Drámaíocht - Theatre

LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE

Linenhall St, Castlebar, Mayo.

T: 094 9023733

E: linenhall@anu.ie

W: www.thelinenhall.com

Tuesday 5th October @ 8.00pm

Burn the Bad Lamp

An aging owner of an antique shop sits astride the tumble down remains of a life's work… Into this "rag and bone shop of the heart", a lamp, a genie and a shaft of magic appear, and a fairy tale for adults is spun. Burn the Bad Lamp is an adaptation of a short story by Kevin Barry from his award-winning collection There Are Little Kingdoms. It tells of a day in the life of Ralph Coughlan, a downtrodden and nervous man, and of the paths that open up for him when an unexpected visitor explodes into his antique shop. Directed by and featuring Rod Goodall, founder member of the legendary Footsbarn Theatre Company, together with a range of puppet characters played by Aine Ní Dhroighneáin, this unique and magical production brings a strange and wondrous world to life.

Adm.: €15 / €12 (concessions)

TWO FOR TWENTY THEATRE Offer: this show PLUS The Adventures of the Wet Señor (Monday 11th October @ 8.00pm) for only €20 per person. Please state ‘TWO FOR TWENTY THEATRE’ when booking.

Monday 11th October @ 8.00pm

Benbo Productions - The Adventures of the Wet Señor

A Spanish Armada captain is washed ashore on a Sligo beach in 1588. Enduring dire hardship and incredible adventures, our hero Francisco traverses Gaelic Ireland in his quest to return home to his beloved Spain. Written and directed by the very wonderful Donal O’Kelly (creator of Catalpa, Bat the Father Rabbit the Son, The Cambria and many other theatrical tours de force), The Adventures of the Wet Señor is an intoxicating fusion of performance, music, visuals and pure theatre, based on the true story of a certain Captain Francisco De Cuellar, starring Jaimie Carswell, Sorcha Fox and Carrie Crowley, with music live on stage by Celtic fusionistas Kíla. Presented by Benbo Productions in association with Kíla and the Glens Centre, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Leitrim County Council. On previous form, a surefire theatrical treat is on the cards!

Adm.: €15 / €12 (concessions)

Part of the TWO FOR TWENTY Theatre Offer: this show PLUS Burn the Bad Lamp (Monday 5th October @ 8.00pm) for only €20 per person. Please state ‘TWO FOR TWENTY THEATRE’ when booking.

Tuesday 19th October @ 8.00pm

Five Lamps Theatre Company - Dear Frankie

Who does an agony aunt turn to for advice?

Dear Frankie is the story of Frankie Byrne, Ireland’s iconic agony aunt. For over twenty years Ireland tuned in as Frankie solved the problems of a nation at lunchtime on Radio Éireann. Lovelorn teenagers, jealous husbands, concerned mammies, all wrote in looking for an answer to their problems. This by turns, hilarious and poignant play, tracks the life of this glamorous, successful and popular Irish figure as she considers the burning social issues of the time - all the while, concealing deep sorrows in her own life. Written by Niahm Gleeson (author of hit plays The Telephone Exchange and The Mariettas), with a three-strong cast starring the wonderful Nuala Hayes in the title role, Dear Frankie is not to be missed.

Adm.: €15 / €12 (concessions)

ÁRAS INIS GLUAIRE

ÁISLEANN BHÉAL AN MHUIRTHEAD, BELMULLET,

T: 097 81079

The Adventures of the Wet Señor

The Adventures of the Wet Señor is an intoxicating fusion of physical theatre, dance, film and live music. The high calibre, bilingual production is a new work by Donal O’Kelly, which features specially composed live music by Kíla - a world renowned traditional band who have played with U2, Sinéad O’Connor, The Corrs and Keith Richard, to name a few! Áras Inis Gluaire is delighted to welcome the cast and crew of this unusual show to Belmullet on Saturday, October 16.

After a terrible storm in 1588, Captain Francisco De Cuellar of the Spanish Armada was washed ashore on Streedagh beach in Sligo. His subsequent trials and adventures are the stuff of legends. During De Cuellar’s odyssey from Ben Bulben to the Giant’s Causeway, he experienced the extremes of hostility and hospitality, but he never wavered from his mission to get home - despite enduring theft, injury, bounty hunters and enslavement by a mountain blacksmith!

With live music, stunning visuals and a text in four languages (English, Irish, Spanish and Latin), this exciting production tells the true story of Captain Francisco De Cuellar. It is a wonderful piece of theatre which will appeal to people of all ages. Of all the languages employed in telling the story, the focus will be on the language of music and the visual – making it accessible to everyone.

The Adventures of the Wet Señor features: Sorcha Fox (Ros na Rún), Jaimie Carswell, Carrie Crowley (former Eurovision presenter) and, of course, the musicians of Kíla - Dee Armstrong, Rossa O’Snodaigh, Colm O’Snodaigh, Ronán O’Snodaigh.

Children and families will particularly enjoy this show – a great, untold story of our shared European history. Don’t miss it – book your tickets now! The show starts at 8.00 p.m. in Áras Inis Gluaire on Saturday, October 16. For more info, please call 097 81079.

A Spoonful of Silence

Curry’s Cottage, James St, Westport

October 3rd, 4th & 5th at 7pm

Mandana grows letters in her field. The availability of letters, which enables her to talk, depends on the season and the harvest. She crafts her sentences delicately as she tells you her story, allowing you to enjoy the silence between the words. She is waiting for you by the stove in her cosy kitchen, sprinkling rose petals into a freshly made pot of tea. Hold a warm cup in your hands and embark on a journey to the present moment. A delicious and raw performance questioning our use of words. This show can be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet! (part of Westport Arts Festival 2010)

Tickets: 15/12 €

Bookings on 087-4120176 or email info@westportartsfestival.com on on-line at

TOM LOVES A LORD - Nov 3rd Charlestown Arts Centre

Shore Theatre presents Tom Loves a Lord, written and performed by Martin Dyar, directed by Caroline Lynch, and with selections from Moore’s Melodies sung by Anna- Louise Costello.

Oct 29th, Town Hall Theatre Galway, 091569777.

Nov 3rd Charlestown Arts Centre (John Healy W/E), 0949255820.

Nov 6th Anaverna House, Ravensdale, Dundalk, 0429371490. 

www.theshore.ie

There is a ball at Tamworth Castle tonight. England is saluting an Irishman. But the guest of honour is out of sorts.

Follow an ageing Tom Moore as he and his shadowy biographer dig through the years, separating the stories that soothe from stories that inflame. See them tackle the ghost of Moore’s mollycoddling mother while gazing into the jaws of the celebrity life. Follow them to Tamworth Castle, and the toast to end all toasts, before they turn on each other.

Tom Loves a Lord is a gripping and hilarious play written and performed by the 2009 Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award winner Martin Dyar. A treat for lovers of theatre and music, and a timely celebration of an enduring Irish icon, the play includes selections from Moore’s Melodies sung by the renowned soprano Anna-Louise Costello, with pianist Aileen Cahill.

Monsignor Horan to make stage come-back

The extraordinary story of the life and times of the late Monsignor James Horan, builder of Knock Airport, is soon to be retold when ‘On A Wing and a Prayer-The Musical’ takes to the stage for its premiere at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar. Author Terry Reilly, who wrote the best-selling book On A Wing and a Prayer, has adapted the work in collaboration with Tommy Marren for a stage production that will bring to life the many great undertakings and amazing achievements of Monsignor Horan, told in word and song.Proceeds from the November shows will go to the Mayo/Roscommon Hospice which must raise in excess of 1 million euro each year through donations and fundraising efforts to maintain its palliative care service in the two counties.“Talented people from the region will take to the stage and bring Horan’s amazing work to life again in what we want to be a memorably colourful production, and all in aid of a great cause within our community” he added.Look out for further details shortly in local press, or on www.hospice.ie or by contacting the Foundation’s office at 0035394 9388666; or at www.terry-reilly.com ‘On A Wing and a Prayer’ - A Dramatic Musical will be performed at the Royal Theatre, Castlebarfrom Thursday the 25th to 27th of November. Tickets for the show go on sale on Thursday the 16th September through Hospice at €25 also through Ticketmaster at €27.50 including booking fee.Terry Reilly can be contacted at terryreilly@eircom.net or 086 8109518.  Tommy Marren: tommy@midwestradio.ie or 087 9674674. Lavinia Slater Gilmartin is the Musical Director can be contacted at 087 4197935 or ljgilmartin@yahoo.com