Cork Arts Theatre

Off the Hook - Dramarama
2019-12-14
Saturday 14th December
Times: 2pm (Sensory Friendly) and 4pm

For one day only, Dramarama presents ‘Off The Hook’.
The swashbuckling magic of Peter Pan swoops into The Cork Arts Theatre, this festive season, in an unmissable, high-flying pantomime adventure that you and your Darlings will love.
We deliver a Sensory Friendly Panto at 2pm, for children with special needs. We offer a safe space for children and adults, who may need to move around more and react in different ways. Lower lighting and quieter music.
Then it’s full speed ahead, for our second performance at 4pm. Jump aboard the Jolly Roger and set sail for Neverland this Christmas, but be quick, with tickets selling fast the Croc is ticking…
Tickets: Adults €15, Children €12
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
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A Night at the Musicals
2019-12-13 21:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Friday 13th December @ 9.00pm
The ACA Performing Arts presents… ‘A Night at the Musicals’.

Tickets: €10
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Aladdin - the panto
2019-12-12 19:00 - 2019-12-13 19:00
Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December @ 7.00pm
The ACA Performing Arts presents… ‘Aladdin – the panto’.

Tickets: €15
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Funsize
2019-12-11 19:30
Wednesday 11th December @ 7.30pm
The ACA Performing Arts and Suzanne Jones Drama Studio present a selection of short scenes… Comedy, Tragedy and all that lies between.
Tickets: €10
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Showtime Memories
2019-12-06 20:00 - 2019-12-08 15:00
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December @ 8pm
Sunday 8th December @ 3pm
“Showtime Memories” is a vivacious miscellany of songs of the 20th century musicals ranging from Showboat’s “Ol’ Man River” through My Fair Lady’s “I could have danced all night” to West Side Story’s “Tonight”. Narration is by Bernadette Madden.
The quartet of singers – Anne Bermingham, Soprano, Maeve-Ann O’Brien, Mezzo-Soprano, Noel Somers, Tenor and Denis Lane, Baritone – are all classically trained and accompanied by the accomplished Frances Kelleher.
The programme comprises a mixture of solos, duets and quartets which move seamlessly from one to the other, interrupted only by a highly informative narration, written by Mary Curtin, which introduces the songs of the chosen shows.
Aileen Scriven, who created the Leeside Singers, is the Musical Director and carefully chose the music to create a fast moving and appealing tour of well loved gems from musicals which continue to be revived in both London and New York. Three of the singers are her singing pupils.
Tickets: €15
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Three Men In A Boat
2019-11-19 20:00 - 2019-11-30 20:00
by Jerome K. Jerome
presented by MINNOW Productions
adapted by Ethan Dillon and directed by Mags Keohane

November 21st to 30th (excluding Sunday 24th) @ 8pm
PREVIEWS: 19th and 20th November @ 8pm

Jerome K. Jerome’s classic novel Three Men In A Boat sees the hypochondriacal J and his two hapless friends rent a boat and take a trip down-river to get a break from their stressful lives. How they settled on a boat trip is up for debate, it seemed like a great idea at the time! They explore the watering holes, meet the locals and get up to all sorts of antics as they attempt to live the good life and reconnect with their Cork roots.
From Cork based theatre company MINNOW, this stage adaptation captures the humour and whimsicality of the original novel transforming it for modern theatre audiences to enjoy.
Director Mags Keohane and writer and performer Ethan Dillon first worked together on a production of Serious Money by Caryl Churchill which won Best Ensemble and Best Set at the Irish Student Drama Awards 2012. As part of the Granary Theatre’s New Director’s Festival 2015 they collaborated on Made in China by Mark O’ Rowe – “a coarse and sleazy slice of Dublin given Cork edge” (Irish Examiner).
Three Men in a Boat is their most creatively ambitious project to date, resituating the novel from the river Thames in 19th century England to the river Blackwater in Ireland 2019. Mags and Ethan give a contemporary celtic take on Jerome’s witty anecdotes. A story of adventure and divilment, Three Men In A Boat promises a night of laugh-a-minute, theatrical entertainment.
Cast: Ethan Dillon, Aoife O’Sullivan, Andrew Cusack
Director: Mags Keohane
Producer: Phoebe Cotton
Stage Manager: Erin Barclay
Lighting Design: Alan Mooney
Sound Design: Elaine Howley
Set Design: Davy Dummigan
Costume Design: Gillian Roberts
MINNOW
MINNOW is a newly formed theatre company run by Mags Keohane. Three Men in a Boat is the company’s first production with Ethan Dillon as associate artist. MINNOW aims to create innovative and socially engaged theatre for a diverse audience. The company’s journey begins with a commitment to artistic collaboration. Mags and Ethan first worked together on a production of Serious Money by Caryl Churchill which won Best Ensemble and Best Set at the Irish Student Drama Awards 2012. As part of the Granary Theatre’s New Director’s Festival 2015 they collaborated on Made in China by Mark O’ Rowe – “a coarse and sleazy slice of Dublin given Cork edge” (Irish Examiner). Three Men in a Boat is their most creatively ambitious project to date, transforming Jerome K. Jerome’s 19th Century classic for modern Irish audiences to enjoy.
What’s up next for MINNOW? Mags is artist in residence with Druid’s FUEL programme developing a new show inspired by personal accounts from Ireland’s first unarmed humanitarian mission – The Irish Rwandan Support Group 1994. A work-in-progress of this development was presented in Triskel Arts Centre as part of SHOW 2018 curated by Corcadorca’s Theatre Development Centre. To keep up to date and get in touch visit: magskeohane.com
This production is made possible by the Cork Arts Theatre and the Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme.
“Ethan and Mags applied to the Emerging Artists Programme as they were excited by the opportunity to create work in their home city. They hope to engage with the local community and build new artistic relationships for future collaborations. We are very grateful to the Cork Arts Theatre for their generous support.” – MINNOW

Tickets:
Previews: All tickets €12
Other Dates: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
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Wishful Thinking
2019-11-12 20:00 - 2019-11-16 20:00
by Shaunna Lee Lynch
Presented by Strive Theatre

November 12th to 16th @ 8pm
Siobhán is back in East Cork, fresh off the boat from London where her journalism career didn’t hit the dizzying heights she hoped it might. Back in the nest, she discovers her Mother and cousin Mags have adopted new age spiritual practices to help cope with a death in the family. While worshipping at the altar of self-help, they try to encourage the deeply cynical and newly nihilistic Siobhán out of her slump. This new play by Shaunna Lee Lynch explores the mystical and materialistic aspects of self-improvement culture.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0XfFUXWQxE&t=4s
REVIEW:
“ The strong characters and sharp writing in Wishful Thinking provide plenty of laughs with all too recognisable, and often cringey, personality traits. While it’s easy to poke fun at some of the mystical elements, a mirror is also held up to the ever doubtful unbelievers. This balance is nicely achieved and is never wholly one-sided. In a show full of humour Wishful Thinking none the less gets to explore deeper elements of the human condition, such as grief, hopes, and family bonds. Beyond the East Cork quips and “pessimism exorcisms” lies a story about finding truth and dealing with life’s problems”- ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
https://www.thereviewshub.com/wishful-thinking-the-new-theatre-dublin/
ABOUT STRIVE THEATRE
Strive Theatre is a Cork based company who aim to cultivate theatre culture in Cork City and beyond. We exist to offer a creative outlet to theatre artists in the community and develop and produce new work for Irish and international stages. The company concerns itself with new material, developing the seeds of ideas in to full production-ready works of value. We aim to share our work with as wide an audience as possible, reaching beyond the traditional theatre-going audiences of the city and country, and so beyond traditional theatre spaces. Our early history has seen us thrive in ‘found spaces’ such as beer gardens, churches, festival tents, yoga rooms and pubs, as well as a host of touring venues nationwide and abroad. We aim to dissolve an artificial divide between the “world of theatre” and the everyday and share a quality of work in keeping with the ideals upon which the art was founded. We are currently engaged in play development, production and delivering our STRY? Schools Initiative – a drama and story-telling workshop curriculum for post-primary students.
Developed with the support of The Cork Arts Theatre / Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme, BrokenCrow’s Play Clinic, and Corcadorca’s Theatre Development Centre. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
“We are delighted to be participating in this scheme and thank the Cork Arts Theatre for the opportunity. We greatly respect the theatre’s commitment to supporting emerging artists and feel that the practical, tangible support offered by the scheme is a huge asset to the Cork theatre community.” – STRIVE THEATRE

Tickets: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
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Team
Playwright / Co-Producer / Actor: Shaunna Lee Lynch
Shaunna Lee Lynch is a Cork-native writer, actor, director and producer. Since graduating from Ireland’s Conservatory of Music and Drama (DIT) with a Level 8 Honours Degree in Drama she has been involved in many projects around Ireland and abroad. Most recently her play Wishful Thinking premiered at Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 which she wrote, co-produced and played the part of Bláthnaid. In February 2019, she directed Strive Theatre’s ‘The Weight of a Chip’ which enjoyed a successful ten-show run. She played the part of Emma in ‘The Time Emma Met Alex’, which won ‘Best Creative Cork Short’ at Indie Cork 2018. She was a producer on ‘The Rollover’, a feature film which premiered at Indie Cork 2019, also made by The Rain Company. As a spoken word artist she has performed her work at events such as Electric Picnic, Cork City Culture Night, LitFest (St. Clementin, France) The Garden Party (Lisbon) and more.
Director / LX Design / Co-Producer – Ciarán MacArtain
Ciarán is a theatre artist, poet and producer from Glasheen in Cork City. He is a graduate of Drama & Theatre Studies and English from University College Cork. In 2014 he trained in theatre at Pace University in New York, as part of the international exchange programme. He wrote his first play, The Rooftops of Paris, in 2012 and produced and directed it for Strive Theatre in January 2013 in Nancy Spain’s on Barrack St. in Cork City. The play then toured for a 12 show run to the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For Strive Theatre he has directed The Rooftops of Paris (2013/14) and In Light of Salt Rings They Drew (co-dir. w/ Sadhbh Moriarty) (2015/16) before directing a new version of In Light of Salt Rings They Drew for Listowel Writers Week 2016. He is a prolific writer of poetry and has performed his work locally, nationally and internationally since 2011. His work has been published in a variety of magazines, journals and anthologies. He is currently involved in theatre as a writer, performer, director, designer, facilitator and producer. He is co-founder and Artistic Director of Strive Theatre.
Technical Manager – Rab Urquhart
Rab Urquhart is a poet, playwright, director (artistic, dramatic, and musical) and musician. He also teaches Wu style Tai Chi Chuan. He was Artistic Director of ‘Shem the Penman sings again.’ (Irish Film Board), and ‘Ronanism’ (Fantastic films). More recent productions include ‘Tumbling Birds’ with the ‘Choke Collective’, and ‘Ireland’s Rising’, for Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance and Club Ceoil. He was Technical Manager for In Light of Salt Rings They Drew, Will It Fit In The Van? and The Weight of a Chip.
Stage Manager – Alexandra Ayvazova
Alexandra is a Contemporary and Urban Dance artist based in Dublin. For the last five yearsshe has also worked as a Stage Manager, collaborating with Dublin Dance Festival, Live Collision International Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Human Collective Dance Company and Dance2Connect Festival. She is currently working at CoisCéim Dance Theatre, assisting with administration of Broadreach programme, organisation and stage management of dance performances.
Sound Designer – Benjamin Burns
Benjamin Burns is a poet and musician from Sligo who is now based in Cork City. In 2014 he released a solo album entitled Beacons in the Storm, under the moniker Pandy Corporation, which fused ambient soundscapes with field-recordings of the natural world. Since then he has played in art-punk bands The Last Bus to Nowhere and The 5th Floor. He won the All-Ireland Poetry Slam 2016, going on to represent Ireland in the 2017 European Poetry Slam in Brussels, and he was runner-up in the Munster Poetry Slam in 2016 and 2018. Benjamin has worked with Strive Theatre on a number of other projects this year, including as sound designer for their production of The Weight of a Chip by Ciarán MacArtain. Most recently he performed as part of the multi-disciplinary ensemble The Crossover at Electric Picnic. He has a BA in Music Technology and Anthropology, and a H Dip in Early Years Montessori Education.
Set Designer – Hanan Sheedy
Hanan is a designer, director and writer based in Cork City. He’s worked as a Lighting/Set Designer since 2014 with companies such as Graffiti Theatre, Luke Murphy, Tonnta, BrokenCrow and Theatre Makers. As Artistic Director with No Kissin’ Ensemble he created the multi-diciplinery piece SLSD, supported by the arts council and presented at Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe, Electric Picnic and Imagine Arts Fest. The ensemble were inaugural participants in Tessellate Cork connecting them with Corcadorca, The Everyman and Cork Midsummer. Hanan has been awarded residencies in centres including Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Make 2017), Druid’s Mick Lally, University College Cork and Olde Vechte (Omman, The Netherlands) and awarded a research bursary from Cork City Council for investigation of movement and direction within theatre performance.
Performers
Karen Killeen is Siobhán Griffin
Karen is a Dublin-based actor and director. Recent work includes Taken Down for RTÉ and the eagerly anticipated horror Hen by Janna Kemperman. Karen played the title role in EMILY which premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2018. As a director, Karen co-directed Laura O’Shea’s debut film Hold the Line which has won a multitude of awards at both Irish and international festivals. Most recently the film won Best Short at Belfast Film Festival and their co-direction received a Special Mention in the category of ‘Best Emerging Female Director’ at IndieCork. Karen devises original theatre with Romana Testasecca and their company Rosebuds. She is a classically trained pianist, strong singer and avid horse rider.
Síofra O’Meara is Mags O’ Riordan
Síofra has most recently been seen in ALAY NAOV in Project Arts Centre, Tissue in the Samuel Beckett, GO HOME (Short Film, which she also wrote and was nominated for best performance at the Richard Harris Film Festival) and Efficacy84 in Smock Alley (Nominated for best performance in Dublin Fringe). Other credits include This Looks Bad (SmockAlley/Axis Ballymun/Kill The Cat Productions) which she also wrote, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 with It Folds (SummerHall) and Discretion, Guaranteed (Paradise Green), Madam De Markievicz on Trial (The New Theatre/Nationwide/International Tour), ARISE (Acne Theatre Company), It Folds (BrokenTalkers, JunkEnsemble/the Abbey, Peacock/ TigerDublinFringe2015) and Trinkets/ SickleMoon Productions/Carrickmacross Art Festival) and In Arabia We’d All be Kings (Some Yanks Theatre Co.) Síofra recently had an extract of her play This Looks Bad published by Arlen House in their newest anthology “Washing Windows”, and has performed her writing at HerStory’s Culture Night Event (2016), Ranting + Raving (The International, Squad Productions) and poetry events around Dublin.
Claire O’Donovan is Angela (Mammy) Griffin
Claire’s classical theatre roles include Gertrude in Hamlet , Lady Capulet and Nurse in Romeo and Juliet for Mill Productions and Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra for the Dublin Shakespeare Society. She played Dr. Vivan Bearing in Wit by Margaret Edson with Trinity Players. Other roles at The Mill Theatre include Elizabeth Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Veronique in God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza both directed by Geoff O’Keefe. Also at the Mill and directed by Padraic McIntyre, Claire appeared as Mother in Conall Morrison’s adaptation of Patrick Kavanagh’s Tarry Flynn and Moya Lewellyn Davis, erstwhile confidante of the “Big Fella”, in Good Evening Mr. Collins by Tom McIntyre. Her TV roles include Normal People (BBC3), Nightflyers (SyFy/Netflix), Assassins (TV3), Resistance and Fair City (RTE). Claire appears next as Dr. Kavanagh in her feature film debut, Dead Happy, directed by Ruth Meehan and based on Anne Gildea’s book “I’ve Got Cancer, What’s Your Excuse?”

The Cork One Act Theatre Festival
2019-11-06 20:00 - 2019-11-09 20:00
The annual Cork One Act Theatre Festival takes place once again at the Cork Arts Theatre from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th November at 8pm each night.
Theatre groups from all over Munster will gather over the four nights to compete for the all-important points in their bid to reach the All-Ireland One Act Final. Nine groups will stage a wide variety of plays showcasing the very best acting and directing talent. The competitive element makes for an electric atmosphere during the performances as the groups are evaluated by the adjudicator.
The adjudicator for the event is Paul Brennan. He will have the onerous task of deciding the winning play and selecting the best actor, actress and director.
James Horgan, the Festival Director, said, “The Cork One Act Theatre Festival is always one of the highlights of the theatre calendar. The event always guarantees a great night out for theatre-goers as the groups that perform are of a high standard and, with nine plays to choose from, there is always plenty of variety.
Points are awarded to the top performing groups who will then take to the road and present their plays in other venues around the country with a view to gaining enough points to qualify for the All-Ireland Final in December. It’s an exciting event as the groups are very conscious of the fact that this is a competition and, as a result they must pull out all the stops.
PROGRAMME:

Wednesday 6th November
– ‘I’m Not ADHD, I’m Bold’ by Jacinta Sheerin and Georgina Mc Kevitt – Conna Drama Group (Confined)
– ‘Dancing at Lunacy’ by Seamus Scanlon – Gunpowder Drama Group (Open)
– ‘Ahhh Lad!’ by Patrick O’Byrne – Carlow Little Theatre (Confined)
Thursday 7th November
– ‘The Clock Strikes Noon’ by Jethro Compton – Kilmeen Drama Group (Open)
– ‘Interior Designs’ by Jimmie Chinn – Blue Hat Productions (Open)
Friday 8th November
– ‘Pity About Kitty’ by Jimmie Chinn – Camross Drama Group (Confined)
– ‘From Under The Bed’ by Seamus O’Rourke – Palace Players (Open)
Saturday 9th November
– ‘Dead Man’s Bells’ by Méabh de Brún– Penny Gaff Players (Open)
– ‘The Glass Asylum’ by Niall Ó Muirí– Bunclody / Kilmyshall Drama Group (Open)
Followed by the Final Adjudication and Awards Ceremony with Adjudicator Paul Brennan
Tickets: €14

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The Comedy Improvised Halloween Murder Mystery
2019-10-30 20:00 - 2019-11-02 20:00
‘Manic Mansion’
Starring: Laura O’Mahony (CCCahoots, RTE’s ‘Bridget and Eamonn’ and ‘The School’), Dominic McHale (CCCahoots and ‘The Young Offenders’), Annette Roche and Laura Harte (The Improv Panto), and Adrian Scanlan (Snatch Comedy).
Devised by James Horgan.
The Comedy Improvised Murder Mystery Gang are back again with their hilarious ‘off the cuff’ antics at the Cork Arts Theatre from Wednesday 30th October.
And this year, due to demand, we have added an extra night! You now have 4 opportunities to see the funniest show of the year!!
Now in its 9th year, the show is entirely improvised and with no script to fall back on the actors must create the entire plot with its many twists and turns on the spot. As usual, things get out of hand pretty quickly with deadly (and hilarious) consequences.
The audience must play their part each night too and they will secretly decide beforehand who the unfortunate victim and the mysterious murderer will be. And they will also provide hilarious ‘secrets’ that the cast read out at random moments to add mayhem and mirth to the proceedings. All of this is completed before the show starts so that the audience can then sit back, relax and enjoy the ensuing mayhem.
Bringing the various characters to life each evening is the task for the very talented Cork cast members. Their experience in comedy improvisation will ensure that the audience won’t have time to catch their breath.
The production is devised by Cabal Theatre Company director, James Horgan, who says of the show, “Due to both its improvised nature and the audience ‘secrets’ the show is completely different each time it’s performed. This year ‘the gang’ are attending a Halloween party at a spooky mansion but, tragically, it will be the last party for one of them! Who will the victim be? And who is the dastardly murderer? No-one knows, especially not the cast!”
So, with audience suggestions, random musical cues and no script in sight, ‘The Comedy Improvised Halloween Murder Mystery’ is set to be a deliciously chaotic and hilarious evening’s entertainment and one of the season’s comedy highlights.
Tickets sell out very quickly for this show so we advise booking as early as possible.
PLEASE NOTE: This show is only suitable for persons aged 16 and over.
Tickets: €17, €13 conc., Groups of 8 or more €12

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Heroes, Hoes, Villains and Killin's
2019-10-23 20:00 - 2019-10-26 20:00
‘Heroes, Hoes, Villains and Killin’s’ is brought to you by your favourite cunning linguists, LINC Drama

‘Come’ along and tantalise your theatrical tastebuds!
Add…
14 cups of Queer
A dash of Danger
A pinch of Passion
A fist of creamy comic Relief
A finger of Mayhem
A taste of the Past
Mix with Magic
Bake in a murky underworld of dangerous femme fatales for 90 mins.
Best served hot and moist!
Enjoy a mouth watering luscious creation that will leave you wanting more.
TICKETS:
Opening Night – Wednesday: €10
Thursday to Saturday: €12.50
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
ABOUT LINC
For over twenty years, Lesbian and Bisexual women in Cork have been providing support services for others in our community and have been active in promoting equality for Lesbian and Bisexual women. This culminated in the foundation of LINC (Lesbians in Cork), an organisation committed to informing and impacting upon social inclusion policy and practice and providing peer support services to all in our community.
Further information at: http://www.linc.ie
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Jetty Stars
2019-10-22 20:00 - 22:00
ONE NIGHT ONLY – Tuesday 22nd October @ 8pm

Written by Noel Kelly

Presented by Stagemad Theatre Company and performed by Noelle Clarke

Stagemad Theatre Company return to Cork Arts Theatre with the powerful, thought provoking ‘Jetty Stars’ by Noel Kelly. Starring well known Cork actor Noelle Clarke.
Set on the deserted docks and wharves of the city, Stella, a prostitute, recreates the thriving city-centre docks and seaport of the 1980’s. This play has been described as ‘Gritty’, ‘Edgy’, ‘a tale we don’t want to talk about’. ‘Award winning actor Noelle Clarke’s performance sparkles and ignites’. A night of pure quality theatre is in store.
Directed by James Power.
TICKETS: €15
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10x10 Minute Play Event
2019-10-15 20:00 - 2019-10-19 20:00
10 New Plays, 100 Minutes of Great Theatre

Tuesday 15th to Saturday 19th October @ 8pm
“Our very popular short play event celebrates its 10th year!”
Established in 2010, our 10 x 10 Minute Play Event celebrates 10 years of great performances and the premieres of dozens of new plays in that time.
The event has proved immensely popular with audiences and performers alike over the years and, once again, there are ten mini-plays each evening with themes ranging from high comedy to more serious plotlines so there something to suit all tastes. Audiences also get to vote for their favourite play of the evening which adds to the sense of occasion.
We are delighted to be able to say that this event has grown from its humble beginnings to become one of the most popular shows in our annual programme. There was huge interest again this year from writers both nationally and internationally with 106 plays submitted. These then had to be whittled down to just 10 which was not an easy task. However, the final ten plays are wonderful examples of what can be achieved on stage in a short space of time with a well-crafted script.
We would like to thank all of the actors, directors and crew who will be working hard to bring these wonderful stories to life in the run-up to opening night on the 15th October. The event continues to be an important fund-raiser for the Cork Arts Theatre and it wouldn’t be possible without everyone giving of their time so generously. Our audiences, too, deserve our sincere thanks as, each year, they attend the event in great numbers, with most performances selling out!
We are looking forward to another week of great theatre with a wealth of fabulous Cork talent at, what we like to call, ‘The Little Theatre with a Big Heart’.”
Here are the 10 plays that will be performed in this year’s 10×10 Minute Play Event at the Cork Arts Theatre.
Congratulations to the successful writers who had their plays chosen from the record number of 106 plays entered this year…

– “You Can Never Outrun Your Past” by Michael Manley
– “Apocalypse Radio” by Kelly O’Doherty
– “New Romantics” by Chloe Murphy
– “Bucket List” by Michael Ryan
– “Hungry For You” by Dominic Cogan
– “Trapped” by Barry Wood
– “Life After Death” by Kate Moore
– “Dawn Raid” by Eithne Horgan
– “Cat Got Your Tongue” by Zoe Conlon
– “A New Script” by Jill Brewer

Tickets: €12
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
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The Misfit Mythology
2019-10-01 20:00 - 2019-10-12 20:00
Photo: DenisaPhoto
by Irene Kelleher
Presented by Mighty Oak Productions

October 1st to 12th (excluding Sunday 6th) @ 8pm
“Every small town has its secrets.”
Ireland – 1990. Nelson Mandela was freed; the first female Irish president was inaugurated and the worst song of all time was composed entitled ‘Give it a lash Jack’. But these events are irrelevant to Oisín and Gráinne, two social misfits, as they attempt to survive life approaching Leaving Cert.
Because there is something at the heart of Kilthomas… you can breathe it in the air.
An old legend. A dark history set to repeat itself. It is not because of the briars, jagged rocks and dark terrain that no one walks down to the faery ring. People have disappeared without a trace.
Something memorable happens in this quiet town. It is the night of their final year celebrations and the students’ transition into the next phase of their lives. As the students of Kilthomas Community School sweat out their frustrations to the sounds of MC Hammer and INXS, the party intensifies.
Someone goes missing.
And only a diary is found.
MIGHTY OAK PRODUCTIONS
The Misfit Mythology is the second play, alongside Gone Full Havisham to be produced by Mighty Oak Productions. A company founded in January 2019 focusing on the production of new work in Ireland.
The Misfit Mythology is the second play by writer Irene Kelleher whose first play, Mary and Me, received much critical acclaim at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe and enjoyed a Nationwide Irish tour and was nominated for a Bobby Award. The play is published by Oberon.
“Kelleher is an exceptionally talented writer.” – BROADWAY BABY ★★★★★
“Written with huge delicacy and skill… Kelleher marks herself out as a writer to watch.” – THE STAGE ★★★★
“Both in writing and performance, Kelleher is light years ahead of much of the posse.” – THE ARTS REVIEW ★★★★

THE MISFIT MYTHOLOGY
The play is directed by Killian Collins and it is Killian and Irene’s second time collaborating on a project. The first being The Turn of the Screw which enjoyed a very successful run at Smock Alley Theatre and The Everyman.
Two actors play the two protagonists, Gráinne and Oisín, amongst a host of other characters. The Misfit Mythology is a story that is very Irish, set 28 years ago at a time when Ireland was struggling to transition and to keep up. Small town Ireland where the Saw Doctor’s ‘I used to love her’ trumps ‘New Kids on the Block’.
The play will bring you on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling, nostalgic journey through small town Ireland in the 1990s, where every town has its secrets.

This production is made possible by the Cork Arts Theatre and the Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme.
“I applied for the Cork Arts Theatre Emerging Artists Programme as it is a fantastic opportunity to stage new work. It is an honour to be able to premiere ‘The Misfit Mythology’ in my hometown under my own production company. The intimate nature of the theatre is ideal for this play as the two main characters are in direct dialogue with the audience. Both myself and Killian Collins have been involved in many productions in the Cork Arts Theatre in the past ten years and, with the rejuvenation of the theatre, I am excited to be a part of the theatre’s future. I hope that premiering ‘The Misfit Mythology’ in the Cork Arts Theatre will make the audience want to see more future projects from Mighty Oak Productions.”
– IRENE KELLEHER

Tickets:
Preview Tuesday 1st October: All tickets are €10
All other performance dates: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Cork International Short Story Festival
2019-09-25 - 2019-09-28
Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th September

The Cork International Short Story Festival was founded in 2000. Then called the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork’s most beloved authors, the event has grown to become one of the most prestigious short story festivals. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops.
In 2003, the Munster Literature Centre introduced the Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Prize, an annual international short story competition dedicated to one of Ireland’s most accomplished story writers and theorists. This year’s winning story will be presented during the festival on Saturday 28th.
The festival also presents a number of other awards including The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellowship. This fellowship is made possible through the very generous sponsorship of Cork City Council (the municipal government). The fellowship follows on from the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and further demonstrates the commitment of the Munster Literature Centre and Cork City Council to the international short story community. Named for one of Cork’s most renowned writers it acknowledges the special place the short story form occupies in the cultural history and contemporary practice of the city. This year the fellow is Sara Maitland, who will be reading on Wednesday 25th and leading a writing workshop as part of the festival.
Other awards include The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Mentorship Bursaries and The Southword Fiction Chapbook Competition.
The full list of readings, forums and workshops can be viewed on the festival website: http://www.corkshortstory.net/friday.html
You can also make online bookings for ticketed events on the website.
Header image credit: The Book Writing Machine from Paradisi Regained by Daphne Rocou
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'Alone at Last' with Frank Twomey
2019-09-19 20:00 - 2019-09-21 20:00
Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st September
Returning by popular demand!
In the twilight of his life, but at the peak of his audacity, Frank Twomey has arrived at a crossroads.
Must he always be known as “your man from Bosco”? Or is there a life afterwards? Can we not close that Magic Door for good? Time moves on, or so you might think.
Is it too late to be outrageous? Or is outrageous passe? After all, scrolling your screen with indifference is the new chic.
In his new show, Frank is desperate to go digital. And maybe, just maybe, this will write a new chapter in a wild and unfettered life story. Alone at Last. Some things are worth waiting for…
Alone at Last. An ode to Bosco and the recovery from it.
Watch this space. This is just the first of many revelations…
See you under the lights.
TICKETS: €12.50 / €10 conc.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Lovesong
2019-09-04 20:00 - 2019-09-14 20:00
by Abi Morgan
Presented by Red ‘n Blue Theatre

September 5th to 14th (excluding Sunday 8th) @ 8pm
Preview Wednesday 4th

Red ‘n Blue Theatre present Lovesong by Abi Morgan – a story of one couple, told from two different points in their lives – as young lovers in their late 20’s and as worldly companions looking back on their relationship. Their past and present selves collide in this beautiful tale of togetherness. All relationships have their ups and downs; the optimism of youth becomes the wisdom of experience. Love is a leap of faith. LOVESONG will be performed by Jenny Fennessy, Dylan Kennedy, Sean Ahern and Mary Flavin Colbert.
‘Compelling, understated perfection, both poignant and uplifting.’ – The Stage
‘Deeply moving, potently mixing memory and desire.’ – The Telegraph
‘This portrait of enduring love tugs on the heartstrings.’ – The Independent

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Red ‘n Blue Theatre Company was established in 2018 by husband and wife team, Dylan Kennedy and Jenny Fennessy. From Cork and Waterford respectively, they both left Ireland early in their careers to pursue acting work in London. Fifteen years later, Dylan and Jenny have worked with some of the best theatre directors including Tony Award winner John Tiffany, Olivier Award winners Katie Mitchell, Lyndsey Turner, Sir Richard Eyre and current artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Greg Doran. Dylan and Jenny have now returned to Ireland, combined their experience, passion and knowledge and formed Red ‘n Blue theatre company. Simple storytelling is at the heart of their work; creating honest, entertaining and memorable theatre. Follow them on Facebook or @rednbluetheatre on Twitter and Instagram.
JENNY FENNESSY
Jenny’s credits include Call the Midwife (BBC), King Lear directed by Greg Doran (Royal Shakespeare Company), Cymbeline directed by Melly Still (Royal Shakespeare Company), Liola directed by Sir Richard Eyre (National Theatre, London), Othello directed by Mark Lambert (Theatre Royal), A Life directed by Eleanor Rhode (Finborough Theatre), Blink directed by Killian Collins (Central Arts), The Bus directed by Philip Hardy (Barnstorm Theatre Company) and The Salvage Shop directed by Jim Nolan (Garter Lane).

DYLAN KENNEDY
Dylan’s credits include The Young Graham Norton (Channel 4), Katie Roche directed by Caroline Byrne (Abbey Theatre), Hansel and Gretel directed by Katie Mitchell (National Theatre), Philadelphia Here I Come directed by Lyndsey Turner (Donmar Warehouse), Peter Pan directed by John Tiffany (National Theatre of Scotland), The Beauty Queen of Leenane directed by Tony Cownie (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet directed by Ben Horlsen (Antic Disposition), The Bus directed by Philip Hardy (Barnstorm Theatre Company) and All Over Town directed by Tom Creed (Project Arts Centre, Dublin).

SEÁN AHERN
Seán won best supporting actor in the RTE All-Ireland final with Brideview drama for his portrayal of Mick Tracey in The Stolen Child. In fact he is no stranger to All-Ireland finals having won the One Act Drama League of Ireland final last year playing Nashie in The Quiet Land and finishing second this year with Where is this Malabar? Both shows were produced by The Palace Players – who have been in All Ireland Finals on three other occasions with Sean in The Lonesome West, The Wake and The Gigli Concert. Seán’s credits include Bull McCabe in The Field, Jap Kavanagh in The Kings of the Kilburn High Road, Byrne in Big Maggie, Pato in The Beauty Queen of Leenane and John Bosco in The Chastitute.

MARY FLAVIN COLBERT
Mary is also an award-winning actress having picked up the best actress in a supporting role award in 2015 playing Missus in Conversations on a Homecoming. This production by The Palace Players went on to win the RTE All-Ireland Drama Festival final. Mary was nominated for the best performance award in 2018 for Hannie in Where is this Malabar? She is well known at The All-Ireland Drama Festival finals having been in The Wake and The Crucible with The Palace Players and in Out of Order and Albertine in Five Times with Ballyduff Drama Group. Other credits include the title role in Moll, Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa, Mag in The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Madge in Philadelphia Here I Come.

This production is made possible by the Cork Arts Theatre and the Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme.
“As a new theatre company, the Cork Arts Theatre’s Emerging Artists Programme offers us an incredible opportunity to share our work, connect to new audiences and to help build the reputation of the company.” – RED ‘N’ BLUE THEATRE COMPANY

Tickets: €15, €12 conc.
Preview: Wednesday 4th September: All tickets €12
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Rosie's Picture
2019-08-29 20:00 - 2019-08-31 20:00
Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August @ 8pm

Written and Directed by Mike O’Dowd

Presented by Head Cha La Theatre and performed by Kevin McCormack
Rosie is dead & buried. Her last words “Throw me in the Pacific” play over and over again in Pa’s mind, as he literally turns his house upside down for a spontaneous spot of Spring cleaning. ‘Rosie’s Picture’ is a comedy/drama that deals with loss, guilt, regret, familial relationships and the chance of a newer, brighter beginning.
TICKETS: €12 / €10
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Lucy in the Sky
2019-08-21 - 2019-08-24
Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th August

LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
by Tony Layton

With the subject of homelessness and shelters so topical, this is a moving and humorous portrayal of a night in a shelter.
The play is set in a Cork homeless shelter. On this cold winter night, each has a different reason for being there. It is a sensitive portrayal of women with problems. Two of them are having to come to terms with recent events which have shattered their lives. The other cannot forget her failing because once a year for fifty years she has been vividly reminded.
This play, a prize winner in the Drama Association of Wales One Act Play Writing Competition 2000, is the last in our 2019 Summer Season. It is adapted and directed by our Artistic Director, Dolores Mannion.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Adult Child / Dead Child
2019-08-14 - 2019-08-17
Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th August

LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
by Claire Dowie

Presented by Wandering Star
“You can’t say you need love like a child
You can’t say because you are an adult.”
Adult Child/Dead Child is a monologue play that follows the story of a young person and the growing awareness of their imaginary friend. Dealing with a strained home life, a new town and an incident at school, our unnamed protagonist ends up being sent to a child psychologist… who is, in their words – an idiot.
At turns harrowing, hilarious and moving, AC/DC is a rare piece of theatre that approaches themes of mental health with warmth and hope.
Performed by Amber Deasy
Directed by Katrina Foley
Wandering Star are the team who brought you Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, bedbound by Enda Walsh and Lex Talionis (A Tale of Vengeance & Feathers) by Liam Heylin.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Mind That, 'Tis Me Brother
2019-08-07 - 2019-08-10
Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th August

LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
by Gaye Shortland

Presented by “ The Gaze Productions”
Tony is carried home to Cork in an urn, having died of AIDS in London. Inexplicably, he still has the gift of speech and a few of his other senses as well. As he tries to come to terms with his predicament, his friends make fitful efforts to carry out his last wish – to scatter his ashes on the grave of Little Nellie of Holy God in the local convent.
This play is an unapologetic look at the lives of people that struggled to be who they were in a City that didn’t accept them. It shows the grittier side of Cork and all its residents. The nostalgic feeling only compliments the outrageousness of the plot. The play touches on topics of grief, death, Aids, LGBT struggles and faith, but not one overshadows the other. They all come together to create a truly unique experience that has previously left audiences in laughing fits and hysterics.
Having fallen in love with the show, the three performers Niall Holland, Shane Corcoran and Alex Herlihy set up The Gaze Productions with the sole purpose of presenting this play to a wider audience.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Alone at Last - Frank Twomey
2019-07-31 - 2019-08-03
Wednesday 31st July to Saturday 3rd August

LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
In the twilight of his life, but at the peak of his audacity, Frank Twomey has arrived at a crossroads.
Must he always be known as “your man from Bosco”? Or is there a life afterwards? Can we not close that Magic Door for good? Time moves on, or so you might think.
Is it too late to be outrageous? Or is outrageous passe? After all, scrolling your screen with indifference is the new chic.
In his new show, Frank is desperate to go digital. And maybe, just maybe, this will write a new chapter in a wild and unfettered life story. Alone at Last. Some things are worth waiting for…
Alone at Last. An ode to Bosco and the recovery from it.
Watch this space. This is just the first of many revelations…
See you under the lights.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Clown College
2019-07-24 - 2019-07-27
Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th July
LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
‘Clown College’ presented by Ciorclán Theatre is a group of up and coming theatre makers who are all recent graduates of the CIT Cork School of Music’s BA Hons Theatre and Drama Studies degree.
‘Clown College’ is a clown show based around the theme of student life. This show takes us on a journey with Millie Clown as she navigates her first year of college, including moving in to her new student apartment, cooking for herself, joining societies and experiencing the ups and downs of third level education, college social life and her new found independence.
This show is inspired by our last few years in college together and Millie’s training in Clown with Belltable Limerick and The Lir Dublin. This show will engage all ages with the comedy of clown as well as the often hilarious scenarios of being a student and finding your feet as an adult, that we all know too well.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Girls Sing
2019-07-17 - 2019-07-20
Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th July
LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
‘Girls Sing’ is a celebration of all the biggest heroines of Musical Theatre.
Presented by the brightest and best of young talented performers, stars who are on the rise here in Cork and beyond.
From the unforgettable I Caint Say No from Oklahoma through Sister Suffragette from Mary Poppins via songs from Wicked, Sister Act, Little Women and some very contemporary current West End and Broadway hits and, on the way, paying tribute to some of our favourite Musical Theatre performers.
There will be solos, duets, trios and full company numbers throughout the show, all presented in a cabaret style and designed to send you home with a smile on your face, music in your ears and a song in your heart.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Golden Songs of the Silver Screen
2019-07-10 - 2019-07-13
Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th July
LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
Performed by Amanda Neri

Due to the success of last year’s Summer Theatre Show “Golden Songs of the Silver Screen” returns by popular demand.
“Golden Songs of the Silver Screen” transports the audience back to some magical moments in cinematic history. A salute in story and song that takes a glimpse into some of the music from iconic movies like, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “The Sound of Music”, “Top Hat” to include such favourites as “When you wish upon a star”, “Moon River”, “I could have danced all night” and many more.
Once again scripted and directed by Amanda Neri who welcomes you to laugh, reminisce, sing-along and toe-tap at this behind the scenes look into “Golden Songs of the Silver Screen”.
“These live theatre moments are to be treasured.” – Liam Murphy, Munster Entertainment Review
“A great wonderful voice” – President Michael D. Higgins
“A little bit of heaven” Amanda has the ‘voice of an angel” – Former President Mary McAleese
“A most beautiful voice, wonderful.” – Michael Flatley
“You’d go far to find a singer of the calibre of Amanda.” – Gerald Kean
“I couldn’t believe what a magnificent voice Amanda has, the whole room was absolutely lifted by her majestic voice and you couldn’t get a better Cultural Ambassador for Ireland” – Miriam O Callaghan.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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The Hairdresser's Calendar
2019-07-03 - 2019-07-06
Wednesday 3rd to Saturday 6th July
LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
Written by Ger Fitzgibbon. Starring Fionula Linehan.
A Theatre Makers’ Ltd. production, Directed by Jack Healy.

Whether it’s a wedding, a christening, or a debs’ ball, everyone comes expecting transformation. “The straight-haired ones want curls, the curly-headed ones want it straight. They want it crimped, styled, chopped, coloured or streaked, but of course they want it to look ‘natural’.”
And that is what she gives them. She is therapist, counsellor, story-teller and magician all rolled into one. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always leave her the time or the energy to deal with the crises in her own life. In the course of an hour we encounter the Hairdresser, her life, her customers and her colleagues: her lovely assistant, Kylie, who creates chaos wherever she goes; Miss Cadogan who had a thing for umbrellas; the dapper old gent with the gamey eye; the sister-in-law visiting from foreign parts and the retired husband who cheats at Countdown.
Make a date to see your hairdresser: Fionula Linehan in The Hairdresser’s Calendar.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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The Regina Monologues
2019-06-26 - 2019-06-29
Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th June
LUNCH: Wednesday to Friday – 12.15pm
SUPPER: Friday and Saturday – 7.30pm
“Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived…”
Admired, vilified, de-humanised. Three Catherines, two Annes and a Jane. Six women with one thing in common – marriage to a man called Henry – have passed into historical legend. Of course, it couldn’t happen these days…
Six modern women have also married one man. Their lives are both separate and intertwined as they tell their stories from a room in which they have all once lived. Their experiences – miscarriage, love affairs, betrayal, and a shared loathing of all things ginger – are portrayed with humour, pathos and a great deal of wine.
The plight of those sixteenth century women is personal, poignant and still relevant five hundred years on.
Directed by Mary Curtin, starring some of Cork’s best loved actresses, the cast includes: Jean Law, Vanessa Hyde, Lorraine Comiskey, Lucy O’Connell, Jenny Fennessy and Allison O’Flynn. The first in our, not to be missed, Summer season.
TICKETS:
LUNCH: €12.50 (includes light lunch and show). Lunch is served from 12.15pm. Show starts at 1pm.
SUPPER: €22.50 each or 2 tickets for €40. Ticket price includes supper, glass of wine / soft drink,
dessert and the show. Supper is served from 7.30pm followed by show at 9pm.
Show only (without meal) €10 per person.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Iphigenia in Splott
2019-06-19 - 2019-06-23
by Gary Owen
Presented by Conflicted Theatre and supported by Cork Midsummer Festival
Performed by Sonya O’ Donoghue and directed by Gavin McEntee

June 19th – 23rd 2019 @ 5.45pm
Effie is setting her future ablaze with a Molotov cocktail of youth, beauty, vodka, ketamine and rage! Each day she deploys a deadly combo of brutal and delicate cunning to get what she needs and what she really needs is to ‘top up’ from the night before and the night before that. She bounds from hungover to absolutely hammered again and again with the true determination and dedication that can only be admired.
BTW, Effie is going to save us all.
Our sacrificial deer who just couldn’t give a fuck.
Iphigenia in Splott tells the story of a young woman who has no use for hopes or dreams… unless they belong to us.
Conflicted Theatre use Gary Owen’s lauded script to transpose their bold storytelling into an honest-to-goodness theatre for the first time in quite a while.
This powerful one-woman show screams of decaying urban atmospheres and provides Conflicted with the perfect launchpad for a show that will be loud and brash and violent and tender.
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CONFLICTED THEATRE
Conflicted Theatre have been devising, adapting, writing and stealing work since 2010. The core of the company is Gavin McEntee & Evan Lordan, but we work with an unofficial ensemble of collaborators time and time again, who helped us to create a kaleidoscopic and eclectic body of work.
Have a look – www.conflictedtheatre.com
It’s tough to nail down exactly what we do, because we are yet to try the same thing twice. We wrote After Jekyll (2010); used a former government building to construct an immersive promenade story with 18-35 (2012); adapted The Scarlet Letter (2013) and performed it at City Hall; We Make Gods (2014) was an entirely devised modern myth; we created a private dining experience, stealing another writer’s words with Come Dine with Charles Mee (2015); and in Neon Western (2017), we sneaked our audience into an epic cinematic warehouse rave.
Do try and keep up – www.facebook.com/conflictedtheatre/
With Iphigenia in Splott we are challenging ourselves with something entirely different; we’re going to tackle a beautifully constructed script. Don’t presume that this means we have settled down into a life of cozy traditional theatre… anything but.
This production is made possible by the Cork Arts Theatre and the Arts Council Emerging Artists Programme.
“Conflicted have been around the block (literally), making work throughout Cork City over the past 9 years and when we decided that our next new challenge was to produce an electric, one-woman show we couldn’t imagine a more behoving first-time partner for us than the Cork Arts Theatre, a true theatre institution here in Cork. ” – CONFLICTED THEATRE

Tickets: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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Everything I Do
2019-06-14 - 2019-06-15
Cork Midsummer Festival
Friday 14th June @ 9.15pm
Saturday 15th June @ 4pm

Duration: 55 mins.

“I want to help, I want to help you, everything I do is for you, everything I do is for you.”
Accompanied by her guitar, a hysterical pop singer riffs on love in a lonely universe. She’s attempting heartfelt communication with a room full of strangers. It’s a solo exploration of co-dependency. A live action album of original pop songs, powered by a need to express the inexpressible.
With a sold-out premiere run during Dublin Fringe Festival for which she received the Best Performer Award, Everything I Do sees Zoe Ní Riordáin take on the universality of love, pain and hope in an intimate and soulful performance based on personal material.
One Two One Two are Project artists in residence. The show was developed with support from Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre, Pan Pan Theatre, Make Artist Residency, La MaMa International Residency Programme and Dublin City Council.
Tickets: €15, €12 conc.
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.

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Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of The Moon'
2019-06-07 20:00 - 2019-06-08 20:00
A spectacular, solo, live concert tribute by multi-instrumentalist Girish Paul

Produced by Carmel Barrett & Girish Paul
Experience not one, but two classic albums by the legendary Pink Floyd, WISH YOU WERE HERE and the classic DARK SIDE OF THE MOON performed live in concert and in their entirety, with live instruments and vocals, studio quality recordings and sound effects, and stunning on-screen visuals throughout.
Sit back and let the music transport you from the depths of the oceans to the reaches of outer space.
Singer-Songwriter Girish Paul’s albums are cut at the world famous Abbey Road Studios where Pink Floyd recorded one of the greatest albums of all time, Dark Side of the Moon.
As a singer-songwriter Girish has worked with the likes of John David (Robert Plant, Status Quo), Nick Webb (Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins) and his new album JourneyMan released worldwide was mastered by Pete Maher who has worked with Irish band U2 and The Rolling Stones.
‘An amazing experience. Girish’s electric performance left the entire audience wanting more – and Girish duly obliged with a stunning encore that included tracks from Animals and The Wall. Magic.’ Palace Theatre, Fermoy
Please Note: The concert features flashing images.
Tickets: €20
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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2019-05-27 19:30 - 21:30
The ACA Performing Arts and Suzanne Jones Drama Studio
A selection of short scenes. Comedy, Tragedy and all that lies between.

Directed by Suzanne Jones.
Tickets: €10
Administration fee on phone and online bookings.
Note for Online Bookings: Once your booking is complete, please either print your tickets at home and bring them with you, or present them on your phone at the box office on arrival and they will print them for you.
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