Mermaid Arts Centre Brochure April to June 2011

COUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRE

APR-MAY-JUN 2011

NO BOOKING FEES At Mermaid Arts Centre, we do not believe in booking fees, administration charges or processing punishments.

We actually want you to come and have fun. So it’s simple - the price you see is the price you pay. We have concessions on the majority of our shows and if you want to make even more savings have a look at our 3 for e33 offer or become a friend.

GROUP DISCOUNTS We all love nights out with friends. So at Mermaid groups of ten or more get a 10% discount. That’s like one ticket free for every ten purchased.

The group discount applies to any event listed on page 3 of this brochure.

To get your discount call 01 272 4030.

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01 272 4030 In Person Box Office is open from 10am – 6pm Mon – Sat and until 8pm on performance nights

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Underground car-parking is available for mermaid patrons for the duration of shows in the evenings and at weekends. This is located under the Civic Offices complex beside mermaid. Please note that this underground car-park cannot be used during the day on weekdays.

COUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRE

Welcome to a new season at Mermaid Arts Centre, bringing you the best in theatre, comedy, film, music, the visual arts and local arts for the next three months and beyond.

In March of this year we hosted a very special closing event as part of Killruddery Film Festival and over the next 3 months Mermaid will participate in a number of other vibrant festivals; Bealtaine, Africa Day, and the ever thriving Bray Jazz Festival.

With something on almost every night of the week for the next three months, there are difficult decisions to be made.

Mermaid’s staff have picked out a few of their highlights to help you make up your mind.

‘I saw Vladimir and Classical Twist on The Late Late Show and they are doing some really interesting things, really looking forward to them on 20 April.’ Fergus Hannigan (PR & Marketing Manager) ‘Bray Jazz Festival always feels like summer has started and I cannot wait for it this May Bank Holiday weekend’ Jane Horner (Box Office Manager) ‘Man 1: Banks 0 sounds like an outrageous story! I will have to see the show on June 3 and find out if it’s true!’ Dermot Marrey (Technician) With so much to choose from now is the time to get planning your next night out. Whether it is a free art exhibition or one of our Monday night films for just e8, a trip to Mermaid Arts Centre is always within budget.

We hope to welcome you back to Mermaid Arts Centre soon.

COUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRE

RESIDENCIES Music On 28 May Mermaid’s musicians in residence, highly regarded composer and member of Aosdana Roger Doyle and dynamic Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu, will perform the second in their concert series for 2011. The duo will be joined by Eamon Cagney on percussion, Bray-based Vyvienne Long on cello and vocals and Michael Buckley on tenor saxophone, performing newly written music commissioned for the concert. Mermaid is very grateful to the Arts Council for supporting this residency.

Visual Arts This summer Mermaid will welcome London-based Kerry-born artist Denis Buckley to Bray for a short residency. Denis will carry out a four-week investigation into perceptions of national identity. Using Mermaid gallery as a base for exploration, the artist will exhibit photo works, film and use live performance relating to his experience of questioning allegiance to what he perceives as imagined concepts of commonality in national identity. He will be present in the Mermaid gallery and around Bray looking to engage Mermaid audiences in conversation.

See his call for participation on page 31.

Our offer is stunningly simple. Look through our brochure and anywhere you see the e3 for e33 logo on an event, then it is included in the offer. Book for any three of the marked events at the same time and get them all for the great price of e33.

This offer includes the following shows: Theatre: Moment

Fri 8 & Sat 9 April @ 8pm

Literature: Bob Dylan & Poetry of the Blues

Tue 19 April @ 8pm

Theatre: The Tinker’s Curse

Wed 27 April @ 8pm

Music:

Ger Wolfe Quartet

Thu 5 May @ 8pm

Music:

Niwel Tsumbu & Roger Doyle

Sat 28 May @ 8pm

Dance:

Fidget Feet

Wed 1 Jun @ 8pm

Music:

Tyrrell, Glackin & Browne

Wed 8 Jun @ 8pm

Musical Theatre: Somewhere Under The Rainbow Sat 11 Jun @ 8pm Dance:

Verve 11

Music:

Solo Series Live

Music:

Grada

Theatre: 565+ / Victor & Gord

Wed 15 June @ 8pm Sat 18 June @ 8pm Sat 25 Jun @ 8pm Fri 1 Jul @ 8pm

Music/Literature: Mary McPartlan & Michael D.Higgins Sat 2 July @ 8pm Once you book all 3 events at the same time, you save!

If you just like the idea of getting e11 tickets to any of these events without any restrictions you can join our Friends Scheme!

Pick your events – Call 01 2724030 – Book your tickets!

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local arts

Lifted - BIFE Dance

Thu 31 Mar – Fri 1 Apr @ 8pm

Bray Institute of Performing Arts Dance presents Lifted, a sensational and invigorating performance of dance and movement. With a wide variety of styles, this show is set to wow and engage audiences from start to finish. As the students present a showcase of their work, be prepared for a collection of explosive jazz, dramatic ballet, emotional contemporary dance and more.

€15/€12 Conc.

music

Juliet Turner

Sat 2 Apr @ 8pm

Juliet Turner is an intoxicating example of an adventurous artist constantly moving forward, discovering fresh topics and intriguing sounds. With four studio albums, a live album, double platinum sales and a Meteor Music Award under her belt, the secret is most definitely out.

Her most recent album People Have Names has received as many stars as a constellation. Now is your chance to hear her clear and sweet voice and revel in the subtle lyrics of this intriguing songstress.

Support by Wyvern Lyngo e20/e18 Conc.

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film

Of Gods & Men [15A]

Mon 4 Apr @ 8pm

French director Xavier Beauvois’ stunningly passionate and deeply moving film is based in a Cistercian monastery in Algeria and focuses on a spartan order devoted to contemplation and prayer. Their community has developed a happy relationship with the local Muslim villagers, based partly on the free outpatient clinic they provide. They have a quiet, supportive respect for each other’s traditions. But dark forces are gathering: intolerant jihadist forces have already murdered Croatian construction workers, and are rumoured to have the Catholic monks in their sights as the ultimate prize. The monks must now decide - should they stay or should they go? Is going cowardice?

Is staying arrogance? Is martyrdom their destiny? Dir: Xavier Beauvois 2009 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 120 mins Language: French

theatre

The Merchant of Venice

Tue 5 & Wed 6 Apr @ 12pm

Borrowing beyond your means is not modern invention; in 14th century Venice the Merchant Classes supported their trade with massive loans from the money lenders.

When Antonio borrows the sum of 3000 ducats to provide for his friend Bassanio’s trip to Belmont, he anticipates the safe arrival of his many ships to port and their associated good fortune. But when the loan goes bad is there anything to stop the infamous Shylock from claiming his ‘pound of flesh’?

Get a great insight into The Merchant of Venice - a classic Shakespearean tale of love and hate with a moral all too familiar – ‘all that glistens is not gold’. e15/e12 Conc.

School groups e10

Devise & Conquer Theatre Company

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theatre

Fri 8 & Sat 9 Apr @ 8pm

Moment

Fresh from success at the Bush Theatre in London, Moment is a thrilling new play by Deirdre Kinahan, one of Ireland’s most celebrated new playwrights, featuring a large cast of eight. On a seemingly ordinary evening an Irish family sit down to tea. The difference tonight is that Nial is home – back from prison having committed a dark crime many years earlier with some news to share and a conscience to clear. Fast, witty and frighteningly real, Moment takes you on a journey through trauma wrapped up in tablecloths and teacake.

‘Very accomplished writing, remarkably strong performances. Deirdre Kinahan takes the theme head on, she is wonderfully funny and Moment is definitely one to go to’ Arena, RTE Post-show talk with director and cast on Friday €18/€16 Conc.

Tall Tales Theatre Company and Solstice Arts Centre

film

Inside Job [12A]

Mon 11 Apr @ 8pm

Inside Job provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost of over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia. It was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China and is narrated

by Matt Damon. Dir: Charles Ferguson, 2010. Winner of Best Documentary Academy Award 2011 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 108mins

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local arts

Big Maggie

Tue 12 – Sat 16 Apr @ 8pm

Paul Flynn directs Square One in a modern day classic. John B Keane’s creation of this Irish matriarch ranks with Juno and Molly Bloom as one of the great female characters of twentieth century Irish literature. The dialogue crackles with hilarious, caustic putdowns as the indomitable Maggie deals with her feckless family and unwanted suitors. ‘A Night of Fun, with Square One’.

e16/e14 Conc.

Square One Theatre Company

theatre : dining

La Locandiera at Emelia’s

Thu 14 & Fri 15 Apr @ 8pm

Back by popular demand - Enjoy a theatre show while you eat! Classic comedy, live music and tasty food combine this April as Mermaid Arts Centre and Wonderland Theatre Company transform ever popular Enniskerry restaurant Emelia’s into 18th century Florence for a performance of La Locandiera. This sparkling production of Italy’s most celebrated comedy will include food, wine and a generous helping of singing, sword fighting, opera and Italian folk music.

‘Terrific, really entertaining, the spirit of the Italian version is captured perfectly.

Very witty, very fast and the audience has a ball’ Dublin City FM

€45 Includes dinner and glass of wine

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visual arts

Felting Workshop

Sun 17 Apr @ 2-5 pm

Explore the wonderfully versatile medium of wool with artist Joanna Kidney and leave at the end of the day with your own hand-made felt bag!

Using the process of wet felting, participants will work with a variety of wools and fibres to explore surface details and textures, creating a finished small bag. All materials are provided. This workshop is suitable for both complete beginners and those with previous felt-making experience.

€28

music : jazz

Dave Jones Quartet

Sun 17 Apr @ 8pm

Get in the mood for the upcoming Bray Jazz Festival with The Dave Jones Quartet and a glass of wine. Dave Jones, one of Wales’ leading Jazz musicians, currently enjoying the success of his second album, is joined by the phenomenal Welsh bassist Ashley-John Long, a unique voice on his instrument, and also by the seasoned session multi-instrumentalist Lee Goodhall, voted most popular saxophonist in Wales in 2009 and versatile Irish drummer Kevin Lawlor. Having recorded in Wales in the summer of 2010 the group will perform the celebrated music of Dave Jones as well as group collaborations. €15 Includes glass of wine on arrival

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children’s workshop

Wonderland Productions

Mon 18 – Sat 23 Apr 10-3pm

Back by popular demand following Summer 2010’s sold-out workshop!

Wonderland invites 7-13 year olds into its colourful world of drama, music, dance, puppetry, comedy, and theatre design, for a weeklong camp culminating in a fabulous showcase for friends and family.

Wonderland’s workshops uniquely combine a stage school with the work of a professional theatre company.This Easter camp will feature workshop leaders from the cast and design team of Gulliver’s Travels amongst others.

Every Wonderland workshop’s aim is to make friends, to perform, to learn lots too, but most importantly to encourage each young performer to grow and develop through the performing arts - and just as importantly to have a lot of fun together. There will be no workshop on Good Friday. €95

Ages 7-13

Theatre Workshop

Showcase on Sat at 2pm

film

Black Swan [16]

Mon 18 & Sat 23 Apr @ 8pm

Two chances to catch this Oscar winning performance by Natalie Portman.

Black Swan quietly follows a ballerina called Nina as she trains for the main part in the infamous ballet piece, Swan Lake. As a prima ballerina, you play both the White Swan, who has to dance with precision, perfection and innocence - and the Black Swan, who is wild, free and unpredictable.

Her training is complicated by obsessive mother Erica and her competition, a new dancer Lily. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side she uncovers a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. This is an extraordinary, intoxicating movie full of Aronofsky’s technical mastery and Portman’s flawless performance. Dir: Darren Aronofsky 2010 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 107mins

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literature

Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues

Tue 19 Apr @ 8pm

Robert Allen Zimmerman – You may know him as Bob Dylan.

Get to know him like never before with an evening with writer Michael Gray, author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia and Song & Dance Man III: The Art Of Bob Dylan, who will also feature in Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway this year.

But this is more than a talk. With wit and style, records and rare film footage you will see how hugely Dylan has been inspired by the blues and how much of its poetry has been smuggled inside his own highly influential writing.

Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam – and get a definitive insight into Bob Dylan. €12

music

Vladimir & Classical Twist

Wed 20 Apr @ 8pm

Vladimir Jablokov arrived in Ireland from Slovakia in 2004 with a sleeping bag and a fishing rod. When finding work proved difficult he began busking on Grafton Street, where he was to meet his future wife. By twist and turn and no little skill he worked his way from street musician to performing at some of Ireland’s most prestigious venues including Cork Opera House, Aras an Uachtarain and The National Concert Hall, where he received a 15-minute standing ovation while performing with Irish soprano Celine Byrne. Currently his main musical focus is his five piece ensemble that plays a hybrid of classics, jazz and pop he likes to call ‘Classical Twist’. From Bach to Bowie, and from Mozart to Johnny Mercer, they put a fresh, contemporary spin on some of the greatest melodies ever written. €18/€16 Conc.

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Blue Valentine [16]

Mon 25 Apr @ 8pm

A heartbreaking and unsentimental relationship drama, Blue Valentine annihilates the myth of cinematic love. In depicting the crumbling marriage of Dean and Cindy, director Derek Cianfrance flatly rejects the redemptive qualities of romance, and delves unsparingly into the reality of two lives that are slowly and painfully ossifying.

But that isn’t the whole story, because this painful break-up is contrasted in beautifully assembled cross-cuts with the early days of the relationship. It’s a rare balancing act that Cianfrance has pulled off, with moments of utter joy brutally offset by a vivid sense of anger and betrayal. Dir: Derek Cianfrance €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 112 mins

visual arts

Christien Van Bussel Easter Pottery Workshop

Wed 27 Apr 11AM - 1PM & 2PM - 4PM

Get creative in your Easter holidays and make your own unique breakfast set.

You will learn to make a plate, a bowl and an egg-cup.

All pieces will be fired in a pottery kiln to make them strong and durable.

They are food safe so you can really use them and even put them in the dishwasher. Join in and make every breakfast special!

€15

Suitable for 6-13 yrs

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theatre

Wed 27 Apr @ 8pm

The Tinker’s Curse

Performed by the writer Michael Harding to live music by Finbar Coady, The Tinker’s Curse tells the story of Rattigan, a travelling man who climbs Croagh Patrick to do penance for the sins of a lifetime. Rattigan is old enough to remember when the travelling people had a place in the scheme of things, fixing pots and pans. Along the way we meet his wife Julia, daughter Michelle and Johnny Reilly, a buffer or settled man, who comes a courting. Enjoy a funny and poignant night in the theatre; a rare insight into the joys and sorrows that make up a life.

‘The Tinker’s Curse is a heart-searing, heart-searching piece of work, provoking tears and haunting the soul’ - Emer O Kelly, Sunday Independent Jan 2010 €16/€14 Conc.

Ten42 Productions

film

CLUB Waste Land

Mon 2 May @ 8pm

Waste Land is a wonderfully resonant documentary that chronicles Brazilian artist Vik Muniz’s journey to Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He collaborates with an eclectic band of catadores, or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials, and photographs these inspiring characters as they recycle their lives and society’s garbage. Walker gains fantastic access to the entire process and, in doing so, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the dignity that can be found in personal determination. Dir: Lucy Walker Winner - Best Documentary / World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 98 mins

Language: Portuguese

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Tue 3 May @ 8pm

BIFE Shortcuts

Bray Institute of Further Education is proud to present the eighth annual screening of Shortcuts - premiering the finest short films by this year’s graduate students. The show is wide-ranging, an eclectic mix of shorts over a variety of genres – from Action to Z... well, no zombies this year, sorry. But do take this opportunity to witness the next generation of Irish film makers.

€12/€8 Conc.

music

Ger Wolfe Quartet

Thu 5 May @ 8pm

‘When I hear him play live, he carries me up and away’ said Christy Moore of Cork songwriter Ger Wolfe who is on the road again, celebrating his new CD release Fréamh (Root). In the company of a new line-up of top class players, Edel Sullivan (violin), Paul Frost (double bass) and Richard Lucey (button accordion), the man who brought us The Curra Road will take us on an unforgettable musical adventure from older gems such as The Lark of Mayfield and No Bird Sang to exciting new songs inspired by his time as writer in residence listening to the stories of the older members of the Múscraí Gaeltacht in Cork. We can also expect trad playing of the highest calibre including some new polkas composed by Ger. €15/€12 Conc.

Bealtaine special: e11 for senior citizens

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visual arts : pottery

Blue Delft with Christien Van Bussel

Fri 6 May 10.30 – 12.30pm

Since the 16th century Dutch potters have made the famous Blue Delft, now the trademark of Holland. Take this chance to create your own Blue Delft tableware with Dutch artist Christien Van Bussel. Learn about the origins of this eye catching decoration technique and put your new skills into practice.

The pieces made will be fired to ensure they are strong and durable so you can enjoy your new table ware for a long time!

€24 (includes soup lunch)

comedy

Maeve Higgins ‘Ready For This?’

Fri 6 May @ 8pm

Maeve Higgins (me) presents Ready For This? - a night of fun with brilliant comedy, a special guest, a couple of baking tips and maybe even some signature cat material!

‘Can you wait? Of course you can’t! But, you’ll need to get tickets. After that, I’ll take care of things - it’ll be amazing. See you soon!’

‘Higgins is rarer than a blessing of unicorns … she is original and relatively calm, her observations are pithy, her wit delicate, her persona oddly alluring and deftly honest.’ The Irish Times €18/€16 Conc.

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Chamber Philharmonic Europe

Sat 7 May @ 8pm

Enjoy an evening of versatile sounds and complex emotions with selected works of Bach, Vivaldi, Grieg, Hummel and Fauré presented by the Chamber Philharmonic Europe and the award-winning soloists Pawel Zuzanski (Violin) and Kirill Gusarov (Trumpet).

The Chamber Philharmonic Europe is a private orchestra founded in 2006 in Cologne, Germany. The orchestra employs talented professional musicians from over 18 nations. The musicians have years of experience on international stages, having performed in many reputed concert halls and opera houses, including Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens (Paris), De Munt Opera (Brussels) and Das Konzerthaus (Berlin). €18/€16 Conc.

film

Biutiful [15]

Mon 9 May @ 8pm

Javier Bardem’s searing performance gives an intimate and haunting character study of a man in free fall. Biutiful is rooted to Barcelona and its less picturesque suburbs where doomed hero, Uxbal, is struggling to cope with two children and the knowledge that he’s soon to succumb to cancer.

Desperate to leave his children and errant bipolar ex-wife with means, the increasingly stooped protagonist’s frantic wheeling and dealing inadvertently leads to a terrible tragedy. It’s a stunning, bravura performance; even in death Bardem has enough intensity to carry the picture. Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu 2010.

Nominated for Best Actor and Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Academy Awards €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 147 mins Language: Spanish

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Wed 11 – Sat 14 @ 7.30pm Sun 15 May @ 3pm & 7.30pm

Action Arts

Children from Bray, Greystones and Wicklow Town aged 3-13 stage a wonderful variety show full of drama song and dance. This year’s production features Disney songs and dances including Mary Poppins. Also an original script, written by director and founder Hazel Lowry, will be presented which includes songs from Wicked, Hairspray and Oklahoma. An extra prize winners concert has been added this year, where children perform solo dramas, poems, songs and more.

€13/€11 Conc.

film

Never Let Me Go [15A]

Mon 16 May @ 8pm

Kathy, a young woman in her early thirties, recalls her childhood years growing up with her friends Ruth and Tommy at Hailsham, an idyllic-seeming English boarding school. The Hailsham regime taught its pupils to believe they were special, encouraging creativity, sporting activity and a healthy lifestyle, reinforced by regular medical checks. The children were sheltered from the outside world, and afraid of what lay beyond the school gates. But as they grew older, they learned that a dark secret hung over their future.

And for Kathy, Ruth and Tommy came the discovery of deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threatened to pull them apart.

Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed best-selling novel, Never Let Me Go is a haunting story of love and loss. Dir: Mark Romanek 2010 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 103 mins

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local arts

An Beal Binn Gael GORE

Tue 17 - Wed 18 May @ 8pm

Ceoldráma úr-nua ‘GaelGore’ le daltaí Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille agus Gaelscoil Uí Chéadaigh i dteannta Compántas Drámaíochta ABB agus Séan Carey, a bhí le feiscint ar Fame The Musical ar RTE le deirneas. Eagla, Uafás agus Amhráin! www.anbealbinn.com, ag cur na n-Ealaíon Béil chun tosaigh.

Tá ABB maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge.

GaelGORE - A new musical with students of Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille & Gaelscoil Uí Chéadaigh, with The ABB Theatre Company and starring Séan Carey from Fame: The Musical (RTE). www.anbealbinn.com, putting the vocal arts to the fore! ABB is funded by Foras na Gaeilge. €12/€8 conc (family of 4 €30)

local arts

Barbara Donnelly

Thu 19 - Fri 20 May @ 7.30pm

Following sell out shows in 2003 and 2005 the Greystones based Barbara Donnelly School of Dance returns with the fantastic Dance Magic. Pupils ranging from tiny tots to adults are sure to dazzle with their dance and performance skills. Displaying a range of Classical Ballet, Jazz and Modern dances featuring music from classical scores to Broadway hits it’s guaranteed - there’s something for everyone!

e15

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film

Africa Day Celebrations

Sat 21 May

Animated Africa 10.30 – 11am Mermaid screens 13 short animated films made by African filmmakers from the Congo, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania, celebrating African culture and society. The content and style of the 13 animations are as diverse as the continent whence they come. Suitable for 7+ Free Music Workshops with Mermaid’s Musician in Residence, Congolese Guitarist Niwel Tsumbu 11.15 – 12pm Music for Children (4 – 8 years) A fun interactive rhythm workshop for young children with an introduction to some simple rhythm patterns. Places are limited - early booking advisable Free 1-3pm African Guitar Workshop Suitable for guitar enthusiasts of all levels and world music lovers. Niwel Tsumbu will introduce participants to African guitar music, from Malian blues to Congolese rumba and participants should expect to leave the workshop with a few new tunes. Observers are also welcome (and may be asked to join in on percussive instruments!).

‘One thing cannot be disputed – the sheer musicianship of Niwel Tsumbu.’

(Barra Ó Séaghdha, Journal of Music in Ireland). ‘He has an almost hyperarticulate ability to fuse and sunder, meld and saturate his music with naturally kinetic African rhythms, jazz improvisation and the most disciplined flamenco guitar imaginable.’ (Irish Times) e10 (includes admission to Benda Bilili!)

8pm Saturday night screening of Benda Bilili!

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CLUB Benda Bilili

Sa 21 & Mon 23 May @ 8p

Two chances to see the winner of the JDIFF Audience Award 2011 They should top the list of life’s losers. In the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Papa Ricky and his mates are victims of childhood polio, getting about in makeshift wheelchairs and sleeping rough with their families on the street at night. They don’t have much in earthly possessions but they do have talent.

From their challenging backgrounds; their love of music brings them together.

One day they are discovered by French film-makers Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye, who are blown away by their talent. Together, the band avoids the pitfalls of the street, stay united and eventually, meet with international success.

The five-year struggle to release an album and tour Europe forms the narrative of this unforgettable, tremendously moving film, destined to become a music documentary classic. Dir: Renaud Barret 2009 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 86 mins Language: Lingala, French

local arts

Gotta Dance Junior Musicals

Sun 22 May @ 2p , 5p

& 8p

Junior Musicals along with the Hallelujah Choir present ‘Gotta Dance’ a spectacular show with excerpts from Legally Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors and Pirates of Penzance and lots more. Come along and see these very talented students in action.

€17

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film

Julie & Julia [12 ]

Mon 23 May @ 3p

In 1949, Julia Child is living in Paris with her diplomat husband, looking to fill her spare time. She settles on cooking, and after completing Le Cordon Bleu writes a French cookbook for the American market. In 2002 New York, Julie Powell needs something to distract her from her job. With the encouragement of her husband, she decides to cook all 524 of Child’s recipes in one year while blogging about the experience.

Director Nora Ephron reunites with Meryl Streep for this drama based on two true stories, both of which are involving and well-played. The comedy is earthy and real, and the film looks good enough to eat. Dir: Nora Ephron 2009 €2 (includes a hot drink)

local arts

lice in Wonderland

25 - ri 27 May @ 7.30p

Performers Theatre School return to Mermaid with an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. Join Alice on her magical adventure as she chases the White Rabbit on a fantastic spiralling journey into Wonderland. With no less than six Alices! And a host of wonderful characters, including some very busy bees! This production guarantees a fabulous nights entertainment for all the family, but beware of the Queen of Hearts or you might just lose your head…!

€15

performers Theatre School

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music

Niwel Tsumbu & Roger Doyle

sat 28 May @ 8pm

County Wicklow based musicians, dynamic Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and highly regarded composer and Aosdana member Roger Doyle come together for the second concert of a four part series marking their residency in Mermaid Arts Centre this year. For this concert they are joined by Eamon Cagney on percussion, Vyvienne Long on cello and vocals and Michael Buckley on the tenor saxophone and flute. This promises to be an exhilarating and rhythmic evening of collaboration, improvisation and new music composed specifically for the concert.

€16/€14 Conc.

local arts

Bray Music Centre Talent Show

sun 29 may @ 7.30pm

BMC proudly presents the prize-winners of the very first Music Centre competitions and also representatives from the seven VEC Music Outreach Centres across County Wicklow. As well as offering instrumental tuition in Bray, teachers travel to schools in Kilcoole, Rathdrum, Blessington, Dunlavin and Carnew, with some of these students taking part in the annual concert for the first time.

All the young musicians have been eagerly practising for the competitions and the Centre regularly resounds with violins, pianos, flutes, guitars, cellos, saxophones, trumpets and trombones, so that the 30th Anniversary Concert looks like being the most exciting so far. €15/€12 Conc.

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film

As If I am not there [16]

mon 30 May @ 8pm

Harrowing, tragic and based on true events, As If I Am Not There tells the story of a young woman from Sarajevo who finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time in 1992. Based on Croatian writer Slavenka Drakulic’s real life experiences overseeing the proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague, Irish Director Juanita Wilson’s debut feature chronicles a moment in history that must never be forgotten. Disturbing, powerful and ultimately redemptive, As If I Am Not There is an amazing story of the will to survive and an important testament to the survivors of the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia.

Dir: Juanita Wilson 2010 €8/€6.50 Conc. Language: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian Duration: 81 mins

dance

Fidget Feet presents an evening of duets Hang On & Catch Me

wed 1 jun @ 8pm

Hang On and Catch Me are phrases aerial dancers would not like to be using too often. But these are the titles for the next amazing double bill from aerial dance experts, Fidget Feet. This is more than just dance - Hang On combines aerial dance, trapeze, circus dance and live music for a spectacular display.

Followed quickly by Catch Me, a duet performance that will transport you to a fairytale world using aerial ropes and amazing film projections. This interpretation of Little Red Riding will bring audiences on a journey of temptation, fear, and loneliness in the most unexpected way.

€16/€14 Conc.

Suitability: 10+

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comedy

Man 1 : Banks 0

fri 3 jun @ 8pm

Man 1, Bank 0 is Patrick Combs’ amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,093.35 junk-mail cheque into his own bank account, as a joke, and the story that ensued after his bank clears it.

He’s rich – or is he? This outrageously funny comedy that quickly becomes a staggering David vs Goliath-like real-life adventure comes to Ireland for the first time after smash hit sold out shows internationally and has been critically acclaimed by Time Out, N.Y. as ‘Incredulous... gleeful...’ & ‘Star Power’(Variety Magazine). This is a must-see one-man comedy that you’ll never forget. ‘Two hours of non stop laughter’…. (Broadway World) Winner of Best Comedy Award – Montreal, and Funniest Show Of The Year – HBO’s Comedy Festival €18

local arts

Sunshine Stage School

Sun 5 jun @ 2pm & 7pm

This is the 1970s musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and Toto are transported to a mysterious land, where adventure abounds with witches, wizards, scarecrows and lions. This beautifully presented motown classic has it all: song, dance, an astounding array of local talent and even a Tin Man! Proudly presented by Sunshine Stage School, Greystones.

€15/€12 Conc.

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CLUB Norwegian Wood

mon 6 jun @ 8pm

Tran Ann Hung’s breathtaking adaptation of the bestselling Haruki Murakami novel Norwegian Wood is likely to stand as one of the most elegant and moving love stories of the year. Told with the most delicate of touches it will not disappoint the countless devotees of the book or incurable romantics alike. The tale unfolds in late 1960s Tokyo where rebellion is in the air and student Watanabe (Ken’ichi Matsuyama) is drawn to Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi).

The intimacy between them is tinged by a profound sadness over a shared tragedy in their past and is threatened when Watanabe meets the beguiling, flirtatious Midori (Kiko Mizuhara). Torn between two women, he is caught between the ties of the past and the promise of the future.Dir: Tran Anh Hung 2010 €8/€6.50 Conc.

Language: Japanese

Duration: 133 mins

music

Tyrrell, Glackin & Browne

wed 8 jun @ 8pm

Seán, Kevin and Ronan have been playing together socially and on tours since the 1980s but have only now recorded a CD of songs and tunes.

Over the years they have appeared in many other different collectives including Moving Hearts, Cran, Afro Celt Sound System and now this inspirational trio tour Ireland as themselves, Tyrrell, Glackin, and Browne.

Enjoy an honest performance from these experienced musicians, nothing too complicated just warm, friendly music and singing.

e16/€14 Conc.

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Stone Soup

Fri 10 Jun @ 11am & 7pm

Puca Puppets new production Stone Soup is enchanting for children and adults alike. Deep in the worst winter of their history, starving villagers are surprised by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. How has she crossed the snow-blocked mountain passes? How can they feed her when they struggle to feed themselves? Doors are slammed in her face, but a young boy helps her tease the community into making and sharing her very special Stone Soup.

This lively adaptation shows the relevance of this ancient story today. A ‘puppet show’ without puppets, in collaboration with performers Joe Moylan and Amy Conroy, it features live soup making and talking vegetables. €5

Puca Puppets

music

Somewhere Under The Rainbow

sat 11 jun @ 8pm

Liza Minnelli has found herself living under many titles in her lifetime. But beneath the surface of sequins, feathers and razzle dazzle that is so often associated with Miss Minnelli lies a truly captivating character, who has lived one of the toughest, most fascinating and remarkable lives in show business!

Join Sharon Sexton’s Liza in the intimate setting of her dressing room as she performs pieces from her infamous musical catalogue and shares the secrets, stories and memories that make up a mesmerising career.

Hear all the hits ‘Mein Herr’, ‘Some People’, ‘Cabaret’, ‘Stepping Out’, ‘New York, New York’ and more! €16/€14 Conc.

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Rabbit Hole (15A)

mon 13 jun @ 8pm

Grief may be the topic under examination, but humour - incisive, observant and warm - is the tool with which it’s dissected in Rabbit Hole, a refreshingly positive-minded take on cinema’s ultimate downer: overcoming the death of a child. Eight months have passed since the accidental death of the Corbetts’ 4-year-old son, Danny, and the New York couple, Howie (Aaron Eckhart) and Becca (Nicole Kidman), still feel their lives dominated by the loss. Each has a different way of coping: Howie holds on to all that reminds him of Danny, while Becca wants to sell the house and move on. Just as the birth of a child can strengthen certain unstable relationships, a death threatens to permanently come between even the best-matched couple. Dir: John Cameron Mitchell 2010 e8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 91 mins

dance

Verve 11

wed 15 jun @ 8pm

The word choreography translates to dance writing and behind every dance is a story. Verve 11 uses vision, sound and energy to tell 5 new short dance stories from leading international choreographers.

Performed by 10 of Europe’s most talented young dancers these energetic, thought provoking stories will invigorate and inspire.

With a variety of styles and ideas on display this is the perfect performance to enjoy the technique or the story – or just enjoy the dance.

Verve, the award winning postgraduate performance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, features dancers who will go on to work with some of the UK’s most highly regarded dance companies. So see them here first in their only Irish performance. e12

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local arts

Gleesical the Musical

fri 17 jun @ 12.45pm & 8pm

Bray Lakers bring their fifth annual show to Mermaid this year with Gleesical the Musical. Expect a high energy performance throughout with a talented cast of actors, dancers, drummers and musicians who really know how to get the party started. Come and join the fun. Sing along to the well known tunes and you can be sure your feet won’t stop tapping!

€15/€10 Conc.

€8 Matinee

Bray Lakers

music

Solo Series Live

sat 18 jun @ 8pm

An incredible journey into the world of contemporary music with four internationally reknowned chamber musicians performing new work by Irish, Japanese and European composers.

Isabelle O’Connell (piano); Paul Roe (clarinet); Simon Jermyn (bass guitar) and Izumi Kimura (piano) will perform a solo recital and a series of group improvisations. Solo Series Live is presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award and is part of the Contemporary Music Centre’s 25th anniversary celebrations taking place throughout 2011. Solo Series is a live selection from the Solo Series I collection produced by Diatribe Records in association with the Contemporary Music Centre in 2010.

€12/€10 Conc.

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local arts

Encorps Stage School

Sun 19 Jun @ 3pm & 6pm

Encorps Stage School’s annual performance showcases the work of Encorps’ students from classes in Blackrock, Sandyford and Dundrum. This year’s show includes excerpts from ‘Mary Poppins’, Disney Hits, songs from Glee and routines to Alexander Burke & Usher!

For more information on classes please visit the Encorps website www.encorps.ie

€15

film

West is West (15A)

mon 20 & fri 24 jun @ 8pm

So good we’re screening it twice! East is East, writer Ayub Khan-Din’s semiautobiographical story of a mixed-race family in Salford in the early 70s won a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film. West is West takes up the story eight years on with youngest son Sajid the resident teenager in trouble. He’s playing truant to avoid the bullies at school and aggravating his father with his Anglicised ways. George decides that a trip to Pakistan will sort Sajid out and, in no time at all, father and son are on their route back. Though broadly played for laughs, the film, like its prequel, strikes some serious notes and the relationship between the two wives is tinged with poignancy. In the end lessons are learnt and harmony restored, albeit not quite in the way George had envisaged. Dir: Andy De Emmony 2009 €8/€6.50 Conc. Duration: 102mins

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literature

Novel Aid

sat 25 - sun 26 jun @ 10-2pm

Got an idea for a novel? Just started or in the middle and feeling lost? International award winning writer Philip St John’s workshop could be the help you need. Over the weekend, participants will learn from each other’s work and from the work of established writers. Getting the start right, creating characters, writing convincing dialogue, extracting the most from turning points – Philip will draw on twenty years teaching and writing experience to help with these and other challenges, and send you back to writing reinvigorated.

€70 (includes soup lunch on Sunday)

music

Gráda

Sat 25 jun @ 8pm

Gráda musicians have always drawn on their melting pot of influences from New Zealand to Ireland. One of Ireland’s most successful touring bands they perform over 150 concerts across the globe annually. Their sound is deeply rooted in the Irish tradition, but also layered with fresh, jazzy tones and strong rhythmic grooves. Think Irish music blended with Americana, jazz, and a diverse range of influences that, in the words of the Irish Times, ‘come together as if they were lifelong bedfellows.’

Providing support will be Solid Ground – a modern Folk Group from Bray’s twin City Würzburg in Germany. €20/€18 Conc. Friends go free

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visual arts

Denis Buckley

Call for Participation From Thu 23 Jun

‘Ireland, says Bloom, I was born here. Ireland’

What is your country?

Is being Irish easy to define? Is being Irish saying what one is not? Has national identity become purely administrator? Has reality finally won out over imagined Ireland?

This summer Kerry-born London-based artist Denis Buckley will carry out a four-week investigation into perceptions of national identity. Denis will install a confessional booth in the Mermaid gallery and will be present around the town of Bray welcoming everyone into his exploration and discussion by asking them to share their experience of belonging. Throughout he will be filming and editing an original work shown to mark the engagement.

To begin the process he asks:

What is your country?

If you have any thoughts, ideas or stories relating to this question, please email the artist in confidence on denis@mermaidartscentre.ie or drop into Mermaid gallery.

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film

Submarine (15A)

mon 27 jun @ 8pm

This coming-of-age story is set in Swansea and narrated by a teenage boy. The young hero is 15 year old Oliver a clever, smallish, lugubrious schoolboy in a duffel coat with two objectives; to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to stop his mother from leaving his father for her dance teacher. Oliver endures life by imagining alternate realities, but it’s clear from the outset that he’s not the most reliable of narrators. Dir: Richard Ayoade

€8/€6.50 Conc.

Duration: 96 mins

local arts

Backstage presents Blood, Sweat and Fears wed 29 jun @ 8pm Forever pushing the boundries of experiences for it’s students and audiences, backstage presents a show of Blood, Sweat and Fears. Previous Backstage shows have covered Motown and Broadway and even some Stand Up Comedy.

€15

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theatre

Double Bill: 565+ / Victor and Gord

Fri 1 Jul @ 8pm

Una McKevitt makes theatre from everyday life. In this special double bill she brings her Absolut Fringe sell out show, Victor and Gord, and 565+, seen at The Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival 2011 to Mermaid. A combination to make you laugh and break your heart.

Real life friends Vickey Curtis and Aine McKevitt aka Victor and Gord have only one thing in common: each other.

565 + is about survival. There comes a time in all our lives when we look for help, when we reach crisis, when we will try anything that helps. For some it is therapy, for others it is medication. For Marie O’Rourke it is the theatre.

Post-performance in conversation between Dr Patrick Lonergan,Synge Summer School, and Director and cast.

118/€16 Conc.

music : literature

Mary McPartlan & Michael D.Higgins

sat 2 jul @ 8pm

Rooted in the traditional, Mary Mc Partlan’s distinctively evocative voice, allows her to move easily between styles, ranging from the folk song tradition of her native Leitrim, to new and original works. It has been four years since Mary performed in Bray and in that time she has released two massively successful albums, winning acclaim in the Irish and British music media.

A special guest for the night will be politican and poet and former Minister for Arts, Michael D Higgins who will read from his own work. Join them for a gloriously earthy mix of trad, folk, blues and poetry.

€16/€14 Conc.

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on sale now

Coming Soon In a year, Mermaid Arts Centre hosts on average 320 events so there is an entertaining experience available almost every day. We wanted to help you plan your next night out by giving you advance notice of upcoming shows.

Music: Sharon Shannon Sat 16 Jul - €25 Theatre: Abbey on Tour – B for BABY Tue 13 & Wed 14 Sept -€18/€16 conc.

Theatre Dining: Faulty Towers…the dining experience Wed 5 & Thu 6 Oct - €45 Children’s: Summer Workshops with Joanna Kidney Mon 4 – Fri 8 Jul (9-12 years) Mon 18 – Fri 24 Jul (6-9 years) Children’s: Theatre Course with Wonderland Productions Mon 25 – Fri 29 Jul Plan your next night out today! Whether it is a theatre dining experience or music concert a trip to Mermaid Arts Centre is always entertaining.

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visual arts

Lodestar

Thu 31 Mar – Thu 5 May

The Good Hatchery (Carl Giffney + Ruth E. Lyons)

Lodestar is a collaborative work by The Good Hatchery artists Carl Giffney and Ruth E. Lyons.

Inspired by maritime infrastructure and the landscape of industrial boglands that surround their studios in Co. Offaly, the artists have created a sculptural & video installation specifically for the gallery in Mermaid Arts Centre.

Lodestar is an investigation into the magnetism of light, youth culture, Kish lighthouse, destiny and what the artists describe as the ultra-ordinary.

The Good Hatchery is an experimental project based in rural Offaly and is run by both artists where they manage a curatorial programme of residencies, on site projects and exhibitions and have permanent studio space.

Between Mon 21 March and Thu 31 March the gallery will be open to the public for The Good Hatchery’s installation of Lodestar. All are welcome to view the process of the exhibition installation and talk with the artists.

For further enquiries please contact Mermaid Gallery on 01- 2724309 or email gallery@mermaidartscentre.ie Image courtesy of the artists: The Good Hatchery

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After Dark Thu 12 May- Thu 16 Jun Caoimhe Kilfeather & Mark Swords This two-person exhibition brings together two divergent yet acclaimed practices. The pairing of Caoimhe Kilfeather and Mark Swords juxtaposes two different forms of object making, sculpture and two-dimensional works, where crossover territories may be found in a shared intrigue in materials, in an engagement with labour, construction and fabrication and in a pared back aesthetic that retains a tangible edge – what Caoimhe Kilfeather calls ‘a correlative sense of touch’ It is perhaps possible that within the pairing of two distinct practices and in the close proximity of their work within the gallery structure, that something unexpected and might unfold.

Mark Swords graduated with an MA from NCAD in 2003. Swords is the resent winner of 2010 AIB Prize. He currently lives and works in County Wicklow.

Caoimhe Kilfeather studied at NCAD (BA) and the Slade School of Fine Art, London (MA). Currently artist-in-residence at the Fire Station Artists Studios, Dublin and recipient of the 2011 Fred Conlon Award.

Image courtesy of the artist Caoimhe Kilfeather

Want to be friends?

Do you come here often? Why not join our Friend’s and get some great benefits. This season, our Friends…

• Open this brochure in the post before anyone else • Will get discounted tickets to selected shows • Will get invitations to exhibition openings • Will read an informative newsletter •

Will attend Gradá on Sat 25 June for free

Over the course of a year, Mermaid hosts 320 events, thanks in a large part to the invaluable contribution from our Friends. So the events you see in this brochure happen because of them. If you would like to help events happen at Mermaid or want get some unique Friends benefits call us on 01 272 4030 for a Friends Brochure.

Membership starts from e 120 a year, that’s just e 10 a month.

FUNDED BY

We would like to thank all of our Friends of Mermaid, including the following Corporate Friends:

MERMAID PRoJECT SPONSOR

Alpha CC Bray Tourism Bray Wanderers CRH Plc Dargle Valley nursing Home DV4 Frank Duff Lounge Bar Gantly Solicitors Key Plastics Liam O’Brien

Mailing List If you would like to join our mailing list, please contact the box office or join online at www.mermaidartscentre.ie

FUNDED BY

Disabled Access Mermaid has full disabled access and patrons should advise the box office of specific requirements when booking.

Gift Vouchers Gift Vouchers are available in any denomination from the box office.

Betelnut Café & Theatre Bar The Betelnut Café at mermaid is open for breakfast, lunch and snacks from 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday, 9am to 9pm on Saturday and from 10am - 5pm on Sunday. The theatre bar is open for pre-show drinks. Interval drinks can be ordered before the performance.

Concessions & Group Bookings Concessions are available to students, senior citizens and the unemployed.

Group discounts are available. Please contact the box office for details.

FILM TICKET PRICES & CLUB FILM INFormation: Tickets: 8 / 6.50 Conc.

Club films require evening (1.50) or annual (15) membership.

• available to all over 18 years • must be taken out at least 15 minutes prior to screening • entitles you to buy 3 guest tickets per screening • each group of 4 must have at least one member • guests must be over 18 years for Club films Latecomers: For the comfort of patrons and performers, latecomers will not be admitted until the interval.

Tickets: Once purchased, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

Take a bow!

The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous reputation our artists have earned around the world.

The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’ money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth a2.4 billion directly a year.

The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, for 2011 is a65.2 million, that’s around 80 cents a week for every household.

So, at the end of your next inspirational encounter with the arts, don’t forget the role you played and take a bow yourself!

Find out what’s on at

www.events.artscouncil.ie You can find out more about the arts here:

www.artscouncil.ie

MARCH th 31

BIF Dance @ 8PM

APRIL fr

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BIFE Dance @ 8PM

sa

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Juliet Turner & Support @ 8PM

mo

4

Of Gods & Men (15A) @ 8PM

tu

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Merchant of Venice @ 12PM

we

6

Merchant of Venice @ 12PM

fr

8

Moment @ 8PM

sa

9

Moment @ 8PM

mo 11

Inside Job [12A] @ 8PM

tu 12

Big Maggie - Square One Theatre Company @ 8PM

we 13

Big Maggie - Square One Theatre Company @ 8PM

th 14

Big Maggie - Square One Theatre Company @ 8PM La Locandiera at Emelia’s Restaurant @ 8PM

fr 15

Big Maggie - Square One Theatre Company @ 8PM

sa 16

La Locandiera at Emelia’s Restaurant @ 8PM Big Maggie - Square One Theatre Company @ 8PM

su 17

Felt Making Workshop @ 2PM - 5PM Dave Jones Quartet @ 8PM

mo 18

Wonderland Productions Children’s Theatre Workshop 10AM - 3PM Black Swan [16] @ 8PM

tu 19

Wonderland Productions Children’s Theatre Workshop 10AM - 3PM Bob Dylan and The Poetry of The Blues @ 8PM

we 20

Wonderland Productions Children’s Theatre Workshop 10AM - 3PM Vladimir & Classical Twist @ 8PM

th 21

Wonderland Productions Children’s Theatre Workshop 10AM - 3PM

sa 23

Wonderland Productions Children’s Theatre Workshop 10AM - 3PM Black Swan [16] @ 8PM

mo 25

Blue Valentine [16] @ 8PM

we 27

Christien Van Bussel Easter Pottery Workshop The Tinkers Curse @ 8PM

fr 29

Bray Jazz Festival

sa 30

Bray Jazz Festival

MAY su

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Bray Jazz Festival

mo

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Waste Land [Club] @ 8PM

tu

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BIFE Shortcuts @ 8PM

th

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Ger Wolfe Quartet @ 8PM

fr

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Blue Delft with Christien Van Bussel : 10.30AM - 12.30PM

6

Maeve Higgins @ 8PM

sa

7

Chamber Philharmonic Europe @ 8PM

mo

9

Biutiful (15A) @ 8PM

we 11

Action Arts @ 7.30PM

th 12

Action Arts @ 7.30PM

fr 13

Action Arts @ 7.30PM

sa 14

Action Arts @ 7.30PM

su 15

Action Arts @ 3PM & 7.30PM

mo 16

Never Let Me Go (15A)

tu 17

An Beal Binn - Gael GORE @ 8PM

we 18

An Beal Binn - Gael GORE @ 8PM

th 19

Barbara Donnelly School of Dance @ 7.30PM

fr 20

Barbara Donnelly School of Dance @ 7.30PM

sa 21

Africa Day Screening & workshops

21 su 22 mo 23 23

Benda Bilili (Club) @ 8PM Junior Musicals @ 2PM, 5PM & 8PM Bealtaine Screening @ 3PM Benda Bilili (Club) @ 8PM

we 25

Performers Theatre School @7.30PM

th 26

Performers Theatre School @7.30PM

fr 27

Performers Theatre School @7.30PM

sa 28

Niwel Tsumbu & Roger Doyle @ 8PM

su 29

Bray Music Centre Talent Show @ 7.30PM

mo 30

As If I am not there [16] @ 8PM

children

comedy

dance

film

literature

JUNE we

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Fidget Feet : Double Bill @ 8PM

fr

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Man 1 : Banks 0 @ 8PM

su

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Sunshine Stage School @ 2PM & 7PM

mo

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Norwegian Wood @ 8PM

we

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Tyrrell, Glackin & Browne @ 8PM

fr 10

Puca Puppets @ 11AM & 7PM

sa 11

Somewhere Under The Rainbow @ 8PM

mo 13

Rabbit Hole (15A) @ 8PM

we 15

Verve 11 @ 8PM

fr 17

Bray Lakers @ 12.45 & 8PM

sa 18

Solo Series Live @ 8PM

su 19

Encorps Stage School @ 3PM & 6PM

mo 20

West is West (15A) @ 8PM

fr 24

West is West (15A) @ 8PM

sa 25

Novel Aid @ 10AM - 2PM

sa 25

Grรกda & Solid Ground @ 8PM

su 26

Novel Aid @ 10AM - 2PM

mo 27

Submarine (15A) @ 8PM

we 29

Backstage presents Blood, Sweat and Fears @ 8PM

JULY fr

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565+ / Victor and Gord @ 8PM

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Mary McPartlan & Michael D Higgins @ 8PM

local arts

music

opera

theatre

visual arts

GALLERY Lodestar The Good Hatchery (Carl Giffney + Ruth E. Lyons)

Thu 31 March - Thu 5 May

After Dark Mark Swords & Caoimhe Kilfeather

Thu 12 May- Thu 16 June

DIRECTIONS Mermaid is at the civic offices complex on Bray Main Street, next to Bank of Ireland.

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COUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRE

BOX OFFICE Opening Hours Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm (until 8pm, on show nights) Telephone: 01 - 2724030 Online booking: www.mermaidartscentre.ie (No booking fees)

GALLERY Opening Hours Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm

BETELNUT CAFE Opening Hours Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm, Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm Also open for pre-show and interval drinks

T: 01 272 4030 www.mermaidartscentre.ie

Maeve Higgins – Fri 6 May

FOR bookings please call or visit our website