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RENMORE PANTOMIME
SLEEPING
BEAUTY
DIRECTED BY
BRIAN & SEÁN POWER
Bringing a novel twist to the age old magical tale of
Sleeping Beauty. Scripted by Peter Kennedy, the Panto
Dame, it has Princess Beauty defying the Witch’s curse
on her 18th Birthday by visiting the Electric Picnic. There
she meets pop idol Flash Freddy and they fall in love.
While the Royal Party are rocking the night away, the
Wickety Witch lures Beauty to a scary tower and pricks
her finger on the infamous spinning wheel. However, the
100 years sleeping spell is broken when Fairy Fumble
weaves her magic. The Prince of Pop awakens the
Princess with a kiss and all live happily ever after.
This feast of family entertainment features talented
Galway performers, exhilarating dancers, hilarious
comedy and the delightful little Renmore Smurfs.
WINTER/SPRING 2011
16 JAN
MY AFTERNOONS WITH
MARGUERITTE
Dir. Jean Becker · France 2010 · 82 mins
20 FEB
No Film
27 FEB
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN
RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
23 JAN
THE MAID
30 JAN
WINTERS BONE
6 MAR
LOOSE CANNONS
6 FEB
HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
13 MAR
ALAMAR
13 FEB
CHICO & RITA
20 MAR
ON TOUR
Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul · Thailand 2010
117 mins
Dir. Sebastian Silva · Chile 2009 · 96 mins
Dir. Dera Granik · USA 2010 · 100 mins
Dir: Radu Jude · Romania 2009 · 100 mins
Dir. Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal
Spain 2010 · 94 mins
Thurs 30 Dec - Sat 15 Jan 7.30pm
(excl. 31 Dec, 4, 9, 10 & 11 Jan)
Matinees Dec 30, 1, 2, 3, 8 & 15 Jan 2.30pm
Sunday Matinees 9 & 16 Jan 12 noon & 4pm
Tickets €16*/€14*
Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek · Italy 2010 · 110 mins
Dir. Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio · Mexico 2009
73 mins
Dir. Mathieu Amalric · France 2010 · 111mins
Sundays 8.15pm
Membership/season ticket for above eight films 38*/34* concession
Guest admission to single films 8*/6*.
Booking Is Easy
1. Call to the box office at the Town Hall Theatre at
Courthouse Square, Galway, Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm
2. Phone 091 569777 during the above hours.
Visa, Access, MasterCard and Laser are accepted.
*Telephone and personal bookings are subject
to Refurbishment Charge of 50 cent per ticket
3. Buy online at www.tht.ie
*Online bookings are subject to €1.50
booking and Refurbishment Charge per ticket.
CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES
Concessions are available to most shows for
Seniors, Unwaged and Students. ID required.
10% discount for groups of 10+.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless
a performance is cancelled or abandoned.
SPECIAL OFFERS
Family Special
Two adults, two children
for a special rate.
Student Special
Special rate for students.
Seniors Special
Special rate for anyone
over 65.
Fri 14 & Sat 15 Jan 8pm
Tickets €29.50*
PASG
CINDERELLA
A charming prince, an enchanting
heroine, a wacky Fairy godmother
and two outrageous Ugly Sisters!
From the team that brought
you The Frog Prince, this year’s
production of Cinderella in the Black
Box promises to be as hilariously
entertaining as ever. Written by
Maeve Ingoldsby, directed by Jaimie
Carswell, with choreography by
Paula McGurrell, the show once
again stars Carla Bredin, Gavin Ferry
and Sean O’Meallaigh with a full
supporting cast from the Performing
Arts School Galway.
AN GRIANAN AND FIDGET FEET PRESENT
A FABULOUS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
THE SNOW QUEEN
DIRECTED BY GAVIN MARSHALL
(ex Royal Shakespeare Company)
Featuring dazzling aerial acrobatics, An Grianán
have teamed up with Fidget Feet to give their
own particular twist on the story of best friends
Kay and Gerda and their encounter with the
eerie enchantress The Snow Queen. When the
Snow Queen steals Kay away on her enchanted
sleigh Gerda must embark on a perilous journey
to the frozen North to try and rescue him.
Along the way she will meet an array of odd
characters who will both help and hinder her
in a story that mixes laugh out loud comedy,
songs and dialogue.
BLACK BOX THEATRE
Sat 1 - Fri 7 January 2.30 & 7.30 daily
BLACK
BOX
Sat 8 Jan
2.30 only
Tickets €16*/€14*
THEATRE
Family Special 1, 2 & 3 January
2 Adults and 1 child bring 2nd child for free!
The Snow Queen brings together an array of
Irish and international talents using aerial work,
dance, music, theatre and special effects.
BLACK BOX THEATRE
REELIN’ IN THE
SHOWBAND
YEARS
COMPERE RTÉ’S RONAN COLLINS
Featuring Crystal Swing, The Conquerors, Des
Lee from The Miami Showband, Eurovision
stars Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, Lorraine
McDonald and DJ Curtin. The show’s exciting
finale is an all cast salute to the Showbands
with a medley of songs from the era.
Wed 19 January 8pm
Tickets €30*/€27*
Thurs 20 - Sat 22 January 7.30pm
Sat 22 &BLACK
Sun 23BOX
January 3pm
Tickets €12*/€8*
THEATRE
Family Ticket €25 (2 adults + 2 children)
“A quick
silver mind
and a touch
of madness
make him
one of the all
time greats”
TIME OUT
Thurs 27 January 8pm
Tickets €18*/€16*
JASON BYRNE 2010
Fresh from a 14th sell out year at the Edinburgh
festival Jason Byrne takes his fringe show Jason
Byrne 2010 to all his favourite Irish venues. Apart
from a hectic touring schedule he is working on
a 5th series of Anonymous (RTÉ2), The Wildside
(BBC1), a third series of The Jason Byrne Show
(BBC Radio 2) and a new radio sitcom Father
Figure (BBC Radio 2).
Sat 30 October 8pm
Tickets €22.50*/€20*
MUSIC FOR GALWAY
MUSIC AMONGST
FRIENDS
Barry Douglas joinsy Galway Ensemble in Residence ConTempo
Quartet and cellist extraordinaire Eugen Mantu to perform
quintets, quartets and solo pieces.
Star of RTÉ’s The Panel, BBC’s The Blame
Game, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow
and most recently host of Republic of Telly,
Neil Delamere returns with his mix of quickfire banter and hilarious storytelling in his
fantastic new show Implement of Divilment.
Fri 21 Jan 8pm
Brahms String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 no. 1
Schubert Impromptus D. 889, numbers 3 and 4
Dvorák

Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Fri 28 January 8pm
Chamber Music Festival
Fri 21 - Sun 23 January
Sat 22 Jan 2pm
Public Masterclass with Barry Douglas
Tickets €20*/€16*/Student Special €6*
Observer masterclass €5
Festival Ticket €55*/Members and
Concessions €45*
NEIL DELAMERE
Sat 22 Jan 8pm
Dvorák

String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’
Brahms Op. 116 for solo piano
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Sun 23 Jan 3pm
Mendelssohn Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no. 3
Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956
PANDORA PRESENT
TWO PLAYS BY CARLOW PLAYWRIGHT
BARRY McKINLEY
ELYSIUM NEVADA
nominated as best new play in
Irish Times 2010 Theatre Awards
Set in a retirement home not far from Las Vegas, two grumpy old
men sit and gaze at the desert as they reflect on their lives and
times. Their dialogue is salty and richly comic, reminiscent of
The Odd Couple 40 years on. With the awakening of a mysterious
woman nearby, surprising new truths are revealed giving a
poignant insight into their lives and a fascinating conclusion.
Tickets €20*
IRISH MODERN DANCE
ACTIONS
A huge dance hit from John Scott and Irish Modern Dance
Theatre, recently performed in New York, Germany and Dublin
Dance Festival to rave reviews and wild audience acclaim.
Actions is a physical conversation between two individuals in
empty space by two outstanding male dancers. It represents
a battle through the space using physicality, lifts, falls, text
and sound, the dancers alternately throwing their bodies
together then fragmenting into threads of raw movement.
“For sheer impact and perfection in performance,
nothing could touch the athleticism and polished
ease of John Scott’s Actions ” IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
Sat 29 January 8pm
Tickets €16*/€12*
Hiram, a reclusive middle-aged Irishman fantasises in his
work-shed about being an explorer in the South American
jungle, searching for and finding the lost city of the Incas,
while he simultaneously plans a special revenge on his
violent father who has dominated and damaged his life.
A special tribute show to Michael
Jackson led by Ireland’s top Jackson
impersonator, Anthony (Moon) Walker.
The show includes backing singers, a
dance troupe, spectacular visual display
and a full live band. This celebration of
the world of the King of Pop has played
to sell out audiences in the Olympia,
Dublin and the Cork Opera House and
was last seen in the Town Hall Theatre
last June when it was a huge success.
Mon 24 - Wed 26 January 8pm
Sat 5 February 8pm
LOST CITY
Tickets €15*/€12*
Seniors Special €10*
Tickets €19*/€16*
Family Special - 4 tickets for €60*
HURRICANE THEATRE COMPANY
MARATHON
BY EDOARDO ERBA
Directed by Niall Cleary
With Brian Hutton and Matthew Ralli
“Niall Cleary’s direction strikes
a perfect balance… You may
need a sharp intake of breath to
absorb the shock at the end but
Marathon and its novel format is
very healthy food for thought.”
IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
February Concerts
MIKE DENVER and Guests
After selling out all the venues on his 2010 tour, Mike Denver
is on tour again having achieved seven hit albums and
three best selling DVDs. Special guests are Ray Lynam and
Philomena Begley.
Thurs 3 February 8pm
Tickets €25*
Night-time. A country road. Mark and
Steve are training for the event of their
lives. They find themselves running into
their past and into their future. Funny,
energetic and brave, Marathon is a
beautifully simple exploration of what it
means to be alive and has a twist in its tail
that will stay with you long into the night.
AN EVENING OF NOSTALGIA WITH
JOHNNY McEVOY
This nostalgic evening of ‘Song and Story’ features all of
Johnny’s many hits and also features songs from his new album.
Mon 31 January - Tues 1 February 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
Monday all seats €10*
Fri 4 February 8pm
Tickets €25*
LAMBERT PUPPET THEATRE
CINDERELLA
The Lambert Puppet Theatre is now widely
recognised as the premier puppet theatre company
in Ireland. A beautifully produced show with large
puppets,colourful sets and exquisite lighting.
Suitable for an age group up to ten years of age.
Sun 6 February 2pm & 4pm
THE
LINDA
WELBY
SHOW
Mon 7 February 8pm
Tickets €10*
THE WILD SWAN THEATRE COMPANY, GORT
On her first ever tour, Oranmore native Linda Welby
features a spectacular blend of music, song and
dance. Special guest is Jerry Lynch (of “Christmas
1915” fame). Linda is fast becoming one of Ireland’s
leading singer/songwriters and has already gained
high international recognition. This show will launch
her second album The Best of Times.
Tickets €25*
A WAKE IN THE WEST
An Evening with
BY M.J. GINNELLY
ISLA GRANT
The play is set during the wake of Tom Healy who
has drank himself to death. The comedy begins
when a neighbour decides that Tom is not entitled to
take it all with him. An hilarious play which has sold
out venues in Ennis, Belfast and Gort.
Scotland’s most popular singer-songwriter Isla Grant has
been coming to Ireland for many years now: she is a singer/
songwriter of the highest quality. Her concert show features all
her hit songs, her interaction with her audience is second to
none and the live show atmosphere is highly entertaining.
Tues 8 February 8pm
Wed 9 February 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
Tickets €25*
WRONG CURTAIN THEATRE
CÍOSA LE GEAR
Tues 18 - Fri 21 Jan 8.30pm
We stole Cíosa Le Gear for her mind, her knitting skills and more
importantly her songs. We stole her and her songs… and we
made her world-known. A special collaborative event, working
with artists and live musicians.
DES BISHOP in
My Dad Was
Nearly James Bond
Tickets €10*/€8*
JOURNEY THROUGH THORNS
BY MOHAMED ALTAWIL
Sat 22 Jan 8.30pm
Tickets €15*
An autobiographical tale of life in Gaza: an inspiring and
sometimes comic tale of someone using his wits to overcome
enormous difficulties. The presentation takes the form of a
dramatised reading with video, slides and music.
Inspired by his Father’s recent diagnosis of lung cancer,
Des Bishop’s latest internationally acclaimed show tells
of a remarkable life tinged with regret. In championing
the real heroics of fatherhood, Des challenges these
common regrets and the ridiculous ideals of manhood
that real, un-slick men try to live up to.
“Edgy material... snappy, never sappy...
Bishop has judged this one beautifully”
THE AGE, AUSTRALIA
SORCAS QUIRCAS
MOMO’S DREAM
Thurs 3 - Sat 5 Feb 7.30pm
Tickets €8*
A UV light performance telling the story of the timeless child
Momo. She helps an unknown community to fight back the grey
men, who stole all the time of the people and enslaved them.
Based on the novel Momo by Michael Ende and performed by
Pipa and friends from Sorcas Quircas.
SIDE-SHOW PRODUCTIONS
DREAMS OF LOVE
A tale of romance refracted through the fragments of illusion.
Thurs 24 - Sat 26 Feb 8.30pm Join us on our quest through a plurality of spectacle, from RomTickets €10*/€8*
com to Romeo and Juliet.
WILDEBEEST THEATRE COMPANY
A DIFFERENT ANIMAL
BY MEADHBH HAICÉID
A young woman receives the strangest of visitors with the blue
light of dusk. A bottle of wine is opened. Awkwardness turns to
Thurs 10 - Sat 12 Feb 8.30pm passionate fluency. Dusk lingers, unnaturally. And in the growing
Tickets €10*/€8*
intimacy, something darker also stirs.
TRENCH ENTERTAINMENT
TELL-TALE/WILLIAM
An adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories Tell-Tale Heart
Tues 22 - Sat 26 Mar 8.30pm and William Wilson, featuring the terrifying and mysterious world
Tickets €10*/€8*
of one of the 19th century’s most famous gothic writers.
Thurs 10 - Sat 12 February 8pm
Tickets €25*
THE IRISH YOUTH
RUSSIAN BALLET
COMPANY
GISELLE
The classic story of the peasant girl who dies of a
broken heart and then returns as a spirit to protect
her prince, Albrecht, from the vengence of the spirits
of other jillted fiancees. This production of the classic
ballet will feature Ireland’s best known ballerina,
Monica Loughman, in the lead role of Giselle. The
talented young ballerina, Áine McNamara, will dance
the role of the Queen of the Wilis. The corps de ballet
will feature young dancers from all over Ireland.
Sun 20 February 8pm
Tickets €25*/€22*
Theatrecorp and the Town Hall Theatre present
GUMS presents
the Glass
Menagerie
Tues 8 - Sat 12
February 8pm
Matinee Wed 9
Feb 11am
Tickets €12*/€8*
It’s1985 and Robbie Hart lives in his grandmother’s basement
in New Jersey and sings in a popular wedding band. When his
fiancee leaves him standing at the altar his world is turned
upside down and his outlook changes from “Love is what I
do” to “Somebody kill me”. This hilarious musical adaptation
of the Adam Sandler movie is a colourful and energetic
marriage of comedy and rock music.
By Tennessee Williams
“So what are we going to do
with the rest of our lives?”
Includes adult themes and content.
Tennessee Williams’ classic, stirring play about dreams,
responsibility, memory and escape is brought to life in
this new production.
KATS presents
PORTIA COUGHLAN
BY MARINA CARR
DIRECTED BY
Max Hafler
Haunted by the death of her twin brother, Portia
Coughlan has in turn become a ghostly figure. Her
fierce exertion to sustain her independence is relayed
in richly textured dialogue in this moodily intense work
by one of the best Irish contemporary playwrights.
Tues 22 - Thurs 24 February 8pm
Tickets €18*/€15*
SET DESIGN
Mary Doyle
WITH
Maria McDermottroe
Sean Ó Meallaigh
Ionia Ní Chroinín
One of the greatest plays ever written by an American
writer, The Glass Menagerie is based on Williams’s guiltridden attempt to flee his own mother in order to claim
his artistic destiny. A son longs to escape from his stifling
home, where his genteel mother worries about the future
prospects of his lame, shy sister. As the family works
hard to survive, the mother struggles to free herself of
a dependent daughter, whilst she herself uses her own
fantasies of a glamorous past in the Deep South to keep
her own reality bearable.
At the centre of the play is the enduring figure of
Williams’ mother: elusive yet seductive, nostalgic for
patrician Southern life, fascinating yet repelling.
Theatrecorp’s productions of world classics with the
Town Hall Theatre Galway have included The Maids by
Genet, Blood Wedding by Garcia Lorca, Waiting For Godot
by Samuel Beckett and Doctor Faustus by Marlowe.
Tues 15 - Sat 19 Feb 8pm
Tickets €20*/€16*
Special offer Tues all seats €14*
ROBERT C KELLY
presents
ADELE KING (“Twink”)
IN THE SMASH HIT
PATRICIAN MUSICAL SOCIETY
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
The PMS follows their multi-award-winning The Mikado with
another family classic. The story centres on Tevye, the father of five
daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and religious
traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. One
of the most famous musicals of all time, it broke all records in it’s
day and continues to be one of the most performed musicals around
the world. Well-known numbers from the show include Tradition,
Matchmaker, If I were a Rich Man and Sunrise Sunset.
Director is Peter Kennedy, Musical Director is
John Roe and Chorus Mistress is Martha O’Toole.
Chin-up recession Ireland, The Grumpies Fight Back. Three
of Ireland’s Top Grumps bring their brand new show to
Galway. After 4 sell-out UK tours and also tours of Australia,
New Zealand and loads of other places too damn hot to visit
at this stage of your life… Grumpy Old Women comes to
Ireland!
Tues 8 - Sat 12 March 8pm
Tickets €20*
Special offer Tues all seats €14*
Have you reached that certain age? Do you make a funny
noise getting out of your chair? Are you a little bit too
hot? Are you a little bit too hairy? Adele King with her two
equally grumpy co-stars (whose collective age is frankly
unprintable), will host an orgy of middle aged mayhem in
this 90 minutes of theatrical HRT, with not a thong in sight!
If you enjoyed Menopause The Musical, you will love this too!
Oh me, oh my, you make me sigh…
“The perfect ticket… more uplifting than
a reinforced Wonderbra.” ★★★★
BRUCE DESSAU, EVENING STANDARD
“The rampaging, rumbustious show is
tailor-made for women.” ★★★★★
ROBERT GORE-LANGTON, DAILY MAIL
Mon 28 Feb - Sat 5 March
Mon - Thurs 8pm, Fri 8.30pm
Sat 6pm & 8.30pm
Tickets Mon €20*
Tues, Wed & Sat 6pm €25*
Thurs 8pm, Fri & Sat 8.30 €30*
THE RAMOR THEATRE COMPANY
THE NIGHT JOE
DOLAN’S CAR
BROKE DOWN
Set in a rural pub in County Cavan on a
stormy St. Stephen’s night as locals gather
to celebrate the 60th birthday of The Horse
Munley: as the storm worsens and people
head home a knock on the door brings the
night’s entertainment to a new level. The
play features a host of local characters
each with their own story to tell. As the play
unfolds so too does the music and craic.
Featuring live music and the talented John
O’Grady as Joe Dolan “himself”.
Mixing comedy, drama and music, The Night
Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down has become an
Irish theatre phenomenon: a new play in the
great tradition of the Irish rural dramas and
has sold out venues throughout the country.
Fri 25 & Sat 26 Feb 8pm
Tickets €18*/€16*
An evening of traditional Irish
culture at its best. Featuring a
range of our finest County Galway
talent including senior and junior
all Ireland champion musicians,
singers, dancers, along with story
telling and recitations.
WEST END REVIEW
LIFE IS A CABARET
A cast of West End singers presents an exploration of life through song.
The show features popular West End musical numbers from shows such
as Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and Carmen.
Life is a Cabaret brings together musical numbers both old and new from
the world of musical theatre in a fresh and exciting way. The company
comprises actors/singers who have performed in these musicals on the
West End stage. Musical Direction: Alan Smith.
COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRÍ CORAFINNE
THROUGH THE
HALF DOOR
IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
THE QUARE
LAND
Tickets €16.50*
BY JOHN McMANUS
with Des Keogh and Frank O’Sullivan
THE
MOLLY
HICKS
Tickets €12*, children €6*
“The Quare Land will readily remind viewers of John B. Keane… and with its
rhythmic use of dialogue, its joy in pushing against taboos, and the darkness of
its conclusion, it will also call to mind the Irish plays of Martin McDonagh”
DECADENT THEATRE COMPANY
Tues 15 & Wed 16 March 8pm
Fri 18 & Sat 19 March 8pm
Set in a house in Cavan The Quare Land
centres on the character Hugh Pugh, who
is about to take his first bath in four years.
His bathing is disturbed by Rob McNulty,
a developer wanting to buy a field. Hugh
conducts negotiations from his bathtub and
is reluctant to sell while McNulty pulls out all
the stops to complete the sale. The quick fire
banter between the two characters escalates
into an epic finale as both try to reason each
other into submission.
The show sold out a two week run at the
Galway Arts Festival 2010.
One of Galway’s musical gems,
The Molly Hicks, are a tight vocal
group that is revered for their
uncanny delivery of traditional and
contemporary bluegrass songs.
Join Ruth Dillon (vocals, guitar, mandolin),
Bernie O’Mahony (vocals, guitar, uke-banjo),
Tom Hanway (vocals, 5 string banjo), Peter
Akerstrom (vocals, guitar) and Paul Johnson
(bulldog bass). Featuring special guests and
amazing harmonies from Ruth and Bernie.
Friday 18 March 8pm
Tickets €13*/€9*
Mon 21 & Tues 22 March 8pm
Tickets €10*
COMPÁNTAS LIR
THE LOVES
OF CASS
MAGUIRE
THE THREE TENORS
BY BRIAN FRIEL
& Star Violinist
John Scott, David Martin, Declan Kelly present a unique ‘crossover/classic
mix’ featuring the world’s most beautiful songs from Elvis (Love Me Tender),
Sinatra (My Way), Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water), Leonard
Cohen (Halleluia), Pavarotti (Nessun Dorma), and an Irish selection.
Sat 19 March 8pm
Tickets €28*/€25*
Fri 25 & Sat 26 March 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
WONDERLAND PRODUCTIONS/MERMAID ARTS CENTRE
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
An all-new adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s fantastical
adventure Gulliver’s Travels. After Gulliver is shipwrecked,
he travels to extraordinary countries and experiences
fantastical adventures. Swift’s work is full of sharp wit,
comedy and wonderful fantasy, and his storytelling talent
ensured his work became a classic of children’s literature.
An ensemble cast of five actor-musicians will bring this
classic to life, playing multiple roles and enlivening their
characters with costume, physical theatre, inventive
design, live music and puppetry. The audience is drawn
into a world of the giants of Brobdingnag and the
tiny Lilliputians, and scenes of shipwreck,
naval battles and flying islands.
Wed 23 & Thurs 24 March 8pm
Tickets €15*/€12*
Adapted and directed by Alice Coghlan.
Set and puppets by Irish Times Theatre
Award nominee, Emma Fisher.
For more than fifty years Cass Maguire has worked
a block from Skid Row, among deadbeats and
washouts -- people who live in the past. This play
deals with her return to Ireland and her genteel
family’s rejection of her. It follows her lonely
struggle to re-discover the home she’s dreamt of
all her life and her eventual surrender to the make
believe of Eden House.
The play is produced by Philip Cribbin and features
a cast of some of Galway’s finest amateur actors.
SECOND AGE THEATRE COMPANY
HAMLET
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by Aoife Spillane Hinks
CAST: CONOR MADDEN, ANNA SHIELS McNAMEE,
JANE BRENNAN, FRANK McCUSKER, AONGHUS ÓG
McANALLY, FERGAL TITLEY, PETER DALY, DAVID
HEAP, NOELLE BROWN, MARK FITZGERALD
The company that brought you Dancing at
Lughnasa, described as THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN
by The Irish Times, is back with a sleek contemporary
production of Hamlet. With Conor Madden in the title
role, this promises to be an arresting and heady take
on one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Join us
at the Danish Palace of Elsinore for an evening of
intrigue, treachery, and tragedy. The King is Dead.
The Queen has married the King’s killer, and Prince
Hamlet must embark on a journey of revenge.
Tues 29, Thurs 31 March & Fri 1 April 8pm
Tickets €25*/€20*
Take a bow!
The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the
country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who
we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous
reputation our artists have earned around the world.
The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’
money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of
a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work
force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth A2.4 billion directly a year.
The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing
the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of
Arts, Sport and Tourism, for 2010 is A69.15 million, that’s less than A1 a week
for every household.
So, at the end of your next inspirational encounter with the arts, don’t forget
the role you played and take a bow yourself!
Find out what’s on at
www.events.artscouncil.ie
You can find out more about the arts here:
www.artscouncil.ie