Droichead Arts Centre: Sep - Dec Programme 2022

01 Aug30 Nov In Your Own Time Online Theatre 8 Pop Tart Lipstick Theatre Club 9 Songbird – An Irish / Greek Collaboration Music 17 The Drew House Band Music 23 Culture Night Multi Disiplinary 24 Dolly and Mick Theatre Club 25 Termonfeckin: Village Life, Past & Present Film 27 Buena Vista Social Club Silver Screen 27 An Cailín Ciúin Film Club 29 Outriders Europe - #locallive Literature 30 DCM | Chamber Choir Ireland Music EVENTS AT A GLANCE 1 The Border Game Theatre Club 6 & 7 Unguarded Theatre Club 8 It’s a Drawda Thing Music 11 Belfast Film Club 13 Oct19 Nov Fiona Kerby ‘New Work 2019-2022 Visual Art 13 - 28 LEANBH Children's Festival 13, 14 & 15 KAKATSITSI Drummers Leanbh 15 & 16 Strong Women Science (offsite) Leanbh 18 Operation Mincemeat Silver Screen 19 Glasquartet Leanbh 21 DCM | Philippe Cassard, piano Music 22 An Ant Called Amy Leanbh SEPTEMBERAUGUST OCTOBER

23 SOLO | #locallive Music 26 - 28 Lullaby LEAF Leanbh 28 Spooks Parade Leanbh 28 SOLO | #locallive Music 29 Halloween Spooktacular Leanbh 4 DCM | Liverpool String Quartet Music 5 & 6 MÁM Theatre Club 8 Wings of Desire Silver Screen 8 Roise agus Frank Film Club 12 Selvage Theatre Club 15 - 19 The Wedding Theatre 24 - 26 Once In A Lifetime Theatre Club 26 Nov4 Mar 2023 17 Ways To A Better You Visual Art EVENTS AT A GLANCE 29 Film tbc Film 1 The Shed | Droichead presents New Drama Theatre Club 2 & 3 Drogheda Traditional Music & Singing Weekend Music 9 - 11 EM Productions Panto Family 13 Film Club tbc Film 17 DCM | Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir Ireland 20 The Bishops Wife Silver Screen 20 Film tbc Film Club DECEMBER NOVEMBER

E-Tickets will be checked on arrival via smart phone or printed at home version. PAYMENT Payment is by card machine only at this time.

Welcome to our autumn/winter programme 2022. We hope you enjoy this new season of work, with old favourites such as our theatre and film clubs, productions in our venue & off site, new music, new work, new artists, as we continue to support artists, engage with communities and audiences... all part of our strategy 2022 - 2026.

WELCOMEBOOKING

FREE ONLINE BOOKING

BY TELEPHONE

All tickets booked via phone and in person at our Box Office are subject to €1 booking fee per ticket.

Concession rate tickets are available on selected shows and apply to senior citizens (over 65), students, children, people with additional needs 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

OPENING HOURS Box Office: 10am - 4pm

Tue to Sat. Reopens 30 mins before event on performance nights. 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. Barlow House is also fully accessible.

PARKING 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.

LATECOMERS Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance and at the discretion of management. REFUNDS We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.

CONCESSION TICKETS

Ticketswww.droichead.commaybepurchasedonline up to 2.00pm on the day of the performance. You will receive a confirmation email. No booking charge applies online.

AND BRENDA BROOKS

Dolly and Mick are lost on a rocky road. Is it a cul de sac or just a detour? Can they find their way home and save their relationship? They return from a gig in their Berlingo van. He’s a widower from Limerick, she’s a divorcee from Arkansas. They both know their relationship is in trouble. A funny, engaging story with a poignant denouement and several live songs that echo the love and hope, disillusion and despair, passion and perseverance that colours their story.

| GLASSMASK THEATRE DIRECTED

Set up in 2017, and heading into its 9th season, Droichead Theatre Club brings audiences together to see a play, and like a book club, our audiences can share their views, thoughts and impressions informally post show with the cast and creatives. If this is your first or your 50th play, it doesn't matter, come along, and be part of the drama at Droichead. BOOK ONLINE or call 041 9833946.

WRITTEN BY SÉAMUS

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Harris has been released from Mount Joy Prison. John has recently secured his first real job as a bus driver and is pursuing a new way of life. Harris has an escape plan, some lipstick, a stash of stolen drugs and a ticket to Walt Disney World he can't use... The two men re unite on this one fateful night where they must make the biggest decision of their lives... and eat some Pop Tarts.

TART LIPSTICK WRITTEN BY

POP REX RYAN BY STEPHEN JONES AND MICK MORAN SÉAMUS MORAN

THEATRE CLUB

DROICHEAD PRESENTS DRAMA | 7 INCREDIBLE PLAYS FOR €87

THU 08 SEP | 8PM | €18/€16 SAT 24 SEP | 8PM | €18/€16

When a father’s world falls apart, he must battle through obstacles to ensure a future for him and his son.

SAT 01 OCT | 8PM | €18/€16 THU 06 & FRI 7 0CT | 8PM | €16/€14

On a farm on the border, a fence needs repair after being destroyed by vandals. When Sinead finds Henry hungover in her field, she ropes him in to help. But re-building a fence is more complicated than it seems. What begins as a simple task soon turns to talk of their past, a reliving of old memories, and a relentless competition to come out on top. Featuring Cat Barter and Patrick McBrearty. Co produced by Prime Cut Productions & The Lyric Theatre, Belfast. 

The Guardian THEATRE CLUB

6 THE BORDER GAME WRITTEN BY MICHAEL PATRICK & OISÍN KEARNEY DIRECTED BY EMMA JORDAN | PRIME CUT PRODUCTIONS UNGUARDED BY ANTHONY KINAHAN | DIRECTED BY ANNA SIMPSON DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE AND AN TÁIN ARTS CENTRE

Love; loss; laughs & families left behind: this new, original play - which highlights the vulnerable position many families in Ireland find themselves in, due to the lack of legal protection. Developed under Droichead's Artist in Association 2021, showcased under Droichead Presents new Drama and produced by Droichead and An Táin Arts Centre.

PRESENTED OFFSITE AT THE BARBICAN, WILLIAM ST. SELVAGE BY JAMES RIORDAN | DIRECTED BY LAURA CAMPBELL BRÚ THEATRE

THEATRE CLUB

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SAT 05 NOV & SUN 06 NOV | 8PM | €30/€27 SAT 12 NOV | 8PM | €16/€14

MÁM is a meeting place between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, the local and universal. It brings together the virtuoso, Irish traditional concertina player Cormac Begley, the European classical, contemporary collective, s t a r g a z e, a young girl and twelve international dancers from the Teaċ Damsa company. Co-produced by Dublin Theatre Festival, Sadler’s Wells, London and New Zealand Festival of the Arts with support from NOMAD and NASC touring network. Funded by an Arts Council Open Call Award. For information on location/parking/any additional needs please visit droichead.com/041 9833946. stirring, sensuous showcase of the emotional power of the physical form” The Irish Times

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BY MICHAEL KEEGAN DOLAN AND TEAC DAMSA

An evocative, inventive theatre show merging puppetry and physical storytelling with a live music score by Anna Mullarkey. Nominated for two Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2020, Selvage (a line of self-securing knitting), is a one man show about unravelling tightly wound modern anxieties and a boy's triumph over his 'gnaw'. ‘Riordan deployed a range of effects and elements in an always absorbing, frequently funny, and keenly touching piece.’ - Galway Advertiser

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Following on from the success of last year’s programme, Droichead will present a reading of this play.

World Premier of this new play, which tells the explosive story of four women who face drastic decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Presented by Droichead Associate Artists Red Bear Productions. Writer/director Tracy Martin and actor Aoibhéann McCann lead this innovative company presenting dynamic theatre & film, featuring unique stories of the human experience. Red Bear will develop a number of outreach projects and productions in association with Droichead over the next two years.

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THU 24 NOV - SAT 26 NOV | 8PM | €18/€16 ONCE IN A LIFETIME BY TRACY MARTIN | RED BEAR PRODUCTIONS

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As per our Strategy 2022 - 2026, creating a compelling programme of work that supports artists and nurtures audiences is at the heart of who we are and what we do. It is why we exist. To put arts at the heart of peoples’ lives. We want to create an ecology which nurtures art and artists, and which makes the production and presentation of high-quality work available. We do this by providing a suite of artist development supports including residency programmes, artists in association, awards and bursaries, partnerships, commissions, opportunities to showcase work through productions and co-productions, and solo and group exhibitions.

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InCouncil.yourown time is a programme of monthly filmed theatre performances from some of Ireland's leading theatre companies such as THISISPOPBABY, Axis Ballymun and SometimesFishamble. getting to the theatre for an 8pm show can seem like an impossibility. Child care needs, caring for a relative, shift work or even financial worries are just some of the things that can stop us enjoying live theatre. Over the past few years theatre companies around the world have begun filming their shows to a magnificently high standard, bringing dynamic live theatre to our screens at home. We would like to share these performances with you through a carefully curated programme of work over the next few months. Theatre is for everyone so please join us in your own time.

Red Bear Productions, writer/director Tracy Martin and actor Aoibhéann McCann, are our associate artists for 2022 and 2023. In association with Droichead Arts Centre, they will develop and present a number of projects and production. Supported by The Arts

A theatre club for In your own time has been established separately to this initiative in conjunction with public access to the programme online. Please email our Access Officer info@sineadkeogh.net for more information.

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RED BEAR PRODUCTIONS | ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

A co-production with Alfonso Films, Coast the feature film will begin filming this year in County Louth. The theatre production, of this story garnered incredible reviews and full houses at Dublin Fringe in 2016. The screenplay adaptation will continue to follow four protagonists whose lives collide on the beach of a run-down holiday town. YOUR OWN TIME OUTREACH INITIATIVE ONLINE COAST | THE FILM

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Songbird sees of Ireland’s leading traditional musicians, Louth man Dónal O’Connor, join forces with soulful Greek vocalist percussionist Chrysoula Kechagioglou, to create brand new music inspired by Irish and Greek instrumental and song traditions. traditional compositions approaches to musical accompaniment, this promises to be a stunning cross-cultural collaboration, the musical language of Ireland and Greece in fresh and innovative ways.

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Exploring both contemporary and

Droichead are delighted to welcome Phelim Drew to our stage, as he remembers his father, Dubliners legend Ronnie Drew. Ronnie is the iconic voice behind a number of the Dubliners hits songs and is widely regarded as one of the most iconic folk singers in Irish history. His son Phelim Drew, a well known actor, will host this special night, telling a few yarns and singing some of the songs made famous by The Dubliners.

With support from Creative Ireland and Droichead Arts Centre. SAT 17 SEP | 8PM | €20/€18 SAT 8 OCT | 8PM | €12

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Joined by Anto Drennan on guitar and Ger Kiely on electric guitar the night will be made up of a mix of folk and other musical influences.

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MUSIC

REMEMBERING RONNIE DREW A DRAWDA THING BOOMERANG YOUTH CAFÉ

Basement Sounds is a music initiative focused on providing a safe and supportive environment, where young artists can explore their creativity and musical curiosity! In 2021 we built a custom made soundbooth in our studio. Every song featured on this album was recorded and produced in our studio in collaboration with young artists from Drogheda.

‘It’s A Drawda Thing’ is a youth music album recorded and coordinated by Basement Sounds at Boomerang Youth Cafe.

Winner of the Young Concert Artists International auditions in Paris and New York, pianist Daniel Lebhardt makes his Irish solo debut. Fri 21 Apr 2023 Irish Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart piano concertos with pianist and director, Kristian Bezuidenhout.

7.30PM | SEASON TICKET: €150 | INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: €20 | ST PETER'S CHURCH OF IRELAND

Fri 30 Sept 2022

Full details of ‘A Celebration of The Voice’ weekend, led by international mezzo soprano Tara Erraught from January 26th to 29th, will be announced in the coming weeks. Drogheda Classical Music is funded by the Arts Council and Louth County Council and produced in partnership with DroicheadArts Centre with sponsorship from WhiteLight Events and RTÉ Supporting the Arts.

Sat 17 Dec 2022 Handel’s Messiah with the Irish Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Peter Whelan is the ideal lead into Christmas. 26-29 Jan 2023

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DROGHEDA CLASSICAL MUSIC

Internationally-renowned mezzo soprano Tara Erraught curates a weekend of vocal training with lectures, workshops, masterclasses and concerts with special guests. Fri 10 Feb 2023

Fri 21 Oct 2022 Philippe Cassard marks his 60th birthday with a programme of popular and well-known works for solo piano by Mozart, Debussy and Schubert.

Drogheda Classical Music returns with another wonderful season of concerts for 2022/2023, all set in the beautiful surrounds of St. Peter’s Church of Ireland. Featuring some world class performers and compositions to astound and delight.

Pianist Leon McCawley, violinist Mia Cooper and cellist Brian O’Kane perform piano trios by Clara Schumann and Dvorak. Fri 24 Mar 2023

Fri 04 Nov 2022 Liverpool String Quartet performing masterworks from the repertoire including a set of four Piazzolla tangos, arranged by the quartet.

Drogheda Classical Music 2022/2023 Season Ticket - including all events during the 'Celebrating the Voice' weekend for only €150!

Chamber Choir Ireland perform Tchaikovsky’s breath-taking Liturgy of St John Chrysostum. An hour long performance for unaccompanied choir.

Once again curated by SJ McArdle, SOLO will run on October 23rd and 28th as part of the Local Live Performance Scheme with thanks to Louth County Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. SUN 23 OCT

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FREE | BOOKING ESSENTIAL NIAMH REGAN; NIAMH PARSONS WITH GRAHAM DUNNE

SOLO returns once again to Droichead Arts Centre, with another bumper crop of original songs and music from locally and nationally-acclaimed names. Acts this time around include Choice-nominated Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan, traditional music legend Niamh Parsons with Graham Dunne, Drogheda favourite Derek Cummins and Dogs, a brand new collaboration between Nick Kelly (The Fat Lady Sings) and Sean “Doctor” Millar, whose song “These Days” was selected by Paolo Nutini as the song that changed his life.

| 8PM DOGS (NICK KELLY & SEÁN MILLAR) WITH SPECIAL GUEST DEREK CUMMINS FRI 28 OCT | 8PM

Drogheda born poet Ciarán Hodgers brings a raucous night of local, national and international Spoken word poetry with Glaswegian writer Victoria McNulty and local poet Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh, with special guests poets/spoken word artists Abi Oliveira and Dagogo Hart. Join us for a night of powerful spoken word exploring borders, migration, climate, landscape and much more as Ciarán and Victoria journey through Europe exploring these themes through its history, culture and writing as part of Edinburgh Book Festival's Outriders Europe project. Free admission with donations for SOSAD gratefully accepted.

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THURS 29 SEP | 8PM | FREE | BOOKING ESSENTIAL OUTRIDERS EUROPE -LOCAL LIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEME EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL'S OUTRIDERS EUROPE PROJECT

ONGOING | FREE THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT | MORNINGTON BEACH, EAST MEATH A SITE-SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO LIGHTHOUSES IN IRELAND, CURATED BY DANI GILL AND PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL, FESTIVALS, VENUES AND ARTS OFFICES NATIONWIDE

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Image by Jackie Hudson Lalor

Droichead Arts Centre and Meath County Arts Office collaborated with the project to offer five artists; SJ McArdle, Jackie Hudson Lalor, Jessica Traynor, Laura Sheeran and Róisín Ward Morrow. Mornington is home to three lights (the North, West and East light) along with the additional architecture of: Lady’s Finger, the Maiden’s Tower and the ancient beacons where fires were originally lit before the presence of lighthouses. The Artists have created an audio experience mirroring the landscape and the tales surrounding it. This is free to access via the QR code provided.

PERFORMANCE SCHEME | ALL AGES

WED 19 OCT 12.15PM & 1.30PM | €8 | DUR 45 MINS |

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire?

Droichead Arts Centre will bring two shows off site into the community as part of Leanbh 2022.

CIRCUS 250 | STRONGWOMEN SCIENCE

FOR LITTLE DOTES

A group of traditional drummers, dancers and singers from the Ga tribe of Southern Ghana, with their roots in the fishing community of Jamestown. Their music takes traditional rhythms and chants from their own Ga tradition and those of a variety of other West African cultures, rearranging them in a modern and accessible way. Using a wide variety of West African drums featuring traditional chants sung in six part harmony.

SAT 15 & SUN 16 OCT | OFFSITE | AGES 5+

StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.

AGE 0 - 3 YRS Glas Quartet will host a relaxed morning of music for you and your little ones. Enjoy music for wake time, playtime, nap time and bedtime. Come along with your yoga or baby mats and let your baby explore all the sounds.

Funded by the Arts Council, Creative Ireland, and Louth County Council. With sponsorship from Flogas

GLASQUARTET | LITTLE NOTES

Droichead Arts Centre in partnership with Kada Ka Boom Arts brings you the Spooks Parade!

There’ll be ghosts and wizards, magic and lots of Halloween fun at this frightful event, so make sure to wear your costume! Will it be Tricks or Treats at this party? Only one way to find out! Tell all the souls you know. See you there! Suitable for all the family.

LULLABY LEAF | CEOL CONNECTED

WED 26 – FRI 28 OCT 10AM, 12PM & 2.30PM | FREE BUT LIMITED AVAILABILITY | DUR 45 MINS

A story about an Ant called Amy, her brother Andy and a brown spider. Amy the ant works very hard. When she wins the Employee of the Month Award Amy feels happiness that drives her to work even harder. But with the help of the Brown Spider, Amy finds true happiness by embracing her brother’s memory in the everyday. A story about a busy little ant who learns to slow down.

SAT 22 OCT 12PM & 2PM | €8 | AGES 5 - 8 YRS

SPOOKS PARADE FRI 28 OCT | FREE

SAT 29 OCT 4PM & 7PM | €8 | DUR 75 MINS

As part of Leanbh Children’s Festival, children from local schools, will work with Kieran and choreographer Tracy Martin to devise this ghoulish event marching a short spooktastic route through the town! HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR

Join us this October for a 'Spooktacular' Halloween party. Follow the adventures of ‘Winnie the Witch’ and all her friends in this panto style spooky show, as she tries to put a stop to Halloween!

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Lullaby Leaf is a captivating, fun-filled, and immersive theatre experience created by Ceol Connected for young children with Down Syndrome and their guardian/carer. What is it like to live on a giant leaf? Prepare for whooshing winds, gigantic raindrops, busy bugs, and bursts of colourful canopy in this joyful multi-sensory performance. With the gentle unfurling of a leaf, a soothing sensory world is brought to life through music and song, light, smell, movement, and touch.

AN ANT CALLED AMY

Funded by the Arts Council, Creative Ireland, and Louth County Council. With sponsorship from Flogas

THU 13 OCT –

Fiona Kerbey’s new work looks at objects offered as votaries in thanksgiving and in hope. Using bone china casting slip and flax-paper porcelain she remakes and reimagines tools and implements, things from the everyday, turned into artifacts by touch. Even if they look like they are flowering they look like we should know what they are for. Beyond utility, they leave our lives and take on Fionaothers.Kerbey is an artist and arts facilitator based in Co. Meath. This is her first professional solo show. Curated by Aoife Ruane, Director Highlanes Gallery. SAT

19 NOV ‘NEW WORK 2019 – 2022’ FIONA KERBY | CURATED BY AOIFE RUANE

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SAT 26 NOV 2022 – SAT 4 MAR 2023 17 WAYS TO A BETTER YOU ADRIAN+SHANE

'17 Ways To A Better You' explores the impact of self-help books, click bait quick fix articles, being bombarded with advertisements and unattainable images particularly on social media promising a better life if we obey their message.

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The work will be largely compiled of imagery from adverts from the 1950’s to the present day, in a freshly fucked-up, pop art and contemporary style.

Adrian+Shane are two artists working together as one since 1998. Using paint, collage, stencils, photos and video to create what is, without a doubt, pop art. Much of their work includes self-portraiture. Many piece's are loaded with fresh and welltargeted social commentary.

Give a Poem, Get a Poem returns. A project produced by LIVE Network, in association with local schools. Children will participate in creative writing workshops with published poets and are then invited to write their own poetry. Each child transcribes a finished poem to specially designed cards that are then distributed in the local community with a special batch posted to the other schools participating, so that every child who writes a poem gets one as a gift in return.

YOURS SINCERELY Yours

Several "Music through motion" sessions are to take place separately in each participating school. Over the month, intensive rehearsals will commence before all participants gather, for the first time, together under the ancient arches of Drogheda's Old Abbey to shoot and complete the final Back in the Groove 2 "The Gathering" film. All filming will be whisked away by the Bang Bang Visual crew and the official premiering of the video will take place this autumn.

Schools from all over Drogheda and its surrounds take on the massive "body percussion" challenge set out by KadaKaBoomArts.com 's top faciliator, Kieran Gallagher. (Working with Bang Bang Visuals, the process will be documented throughout.)

We know the difference the arts can make to people’s lives. That’s why we want to extend experiences of the arts to as many people as possible within our communities. We want the arts in Droichead to be of, by and for the people of Drogheda, East Meath and Louth. To achieve this, we need to sustain and deepen some of our existing relationships and to effect new ones. We need to listen and to learn from the very many diverse groups and communities about us. Working and thinking with them, we look forward to imagining and developing new ways for participation and for creating our future.

GIVE A POEM GET A POEM

For information/to participate on any of the above projects please email admin@droichead.com

Sincerely returns this autumn with writer Sheila O'Flanagan working with a group from Connect Family Resource Centre. Sheila will undertake a short virtual residency at Droichead for a number of weeks, corresponding by letters with the group. At the end the group will meet with the writer over a cup of tea, and have the opportunity to chat about the project.

BACK IN THE GROOVE 2 THE GATHERING

LITERATURE - OUTREACH WITH LIVE NETWORK

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WORKSHOPS | AAEX (ART AS EXCHANGE)

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27 Sept | 10.30am - 12.30pm. Dur: 2 Hours | 5 Week Course every Tues | Participants must attend each week.

Droichead Arts Centre and LOVE Drogheda BIDS, will once again work with primary schools and second level organisations. Resource packs will be sent to schools, in advance of visual arts workshops, followed by tours of the murals for all groups. Participants will create art inspired by the iconic mythology of the murals, and also learn more about the characters and stories behind the murals

. DRAWDA Urban Art Trail Produced by Droichead Arts Centre and Love Drogheda B.I.D.S (Business Improvement District Scheme), in partnership with Louth County Council Arts Office and curators Dee Walsh and Brian Hegarty (33-45). Funded by the Arts Council under In The Open | Faoin Spéir Initiative. For information/to participate on any of the above projects please email admin@droichead.com

In collaboration with Droichead Arts Centre. As part of an ongoing focus on diversity and inclusion in the community, specifically around diverse groups and their involvement in regional arts activities, AAEX will provide workshops and a visual arts programme. Facilitated and guided by professional artists for Irish sign language speakers, the aim is to provide participants with the tools and opportunities that aid selfexpression and personal development, as well as facilitate a shared learning experience working together as a group in a playful and fun environment.

YOUNG PROGRAMMERS PROGRAMME

IRISH SIGN LANGUAGE VISUAL ARTS

Funded by Creative Ireland

Droichead will work with fifteen second level students from secondary schools and Youthreach centres/organisations in Drogheda and East Meath. We want young people’s voices and perspectives reflected and represented in our programme, and we want to ensure that a diverse representation of young people will participate. Working with experienced facilitators Dave Kelly and Cathal Thornton, and Droichead’s Director, Collette Farrell, we plan to set up a project which will allow young people to programme and produce an event of their choice in our centre, from idea to realisation. The event can take any form and genre. Recruitment will take place this September, with visits to secondary schools & youth organisations in Drogheda and East Meath. DRAWDA OUTREACH PROGRAMME

SUN 25 SEP 7.30PM | FREE | ESSENTIAL

SILVER

Well Termonfeckin community group presents a documentary film of conversations with past and present residents of the picturesque village. Discussing the cultural, natural, literary, social and even sporting heritage of Termonfeckin, 11 individuals open up to us about their experiences. From Fr Ted and I, Keano writer Arthur Matthews, the farming life of Paud Leech, archaeological history by Deirdre Murphy, St Feichins GAA stalwart Aidan Greene, novelist Nicola Cassidy to young up-and-coming musician Cian McCluskey, among many others including international residents, have contributed towards making this such an interesting and enjoyable film about community life of Termonfeckin. Also on the evening, Termonfeckin author Nicola Cassidy will launch new novel 'The Emerald Spy' at 6.30pm. Inspired by a cast of true life characters, the novel tells the tale of a small group of Austrian refugees who fled Nazi persecution and came to live at Newtown House (An Grianán) in the summer of 1939.

TERMONFECKIN: VILLAGE LIFE, PAST & PRESENT

FILM CLUB SEASON TICKET: FILMS FOR €35 SCREEN FREE FOR OVER 55’S/€5

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FILM CLUB: 27 SEPT: 11, 18 OCT: 1, 8 NOV: 13 & 20 DEC SILVER SCREEN: 27 SEPT; 18 OCT: 8 NOV & 20 DEC

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Droichead Arts Centre in partnerhship with Access Cinema, are delighted to welcome back our Film Club members this autumn, with a season of engaging and beautiful films from Ireland and abroad. Combined with our film club, our Silver Screen returns for the first time in three years. We look forward to welcoming back our older audiences, our new audiences, and film lovers everywhere. Our full Film Club programme will be released soon, but we promise you the wild, and wonderful, the best and most breaktaking independent cinema of the world. Films already confirmed include: An Cailín Ciúin, Roise agus Frank, Belfast, Operation Mincemeat, Wings of Desire, and the Buena Vista Social Club. See dates below, and watch out for full programme on droichead.com

23www.droichead.com CULTURE NIGHT Join us on Culture Night, Fri 23 Sep, for our annual celebration of free culture and creativity in Drogheda, with offsite installations, mural tours and Experiencemusic!aguided tour of DRAWDA | DROGHEDA URBAN ART TRAIL, hosted by mythologist Anthony Murphy and storyteller Gráinne Rafferty, or a guided tour of A WOVEN ROPE OF WOVEN HOPE, five mini films in buildings across the town, and in between join us in our gallery for some music from RÓISÍN WARD MORROW AND BREIFNI HOLOHAN, and finally you can also visit the NEW STUDIO COMPLEX in Fair St. For more details and to book visit droichead.com. FRI 23 SEP | FREE | BOOKING ESSENTIAL

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SAT 10 | €15 EM PRODUCTIONS PANTOMIME ARTIST'S BURSARIES | AUTUMN/WINTER 2022 | APPLICATIONS OPEN 23 SEPT | DEADLINE 28 OCT Droichead

EM Productions is thrilled to be back on stage after two years. In true Panto style the good, the bad and the ugly will battle it out to see once again who will Conquer evil, we will dance and sing our way into your hearts, while the audience will cheer, laugh and boo along as the story unfolds. Don’t miss out on this Christmas Tradition. 8 - SAT 10 2PM is delighted to artists who are living and working in the North East Region* (Louth, Meath, arts and artists, supporting the work and development of artists in this region, this is at the heart of who we are and what we do. We want to enable artists to make work. We want to create an ecology which nurtures art and artists, and which makes the production and presentation of high-quality work available. We welcome applications from artists whose voices are currently under represented in the sector.

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announce our ARTIST BURSARIES for

A beautiful Georgian heritage building, situated in a great location on West St, in Drogheda's town centre. Room hire available for meetings/classes. ARTS CENTRE, STOCKWELL ST. You can also hire the Theatre at Stockwell St for concerts, launches and conferences. For all inquiries/more information please contact Keira at admin@droichead.com / 041 9833946 droichead Jane on 086-4113301 or jojinglesnortheast@gmail.com

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DROICHEAD YOUTH THEATRE

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. Facilitated by actress/writer/storyteller Gráinne Rafferty. 9833946 DETAILS

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.com JO JINGLES DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, BARLOW HOUSE | TUES 9.30AM & 10.30AM | SAT 9.30AM, 10.30AM, 11.30AM & 12.30AM Music, singing and movement classes for babies and pre-school children in a relaxed and caring environment. Contact

DRAMA CLASSES FOR CHILDREN

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DYT has been central to theatrical life in Drogheda since its foundation in 1991. The Youth Theatre serves multiple purposes, including drama training, and development of social, educational and personal skills. Classes on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. For more details email rita.mcquillan@droichead.com

DROICHEAD ART CENTRE BARLOW HOUSE

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN RECENT YEARS

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We know the difference the arts can make to people’s lives. That’s why we want to extend experiences of the arts to as many people as possible within our communities. We want the arts in Droichead to be of, by and for the people of Drogheda, East Meath and Louth. With your support we can continue to be a flagship arts centre, renowned for our vitality as a creative hub and for our relevance to our many, diverse communities in Drogheda, East Meath and Louth.

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