The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh SEASON BROCHURE JUN - AUG 2018

The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh SEASON BROCHURE JUN - AUG 2018 visitarmagh.com/marketplacetheatre Box Office: 028 3752 1821 F /marketplacearmagh | T @mptarmagh

2 visitarmagh.com/marketplacetheatre ALDERSON BALLET THEATRE PRESENTS

WOLF AND OTHER WORKS Fri 1 June | 8.00pm | £16.00 | £10.00 [conc] i Alderson Ballet Theatre is a brand new youth ballet company, with a rising profile in Northern Ireland’s arts scene, created by professional dancers Leigh Alderson and Jill Dickson Monte. With a passion to enrich the developing art and theatre scene while instilling the discipline and functionality of a professional ballet company, Jill and Leigh aim to enable aspiring artists to perform cutting edge dynamic works.

CAHOOTS NI PRESENTS

DANNY CARMO’S MATHEMATICAL MYSTERIES

‘Wolf And Other Works’ is a triple bill featuring new and exciting works of both narrative and non narrative pieces.

Thursday 31 May | 10.15am & 12.15pm | £5.00 [Schools] Prepare to be dazzled and bewildered by Cahoots NI’s ‘Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries’. A spectacular show where Maths, Theatre and Digital Technology collide in a fun and interactive performance.

Following a hugely successful American tour enjoyed by over 30,000 people, ‘Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries’ is back and bigger than ever before with a brand new interactive LED wall.

Meet Danny Carmo - it’s not so long ago that he thought school and, in particular, maths, wasn’t for him. He was more interested in dreaming about a future on the stage and perhaps the big screen! All he ever wanted to be was a famous magician, but when he knuckled down to learn all the tricks of the trade, he realised that Maths was not only essential…it was the SECRET to a whole load of magic!

BEST SUITED FOR AGES 7+ The i symbol beside some of our events indicates that the performance is being presented by an independent promoter | organisation which is hiring the theatre

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A DOLL’S HOUSE Fri 1 June | 8.00pm | £13.50 | £11.50 [conc] Following their first visit to The Market Place Theatre last October with a sold-out performance of ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ Theatrical Niche Ltd return with a new adaptation of ‘A Doll’s House’ based on Henrik Ibsen’s classic tale.

The Helmers are an iconic power couple. They excel at work, staying on top, they excel at excelling. But as his autobiography rolls out around Christmas, it seems there are a few things that Mr. Helmer may not have mentioned.

JOLLY PROMOTIONS PRESENTS

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & THE SILLY BILLY WOLF

Working with leading Mental Health charities, Theatrical Niche Ltd use verbatim and emotive choreography to rocket Ibsen’s tale of identity & the break from oppression, into a modern re-telling.

Sat 2 June | 2.00pm | £9.00 | £40.00 [Family Of Five] i

This event takes place in our Studio Theatre with an unreserved, tiered seating layout.

Little Red Riding Hood is adventuring through the woods to visit her Granny, but somewhere along the way the Silly Billy Wolf is waiting. Find out why Granny is the coolest Granny in the world! Play games with Granny’s Crazy Cat! Meet the Lumberjack Bear!

SUITABLE FOR AGES 12+

With beautiful costumes, stunning stage sets and hilarious characters, making this a fun-packed show not to be missed!

This colourful, fast-paced, all-singing and dancing show is a fun and gentle re-telling of the classic fairy-tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Children will have great fun joining in on the action, singing songs, playing games and meeting some amazing characters in this original show, written especially for this touring spectacular.

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ADRIAN KNIGHT HYPNOTIST SHOW Sat 2 June | 8.00pm | £12.00 i

HUNKPAPA Sat 2 June | 8.00pm | £8.00 [When Booked Online By 15th May] £10.00 [When Booked After 15th May] After selling out every show they have played in their home city of Belfast, Alt Rock quartet, Hunkpapa, will be taking their live extravaganza across the UK and Ireland in June.

The band are proving to be one the best bands Northern Ireland has to offer and deliver their songs through an enthralling live performance.

Master hypnotist Adrian Knight returns to The Market Place Theatre with a completely new show. Adrian holds the audience spellbound with his amazing demonstrations of mind reading and levitation, all with his hilarious use of hypnosis. With his magnetic personality and sharp sense of wit, you won’t know where the time went, or how on earth he did THAT! Expect to see and experience mind-blowing mentalism and, of course, hilarious hypnotism.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS A STANDING GIG IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE.

I’M BLOWN AWAY BY HOW GOOD HUNKPAPA ARE. ONE OF THE BEST BANDS I’VE SEEN IN AGES- MASSIVE, MASSIVE TUNES. PHIL TAGGART, BBC RADIO 1

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RHYTHM AND HARMONY Thurs 7 June | 7.30pm £10.00 | £5.00 [conc] | £20.00 [2 adults and 2 children] i

JOE ROONEY PRESENTS

In this special collaboration, the pupils of St Patricks Primary School, Armagh will join pupils from Lisanally Special School and the members of the South Ulster Sinfonia for an evening of musical entertainment. There will be a varied range of music including folk, classical, hymns, and even a little ABBA, alongside improvisation, dancing and drumming. The players from Lisanally Special School will be assisted by the Drake Project NI. The Sinfonia is a group of musicians who regularly meet to rehearse and perform for charity or fundraise. This performance promises something for everyone.

FURTHER TED Fri 8 June | 8.00pm | £12.50 i Further Ted brings two of the most memorable characters from Father Ted together for a night of stand-up and musical comedy as well as a chance to compete in a ‘Lovely Girls’ competition. You don’t have to be a girl to enter and the winner gets a romantic candlelit night in for one, a luxury cruise in a boat of your own making and a full set of bespoke rubber gloves. Joe Rooney [Father Damo] and Patrick McDonnell [Eoin McLove] are renowned stand-up comedians with a unique take on Irish society. Expect improvised audience interaction and musical comedy. The duo are stalwarts of the Irish comedy scene who never fail to put on a unique and hilarious night of comedy.

SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+.

THIS PERFORMANCE MAY CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE AND CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE. THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, CABARET STYLE SEATING LAYOUT.

IF THEY DON’T GET THEIR OWN TV SHOW AT THE END OF THE RUN, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE WORLD THE SCOTSMAN

6 visitarmagh.com/marketplacetheatre DFK PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY PRESENTS

INTO THE WILD

Sat 9 June | 6.30pm | £12.00 | £10.00 [conc] i The students of DFK have not one, but three shows for you this summer! Our Little Bees [aged 3-5] will perform a delightful mini-musical of the traditional story of The Billy Goats Gruff.

Our Big Bees [aged 6-9], will tell the story of Daisy the Cow and her dream to grow a glorious garden ‘full of flowers and plants and trees and fruit and vegetables and everything’. Daisy finds a mysterious seed and scared of what the other cows might think, she hides it

away to grow in secret. What will grow from the seed?

Find out in this udderly adorable musical.

Pack a suitcase, track down your passport and slap on the suncream, DFK Hive [ages 10+] will tell the tale of Doctor Dolittle and his journey to the jungles of Africa for the adventure of a lifetime, taking a menagerie of talking animals with him, all eager to save the population of poorly monkeys. A show not to be missed!

ELSA JEAN MCTAGGART PRESENTS

EVA CASSIDY: THE STORY Thurs 14 June | 8.00pm | £15.00 | £12.00 [conc] i A portrayal of the life of Eva Cassidy through video, voice and song. Elsa Jean McTaggart presents a tribute to her all-time favourite artist Eva Cassidy. With her voice and guitar plus piano accompaniment, she brings alive the essence of Eva as she relates the songs to the beautiful and yet tragic story of one of the world’s most iconic voices, which was not brought to light until years after her untimely death at 33. Elsa’s voice has been described as ‘smooth as velvet... sultry’ [Joe Simmons, Edinburgh Tonight] and ‘One of these very few people with a distinctive enough voice to do the music and songs of Eva Cassidy justice.’ [Tom King Southside Advertiser].

An icon of acoustic music. Wistful and emotional vocals, beautiful guitar accompaniment, Eva Cassidy had the power to move audiences through her interpretation of well-known songs. Elsa has devised this very special show to pay homage to this true interpreter of song.

Eva Cassidy: The Story will be a deeply personal, poignant tribute by Elsa to an inspirational voice and an incredibly talented musician who was discovered by the world tragically late.

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, TIERED SEATING LAYOUT.

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CLASSIC STANLEY

Fri 15 June | 8.00pm £12.00 | £10.00 [conc] i Join award winning Irish comedian Andrew Stanley in a night of high energy, over the top interaction and fantastic comedy. The star of Irish TV and radio will be joined on the night by FACTS star Ryan Cullen.

SUITABLE FOR AGES 16+. THIS PERFORMANCE MAY CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE AND CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE. THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, CABARET STYLE SEATING LAYOUT.

NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA PRESENT

IMAGINE!

Sat 16 June | 3.00pm | £5.00 Come along to Northern Ireland Opera’s Imagine! and let your children explore their ideas about a new world with mysterious creatures, magical landscapes and exotic sounds.

Throughout an interactive afternoon of music, art and craft, your child will go on a journey of playful engagement with themes of identity, discovery and fantasy, led by the singers of the Northern Ireland Opera Studio, who will perform music from a variety of fairy tale operas and other operatic works for children.

Let your imagination roam free with Northern Ireland Opera!

SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE.

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RED BRICK ROAD PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENTS

KAZ HAWKINS Sat 16 June | 8.00pm | £15.00 | £12.50 [conc] i Multi award-winning singer | songwriter, Kaz Hawkins, is launching her new solo career with an Irish Tour in 2018 with special guest Sam York on piano.

Her 2017 album ‘Don’t You Know’ introduced audiences in UK, Europe and America to the powerful, emotive new direction of a woman who owes being alive to the music she now performs. They loved it so much that her video for one of her songs on the album, ‘Lipstick & Cocaine’ went viral with

200,000 views on Facebook. An artist that truly connects with her audience on a personal level.

ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORDINARY BRIAN KENNEDY

MAGGIE YER MA

Wed 20 - Thurs 21 June | 8.00pm | £20.00 Life doesn’t stop when you drop a sprog, whaaa? Loveable rogue Maggie Muff is BACK with a bang in this highly anticipated sequel to Leesa Harker’s smash hit trilogy!

With Billy in jail for the biggest feg run heist in history and Maggie’s ma dropping a bombshell that will curl your toes, Maggie finds herself a single Ma. Big Sally-Ann is no help sure she’s become a Buddhist and is ringing bells and chanting all over the show! Life sure has changed

for Maggie, but can she get back til herself? Til the way she was? [In other words, you’re guaranteed a geg] From best-selling author and playwright Leesa Harker, directed by Andrea Montgomery, starring critically acclaimed Caroline Curran.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE INCLUDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

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MICKY BARTLETT CRUCIFYING FERGAL Sat 23 June | 8.00pm | £12.00 Micky never got into trouble at school until one fateful day in 2002, and then he nailed it! Former Sandwich Artiste, unofficial Air Marshall and graduate of the school of Soft Knocks, Micky hates millennials, even though he’s just googled “millennials” and it turns out that he is one.

SUITABLE FOR AGES 16+. THIS PERFORMANCE MAY CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE AND CONTENT OF AN ADULT NATURE.

STAGE STARS THEATRE GROUP PRESENTS

SHOWTIME

Sat 23 June | 2.00pm & 7.00pm £8.00 [matinee] | £6.00 [matinee conc] £10.00 [evening] | £8.00 [evening conc] i Stage Stars are back with their annual Market Place performance, showcasing the wonderfully talented children and teenagers of Armagh.

Presenting favourite songs and dances from the best musicals, this will a full-on, toe-tapping evening of entertainment not to be missed!

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, CABARET STYLE SEATING LAYOUT.

A STAND-UP NATURAL… MASTERFUL WAY OF DELIVERING WITH PUNCH AND STYLE… IMPRESSIVE!  CHORTLE

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THE LOVE NEST BY SAM CREE Sat 30 June | 8.00pm | £10.00 i ‘The Love Nest’ tells the story of Edna Willis, a respected member of the Women’s Institute who has agreed to host a visit from a foreign visitor to improve ‘international relationships’. Unfortunately, at the last minute, Edna is called to her brother’s home for the weekend to look after his children while her sister-in-law is in hospital and the visitor, a trendy Chinese lady, must be looked after by her husband, Alf. It turns out that the somewhat incompetent secretary who has arranged to house the foreign

visitors, adds to the confusion by accidentally booking two other visitors for the Willis household.

Add to this mix Alf’s father-in-law’s penchant for ‘girly magazines’, his neighbour Amelia who has been going out with her traffic warden boyfriend for 16 years without much prospects and that Alf has agreed to look after two pet mice for a friend who is emigrating to Australia, and the ingredients are there for the usual mix of fun and hilarity expected from Sam Cree and a guaranteed night of entertainment.

MD RAFFERTY GUITAR SCHOOL PRESENTS

MD RAFFERTY GUITAR SCHOOL ANNUAL CONCERT Sat 7 July | 2.00pm & 8.00pm | £9.00 i This year, for the very first time, M.D Rafferty Guitar School are hosting two events to showcase their students and give them the opportunity to perform live on a professional stage.

A matinee show for Primary School students will commence at 2pm, followed by an 8pm show for secondary school students and over.

The show was originally designed to give students the opportunity to showcase their talents on a professional stage within a group, whilst also helping to boost each student’s confidence and to meet other like-minded musicians.

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ANNIE JR

THE JOHN HEWITT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2018

Sat 21 July | 1.00pm | £12.00 | £8.00 [Conc] i

A FESTIVAL OF CULTURE & CREATIVITY Mon 23 July - Sat 28 July i Now in its 31st year, the 2018 Summer School offers another attractive programme of readings, talks, workshops, discussions and evening shows, featuring well-known writers and performers and esteemed speakers from throughout Ireland, the UK, and beyond, with something for everyone, whether you come for an event or two, a full day or a week!

Award-winning poets will feature in the attractive mid-morning slots: Philip Gross & Kim Moore, Raymond Antrobus & Rachel Long, David Wheatley & Ailbhe Darcy, and Ruth Carr & Maria McManus.

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie Jr is everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of

an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

This summer, female Country Singer of the Year Cliona Hagan has teamed up with the International award winning School of Performing Arts BVDA during a week-long rehearsal project to bring this wonderful story to life.

Top prose writers will read from their recently published work in the everpopular Lunchtime Readings series: Liz Nugent, Mary O’Donnell, Sheila Llewellyn and Michael Hughes. And on Monday evening, David Park will read from Travelling In A Strange Land and open Sonya Whitfield’s stunning exhibition of photographs inspired by the novel.

The programme also provides workshops with established writers and publishing experts, as well as exhibitions of paintings and photographs.

Full programme available at www.johnhewittsociety.org

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POETRY READING WITH MICHAEL LONGLEY & IMTIAZ DHARKER Mon 23 July I 8.30pm I £10.00 i

ULAID & DUKE SPECIAL Tues 24 July I 8.30pm I £15.00 i When contemporary songwriting and traditional music meet, the results can be something to be treasured. Such is the case with the collaboration between folk supergroup, Ulaid [Dónal O’Connor, John McSherry and Seán Óg Graham], and singersongwriter extraordinaire, Duke Special. This project draws on Duke Special’s songwriting

Michael Longley has long been acknowledged as one of our greatest living poets, ‘a keeper of the artistic estate, a custodian of griefs and wonders’ according to Seamus Heaney. Among Michael’s honours are the T.S.Eliot Prize, the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and, most recently, the PEN Pinter Prize for Poetry in 2017. He has published 11 collections of poems, the latest of which, Angel Hill, was shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize.

Imtiaz Dharker is an acclaimed poet, artist and documentary film-maker who was born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow and now lives between London and Mumbai. Awarded the Queen’s Medal for Poetry in 2014, her collections include The Terrorist At My Table, Leaving Fingerprints, Over The Moon and her latest, Luck Is The Hook, all published by Bloodaxe Press.

skills, from pre-rock ‘n’ roll to modern acoustic pop. He injects drama and theatricality, bringing storytelling to the fore with meditative twists and turns amid the melodic architecture. Ulaid’s mixture of skills in arrangement, interpretation, composition and stunning musicianship lend a peculiarly folk-but-modern air to the whole!

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EDGES OF LIGHT Wed 25 July | 8.30pm | £12.00 i A new collaboration between iconic dancer Colin Dunne and celebrated musicians Tóla Custy, Maeve Gilchrist and David Power The John Hewitt Summer School is thrilled to present ‘Edges of Light’, a recent collaboration between the prodigiously talented dancer and former star of Riverdance, Colin Dunne, awardwinning Co Clare fiddler Tola Custy, New York-based harpist Maeve Gilchrist and renowned uilleann piper David Power, a regular collaborator with Martin Hayes. This newly-commissioned

work is a sparkling kaleidoscope of melody and rhythm inspired by the sights and sounds of an Irish dawn, a mix of contemporary and traditional music with dance not only as a visual element but part of the sound-scape of the whole piece.

IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, MOVING AND JOYOUS EXPERIENCE TONIGHT. LOVED IT. THE SUGAR CLUB

THE MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE Thurs 26 July I 7.00pm I £9.00 i ‘The Man From God Knows Where’ was a figure of mystery and awe to the tenant farmers of Ulster in the 1790s. Today many still know Florence Wilson’s poem, but few could tell you his name. Thomas Russell, soldier, revolutionary and first librarian of the Linen Hall Library, played a major part in the Irish Risings of 1798 and 1803.

Folk-singers, writers & broadcasters, Jane Cassidy and Maurice Leyden, tell the story of this remarkable man, through eye-witness accounts of his life and times, extracts from Russell’s diary, woven together with local traditional songs, expressing the drama and pathos of that ‘time of the hurry’, when Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter combined to fight for a reform of parliamentary representation.

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, TIERED SEATING LAYOUT.

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LOCO AND RECKLESS PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

Thurs 26 July I 8.30pm I £13.00  i

Fri 27 July I 8.30pm I £13.00  i

THE MAN IN THE WOMAN’S SHOES Written and performed by MIKEL MURFI Returning to JHISS in Armagh in response to much demand, don’t miss out on this extraordinary, hilarious solo performance which has played to sold-out houses wherever it goes and has touched critics and audiences worldwide!

Set in 1978, the play features Pat Farnon who has ‘some business’ to do in town. We follow him as he walks to town and back, meeting unforgettable characters including the redoubtable Kitsy Rainey.

A beautifully observed piece, utterly simple, with Mikel Murfi’s ‘astonishing acting’ being universally praised.  DOUBLE BILL TICKET OFFER: £20.00 FOR BOTH MIKEL MURFI SHOWS WHEN BOOKED TOGETHER ONE OF THE MOST DELIGHTFUL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES I’VE HAD IN A LONG TIME GAY BYRNE

I HEAR YOU AND REJOICE Written and performed by MIKEL MURFI Following the universally acclaimed The Man In The Woman’s Shoes, Mikel Murfi returns with his follow-up, a new tale of the indomitable Pat Farnon. Later in life, this cobbler and all-round contented man embarks on a journey he had not quite planned and finds that every twist in the road can bring its own surprises! Pat marries the redoubtable Kitsy Rainey and it’s one of the most unlikely marriages of all times but a match made in heaven, in more ways than one. A tender account of a most unlikely union: you may never look at life in quite the same way again!  DOUBLE BILL TICKET OFFER: £20.00 FOR BOTH MIKEL MURFI SHOWS WHEN BOOKED TOGETHER

MURFI IS A MAGICAL PERFORMER THE TIMES

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SINK OR SLIM

Fri 3 - Sat 4 August | 8.00pm | £11.00 | £9.00 [conc] Sink Or Slim... a classic Sam Cree comedy set in the 1960’s on a Health Farm run by the owner Mrs Babbington. She is a formidable lady who rules with a rod of iron and who feeds her pet poodle better than her paying guests! We meet the Major, Millie the dippy maid, Willie the handyman who supplies guests with whatever contraband they are willing to pay for and a Swedish Masseuse called Hildie who’s determined to help everyone lose weight and get fit! A merry-go-round of crazy craic and lots of laughs...one not to miss!

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GIFT VOUCHERS

A Market Place Theatre Gift voucher makes an ideal present for a loved one, friend or colleague and is ideal for any occasion including that elusive Birthday present.

Gift Vouchers are available in any denomination and can be purchased from The Theatre Box Office.

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FESTIVAL EVENTS AT THE MARKET PLACE THEATRE THURS 8 - SUN 12 AUG THE DON BAKER & ROB STRONG BAND

THE PAT MCMANUS BAND

Thurs 9 Aug - Fri 10 August | 8.00pm | £15.00

Fri 10 August | 10.30pm | Admission Free | MPT Bar

Two Irish legends celebrating 50 years on the road! Two of Ireland’s best ever blues/soul musicians, Don Baker and Rob Strong, have collaborated to record a brand new album and tour many of Ireland’s finest venues in 2018.

Already the band have sold out their first three concerts in Dublin.

‘The Pat McManus Band’ is a powerful three-piece blues rock trio, headed up by the former ‘Mama’s Boys’ and ‘Celtus’ guitarist | violinist virtuoso Pat McManus. Pat is today considered to be on the last remaining individual guitar heroes of a generation of Irish guitarists. Pat has gone on to a hugely successful career with award-winning recordings and performances across the globe and here in Ireland with drummer Paul Faloon and bass player Martin McDermott.

Don Baker has proven to be a prolific singer/songwriter/musician for more than 50 years, with a huge number one single, ‘Winner in You’. He was rated

by Bono of U2 as ‘the best harmonica player in the world’. The legendary Rob Strong, famous with The Plattermen, will perform on bass guitar and lead vocals.

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, CABARET STYLE SEATING LAYOUT.

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LARA WILSON PRESENTS

Fri 17 - Sat 18 August | 8.00pm | £16.00 | £14.00 [conc]

Sat 18 August | 8.00pm | £15.00 i

A NIGHT WITH GEORGE

Not every woman gets to spend the night with George Clooney... but Bridie Murphy does! Over the course of one night, Bridie takes George on the journey of her life; from the terrible lows to the hilarious highs and charts the course to her unlikely future.

Brought to you by West Belfast’s award-winning Brassneck Theatre Company, this hilarious night of theatre will leave everyone wishing that they too could spend ‘A Night With George’ WARNING: CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT CONTENT

MEAN MARY Award winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, ‘Mean Mary’ James is best known internationally for her remarkable, virtuoso mastery of the fivestringed banjo, and is also talented on the guitar and violin, garnering millions of views online. A native of Florida but based in Nashville, her stop at The Market Place Theatre is a rare Irish performance on her wide-ranging European tour promoting her latest album, ‘Blaze’. Mean Mary’s unique sound is founded on the great traditions of American music; rock, folk, country and gospel. A musical prodigy who could read music before words and who co-wrote songs at the age of five. Her life has been one long road show interspersed with TV, radio, and film.

Returning to Armagh with her special blend of upbeat Americana, Mean Mary promises to provide an intimate and entertaining evening not to be missed.

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, TIERED SEATING LAYOUT.

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HISTORY OF THE PEACE [ACCORDIN’ TO MY MA] Wed 22 - Thurs 23 August | 8.00pm | £17.00 | £15.00 [conc] The History Of The Peace [Accordin’ To My Ma!], the brilliant sequel to The History Of The Troubles [Accordin’ To My Da] is back at The Market Place.

A peaceful tale of street protests, riots, guns, bombings, the RHI Scandal, the latest Stormont collapse and even more riots, PEACE also sees the return of the legendary Firebell, joined of course, by a host of hilarious new characters including Pineapple the paramilitary, Stacey the

Flegs woman, Roberto the Flute band leader and many more.

And as expected from Lynch, Grimes & McKee, PEACE will be especially updated to rip the a*se out of the very latest ‘peaceful’ events in Norn Iron.

RECOMMENDED FOR AGE 16+.

CONTAINS ADULT REFERENCES AND STRONG LANGUAGE.

CLYDEBUILT PUPPET THEATRE PRESENTS

RED RIDING HOOD’S MAGIC PURSE Sat 25 August | 2.00pm | £5.00 A classic story told with a difference. Meet an adventurous Red Riding Hood, an independent Granny, and of course the wonderful, Wicked Wolf who is so hungry he could eat almost anything!

The Wolf plans to have ’Grannie for lunch and Little Rosie for afternoon tea…’ With rod-glove puppets and shadow theatre combined with original music and sounds, find out how Red

Riding Hood’s ‘Magic Purse’ saves the day in this delightful show.

SUITABLE FOR AGES 3+ THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN OUR STUDIO THEATRE WITH AN UNRESERVED, TIERED SEATING LAYOUT.

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THE HARDCHARGERS FEAT. LONESOME CHRIS TODD Thurs 6 Sept | 8.00pm | £12.00 i Led by Lonesome Chris Todd,

The Hardchargers are steeped in inspiration from the greats of the country blues - Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Bukka White, Willie Brown and Lightnin’ Hopkins.

Their live set is an electrifying reimagining of the Mississippi Country Blues with the lyricism of Lonesome Chris’ real-world blues and a musical language exquisitely refined from all of Blues and Rock history.

The Hardchargers have played over 80 gigs a year throughout Ireland since their formation.

They have been repeat guests at numerous Irish festivals including Monaghan’s Harvest Time Blues Festival, Wicklow’s Knockanstockan Festival, and the Hilden Brewery Festival, Lisburn.

The Hardchargers released their nationally distributed debut album, ‘Scarecrow’ on Market Square Music in January 2018.

BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY ARTS THEATRE PRESENTS

ONE WAY TO BROADWAY Sat 8 Sept | 8.00pm | £10.00 i No need to hop in a plane! No need to book a hotel! And no need to spend a fortune on theatre tickets as Building Bridges Community Arts Theatre brings ‘One Way To Broadway’ back to the Market Place!

Following our exceptionally popular musicals concerts during the previous two years we are back and better than ever with an amazing line up of show tunes - old and new - from the heart of the musical theatre industry.

Sample thirty different songs from thirty different musicals in one evening and you’ll be ‘defying gravity’ with the witches of Wicked, singing ‘a little ditty in the city’ from Oliver! and sampling ‘a spoonful of sugar’ with our very own Mary Poppins. You can sit back and relax as we bring you fantastic musical numbers - many that you’ve heard before and some tasters of what we think is worth checking out on your next theatrical visit to Broadway or the West End.

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A MATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN Sat 15 Sept | 8.00pm | £10.00 | £8.00 [conc] Word spreads like the fever that killed her, that Margorie McCall is dead. However, one man’s grief is another’s opportunity and the local grave-robbing fraternity seize their moment. And the presence of a wedding ring on the deceased lady’s finger adds to the attraction and the potential earnings. But the extent of Margorie’s illness has been grossly misdiagnosed by the dubiously qualified Doctor McCann.

Even so, Margorie’s reawakening during the exhumation still comes as something of a surprise. Follow the hilarious events in the days immediately after this 300 year old legend of Lurgan folklore as friendships fall asunder, reputations are shattered, and Margorie discovers a tonic that has survived far beyond 1705.

Winner of Adjudicator’s Award, Lislea Drama Festival 2018.

SIMPLE FAITH PRESENTS

A STEP BACK IN TIME Fri 14 Sept | 8.00pm | £12.00 | £9.00 [conc] i Simple Faith and their live band will take you on a musical journey as they Step Back In Time to bring you a night of all the good old gospel hymns and songs that have blessed, encouraged and uplifted generations.

A truly memorable night is in store for you, with songs such as, ‘It Is Well’, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘The King Is Coming’, ‘Power In The Blood’, ‘I’ll Fly Away’, ‘One Day At A Time’, ‘When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder’ and many more classics.

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LEARN TO WEAVE WITH LITTLE TANGLE Sat 16 June | 10.00am - 4.00pm | £25.00 Contemporary designer and weaver Karolina Lisek hosts

a one-day tapestry weaving workshop linked to her spring exhibition ‘Personalities’ at the Market Place Gallery.

Exploring the art of hand weaving in a modern context, Karolina will teach the foundation skills of tapestry weaving on a frame loom. Participants will create a small abstract wall hanging using a range of techniques such as plain weave, rya knotting and sumak. As well as covering the basic techniques, the workshop will encourage individual expression and experimentation through the use of texture, colour and composition. All materials will be provided.

Participants will receive a short tour of Karolina’s new exhibition ‘Personalities’ prior to the workshop for inspiration.

WORKSHOPS IMPORTANT NOTES FOR WORKSHOPS Enrolment closes seven days prior to workshop date | A limited number of concession rate places for families totally dependent on state benefit are available for some of the workshops | Unless otherwise stated workshops are designed for people coming to a subject for the first time or for those with a casual or leisure interest. Workshops are suitable for wheelchair users. All adult classes are suitable for Age 16+.

Max No: 10 | Suitable for adults or young people over the age of 16 | Tutor: Karolina Lisek

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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AT THE JOHN HEWITT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2018 Mon 23, Tues 24 & Wed 25 July 2.45pm - 4.15pm £50.00 for three-day workshop course Develop your writing skills under the direction of one of seven tutors who are all experienced facilitators and published authors. Each workshop runs over three days, and each intensive session lasts for 1hr 30 mins, with a choice of genres to choose from. Spaces are limited advance booking is essential.

Supported by the Open University.

Getting Started: Nessa O’Mahony | Poetry: David Wheatley & Siobhán Campbell | Short Story: Mary O’Donnell | General Fiction: Bernie McGill | Memoir: Ferdia Mac Anna | Radio Drama: Eoin McNamee

Tutors: NESSA O’MAHONY: Has had critical acclaim for her four books of poetry, including Her Father’s Daughter [2014]. This workshop, not genre-specific, will focus on developing the creative impulse.

DAVID WHEATLEY: Dublin-born and now based in Scotland, he is the author of four poetry collections with Gallery Press, including Mocker [2007] and A Nest on the Waves [2010].

SIOBHÁN CAMPBELL: An award-winning poet whose collections of poetry include The Permanent Wave [1996], The Cold that Burns [2000], Cross-Talk [2009] and Heat Signature [2017] MARY O’DONNELL: An award-winning poet and prose writer whose short story collection, Empire, appears this Summer. Her four best-selling novels include The LightMakers, reissued in 2017.

BERNIE MCGILL: The author of two highly regarded novels, The Butterfly Cabinet [2011] and The Watch House [2017] as well as the short story collection, Sleepwalkers [2013] FERDIA MAC ANNA: Novelist, playwright, television director, musician, he has published two memoirs, Bald Head, A Cancer Story and The Rocky Years: The Story Of An [Almost] Punk Legend.

EOIN MCNAMEE: Well known as a novelist, he has written Afternoon Dramas and 15 Minute Dramas for BBC Radio 4, and won the Imison Award for his first radio drama, The Road Wife.

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CARRICKMACROSS LACE EVENING BAG [3 DAY SUMMER SCHOOL] Thurs 2, Fri 3 & Sat 4 Aug | 10.00am - 3.00pm each day | £65.00 Theresa Kelly, an award winning lacemaker, presents this workshop that teaches you the intricacies of the Carrickmacross Lace tradition while creating a beautiful bespoke evening bag. Theresa has designed and made a range of evening bags and anyone who now owns one says it is the perfect heirloom piece.

During this 3-day workshop you will learn traditional lacemaking techniques, gippure work, loops and filling in stitches as well as

assembling a small evening bag including fitting the purse clasp. Pattern and materials for lace design and bag are included. The lace pattern can also be adapted for a framed piece. Please note: Attendees should bring their own work lamp.

MAX NO: 12 | CLASS SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED LACE-MAKERS TUTOR: THERESA KELLY

TRADITIONAL WILLOW BASKET WEAVING Sat 11 Aug | 10.00am - 5.00pm | £45.00 Experience the traditional art of basket weaving with the assistance of experienced craft tutor and basket maker Sabine Wolniczak from Beaghmore Baskets. You will learn the techniques and skills involved in this ancient craft to complete your own traditional Irish skib using locally grown, harvested and seasoned willow. You are guaranteed to embark on a stimulating and invigorating experience. All materials will be supplied. Please wear sturdy flat shoes.

MAX NO: 7 | TUTOR: SABINE WOLNICZAK

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ENCAUSTIC CARDS Sat 18 Aug | 10.00am - 4.00pm £22.00 & £20.00 [conc] Encaustic is the ancient art of painting using a beeswax medium with pigment in layers fused with heat to the layer beneath to create a multi layered solid lustrous surface.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BOOK IN PERSON Box Office Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 4.30pm. On performance evenings the Box Office will remain open until 7.00pm for all bookings and until the performance start-time for tickets for that night’s show only.

During this engaging popular workshop with Encaustic Artist Niamh O’Connor you will work with wax on card manipulated by the use of specially supplied irons and adapted stylus tools.

This easy introduction into the art of encaustic is suitable for people interested in card making or creating small scale simply achieved art pieces for scrapbooking or framing. You will leave the workshop with a range of cards and art works in different textures and colours. All materials and equipment are provided however attendees should bring an apron or wear old clothes.

BOOK ONLINE | FURTHER INFORMATION

Max No: 10 | Suitable for 16+ new and returning participants Tutor: Niamh O’Connor

Mon to Sat from 9.30am to 4.30pm. On performance evenings we take telephone bookings until 7.00pm. Payment can be made by credit or debit card, or by cheque, payable to ‘Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council’.

Full customer information and ticket booking available at visitarmagh.com/ marketplacetheatre.

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A £1 PER TICKET BOOKING FEE FOR TICKETS PURCHASED ONLINE BOOK BY TELEPHONE

TICKETS CANNOT BE EXCHANGED OR REFUNDED Once purchased, your ticket is your property. The Market Place Theatre cannot refund its value to you, nor exchange it for any other ticket under any circumstances. If you cannot attend the performance for any reason, you have the option of selling or giving your ticket to another person.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE Customers using wheelchairs or those who require special assistance attending an event should contact the Box Office in advance so that appropriate assistance can be arranged.

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‘FUSED’ - THE ART OF CRAFT 2018 CAROLINE GETTY Fri 18 May - Sat 14 July | GALLERY Preview Opening At 7.30pm On 18 May Caroline’s latest work incorporates delicate linen material immersed within strong ceramic forms; portraying a powerful and echoing remembrance of the linen industry within Northern Ireland. These contrasting materials highlight the delicate nature of the linen against the bold ceramic objects - a reminder of power and authority, which in years gone by, has over-ruled this beautiful skilled craft. Each linen piece within the work is presented with

cool, tonal colours; communicating to the viewer a cold and tense approach - depicting a resemblance to past memories. Vibrant bungee cord pulls the work together, symbolizing a bond between opposing materials; leaving a more evident awareness as we look to the future of craft within Northern Ireland.

Fused forms part of Northern Ireland’s first Linen Biennale launching in 2018.

Northern Ireland’s Linen Biennale celebrates the past, present and future landscape of linen through an extended arts festival, presented and hosted by multiple venues across the region. www.linenbiennalenorthernireland.com www.carolinegettyartistmaker.com www.facebook.com/carolinegettyartistmaker

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PERSONALITIES KAROLINA LISEK Fri 8 June - Sat 14 July | FOYER Preview Opening At 7.00pm 8 June ‘Personalities’ by Polish designer and weaver Karolina Lisek explores the art of hand weaving in a modern context.

Karolina’s hand woven tapestries express different emotions and moods through her use of colour, texture and composition.

The uniqueness of her abstract designs reflect various characteristics and temperaments making her work attractive to contemporary audiences and spaces.

“My woven wall hangings are designed to reflect uniqueness, freedom and symbolize individuality.”

Private commissions available through Karolina’s brand Little Tangle. www.facebook.com/littletanglehandicraft

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DAILY LIVES - ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ITALY AND IRELAND A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION BY MARIUSZ SMIEJEK - JOHN HEWITT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

TRAVELLING IN A STRANGE LAND - SONYA WHITEFIELD Mon 23 July - Sat 1 Sep | Foyer Walls [Lower]

Mariusz Smiejek is an award-winning photojournalist from Poland where he was professionally trained by the National Geographic. His work at the Institute for Conflict Research in Belfast is dedicated to exposing issues related to conflict transformation in its many guises including working with former combatants, families affected by conflict and those seeking a haven in Northern Ireland from conflict elsewhere.

Travelling In A Strange Land is a creative collaboration between Sonya Whitefield and acclaimed writer David Park. The images in this exhibition arise from Whitefield’s personal response to Park’s new novel of the same title published by Bloomsbury. The works explore a journey of familial love and loss. Using mostly traditional photographic processes Whitefield brings the central character’s love of photography alive with influences from the old masters such as Bill Brandt and Alfred Stieglitz. This series of photographs, with accompanying text, presents a moving, thoughtful and at times chilling reflection of a very human story.

Daily Lives documents the lived experiences of asylum seekers in Italy and Ireland North and South, and the images capture a range of emotions and coping strategies including resilience and fortitude, in the face of abject destitution.

“The images captured reveal both a tenderness and a sense of intellectual strength. In the external world portrayed and the shadowed interiors of the heart, her eye has captured again and again what I have struggled to express in words.” David Park

Mon 23 July - Sat 1 Sep | Foyer Walls [Upper]

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