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Take part in an exciting new venture! Carlow Local Authorities has commissioned Ireland's first ever large scale opera project written for community involvement targeted at singers of all ages with and without previous experience. The opera will portray a day in the life of County Carlow, reflecting the experiences of people in many contexts. Workshop audition sessions will offer participants the chance to take part in a 2hour session involving background information, group singing, vocal exercises, drama workshops etc.
Those who wish will have the opportunity to sing a solo song, but this is not compulsory. Any song is possible- traditional, popular, classical, folk etc.
A Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office initiative
Tickets are Free
To book your place by September 20th, 2010 contact Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office
Sinead Dowling 059 9170301, sdowling@carlowcoco.ie
or Ann Scully 059 9136204, ascully@carlowcoco.ie
Éigse Carlow Arts Festival presents a festival club in The GB Shaw Theatre bar with special guest performers and the trademark Éigse energy and festival atmosphere.
Hosted in the intimate GB Shaw Theatre Bar, please are limited.
PRICE: Free Event TIME: 1:00pm
Formed by John DeChiaro in 2005, The Carlow Choir took its name in honour of its links with Carlow College through Carlow College trained priests. This is the first time the choir will travel to its namesake town and the performance is proudly presented by Carlow College. The choir is an Ecumenical choir made up of more than 150 members from small towns in Mississippi and Louisiana.
This is a lunchtime choral performance; tickets are free but will be available on the day at the venue.
Elaine Agnew is one of Irelands most respected contemporary composers and had been working closely with Carlow's Aspiro Youth ensemble and writer Sean Hardy under commission to compose a new piece of music inspired by Carlow's new VISUAL Centre of contemporary Art and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre.
In advance of the world premiere of the piece on Saturday the 25th of September, as part of Culture Night, the public are invited to a very special preview of the piece and to participate in an open workshop with Elaine and Aspiro.
The GB Shaw Theatre is privileged to host the world premiere of this collaborative commission between Aspiro Director Mary Amond O'Brien, Composer Elaine Agnew, Writer Sean Hardie and the Members of Aspiro Youth Ensemble.
Elaine Agnew is one of Ireland's most respected contemporary composers and has been working closely with Carlow's Aspiro ensemble and writer Sean Hardy under commission to compose a new piece of music inspired by Carlow's Visual Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre.
This innovative commission explores 'aural' and 'visual' and the physical spaces and surrounds of Visual & The GB Shaw Theatre.
In advance of the collaborative workshops Elaine, Sean and Aspiro consulted with the foreman and builders. The work will be scored for SATB, Piano and Chimes - exploring new and experimental approaches in composition for vocal ensembles.
The premiere will be followed by a post-show discussion offering insight into the commission and composing process.
Elaine Agnew was appointed as the first Composer in Residence with RTE Lyric fm and the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. Her many vocal, chamber and orchestral works have been commissioned, broadcast and performed throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe, as well as Eastern Australia, Asia, Canada and South Africa.
Bedrock Productions, Civic Theatre and Project Arts Centre present The Colleen Bawn.
Love triangles, debt, murder plots and a lot of old blarney... When Hardress Cregan's family falls on hard times, only his marriage to a wealthy heiress, Anne Chute, can save it from ruin. But there's a snag - Hardress is already secretly married to the beautiful, and not so wealthy, Eily O'Connor; and Anne is in love with someone else, Hardress' best friend Kyrle.
Will love win over money? Will a murderous plot succeed? And can they all live happily ever after?
This summer the classic Irish tale of The Colleen Bawn is brought vividly to life in this lively and entertaining production from director Jimmy Fay (Playboy of the Western World, Ross O'Carroll Kelly: Last Days of the Celtic Tiger).
By Dion Boucicault & Directed by Jimmy Fay.
Starring: Karen Ardiff, Liz Fitzgibbon, Michael Glen Murphy, Will Irvine, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Charlie Murphy, Ciaran Taylor
Following on from the last three successful seasons of lunchtime theatre, Carlow Storytellers return with plans for an exciting new programme for this season.
On the first Thursday of every month come and enjoy a collection of short performance vignettes over your lunchtime in The GB Shaw Bar.
Besides members own items, it is intended to invite entertaining pieces from various clubs, schools and other groups in the area.
Cork Singer Songwriter John Spillane performs a special bilingual concert. Two-time Meteor Award winner John is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet, dreamer - a canvass filled with colour and brilliance.
His music transports the listener; his live performance captivates the audience.
John will be joined by The GB Shaw Theatre Artists-in-Residence Aspiro Girls and Male Voice Squad Ensembles in performing songs from his two 'Irish Songs we learned at school' albums as well as his other well known favourites.
Neil Delamere 'Implement of Divilment'. Star of RTE'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 usual mix of quick-fire banter and hilarious storytelling in his fantastic new show 'Implement of Divilment'.
Delamere's distinct style of seriously sharp, observational humour and hilarious anecdotes makes him a unique and much loved stand up performer. In his latest show, Neil explains which exercise classes are bad for you, how to reconstruct a corpse and what to do when a man jumps on to the bonnet of your car.
One of Ireland's hottest comedians, Neil Delamere is hitting the road with his brand new stand-up show, 'Implement of Divilment' this autumn. Don't miss this comedy powerhouse, armed with his razor sharp wit as he delights audiences with an extensive collection of brand new, side splitting material.
'Implement of Divilment' promises an unforgettable comic experience guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
With two platinum-selling DVDs, Neil has performed all over Ireland as well as at the prestigious Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival, the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. He featured in both series of Liffey Laughs, RTE's stand-up show in 2005 and 2006 as well as The World Stands Up for Paramount. In 2007 Neil returned to Montreal to perform in the Just for Laughs Festival while also presenting the RTE television series covering the event, Neil Delamere's Just for Laughs for the second year in a row.
"No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delamere's wit" - Irish Times.
"Delamere is a banter bomb, primed to make you explode with laughter….Simply put, he is a master" - The Scotsman". The Scotsman
Leading Irish writers Mícheál Ó Conghaile and Orna Ni Choileáin provide insight into their work, both in English and in Irish, with prose readings and audience Q&A for this very special intimate night of Irish literature. Introduced by Mícheál Ó Ruairc from the Irish Writers Centre, the Peregrine Readings are supported by The Arts Council's Touring and Dissemination Scheme.
Held in the intimate GB Shaw Bar, places are limited!
The GB Shaw Theatre is delighted to present a double bill of two short plays by Carlow Playwright Barry McKinley.
ELYSIUM NEVADA is a retirement home on the edge of the desert, not far from Las Vegas, where two grumpy old men sit and gaze at the desert as they reflect on their lives and times, like The Odd Couple 40 years on. They wonder about the mysterious woman asleep nearby. When she wakes, the story takes a dramatic turn. The play becomes more than a comic dialogue, as surprising new truths are revealed and a poignant insight into their lives leads to a fascinating conclusion.
In LOST CITY, a reclusive middle-aged man fantasises in his work-shed about being an explorer searching for the lost city of the Incas, while he plans a special revenge on his violent father who has dominated and damaged his life. This is the première production of this new play.
PRICE: €10/€7.50 conc. TIME: 8:30pm
The White Liars mix of country, rock and blues with a twist, makes for a sometimes dark but always energetic and entertaining show.
This band is on the up and one to watch out for!
PRICE: €40 incl. supper TIME: 8:00pm
Goldini's classic comedy, live music and tasty treats!
Lennon's @ Visual will be transported to 18th century Florence. This production includes a scrumptious supper, accompanied with a generous helping of live Neapolitan arias and folk songs from Mirandolina, the evening's hostess and her admirers.
The Drifters were formed in 1953 in down Town New York and became the most successful Black vocal harmony group of all time. The magic of The Drifters is still here for all to see.
The group have been coming to Ireland for many years and have built up a faithful following for their show, everywhere they go.
With over 50 hits and sales in excess of 214 million singles and 114 million albums across the world, whatever your favourite Drifters tune is, you'll hear it on the night and you can be sure you will be treated to a truly entertaining evening of electrifying hits spanning some 35 years.
Following a massively successful international tour, Des Bishop makes his highly anticipated return to Ireland.
Inspired by his Father's recent diagnosis of Lung Cancer, Des's latest critically acclaimed show My Dad Was Nearly James Bond tells of a remarkable life tinged with regret. In championing the real heroics of fatherhood, Des challenges many common regrets and the ridiculous ideals of manhood that real, un-slick men try to live up to.
The innate inspiration and dexterity behind this show guarantees an unforgettable and touching comedy experience..
"Edgy material...snappy, never sappy...Bishop has judged this one beautifully" The Age, Australia.
"Charismatic, sincere, eloquent and always seeking the angle" Chortle, UK
A work of masterly daring and skill, the new Italian film 'I Am Love' plays out in the late 1990s within a super-rich family called the Recchis.
Their power base is a Milanese villa introduced to us as a gilded cage - a marble-and-stone palace too large and ornate to support intimate family life. In the film's early scenes Guadagnino laps up this mansion, exploring it with a swirling, fluid camera that turns its world into a character itself.
The fictional Recchis recall the Agnellis, another troubled industrialist family which feathered its nest on the back of fascism, and Guadagnino stresses how business is woven into the fabric of this family's soul. Winner - Best Female Performance, Dublin Film Critics Awards, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2010.
Dir: Luca Guadagnino
119 mins
Cert: 16
Language: Italian
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Pippo Delbono, Alba Rohrwacher, Marisa Berenson
Following on from the last three successful seasons of lunchtime theatre, Carlow Storytellers return with plans for an exciting new programme for this season.
On the first Thursday of every month come and enjoy a collection of short performance vignettes over your lunchtime in The GB Shaw Bar.
Besides members own items, it is intended to invite entertaining pieces from various clubs, schools and other groups in the area.
The Carlow Regional Youth Service presents their annual youth music night. Young musicians from the Carlow area showcase their own music and songs on the GB Shaw Theatre stage.
Carlow has a vibrant community of young musicians and the evening will present local bands performing their own songs acoustically. So whether you're a fan of new music or you just wish to support youth music in your area, you are guaranteed an incredible evening's entertainment.
"Because of the great influence and guidance of the Carlow Youth Services, we the young people of Carlow, have a great opportunity to express ourselves musically to an enthusiastic audience and get to feel what it's like to be on that big stage enjoying every second of our performances" Alan Dooley.
"It's A Funny Old World" when seen through the eyes of Brendan Grace.
The sanctimonious priest who knows more than he's telling, the father of the bride making a speech at his daughter's wedding, the schoolboy with the unspeakable personal habits and a fine line in sympathy please. Brendan Grace is all of these and more. Each cock- eyed portrait he paints has a ring of truth that brings audiences to the point of apoplexy.
Brendan's material owes more to the best of the traditional stand-up-comics than it does to modern alternative humour and his show is very much a show for all the family. His off-stage persona is very much a 'man of the people' as he makes himself available after each show for a photo and a 'meet and greet'.
Described by The Wall Street Journal as "the cleverest, most cunningly constructed, most assured play in years" The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a darkly comic thriller which portrays the ancient manipulative Mag and her virginal daughter, Maureen locked in a dance of mutual loathing which may be more durable than any love.
Ben Barnes, whose production of this play won several major awards in North America, teams up with the internationally renowned designer, Todd Rosenthal (Tony and Olivier Awards for August Osage County) in his first Irish production of this award-winning play featuring the actresses Gillian Hanna (Brighton) and Jenni Ledwell (Moonshine and Translations).
The Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre is now widely recognised as the Premier Touring Puppet Theatre Company in Ireland and internationally renowned for its many fine productions.
From its earliest beginnings, the Lambert family has been involved with RTE TV, working on the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring Eugene Lambert and Judge. Paula Lambert was the 'Bosco' voice on TV for 17 years and indeed Bosco is still a firm favourite with younger children. He will make a nostalgic appearance in the opening part of the Show. This is a beautiful production with large puppets, colourful sets and exquisite lighting. It is suitable for children up to 10 years of age.
From the rip-roaring banjo-fuelled opener of Shotgun Grin to the big sky foreboding title track, right through to the closing track Borderlines, Clive's music is populated with stories of characters running and returning, longing and dreaming, down on their luck and finally finding peace.
Clive Barnes is highly regarded as one of the finest musical performers on the roots circuit, and has toured the US and Europe with the likes of Eric Bibb, Taj Mahal, Jeff Beck, Alison Krauss, Seasick Steve, The Blind Boys of Alabama and many more. Clive's reputation is solidified by the lyrical and song-writing prowess on his new collection of songs on new album The Ghost Country.
http://www.myspace.com/clivebarnesmusic
Five years after 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu' alerted the world that Romanian cinema was alive and happening, comes this compact charmer from that film's assistant director, indicating that the Romanian talent pool shows no sign of drying up. The vibe here is wry comedy-drama, as provincial high-school student Delia scoops a new car in a soft drinks competition and travels with her uptight parents to feature in the product's latest TV ad. Unfolding over a single day, we follow the hassled crew's attempt to complete a simple 35-second slot. However, the combination of inexperienced teenage prize-winner and nit-picking sponsors is not a productive one. They want Andrea Bosneag's doughty heroine to look as if she's enjoying chugging down their Day-Glo orange brew, but after umpteen takes and several litres, her enthusiasm is waning...
Winner - C.I.C.A.E. Award, Berlin International Film Festival 2009.
Winner - FIPRESCI Prize, Sofia International Film Festival 2009.
Dir: Radu Jude
Romania 2009
100 mins
Language: Romanian
Starring: Andrea Bosneag, Vasile Muraru, Violeta Haret Popa, Serban Pavlu.
Flann O'Brien's comic masterpiece is brought roaring to life by Arthur Riordan, writer of international hit Improbable Frequency.
In Slattery's Sago Saga, Tim Hartigan's quiet life at Poguemahone Hall is shattered by the arrival of a Scotch woman with a ridiculously evil plan.
Utter confusion awaits in the shape of a politically-correct Leprechaun, a beautiful typist and a tycoon T.D. bent on bankrupting the country.
One part carnival, one part surreal satire on modern Ireland, Slattery's Sago Saga is another unforgettable theatrical adventure from The Performance Corporation - the people who brought you Irish Times Award winning Candide and The Nose as well as the Kilkenny and Edinburgh Fringe hit Dr. Ledbetter's Experiment.
Cast includes Clare Barrett, Darragh Kelly and Lisa Lambe. Directed by Jo Mangan.
'Arthur Riordan has cooked up a monstrous pudding of a comic play.'
- Irish Independent
'Slattery's Sago Saga is crock-full of fresh parodic fun.'- Irish Times.
The Performance Corporation is supported by The Arts Council, Kildare County Council, OPW and Culture Ireland.
PRICE: €10 / €7 / €4 TIME: 11:15am
Patchwork Theatre Group proudly presents their latest full length production 2010; A Time-Travelling Tale. They promise you extraordinary characters meeting and sharing strange magical adventures.
The cast of people with differing abilities will entertain you with their stories, enriched with plenty of singing and dancing. Their unique shows are great fun and suitable for all the family.
Patchwork Theatre Group proudly presents their latest full length production 2010; A Time-Travelling Tale. They promise you extraordinary characters meeting and sharing strange magical adventures.
The cast of people with differing abilities will entertain you with their stories, enriched with plenty of singing and dancing. Their unique shows are great fun and suitable for all the family.
Shakespeare's tale of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is one of the greatest love stories of all time. Against a backdrop of ancient feuds and gang warfare, the ill-fated young couple falls instantly and hopelessly in love.
But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything...
Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, comedy and high tragedy, making it the perfect vehicle for the talents of choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple who delighted audiences last year with her adaptation of Cinderella.
Don't miss this innovative and exciting new production of Shakespeare's classic play.
Company: Ballet Ireland
Choreographed by Morgann Runacre Temple
Single mother Hye-ja (played with fearless intensity by revered Korean TV star Kim Hye-ja) works at a pharmacy, and occasionally engages in illegal activities to make ends meet.
Her raison d'etre, her mentally challenged beautiful son Do-joon (Won Bin), proves to be a constant source of anxiety. When a young teenage girl turns up dead, the police arrest Do-joon, pushing the boundaries of the mother-son relationship to the extreme.
Beautifully shot by Hong Kyung-pyo, the film's landscapes fuse with the heroine's elemental force to overwhelming effect in this gripping murder mystery.
Dir: Bong Joon-ho 2009 South Korea
Time: 128 mins
Starring: Kim Hye-ja, Weon Bin, Jin Gu
Language: Korean
Following on from the last three successful seasons of lunchtime theatre, Carlow Storytellers return with plans for an exciting new programme for this season.
On the first Thursday of every month come and enjoy a collection of short performance vignettes over your lunchtime in The GB Shaw Bar.
Besides members own items, it is intended to invite entertaining pieces from various clubs, schools and other groups in the area.
PRICE: €25 (€20 Thur Only) TIME: 8:00pm
Following his 2 sellout concerts in The GB Shaw in Dec 2009, Carlow born Paul returns for more of the same in Dec 2010. The show will feature all your favourites from Stage and Screen, Christmas and Ireland. Paul's special guest for all shows is legendary singer songwriter and Eurovision star Charlie McGettigan. Musical Director is Dale Hennessy.
Paul is one of Irelands leading tenors and has been performing professionally for almost 20 years. During this time he has made several TV and radio appearances and has sung in various shows in Ireland's top venues. He was a member of the original Irish / Celtic Tenor groups with whom he toured extensively.
Paul has toured the USA on many occasions and returns for a week long engagement in New Hampshire in November, he tours the USA again in March 2011 for 3 weeks. Paul has recorded 2 albums, 'Follow Me Up To Broadway' and 'A Song For Ireland' and his charity CD 'Believe' was recorded for Our Ladys Childrens Hospital Crumlin in 2008. His latest recording 'To Be A Child Again' is available on iTunes worldwide with all proceeds going to The Mannix Kane Appeal. Paul appears in Taylors Irish Cabaret in Taylors Three Rock Dublin from May to October every year. His new Christmas album will be on sale at the concerts!
Paul is delighted to be back in his hometown for these Christmas concerts and is looking forward to seeing you all in The GB Shaw.
Tickets are €25 on the Friday & Saturday night.
***SPECIAL OFFER*** Thursday Night is only €20!!
PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm
It's that time of year again - Oh no it's not. OH YES IT IS - its Pantomime time! This year Carlow Club Players presents a high-class Hilarious Eventful Extravaganza with A Mighty Mother, A Kingly King, A Darling Daughter, who all should all live Happy Ever After.
Enter the Selfish Stepmother, the Hungry Huntsman, the Cunning Councillors and the Daunting Dwarfs...all is not well in panto-land! Enter The Pathetic (perfect) Prince and you have all the components for Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Get your family Christmas started with a A Fantastic Family Musical, High-class Hilarious, Eventful Entertaining Extravaganza. Early booking is advisable!
It's that time of year again - Oh no it's not. OH YES IT IS - its Pantomime time! This year Carlow Club Players presents a high-class Hilarious Eventful Extravaganza with A Mighty Mother, A Kingly King, A Darling Daughter, who all should all live Happy Ever After.
Enter the Selfish Stepmother, the Hungry Huntsman, the Cunning Councillors and the Daunting Dwarfs...all is not well in panto-land! Enter The Pathetic (perfect) Prince and you have all the components for Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Get your family Christmas started with a A Fantastic Family Musical, High-class Hilarious, Eventful Entertaining Extravaganza. Early booking is advisable!
The Shaw Sessions have provided us with some of our best nights this year so it's only fitting that we host a Very Special Shaw Sessions for our New Year's celebrations. We're rounding up some of the most amazing musical talent from The Shaw Sessions 2010 for one final great night of unforgettable music and fun. Do. Not. Miss. This!
With Ronan Collins, Crystal Swing, The Conquerors Showband, Des Lee (The Miami Showband), Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg (Eurovision 1975 and 1977), DJ Curtin (The Kerry Blues Showband), Lorraine McDonald. Spectacular All Cast Finale Salute to The Showband Era!
They need no introduction; Ireland's very own and hugely successful Three Tenors continue to be a major attraction at all venues and festivals all over Ireland and abroad. The show consistently achieves full houses in all leading venues.
Their unique show with their own brand of humour, features 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 many more great songs.
Joined by a stunning star violinist, Ireland's hottest trio, The Three Tenors - John Scott, David Martin, Declan Kelly, will delight and thrill all.
