PROGRAMME

www.nenagharts.comAPRIL MAY JUNE 2014

Music: JAMES KILBANE, BRENDAN SHINETheatre: POSTSCRIPT, AFTER SARAH MILESFilm: THE GREAT BEAUTY, PHILOMENA

WELCOME TO NENAGH ARTS CENTREWelcome to Nenagh Arts Centre’s April-June 2014 brochure. Easter is just around the corner, so be sure to check out the line-up for MARSHMALLOW EASTER CAMP, which promises to prevent boredom and chocolate overdoses over the holidays!

Continuing on from the success of our classic film season we are screening a special selection of Oscar 2014 - nominated films including THE GREAT BEAUTY which won the Foreign Language category, GRAVITY which took home seven Academy Awards and Blue JASMINE which saw Cate Blanchett take the Best Actress title.

PHILOMENA screens at the Arts Centre this season, having brought the plight of adopted Irish children and their parents to international attention last year. This topical issue is further explored in our Theatre programme with play POSTSCRIPT.

Our Music programme continues with concerts from inspirational country singer JAMES KILBANE and the much loved BRENDAN SHINE in addition to some excellent tributes to the music of THE DRIFTERS and JOHNNY CASH.

We look forward to seeing you at the Arts Centre!

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Nenagh Film Club present

THE LIVES OF OTHERSDir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany | 2006 | 137 min | 15A

Set in East Germany during the last gasps of the soviet era, THE LIVES OF OTHERS tells the story of intelligence officer Gerd Wiesler, who is commissioned to spy on a writer and his actress partner by a corrupt government official. While working on the case, Wiesler is immersed in the couple’s lives, spying and listening to bugged recordings. As Wiesler becomes bound up in the couple’s story, his politics begin to change, leading him to take some heroic risks in their defence.

“A tightly wound and quietly powerful film, it chillingly captures the atmosphere of fear, suspicion and intimidation in the years before the Berlin Wall came down.”Michael Dwyer, The Irish Times.

Thursday 3rd April, 8pmAdmission C= 8

JAMES KILBANEA multi-platinum selling artist and a voice of his generation, James will sing many popular Irish, country and gospel songs to an acoustic presentation of guitars, piano and bass. Expect lots of harmonies, plenty of singing, stories and good songs.

An entertaining show with sounds and songs that have shaped James’s life from ballads, folk, country and gospel. From Country Roads to The Fields of Athenry and everything in between. An enjoyable relaxing evening is guaranteed

Saturday 5th April, 9pm (Doors 8.30pm)Admission C= 18

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME50 YEARS OF DRIFTERS HITSFEATURING GILLIE LEROY JONESSAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME bring the unique motown flavour of THE DRIFTERS to Nenagh for one night only! Expect to hear favourite hits including Saturday Night at the Movies, Under the Boardwalk, Come on Over to my Place, Up on the Roof, You’re more than a Number in my Little Red Book, Save the Last Dance for Me and Kissin in the Back Row. Striking the perfect balance between raw ability and true showmanship, this act’s sole aim is to keep the spirit of The Drifters and Motown music alive and kicking across the globe. They weave Motown magic into the hearts and minds of every generation.

Saturday 12th April, 9pm (Doors 8.30pm)Admission C=25

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Monday 14th April, 10.30am - 4pmAdmission C=20

Tuesday 15th April, 10.30am - 4pmAdmission C= 30

Wednesday 16th April. Ages 8 - 12: 11am - 1pm Ages 12 upward: 2pm - 4pmAdmission C= 10

AMP: TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ROCK STAR INSIDEDid you ever wonder how a band gets from song to stage? With your help, the Arts Centre will set up it’s full band kit and lighting rig and you will see how it all links in to guitar, microphone and other instruments and back to the control booth. Unleash your inner rock god and get a head start on making it!

Materials provided. Bring your own lunch. Ages 12-16 years

MARSHMALLOW: ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDSUncover the secrets of the greatest paintings ever. Kids get to work on a project that will sharpen their eyes in looking at paintings and famous artworks and then get a chance to collaborate on a new masterpiece of their own.Materials provided. Bring your own lunch. Ages 8- 12 years

BEGINNERS CHESS FOR KIDS AND ADULTSChess originated almost 2000 years ago and with little change it’s remained a brilliant game of strategy and skill for all ages. Interested in learning how a knight moves or why the Queen is the most feared player on the board? We’ll give you the basics that will allow you to develop a lifelong love for the game. Chess sets provided.

KIDS WORKSHOP

KIDS WORKSHOP

KIDS WORKSHOP

Thursday 17th April, 3pmAdmission C= 5

Nenagh Film Club present

GRAVITYDir: Alfonso Curaron | USA, UK | 91 min | 12A

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiralling out into the blackness.

Bigger Picture Projects and N.B. Theatre present

POSTSCRIPTPOSTSCRIPT is a poignant and humorous account of a woman turned detective - on a mission to reveal the truth.‘From a very early age I was told I was adopted. In fairness I think my parents had no choice but to tell me, what with me being redheaded with pale skin in a family with dark skin and dark hair - this made it pretty obvious that something wasn’t right. While I loved being able to say I was adopted when I was a child (because it made me feel exotic), I also learned that it was a word that was used by adults with a dropped voice. ‘Bad blood will out’ was a phrase that was often thrown around in conversation in relation to adopted children in 70’s and 80’s Ireland.’

“A haunting retrospective that makes you question the family history written on your face and buried in your genes”Irish Theatre Magazine

Saturday 26th April, 8pmAdmission C= 15

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Thursday 1st May, 8pmAdmission C= 8

Thursday 8th May, 2pmAdmission FREE

Saturday 1oth May, 9pm (Doors 8.30pm)Admission C= 10

Nenagh Film Club present

THE GREAT BEAUTYDir: Paolo Sorrentino | Italy | 2013 | 142 mins | 15A

Since arriving in Rome at the age of 26, playboy writer Jep Gambardella has made it his mission to become the ‘king’ of high society. Now 65, and questioning the validity of his life’s choices, Jep, treads a fine line between the sublime and the ridiculous.

STRICTLY CASH: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASHSTRICTLY CASH’s sound is as authentic as you’ll get, created by the boom-chicka-boom of the big upright bass, the steady clickety-clack of the drums, stunning lead guitar mixed with acoustic guitar and vocals. The group are a must-see for all fans of the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.

Bealtaine Festival present

QUARTETDir: Dustin Hoffman | USA | 2013 | 98 min | 12A

“Based on Ronald Harwood’s stage play of the same name,QUARTET is a wickedly comic film about redefining old age and growing old with hope; demonstrating how art illuminates life and the human spirit remains undimmed even as the brightest stars start to fade.” - BBC Films

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Indigo Moon Theatre present

THE JUNGLE BOOKFearless and free, Mowgli the ‘man-cub’ finds fun and friendship while learning to live by the Law of the Jungle. Mowgli’s daring adventures in the dangerous world he inhabits are brought to life by Indigo Moon Theatre with inventive shadow theatre, original music and colourful digital projection. THE JUNGLE BOOK harkens back to the poetry and spirit of Rudyard Kipling’s original books, presenting a heart-warming quest for love, identity and belonging

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Nenagh Film Club present

PHILOMENADir: Stephen Frears | UK, USA, France | 98min | 12A

The story of Philomena Lee’s search for her son following her incarceration at a Magdelene laundry in Roscrea has now attained legendary status in Ireland and abroad. Speaking for the thousands of parents and children who suffered at the hands of a cruel clerical system PHILOMENA is the poignant story of a woman’s search for her lost child. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world, Philomena’s Irish mannerisms are offset against her cynical travelling companion, BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith.

Thursday 15th May, 8pmAdmission C= 8

Saturday 17th May, 3pmAdmission C=7 - Family/Group of 3 C= 15

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Nenagh Film Club present

BLUE JASMINEDir: Woody Allen | USA | 98 min | 15A

After Vicky Christina Barcelona, Midnight in Paris, and To Rome with Love, Woody Allen returns to American soil with BLUE JASMINE – a return that brings with it some of the sharp-edged wit that was perhaps absent from his overseas triptych. Cate Blanchett is outstanding as Jasmine, a down-and- out New York socialite who, left destitute by her cheating husband’s financial misdemeanours, moves in with her adopted sister and her blue-collar boyfriend in San Francisco. Oscillating between cool haughtiness, and pill-popping anxiety, Blanchett is a neurotic Allen heroine par excellence. Polished dialogue and serrating humour ensure this will go down as a favourite in the Allen canon.

Thursday 5th June, 8pmAdmission C= 8

Kids On Stage present

Join Toad, Badger, Moley and Ratty ontheir adventures. Toad likes to try newthings – cars, yellow caravans and boats.Toad crashes one car toomany and ends up in prison. Can he escape? Can he stop the Stoats and Weasels from taking over Toad Hall? Come along to the Nenagh Arts Centre and find out!

Kids On Stage perform their ninth show directed by Margaret Walshe, choreography by Irene O’Meara and music by Helen Scott-Percy.

WIND IN THE WILLOWS THE MUSICAL

Thurs 22nd, Fri 23rd and Sat 24th May, 8pm

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Nenagh Film Club present

PULP FICTIONDir: Quentin Tarantino | USA | 1994 | 154 min | 18Please note the 18 certification on this movie

Join us outside the Arts Centre for the cult classic PULP FICTION!Outrageously violent, time-twisting, and in love with language, PULP FICTION was widely considered the most influential American movie of the 1990s. The Oscar-winning script intertwines stories, featuring Samuel L. Jackson, and John Travolta in the role that reignited his career, as hit men who have philosophical interchanges on various topics, including the French names for American fast food products. Listen out for the iconic soundtrack which inspired one of the most famous cinema dance sequences of all time.

Saturday 7th June, 10pmAdmission FREE

Saturday 7th June, 2.30pm - 5.30pmAdmission C= 30

Nenagh Arts Centre present

LIFE DRAWING DAYNenagh Arts Centre presents an afternoon of life-drawing in the surrounds of the theatre.

The day will be split into two sessions of drawing with a tutor and model on hand. Patrons should bring their own materials – paper, canvas, paints, pencils, charcoals etc. along with an easel or similar surface. The workshop offers the chance for those interested in drawing and painting, whether at a beginners or more advanced level.

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VISUAL ART

BRENDAN SHINE IN CONCERTBrendan Shine started his band with school pal Johnny Dawson as a drummer and singer over thirty years ago. In that time Brendan has performed across the world playing Carnegie Hall in New York, The Royal Albert Hall in London and Sydney Opera House. He had three albums in the top 75 in the UK and in Ireland he has had 34 hit singles - 15 of which were No 1. The biggest hit single was Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down. Brendan’s other big hits include ‘O’Brien Has No Where To Go’, ‘Catch Me if you Can, ‘My Son’, ‘Carrots’ and ‘The Rose Of Castlerea’.

Get the full Shine experience on his return to Nenagh.

Floating World present

AFTER SARAH MILESAfter a lifetime of wrestling with the tides fisherman Bobeen (Bachelors Walk’s Don Wycherley) finds it hard to face the sea, but what he discovered in the mouth of the harbour almost thirty years ago keeps calling him back. This time it will connect him to what he thought was lost and gone forever.

“AFTER SARAH MILES is never downbeat. Tender, compelling and lots of fun.” Eithne Shortall, Sunday Times

“..a lilting wonder of exquisite exploration, draws the listener into a world where language itself is redemption. It is pure art, perfection in itself.” Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent

Saturday 28th June, 9pm (Doors 8.30pm)Admission C=20

Saturday 14th June, 8pmAdmission C= 12

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Bingo Nights

KELLY’S EYE, MAN ALIVE, LEGS ELEVEN…Eyes down for some bingo fun that that will support Nenagh Arts Centre and Nenagh Celtic Football Club in their work. Games 1 to 9 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=50Game 10 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=80Jackpot & flyers sold separatelyJackpot Games 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=200Flyer Games 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full house C=200Double Books C=9 | Single Book C=5 | Small Book C=4 Jackpot & flyers C=2 each

Fridays 4, 11, 18, 25 April, 8.30pm Fridays 2, 9, 16, 30 May, 8.30pmFridays 6, 13, 20, 27 June, 8.30pm

CLASSES & MEETINGS AT NENAGH ARTS CENTRE

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FITNESSKids Yoga Monday Siobhan O’Leary: 087 7549766Pilates Monday Geri Cantwell: 087 6491725Boxercise Tuesday Lisa: 087 6227395Danze Kraze (Hip Hop) Wednesday Michelle Treacy: 087 6746253INTEREST Bible Study Group Friday Ruth Robinson: 086 3821462Camera Club Tuesday Pat Ryan: 087 0537828 (every 2nd week)Bruno Groening Meeting Thursday John Kennedy: 089 4832805 (every 3 weeks) Meditation Group 3rd Wednesday Marie Smith: 086 1068722 of every monthCHILDREN AND TEENAGERSParent and Toodler Group Wednesday Lisa O’Meara: 085 7787678CoderDojo Wednesday Twitter - coderdojonenaghMcLoone O’Meara Monday, Friday, Nikki McLoone: 087 2486384 Irish Dancing School and SaturdayLanguage Classes (English, Irish) Thursday Caoimhin Woods: 087 3172354French Classes Friday Fanny Healy: 085 8199291Kinder Music Saturday Florence Starr: 087 6452103Children’s Art Saturday Olivia O’Donovan: 087 6380201Play YT Youth Theatre Saturday North Tipp Arts Office: 067 44860Krafty Kids Saturday Jenny: 087 6042220

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NENAGH ARTS CENTRE IS FUNDED BY

Nenagh Arts Centre is supported by the Department of Social Protection which is funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013

This Project has been part-funded by North Tipperary LEADER Partnership under The Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 which is financed by the EU through the European Agriculture Fund for Rural

Development and by the National Exchequer through the National Development Plan

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HIRING THE BUILDINGIf you need a space big or small, for a meeting, class , workshop or a performance Nenagh Arts Centre has the space to suit you. Our theatre has the capacity to hold 216 people seated and with state-of-the-art sound and lighting facilities and additional technical support available, it makes sense to hire space at your local Arts Centre. Groups who have hired space here include; Nenagh Chamber of Commerce, Nenagh Players, Conradh na Gaeilge and the Convergence Festival. To find out more, contact us on 067 34400 or manager@nenagharts.com.

SCHEDULEBINGO Every Friday night at 8.30pm. See page 11 for details

APRILFilm: THE LIVES OF OTHERS, Thursday 3rd April, 8pmMusic: JAMES KILBANE, Saturday 5th April, 9pmMusic: SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME, Saturday 12th April, 9pmWorkshop: MARSHMALLOW: ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDS, Monday 14th AprilWorkshop: AMP: TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ROCK STAR INSIDE, Tuesday 15th AprilWorkshop: BEGINNERS CHESS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS, Wednesday 16th AprilFilm: GRAVITY Thursday 17th April, 3pm.Drama: POSTSCRIPT, Saturday 26th April, 8pm.

MAYFilm: THE GREAT BEAUTY, Thursday 1st May, 8pmFilm: QUARTET (Bealtaine Festival), Thursday 8th May, 2pmMusic: STRICTLY CASH - THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, Sat 10th May, 9pmFilm: PHILOMENA, Thursday 15th May, 8pmFamily: JUNGLE BOOK, Saturday 17th May, 3pmFamily: WIND IN THE WILLOWS - THE MUSICAL, Thurs 22nd - Sat 24th May, 8pm

JUNEFilm: BLUE JASMINE, Thursday 5th June, 8pmVisual Art: LIFE DRAWING DAY, Saturday 7th June, 2.30pm - 5.30pmFilm: PULP FICTION, Saturday 7th June, 8pmDrama: AFTER SARAH MILES, Saturday 14th June, 8pm Music: BRENDAN SHINE, Saturday 28th June, 9pm

BOOKING INFORMATIONIn Person Nenagh Arts Centre, Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. TipperaryOpening Hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm; Sat: 12noon - 5pm & one hour before showsTelephone Bookings 067 34400 Buy Tickets Online www.nenagharts.com

TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR BOOKINGAll reserved tickets must be paid for at least two days in advance of the show. Tickets bought online will be subject to a 6% credit card charge and a 75 cent booking fee (this charge is set by the ticket provider). Cheques should be made payable to Nenagh Arts Centre. We regret tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is cancelled by the venue. Latecomers will only be admitted at the discretion of the management.

HEADSETS AVAILABLE FOR HARD OF HEARING Please contact the Centre in advance of attendance on 067 34400.

HOW TO FIND US NENAGH ARTS CENTRE | IONAD EALAÍNE AN AONAIGHBanba Square, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.T 067 34400 E manager@nenagharts.com W www.nenagharts.com

NENAGH ARTS CENTRE is located in the Old Town Hall in Banba Square across the road from Nenagh Courthouse.

Parking Parking is available on the street or at the Courthouse Car Park.Accessibility Wheelchair access to the Theatre is by a lift in the reception area. Patrons who have specific requirements should contact the box office in advance. Public Transport You can get to Nenagh by Bus or Train. For timetables visit www.buseireann.ie, www.jjkavanagh.ie and www.irishrail.ie.

SUPPORT NENAGH ARTS CENTRE Your support will help us to bring more music, plays, discussions, childrens events and films to the Centre and will help us to provide a space where local groups and come to meet, develop and grow. Tax relief is available on donations.

SPONSOR A SEAT IN THE THEATRE Put your, your family’s or your company’s name on a seat at Nenagh Arts Centre. Sponsors will be acknowledged on a display at the reception area.

SPONSOR AN EVENT Pick an event that you or your company would like to be linked to and we can arrange it! Sponsors will receive tickets for their event and an acknowledgement in the Nenagh Arts Centre brochure and all other publicity material.

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