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2019
programme
may
- august
2019
your visit
Opening Hours Accessibility
An Táin Arts Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 An Táin Arts Centre is an accessible venue, with lift
to 16.00 and 30 minutes before the commencement of access to the Basement Gallery and workshop spaces.
evening events. There are limited wheelchair spaces in the main theatre
and the studio theatre. Please inform us at the time of
Box Office booking if you have any special requirements or require
Telephone Booking: +353 (0)42 9332332 wheelchair spaces in the main theatre or studio theatre.
Online Booking: www.antain.ie Unfortunately, balcony seating in the main theatre and
the balcony foyer are not wheelchair accessible.
Tickets may be purchased online up to an hour before
each event. Tickets booked online are available for Latecomer Policy
collection from the box office on the day of the event. We encourage all of our patrons to arrive at least
15 minutes prior to the commencement of events.
Concession Policy Latecomers and those who leave the auditorium may not
Concessions are available to full-time students, senior be admitted until a suitable break in the performance
citizens (65 years and older) and the unemployed on or until the interval. Admission cannot always be
certain events. Please check with the Box Office at time guaranteed. If you arrive late and admittance is possible,
of booking and bring appropriate photo ID with you. All we cannot guarantee the seat that you purchased.
children must be accompanied by an adult and have a Patrons should note that visiting companies will have
valid ticket. Baby tickets (for babies 2 years old and under) differing policies in this regard.
are complimentary and can be picked up from the Box
Office on request. An Táin Arts Centre reserves the right to refuse admission.
Refund, Exchange and Cancellation Policy IMPORTANT NOTICE
Once purchased, tickets and gift vouchers cannot be From the 1st of September 2019, all tickets bought from
exchanged or refunded unless an event is cancelled by An Táin Arts Centre will incur a booking charge of
An Táin Arts Centre. €1.50 per ticket.
€20 | Evening Season Ticket
€15 | Afternoon Season Ticket FILMS AT AN TÁIN ARTS CENTRE
Just when I thought I was
out, they pull me back in
the godfather: part iii
Join us for monthly screenings of the best in arthouse,
foreign language and critically acclaimed movies,
followed by a relaxed discussion on all things
cinematic. The coffee will be free, the criticism will be
fierce – immerse yourself in the drama of it all.
From Stage to Screen
S.O.N.G
Under the musical direction of
Patrick Dunne, this concert features
Sinead O’Callaghan, Leanna Toner,
Brendan Cleary, and Tom Doonan
- all long time members of S.O.N.G -
plus well known theatre actor Brian
Gilligan. These talented five soloists
will be joined by S.O.N.G’s fabulous
chorus of over 50 members.
The evening’s programme will
feature songs from musicals and
films including A Star is Born, Dear
Evan Hanson, Seussical, Annie,
West Side Story, The Greatest
Showman, and Miss Saigon, to
name but a few.
Main Theatre
1-2
8.00pm
May
€15
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Herman, UK, 2008, 94 mins, Cert: 12
Bruno has just moved with his family into a
new house in the middle of nowhere, and feels
imprisoned by his mother’s persistent warnings
never to venture beyond the garden’s high walls.
From what he can make of the view from his
bedroom window, he thinks he must be living on
a strange sort of farm where the workers seem
Main Theatre to get straight out of bed and go to work on the
fields. When his curiosity leads him through an
8 open door and up to a vast electric fence, he meets
11.00am
May a boy there of exactly his own age - but with a very
different story to tell.
€5 Students
(teachers free)
Starring: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend
Smallone
Bottom Dog Theatre
Mingey loves her cats, Peru and Club Milks. She
hates Sunday mass-ones, blackmange mutts and
papery sausages. She is feisty and mischievous
and has a heart full of love. She guards her privacy
like a treasure. She refuses to be cowed by other
people’s view of her or surrender to the sadness
she sometimes feels.
Moving and tender, Smallone is inspired by
people who live lives of quiet privacy, examining
the struggles and joys that all of us might feel.
Studio Theatre
8
2.00pm
May
€7
Nobody Puts Bernie in a Corner
Join Bernie Jones on her crazy “Dirty Dancing” themed hen party
and get ready to meet her madcap family and friends while you
have “The Time Of Your Life”. Bernie is a single mother to her
stroppy teenage daughter and from her living room runs an
ironing service called “Let’s Get Steaming.” When Bernie’s long-
suffering driving instructor pops the question she reluctantly
agrees and sets the date! Will she make it down the aisle or will
she discover her real-life Johnny Castle?
This high energy, hilariously funny comedy show features 90s
disco classics and some iconic songs from Dirty Dancing! If
you’re crazy for Swayze and fancy a bit of salsa in your Karaoke,
then join Bernie Jones for a wild night of fun and laughter and
let’s get this party started!
Main Theatre
10
8.00pm
May
€20
A Maytime Serenade
In Aid of Rape Crisis North East
An entertaining night of music
and song serenading you through
the years of musicals, opera and
operetta, including favourites
like Showboat, My Fair Lady, Les
Misérables, Chess, La Bohème,
Rigoletto and many more popular
and well-known classics.
Starring Tenor David Martin;
featuring Baritone Jackie Winkless
and Soprano Niamh McCormick;
accompanied by Jillian Saunders
piano and Maria Mason violin /
soloist.
11
May
Main Theatre
8.00pm
€25
12
May
Main Theatre
1.30pm (soloists) +
4.00pm (ensembles)
FREE
Spring Recital
An Táin Arts Centre School of Music
The latest tunes and pieces from our growing musicians, for a fun-filled
afternoon of music and song. Including hits from Les Mis, award winning
Grow Beats and Game of Thrones quartet just back from Newry Feis,
and many fine emerging performers. With guests Kidkast Choir, back by
popular demand for a rousing finalé!
Arsenic and Old Lace
Frank Capra, USA, 1944, 118 mins, PG
When Mortimer Brewster brings his new bride
to meet his two kindly aunts, he discovers that,
among many other acts of charity, the two
genteel ladies help lonely old men die happy...
by feeding them a wonderful meal before
poisoning them. Now, Mortimer desperately
wants to protect the two serial murderers he
loves, stop them from killing anyone else and
Studio Theatre keep his bride from discovering how deranged
14 2.00pm
his family really is.
May
€5 (includes tea/coffee after Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond
the movie) Massey
17 May - Edge
North Louth Artists
1 June
Featuring a variety of paintings, ranging from abstract to
photorealism, in a variety of mediums including oil, watercolour,
acrylic and tempera, as well as sculpture in bronze and steel.
Basement Gallery
Artists include: Sandra Bell, Anna Campbell, Gerry Clarke, Irene
10.00am – 4.00pm, Woods, Rosemary Warren, Derek Bell, Paula Eigenheer, Patrick
Tuesday - Saturday Conyngham, Siobhan Conyngham, Ciara Agnew, John O’Connor,
Barry Finnegan and Robert Kelly.
FREE
Preview reception: Thursday 16th May at 7pm.
EDGE
Rock of Ages
Coláiste Rís
It is 1987, and the fabled West
Hollywood club the Bourbon Room is
the seedy, sordid, vibrant heart of the
Sunset Strip, run by chilled-out former
rock impresario Dennis Dupree. Tended
to by Dennis’s mischievous assistant
Lonny, it is the essence of rock and roll.
When a small-town girl, the bright-
eyed young hopeful Sherrie Christian,
arrives in town, she bumps into Drew, a
Bourbon Room busboy with dreams of
rock and roll stardom.
Rock of Ages is a big, brash, energetic
tribute to classic rock, to over-the-
top ballads and fierce guitar, to the
gritty glamour and rough energy of
the Sunset Strip. This jukebox musical
features 80s hits such as ‘We Built this
City’, ‘I Wanna Rock’, and ‘Don’t Stop
Believin’’.
Main Theatre
15 – 17
8.00pm
May
€15Everyman
An Táin Arts Centre Productions
Men don’t talk face to face, they talk shoulder to Directed by Paul Hayes, with lyrics by Sophie Coyle,
shoulder. Over the past year, An Táin Arts Centre and and music by Zoe Conway, John McIntyre and
Dundalk Men’s Shed have been working together, Patrick Connolly. Supported by Create Ireland and
shoulder to shoulder, on a unique song cycle. Creative Ireland Louth.
Performed by the Dundalk Men’s Shed Choir, this
Main Theatre
evening of sharing will uncover and re-examine both
the ordinary and extra-ordinary journeys men take in 25 8.00pm
their lives. We sing for the common man, we sing for May
every man. €10I, Dolours
Maurice Sweeney, Ireland, 2017, 82 mins, 15A
Dolours Price was a member of a specialised unit in the
IRA, responsible for bombings in England in the 1970s
and centrally involved in the notorious IRA murders of
the ‘Disappeared’.
Blending interviews with reconstructions I, Dolours
maps out a turbulent life, intimately entwined within
the violent, complex history of Northern Ireland’s long
civil conflict. What emerges is a complex, unnerving
portrait of a woman forged by republicanism, but
Workshop room irrevocable damaged by conflict.
28 8.00pm
Starring: Lorna Larkin
May
€7 (includes tea/coffee after
the movie)
The Experience of Being
An Grianán Theatre
An empowering story of a woman who decides to take back control. On her 60th
birthday Cathy should be celebrating but it rapidly goes downhill.
“In the shop they didn’t see me. They saw a warm cardigan and sensible shoes
woman. An insignificant woman.”
The Experience of Being is a funny, absorbing and moving one-woman play about
dwindling power, how to challenge it and why ageism makes growing older far
harder than it needs to be.
Studio Theatre
31
May 8.00pm
€15 / €127
June
Main Theatre
8.00pm
€18 / €16
Weighing In
Dolmen Productions
Weighing-In is a fast paced comedy play
about life, love and dieting - and how we all
need to adjust the scales to find the right
balance.
This topical play deals with the modern
obsession of dieting. Set in the Easi-Slim
diet club we meet the highly driven Pam
(Isobel Mahon) and the motherly Breda (Rose
Henderson). Both attend the weekly clinic
for the weigh-in and strike up an unlikely
friendship.
Easi-Slim’s recent new member - upwardly
mobile Pam McGowan - has cruised into
town in her soft top sports car. Pam has
reached her target weight and has only
signed up to maintain, and brag about the
four stone she’s lost. Breda has diligently
attended the Easi-Slim meetings but just
can’t manage to win the battle of the bulge
– until Pam comes along to power-walk her
into shape.A Million Dreams
Geraldine’s School of Speech and Drama
Geraldine Kieran’s students present a mix of Roald Dahl stories in a
unique theatre performance, including songs from the popular musical
‘The Greatest Showman’. Join us on a creative journey like no other.
Main Theatre
8 7.00pm
June
€10 / €8
The Upside
Neil Burger, USA, 2017, 118 mins, 12A
With a prior record preventing him from any meaningful employment,
Dell has nearly given up when he mistakenly stumbles into the
extravagant penthouse of New York City billionaire Phillip Lacasse, a
man living with quadriplegia. Despite any semblance of experience,
the curmudgeonly Phillip smugly opts for the unqualified Dell for
his in-home caretaker, much to the displeasure of Phillip’s assistant
Yvonne. The odd couple, surprising to no one, have very little
in common. But as Dell is introduced to a new world of Mozart
concertos and an intimate relationship with Phillip’s catheter, a deeper
understanding of each other’s complex lives develops.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart
Studio Theatre
11 2.00pm
June
€5 (includes tea/coffee
after the movie)Secret Places
Michelle Rogers
Inspired by Patrick Kavanagh,
Secret Places is a series of paintings
by Dundalk born artist and
activist Michelle Rogers. Rogers
explores the places where we feel
completely united with nature -
private places, places of personal
magic, shrouded in myth - the
places we escape to in order to feel
ourselves alive.
Preview reception: Wednesday 12th
June at 7pm.
13 June –
20 July
Basement Gallery
10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday - Saturday
FREEThe Matchmaker
John B Keane
14
Mary McEvoy and Jon Kenny star in John B Keane’s comedy drama exploring
June rural loneliness and the search for love late in life. The play follows the efforts of
Dicky Mick Dicky O’Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn. Using his
inimitable way with words and his great sense of ‘devilment’ and wit, Keane delves
Main Theatre into the longings, hungers, fears and foibles of this collection of lonely county
people and creates a marvellously colourful world, taking us back to a simpler time,
8.00pm when phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by
spiders.
€20 / €18
“I saw it, laughed, cried, loved it and went again.” the guardianDirtbirds’ Self Help Tour
Main Theatre
Dirtbird Productions
21
June 8.00pm If making the school lunches, doing the jaysus homework and
dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years
€18 / €16 is sending you over the edge, you are not alone. Come and
join the Dirtbirds as they navigate the stresses and strains of
modern life. This rip roaring two hours of comedy gold is a
unique blend of hilarious sketch comedy and stand up. Brand
new characters take to the stage along with some of the well-
known favourites. Don’t miss this side-splitting show from the
queens of sketch comedy.Here Comes Summer
Dance Kids
‘Here Comes Summer’ is jam-packed full of favourites to
suit all the family as well as an exciting excerpt from the
hit Broadway musical ‘Les Misérables’ that is sure to have
the audience singing along in their seats. With songs
from ‘Hercules’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Legally Blonde’
and some Spice Girls classics, ‘Here Comes Summer’
promises to be a show of fun and entertainment.
Main Theatre
23
June 2.00pm + 7.00pm
€15 / €56 for family of four
All our spaces including our newly
renovated workshop room can
be hired for classes, functions and
conferences.
Call us on
042 9329281 for more detailsIf Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins, USA, 2018, 117 mins, 15A
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar Best Picture-
winning Moonlight with this romantic drama
based on James Baldwin’s novel of the same
name.
Lovers in 70s Harlem, Tish and Fonny’s happy
life is derailed when Fonny is falsely accused of
a crime. Tish and her mother fight to free Fonny
from prison before the birth of their child. A
heart-breaking and visually audacious film.
Workshop Room Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
25 8.00pm
June €7 (includes tea/coffee
after the movie)
29
June
Main Theatre
2.00pm + 6.30pm
€14 / €10
The Greatest Show
From the Top Theatre School
From the Top Theatre School proudly presents their annual end of year variety show. An evening of song,
dance and comedy brought to you by the young talent of Dundalk and Balbriggan.2
July
Studio Theatre
2.00pm
€5 (includes
tea/coffee after
the movie) On the Basis of Sex
Mimi Leder, USA, 2018, 120 mins, 15A
“It was a man’s world. So she changed it”
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the
early cases of a historic career that led to her nomination and confirmation as
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Starring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer
Give the gift of theatre, film and music at An Táin Arts Centre!
Gift vouchers are now available to purchase in
€10, €20, €30, €40, €50 and €100 amounts.
Available online
Your gift voucher for An Táin Arts Centre is beautifully
presented and includes a current programme of events
www.antain.ie/gift-vouchers
so friends and family can plan their perfect arts and and through our Box Office
culture fix! 042 9332332An Táin Arts Centre
Summer Camp Presented by
From the Top Theatre School
A two-week musical theatre summer camp for boys and girls aged
6 – 18 years. Get the chance to perform in Wizmania on the stage of
An Táin Arts Centre. This camp is ideal for students with an interest
in performance and musical theatre. Take part in classes in theatre,
dancing, music, arts and crafts during morning classes and then
rehearse for the staged production of Wizmania in the afternoon.
This two-week camp culminates in a fully produced musical with
lights, sound, set and costume.
*Please note, students must have completed two weeks of camp in
order to have a part in the final production*
CAMP WIZMANIA TOTS
Theatre, dance, singing, arts and crafts! A jam-packed week of
creativity, specially designed for children aged 3 – 5 years – with a
fun performance at the end of the week! Each week the camp takes
on a different theme and different material is taught to the children,
making each week unique, fresh and fun!
week 1 week 2
8 - 12 15 - 19
July July
An Táin Arts Centre
10.00am – 4.00pm
10.00am - 1.00pm (Tots Camp)
€85 per child per week. Tots Camp €55 per child per week.
Discounts available for siblings13
July
Main Theatre
VIP 5.30pm
Show 7.30pm
€25 / VIP €40
Sean and Conor Price
X-Factor’s Sean and Conor Price’s 2019 tour will show a different side to the duo, with plenty of
new music and an exciting stage show – not to be missed!
Patrons under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.Pinnochio
An Táin Arts Centre Productions
“Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and
someday, you will be a real boy.”
Become immersed in the story of Pinnochio, the little
marrionette who dreams of becoming a real boy. He
tries to be truthful and unselfish, but it’s particularly
hard to be brave in the dark forest with the cat and fox
always lurking. And why do boys always have to be
brave? Why can’t they be scared?
Join Geppetto and Jiminy Cricket as they lead
Pinnochio on a journey through magic and mayhem,
forests, farmyards, and circuses, all to find the real boy
within.
An interactive promenade show for all the family across
the grounds of Anaverna House, Ravensdale.
24 – 28
July
Anaverna House
1.00pm, 3.00pm, 5.00pm
plus 7.00pm on Saturday 27th
€15 / €8The Hole in the Ground
Lee Cronin, USA, 2019, 90 mins, 15A
Trying to escape a broken past, Sarah O’Neill is rebuilding her life
on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris.
Following the discovery of a mysterious sinkhole in the vast forest
bordering their new home, Sarah must battle to unearth if the
disturbing changes that begin to manifest in her little boy are a
transformation driven by something more sinister and threatening
than her own maternal fears.
Starring: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey
Workshop Room
30
8.00pm
July
€7 (includes tea/coffee after the
movie)
Based in the Town Hall, Dundalk, Create Louth
supports and celebrates artists and creativity
in the county, and works towards making
participation in the arts a real and viable choice
for all citizens in Louth.
www.createlouth.ieEl Harrington
An exploration of how we connect to our
environment through material choices,
considering ideas of human and geologic time,
and how we position ourselves in a culture of
disposability.
This exhibition of sculptural ceramics is part of An
Táin Arts Centre’s emerging artist series.
Preview reception: Wednesday 31st July at 7pm.
HERITAGE WEEK CERAMIC WORKSHOP
24th August 11.00am-1.00pm
A material journey through form, surface and
mark-making, exploring how we think about and
make objects, and what they can tell us of their
journey of making and use. Participants will get
to try hand-building with clay and learn different
techniques for creating texture and surface
decoration in order to make their own Neolithic
pot.
Booking is essential for this free workshop, tailored
to all levels of experience and open to ages 16+.
Basement Gallery
1 – 31 10.00am – 4.00pm
Aug Tuesday - Saturday
FREEDundalk Youth Theatre
Summer Camp
Dundalk Youth Theatre
A four-day camp for young people to explore the
possibilities of theatre. Try something different, have
fun, increase confidence and get to know new people
while learning new skills in drama, devising and
movement.
For ages 12 – 18 years old
For further information and to book, contact Workshop
Edwina at 087 2949637. 30 July -
10.00am – 4.00pm
2 Aug
€60
Mary Queen of Scots
Josie Rourke, 125 mins, UK, 2018, 15A
Queen of France at 16 and widowed at
18, Mary returns to her native Scotland to
reclaim her rightful throne. But Mary is a
Catholic and with Scotland and England
falling under the rule of the compelling
Protestant Elizabeth I her claim to the
throne is seen as both a threat and an
impossibility.
With a breath-taking performance by
Saoirse Ronan as the Queen driven but also
blinded by her youth and exuberance, this Studio Theatre
is a compelling exploration of an intriguing 13
and tempestuous period. 2.00pm
Aug
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie €5 (includes tea/coffee
after the movie)Heritage Week: Exploring Dundalk
Explore the heritage and architecture of Dundalk from
a unique perspective, on the first and second floor
level of a Bus Éireann double-decker. This informative
tour takes place during Heritage Week and is led by
Louth County Louth Council Heritage Officer Brendan
McSherry and Architectural Conservation Officer
Angela Dullaghan.
Foyer
17
2.00pm
Aug
€7
Situated along Ireland’s Ancient East, the wider Dundalk area has a
wealth of cultural attractions to offer. From brave knights, castles and
round towers, to tales of emigrants, monks and ancient civilisations,
Ireland’s Ancient East is brimming with stories, culture, attractions,
festivals and fun.
To find out more about what you can see and do in the Louth area,
please visit www.irelandsancienteast.com. Dundalk Tourist Offices,
situated in Market Square, will also be happy to help plan your
visit: they are open Monday to Friday 09.30 to 17.30, providing an
accommodation booking service, itinerary and route planning, and
local and national information.Old Boys
Toby MacDonald, UK, 2018, 95 mins, CLUB
When the French teacher’s fiery daughter Agnes arrives, bookworm 27
Amberson’s life is turned upside down. He suddenly finds himself playing
matchmaker for Winchester, the school’s handsome but spectacularly dim
Aug
school-hero. Winchester definitely has the looks to win over Agnes but it’s
Amberson who has the wits. Will Amberson have the courage to reveal
Workshop Room
himself to her and stand up for who he really is?
8.00pm
A fresh and vibrant comedy, Old Boys is a modern twist on the timeless
story of Cyrano de Bergerac. €7 (includes tea/
coffee after the
Starring: Alex Lawther, Jonah Hauer-King movie)Legends of Country Music
Main Theatre
30
A fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics. The 2019 tour Aug 8.00pm
showcases highly acclaimed tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny
€25
Cash, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams,
Charley Pride, Glen Campbell, Tammy Wynette and Don Williams.
Featuring four fantastic singers backed by an award-winning live
band and coupled with an authentic stage set that will transport
you to Nashville and back. One thing’s for sure - if you like country
music, this is the only show in town!Super Saturday
Family Hangout
Take an hour out of the weekend routine and relax
with your family at our weekly Family Hangout.
Visit the latest exhibition in the Basement Gallery,
enjoy a complimentary tea, coffee or juice, browse
the papers and have fun exploring our creative toy
box and art cart full of puzzles, colouring activities
and games. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for
upcoming crafts and activities.
Foyer This weekly creative hangout space is free and open
to everyone. Step away from the busyness, take a
EVERY Saturdays break and just hangout.
SATURDAY 10.00am - 3.00pm
FREE
An Táin Arts Centre EVERY
School of Music MONDAY
&
An Táin Arts Centre and Grow Music present a TUESDAY
school of music for children and adults in the
North East. We provide quality tuition in violin, An Táin Arts Centre
cello, piano, voice, guitar, drums and ukulele, with
both private and group classes available. Perfect Every Monday
for both beginners and improvers, our classes and Tuesday
afford you and your child the space to develop Private Classes:
and explore all that music has to offer. 30 mins €20
60 mins €40
For further information and to book, contact
Heather on 085 7493112. Group Classes:
30 mins: €10
60 mins €20Drama Workshops
Leah Rossiter
At An Táin Arts Centre children are
encouraged to learn new drama and theatre
devising skills through a series of fun games
and activities. Each workshop is designed to
foster and support creativity and confidence,
with class sizes affording each child the
attention they deserve.
For ages 7 – 12 years old.
Leah Rossiter is a Drogheda-based actor and
facilitator.
TERM Workshop Room
STARTS Fridays 4.00pm - 5.00pm
3 May
€50 for 6 weeks
Dundalk Youth Theatre
Weekly workshops for young people to explore the possibilities
of theatre. Try something different, have fun, increase confidence
and get to know new people while learning new skills in drama,
devising and movement. For ages 12 to 18 years old.
For further information and to book, contact Edwina on
087 2949637
Workshop Room
TERM
STARTS Saturdays 2.00pm - 4.00pm
in Sept €80 for 10 weeksbook your
tickets online
contact us
www.antain.ie An Táin Arts Centre
Crowe Street
Dundalk
Co. Louth
box office Ireland
042 9332332
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