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DONNIE DARKO DATE: 20TH APRIL 2016 TIME: 8.00pm LOCATION: WATERGATE THEATRE - MAIN STAGE PRICE: €7 OR €10 with a glass of wine at Bosco’s Café
THIS IS SPINAL TAP DATE: 9TH JUNE 2016 TIME: 8.00pm LOCATION: WATERGATE THEATRE - MAIN STAGE PRICE: €7 OR €10 with a glass of wine at Bosco’s Café
April 21st April 22nd April 23rd April 27th to 30th May 1st May 3rd & 4th
Concert Concert Theatre Theatre Concert Theatre
Starman
The Big Fellow
Circus
Theatre
Theatre
May 14th
May 13th
May 12th
April 20th
Film
Corner Boys
April 10th to 16th
Musical
May 7th & 8th
April 5th
Concert
May 5th
April 1st
Concert
Conversation March 31st
The Count, The Countess & The Tommy Theatre In The Spotlight Concert
Midwives Of A Nation
Teddy Thomson & Kelly Jones
Translations
The Trials Of Galileo
The Cream Of Kilkenny Cats
Irish Country Stars
Donnie Darko
The Full Monty
They Stood By Pearse’s Side
Tribute To Luke Kelly
Jimmy McGee
Shows at aG
Film Dance Dance
This Is Spinal Tap
Jesters
Michelle Wise
June 30th to July 2nd
June 16th to 19th
June 9th
June 4th
Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday From April
Comedy
Walking Tours of Military Heritage Sites
May 30th
May 28th
May 27th
May 24th & 25th
May 22nd
May 19th to 21st
May 14th
May 13th
Presentation May 31st
Opera
Film
Theatre
Concert
Concert
Ballet
Circus
Theatre
Reginald D Hunter
St. Kieran’s Awards Night
La Bohemme
Banff Film Festival
The Birthday Party
Maytime Melodies
Polska / Eire Festival
Cinderella
Starman
The Big Fellow
a Glance
Steeped in history
Welcome to our April-June Brochure. Focusing on Irish history, commemoration is the theme for this quarter. It is apt that the Watergate is hosting this season of commemoration as Parliament Street is steeped in history. Almost adjacent to the Watergate number 36 was the RIC barracks and home to the Head Constable. On the opposite side of the street is Rothe House, headquarters of Conradh na Gaelige, where Thomas McDonagh, a signatory of 1916 Proclamation, served as secretary. The street also included the homes of the De Loughrey and Stallard families, both prominent in the Volunteer Movement. Stallards were likewise the owners of the first cinema opened in Kilkenny in 1914. Worth noting is that the pioneering local newspaper the Kilkenny People was first published in Parliament Street in 1897.
THE KILKENNY CONNECTION
Local historian and author Jim Maher explores the story of 1916 in a musical drama ‘They Stood By Pearse.’ Focusing on the Kilkenny connection this story introduces us to Patrick Bealin,
Thomas Mac Donagh
John Kealy Thomas MacDonagh and Fr Albert, a Capuchin priest, reared in Kilkenny.
THE ROLE OF THE WOMAN
During the first week of May, and in conjunction with the Kilkenny Borough Council, we present three works delving into Irish political and social history. ‘Midwives of the Nation’ is a theatrical exploration recording the contribution of women to the events of 1916 who are often ignored by commentators. You are invited to meet our fearless heroines Elizabeth O'Farrell, Margaret Skinnider, Countess Markievicz and Winnie
Carnie. These women were the dispatchers, the doctors, the firstaiders, the snipers, the tea makers, the gun runners..... As well as an evening show there will be a special daytime performance to facilitate schools.
Count John McCormack
Kilkenny’s Watergate Theatre will be the venue this May for the premiere of Myles Dungan's new 1916 show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy. The show, starring soloist Simon Morgan, as seen on RTE's Late Late Show, centres on the life and music of the celebrated Irish tenor Count John McCormack, and features some of the bestknown songs of a hundred years ago.
BIG MICK
May also sees the staging of ‘The Big Fellow’ featuring the life of Michael Collins from his days as a volunteer in the GPO, to his time as a military leader. More than a straightforward dramatisation of his life, this is also the story of his biographer, the literary genius Frank O’Connor. As a timid adolescent O’ Connor, fighting against Collins' Free State forces, witnessed traumatic scenes and is now seeking reparation.
TRANSLATIONS The Watergate is delighted to announce that our first coproduction with Barnstorm Theatre will be Brian Friel’s much acclaimed masterpiece ‘Translations’. Brian Friel stated that “Translations is a play about language and only about language".
Yet it deals with many issues covering a wide spectrum of Irish life, encompassing communication, history and cultural imperialism. With vigour, Friel addresses the political landscape and the language questions in modern-day Northern Ireland. Translations will be staged in April
TABLE QUIZ
Thanks to the large numbers who supported our table quiz fundraiser held recently at the ‘Boro GAA club. Particularly, thanks to our generous sponsors, Lyrath Hotel, The Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny Design and La Revista restaurant. Congratulations to the winning
Brian Friel
team; Marguerite and Pat Quinlan and Carol & Don O’Connor.
Dates for your Diary:
July: The Annual Golf Classic August: Watergate Productions presents John B Keane’s classic ‘The Field’
Ger Cody Theatre Manager
The Watergate Theatre Keeping You Entertained since 1993
PC Promotions Presents
“Around the World in 80 Years”
Jimmy Magee
An Evening with
Born in New York 80 years ago but raised in the Cooley Peninsula, legendary Irish Sports Commentator and Broadcaster, Jimmy Magee, is known for his expert knowledge and recall of all things sport. ‘Around the World in 80 Years’ is Jimmy Magee’s new One Man Show. The audience will be treated to an evening of Jimmy’s wit, charm and wisdom as well as his encyclopaedic knowledge of sport which earned him the title of ‘The Memory Man’. The ‘Ask Jimmy’ part of the show should bring us some very interesting questions and some great answers. As the man himself once said, ‘Different class, different class....’
Host and Compere for the evening will be Owen McConnon, BBC Radio Ulster Sport
Thursday 31st March at 8 p.m. Adm.: e20
THE KILKENNY 2016 PLAN To commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising Walking Tour of Kilkenny’s Volunteer and Military Heritage Related Sites This tour will assist in understanding the events attended by many of those national figures who visited Kilkenny during the build up to the Rising and the aftermath – personalities such as Casement, MacNeill, MacDonagh, Redmond, Cathal Brugha, W.T. Cosgrave, DeValera – all held meetings in Kilkenny, and the landmark buildings still survive – City Hall, Market Yard, Kyteler’s Inn, etc.
Tour Times:
10.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from February to September 2016. Duration of Tour 1 hour. Group tours catered for by arrangement.
Meeting Place: Tholsel (City Hall), High Street, Kilkenny. Ticket Purchase:Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. On line at www.watergatetheatre.com. Booking Fee: €5.00 adults, €2.00 students.
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Dublin singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Chris Kavanagh was raised on Irish music and has been singing Irish folk songs since he was three years old. He learned to play the piano by ear when he was five and his love and passion for Luke Kelly’s music led him to learn to play the 5 string long neck banjo in 2001. Over the past twelve years he has amazed audiences following powerful sell-out performances in prominent Irish venues such as Vicar Street & the Cork Opera House. He is joined on stage by one of Irelands leading guitarist/composers, Michael Howard and traditional musician Joe Finn on Uilleann pipes, Whistle, Flute & fiddle.
Friday 1st April at 8 p.m. Adm.: e18 / e16
Tuesday 5th April at 8 p.m. Adm.: e20 / e17
This musical drama commemorates the men and women of 1916. It is different to other 1916 productions because it especially honours three men connected to Kilkenny who were amongst the republican dead, Patrick Bealin, Castlecomer, John Kealy, John Street and Thomas MacDonagh. Featured also is Father Albert, the Capuchin priest, reared in Kilkenny, who ministered to the leaders before their executions. A mixed choir, a host of musicians, solo singers and actors from Dublin, Muine Bheag and Kilkenny present this beautiful but moving story.
Sunday 10th to Saturday 16th of April at 8 p.m. Adm.: Sun.- Tues. e15 / Wed. - Sat. e20
Thursday 21st April at 8 p.m. Adm.: e20
THE CREAM OF
KILKENNY CATS
Spectacular
Eamon Cahill and his group of talented young musicians from all over the city and county meet up again to give us another jazz extravaganza. Come and see jazzbands galore from Kieran’s college, CBS secondary, Castlecomer community school , Loreto, St Canices primary school, Kilkenny college and more. They will be serving up a feast of great music that will have you swinging in the aisles. Leave your cares at the door and enjoy this great fun night.
Friday 22nd April at 8 p.m. Adm.: e10
★★★★ British Theatre Guide
This witty, chilling, and passionate one-man rollercoaster stars Tim Hardy of the RSC/RADA and is written by Emmy Award-winner Nic Young. After a successful tour of Malta, Spain, the Edinburgh Fringe, and America, RSC actor Tim Hardy follows a highly successful tour and multiple four-star reviews by bringing his solo show to across the UK. ‘As soul breakingly bitter as it is heartbreakingly humorous’
★★★★ Three Weeks
Saturday 23rd April at 8 p.m. Adm.: e17 / e14
P R E S E N T
TRANSLATIONS BY BRIAN FRIEL
DIRECTED BY PHILIP HARDY
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Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th April at 8 p.m. nightly Matinees on Thurs 28th & Fri 29th at 11.30 a.m. Adm.: e15 / e12 Matinees: e10
TEDDY THOMPSON & KELLY JONES Teddy Thompson and acclaimed American singer Kelly Jones release their stunning harmony duet collaboration ‘Little Windows’ on Cooking Vinyl April 1st, 2016. They will appear at The Watergate Theatre on Sunday May 1st as part of the Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival. Teddy and Kelly first sang together on a George Jones track at LA’s Club Largo in 2011. It was love at first note and not long after they embarked on a bi-coastal musical relationship (she and LA, he in NYC) writing the songs that would become ‘Little Windows’ along with partner Bill DeMain. Inspired by the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and Sam Cooke, the ten gorgeous songs that comprise this album explore the joy and sorrows of love and the vagaries of the human heart. In keeping with this classic sound, vocally reminiscent of Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, the album was recorded live to a 16 track tape machine by producer Mike Viola with Linda Thompson as executive producer.
WATERGATE THEATRE | SUNDAY MAY 1ST | 7.00 PM | €20.00
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CARNATION THEATRE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT
MIDWIVES OF A NATION
CO-WRITTEN WITH JOE O’BYRNE
Midwives celebrates the oft forgotten contribution of women to the events of 1916 - the big and the not so big characters of which there are so many: Elizabeth O’Farrell, Margaret Skinnider, Countess Markievicz, Winnie Carnie to name but a few. These ladies were the dispatchers, the doctors, the First-Aiders, the snipers, the tea makers, the gun runners... the list goes on! Join Carnation theatre as we celebrate the women who were there at the birth of our nation”. TUESDAY MAY 3RD WEDNESDAY MAY 4
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THE COUNT, THE COUNTESS & THE TOMMY Kilkenny’s Watergate Theatre will be the venue this May for the premiere of Myles Dungan’s new 1916 show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy. The show, starring soloist Simon Morgan - as seen on RTE’s Late Late Show - centres on the life and music of the celebrated Irish tenor Count John McCormack, and features some of the best-known songs of a hundred years ago. This show, produced by Pegasus Consulting, will feature headline acts,
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including... Simon Morgan: A world-renowned baritone, Simon has performed in venues across Ireland, the UK, Argentina, Chile, Barbados, San Diego, Chicago, New York, Monaco, Florence and Verona. Lisa Lambe: A singer and actress, Lisa is best known for her work at the Abbey and the Gate, and as a member of international singing sensation Celtic Woman. Brendan MacQuaile: Brendan is a classically trained baritone who performs widely in Ireland and internationally, and features regularly on TV and radio. May 5th is the date set for the first-ever performance of the show, which goes on to tour Dublin, Roscommon, Cavan, Leitrim and beyond, as part of broadcaster Myles Dungan’s Paths To Freedom roadshow project, a unique package of lectures, presentations and shows remembering the Rising, one hundred years on. PRAISE FOR PEGASUS EVENTS... “The Great War Roadshow offers a unique perspective on WW1… a highly entertaining evening of music and song. Not to be missed.” Bill Sweeney, Chairman Hay Festival Kells. “The Great War Roadshow was a tremendous success in Cavan. Songs and music were performed by artists whose enthusiasm was infectious. The Roadshow commemorates the Great War in a fitting and enjoyable manner and is well worth going to see.” Tom Sullivan, Cavan County Council Library Service “RTE presenter Myles Dungan brought his entertaining and informative Great War Roadshow to the Waterford Theatre Royal and commemorated, in song and story, aspects of that ‘war to end all wars’.” Liam Murphy, Munster Express
THURSDAY MAY 5TH
8.00pm
FREE
Admission to this show is free of charge but booking in advance is advised.
SEACHTAIN MHIC DHONNCHADHA / THOMAS MAC DONAGH WEEK Kilkenny City 30th April to 3rd May 2016 Free of Charge
Daily street theatre, from 30th April to 3rd May, in Kilkenny city, commemorating the life, times and influences on Thomas MacDonagh during his time working and living in Kilkenny. Follow MacDonagh’s journey from schoolteacher and poet to revolutionary and proclamation signatory, in his and his nation’s formative years in the early 20th century Kilkenny, culminating in MacDonagh’s execution on 3rd May 1916.
Kilkenny City April to September 2016 Tours are €5/person
THE STORIES OUR STREETS CAN TELL KILKENNY’S MILITARY HERITAGE 1913-1923 Take the Military Heritage Tour of Kilkenny’s military heritage sites. You will be expertly guided around the landmark buildings and places which were linked to all aspects of activity in the lead up to Easter 1916, and its aftermath. Get the story of the use of buildings such as the Tholsel, Kyteler’s Inn, Rothe House and hear the story of the Friary Street ambush. Tours are guided and booking is through the Watergate Theatre at www.watergatetheatre.com
Watergate Theatre 3rd & 4th May 2016
MIDWIVES OF A NATION “Carnation Theatre are proud to present: “Midwives of a Nation” co-written with Joe O’Byrne.
Watergate Theatre 5th May 2016
THE COUNT, THE COUNTESS & THE TOMMY Watergate Theatre will be the venue this May for the premiere of Myles Dungan’s new 1916 show ‘The Count, The Countess & The Tommy’
Carnegie Library John’s Quay, Kilkenny 9th May 2016 12 noon to 4pm Free event
TRACE YOUR ANCESTORS To mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, family history experts from Findmypast and Eneclann are touring Ireland to help you trace your ancestors. Join us for a FREE day full of family history on 9th May 2016 in the Carnegie Library, Kilkenny. On the day you can expect: Free access to billions of family history records on www.findmypast.ie Talks on finding your roots and the 1916 Rising.
“In the Spotlight� is a variety show by members of Stagedoor, a stage school based in Stoneyford which caters for 5-16 year olds from Stoneyford & the surrounding areas. Produced by Sheila Raggett and Rose Kelly with choreography by Shauna Kelly this show promises to be a great nights entertainment for all the family.
Saturday 7th May at 8 p.m. & Sunday 8th May at 3 p.m. Adm.: Adults e12 - Children/OAP e6
Thursday 12th May at 8 p.m. Adm.: e16 / e13
CO-MOTION MEDIA In association with
DROGHEDA ARTS FESTIVAL presents
A play by
Declan Gorman based on
Frank O’Connor’s biography of Michael Collins Original music by
Colin Blakey Script developed with the support of the
Abbey Theatre With
Gerard Adlum as Frank O’Connor and
Cillian O’Gairbhi as Michael Collins
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Declan Gorman’s much-anticipated new play will come to The Watergate following its world premiere at the 2016 Drogheda Arts Festival. With original sound design by ex-Waterboys composer, Colin Blakey,The Big Fellow is a non-stop, edge-ofyour-seat theatrical adventure, laced with humour and scenes of daring and intrigue. It presents the compelling story of Michael Collins: his rise from unknown volunteer in the GPO to military leader who brought down an empire only to meet his untimely death at the hands of former comrades. Much more than a straightforward dramatisation of the life of a hero, however, this is also the story of his biographer, the literary genius Frank O’Connor, who witnessed traumatic scenes as a timid adolescent soldier fighting against Collins’ Free State forces, and is now seeking to make reparation. As The Big Fellow is conjured to unruly and mischievous life by his writer, the epic tale of the birth of a nation is re-lived by both men: the one who survived it and came to understand the disappointment that inevitably follows the dream, and the tragic hero who perished in his effort to broker a waking compromise. “Frank O’Connor is doing for Ireland what Chekhov did for Russia” William Butler Yeats
Friday 13th May at 8 p.m. Adm.: e16 / e14
Saturday 14th May at 2.30 p.m. Adm.: e15 / e12 Family of 4 is e40
This years Act 1 will tell the classic fairytale of Cinderella with our schools’ usual modern and fun edge! Act 2 will provide a variety showcase including classical ballet, lyrical, jazz and Hip Hop all set to a variety of music for all interests! Students range from 3 – 18 years. Lots of fun for all the family. A night not to be missed!
Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st of May at 7 p.m. 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday Adm.: e12 / e10
Muzyka agus craic POLSKA ÉIRE FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT WITH KAPELA MALISZÓW, THE CARTY SISTERS & GUESTS Closing concert of the Polska Eire festival being held in Kilkenny, featuring top folk & traditional bands from both countries. “Kapela Maliszów…new and extremely riveting vision of folk music, very strongly based on tradition, but also very creative” K. Borysiak (Polskie Radio) The Carty Sisters are a youthful, energetic 3 piece traditional & folk group.
Sunday 22nd May at 8 p.m.
ND SUNDAY MAY 22Adm.: | 8.00 pm | ADULTS €15.00 /e5 CHILDREN €5.00 Adults e15 / Children
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The hugely entertaining bi-annual concert of the St. Canice’s NS Instrumental Music Programme will take place in the Watergate on 24rd and 25th May, 2016. The concerts will feature all 440 children in the music programme and will showcase the terrific musical talent ranging from Junior and Senior Infant Violins, Cellos, Junior and Senior Orchestras, Junior and Senior Jazz Bands, Groovy Guitars, Recorder Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and percussion groups. A great night’s entertainment is guaranteed. Buy your tickets early as these concerts are always a sell out!
Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th May at 7.30 p.m. Adm.: e10 / e7
presents
The Birthday Party BY HAROLD PINTER A cryptic thriller and macabre comedy, The Birthday Party was Harold Pinter’s first major work and is among the most unusual and absorbing of his plays. London Classic Theatre presents the first significant touring revival of the twenty-first century, promising to bring this ground-breaking classic to fresh and exhilarating life.
Friday 27th May at 8 p.m. Adm.: e18 / e15
Saturday 28th May at 8 p.m. Adm.: e14 Concession & Groups (6+): e12
A chance encounter in a freezing attic results in a red-hot affair between penniless poet Rodolfo and innocent seamstress Mimi. But will their love be strong enough to survive against the odds? La bohème follows a group of friends as they struggle as artists in 1930’s Paris. Puccini’s timeless classic promises a breathtaking experience for newcomers and opera fans alike, with ravishing music and thrilling arias and ensembles. Ben Barnes directs a sterling cast of Irish and international singers, including rising star soprano Máire Flavin (Mimi), Argentinian tenor Pablo Bemsch (Rodolfo), Sinead Campbell-Wallace (Musetta), Charles Rice (Marcello), Padraic Rowan (Colline) and Rory Musgrave (Schaunard), together with a professional chorus of twelve and a thirteen member chamber orchestra conducted by Andrew Greenwood. Design is by Joe Vanek. La bohème will be sung in Italian with English surtitles. Opera Theatre Company celebrates 30 years touring opera throughout Ireland in 2016
Monday 30th May at 8 p.m. Adm.: e30 / e27
St Kieran’s College
St Kieran’s College hosts its annual awards’ night celebrating the achievements of its students. During an evening of music, song, poetry and much more the school community honour not only the successes - academic, sporting and many others - of its current pupils, but also we take the opportunity to invite back and honour one of our past pupils.
Tuesday May 31st at 8 p.m.
REGINALD D.HUNTER “THE
ALUMINUM NEGRO”
IRISH TOUR
JUNE 2016
Reginald D Hunter returns to Ireland in June 2016 for the inaugural Tour of his brand new show “The Aluminum Negro”. Surely everyone at some point in their life has wondered what it would be like to be a Negro? To try to address this, wellloved (but occasionally rejected) comedian, Reginald D Hunter, sets out to take his audience on a bountiful romp through today’s politically correct minefield whilst, at the same time, attempting to shield them from any truths they would much rather avoid. “Reginald d hunter joins the top rank of stand-up comedians working today…a comedian going for broke, flying in the face of received opinion in a way that is simply exhilarating……this is comedy of a rare scope” .................................. Times
Saturday 4th June at 8 p.m. Adm.: e28 “Proudly presented by the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival”
Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th June at 7 p.m. Sunday 19th june at 2.30 p.m. Adm.: e15 / Concession: e12.50
Thursday 30th June to Saturday 2nd July at 7.30 p.m. Adm.: e12 adult & e10 oap/child
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