PROGRAMME
APRIL MAY JUNE 2013
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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE Nenagh Players’ ‘Run For Your Wife’ Beating Berlusconi What Richard Did The Legend of Luke Kelly Liam Lawton Brendan Shine American Wrestling
SCHEDULE BINGO Friday night as stated at 8.30pm. See page 11 for details
May Saturday 4 May, 8pm Theatre: Beating Berlusconi Thursday 9 May, 8pm Film: Amour Thursday 16 May, 11am Bealtaine Film: The Glenn Miller StorY Saturday 18 May, 8pm Music: The Legend of Luke Kelly Thursday 23 May, 8pm Film: BeastS of the Southern Wild Saturday 25 May, 8pm Music: Liam Lawton IN CONCERT Sunday 26 May, 2.30pm Children: THE Mickey Mouse CLUBHOUSE TRIBUTE Show June Saturday 8 June, 8pm Music: John O’Shea GUITAR recital Saturday 15 June, 8pm Music: Brendan Shine in Concert Saturday 22 June, 8pm Family: American Wrestling Saturday 29 June, 10pm Outdoor Film: Jaws
Booking Information In Person Nenagh Arts Centre, Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Opening Hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm; Sat: 12noon - 5pm & one hour before shows Telephone Bookings 067 34400 Buy Tickets Online www.nenagharts.com Terms & Conditions for booking Reserved tickets must be paid for at least two days in advance of the show Tickets bought online will be subject to a 5% credit card charge and a =C1 booking fee (this charge is set by the ticket provider) Cheques should be made payable to Nenagh Arts Centre We regret tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is cancelled by the venue. Latecomers will only be admitted at the discretion of the management.
Cover illustration: Tara Barone
April Thursday 4 April, 8pm Film: Lón sa Spéir/Men At Lunch Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 April, 8.30pm Theatre: Run For Your Wife Friday, 19 – Saturday 20th April Family: CINDERELLA AND RoCKERFELLA Thursday 25 April, 8pm Film: What Richard Did
Welcome to Nenagh Arts Centre APril to JUNE Welcome to our April – June programme 2013. The days are longer and Spring is finally here, and with it comes an engaging new season of events here at Nenagh Arts Centre. We have some fantastic music events coming up including the inspirational singer Liam Lawton and the much-loved Brendan Shine. We also have a treat for any fans of The Dubliners – The Legend of Luke Kelly, the renowned tribute act will be playing here in May. Some highlights of the film programme include the Irish - produced What Richard Did from director Lenny Abrahamson, whose credits include Garage and Adam and Paul. Michael Haneke’s Amour will also screen here, fresh from it’s win at the Oscars. Our drama programme continues with two comedies – Nenagh Players hilarious performance of Run for Your Wife and Beating Berlusconi which takes a light-hearted look at the world of premiership soccer. We look forward to seeing you at the Centre!
EARLY BIRD OFFERS Be an early bird, book now and get great discounts! Tickets must be paid in full by the below dates to avail of Early Bird Offers. A maximum of 2 tickets can be bought at these prices per person. Not applicable to group bookings. Box Office 067 34400
Lón sa Spéir/Men at Lunch Beating Berlusconi
Thursday 4 April, 8pm Full Price: =C15 Early Bird Price: =C10 Book before 29 March limited number of tickets available at this price
Saturday 4 May, 8pm Full Price: =C15 Early Bird Price: =C10 Book before 20 April limited number of tickets available at this price
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FILM
Friends of Dromineer Castle presents
Lón Sa Spéir/Men At Lunch
Dir: Seán Ó Cualáin | Ireland | 2012 | 78 mins | Cert: G
A story lost in time? It’s heroes unknown, it’s story untold? Until now. Lón Sa Spéir is the remarkable story of the most iconic image of the 20th century ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ taken on the 69th floor of the Rockafeller Building. Shot by Charles Ebbetts in 1932, the photograph features a number of Irishmen who worked on the building. Director Seán Ó Cualáin will attend the screening. Patrons Note! Programme starts with Tony O’Donaghue’s Sundance award-winning short film Irish Folk Furniture. Cheese/Wine Reception at Rocky’s, Kickham St, 7pm. Early Bird Offer Available, see page 3
Thursday 4 April 8pm Admission =C15 | =C10 Early Bird Offer
THEATRE Nenagh Players presents
Run For Your Wife A London cab driver, John Smith, literally has two lives, complete with two wives, Mary and Barbara whom he lives with in both Streatham and Wimbledon respectively. Somehow, he manages to juggle them both without arousing suspicion. However, one day he gets caught up in a mugging, and he wakes up in a hospital. Having upset his schedule, Smith becomes hopelessly entangled in his attempts, with his lazy layabout neighbour upstairs in Wimbledon, to explain himself to his wives and two suspicious police officers. Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 April 8.30pm Admission =C13 | =C10 Tickets from DK Travel, Nenagh at 067 37964
Family Kids On Stage presents
Cinderella AND RockerfellA Cinderella wants to go to see Rocky (formerly known as Prince Charming) in his last rock concert. But Augustina and Anastacia her step-sisters have other ideas. Her friend Buttons and her Fairy Godmother do all they can to help Cinderella. Prince Aleem arrives from Arabia looking for a wife and Dan Deeny needs to find the Next Big Thing. Fun and laughter, dancing and singing and the inevitable happy ending make this show a must-see!
Friday 19 – Saturday 20 April 8pm Admission =C12 Adult | =C8 Child under 12 FILM Nenagh Film Club Presents
What Richard Did
Dir: Lenny Abrahamson | Ireland | 2012 | 87mins | Cert: 15A
Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers drifts through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until one summer night Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. What Richard Did is a quietly devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be. Thursday 25 April 8pm Admission =C7 (includes membership fee of =C1)
THEATRE Ronan Quinn presents
Beating Berlusconi The story of a famous city, its (red) football club and a famous night in Istanbul An irreverent scouser’s comic odyssey climaxes in the true story of the Liverpool fan who ended up sitting next to the Italian PM at the Champions’ League Final in 2005. John Graham Davies’ Beating Berlusconi is a one man comedy show covering forty years, forty characters and the greatest football night ever. Early Bird Offer Available, see page 3 Saturday 4 May 8pm Admission =C15 | =C10 Early Bird Offer FILM Nenagh Film Club presents
Amour
Dir: Michael Haneke | France | 2011 | 127mins | Cert: 12A French with English subtitles
Anne and Georges Laurent are a married couple in their eighties. Ensconced in a Parisian apartment that fits them like an old glove and settled happily into their long-established domestic routines, their world is upended when Anne suddenly displays symptoms of a stroke. Screen legends Jean-Lous Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva are moving as an elderly couple facing their own mortality in the Palme d’Or–winning new work by modern master Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon). Thursday 9 May 8pm Admission =C7 (includes membership fee of =C1)
FILM The Bealtaine Festival presents
The Glenn Miller Story
Dir: Anthony Mann | USA | 1954 | 113 mins | Cert: G
Starring James Stewart as the famous band leader, The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller’s rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to head of the most successful big band of his era. Given an officer’s commission during World War II, Miller helmed the swingin’est military band ever heard. Stewart, looking remarkably like Miller, is disarmingly eccentric. Henry Mancini was the movies musical director leading a credible homage to Miller’s particular sound. Watch out for Louis Armstrong leading a jam session on Basin Street Blues in a speakeasy in Harlem, and singer Frances Langford doing Chattanooga Choo-Choo in a well-boned strapless dress. Thursday 16 May 11am Admission FREE
The Legend of Luke Kelly On 30th January 1984 it is said that the whole of Dublin grieved the early death of Luke Kelly. He has left an indelible mark as being the greatest folk artist of the 20th Century. The Legend of Luke Kelly show has amazed audiences following sell-out performances in many Irish venues. Lead singer, Chris Kavanagh bears a remarkable resemblance to Luke while his singing talents capture the depth and passion of the great man. He is joined on stage by accomplished musicians who all consider it an honour to bring Luke’s memory to the stage in the ultimate tribute to the King of Balladeers. Saturday 18 May 8pm (Doors 7.15pm) Admission =C20
MUSIC
FILM Nenagh Film Club presents
BeastS of the Southern Wild Dir. Benh Zeitlin | USA | 2012 | 93 mins | Cert: 12A
In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, Hushpuppy, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by childish optimism and an extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions. Witness the magic of this amazing film.
Thursday 23 May 8pm Admission =C7 (includes membership fee of =C1) MUSIC
Liam Lawton in Concert In the twenty years since Liam Lawton began composing and performing, he has secured a niche with his own brand of sacred and inspirational music, which has become repertoire for choirs and soloists throughout the world. He has recorded fourteen collections to date with a number of them achieving platinum status. Liam’s works have been narrated by such greats as Gregory Peck, Frank McCourt, Joan Cusack, John Malkovich and Mick Lally. Liam’s second book The Hope Prayer became a best seller in 2011 in Ireland. Recently he performed at the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin before a live audience of 75,000 people and a televised audience of 200 million. Saturday 25 May 8pm (Doors 7.15pm) Admission =C20
CHILDREN
THE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tribute Show Look out Kids! The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tribute brings audiences into the colourful worlds of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy, Dora the Explorer, Boots the Monkey and Peppa Pig. Mickey hosts the show and wants to sing but when everyone gets the hiccups’ they have to find fun ways of getting their voices back. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tribute brings together these wonderful characters children have loved down through the years, live on stage in this exciting and fun filled production. Running time: 1hr 45 mins (includes 15 mins interval). Sunday 26 May Show 2.30pm Admission =C10 MUSIC
John O’Shea plays Classical Guitar
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Having studied for many years with Michael O’Toole at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, John O’Shea went on to complete his studies with a Masters in Guitar Performance at the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. At USC, John studied with Scott Tennant, founding member of the Grammy award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and under the tutelage of Maestro Pepe Romero. John has also taken lessons with many of the world’s most famous guitarists including David Russell, Paul Galbraith, Oscar Ghiglia and Xuefei Yang. John will play some Giuliani, Rodrigo and Handel as well as his own arrangements of Irish music.
Saturday 8 June 8pm (Doors 7.15pm) Admission =C5
Hiring the building If you need a space big or small, for a meeting, class , workshop or a performance Nenagh Arts Centre has the space to suit you. Our theatre has the capacity to hold 216 people seated and with state-of-the-art sound and lighting facilities and additional technical support available, it makes sense to hire space at your local Arts Centre. Groups who have hired space here include; Nenagh Chamber of Commerce, Nenagh Players, Conradh na Gaeilge and the Convergence Festival. To find out more, contact us on 067 34400 or manager@nenagharts.com.
MUSIC
Brendan Shine in Concert Brendan Shine started his band with school pal Johnny Dawson as a drummer and singer over thirty years ago. In that time Brendan has performed across the world playing Carnegie Hall in New York, The Royal Albert Hall in London and Sydney Opera House. He had three albums in the top 75 in the UK and in Ireland he has had 34 hit singles – 15 of which were No 1. The biggest hit single was ‘Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down’. Brendan’s other big hits include ‘O’Brien Has No Where To Go’, ‘Catch Me if you Can’, ‘My Son’, ‘Carrots’, ‘Galway Girl’ and ‘The Rose Of Castlerea’. Get the full Shine experience on his trip to Nenagh. Saturday 15 June 8pm (Doors 7.15pm) Admission =C20 FAMILY Sports Entertainment Wrestling presents
American Wrestling Roadshow Wrestling Superstars will collide in an epic encounter inside the ring that’ll grip the Nenagh audience’s attention like nothing you have seen before. This is a fantastic chance to have a great night out with friends and family at an affordable price. In recent years stars such as Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, Mason Ryan and of course Ireland’s own Sheamus have appeared in similar venues throughout the country. This bone-crunching event is catered towards kids both young and old! The non-violent evening is the perfect family experience, as the good guys take on the baddies. For further information please visit: www.wrestling.ie Saturday 22 June Show 8pm (Doors 7.15pm) Admission =C15
OUTDOOR FILM Nenagh Film Club presents
JAWS
Dir. Steven Spielberg | USA | 1975 | 124 mins | Cert: 12A
It’s the beginning of the tourist season at the small island community of Amity. When a gigantic white shark begins to terrorize the coastline, the police chief is forced to make some tough decisions. Employing a marine scientist and a grizzled fisherman, he sets out to kill the creature. The original summer blockbuster comes to life again in the centre of Nenagh. Patrons note: this is an outdoors screening (weather permitting) in Banba Square starting in the late evening. Please dress warmly. Refreshments/Snacks will be on sale. The screening is free to all. Donations are welcome. Saturday 29 June, 10pm Admission FREE BINGO
BINGO NIGHTS Eyes down for some bingo fun that that will support Nenagh Arts Centre and Nenagh Celtic Football Club in their work. Fridays 5, 26 April 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May and 7, 14, 21, 28 June 8.30pm
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