Roscommon Arts Centre Autumn Events Brochure

AUTUMN 2023

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Box Office: 0906 625 824

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KALEIDOSCOPE: ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION

YOURS SINCERELY

A well-known writer will correspond by letter with a small group from Roscommon. “Yours Sincerely” will see the writer and participants pen five letters over the course of five weeks, with the option of meeting up the end over a cup of tea.

To sign up contact artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie

Project runs from SEPTEMBER 22nd - NOVEMBER 3rd

GIVE A POEM GET A POEM

This October local school children will participate in creative writing workshops with published poets and are then invited to write their own poetry. Each child writes a poem that is distributed in the local community.

Every child who writes a poem gets one as a gift in return.

The LIVE Network is a literary network that was established in partnership with Words Ireland, in 2018, as part of a Literary Audience Development Scheme, managed by curator Dani Gill. DANI GILL is a curator, producer, writer, and educator, based in the west of Ireland.

Drop off points will include Direct Provision Centres, Nursing Homes, local libraries and local houses.

To sign up contact artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie

KALEIDOSCOPE: ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION

LESSONS IN KINDNESS WORKSHOP

Dani Gill leads a session based on her recently published second collection of poetry “Lessons in Kindness”. The workshop will reflect on the themes of identity and memory. Attendees don’t need to be writers or to have a knowledge of poetry to participate. Lessons in Kindness is a collection exploring identity, sexuality, strength and vulnerability. Through a series of losses and epiphanies, a young woman attempts to make sense of the lessons taught and learned.

SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER | 12pm | €10

RAISE YOUR SPEAR WORKSHOP

Dani Gill will lead a workshop based on her poem

‘Raise Your Spear’-a call for allyship for the LGBTQ+ community. The workshop will be a combination of creative writing and crafting. Each participant will customise a wooden spear during the session. Over the course of the project the spears will be gathered and displayed in galleries and public spaces in 2024/2025. Suitable for LGBTQ Adults or Young people and their allies (14+ years)

SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER | 11am-1pm | €10

KALEIDOSCOPE: ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION

SONGBIRDS

Over 50 and like to sing? Then sign up for our free weekly choral sessions with the brilliant Cathy Jordan. From folk songs to traditional Irish airs, these sessions accommodated both experienced singers and those just finding their voices.

TUESDAY AFTERNOONS | 2pm – 3.30pm

ADM IS FREE | FROM SEPTEMBER 5th

ELDERBERRIES

The fabulous Catherine Donnelly invites anyone aged 50+ to getting moving in these gentle classes. Wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes, no previous experience is necessary. Check website for dates.

WEDNESDAY MORNINGS FROM SEPTEMBER 27th

10.30am - 11am | €5 PER SESSION (seated) 11.30am – 12.30pm I €10 PER SESSION

12.30am Cuppa & Chat

ROSCOMMON COUNTY

YOUTH THEATRE

Roscommon County Youth Theatre are buzzing to kick off their new term as they start to celebrate their 25th year. It’s going to be a mega year with lots of workshops, actor training, special guests, theatre trips, performances and buckets of fun! Weekly workshops begin Monday September 25th. Junior workshops (10-12yrs) 4.30-5.30pm Senior workshops (13-18yr olds) 5.45pm-7.15pm Sign up now at roscommoncountyyouththeatre.ie to secure your place. For further info email: roscommoncoyt@gmail.com

KALEIDOSCOPE: ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION

TRADITIONAL MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Tutors: Michael Rooney, June McCormack, John McEvoy, John Wynne.This Autumn we continue our traditional music workshops for players (Improvers & Advanced) at the centre in concertina, fiddle, harp, flute and whistle. Workshops will be complimented by group performances with tutors.

SATURDAY 18th NOVEMBER | €20 10am – 12pm: Improvers 2pm – 4pm: Advanced 4.15 - 5pm: Pupils’ and Tutors’ recital

WOMEN IN TECHNICAL

THEATRE

THE LIR ACADEMY AND THE ABBEY THEATRE

A collaboration which aims to introduce young women to careers in lighting, sound and stage management by engaging female pupils from secondary level schools throughout Ireland. The workshops aim to increase awareness of technical theatre, stage management and the importance that these departments play in the professional creation of a live performance. Schools can send an expression of interest to artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie

TUESDAY 21st NOVEMBER from 11am

In 2023 Roscommon Arts Centre is supporting artists by offering three residency opportunities under the “AIR Programme”. The artists were selected through an Open Call. The AIR Programme is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

THAÍS MUNIZ

is an interdisciplinary artist interested in the territories of identity, belonging, memory, displacement and inwardly love. Through her art practices, she builds bridges and opens conversations to propose reconnections, change and healing, from an anti-colonial perspective against innumerable mechanisms of collective illness. Thaís is the recipient of our 2023 NEW VOICE RESIDENCY.

CIAN Ó NÁRAIGH

is a theatre-maker, playwright, and drama facilitator originally from Kildare, but currently based in Dublin. He studied Irish and English at Maynooth University. Cian’s work is staunchly political, yet playful in form and narrative, with an interest in creating work in Irish. Cian is the recipient of our 2023 START RESIDENCY.

ANTHONY KEIGHER

is an award winning performer, writer and producer making musical theatre, cabaret and club experiences under the alter-ego of pop-star Xnthony. He explores pop culture, social phenomena and community life to reate multi-platform performances that are thought provoking and acerbic. The work often focuses on revisiting historical moments or long held cultural traditions as a way to create new conversations.

Anthony is the recipient of our 2023 MIDDLE RESIDENCY.

TRAD ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

ALAN KELLY

Roscommon musician and composer Alan Kelly will be the first Trad Artist in Residence at Roscommon Arts Centre. Alan will use this residency opportunity to research and produce a collection of slow airs arranged specifically for piano accordion culminating in a performance at Roscommon Arts Centre in 2024. Drawing from the ancient sean-nós singing tradition, this collection will present a fresh instrumental perspective on traditionally unaccompanied song. Alan will explore archival material from singers such as: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí, Nan Tom Taimín, Iarla

Ó Lionáird and Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin.

ARTIST SUPPORTS & RESIDENCIES

VISUAL ART WRITERS IN RESIDENCE

Jennie Taylor

JENNIE TAYLOR continues in her role as Visual Art Writer in Residence for 2023. Writer Jennie responds to each show in the curated programme this year. Responses are available in both hard copy and online. Jennie Taylor is a fiction and arts writer. A graduate of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology, in 2014 she completed her MA, Art in the Contemporary World, National College of Art & Design. She has published her work in Critical Bastards Magazine, The Stinging Fly and Visual Arts Newsletter.

FUTURE DISTANT MEMORY CALLS

LAURA SKEHAN

A Future Distant Memory Calls is an exhibition of video, sound and sculpture, an installation suspending the viewer in a space with extracted moments of time, using a variety of media, motifs, and devices to analyse how agriculture, architecture, colonialism, extraction and the quest for knowledge have been elemental to climate breakdown. The work will illustrate the push/pull dynamism of human and non-human entities, of nature and technology and of culture and science, highlighting these challenges by exploring modes of display and motifs of containment, control and utility.

Laura Skehan is an artist from Dublin. Her practice focuses on the relationship between human and non-humans entities in the built environmental and natural landscape, prompting phenomenological and philosophical questions about the human condition. Working predominantly in moving image, sound and sculpture installation, she explores how human centric behaviours and technologies impose on the balance and harmony of this relationship.

EXHIBITION OPENS 6pm FRIDAY 25th AUGUST | CONTINUES UNTIL OCTOBER 29th

ARTIST TALK WITH LAURA SKEHAN & VALERIA CEREGINI

Valeria Ceregini is an Italian art historian and visual arts curator based in Ireland.

FRIDAY 13th OCTOBER 6.30pm

Supported by the Creative Ireland Roscommon

CATRIONA GALLAGHER EXHIBITION

Catriona Gallagher will show an ongoing body of artistic research into forestry plantations in the West of Ireland and the North East of England. The films, models and drawings show the plantations as a manifestation of the artificial natural, reflecting on the mediation of digital landscapes, greenwashing policies, and the extractivism that threatens ecological collapse, whether speculative or real.

Catriona is a visual artist and filmmaker currently based in Athens, Greece. Her work probes at the collision of manmade and natural worlds, navigating overlooked details in our physical surroundings and their mirroring psychological landscapes. She uses moving image, drawing, writing, and research processes in site specific responses to place, revealing a mapping of more-than-human relations in place over time. Catriona was awarded the 2022 Wings Residency at Roscommon Arts Centre.

EXHIBITION OPENS 6pm FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10th

10 MINUTES ONLINE OF ART

Have you ever stepped into our gallery? Curator Naomi Draper, artists and educators will host 10 minute tours of exhibitions, specifically developed for non-visual art audiences on selected performance evenings to help you navigate your way around the shows.

FRIDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER | 5pm & THURSDAY 16th NOVEMBER 7.30pm

Films of each exhibition in the curated visual art programme with contributions from participating artists can also be downloaded, along with supporting critical texts from our website. Essay booklets will be available at the gallery & films will also be screened in-house.

K Y L E R I L E Y

LITTLE FOLK AT LOLLIPOPS

It’s Little Folk for the Lollipops Children’s Festival! Kyle is bringing a special show to Roscommon with all the fave raves and crowd pleasers to get your little ones moving. Featuring his award winning children’s music, traditional children’s songs and tunes for the kid in all of us, it’s guaranteed to get everyone involved. Perfectly suited for 2-7year olds, but fun for the whole family.

SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER | 11am | €10

POLAR BEAR AND PENGUIN

SCHOOL SHOWS

The tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to know one another and learning how to survive in a world that is melting beneath their feet…paws…flippers. Suitable for ages 5+ Paul Curley (THE DIG and Bake!) and John Currivan (The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket), bring this quirky and relevant play for young audiences to life.

THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER | 10am & 12pm | €5

I AM BABA

ANNA NEWELL

A theatre adventure for babies created by Anna Newell and composer David Goodall. This is a magical adventure of song, lights and textures for babies aged 0 -12 months. A show about identity, agency and personhood.

FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER | SOLD OUT

It is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is in partnership with venues across Ireland and with the National Network of Children & Young People’s Services Committees (www.cypsc.ie). Presented in association with The Civic, Tallaght.

MUSICAL WORKSHOPS

WITH ANTHONY KEIGHER

Writer, performer and Roscommon native, Anthony Keigher offers theatre lovers the chance to experience the exhilarating energy that creating musicals can bring. Have you got a story you want to tell? Interested in writing a musical? This workshop will teach you how to test ideas out, write a story arc and look at successful musicals - like Hamilton to understand how and why they work. Anthony will be joined by the cast of the award winning musical ‘Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry’.

NOVEMBER 2nd & 3rd | 12.30pm - 4.30pm | AGES 13-19 | €5

*Participants can avail of a reduced ticket of €10 for Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry on Nov 4th

Gallery DAYS WITH MARIAN BALFE

Join us for some playful experimentation with materials, techniques and ideas and learn a little bit about the work on show in our gallery in a fun way with the brilliant Marian Balfe. It’s the perfect weekend family activity!

SEPTEMBER 9th & NOVEMBER 25th

12pm - 1.30pm & 2pm – 3.30pm

ADM FREE I PRE-BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Gallery X Ed

Our visual art education programme in secondary schools continues with artists and educators Maree Hensey and Andy Parsons. We’d love to see some new schools get involved. Come visit our two Autumn exhibitions between September and December and participate in one workshop. Register your interest at: artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie

Primary Colours

Primary school students aged 7+ can enjoy free guided tours of our exhibitions, with artist Marian Balfe. Tours are complimented by on-site workshops. Book via artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie

SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCES

CULTURE NIGHT

The eighteenth edition of Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir will take place on Friday 22 September 2023.

On the night doors will open later and special and unique events will be specifically programmed around the country. All activities will be available to the public free of charge

• RCYT film screening from 5pm

• 10 Minutes of Art with Naomi Draper at 5pm

• Poetry SOS with Gerry Boland 5pm - 8pm

• Club Tropicana in association with Brothers of Charity Services Ireland West Region_ Roscommon Services 7pm-9pm

• FUTURE DISTANT MEMORY CALLS by LAURA SKEHAN Gallery

Open until 9pm

SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCES

Strongly influenced by Bluegrass, Old Time Country and Folk Music, fused with traditional folk songs from this side of the Atlantic, Pilgrim St are returning to bring their infectious melodies, harmonies and songs to Roscommon Arts Centre. With a set list made up of covers and their own original songs they have graced the stages of Electric Picnic and Vicar street plus toured all over the country.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER | 8pm | €25/22

Mossy Flood has a knack of going the long way around a story. In so doing, he makes us laugh and examine ourselves in a way we haven’t done before. He might be an unsociable odd-ball with a big thick head, but his wrestle with the everyday is pure gold. He will always land on his feet or at least somewhere near his feet… because he is Mossy Flood… and he’s from Longford.

SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER | 8pm |€18/€16

SEAMUS O’ROURKE

HUBCAP THEATRE COMPANY

The Parish is a hilarious, heart-warming play with a range of colourful characters found in every community. This delightful comedy explores the meaning of community and friendship. Hubcap Theatre was set up in 2018 by Michael Ryan and Sean Kelleher to provide highly entertaining, accessible theatre in its purest form.

FRIDAY 15th SEPTEMBER | 8pm | €16

SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCES

ALL THE THINGS

LEFT UNSAID MICHAEL HARDING

For almost fifty years, Michael Harding has been crafting words in a bid to express himself and to explore truths about the human condition. But even still he found himself unable to say certain things he really wanted to. When he travelled to a cottage on the Atlantic coast he thought again about life and the people who had profoundly affected him over the years: mentors, loves and old friends. There at the ocean he wrote letters, that would never be posted. Join Ireland’s master-storyteller as he takes to the stage with his stories, told with great humour, warmth and honesty.

THURSDAY 21st SEPTEMBER | 8pm | €22 + €1 BOOKING FEE

SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCES

Shaskeen

Traditional Irish Music and Song has been at the forefront with Shaskeen for the last fifty-three years. With a musical line up with 8 people of vast experience, sporting four front line singers, this is a band of genuinely skilled musicians, no gimmickry, just instrument wizards, great variety in the tunes, straight-forward arrangements, beautiful songs, a fierce and collective drive, mighty energy.

SATURDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER | 8pm | €25

One of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and influential middle of the road, folk and traditional bands. Furey’s classics like I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, Red Rose Café, Leaving Nancy, The Old Man, From Clare to Here and The Green Fields of France have become the soundtrack to the lives of fans all over the world.

FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER | 8pm | €30 + €1 BOOKING FEE

OCTOBER PERFORMANCES

DECLAN O’ROURKE

“ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IRISH SINGERS OF HIS GENERATION”

MARK RADCLIFFE BBC RADIO 2

The Dublin born songwriter will perform classic gems from across his rich and broad career such as the beautiful Galileo, Sarah and The Stars Over Kinvara, alongside new material from his upcoming album. Always entertaining, ever-engaging, always evolving; don’t miss a chance to glimpse this phenomenal artist at the birth of a new epoch on the opening night of his national tour.

FRIDAY 6th OCTOBER | 8pm | €32.50

ANNE GILDEA HOW TO GET THE MENPAUSE AND ENJOY IT

Following on from her SOLD OUT show last year, Anne Gildea is back waxing her moustache, slathering on the Oestrogel and boiling with excitement about bringing her hilarious new show on the road. Join her on this fabulous, informative excursion through one of life’s last great mysteries – The Menopause! What is it? Why does it happen? Why is it named after men?

SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER | 8pm | €20/ €18

OCTOBER PERFORMANCES

BLUE THUNDER

BY PADRAIC WALSH

It’s 3am in small-town Ireland. The nightclub is closed. The chipper is chaotic. And down a dark, quiet side-street, exhausted taxi-driver Brian is sitting in his minibus, finished work for the night. But then his two drunk sons call, demanding a lift home. They arrive at Brian’s taxi full of booze, songs and stories. It soon becomes clear, though, that one of the lads has a plan to do something horrendous, something unforgivable, tonight. Can his father and his brother stop him or is he about to destroy his life? Directed by Cathal Cleary (Druid’s Furniture), Blue Thunder is an immersive, site-specific show, staged entirely within an actual minibus for just 12 audience members per performance.

WEDNESDAY 11th & THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER | 7pm & 9pm | €20

*OFF-SITE PERFORMANCE

The Autumn Reel Thing session sees button accordionist & broadcaster Martin Donohoe join accordion player Fergus Bogue, Roscommon singer Aileen O Connor, Gemma Casey, Philip Clarke, Hannah, Charlie, Bernie & Emily O’Reilly, Fintan McManus and Eamon Maguire for an evening of music and song.

THURSDAY 19th OCTOBER | 8pm | €15

OCTOBER PERFORMANCES

PADDY CULLIVAN

Historical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the founding father of Irish Republicanism. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images, shocking new research and incredible songs, Paddy dares to unravel the secrets and lies around what happened that fateful week in the Provost’s Prison in November 1798.

FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER | 8pm | €15

OCTOBER

‘A MASTER AT WORK’

THE LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY

Following millions of downloads and views on Youtube, TikTok and Instagram

The Legend of Luke Kelly is an authentic show celebrating the life and songs of Ireland’s most iconic and greatest folk singer. Created and performed by the renowned Chris Kavanagh the show is not a tribute but a journey through Luke’s music that has received rave reviews in Ireland and abroad.

SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER | 8pm | €25

Jarlath Regan is back in Roscommon with his epic new show “Yer Man”. Ireland’s favourite Irishman Abroad is back after appearances on Tonight

At The Palladium (ITV), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC) and Goggle Box (Channel 4). Described as a “Comedy genius” by the The Irish Times Jarlath

Regan is a comedian not to be missed!

FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER | 8pm | €22 + €1 BOOKING FEE

PATRICK KIELTY

Winner of Best Ensemble at Dublin Fringe Festival. Nominated for Best Production, Best Sound Scape, Best Costume and the Audience Choice Award at Irish Times Theatre Awards 2022.

NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES

OLIVER CROMWELL IS REALLY VERY SORRY

ANTHONY KEIGHER, SAM CURTIS LINDSAY & ÓDÚ

A musical about a man the English don’t remember and the Irish will never forget. Put your hands up for Oliver Cromwell: Daddy of Democracy, Puritan and total Taurus. Ollie’s Army is back for a night of pure carnage, legendary pop anthems and bloody historical re-enactments. But listen, he’s very sorry. Really very sorry. Really.

This is history but not as you know it; Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry is an outrageous new musical exploring English colonialism in Ireland framed by an archeological dig in search of Cromwell’s missing head. The story sees Roscommon’s own award winning cabaret star and writer Xnthony channel England’s ‘Daddy of Democracy’ with an electrifying blend of pop bangers and musical theatre extravaganza.

NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES

Bridie Murphy is a lovable battle axe, living in Shitholey with her husband, Willie. But when election time comes around, things start to liven up. Father Big Mad Mickey O’Reilly, Betty Head and her son, Dick, all become involved. Whether by choice or by accident. If you only thought that politics was corrupt, wait until Bridie sticks her oar in. As one political commentator put it, “She even makes Trump look intelligent!” Recommended age: 16+

THURSDAY 9th NOVEMBER | 8pm | €28

LIVIN DRED THEATRE COMPANY & CLARE MONNELLY

Barry West has the perfect life. Wonderful wife. Happy kids. Beautiful home, in the small country town where nothing ever happens. If only he knew why he is so utterly miserable. But a chance encounter with a Radioactive Fox leaves him with strange new super-powers… and sets him on track to disturb the small-town peace and reignite some old small-town rivalries. A one-man whirlwind performance, featuring award-winning actor Aaron Monaghan. Presented in association with Droichead Arts Centre.

SATURDAY 25th NOVEMBER | 8pm |€18/16

NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES

Joanne

After some time sitting on the couch we are back to real life. Trousers instead of tracksuit bottoms and coffee and a biscuit instead of four gin and tonics and half a cheese cake. In this show Gearóid takes a look at the litany of things in our lives that just don’t measure up. Everything from his generic-looking cat to Shania Twain. He will also be examining the big issues that really sell tickets like mental health, masculinity and relationships (sexy stuff as opposed to splitting bills) and how we’re living in a time when we can say anything we like and it becomes the truth.

SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER | 8pm | €20 + €1 BOOKING FEE

“My Absolute Favourite”

McNally

NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES

ROSCOMMON DRAMA GROUP

Roscommon Drama Group take to the stage this season with Tim Firth’s hilari ous yet heart rendering “Calendar Girls”. Director Margaret Madden and many long-standing members of the group welcome several new faces to the boards, ensuring this performance is not to be missed. In this witty Yorkshire story, Annie and her friends attempt an “alternative” calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund but with their “busty” fame comes challenge and friendships are put to the test as they discover just how far a great idea can take you.

NOVEMBER 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th | 8pm | €15

Get ready to travel back in time to the 1980s with the exciting new music theatre production – ‘Greatest 80s.’ This high-energy show features all of your favourite hits from the decade of neon and big hair, including songs from iconic artists like Duran Duran, a-ha and Spandau Ballet to name just a few. ‘Greatest 80s’ is sure to be a hit with audiences of all ages.

FRIDAY 24th

NOVEMBER | 8pm | €25 | SOLD OUT

THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF KITSY RAINEY

BY MIKEL MURFI

The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey is a new one man show written and performed by Mikel Murfi.

Following on from The Man In the Woman’s Shoes and I Hear You and Rejoice, the new piece, the third in the series, takes us on a very unusual and otherworldly journey. Having married Kitsy Rainey late in life, cobbler Pat Farnon finally decides to lift the lid on a life previously lived by his wife. And all the while Pat faces down his own reckoning. Tender, heartfelt and joyously funny The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey finishes out Pat Farnon’s journey in a most unexpected way. The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey is a 3rd collaboration between Sligo County Council Arts Service, The Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo, and Mikel Murfi.

THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER | 8pm | €20/18

DECEMBER PERFORMANCES NERNEY

Join Declan Nerney with special guest Louise Morrissey for a fantastic night of music this December. Declan’s career has spanned over 4 decades at the top of Irish Country Music, winning many accolades along the way and scoring countless hits with his catalogue of trademark song. Join Declan, special guest Louise Morrisey, accompanied by his super live band, for a nostalgic night of music, song and laughter!

FRIDAY 1st DECEMBER | 8pm | €25

Freddie Mercury and supergroup Queen, for over 25 years. They deliver a rock show that will have the audience rocking in their seats and singing along to anthems from one of the greatest bands in history; featuring classics like “Radio Ga Ga”, “We Are the Champions”, to “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Who Wants to Live Forever” and everything in between.

SATURDAY 2nd DECEMBER | 8pm | €25

DECEMBER PERFORMANCES

SCHOOL SHOWS

THE LAND OF A HUNDRED LITTLE HILLS

CEOL CONNECTED

Inspired by Patrick Kavanagh’s A Christmas Childhood poem, this is a touching story about a young boy whose life was full of wonder, fantastical adventures with his friends, and a deep connection with nature and the world around him. However, after growing up moving away from home, he somehow lost his wonder along the way. Can his childhood book of memories help him to rediscover it? The Land of a Hundred Little Hills is a joyful, moving, and action-packed musical tale for children ages 6+ that vividly and intimately celebrates the wonder of childhood.

FRIDAY 8th DECEMBER | 10am & 12pm | €6

ROSCOMMON ARTS CENTRE INFORMATION

Roscommon Arts Centre is located on Circular Road, Roscommon. Co Roscommon. Box Office: 090 6625824

Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5.00pm

Saturdays: 11am – 4pm.

On performance evenings, box office hours: 7.15pm – 8.30pm.

The Gallery is open to the public during centre opening hours.

Please note tickets should be collected at least fifteen minutes before the advertised start time. Alternatively tickets can be collected from the box office during opening hours.

RESERVATIONS:

Reservations will be held pending payment until 48 hours before a performance. Group reservations are held until one week before a performance. In order to comply with fire regulations, each person, even babies, must have a valid ticket for performances. Please check your reservation at time of booking as there is room for human error and mistakes cannot always be rectified at a later stage. There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets, unless events are cancelled/re-scheduled. If you are unable to attend an event please contact us and we will endeavour to assist you.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Roscommon Arts Centre is a fully accessible venue. The centre is a level access building with no steps. There are two front doors by which to access the building – the main door is automatic and brings you directly to the box office. The second door is located at the gallery/workshop side of the building, beside the disabled parking bays. This a manually operated door and is the access door to also use for the workshop space. There is lift access to our workshop space. There are two disabled parking bays located outside the gallery/workshop entrance.

Wheelchair spaces for performances in the auditorium must be allocated at the time of booking. They are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. We can accommodate up to 8 wheelchairs in the front row.

The number of wheelchair spaces available can vary depending on the technical specifications of each performance. Wheelchair users do not need to book spaces for gallery openings as this space is located on the ground floor and fully accessible. Patrons who identify as having a disability/visual/hearing impairment are entitled to discounted concession priced tickets and are welcome to bring an attending carer/complimentary guest free of charge to events. They will be accommodated where possible beside the person, when this is not possible due to limited availability, we will endeavour to accommodate the guest as close as possible. These tickets must be pre booked.

Guide Dogs and Service Animals are welcome in the centre. To ensure that the needs of all our patrons can be met please tell us when booking if you have any special requirements and we will endeavour to facilitate you. Phone our Box Office on 0906 625824 or email artscentre@roscommoncoco.ie.

TICKET PRICES:

Where an alternative price is advertised, this applies to children & young people, full time students, senior citizens (65+), the unwaged (with social welfare cards), the disabled and to those with restricted mobility. ID cards may be required.

LATECOMERS:

We regret to inform you that latecomers are not admitted under any circumstances. This policy is stated clearly on the back of all tickets and as part of the online booking facility which you agree to, by clicking acceptance of the terms and conditions. Staff also inform patrons at time of booking.

Shows commence promptly at the advertised start time. Roscommon County Council’s Code of Conduct for Customers and members of the public, clearly states the harassment of staff and behaviour which is disruptive will not be accepted and in this instance you will be asked to leave the premises.

COMEDY EVENTS:

Comedy Events are suitable for over 16’s unless otherwise advertised. ID cards my be required.

GET INVOLVED:

Roscommon Arts Centre invites you to become involved in what’s happening at the centre. You can sign up on our website at www.roscommonartscentre.ie or by contacting us at the box office on 090 66 25 824.

PAYMENT: Payment can be made by cash, debit card or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to Roscommon County Council.

Roscommon Arts Centre reserves the right to alter/cancel performances. Roscommon Arts Centre reserves the right to refuse admission.

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