droichead arts centre | May - Aug 2018 Programme

Upstate Theatre Project presents

SONGTRAIL An alternative walking tour of Drogheda to give perspective and context to some of the town’s rich traditional music history

AVAILABLE SOON FOR MP3 DOWNLOAD SEE WWW.UPSTATE.IE FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Upstate Theatre Project Barlow House Drogheda | 041 9844227| www.upstate.ie

HOW TO BOOK

WELCOME

FREE ONLINE BOOKING

www.droichead.com

Tickets may be purchased online up to 2.00pm on the day of the performance. You will receive a confirmation email. No booking charge applies online.

BY TELEPHONE

353 (0) 41 9833946 (subject to €1 booking charge)

ACCESS

Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell Street is a fully accessible venue with adapted toilet and lift access to the theatre and gallery. Please inform us by phone at the time of booking if you have any special requirements or require wheelchair spaces in the theatre. Droichead Arts Centre, Barlow House is also fully accessible.

PARKING

At Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell St, Drogheda (subject to €1 booking charge)

For night time performances, we suggest parking in the Town Centre Shopping Centre on Dyer Street. This carpark remains open until 12.30am every night. Please note there is an hourly charge for this carpark.

CONCESSION TICKETS

BOOKING CHARGES

IN PERSON

Concession rate tickets are available on selected shows and apply to senior citizens (over 65), students, children, people with disabilities and those unwaged. To avail of concession appropriate ID is required.

GROUP BOOKINGS

Ticket discounts are available on selected shows for groups of 10 or more. Please contact box office to enquire.

TICKET COLLECTIONS

Tickets can be collected at box office. Please arrive 30 minutes before the performance to collect tickets.

All in person and phone bookings are subject to a €1 booking charge per transaction. Droichead Arts Centre does not profit from this charge. It is a banking administration fee.

LATECOMERS

Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance and at the discretion of management

REFUNDS

OPENING HOURS

We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.

Tuesday to Saturday. Reopens at 7pm on performance nights

REMEMBER, IT’S MORE ON THE DOOR!

Box Office: 10am - 5pm

MAY 1 – 2 June Xenephon: From The Beginning

EVENTS AT A GLANCE Visual Art

16

Slow Sessions

Music

Film

23

Caroline Campbell Dance Show

Family

Theatre

24

Le Chateau de Ballet Showcase

Family

Music

29

The Illegals

Music

Theatre

30

Slow Sessions

Music

30

Sense and Sensibility

1

A Look at Louth

3

Take off your Cornflakes

3-7

Songtrail

3-7

Lysis

4

Spectrum

5

Dissenters | John Connors

Interview

6

The Star of Chesters Lane

Theatre

11

Tom French Poetry Evening

12

Slow Sessions

12

Nine Hot Lives

Thea Theatre

15

Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner

Silver Screen

18

A Line of O'Kane | Deirdre O'Kane

19

The Purple Rooms Session

22

Maudie

26

Slow Sessions

29

Unless

10

Genevieve Noone Dance Show

12

A Fantastic Woman

15 – 16

The Stowaway Sessions

Literature Music

Comedy Music Film Music

JUNE

JULY 2–6

Children’s Theatre Summer Camp

Children

9 – 13

Creative Arts & Crafts Summer Camp

Children

10

Music for a Summers Evening

Music

14

Slow Sessions

Music

16 – 20

Droichead Youth Theatre Summer Camp

21

Alices Adventure in Wonderland

23 – 30

Theatre Camp Tri Ghaeilge

28

Slow Sessions

Film Family Film Music

Music Outdoor Theatre

Young People Outdoor Theatre Young People Music

AUGUST 11

Slow Sessions

Music

12 – 19

Fleadh Cheoil na Éireann Drogheda 2018

Music

HERE COMES THE SUMMER Here comes the summer, and with it the best that Drogheda has to offer in culture and creativity, set against the historic backdrop of our beautiful town. A time of festivals, offsite ventures and collaborations. First up is the annual Drogheda Arts Festival, a jam packed week of art and culture, fun and play, opening on the 1 May at 7.30pm in the Droichead.

June sees us board a Tall Ship for the return of The Stowaway Sessions as part of the Maritime Festival, two intimate music events, in a unique setting. August is all about Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and what a week it will be, the largest annual celebration of Irish culture, music, song and dance, and all in our town. In between, of course, we have lots to entertain from our annual summer camps and shows for children and young people, to our outdoor theatre at the Battle of the Boyne, and the return of the dancing queen, Deirdre O’Kane, in her brand new comedy show, A Line of O’Kane… I look forward to welcoming you to all of our events.

Collette Farrell Director

AUTUMN PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS 27 - 28 - 29 | Sept

Pat Kinevane Trilogy - Forgotten, Silent and Underneath, written and performed by Pat Kinevane. | Fishamble: The New Play Company

Sep

Nuala Early Exhibition

Oct

Leanbh Children’s Festival

Theatre Visual Arts Family & Children

VISUAL ART XENOPHON: FROM THE BEGINNING | MCGIBBON O’LYNN IN ASSOCIATION WITH DROGHEDA ARTS FESTIVAL TUE 1ST MAY | LAUNCH 7.30PM | RUNNING UNTIL SAT 2 JUNE

Artist Siobhan McGibbon and writer Maeve O’Lynn began their collaboration on The Xenophon Project in 2015. The Xenophon Project is an inter-disciplinary art and words project that employs sculpture, narrative, animation and technology to explore the interstices between art and science, and the future of the human species. This show brings together a collection of artefacts and installation from across the lifespan of the Xenophon Project, to immerse the audience in a posthuman future.

Dogfish Liver

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DROGHEDA ARTS FESTIVAL A LOOK AT LOUTH

TAKE OFF YOUR CORNFLAKES

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BEALTAINE FESTIVAL

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BEALTAINE FESTIVAL

TUE 1 MAY | 2PM | €3 FREE FOR OVER 55’S

THU 3 MAY | 8PM | €16 / €14

IFI LOCAL FILMS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

This programme of films comes from the IFI Irish Film Archive and features a host of stories made in and about Louth from 1897 to more recent times. From the earliest flickering images of Drogheda taken from a moving train by the frères Lumières in 1897 to a host of short films made by Gael Linn in the 1950s and ‘60s and a particularly exciting All Ireland Football Final from 1957!

ROSE HENDERSON AND PAT NOLAN

Tom and Trish have celebrated their silver wedding anniversary but what happens when he wakes up with a strange woman beside him and she tells him she’s his wife? She chooses to enter his world, armed only with humour, music and love. She does her best to connect with him, but will she get lost in the attempt? ‘a heartbreaking joy, full of love, laughter,’ Arts Review

SONGTRAIL

UPSTATE THEATRE

THU 3 - MON 7 MAY | €10 BARLOW HOUSE | 1PM | 3PM | 5PM | 7PM

An alternative walking tour of Drogheda to give perspective and context to some of the town’s rich traditional music history. An aural blending of documentary, musical recordings, biographical material, and anecdote created in the community using local knowledge, archives, musicians and singers.

Developed as part of Show in a Bag initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute.

www.droichead.com

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DROGHEDA ARTS FESTIVAL LYSIS

'SPECTRUM' (SONIC BOOM, E.A.R , SPACEMAN 3)

THU 3 - MON 7 MAY | €12 / €10 BARLOW HOUSE | 2PM | 4PM | 6PM | 8PM

FRI 4 MAY | 8PM | €20 / €18

UPSTATE THEATRE PROJECT

This audio-visual installation is a forthright portrait of people side-lined by society through everyday stigma, prejudice and general ignorance toward mental health.

LYSIS journeys through psychosis and toward recovery, challenging for the right to be recognised beyond diagnoses. A celebration of the genuine strength of human character.

Created by members of Shine, a mental health support group

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIRTY THREE 45

Spectrum aka Pete 'Sonic Boom' Kember is best known as a founding member of psychedelic hypno-drone pioneers 'Spacemen 3'. Influenced by bands such as The 13th Floor Elevators and MC5, they created a trance-like minimalistic psychedelic sound based on the songwriting partnership of Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) and J.Spaceman (Jason Pierce). The band split in 1991 and Sonic’ began recording as ‘Spectrum’ and ‘EAR’ (Experimental Audio Research).

This performance is exclusive to Drogheda and is a rare chance to see this legendary sonic pioneer play music from a catalogue spanning over 3 decades.

DROGHEDA ARTS FESTIVAL DISSENTERS

THE STAR OF CHESTERS LANE

SAT 5TH MAY | 8PM | €10

SUN 6 MAY | 8PM | €18 / €16

A PUBLIC INTERVIEW WITH JOHN CONNORS

Join us for an evening with actor and writer, John Connors, in conversation with journalist Marie-Louise Muir, BBC NI’s The Arts Show. We are delighted to welcome John Connors, IFTA winner for Best Actor 2018 to Drogheda Arts Festival. John has spoken directly and honestly about his own struggles with depression, and has been an outspoken critic of state policy in the areas of Travellers’ rights, homelessness, and funding for film. His fearlessness and commitment to the causes he espouses makes John Connors an ideal Dissenter for DAF 2018.

QUINTESSENCE THEATRE

Kate McGrath was a navvy by name and navvy by nature: Hawker, drunkard, comedienne, trailblazer, and taleteller. Quintessence use their dazzling physical ensemble theatre techniques to reimagine the remarkable true story of one of the town’s best loved historical street characters, Kate the Navvy.

‘Brave, daring and innovative. A substantial piece of theatre’ Northern Standard, Oct 2017 A Drogheda Arts Festival Commission

www.droichead.com

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COMEDY A LINE OF O’KANE | DEIRDRE O’KANE FRI 18 MAY | 8:00PM | €20

Deirdre O'Kane has really hit her stride. Footloose following a glittering turn on Dancing with the Stars and revelling in her return to stand-up, don't miss Deirdre at her hilarious best in a straight-talking look at twelve frantic months in the life of this tango-tripping, family-minding, telly-making, house-moving, comedy dynamo.

"Unique star quality." The Guardian

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VOICES I used to write a lot.

In my twenties I lived in a house with Darren Thornton, the writer and director, and the actor and musician John Ruddy. That was a creative household for sure. When it came time to record my album Year of the Tiger I had 63 songs written.

I would demo them on a little 4-track cassette machine I inherited from my brother. But some songs just sounded wrong when I played them back, and I couldn’t figure out why. It was John Spillane who unlocked it for me. “That voice is a weapon,” he said. “It’s a machine gun. Write for your voice.”

I have an odd voice. It’s a good storytelling voice I think, it has a certain amount of authority and authenticity. I’ve learned to write for it in the intervening years as a solo artist and with my band, Kern, the greatest collaboration I’ve ever been involved in.

One of the most exciting things about being Artist in Association at Droichead Arts Centre this year is the potential to write for other voices. Singers whose voices I love and can believe, whether the song is salty or sexy or sad or swashbuckling or serious.

I write differently now. The business of raising a family and working in education means I write in my head a lot. I write more slowly, but with a greater chance of not wanting to bin the song at the end of the process.

I’m really excited about presenting something new to you next spring when the song cycle I’m working on is complete. I hope you’ll love it.

SJ MC ARDLE

droichead arts centre artist in association 2018/19

www.droichead.com

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MUSIC THE PURPLE SESSIONS

SLOW SESSIONS

SAT 19 MAY | 8PM | â‚Ź12

SAT 26 MAY | 16 JUNE | 30 JUNE | 14 JULY | 28 JULY | 11 AUG 2-4PM | â‚Ź5

The Purple Sessions celebrates a landmark event in its history. From supporting original artists since 2008 with monthly sessions in Boyles Pub Slane & curating the main stage at the annual Maritime festival, the Purple Sessions are recognised by artists & audiences alike as one of the foremost original musical events in the country. Now in its 10th year the Purple Sessions brings together the absolute cream of the crop for one incredible night of great music. This event will feature a host of great artists who have all previously played at a Purple Sessions night from full bands to solo artists.

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BRENDAN MCCREANOR

For players of any instrument and at any level.

A selection of easy and well known session tunes will all be played slowly so that people in the early stages of their playing or those coming back to playing music can have an opportunity to play together in a friendly, supportive and informal setting. More experienced players who wish to refine their techniques at a slower pace are also very welcome. We also welcome listeners and singers. Tea, coffee and biscuits are included.

In Association with Drogheda Credit Union: Drogheda | Bettystown | Trim.

MUSIC THE ILLEGALS

MUSIC FOR A SUMMERS EVENING

FRI 29 JUNE | 8PM | €20/€16

TUE 10 JULY | 8PM | €10 ADULT/€8 CONC

RUMOURS OF HOTEL CALIFORNIA

The Illegals are taking their unique Rumours of Hotel California show on the road for another turn in 2018 to celebrate two classic rock albums from two iconic rock bands. Led by Niamh Kavanagh, she of the mesmerizing voice and mischievous spirit, The Illegals will take you on a journey for three hours of soulful harmonies, exciting riffs, blistering guitars and unforgettable songs. Songs like “Gold Dust Woman”, “Dreams”, “New Kid In Town”, “The Chain” and “Hotel California” – and many others.

FEATURING THE GRAMMER SCHOOL AT LEEDS

The Grammar School at Leeds is thrilled to be touring this year with a mixed group of musicians to Dublin and Ireland’s Ancient East. As well as exploring everything that the historic region has to offer, the group will be performing an exclusive series of concerts in Malahide, Dublin and Drogheda. Sharing the stage at the Droichead Arts Centre with the Drogheda Orchestral Collective, they hope to entertain locals and tourists alike with an unforgettable evening of music.

www.droichead.com

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OPENAIR THEATRE AT OLDBRIDGE HOUSE BY CHAPTERHOUSE THEATRE SENSE & SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN SAT 30 JUNE | 6.30PM | TICKETS ADULT €18 | CHILD €12 | FAMILY (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) €49 VENUE: BATTLE OF THE BOYNE ESTATE, OLDBRIDGE

Join us in the beautiful grounds of the Battle of the Boyne Estate, Oldbridge as Chapterhouse Theatre Company perform the classic Jane Austen novel. This exquisite and lively tale charts the romantic endeavours of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they find their path and lose their hearts in their quest to find a balance between sense and sensibility.

Gates open at 5.30pm to allow you to get parked and to find a picnic space. The event will go ahead rain or shine. Please bring your own rugs or low back seating only, and do consider the weather when dressing for the event.

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COME AND EXPERIENCE ALL THE JOY OF LIVE THEATRE IN THE OPEN AIR ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWIS CARROLL SAT 21 JULY | 6.30PM | TICKETS ADULT €18 | CHILD €12 | FAMILY (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) €49 VENUE: BATTLE OF THE BOYNE ESTATE, OLDBRIDGE

Join Alice as she stumbles into the magical world of Wonderland and meet a whole host of colourful characters. From the unforgettable White Rabbit and the madcap Mad Hatter to the terrifying Queen of Hearts, Alice’s journey couldn’t be filled with more adventure. Presented in beautiful Victorian costume and alive with song, dance and original music, this is a production to delight the entire family.

Gates open at 5.30pm to allow you to get parked and to find a picnic space. The event will go ahead rain or shine. Please bring your own rugs or low back seating only, and do consider the weather when dressing for the event. www.droichead.com

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MUSIC THE STOWAWAY SESSIONS | DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE & THE MARITIME FESTIVAL FRI 15 & SAT 16 JUNE | COME ON BOARD AT 7.30PM | PERFORMANCE 8PM | VENUE: STEAMPACKET QUAY, DROGHEDA PORT TICKETS: €23 (INCLUDES 2 X DRINKS)

Returning to Drogheda Port for 2018, “The Stowaway Sessions” presents the very best in contemporary roots and rock music but with a romantic twist – the performances take place on the deck of a beautiful Tall Ship.

Presented by Droichead Arts Centre in conjunction with Drogheda Port Company, “The Stowaway Sessions” proved a resounding success last year, entertaining audiences with first class Irish acts in a unique and intimate setting. Two more captivating nights await Drogheda audiences on June 15th and 16th. We look forward to welcoming you aboard!

Kern, Stowaway Sessions 2017

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MUSIC FLEADH CHEOIL NA HÉIREANN | DROGHEDA 2018 12-19 AUGUST

Gerry O'Connor | Photo: Jenny Matthews

Droichead Arts Centre welcomes Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann this summer with a series of performances of the best of traditional Irish music. Fleadh Cheoil, literally means “feast of music” and we can look forward to a celebration of Irish culture, music, language, song and dance.

Check out www.fleadhcheoil.ie for regular updates on the planned events from mid-May.

www.droichead.com

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FILM GUESS WHO IS COMING TO DINNER DIR: STANLEY KRAMER

MAUDIE

DIR: AISLING WALSH | CANADA

SILVERSCREEN FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPECSAVERS HEARING CENTRE

TUE 15 MAY | 2PM | FREE FOR OVER 55'S | €3 | CERT GEN

TUE 22 MAY | 8PM | €8 | 2016 |115 MINS | CERT: 15A

Classic groundbreaking 1967 movie about an interracial couple and their parents who must confront the latent racism the coming marriage arouses.

An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.

‘delightfully acted and gracefully entertaining film’ – The New York Times

'This sensitive, beautifully acted film lingers long after the final frame' - Empire

Part of Bealtaine Festival

FILM CLUB MEMBERS BUNDLE : 3 FILMS FOR €15

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FILM UNLESS

A FANTASTIC WOMAN

DIR: ALAN GILSENAN | CANADA

DIR: SEBASTIAN LEILO | CHILE

TUES 29 MAY | 8PM | €8 | 2016 | 93 MINS | CERT: 15A

Reta Winters has many reasons to be happy. Suddenly, all the quiet satisfactions of her well-lived life disappear in a moment when her eldest daughter Norah inexplicably drops out of college and is found on a Toronto street corner, pan-handling and refusing to speak, holding a cardboard sign reading GOODNESS. The film follows Reta and her family as they struggle to 'rescue' Norah

TUE 12 JUNE | 8PM | €8 | 2017 | 104 MINS | CERT: 15A

Marina is beautiful, vibrant and in love. So when her older lover Orlando dies suddenly, she is left in a state of shock.

Still raw with grief Marina finds that, as a transgender woman, she is suspected of foul play by his family.

'A funny, wry, inspiring film of its time' – The Irish Times

FILM CLUB MEMBERS BUNDLE : 3 FILMS FOR €15 www.droichead.com

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LITERATURE AN EVENING WITH POET TOM FRENCH IN ASSOCIATION WITH GALLERY PRESS, TO MARK THE PUBLICATION OF ‘THE LAST STRAW’ FRI 11 MAY | 8PM | CAFÉ/BAR STOCKWELL ST | FREE EVENT BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

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Introduced by Peter Fallon (Gallery Press), Tom French will read from from his latest book of poetry, 'The Last Straw'.

The Last Straw reveals an ever quickening sense of what a poem might be — and do. With its capacity to move his readers and listeners and to register ordinary moments in a luminous glow, it’s no wonder his work attracts an ever growing host of admirers. Touching the Bones (2001) received the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. He lives in County Meath and works in the County library service. He received the Dermot Healy Award in 2015 and the O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry in 2016.

DROICHEAD YOUTH THEATRE WAR AT DROICHEAD ABBEY!

MON 16 - FRI 20 JULY | 10.30AM - 3.30PM AGE 1ST TO 6TH YEAR | COST €65

Prepare to be swept into a world of corsets and corpses, trenches and teaparties, servants and slaughter, at Droichead Youth Theatre's latest Summer Camp! Through improv, games, script work and devising, we will be exploring stories and creating characters who cling to the decorum of British aristocracy, while World War One rages in the shadows….

THEATRE CAMP TRI GHAEILGE

MON 23 - FRI 27 JULY | 10:30AM-3:30PM AGE: 1ST - 6TH YEAR | €65

Come join us for our annual Dramaíocht trí Ghaeile programme, where we’ll use Gaeilge to explore theatrical techniques such as ensemble, scene work and personal performance, in addition to covering topics and vocab that may come in useful for Leaving Cert oral exams.

Come for the drama, agus learn a cúpla focal along the way!

NINE HOT LIVES

12 MAY | 5:00PM & 7:30PM | €12/ €9

Due to popular demand, Droichead Youth Theatre returns with two extra performances of NINE HOT LIVES. Escape to the jazz-fuelled Parisian clubs, dance with the thieves and experience the tales of the lost, in this exciting and dynamic promenade piece. Audience limited to 30 people per show. www.droichead.com

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FAMILY GENEVIEVE NOONE

CAROLINE CAMPBELL

LE CHATAEUX DE BALLET

SUN 10 JUNE | 4PM | €8

SAT 23 JUNE | 7PM | €13/€10

24 JUNE | 12PM & 2.30PM | €9/€4

SHOWCASE

ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCING SHOWCASE

SHOWCASE

€1 PER TICKET SOLD WILL GO TO CHARITY

Join the pupils of Genevieve Noone's drama group as they venture beyond the rainbow to the magical land of Oz. However not everything is as it seems and many unexpected characters add charm to a story full of twists and wonder. Will Cinderella save the day? Will the munchkins opt for new unemployment?

Find out in a showcase that will surely delight.

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Now in its 15th successful year, the Campbell Academy are delighted to announce their return to the Centre for their Sumer Showcase, with an exciting show of Irish Dancing performed to traditional & modern music.

A lively and entertaining show guaranteed for all the family. Book early to avoid disappointment.

We aim to teach the art of ballet through a learning process that engages the artistry and creativity of the young dancers at our school from pre-school up. Our show engages all of our Tiny Ballerinas in our end of year performance, bringing ballet to the theatre where it belongs.

SUMMERCAMPS CHILDREN’S THEATRE CAMP WITH GRAINNE RAFFERTY

MON 2 - FRI 6 JULY | 10AM - 2PM AGE 8-12 YEARS | PRICE €65

Ahoy me hearties! Ready your sea legs and leave the land lubbers behind. I spy a pirate ship, full o’fools to walk the plank! There be cutlass to be made and a boom brought about. Maroon your children with the Droichead for our Pirate Summer Camp and I guarantee a fun-filled adventure. They make the set, learn the lines and bring an imagined world to life, all in one week. Let’s be having ya!

CREATIVE ART & CRAFT SUMMER CAMP

MON 9 – FRI 13 JULY | 10AM -1PM AGE: 8-12 YEARS | PRICE: €50

Our week long summer camp is ideal for those budding artists out there. A week filled with imagination and colour working with a variety of materials.

We want all our young artists to have as much creative fun as possible, while developing lots of new skills and techniques on the way.

www.droichead.com

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ONGOING ACTIVITIES DRAMA CLASSES FOR CHILDREN

DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, BARLOW HOUSE | NEW CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER | RING 041 9875140 FOR MORE DETAILS

Drama is a fun and playful way to be creative, developing confidence in your child through role play, drama exercises, storytelling, physical movement and games.

DROICHEAD YOUTH THEATRE

DYT has been central to theatrical life in Drogheda since its foundation in 1991 and is a an integral part of the Droichead Arts Centre's programme. The Youth Theatre serves multiple purposes, including drama training, and development of social, educational and personal skills. For more details email rita.mcquillan@droichead.com

LIFE DRAWING SESSION

This is a session without tuition and is suitable for artists with experience in life drawing seeking further practise drawing with a model.

Contact Barlow House at 041 9875140 for further information.

THE YARD, DROICHEAD PRINT STUDIOS DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE

Our print studios are available as a resource for professional artists at a small charge. Training can also be provided for those wishing to upskill. Please contact Carol Ann Brodigan at 041 9875140 for more information

DROGHEDA ORCHESTRAL COLLECTIVE

MON 7:30PM | DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, STOCKWELL ST. | €2 DONATION

Drogheda Orchestral Collective has established a vibrant platform for musicians to perform in an orchestral grouping in a variety of concerts and collaborations. Open to musicians of all ages and instrument families, rehearsals take place on Monday evenings.

JO-JINGLES

DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, BARLOW HOUSE | TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS

Music, singing and movement classes for babies and pre-school children in a relaxed and caring environment.

Contact Jane on 086-4113301 or jojinglesnortheast@gmail.com

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTS CENTRE BE OUR FRIEND

ROOM AND VENUE HIRE DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE STOCKWELL ST

Become a Friend of Droichead and play an important part in supporting our vibrant multi disciplinary programme. Benefits include: invitations to launches, openings and group discounts on selected shows.

Our modern 169-seated theatre is serviced with a professional lighting and sound system and can host concerts, performances, launches and conferences.

The theatre boasts a large film screen and projector to facilitate all your audio visual requirements. The adjoining cafe/bar can provide catering and is also available for separate hire for smaller gatherings and events.

SPONSOR A SEAT €300

To make an enquiry, contact Rita on 041 9875140 or rita.mcquillan@droichead.com

You, your family or your company can support us by sponsoring a seat. The sponsorship is tax deductible and in return for your support you will receive full acknowledgement on our sponsors board in the Arts Centre, two complimentary tickets to a Droichead Arts Centre event and a long lasting association with the leading contemporary Arts Centre in the North East.

This donation will allow the Centre to continue to bring you the best of local, national and international arts programmes and events.

DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE BARLOW HOUSE

INDIVIDUAL FRIEND €50 | PAIR €100

For more information email: friends@droichead.com or tel: 041 9875140

A beautiful Georgian heritage building, situated in a great location on West Street, Drogheda’s town centre.

OFFICE SPACE

We currently have office spaces available, with kitchen, parking, reception facilities and wifi access.

MEETING ROOMS

We have a number of unique spaces for hire, suitable for group meetings, presentations, classes, training, interviews and launches. Rooms are available on a short or long term rental.

To make an enquiry, please contact Carol Ann on 041 9875140 or barlow@droichead.com

PRINTING

SINCE

1983

INNOVATIVE I COST-EFFECTIVE I RESPONSIVE

Anglo Printers Limited, Mell Industrial Estate, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, A92 FFH9.

Tel: 00353 41 983 5000 Fax: 00353 41 983 5485 Email: sales@angloprinters.ie Web: www.angloprinters.ie

Lo-Call: 1890 624 624

Sunday 12 August – Sunday 19 August www.fleadhcheoil.ie Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the most important event in the traditional music calendar run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ).

For many, it is the culmination of months of hard work and practice as they compete against fellow musicians, singers and dancers to achieve the recognition of being an All-Ireland champion.

For others it is a unique and welcoming festival of the best of traditional arts that offers a wide range of activities to be enjoyed by all.

There will be a wide variety of concerts, street entertainers, competitions, dancing, céilí, and much more to look forward to in Drogheda and throughout County Louth, the Boyne Valley, Ireland’s Ancient East and the region in August 2018.

Free, and with ticketed events Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland www.fleadhcheoil.ie

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

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