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2016 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST

INFORMATION ///BOOK YOUR TICKETS, HOWEVER SUITS…

01 272 4030 www.mermaidartscentre.ie 10am – 6pm from Monday to Saturday or until 8pm on performance nights • Please note, once purchased, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

• There are no booking fees – at all.

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You can bring nine of your friends and avail of our group discount, choose from our special offers, if you’re a student join Culture Club or become a Mermaid Friend.

• The Mermaid gallery is open from 10am – 6pm from Monday to Saturday and until 8pm on performance nights.

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• For the comfort of patrons and performers, latecomers will not be admitted until the interval.

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WELCOME The Proclamation of the Republic is one of the most important documents in Irish modern history. Its first words – ‘Irish Men and Irish Women’ – shows an intent to establish a new inclusive republic. Its progressiveness is clearly apparent in its assertion for ‘equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens’. This mention of gender equality shows true leadership especially when we consider that we, Irish women, didn’t get the vote for another seven years. So, in the past 100 years, can we say there has been a social revolution for women in Ireland?

Yes. Of course. We all know how many positive changes there have been. But sadly, I believe our society is still fraught with inequality and discrimination.Women in Ireland are paid 14% less than their male counterparts; only 10% of corporate boards are made up by women; childcare is seen a women’s issue (!) suggesting the role of men in the family is not valued; and recently, our national theatre launched its commemorative year with only one female playwright in the ten productions programmed. So why, in a society where the vast majority of us (women and men) believe it is wrong to discriminate on the basis of gender, is there not balance?

In order to fully understand why this gender problem exists, we must first work out and understand its deep rooted nature, how it is woven into the fabric of those positions of power and authority where ethical codes of equality are formulated.

Women are economically and politically disempowered.Yet we do not raise our children – girls or boys – with the belief that one is more deserving than the other. We need to work out how to prevent both conscious and unconscious societal disempowerment. In an unequal society both women and men suffer. It is time for true and real change.

Like those who established our modern state, I believe we as a nation are ardent supporters of an egalitarian society. I therefore call on all Wicklow feminists (male and female) to take a stand and active role by taking part: join #WakingTheFeminists and help us continue the journey towards gender equality.

Niamh O’Donnell (Artistic Director) and the Mermaid Team.

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The Office for Common Sound Sven Anderson

The Office for Common Sound is a project by artist Sven Anderson, which looks at the role of sound in our everyday lives. In May and June Sven will set up an office in central Bray and will open his doors for anyone and everyone to come and explore the sounds of Bray.

Sound plays a significant role in defining the spaces we inhabit – from the privacy of our homes to the public spaces that comprise our towns and cities – and yet we rarely communicate about what form it takes, how it affects us, and how it contributes to our sense of place.

By bringing attention to everyday sounds and soundscapes, The Office for Common Sound seeks to develop a listening community in the greater Bray region, celebrating the seaside town’s unique acoustic identity while simultaneously exploring more universal themes involving acoustic territories, the built environment, and common (shared) experiences.

Activities facilitated through the office will include: discussions, soundwalks, field recording sessions, group listening events, guest presentations, reading groups, sound mapping and sound installations / interventions.

More information and scheduling information will be published in April at: http://office.minorarchitecture.org To get involved and to receive updates on schedules and events, please write to: theofficeforcommonsound@gmail.com The Office for Common Sound is an artwork by Sven Anderson and is supported as part of the Strategic Arts Projects initiative

by The Wicklow County Arts Office, Wicklow County Council, Mermaid Arts Centre and The Arts Council.

Photo: Killian Broderick for LeCool, 2015 4

MERMAID SPACE Mermaid Space, is our residency programme where we offer as many supports as possible to artists to help them make work in Wicklow. This is a way for us to keep artists at our core, because keeping them at our centre, at our heart, helps keep us as a space relevant.

Our Dance Artists in residence, Nick Bryson, Karen Gleeson and Aisling O’Coineen will be working over the summer months on three new works which we will present in September.

Theatre Lovett will work in June on their incredible musical fable A Feast of Bones (by Frances Kay and Theatre Lovett) which premiered at Dublin Theatre Festival in 2013. For four days they will work on remounting the piece getting ready for a UK and national tour – we’ll have Nico Brown, Martin Brunsden, Lisa Lambe, Louis Lovett, Amelie Metcalfe and Muireann Ahern (Director) all working in our space.

Kate Heffernan (Writer), Gary Keegan (Director) and Denis Clohesy (Sound Artist) will be working on a new piece COUNTRY for two weeks in July (with a cast of four actors too we hope). The piece is a co-commission with Laois County Council and we’ll have an Artists Talk / Showing on July 15th at 6pm (see page 41), do join us!

And finally we will also have artist Oonagh Murphy in residence the first week in August developing a new collaboration called Give Me Your Skin with theatre-maker Tom Ross Williams, we will have an Artists Talk / Showing on Friday 5th August (see page 46).

Photo: A Feast of Bones (Theatre Lovett)

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GAP DAY /// 15 aRTISTS, 13 VEnUES, UES, 8 COUn UES COUnTIES COU TIES At the beginning of 2016, the Gap Day pilot project was launched. An idea of Creative Producer Lian Bell in collaboration with Mermaid (funded by the Arts Council Theatre Development Award) Gap Day offered freelance theatre artists creative days where their dreaming, thinking and planning time was valued.

Through an open submission, an exciting crop of 15 independent theatre-makers, directors, devisers, writers, designers, etc. across Ireland were given the opportunity to spend a day of creative development with access to a room in a local creative space and a small bursary for their time.

The 2016 Gap Day artists are: Joe Brennan (storyteller, performer and playwright), Tom Creed (opera and theatre director), Vickey Curtis (theatremaker, writer and spoken word artist), Veronica Dyas (artist and theatre-maker), Mary Frances Doherty (theatre-maker), Emma Fisher (writer, puppeteer, set, costume and puppet designer), Gemma Gallagher (theatre-maker, performer and facilitator), Caroline Lynch (writer, actor and director), Oisin McKenna (writer, producer and performer), Oonagh Murphy (theatre director and creative facilitator), Emma O’Grady (actor, theatre-maker, writer, director, teacher, production manager and lighting technician), Eoin Ó hAnnracháin (director and theatre producer), Ciarán O’Melia (theatre-maker and designer), Maeve Stone (theatre-maker and director), and Dylan Tighe (actor, writer and musician).

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GAP DAY With notebooks in hand, ideas in mind, and noses firmly to the grindstone, each participant was kindly hosted by a venue local to them; Druid (Galway),The Everyman (Cork), An Grianán Theatre (Donegal), Ivyleaf Theatre (Kerry), Lime Tree Theatre/Belltable (Limerick), Lyric Theatre (Belfast), Mermaid Arts Centre (Wicklow), Trinity College Library,Temple Bar Studios, Gallery of Photography, Fringe Lab, Contemporary Music Centre and Irish Theatre Institute (Dublin). “rewarding and illuminating in different ways … we put a lot of pressure on the creative process inside ourselves without actually nurturing the conditions for it to happen.”

“Gap Day gave me the support and structure to attend to the idea ... I finished the two days feeling spiritually energised and inspired by the pastoral care”

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MERMAID MIX At Mermaid Arts Centre we really appreciate our regular customers and want to help you to see lots of different performances without breaking the bank.

With our MERMAID MIX deal just pick 3 of the selected shows listed on the right and get 20% off!

MERMAID MIX is our way of thanking you for coming to three shows - please note the deal is not available for multiple tickets to one show – we want you to come to three different shows!

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OUT LOOK HE FOR T ID! A MERM

MERMAID MIX TICKET

THEATRE

The Blue Boy SAT 7 May (page 18 ) THEATRE

Puckoon FRI 3 June (page 25 ) MUSIC

Baker & Rose FRI 24 June (page 35 )

CABARET/BURLESQUE

The Honey Drops Deadliest Dames SAT 2 July (page 38 ) MUSIC

Route 66 Big Band FRI 8 July (page 40 ) MUSIC

Camille O’Sullivan FRI 29 & SAT 30 July (page 44)

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CINEMA AT A GLANCE Our cinema programme brings you the best in international cultural film as well as some blockbusters and classics too.

Last season we introduced First Mondays where we screened film shorts by emerging film makers the first Monday of each month. This season we’re presenting four imaginative contemporary shorts commissioned by the Irish Film Board to commemorate 1916. These four are part of an ambitious series of nine shorts called After ’16 which will be screened on May 30th and 31st (see page 24 )

Granite & Chalk

by Patrick Hodgins (12 mins) Delving into British Intelligence Documents, this documentary tells the story of two spies who changed Irish History.

Mr Yeats and the Beastly Coins

by Laura McNicholas and Ann Marie Hourihane (10 mins) Ten years after the rising the free state government asked WB Yeats to chair the design committee for creating new coinage.

A Terrible Hullabaloo

by Ben O’Connor (10 mins) The story of a young 14 year old boy who found himself fighting for Ireland in the Easter Rising.

Goodbye, Darling

by Elena Doyle (12 mins) Is one day in the enduring love story of Irish Volunteer Michael Joseph O’Rahilly and his wife Nancy.

OPEN CALL – are you a Wicklow Film Maker?

Do you have a film short of 10 mins or less for Mermaid to screen as part of our First Mondays?

If so please contact director@mermaidartscentre.ie with details.

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MERMAID GALLERY YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR MEMORIES, OUR HISTORY In partnership with the Gallery of Photography As part of Mermaid Arts Centre 1916 commemorative programme we will exhibit selected works from The Photo Album of Ireland.

Our photo albums give an insight into our private and public histories. Photographs from family albums or private collections often reveal details about how people lived and worked, the architecture, fashion, customs and daily life that official records don’t always capture. As generations pass our knowledge about this valuable social history is often lost.

This exhibition will present two Wicklow families photo albums as well as other family albums from around the country.The images exhibited will cover the period from the invention of photography in 1839 up until the advent of digital photography in the late 1980s early 1990s. We will have an open call to the people of Wicklow to come along on two days to have their albums scanned and added to the national archive.

Opening THUR 31 March at 6pm | Exhibition runs FRI 1 April – SAT 14 May | 10am – 6pm FREE 11

MERMAID GALLERY OUTPOST STUDIOS Outpost Studios, established in 2015, is an independent artist studios set-up by eight Wicklow based artists: Joanne Boyle, Raine Hozier Byrne, Rachel Fallon, Emma Finucane, Laura Kelly, Joanna Kidney, Eleanor Philips, Ann Marie Webb.

With a desire to explore ways that could sustain artists to work within their own locale, the members of Outpost Studios began their first year in Bray by opening the doors of their studios and inviting diverse audiences and communities to visit.The intention behind this was to introduce the many and varied ways in which contemporary art is made to new audiences, and in a broader sense, to raise awareness of what ‘culture’ might be and how it can be produced in our everyday world.

Following this a series of talks was organised over the past year with a range of artists working in varied contexts. A mixture of award-winning artists and community activists from across Ireland came to present their work and engage in conversation.Topics discussed included: - innovative arts projects which engage specific communities; - international arts practice and bringing the global to the local; - ways in which artists might come together to create culturally inclusive events.

These events were made possible with the invaluable support of Wicklow County Councils Project Arts funding.

This exhibition includes an Opening Night and Outpost Studios welcome the opportunity to hear from a broader audience as to how they as a studio might further interact with various groups within the locality.

Opening THUR 26 May at 6pm | Exhibition runs FRI 27 May – SAT 9 July | 10am –6pm FREE 12

MERMAID GALLERY IN SUPPORT Andreas Kindler von Knobloch Andreas’ practice is focused on ideas of conviviality and participation through the creation of structures and installations referencing utopian ideals and collective environments.

Andreas has both a collaborative and individual practice. His most recent work looks at cooperation and the negotiations inherent in support systems.This work is driven by the questions; what does it mean to offer support? How can we know that what we are offering is beneficial? And, is support something we give because we care or because we seek integration?

In this exhibition Andreas will present new work which focuses on a series of support structures that highlight the negotiations inherent in the act of giving and receiving support. Using materials often overlooked in our architectural environment, he makes visible the infrastructure that supports our everyday lives.

With this new work he is urging us to consider what is being supported. www.andreaskvk.com

Opening THUR 21 July at 6pm | Exhibition runs FRI 22 July – SAT 3 September | 10am – 6pm FREE 13

Bray Jazz Festival returns for it’s 17th year on the May Bank Holiday weekend. Firmly established as a major contemporary music weekend on the Irish calendar, Bray Jazz Festival will once more present some of leading names in international jazz, in 2016.

For more information visit: www.brayjazz.com

BRAY JAZZ FESTIVAL April

Magnus Öström (Sweden) Magnus Öström is one of Sweden’s top jazz stars, a band leader whose music is effortlessly beautiful, drawing its influences liberally from jazz, electronica and rock. For fifteen years Öström was the drummer with the Esbjorn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.), the most successful jazz band in the world at the time. His band honour that Nordic jazz tradition of creating a sound that has an epic and cinematic sweep. “… utterly beautiful and compelling … the playing is immaculate, the compositions truly inspired, the arrangements magical.”

–BBC Radio 3 FRI 29 April | 8pm € 25 14

BRAY JAZZ FESTIVAL April

Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast) One of African music’s top stars, Dobet Gnahoré is a Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer and charismatic stage performer whose thrilling live shows have wowed audiences across the globe.

In contention for the ‘Best Traditional Artist in Africa’ prize at this year’s ‘Kora Awards’ in South Africa, Dobet Gnahoré’s repertoire mixes catchy, appealing melodies with African grooves and delicate ballads. Onstage, she is an amazing whirl of motion, passion and energy.

“It isn’t just the look but the power and the range of Gnahoré’s voice that is transfixing. When she starts to dance, it underlines why she has been feted as one of Africa’s most dynamic performers” –Songlines Magazine SAT 30 April | 8pm € 25

BRAY JAZZ FESTIVAL May

Kenny Werner TRIO (USA) Kenny Werner is a fluently inventive pianist and leader of one of the most acclaimed and influential piano-trios in contemporary American jazz. A Grammy Award nominated composer and recording artist on the seminal Blue Note label, Werner is a deft and adventurous player who takes his audiences on a lyrical journey through the vast seas of improvised music.

“Werner is one of our most literate and visceral pianists” –Jazz Times.

SUN 1 May | 8pm € 25 | Please contact the box office to book free workshop at 5.30pm

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FILM May

MARGUERITE Marguerite Dumont (Catherine Frot), is a wealthy socialite in 1920s Paris who loves to sing. Shielded from how truly awful her voice is by her guilt-ridden husband and indulgent entourage, she is convinced to perform publically in a grand concert. This bitter sweet comedy tells of the delusions and dreams of a lonely woman struggling to hit those high notes.

On Monday 2 May, the short film Granite & Chalk will be screened prior to Marguerite as part of our First Mondays.

MON 2 May | 8pm â‚Ź8.50/7 | Duration: 129 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: French

LOCAL ARTS May

BRAY MUSIC CENTRE Come and join the Bray Music Centre community of students, teachers, parents and music lovers. We are very proud of all our students and this is a chance to hear the winners of our annual prizes, trophies and bursaries. All styles of music are represented: from rock to classical; solos and groups. Expect to be entertained and amazed!

TUE 3 May | 8pm â‚Ź15/13 (Students performing do not pay) 16

FILM May

The impressionists Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir: some of the world’s most popular artists.Their works, and that of their contemporaries, fetch tens of millions of dollars around the globe. But who were they really?

Why & how exactly did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal? This unique film secured unparalleled access to a major new exhibition focussing on the man credited with inventing Impressionism as we know it: 19th century Parisian art collector Paul Durand-Ruel.

THUR 5 May | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 90 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: English

FILM May

Last Hijack Mohamed is one of Somalia’s most experienced pirates, but though he might be feared on the high seas, at home he is just another middle-aged man trying to make ends meet in dire economic circumstances. Blending documentary, restaged sequences and evocative rotoscope-style animation, Last Hijack is an experimental ‘nonfiction narrative’ that gives insight into why pirating is viewed as a viable option for many Somali fishermen.

MON 9 May | 8pm €8/6.50 | Duration: 83mins | Cert: 12A Language: English

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THEATRE / DANCE May

THE BLUE BOY The award-winning The Blue Boy has travelled the world and finally comes to Wicklow.This is a sensitive telling of the experiences of men and women who lived in residential care institutions told through the eyes of theatre makers Gary Keegan and Feidlim Cannon.

Brokentalkers combine music and dance alongside recorded testimonies to give a fresh theatrical experience.

‘This is a touching and powerful show which is a must-see’

SAT 7 May | 8pm

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€18/16 | Friends Selected Show Mermaid Mix ticket rate (see page 8 for details)

LOCAL ARTS May

ACTION ARTS Pupils from Action Arts Bray, Greystones and Wicklow Town, hope to delight you at their end of year show.This year’s show contains extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,The Wizard of Oz. and the story of the Gruffalo along with dance routines, songs from Matilda and more.

Our teen group will present a short pantomime.We hope you will be entertained by these talented children.

WED 11 May | 7pm + THUR 12 - SUN 15 May | 7.30pm €15 Adults | €12 Children/Concession €50 Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children)

FILM May

Anomalisa An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence. Oscar-nominated animated romance from the visionary Charlie Kaufman in which he delivers an insightful rumination on love, one that finds its perfect expression in the fragility of the film team’s stop-motion figures.This is a beautiful, oneof-a-kind romance.

MON 16 May | 8pm €8/6.50 | Duration: 90mins | Cert: 15A Language: English

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CHILDREN’S THEATRE May

MALONEY'S DREAM A new theatre show by Branar Theatre Company for all ages set against the background of Easter week in 1916.This is a bilingual show jam-packed with live music and brimming with historical facts, an exciting story of one man’s dream of a new beginning colliding with the birth of a nation.

WED 18 May | 7pm €10/8 | Family Ticket €30

COMEDY May

DAVID O'DOHERTY:

We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé, is delighted to present a new hour of talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard from 1986. Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where somebody else has eaten all the chocolates. And replaced them with mouse heads and dishwasher tablets.

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OFFSITE MUSIC May

The Magic of the Movies IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Katherine Hunka and the Irish Chamber Orchestra showcase some of Hollywood’s best film music over a sixty year period, from classic movie scores to today’s most popular soundtracks. A selection of these colourful works feature the accordion, played with panache by Dermot Dunne.

From Bernard Hermann’s exciting Psycho Suite to the romanticism and joy of Il Postino’s Italian strains. From the haunting of the Holocaust to the magic of Harry Potter we marvel at the genius of John Williams.

Other delights include Love Theme fromThe Godfather, Morricone’s Cinema Paradiso alongside popular delights from Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand.

FRI 20 May | 8pm €20/18 | Venue: Nun’s Cross Church of Ireland, Ashford, Co. Wicklow (in association with Mermaid Arts Centre and Courthouse Arts Centre)

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LOCAL ARTS May

SILVER JUBILEE Junior & Youth Musicals Junior & Youth Musicals are beyond excited to present ‘Silver Jubilee’ a magical entertainment show celebrating 25 years since the Theatre School first opened its doors.Throughout this jampacked show we will celebrate this remarkable anniversary with vibrant excerpts from Matilda, Mamma Mia and the classic fairytale Snow White. With our live band and performances from past pupil and renowned tenor Ross Scanlon and the Junior Musicals choir a fantastic evening awaits you with MC Adrian Kennedy (98FM) SAT 21 | 7pm + SUN 22 | 3pm & 7pm €18

FILM May

Victoria In Berlin,Victoria, a young Spanish woman, meets four mates outside a club who introduce themselves as Sonne, Boxer, Blinker and Fuß.

They quickly get chatting. Sonne and Victoria take a fancy to each other but their tender flirting is rudely interrupted by the others because, for these pals, the night is far from over.To settle an old debt they have to pull off a dodgy deal. And because one of them is too drunk, they decide Victoria, of all people, should take over the role of driver. What began as a game suddenly becomes deadly serious.

MON 23 May | 8pm

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€8/6.50 | Duration: 140 mins | Cert: 15A Language: German / English

LOCAL ARTS May

GLÍ - STAGEdoor ireland Glí is a fully scripted musical featuring the very talented students of Stagedoor Ireland. What would happen if Glee took place in Ireland?

We find out when Rachel a feisty Californian arrives at an Irish secondary school and tries to start a show choir. Now the fun is just beginning.

TUE 24 May | 5pm & 8pm €15 Adults | €10 Students/Conc.

THEATRE May

GAY BYRNE Following his sell-out show last year, national treasure Gay returns for another hilarious evening’s entertainment. In his five decade broadcasting career, Gay Byrne was “the man who changed Ireland”.

Listen to the behind-the-scenes stories of the stars and the starmakers with Ireland’s foremost legendary broadcaster.

“Exhilarating...superb...ingenious...a thoroughly enjoyable evening” –The Irish Times WED 25 May | 8pm €22.50/20 23

LOCAL ARTS May

PERFormers theatre Performers return to Mermaid with two exciting productions.

Performers Juniors (Ages 3-7yrs) will bring you on a magical journey through Jack and the Beanstalk, these songs are so catchy you will be singing them all the way home! The seniors will have you singing and dancing in the aisles as they bring you a musical showcase of songs and dances from well-known musicals including Disney, Les Miserables, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Annie and many more. A wonderful nights entertainment for all the family.

FRI 27 May | 7PM + SAT 28 May | 2PM €15/12 | €45 Family Ticket for Matinee

FILM May

After ‘16 ‘ After ‘16 is a once-off initiative from Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board with a view to commemorating, celebrating and ruminating on 1916 and how the events of Easter Sunday and beyond forged the landscape of the century that followed.

The Irish Film Board commissioned filmmakers to give their response to 1916 and the hundred years since.The result is a series of stories, both fact and fiction, which illuminate, surprise and provoke - on the wide subject of 1916 and what it has left in its wake.These films are ambitious and imaginative a mix of contemporary and period, live action and animation.

MON 30 May | 8pm + TUE 31 May | 2.30pm €8.50/7 | Matinee €5 | Duration: 110mins approx.

Cert: CLUB | Language: Irish/ English 24

THEATRE June

PUCKoon Based on the book by Spike Milligan, this comic masterpiece is back due to popular demand! This sell-out show has had audiences all across Ireland screaming with laughter at its goonish blend of theatrical anarchy, musical wit, and impossible plot. Ireland 1922, and the Ulster Boundary Commission has drawn the new border straight through the small town of Puckoon. With the church separated from its own graveyard and drink now thirty percent cheaper in one corner of the pub, life in the newly divided village will never be the same again.

FRI 3 June | 8pm €20/18 | Mermaid Mix ticket rate (see page 8 for details)

MUSIC June

Brian kennedy Twenty Five years later and Brian Kennedy feels like he is only really getting started. A multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter and highly regarded radio/television presenter, he is a Doctor of Letters from The University of Ulster, a published author of two successful novels - not surprisingly, for a lyricist of his calibre. Brian maintains a firm belief that ‘music is the language of emotion,’ and he prizes the live gig above all else. Seeing and hearing him is the only way to experience this national treasure of a man.

SAT 4 June | 8pm €20/18 25

LOCAL ARTS June

Limelight Stage School Limelight Stage School is proud to present their 2016 End of year School Performance. Come along and join in the fun as we entertain you to a wonderful story of a precocious little girl who discovers she has a magical gift, which helps her overcome the obstacles caused by her family and new school… watch as Limelight sings and dances their way through this tale of woe, until of course we reach our happy ever after!

SUN 5 June | 5pm (Greystones Group) + MON 6 June 5pm (Perrystown Group) €18 Adults | €15 Children under 12yrs | €60 Family of 4 pass

FILM June

Court Chaitanya Tamhane’s quietly brilliant Court takes an individual court case and creates a damning j’accuse of wider Indian society.

Narayan Kambal (Vira Sathidar) boards a bus taking him to a rally.

Here this unassuming gentleman is transformed into the ’people’s poet’, singing songs denouncing racism, nationalism, the caste system and corruption. However, Narayan is arrested and what follows is an series of hearings while Narayan remains in jail.The judicial system effectively swallows him whole.

On Monday 6 June, the short film Mr.Yeats & The Beastly Coins will be screened prior to Court as part of our First Mondays.

MON 6 June | 8pm

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€8.50/7 | Duration: 116 | Cert: CLUB Language: Marathi, Gujarati

POCKET CALENDAR ///MaY Date

Genre

Title

Page

FRI 29 – SUN 1

BRAY JAZZ FESTIVAL

Bray Jazz Festival

14

MON 2

FILM

Marguerite

16

TUE 3

LOCAL ARTS

Bray Music Centre

16

THUR 5

FILM

The Impressionists

17

SAT 7

THEATRE/DANCE The Blue Boy

18

MON 9

FILM

Last Highjack

17

WED 11 – SUN 15

LOCAL ARTS

Action Arts

19

MON 16

FILM

Anomalisa

19

WED 18 – THUR 19

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Maloney’s Dream

20

FRI 20

COMEDY

David O’Doherty

20

FRI 20

OFFSITE/MUSIC

Irish Chamber Orchestra 21

SAT 21 & SUN 22

LOCAL ARTS

Junior Musicals

22

MON 23

FILM

Victoria

22

TUE 24

LOCAL ARTS

Stagedoor

23

WED 25

THEATRE

Gay Byrne

23

FRI 27 – SAT 28

LOCAL ARTS

Performers Theatre

24

MON 30 – TUE 31

FILM

After ‘16

24

27

POCKET CALENDAR ///JUnE ///JU ///JUn nE nE Date

Genre

Title

Page

FRI 3

THEATRE

Puckoon

25

SAT 4

MUSIC

Brian Kennedy

25

SUN 5 & MON 6

LOCAL ARTS

Limelight

26

MON 6

FILM

Court

26

THUR 9 & FRI 10

LOCAL ARTS

Lakers

31

SAT 11

FILM

Exhibition on Screen: Munch 31

SUN 12

LOCAL ARTS

Encorps

32

MON 13

FILM

Our Little Sister

32

TUES 14

LOCAL ARTS

East Coast Academy of Performing Arts

33

THUR 16

FILM

The Dead

33

THUR 16 – SAT 18

LOCAL ARTS

Voices of Bray Community 34 Choir

MON 20

FILM

Dheepan

34

THUR 23

COMEDY

Foil Arms & Hog

35

FRI 24

MUSIC

Baker & Rose

35

SAT 25 & MON 27

FILM

My Name is Emily

36

SUN 26

OFFSITE THEATRE

Sense & Sensibility

37

SUN 26

LOCAL ARTS

UrbanX

37

28

POCKET CALENDAR ///JULY Date

Genre

Title

Page

FRI 1

THEATRE

The Matchmaker

38

SAT 2

BURLESQUE

The Honey Drops Deadliest Dames

38

SUN 3

LOCAL ARTS

Dramtech

39

MON 4

FILM

The Survivalist

39

FRI 8

MUSIC

Route 66 Big Band Live in Concert

40

SAT 9

TALK

I was a Boy in Belson

40

MON 11

FILM

The Here After

41

FRI 15

ARTIST TALK/ Country RESIDENCY

SAT 16

MUSIC

Ladies Sing the Blues

42

MON 18

FILM

Disorder

42

WED 20 – SAT 23

LOCAL ARTS

Les Miserable School Edition

43

MON 25 – TUE 26

FILM

A Bigger Splash

43

FRI 29 – SAT 30

MUSIC

Camille O’Sullivan

44

SAT 30

THEATRE

The Railway Children

45

41

29

POCKET CALENDAR ///aUGUST Date

Genre

Title

MON 1

FILM

The Brand New Testament 45

FRI 5

ARTIST TALK/ RESIDENCY

Give Me Your Skin

46

MON 8

CHILDREN/ WORKSHOP

Movie Maker Workshop

46

MON 8

FILM

King Jack

47

MON 15 – FRI 20

WORKSHOP

Shadowbox

47

MON 15

FILM

Labyrinth of Lies

48

MON 22

FILM

Janis: Little Girl Blue

48

FRI 26 – SAT 27

FILM FESTIVAL

Film Festival

49

THUR 25

THEATRE

The Game

50

MON 29 – TUE 30

FILM

Truth

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LOCAL ARTS June

LAKERS With a multi-talented cast featuring singers, dancers, musicians and actors Lakers present a show of Ireland’s Greats through music, song, dance and storytelling, celebrating 100 Years of Irish History - An epic story of a small nation who found craic & ceol. Lakers present a lively, engaging and entertaining show that tells the tale of our inspiring history as seen through the eyes of its heroes, heroines & entertainers. We capture the story as a musical journey of courage, pride and determination.

THUR 9 + FRI 10 June | 8pm €15/€10 (OAP, Student & Children)

FILM June

Exhibition on Screen: MUNCH Many know Munch as the man who painted The Scream, but his complete works are remarkable and secure his place as one of the greatest artists to have ever lived.This event film goes behind-thescenes to show some of the process of putting the Munch 150 exhibition together -- as well as providing an in-depth biography of a man who lived from the mid-19th century right through to the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War. SAT 11 June | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 90 TBC | Cert: CLUB Language: English

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LOCAL ARTS June

Encorps Encorps Stage School was established in 2003 by sisters Niamh & Cliona O’Brien. With classes running across South Dublin we have performers from our Blackrock, Ballinteer and Stepaside classes taking place in our annual show which is taking place on the 12th June. Encorps provides classes in Hip Hop and Musical Theatre and this year’s show includes performances from Mary Poppins, Sister Act, Justin Bieber & Fleur East! Our performers are aged from 3 to 18 and they will perform a variety of routines showcasing their high energy dance skills!

SUN 12 June | 3pm €12

FILM June

Our Little Sister From acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, Our Little Sister, is a gentle, deeply affecting family drama. After their estranged father’s death, three sisters discover that they have a teenage stepsibling. Sweetly and lovingly attuned to the ordinary but deeply held bonds of familial life, Our Little Sister, is a subtle meditation on loss, absence, and the acceptance of death.

MON 13 June | 8pm

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€8.50/7 | Duration: 128 minutes | Cert: CLUB Language: Japanese

LOCAL ARTS June

A Musical Medley East Coast Academy of Performing Arts presents E.C.A Juniors in A Musical Medley. Join these young performers as they take you on a journey from The magical land of Oz, through the Jungle of Nool, a quick stop off at Rydell High and then past the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning.

TUE 14 June | 7pm €12 Adults | €8 Children

BLOOMSDAY June

The dead What better way to celebrate Bloomsday than to immerse oneself in the household of the Misses Morkan in John Huston’s pitch-perfect adaptation of James Joyce’s The Dead. Set In Dublin in 1904 the mood of the evening is anguished as Gretta (Anjelica Huston) remembers a long-lost love, much to the incomprehension of her husband Gabriel (Donal McCann). John Huston’s subtle direction and Angelica Huston and Donal McCann’s delicately wrought performances perfectly capture the social atmosphere and emotional nuances of Joyce’s original text. For Huston, the film served as an elegant and melancholic farewell to Ireland and to life itself.

THUR 16 June | 12noon €5 | Duration: 83 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: English

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LOCAL ARTS June

Voices of Bray Community Choir Voices of Bray Community Choir returns to Mermaid Arts Centre for the third successive year. Their new concert programme features hit songs from the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul McCartney, Simon & Garfunkel,The Who, Queen, Phil Collins, as well as some iconic songs from Hollywood and Broadway. It promises to be an exciting and uplifting evening. Concert proceeds will be donated to HOMELink as well as funding the purchase of a defibrillator for Sunbeam House Services.

THUR 16 – SAT 18 June | 8pm €15/12

FILM June

Dheepan Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, this powerful drama from French auteur Jacques Audiard ((A Prophet, Rust & Bone) follows a former Tamil Tiger soldier as he flees from the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war to begin a new life in a Parisian suburb.

MON 20 June | 8pm

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€8/6.50 | Duration: 114 mins | Cert: 15A Language: French

COMEDY June

FOIL ARMS & HOG Ireland’s top comedy trio have been touring the country following sell out runs at the Dublin and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. With over 4 million hits on YouTube, five exclusives on American comedy website Funny or Die and an endorsement from Rowan Atkinson, Foil Arms and Hog are one of the country’s finest comedy prospects. In their new show SkiddlyWup, they present their most critically acclaimed show to date, showcasing a delicious blend of bizarre, surreal and hilarious comedy scenes with outrageous characters and unexpected twists.

THUR 23 June | 8pm €16/14

MUSIC June

BAKER & ROSE Don Baker… Renowned bluesman, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player has joined forces with emerging unique vocalist & songwriter, Clara Rose to create an unforgettable show featuring their own music and collaborations from their new album, Baker Rose. Don Baker’s impressive accolades as a harmonica player, songwriter and his recent acting role in Fair City have cemented him into a household name. Clara Rose has been writing, recording, performing her own music for 10 years and her powerhouse vocal performances are a unique experience for audiences.

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FILM June

My Name is Emily The debut feature from Wicklow writer director Simon Fitzmaurice is a spirited coming of age story that traces the journey of a strongwilled young woman as she weathers loss, upheaval, and rebirth.

“If you hide from death, you hide from life.” Teenage Emily (Evanna Lynch) inherits this mantra from her father Robert (Michael Smiley), an author and philosopher, but following the tragic death of Emily’s mother, Robert starts to change, and his visionary eccentricities now appear to be symptoms of mental illness. Robert is soon institutionalized, and Emily is sent away to live with foster parents.

When Emily suddenly decides to travel north to bust her father out of his psychiatric hospital, the hopelessly smitten Arden joins her on a road trip that will give both their first taste of what it truly means to be alive.

My Name is Emily will resonate with the young and young at heart alike.

SAT 25 June | 8pm + MON 27 June | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 100 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: English

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OFF-SITE THEATRE June

Sense & Sensibility Powerscourt Gardens Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the exquisite world of eighteenth-century society. Picnic with family and friends under a starlit summer evening as you follow the sisters as they find their path and lose their hearts under a beautiful summer sky in their quest to find the perfect balance of sense and sensibility. Performed at wonderful gardens across the UK and Ireland, this promises to be one of the most splendid evenings of the open-air theatre season.Tickets and Information from Mermaid or from Powerscourt Estate (01) 204 6000. Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

SUN 26 June | 2.30pm Adult €18 / Child & Student €16.50 | Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) €56 | Gates open at 1.30pm

LOCAL ARTS June

UrbanX Rachel Fisher Hip Hop presents her end of year showcase Urban Xpressions, a demonstration of creative choreography performed by her passionate dancers who range from 3 years to 17 years old. Join us for a fun night, filled with upbeat, energetic dance routines, and an abundance of talent not to be missed. We are excited to be holding our first production in the Mermaid Arts Centre and we promise it will be a great one.

SUN 26 June | 6.30pm €15 / €8 37

THEATRE July

John B. Keane’s Keane The Matchmaker Back by popular demand! The play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. The Matchmaker takes us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by spiders. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B. Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words.

FRI 1 July | 8pm €20/18 | Age suitability: 16+

BURLESQUE/CABARET July

The Honey Drops Deadliest Dames The Honey Drops are a couple of swell hot steppin’ broads, straight off the boat from the New York boardwalks. After stealing alot of doe from their gangster boyfriends, they hot tailed it out of the States, with the most dangerous hitman “The Dollar Vito” hot on their tails. After spending all their loot on gin and good times on the voyage over, they dock in Bray Harbour without a penny to their name. So “IF THEY DON’T DANCE,THEY DON’T EAT”.

SAT 2 July | 8pm €20/18 | Mermaid Mix ticket rate (see page 8 for details) 38

LOCAL ARTS July

Alice Dramtech Performing Arts invites you to come and join our students in their production of Alice. In this adventure we follow Alice through a world of talking flowers and cats with mad tea parties and a Queen that loves the colour red.This is an all singing all dancing experience, with classic Hollywood music to modern day with a variety of dance styles this performance is suitable for all ages.

Our journey begins….

SUN 3 July | 3pm €15 Adult | €12 Child

FILM July

The Survivalist A time of starvation.The Survivalist lives off a hidden plot of land, protecting his crop from intruders.The long years alone have taken their toll and he is losing his grip on reality. When a starving woman discovers the farm, she offers up her teenage daughter to spend the night with him return for bed and board. Overcome with desire, the Survivalist accepts them into his cabin. As the exchange becomes an uneasy ongoing arrangement, the women plot to take the farm for themselves.

On Monday 4 July, the short film A Terrible Hullabaloo will be screened prior to The Survivalist as part of our First Mondays.

MON 4 July | 8pm €8/6.50 | Duration:103mins | Cert: 18 Contains some material viewers may find disturbing.

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MUSIC July

Route 66 Big Band Live in Concert Route 66 Big Band, who have previously featured on the Bandstand after the Bray Festival Airshow, are delighted to make their first visit to the Mermaid Arts Centre.Their programme takes the audience on a magical musical trip from the 40’s right up to the present day including hits made famous by Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Adele, Amy Winehouse,Tom Jones,Tina Turner, Van Morrison and many more.These numbers, played with a fabulous big brass sound, are guaranteed to have you singing and clapping along so be prepared for a hugely entertaining evening.

FRI 8 July | 8pm € 20/18 | Mermaid Mix ticket rate (see page 8 for details)

TALK July

I Was a Boy in Belsen:

A Talk by Holocaust Survivor, Tomi Reichental Tomi Reichental was 9 when he was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the concentration camp Bergen Belsen. When freed he realised 35 members of his family were murdered.Tomi’s story is a story of the past. It’s also a story for our times. It reminds us of the dangers of racism and intolerance, providing lessons from the past that are relevant today.

“Tell your children, your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren that today, you looked into eyes that witnessed the most cataclysmic events ever unleashed by mankind upon mankind”.

SAT 9 July | 7pm

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€12/10 | Fundraiser in aid of Holocaust Education Trust Ireland | Followed by Q & A

FILM July

The Here After Teenager John faces fear, hostility and danger when he returns to his rural community after serving time in a youth detention centre. Writer-director Magnus von Horn’s acclaimed feature debut is a chilling, powerfully complex drama shot on film by Ida cinematographer Lucasz Zal. MON 11 July | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 102 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: Swedish

ARTIST TALK / RESIDENCY July

COUNTRY Co-commissioned by Mermaid and Laois County Council, COUNTRY is a theatre script in progress about a hotel where writer Kate Heffernan’s parents celebrated their wedding reception. Connected to the IRA abduction of Tiede Herrema, the hotel was a popular spot on the Country and Irish touring circuit – and is now a Direct Provision Centre.Taking a sideways glance at its layered history Kate, Gary Keegan (Director), Denis Clohessy (Sound Artist) and cast will be in residence for two weeks to develop the work – come along and meet the artists to see what they have done!

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MUSIC July

Ladies sing the blues Valentine’s day 1920 Mamie Smith stepped up to the microphone in The Okeh Company in New York and shouted out “That Thing Called Love” making the first recording of a black female vocalist!

She opened the door to a generation of “Classic Blues” vocalists, transforming the blues from local folk music into the art form it is today. Ladies Sing The Blues pays homage to these women, telling their story & the progression of blues through song with Ireland’s leading blues divas and its finest blues band.

SAT 16 July | 8pm €18/16

FILM July

DISORDER Victor, an Afghanistan veteran prone to panic attacks, finds a cushy one night gig on a security detail policing a party at the palatial home of a wealthy Lebanese businessman. He catches the eye of the businessman’s wife and finds himself hired as a bodyguard, despite the fact that his wartime experiences make it hard for him to distinguish fantasy from reality.Victor begins to suspect that something is seriously amiss, but are the dangers he detects real or symptoms of PTSD? MON 18 July | 8pm €8/6.50 | Duration: 98 mins | Cert: 15A Language: French 42

LOCAL ARTS July

LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg. Performed entirely by students from Sheevawn Musical Youth Theatre (Seniors).

School Edition special adaptation licensed by Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International and Cameron Mackintosh (Overseas) Limited. Originally adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel, this musical has all the intensity of the professional version but performed here entirely by SMYTh members. Come join in the crusade and go beyond the barricade to “Hear the People Sing” “One Day More”.

WED 20 – SAT 23 July | 8pm €17

FILM July

A Bigger Splash In this loose remake of the 1969 drama La Piscine, director Luca Guadagnino reunites with I Am Love muse Tilda Swinton (here playing recuperating rock star Marianne), who is joined by Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson (as Marianne’s boyfriend, ex-producer and ex-producer’s daughter respectively), for a sensuous tale of frolics, drama and intrigue on a gorgeous Italian island.

MON 25 July | 8pm + TUE 26 July | 2.30pm €8/6.50 | Matinee €5 | Duration: 120mins | Cert: 15A Language: English

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MUSIC July

CAMILLE O' SULLIVAN Camille returns premiering new songs alongside old favourites.

Including Cave, Bowie, Brel, Arcade Fire, Radiohead.

Chameleon like, her 5-star sell-out performances include Sydney Opera House, Royal Festival Hall, La Clique, Roundhouse, and Later with Jools Holland (BBC).

Sexy, fierce & mesmerizing, Camille transforms each song into an intense, emotional experience. Expect joy & pure passion.

‘A major star’ –Scotsman ***** ‘Masterclass in living a lyric - mesmerising’ ***** –Mail on Sunday ‘Exceptional voice’ –Time Out ***** FRI 29 July | 8pm + SAT 30 July | 8pm €25/23 | Fri 29 July: Friends Selected Show Mermaid Mix ticket rate (see page 8 for details)

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OFF-SITE THEATRE July

The Railway children Chapterhouse Theatre Company proudly present this unforgettable and heart-warming story of adventure and family.The lives of three children are changed forever by the mysterious disappearance of their father. Finding a new home in a beautiful isolated village the children make new friends and discover the wonders of the Yorkshire hills and the railway lines scattered throughout them. With stunning period costume, traditional music and songs, The Railway Children is a treat for all the family. Tickets from Mermaid and Avondale House (0404) 46 111.

SAT 30 July | 7pm | Venue:Avondale House Adult €17 | Student €12 / Child €12 | Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) €50 | 10% discount for parties of 10 or more

FILM August

The Brand New Testament Catherine Deneuve (Potiche, In the Courtyard) and Benoît Poelvoorde (Mammuth) head the cast in Jaco Van Dormael’s hilariously original but highly irreverent comedy, in which God’s young 10-year-old daughter decides to rewrite his rules and create her own new testament.

On Monday 1 August, the short film Goodbye, Darling will be screened prior to The Brand New Testament as part of our First Mondays.

MON 1 August | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 110 minutes | Cert: CLUB Language: French

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ARTIST TALK / RESIDENCY August

Give Me Your Skin Theatre artists in residence Oonagh Murphy and Tom Ross Williams will be in our theatre for a week developing a new work with the local community. Give Me Your Skin explores what it takes to challenge gender stereotypes and whether female-male friendship can offer an escape from the limits of what society has decided it is to “be a man”.

Come along and meet the artists to see what they’ve been up to!

Oonagh Murphy is supported by Wicklow County Council Arts Office Artists Support Scheme.

FRI 5 Aug | 6pm FREE

CHILDREN / WORKSHOP August

Movie Maker Workshop Create School are back with a great two day workshop for budding movie makers. Over two days students collaborate to script, rehearse, shoot and edit their ideas to create a finished film. Working in groups with experienced tutors participants learn skills and techniques that they can continue to develop after the workshop in order to make films at home with their own mobile technology.

MON 8 + TUE 9 August | 10am – 4pm €30 | Ages 10+ 46

FILM August

KING JACK 15-year-old Jack doesn’t have many friends, lives in a rough part of town and is in the middle of a heated feud with a local bully. His home life isn’t much better; older brother Tom is borderline abusive while his single mother Karen is over-burdened.There is also the territory of first love to be navigated. When Jack’s aunt falls ill, he is stuck babysitting his younger cousin Ben. Much to Jack’s surprise they get along well, until their relationship is put to the test.

MON 8 August | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 81 mins | Cert: CLUB Language: English

WORKSHOP August

Shadowbox Workshop This summer Mermaid Arts Centre will be running a week long programme in devising theatre for actors with intellectual disabilities.

This exciting week will be facilitated by Gemma Gallagher from Shadowbox and focus on exploring and devising theatre from our own ideas and reflections. We will use everyday objects to explore creating visual theatre drawing on instincts, thoughts and emotions.

The week is a chance to work with new people in a fun and supportive way and will culminate in a public presentation on 20th August.

MON 15 – FRI 20 August | 10.30am – 3.30pm daily €160 47

FILM August

Labyrinth of Lies Germany’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2016 Oscars® is a compelling post-war drama revolving around a young prosecutor’s attempt to uncover evidence of the war crimes that occurred at Auschwitz. As he tries to bring those responsible to justice, he encounters resistance from a society that is either unaware of or unwilling to acknowledge the atrocities committed.

MON 15 August | 8pm €8.50/7 | Duration: 122mins | Cert: CLUB Language: German

FILM August

Janis: Little Girl Blue Since before her death from a heroin overdose in 1970 at age twenty-seven, Janis Joplin has been an icon. Growing up in Texas, Joplin was a tomboy beatnik who was sorely out of place, before she found her community in San Francisco’s scene of hippies and psychedelic rockers.This documentary draws on classic and rare footage, interviews, and personal letters to reveal a vulnerable character who cycled in and out of addictions and channeled her emotions into her art.

MON 22 August | 8pm

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€8/6.50 | Duration: 103 mins | Cert: 15A Language: English

FILM FESTIVAL August

FILM FESTIVAL Brigid O’Brien and Mermaid Arts Centre have been talking.We’ve been talking about Wicklow having and needing a Film Festival.

A Festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and would generally centre on some characteristic or aspect of that community. We’ve been talking about our film makers, about communal purpose, about entertainment and about group cohesiveness and human rights.

We’ve decided, through the course of our discussions, that over two and a half days at the end of August we will actually do something.

We will put together a small, niche, boutique festival. Over our festival we aim on presenting a range of films and shorts as well as having talks and discussions with Wicklow people (some of which will be experts) around issues of humanity, fairness and solidarity We want our festival to be a celebration which offers a little something for everyone and with a variety of screenings we hope to get as many of you involved as we can. Our aspiration is it will build a sense of unity and belonging or at the very least we will watch films together and talk and if we disagree we might actually learn something!

Please keep your eyes peeled to our web-site and next season’s brochure for our festival line up and if you want to be involved and kept up to date please email wicklowfilmfestival@gmail.com FRI 26 + SAT 27 + SUN 28 August FREE – €8/6.50 49

THEATRE August

The game The Game,, by THEATREclub, explores the act of buying sex. Five men have volunteered to play ‘The Game’. They’ve no idea what they’re about to do, they won’t be given a script. All the audience has to do is watch. The Game will give audiences an insight into a world that sits uncomfortably beneath the surface of our day-to-day lives. How we legislate makes a statement about our values.The legal status of the act of buying sex is a measure of our society. Laws around the world are changing. We’re all affected by those changes.

Come and see why.

THUR 25 August | 8pm €16/14 | Contains nudity, strong language and material that some may find disturbing.

FILM August

TRUTH Cate Blanchett delivers another virtuoso performance in Truth as the fiercely bright Mary Mapes, the producer of Dan Rather’s 60 ‘Minutes’, who came under fire after a broadcast questioned whether George W Bush received preferential treatment to avoid the Vietnam draft. Nearing retirement, Dan Rather (an uncannily accurate portrayal by Robert Redford) and Mary have a mutual desire to uncover facts and present the truth. When their research team uncover inconsistencies in Bush’s military records, they go live with the explosive story; but it’s an election year for Bush, and his conservative supporters cry foul.

MON 29 August | 8pm + TUE 30 August | 2.30pm €8/6.50 | Matinee €5 | Duration: 125mins | Cert: 15A Language: English 50

COMING IN SEPTEMBER Flann’s Yer Only Man is an entertainment based on the life and work of Flann O’Brien, aka Myles na Gopaleen, aka Brian O’Nolan (1911-1966), who is widely regarded as Ireland’s finest satirist since Jonathan Swift.

Val O’Donnell re-enacts a wide range of extracts from the humorist’s novels and his celebrated Cruiskeen Lawn column in the Irish Times linked with key biographical events in the writer’s life. “...a wonderful one-man show...”

–Sunday Independent

Attention Students!

Broke? Bored?

Well, all you have to do is join Mermaid Arts Centre’s Culture Club to sort that out. Exclusively for students, Culture Club members have access to last minute €5 tickets to a wide selection of great gigs, shows and films.

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///HELLO MERMaId fRIEndS & SUppORTERS! Mermaid Arts Centre is not just an arts centre but a centre of community.We believe in providing creative experiences for everyone and we present a diverse range of local, national and international artists each year for your enjoyment.

Becoming a Friend of Mermaid means you make a contribution to the centre. Your contribution helps us to create opportunities for artists and to continue to deliver quality artistic experiences to our audiences.

You can help us to support artists and reach out to new audiences. Each contribution no matter how big or small makes a difference and the best part is membership also offers you some great perks and benefits.

These include - Free tickets to selected shows: this season our friends selected shows are THE BLUEBOY (page 18) CAMILLE O'SULIVAN (page 44) - Discounts for shows and Betelnut Café Mermaid Friend Level 1: €60 Mermaid Friend Level 2: €120 Mermaid Friend Level 3: €350 Mermaid Friend Level 4: €1000 For more information visit our website: www.mermaidartscentre.ie Mermaid is a registered charity and as such tax relief is available on donations of €250 or more in any one tax year from both individual and corporate donors.

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friends & Funders ///FRIENDS Jean McGreevy – Craft Picture Framing Gallery Cynthia & Patrick Moran Annick Smith Jackie Cullen Sean Leahy Neville Keery John Kelly Nanette O’Connell Daphne Millar Ann & Syl Holland Joan Davis Tanya Kiang Angela McQuilian Jean Duffy George & Joan Jones Patrick J Connolly Deirdre MacDonnell John McCormick Phillip & Noelle O’Reilly Derek Pullen Ken Duff, Duff ’s Lounge & Bar

Beatrice Lasserre Don Bagley Martin & Patricia Davidson Yvonne & Jim Kidd Mary Doyle Pat Ralph Finola Murphy Bernie Chambers Roz Henson Philip Boxberger Alan & Marie Downes Marie Ryan Brian & Sheila Healy Jane Kierans Ian Scott Avril Taylor Janet Sheehy Peggy Masterson Patrica O’Beirne Clare Curran

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INFO ///fILM CLUB InfORMaTIOn Some of the films we screen here at Mermaid have not been certified by the Irish Censorship Office. In order to screen these films we need to operate as a film club. This nominal fee has been integrated into the ticket price for all CLUB films.

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Mermaid Arts Centre Main St., Bray, Co. Wicklow Tel: 01-2724030 www.mermaidartscentre.ie