nights of the best one-act plays from amateur dramatic groups from Northern Ireland and beyond.

The Newtownabbey Drama Festival was started in 1982 as the brainchild of members of the Abbey Actors Company and further information about the festival can be found at: www.newtownabbeydramafestival.org.uk.

This year’s adjudicator is Aodh McCay ADA. Contact the Box Office or visit www.thecourtyardtheatre.com for full details

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Tickets: £10 (Includes a present from Santa) Group Discount Available Time: 7pm (Weeknights), 1pm, 4pm & 7pm (Sat & Sun) Relaxed performance - Sat 12 Dec at 1pm Captioned performance - Sat 5 Dec 7pm Recommended Age: 3- 12 yrs

Sat 14 Nov

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Tickets: £1.50 & £1 (Concession) Payable at the Door Time: 10am - 4pm

Those looking for that special and unique Christmas gift should look no further than this year’s Festive Fair. Featuring over 40 stalls of homemade food, bespoke textiles and giftware, handmade jewellry and children’s toys, there is sure to be something to tempt everyone.

Face painting and a balloon artist will keep children happy and a snack bar will provide refreshments.

There will be a Science Magic Show at 12noon and 2pm by Party Professor. Free parking is available

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Tickets: £10 (Tues – Thur) , £12 ( Fri & Sat) Time: 7.30pm

Fortwilliam Musical Society once again returns to The Courtyard Theatre with a showcase of songs from the world of musicals and beyond. With their unique blend of family favourites and the latest musical hits and with input this year from the vibrant youth group, there is something for everyone in this year’s show! Packed full of great singing and dancing on stage we guarantee you’ll be tapping your toes or even singing along! You will get a sneak preview of some of the performers for their next show The Wizard of OZ which will be at Theatre at The Mill in March 2016. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Featuring an outstanding cast of live performers, puppetry, dazzling sets and lavish costumes, children of all ages can join in the excitement and fun as our spectacular story unfolds.

The Courtyard Theatre in partnership with Mr Hullabaloo has produced five sell-out pantomimes and received rave reviews from families, schools and youth organisations. With just 180 seats, this intimate venue is perfect for children to get up close to the action. Full of laughter and fun, don’t miss out on the truly magical experience of a Christmas pantomime. There is also a special visit and present from Santa at the end of the show!

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Join Mr Hullabaloo and his friends for an amazing fantasy adventure that brings the timeless story of Jack and the Beanstalk to life.

From the creative team that brought you Snow White, Aladdin, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty: Jack and the Beanstalk will have you and your family singing, dancing and clapping along!

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Dove Drama Group presents

Snow White

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The magic of our Home Spun Youth Theatre continues in 2016 and includes our highly successful weekly classes under the direction of Youth Theatre Director, Julie Alderdice. Our Easter 2016 and Summer 2016 special Youth Theatre productions include:

Thurs 14 – Sat 16 Jan

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm, Sat Matinee 2.15pm

Once upon a time there lived a lovely princess with fair skin and blue eyes. She was so fair that she was named Snow White. The wicked stepmother wanted to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom and she would often ask her magic mirror, “Mirror! Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?” And the magic mirror would say, “You are, Your Majesty!” But one day, the mirror replied, “Snow White is the fairest of them all!” The wicked queen was very angry and jealous of Snow White.

Come along with the family and meet the fairest Snow White of them all, her Wicked Step-Mother, the Handsome Prince and the Seven Dwarfs who are full of mischief and merriment.

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Tickets: £13 & £11 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Grainne Duffy is a guitar player, singer and songwriter from Ireland. She has an understanding of the blues and she also brings a big deal of soul to her music. Her voice and playing are inspired by the wellsprings of Memphis and Chicago, but Grainne also reflects to rich varieties of the Celtic experience.

Her debut album Out of the Dark (2007) led Grainne to the stage of Glastonbury Festival (UK).

Her 2nd album Test of Time (2011) is highly appreciated by both – blues lovers and critics.

Located on the first floor mezzanine of The Courtyard Theatre, Arts Bar opens for all shows offering a full range of hot and cold drinks including beers, wines and spirits as well as confectionary and light snacks both before the show and during the interval.

Theatre goers can sit back and relax in this lovely glazed courtyard space and make the most of their theatre experience with a visit to Arts Bar which also provides an interval pre-ordering service to beat the queues.

Arts Bar is the perfect accompaniment to The Courtyard Theatre experience.

Disney’s classic musical in a week long workshop for young people aged 5 – 10 years of age at the Courtyard Theatre, Mon 28 Mar – Sat 2 Apr with performance on 2 April 2016

Oklahoma (GK2 version) This special Youth Edition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s hit Musical in a weekly long workshop for young people aged 8 – 16 years at the Theatre at The Mill, Mon 28 Mar – Fri 1 Apr with performance on Fri 1 Apr 2016

Phantom of the Opera This special Youth Edition of Phantom of the Opera in a three week long workshop for young people aged 11-21 years at the Theatre at The Mill from Mon 18 Jul to Sat 6 Aug 2016 with five fully staged performances from Tue 2 – Sat 6 Aug 2016.

To celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary, Newtownabbey’s well-loved director Andrea Montgomery is re-imagining Shakespeare as part of a global celebration. The Belfast Tempest will feature 200 citizens who will join a professional international team in a show that will span 150 years of history, from Belfast’s 19th century shipping greatness to our modern intercultural future. On April 20 - 23, 2016, The Belfast Tempest will fill the T13 warehouse on Queen’s Island with music, choirs, drama, carnival, magic and romance. Bring cushions & supplies and take your place on a shipwreck to enjoy the show.

Created by Terra Nova Productions with partners ACSONI, Crescent Arts Centre, LibrariesNI, and T13.

Tickets will go on sale on 2 November, via the Crescent Arts Centre at www.crescentarts.org or phone +44 (0) 28 9024 2338, or go to www.terranovaproductions.net/belfast-tempest

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Reservations Tickets can be reserved for a maximum of five days, all reserved tickets must be paid for in full five days prior to the performance date. Tickets not paid for by this time will be released for sale.

The Old Courthouse, wheelchair spaces are available in the auditorium (at front of house and at balcony level) and can be reserved via the box office but not online. Please make your requirements known at time of booking so that staff can best assist.

Refunds Please note we are unable to offer refunds except in the event of a cancelled performance. This does not affect your statutory rights.

A key priority at the Old Courthouse is the provision of physical and sensory access for audiences, visitors and performers with disabled access control, disabled lift and accessible toilet facilities

Your personal data The personal details required to administer your booking will be securely stored by the theatre. Please inform us if you do not wish to receive theatre information. We will endeavor to comply with the data protection act.

Centre Stage Disability Access Scheme

BOX OFFICE & TICKETING INFORMATION

Exchanges Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production up to 48 hours before the performance. Exchanges are strictly

When visiting the theatres (where applicable) we want to ensure that we are best able to meet any specific requirements patrons with a disability may have. By becoming a Centre Stage member, disabled patrons may benefit from free or discounted tickets for their essential assistance companion; receive more informed help at box office when choosing seats to accommodate mobility access; receive the theatre programme in a format

BABES IN ARMS Children aged 24 months and under may attend family shows for FREE if seated in carers arms. Contact Box Office for more information.

The Theatre Experience Please arrive on time, latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance before being admitted into the auditorium. All patrons must hold a ticket for entry into the auditorium.

All mobile phones and pagers must be switched off.

Food and drink are not permitted in the auditorium.

The use of cameras, video and tape recording equipment is not permitted in the theatre without prior permission from management.

Theatre Hire The theatres are available for hire for theatrical productions for any length of time.

The 3 Theatre venues have become established as the perfect setting for corporate meetings, conferences, and community events . The Old Courthouse is also available for weddings, For further information and booking enquiries, please contact:

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Opening Hours Open all year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, and Easter Monday, 12 & 13 July).

May, June & Sept Mon - Wed 9am - 5pm, Thurs & Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 1pm July & August Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 3pm October to April Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Opening hours will be extended for all evening events featured in this guide.

By phone: 028 9446 3113/028 9442 8331 Online: www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/oldcourthouse Facebook: Old Courthouse, Antrim

Concessions Where applicable, concession rates are identified as part of the ticket price for a show and are available to students under 18, over 60s, unwaged, and registered disabled.

Proof of status is required before entry to show.

Accessibility The Theatre at The Mill is fully accessible and includes wheelchair accessible seating, Sennheiser infra-red hearing system compatible with induction loop system, baby changing facilities and lift access. At The Courtyard Theatre there is lift access to the auditorium & mezzanine and accessible toilets & baby changing facilities at ground level. A full access guide is available from our website and box office.

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suitable to your requirements. For more information and to register contact theatre Box Office or visit our website.

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The Old Courthouse is located at Market Square in the heart of Antrim town centre. The building is located within a pedestrian priority zone with the main approach on foot along lower High Street or alternatively from the Castle Mall car park near to Castle Way. There are a number of car parking options close by including the Castle Mall car park, on-street parking along High Street (restricted during daytime hours) and a public car park on the Lough Road accessed via Halls Bridge/Sixmilewater boardwalk.

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Directions Simply take the M2 out of Belfast towards Antrim, exiting at Sandyknowes roundabout, take the A8 towards Larne.

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roundabout. You will see the Courtyard Theatre on the left hand side at Ballyearl Arts & Leisure Centre. For the Theatre at The Mill take the next right onto Carnmoney Road North and then left into Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey Borough Council Headquarters. The Theatre at The Mill is in the Civic Square behind Mossley Mill.

For bus and rail directions, please check out our website or contact www.translink.co.uk 028 9066 6630

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