Beautiful Lies (De Vrais Mensonges)
WORLD CINEMA Tuesday 7th February @ 8.00pm
France 2010 105mins Language: French with English subtitles 30-year-old Emilie runs a hairdressing salon where she provides an endless stream of well-meaning advice to her clients and friends, but the only person she cannot seem to help is her own recently separated mother. Jean, a young man who works for Emilie, is secretly in love with her but too shy to declare his feelings. Finally, unable to contain himself, he opens his heart to her in a passionate anonymous letter, but Emilie has other plans and redirects the letter to her mother. Director Pierre Salvadori (Priceless) reunites with Audrey Tautou for this charming romantic comedy, also starring Nathalie Baye as her mother, with a plot that tips a nod and a wink to Jane Austen’s Emma. Sit back and enjoy.
Adm. €5
“An amusing script and winning performances.” - Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
“Audrey Tautou is utterly captivating playing cupid in this intelligently written and tenderly directed delight.” - Alliance Francais French Film Festival 2011, Australia
“Baye is wholly delightful.” - Philip French, The Guardian
“Frisky and watchable.” - The Daily Telegraph
Access Cinema website.
Peter Sheridan - 47 Roses
THEATRE Thursday 9th February @ 8.00pm
Warm, disarming, wry and poignant, 47 Roses is a one-man show devised from Peter Sheridan’s memoir of the same name, performed by the author himself. Drawing on his reminiscences of a family set within inner-city Dublin, Sheridan conjures up the voices, sights and songs of his 1960’s childhood in a powerful coming-of-age story peopled with deliciously eccentric characters and wonderfully bizarre incidents. In what Sheridan describes as “a stage play written in the style of a film”, a son tries to discover the truth about the nature of his father’s relationship with the mysterious Doris after he passes away. Over an illustrious career, Peter Sheridan has won the Rooney Prize for Literature, was writer-in-residence at the Abbey Theatre, co-founded the Project Theatre Company; film credits include the award-winning short The Breakfast and the feature Borstal Boy; and books 44: A Dublin Memoir, Forty-Seven Roses and the novel Big Fat Love. A highly acclaimed production. Don’t miss it.Adm.: €16 / €14 (concessions)
“A coming of age story brilliantly told by the charismatic Sheridan… As performer and writer, Sheridan is magnificently compassionate.” - The Irish Times
“A beautiful piece of theatre... catch this while you can” - Caomhan Keane, entertainment.ie
“Sheridan comes up smelling of roses…….pure theatre.” - The Sunday Independent
“A twinkly little gem.” - The Times (UK)
47 Roses Irish Times review in full.
47 Roses Irish Theatre Magazine review in full.
Noriana Kennedy
FOLK MUSIC Tuesday 14th February @ 8.00pm
Noriana Kennedy has been an in-demand folk singer and musician in Galway for over five years, and is beginning to generate a buzz nationally with her debut album Ebb ‘N’Flow. Her musical career began in 2005 as lead singer of Irish contemporary trad band Nábac. The five-piece performed regularly in Ireland’s well known folk venues and at music festivals and their spirited performances saw them tour in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Denmark. The release of Noriana's debut album Ebb ‘N’ Flow is a fresh exploration of the links old between Irish and Appalachian folk music, her pristine voice taking the audience from cruel wars to kind love, from New England to Waterford, and a thousand heartworn places in between. Graced by the warm stage presence, Noriana will be joined on the night by two fellow Galway musicians, percussionist/mandolin player and harmony singer Nicola Joyce and singer/songwriter Noelie McDonnell, to weave a beguiling tapestry of Irish and American Folk music. What better for a Valentine’s Night out?Adm.: €16 / €14 (concessions)
"...exquisite phrasing and a songbook as wide as a Southern porch..." - Irish Times
"Really a terrific CD, reflective of the new reality that is young Irish roots music today..." - Brian O'Donovan, WGHB Boston
"Noriana Kennedy's music is pure folk, the good stuff, and deserves to fill many more rooms…" - Celtic Radio Glasgow
Noriana Kennedy's website.
Honey (Bal)
WORLD CINEMA Tuesday 21st February @ 8.00pm
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In the densely forested region of north-eastern Turkey, beekeper Yakup goes about his business collecting honey from hives in the tallest trees in the woods, accompanied by his admiring six year-old son Yusuf. Just starting in primary school, the young boy is a lonely child, dealing with a stammer, desperate for attention, longing to get a "reward" badge for reading aloud in class. When the bees disappear, Yakup is forced to hang his hives in more remote areas, but does not return home from his trip. After many days waiting and fruitless searching with his mother, Yusuf decides to head off to seek his father in the forest on his own. A deeply poetic and lyrical film full of beautiful cinematography, director Semih Kaplanoglu won a Golden Bear for this film at Berlin Film Festival. Adm. €5
“Calm, contemplative and compassionate… poetic film-making.” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“This gorgeous film… a precise and psychologically involving Oedipal drama.” - David Jenkins, Time Out
“Beautiful images and a poetic sense of yearning.” - Allan Hunter, Daily Express
“Cast(s) a lyrical, magical spell.” - Andy Webster, New York Times
Access Cinema website.
Castlebar Concert Band
CONCERT BAND NIGHT Thursday 23rd February @ 8.00pm
The ever-popular Castlebar Concert Band, one of the longest surviving town bands in the region, has been active since the 1920s. Comprising up to 32 members of all age groups, Castlebar Concert Band is a regular feature throughout the year at concerts, festivals, charity functions and street carolling, while the marching element performs at football matches and parades. This year for the first time the Band will be leading the Mayo Men’s Association of New York down Fifth Avenue on St Patrick’s Day, and will also perform at Mass in St Patrick’s Cathedral on the day. For this Linenhall concert, the Band performs a programme of music to suit all tastes, from Light Classical to Jazz and a few Marches too, under the baton of Director of Music Jackie Graham. Satisfaction guaranteed!Adm.: €16 / €14 (concessions)
CAN Percussion Trio
PERCUSSION CONCERT Monday 27th February @ 8.00pm
CAN Percussion Trio presents a musical adventure full of dynamic contrast and subtlety that will open the audience’s ears and eyes to the amazing world of percussion. CAN showcases the remarkable talents of three dazzling percussionists. Noel Eccles is known world-wide for his innovative approach to percussion, a former Principal Percussionist with the RTÉ NSO who premiered Riverdance globally, has worked with groundbreaking group Moving Hearts, and is a firm favourite with Irish audiences. Joining Noel for this Music Network Tour are Chris Stynes and Alex Petcu, two of Ireland’s rising stars in the percussion world. Chris and Alex are well known as soloists and ensemble players with many of Ireland's leading professional performing groups, and in addition to their outstanding musical talents, bring their infectious, irrepressible energy to this tour. Expect a varied selection of music, from Bach to Steve Reich, contemporary classics such as Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki and site specific pieces specially commissioned for this tour, CAN Trio brings a concert full of exotic sounds, exciting performance and a few surprises with a selection of Marimbas, Vibraphone, Bells, Taiko and Lion drums, Cahon - and yes, even a few cans!Part of a Music Network tour.
Adm.: €16 / €14 (concessions)
Music Network websiteCAN Percussion Trio on Music Network website.
Mammuth
WORLD CINEMA Tuesday 6th March @ 8.00pm
The story of a man, a mission and a motorbike, Gérard Depardieu teams up with subversive farceur directors Benoit Delépine and Gustave de Kervern for a trouble-making road comedy about an old biker heading back to his past. Depardieu plays an abattoir worker who retires only to find that he doesn't have a pension and needs to track down paperwork from his former employers. Hitting the road on his Mammuth bike, he has a series of variously humiliating and inspiring encounters on the course of his bittersweet and picaresque journey to recover lost wages and buried memories, with a gem of a central role that finds the larger-than-life Depardieu at his best.Adm. €5
“Delépine and de Kevern’s best yet… a funny, sad and weird road movie starring Gérard Depardieu in a pungent role.” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Depardieu makes the most of it. Gallic scuzziness has rarely seemed so sweetly tender.” - David Fear, Time Out New York
“Enjoyably offbeat and frequently hilarious… (with) a terrific central performance.” - Matthew Turner, LondonView
“Blends social commentary with deadpan humour.” - Tom Dawson, Total Film
Access Cinema website.
Ger Carey - Stand-Up for Teenagers
YOUTH THEATRE Wednesday 7th March @ 11.20am
Comedian Ger Carey brings his new show Stand-Up for Teenagers to the Linenhall Arts Centre as part of his 2012 nationwide tour. The show takes a comic look at some major influences on young adults’ lives, such as television, music, social networks and advertising, and contrasts the resultant land of fantasy with the reality of what awaits them in the real world! The show is perfect for Transition Year students, LCA and Youth Reach.To book, call 059-9141333. Tickets €10, teachers free. 11.20am and 2pm. March 7th.
“Fantastic theatrical experience.” - Roscommon Arts Centre
Adm.: €10 (Teachers free)
NB: Booking through Armed Eye. Tel: 059 9141333
Irish Youth Chamber Choir - 30 Years On Song
YOUTH CHORAL CONCERT Friday 9th March @ 8.00pm
The Linenhall @ Christchurch presents the Irish Youth Chamber Choir - 30 Years On Song. Since 1982, hundreds of Ireland’s most talented singers and musicians have benefited from the Irish Youth Choir experience by being a part of this exciting, vibrant choir. In the thirty years since IYC first came together through the Association of Irish Choirs, its members have gone on to form the backbone of musical life in this country and beyond as conductors, choir founders, singers, teachers and musicians. In 2011 IYC realised a long held ambition to create a smaller chamber choir of 24 singers, selected from within the 100-strong Irish Youth Choir. Singing some of the most dazzling repertoire from around the world, these young singers offer a new perspective on choral music. Innovative programming and interpretation underpin a desire to stage vibrant concert performances which are genuinely engaging and relevant to people of all ages. Under Artistic Director Greg Beardsell, IYC will perform a programme including works by Pawel Lukaszewski, James Macmillan, Eric Whitacre, Greg Scanlon and Moses Hogan. This performance is recipient of a Touring Award from The Arts Council.Adm.: €12 / €10 (concessions)
NB: Venue: Christchurch Church of Ireland, Castlebar
Irish Youth Choir website.
