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Jan - May 2016

Antrim and Newtownabbey Theatres

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Discover one of our museums and visitor attractions and uncover the rich heritage of the Borough

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The Mulligan Brothers Thur 4 Feb The Jazzabelles Fri 12 Feb Playing Maggie Fri 19 Feb The Other Half Thur 25 Feb Austen’s Women Wed 2 Mar Anthony Toner Thur 10 Mar Give My Head Peace Live!

Fri 11 Mar The Spring Lecture Wed 16 Mar Under Milk Wood Sat 19 Mar Songs of the Sea Wed 30 Mar The Swing Cats Sat 2 Apr The Verdict Mon 4 Apr At The Mountain of Madness Tue 12 Apr Simon & Garfunkel – Through The Years Wed 20 Apr Alice in Wonderland Sat 30 Apr The History Of The Peace Accordin to My Ma! Tue 3 May Puss In Boots Fri 13 May The Housekeeper’s Tale Sat 14 May Wonderland Sat 21 May The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh Fri 27 & Sat 28 May The Courtyard Theatre Snow White Thur 14 – Sat 16 Weighing In Thur 21 Jan Grainne Duffy Sat 23 Jan Shooting Dogs Wed 27 Jan Songs From The Heart Fri 5 Feb A Midsummers Night’s Dream Sat 6 Feb Manalive Sat 6 Feb Mossgrove Youth Festival Mon 8 – Fri 12 Feb Only Fools and 3 Courses Sat 13 Feb Playing Maggie Thur 18 Feb N.I Audio Visual Festival Fri 19 & Sat 20 Feb The Belfast Swing Band Sat 27 Feb Love or Money Thur 3 Mar The Red Velvet Cabaret Fri 4 & Sat 5 Mar Spelling Bee Thur 10 – Sat 12 Mar Newtownabbey Drama Festival Mon 14 – Sat 19 Mar The Aristocats Workshop Mon 28 Mar – Sat 2 Apr Northern Lights Thur 7 Apr Then and Now Sounds of Memory!

Sat 9 Apr Nelson - A Sailor’s Tale Thur 14 Apr Alice in Wonderland Sat 16 Apr Celtic Soul Sat 23 Apr Roller Disco Fri 29 Apr Ronnie Greer Blues Band Fri 6 May Mr Hullabaloo’s Magical Party Sat 7 May The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio Sun 15 May

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Jan – May 2016 Contents

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Applaud our diverse range of exciting shows in one of our 3 stunning performing arts venues

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The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough vibrant arts and cultural offering, which brings you theatre, arts, exhibitions, museums, heritage and more.....bringing the Borough to Life!

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Jane Eyre 6 Opera From The Met 8 Florence and The Uffizi Gallery –

Jake O’Kane Gaggin on It! 9 Rock ‘n’ Roll Years and Dance Hall Days

Dirty Dancin in le Shebeen

Stars of Country 10 Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Celebrating Cilla

You Must Be Joking 11 Dominic Kirwan

Catch Me 12 Wonderful Wild West Musicals 13 Queens Island Victoria Male Choir

Jason Byrne

The Life & Music of Jim Reeves 14 The Three Tenors

As You Like It - Encore Screening

Duke Special – ‘Piano & Pages’ Tour 15 Austen’s Women

Paul Carroll’s Music Hall Tavern

The Legends of American Country 16 Nation Theatre Live

The Cripple of Inishmaan

Patsy Cline – 50th Anniversary Tour 17 The Wizard of Oz 18 Harlem Gospel Choir

Oklahoma 19 Triple Bill 2016 20 The Matchmaker

Starpower Dance Competition

A Night with the Stars 21 National Theatre Live

The Clare Chorale in Concert

Henry V 22 Cats

James Huish – The Sinatra Years

Ballyclare Male Choir 23 Ulster Drama Festival

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 24 The Old Courthouse 25 David Meade-Mindreader Fake Believe

Kimmie Rhodes

Weighing In 26 Barb Jungr

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Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company presents

National Theatre London presents

Jane Eyre

The Winter’s Tale

Jan - May 2016

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Sat 9 Jan Thurs 7 Jan

encore screening

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

The Winter’s Tale

Fri 8 Jan

COMEDY

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+

DIRECTED BY ROB ASHFORD & KENNETH BRANAGH DIRECTED FOR CINEMA BY BENJAMIN CARON SET AND COSTUMES DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER ORAM LIGHTING BY NEIL AUSTIN SOUND BY CHRIS SHUTT MUSIC BY PATRICK DOYLE PROJECTION BY JON DRISCOLL CASTING BY LUCY BEVAN

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Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their triumphant staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan. Judi Dench will play Paulina, Kenneth Branagh will play Leontes.

This is an encore screening from The Garrick London by Kenneth Branagh Theatre.

Neil Delamere returns to Theatre at The Mill with a brand new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit.

2015 saw the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular The Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio.

Neil also landed his own weekend national radio show for Today FM. Now, however, he’s back to his first love, telling tall tales and spinning sidesplitting yarns about the events of the last year.

encore screening

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Almost 170 years on, Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever.

This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.

From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart.

This is an encore screening from National Theatre London.

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OPERA FROM THE MET LIVE SCREENINGS:

Sat 30 Jan

LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES (Georges Bizet) Sat 16 Jan Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

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TURANDOT (Giacomo Puccini)

Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing set in the Far East returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the lilting duet Au fond du temple saint, which opera fans know and adore. Director Penny Woolcock explores the timeless themes of pure love, betrayal, and vengeance in a production that vividly creates an undersea world on the stage of the Met. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda brings his romantic flair to the lush score from the composer of Carmen.

Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Nina Stemme take the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand. Tenor Marco Berti is Calàf, the brave prince who sings Nessun dorma and wins her love. Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production is conducted by Paolo Carignani.

MANON LESCAUT (Giacomo Puccini) Sat 5 Mar Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who

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transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Kaufmann is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting. “Desperate passion” is the phrase Puccini himself used to describe the opera that confirmed his position as the preeminent Italian opera composer of his day. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the stirring score.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Giacomo Puccini) Sat 2 Apr Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006.

One of the world’s foremost Butterflys, soprano Kristine Opolais, is in the title role. Tenor Roberto Alagna sings Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.

ROBERTO DEVEREUX (Gaetano Donizetti)

Elektra (Richard Strauss)

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Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Tickets: £20 & £10 (Concession – under 18 & students) Time: 6pm

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queens in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills— and not attempted on a New York stage since. On screen, in this climactic opera of the trilogy, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves, Roberto Devereux. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Devereux, and mezzosoprano Elina Garanca and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien complete the principal quartet in the bel canto masterpiece, conducted by Donizetti specialist Maurizio Benini. As with the earlier Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda, the production is by Sir David McVicar, who with this staging completes an enormously ambitious directorial accomplishment..

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The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme—unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays Elektra’s primal quest for vengeance for the murder of her father, Agamemnon. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra’s fearsome mother, Klytämnestra. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and bass-baritone Eric Owens are Elektra’s troubled siblings. Chéreau’s musical collaborator Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Strauss’s mighty take on Greek myth..

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Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

David Hull Promotions presents

Jake O’Kane Gaggin On It!

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David Hull Promotions presents

Rock ‘n’ Roll Years and Dance Hall Days

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Thurs 21 Jan

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Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7pm

Take a journey into the city that was the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, through the most beautiful and representative works of art from the period by Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Raphael, Leonardo and Botticelli.

The Uffizi Gallery – including the breathtaking Adoration Of The Magi by Leonardo Da Vinci, which will be brought back to life after several years of restoration – will be unveiled in a worldwide exclusive premiere on the big screen.

Arturo Galansino (curator of the Royal Academy in London, and newly appointed director of the Strozzi Foundation in Florence) and Antonio Natali (director of the Uffizi) will welcome us inside the gallery, and will detail the key works using the most advanced 3D and ultra-HD technologies.

This is a live screening from The Uffiz Gallery.

Wed 27 Jan

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Tickets: £18 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+ (Show contains adult references)

Hot on the heels of last year’s sell-out tour Mouthful, Northern Ireland’s finest comic, Jake O’Kane is back!

In his inimitable style, Jake takes no prisoners as he deals with the good, the bad and the ugly of 2015. Best known for the infamous ‘flegs’ piece on BBC’s The Blame Game, Jake weaves stories and news photos to give his take on the people, places and politics that made up the year.

Those of a sensitive disposition, and politicians of all shades, should be afraid – very afraid.

Sat 23 Jan

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Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

From the producers of Do You Come Here Often comes a great new show.

Relive all the memories of a decade that saw the birth of pop, from the ballads of Ruby Murray, Perry Como and Dean Martin to the early rock ’n’ roll of Buddy Holly, Brenda Lee and Bill Hailey.

Starring Clubsound, Joe Mac, Elaine Wood, Janet McCartney and Trevor Kelly.

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Tickets: £23, £21 & £19 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+ Contains adult humour and strong language

The loveable Maggie Muff is back with a bang in the sequel to 50 Shades of Red White and Blue.

The dust has settled in the estate after the shenanigans of Maggie’s last adventure and now she and her buck-eejit sidekick, Big Sally-Ann are planning a birthday party in the Shebeen. Not satisfied with the one-man tent Maggie bought her for antic up the Cavehill, Big Sally-Ann wants to recreate the last dance from Dirty Dancing in le Shebeen on her birthday night. Join Maggie and chums on an adventure that will have you in tears of laughter! You’ll have ‘The Time of Your Life!’ (see what we did there?)

Thurs 28 Jan

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Tickets: £16.50 Time: 7.45pm

Kick off 2016 in style with this great Country Music Extravaganza that features a fantastic array of acts guaranteed to go down a treat.

The show will see popular singers like Curtis Magee, Crawford Bell, Tony Kerr, Gary Gamble, Cowboy Larry, Trevor Loughrey and Matt Leavy who between them have legions of fans across the country and are all regular features on radio stations and the popular Country shows on TV. Each of the guest performers will showcase their biggest hits in the company of a full live 5 piece band.

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Fri 22 Jan

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National Theatre Live presents

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Celebrating Cilla

David Hull Promotions presents

You Must Be Joking

Fri 5 Feb Fri 29 Jan

encore SCREENING

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Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses - an encore screening from the Donmar’s London home.

In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalised the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible adaptation swept the board, winning the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. Josie Rourke’s revival now marks the play’s thirty year anniversary.

This is an encore screening from National Theatre London.

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Dominic Kirwan

Sat 6 & Sun 7 Feb

Catch Me

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Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

Tickets: £21 & £19 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Comedy stand up heaven. Fun and laughter are guaranteed as four of the North’s best known comedians take to the Theatre at The Mill stage.

A ‘Sounds of the 60’s’ revue fronted by the incorrigible Brenda Collins.

The ever endearing Jimmy Cricket with his funny hat and, his wellies on the wrong feet will be reading his letter from his Mammy. The first lady of Irish comedy May McFettridge, fresh from her 26th panto will abuse all and sundry. William Caulfield, the comedy darling of BBC Radio Ulster, with his brilliant eye and ear for local characters will regal us with stories of everyday life. Gene Fitzpatrick the master storyteller and king of the one liners with the wonderfully warm personality completes the lineup.

Impossible to pigeon hole since he burst on the entertainment scene some 27 years ago Dominic Kirwan is one of Irelands top entertainers and the Omagh man is back with an all new concert show for 2016 the aptly titled Here For A Good Time Tour 2016.

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Quite sensationally the best lookalike one could imagine, a truly zany character with a personality that spells fun and laughter to everyone she meets.

Specially designed around those memories of Cilla, Liverpool and Merseyside, the show is indeed a lorra lorra laughs...We’ll put a smile on your face. It’s yours to enjoy. It’s Celebrating Cilla.

Compere for the evening is May McFetridge’s long suffering driver John Linehan.

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Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre presents

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

Sun 31 Jan

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Comfortable with a country classic, a ballad or a rock and roll hit, fans young, old and new are really in for a threat as Dominic takes you on a stunning musical journey with his band while he also introduces you to his very special guest……..his son Barry.

Double the Kirwans means only one thing double the entertainment …don’t miss out!!

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Tickets: £12 & £8 (children) Time: 7pm Recommended Age: 12 yrs+ (Suitable for younger children also, but parents should be aware there are some sections that very young children may find scary)

The chase is on. Red Riding Hood takes flight in this classic fairy tale with an aerial circus spin. Come and watch this thrilling story retold as Red Riding Hood and the Wolf swing high above the audience in a forest of over 250 metres of circus ropes.

Full of Fidget Feet’s trademark playfulness, Catch Me is a stunning mix of aerial feats and theatre with an original score and visual projections that come alive around the performers, no two shows can ever be the same.

Fidget Feet are a pint-sized aerial circus performance company from Limerick. We tell our stories anywhere we can think of, and our performances are for everyone.

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Tues 16 – Fri 19 Feb

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Family Ticket £30 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) Time: 7pm

Theatre at The Mill’s Home Spun Spring Musical Youth Theatre presents a new production of a rip roaring, thigh slapping, musical mid-term treat featuring all of your favourite western show songs from musical blockbusters including: Oklahoma, Annie Get Your Gun and Calamity Jane.

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Following on the success of Theatre at The Mill’s critically acclaimed Youth Theatre productions, creative team Jennifer Milligan and Sarah Lyle direct and choreograph this fully staged celebration of the greatest western musicals with a cast drawn from the most talented young performers in Northern Ireland. It promises to be the rip-sonrtinest night since the OK Corral.

A warnin’ from the Sherriff – don’t forgit to leave yer Colt 45’s at the door before entering the auditorium or you’ll end up in the Calaboose!

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Queens Island Victoria Male Choir Annual Concert

Sat 20 Feb

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Tom Kelly Promotions presents

Jason Byrne

Welcome to My World - The Life and Music of Jim Reeves

MUSIC

Tickets: £12 Time: 7.45pm

The Queen’s Island Victoria Male Choir was formed in 1974, when two choirs Queens Island and Victoria amalgamated.The amalgamation saved both choirs from closure. Since then we have enjoyed success in musical festivals and each season have a full programme of concerts and church services.

This season we wish to remember and acknowledge each of the former members of the Victoria who gave so much time and loyalty over the years since its formation in 1916.

Ballyhenry Primary School and Sheelagh Greer (soloist) will be performing with the choir.

Conductor Alastair McQuoid.

Sun 21 Feb

COMEDY

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+

The Star of Wild Things - SKY and The Snaptastic Show - TV3 celebrates 20 years of stand up with a brand new hilarious show.

Jason Byrne’s Shows have been getting better every year and his first one was brilliant. So don’t miss the show that is 20 times better than brilliant.

‘Full-on, doubled up, gasping for oxygen hilarious’ (Chortle)

Fri 26 Feb

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Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

The brilliant Scottish singer, Gentleman Al Grant presents a unique insight into the Life and Music of great Jim Reeves with a wonderful concert of Jim Reeves classic ‘Hit’ songs.

Renowned for his classic interpretation of Jim Reeves songs with unerring similarity to the voice of the ‘Great Man’ this promises to be one of the concerts of the year. Al is backed by a band which includes some of Ireland’s finest musicians and special guest on the night will be renowned singer/songwriter Isla Grant. Previous Irish and UK Tours have been complete sellouts.

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The Three Tenors – Ireland’s Greatest Voices

Sat 27 Feb

As You Like It Sun 28 Feb

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Tickets: £23.50 Time: 7.45pm

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National Theatre London presents

Ireland’s Hottest trio – Ray O’Hare, Dominic McGorian and RTE award-winner Derek Moloney, promise you a night to remember and receive standing ovations at every concert! This thrilling fast-moving concert is packed with the world’s most beautiful, magical feel-good, uplifting songs. Hear the hits- I Believe, SHE and from Sinatra (My Way/New York, New York), Leonard Cohen (Hallelujah), Pavarotti (Nessun Dorma) and The Dubliners–A rousing selection of the greatest Irish Ballads to include (Song for Ireland/The Wild Rover).

The Three Tenors were the headline act to perform for the sell-out European Premiere for the film “Lincoln” in January 2013 in Dublin.

Duke Special “Piano & Pages” Tour

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.

Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years.

Evening Standard Award-winner Rosalie Craig plays Rosalind.

Encore screening from National Theatre London.

Thurs 3 Mar

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Duke Special returns to Ireland in 2016 in a series of solo shows covering much of the country.

This will be a magical show exploring forgotten old dusty manuscripts along with songs from his most recent and well-received album, Look out machines!, not to mention many of the usual live favourites like Freewheel. www.dukespecial.com “This is music of magic and soul” THE TELEGRAPH

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Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Tickets: £17 & £15 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

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Paul Carroll’s Music Hall Tavern

Austen’s Women

Fri 4 Mar

ENCORE SCREENING

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The much-loved Edinburgh sell-out hit (2009 & 2013), from the company that brought you Female Gothic, I, Elizabeth, The Diaries of Adam and Eve and The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe.

Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works. Using only Austen’s words, Rebecca Vaughan becomes Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and nine other beautifully observed women in critical moments from the major novels (including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma) and lesser known or unfinished works.

Directed by Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson (Morecambe).

Wed 9 Mar Sun 6 Mar

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Tickets: £23 & £21 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Back by popular demand for its 3rd successful tour of the UK and Ireland, join the “girls” from MHT for a truly magnificent night of dazzling costumes, side splitting laughter and a cast of unique characters singing and dancing all night long.

A night that will not only entertain and amuse you, but will leave you with unforgettable memories of the funniest night out of the year!

Starring Paul Carroll as Mrs T, Paul Burnham as Guapatini, Grant Koper as Miss Frankie and featuring the Showcase International Dancers.

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Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm

Following last year’s sell out show, we welcome back The Legends of American Country Show which is now firmly established as Irelands No.1 Country Music Tribute show.

Featuring the music of 8 of the biggest icons on the American Country scene including Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Buck Owens and Johnny Cash.

This celebrated show includes 4 well known stars in Evan O Donnell, Joe Moore, Rod and Tracey McAuley, each performing a string of hits from their featured artist, complete with a live 6 piece band that includes some of Irelands top session musicians making this a must see for all country music fans.

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National Theatre Live Screening

Fri 11 Mar

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Thurs 10 Mar

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: TBA

Tom Kelly Promotions presents

Fortwilliam Musical Society presents

Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour Music and Memories

Tues 15 – Sat 19 Mar

The Cripple of Inishmaan is set on the remote island of Inishmaan off the west coast of Ireland.

Word arrives that a Hollywood film is being made on the neighbouring island of Inishmore.

The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young Cripple Billy, if only to break away from the bitter tedium of his daily life.

The Cripple of Inishmaan examines an ordinary coming of age in extraordinary circumstances and shows once more that playwright Martin McDonagh is master of the deepest, darkest and most powerful humour. ......

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MUSICAL

Tickets: Tues, Wed & Thurs Eve, Sat Matinee £18 & £16 (Concession) Fri & Sat Eve £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm - Sat Matinee 2.30pm

From the award winning team behind last year’s Sweeney Todd, Fortwilliam Musical Society are delighted to invite you on a journey along the Yellow Brick Road.

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Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Group Discounts Available Time: 7.45pm Patrons are asked to note that the play contains strong language.

Keep an eye on www.nationaltheatre.com for further information to be relased soon...

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Sat 12 Mar

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Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay, this production will contain all the beloved songs from the Oscar® winning movie score, as well as all the favourite characters and iconic moments which we know and love.

After a 40 date sellout theatre tour of England and Scotland the Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour arrives in Ireland.

Join Dorothy Gale as she journeys through the merry old land of Oz, making friends along the way while also trying to keep hold of the ruby slippers and avoid the Wicked Witch of The West!

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm

This wonderful evening of nostalgia brings the audience on a trip down memory lane to listen to the music of the great Patsy Cline. The classic songs such as Crazy and Sweet Dreams are timeless.

With a brilliant ‘live’ band this is a show not to be missed.

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Harlem Gospel Choir

Triple Bill 2016

Mon 28 Mar – Fri 1 Apr music

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Tickets: £25 Time: 7.45pm

Performing contemporary gospel with a touch of jazz and blues, the World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir is synonymous with power vocals, glorious sound and infectious energy. For over two decades they have been America’s premier gospel choir and have toured the globe thrilling audiences with the inspirational power of gospel music.

Harlem Gospel Choir have performed alongside superstars such as Bono, Diana Ross, The Gorillaz, Andre Rieu, Damon Albarn, Pharrell Williams and most recently JamieX_X. They have performed for three Presidents (President Obama, President Carter and President Nelson Mandela), and have recorded with the likes of Sir Keith Richards, The Chieftains, Havasi, and Trace Adkins. Get ready to tap your feet, clap your hands, and even dance on stage to their high-energy, joyous and exuberant performance!

This is a show you certainly don’t want to miss!

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Phoenix Dance Theatre presents

Wed 6 Apr

Thurs 24 Mar

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WORKSHOP

Tickets: £120 (includes 7 tickets to the show) Time: Workshop 10am – 5pm. Performance Fri 1 Apr 6pm Age: 8 – 16yrs

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If your kids have a passion for dance, drama, and singing then sign them up for Theatre at The Mill’s Home Spun Youth Theatre School this Easter, offering young people the chance to perform in this new adaptation of this Smash Hit Broadway Musical, in a professional theatre with costumes staging and lights.

Our celebrated creative team returns once more providing students with the opportunity to learn from the best in the business, mastering the dance routines, perfecting the lines and putting on a show for family and friends in just one week.

With a limited number of spaces available in this sought after, immersive musical theatre experience early booking is advised.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Triple Bill 2016 showcases three engaging works in celebration of their 35th anniversary.

Shakespeare’s timeless themes of desire, duplicity and unrequited love are brought to life in Kate Flatt’s Undivided Loves. Fusing sound, words and dance, Shakespeare’s most intimate, mysterious and radical sonnets are reimagined to Adriano Adewale’s vibrant and percussive score. In contrast, Dutch/Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili reworks his piece, Until.With/Out.Enough, which explores the concept of the enclosed space that exists within our minds. Finally, the quirky and playful Bloom by award-winning choreographer Caroline Finn explores the darkly comic expressions of life and humanity.

Until.With/Out.Enough is a co-commission between The Royal Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre. Undivided Loves is co-commissioned with Watford Palace Theatre. Bloom is commissioned in partnership with the New Adventures Choreographer Award.

Schools Workshops available on Tues 5 April 2016. School Workshop and Show Ticket £10. Contact the box office on 028 9034 0202 for more information.

‘Tantalising’

The Guardian, on Caroline Finn’s Bloom

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The Matchmaker

Thurs 7 Apr

DRAMA

Theatre at The Mill

Tickets: £18 & £16 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+

The production stars television favourite Mary McEvoy known for her roles as Biddie in the RTE series Glenroe and Irish Actor and comedian Jon Kenny who was part of the Irish comic duo d’Unbelievables, best known outside Ireland for appearing in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Together they play a myriad of characters in this hilarious and earthy dramatic comedy.

The play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words.

Taking us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by spiders.

Starpower Dance Competition

Sat 9 & Sun 10 Apr

National Theatre Live Screening

The Clare Chorale in Concert

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Merely Theatre presents

Henry V

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Register at www.starpowertalent.com Please note tickets do not go on sale until 2 weeks before the event.

Starpower is entering its 29th year in the in the world of dance competitions and is stronger than ever. In 2016 Starpower will continue to use its innovative Star Scoring Program with 3 levels of competition. Starpower is constantly adding new awards scholarships and performance opportunities for every dancer.

The Starpower family could not be more excited to offer another year of enthusiasm, energy, and professionalism! Starpower thrives on its relationships and support from studio directors, teachers, performers, and parents over the past two decades. Our deepest thanks to all who have helped to make us #1 in the industry!

Competitors may register at www.starpowertalent.com

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Sat 23 Apr

music

Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm

Thurs 21 Apr

music

Tickets: £18 Time: 7.45pm

Join 7 of our most popular stars all on one super show featuring Country Legends Mick Flavin and Louise Morrisey and popular stars Joe Moore, Chris Logue , Cowboy Larry and Keelan who each will showcase there most popular hit songs in the company of a full live band . Compere for the evening will be comedian Gary Wilson.

This show will be a sell out so early booking is advisable!

Keep an eye on www.nationaltheatre.com for further information to be relased soon...

Fri 22 Apr

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: TBA

Wed 27 Apr

DRAMA

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

This popular mixed voice choir enjoys a busy diary of engagements throughout the season.

It has singers from all professions who base themselves in Ballyclare, a town well known for its musical traditions. Their conductor is local Mezzo-Soprano, Sheelagh Greer and their accompanist is Darren Baird, also a full-time musician.

Henry V tells the story of young King Henry’s famous victory at Agincourt while outnumbered, but underestimated, by the French. The show uses football shirts to separate the French and English armies in Shakespeare’s most patriotic History play. An exciting, humorous and profound portrait of the birth of modern England.

Most recently they were selected to take part in the BBC Songs of Praise. We are delighted to be hosting this year’s concert at our local Theatre at The Mill in Newtownabbey and welcome you, whether you are a regular supporter, or hearing us for the first time as we continue to encourage strong links within the borough.

The most talked-about new Shakespeare company in the UK, Merely Theatre has honed a style that strips the Bard back to basics - no gauche sets, frilly collars or fussy props: just the actors, the audience and the text. Now the company are stripping back something more profound: the concept of gender.

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Fortwilliam Musical Society Youth Group presents

The Sinatra Years

Ballyclare Male Choir

Sat 14 May

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Ulster Drama Festival

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

music

Thurs 26 & Fri 27 May

Tickets: £12 Time: 7.45pm

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Sat 7 May

musical

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Fortwilliam Musical Society Youth are delighted to be making a return to Theatre at The Mill with their production of Cats. Following a short break the group have reformed in association with Belfast School of Performing Arts.

Cats is one of the longest running shows in both Broadway and the West End. Featuring a magnificent score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats is a brilliant song and dance spectacular not to be missed.

Fri 13 May

Music

Tickets: £17.50 Time: 7.45pm

Come and join James and his amazing 10 piece band as they pay homage to a timeless legend.

The Incredible King of Swing, Mr Frank Sinatra would have celebrated his 100th birthday December 2015. Following the success of 100 Years of Frank Sinatra last year, James is returning to Theatre at The Mill with his latest tribute concert dedicated to the life of his biggest idol & inspiration.

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It is with great pleasure that the Ballyclare Male Choir welcomes you to this the 82nd anniversary concert and especially to be performing in its home patch of Newtownabbey. Many of its members reside in the borough and other parts of south Antrim.

The choir has once again risen to the challenges presented by the musical team of conductor Paul Briggs and accompanist Sheelagh Greer and it looks forward to performing a number of revived and new items in this annual anniversary concert.

The choir is also delighted to be sharing the stage with its guest, the Panama Jazz Band and its conductor Ivan Black and look forward to its contrasting musical contribution to tonight’s programme.

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Tickets: £13 & £11 (Concession) Two Night Ticket: £23 & £20 (Concession) Groups of 6+ £11 Age Guidance: 12A Time: 7.45pm

Mon 16 – Sat 21 May

drama

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Festival Tickets : £60 & £50 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Experience an extraordinary collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival.

The best of amateur theatre comes to Theatre at The Mill this spring, staging 6 days of top quality drama, competing for the Grand Opera House Premier Award.

Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers, see amazing footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe. For double the adventure come along both nights for two entirely different film programmes.

Six amateur theatre groups who have recently qualified for the finals in regional full length play festivals will perform a range of dramas which are expected to engage, unsettle, shock, provoke and delight audiences.

Details of the performances and theatre companies taking part in this year’s Festival will be published, once confirmed, at www.theatreatthemill.com, or by contacting the box office nearer to the Festival on 028 9034 0202.

Exciting events not to be missed with free prize giveaways! Visit www.banff-uk.com for more details

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David Meade Mindreader Fake Believe

Frontier Promotions presents

Cailín Deas Productions present

Kimmie Rhodes

Weighing In

Thurs 21 Jan

Sat 16 Jan

ENTERTAINMENT

Tickets: £17.50 & £15.50 (Concession) Time: 8pm

TV’s Million Dollar Mind Reader is back on stage with his amazing new show - FAKE BELIEVE! In this, his most ambitious live show yet, TV’s fastest rising star is returning to the stage following a SELL OUT 2015 Tour, with a show that is as hilarious as it is jaw dropping. He reveals PIN numbers, detects lies, reveals secret thoughts, and influences those around him with seemingly inexplicable results!

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Fri 22 Jan

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes is a native Texan who calls Austin home. Her multi-platinum selling songs have been recorded by such stellar acts as Willie Nelson, Amy Grant, John Farnham, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. A creative and prolific artist, she has recorded and released a total of sixteen solo albums; written and produced three musical plays; has a catalogue of hundreds of songs; and published a book. She is currently serving as an associate producer for a documentary, “They Called Us Outlaws” to be presented by the Country Music Hall Of Fame In Nashville, TN, and is also completing a book of memoirs, “Radio Dreams.”

Written by Ger Gallagher and starring Rose Henderson of Fair City fame and Isobel Mahon from Glenroe, this hilarious and fast paced comedy is about life, love and dieting and how we all need to adjust the scales to find the right balance! Highly driven Pam and motherly Breda meet each week at their Easi-Slim weigh in clinic and strike up an unlikely friendship while the voice of their Easi-Slim instructor booms from on high, reigning over all. Through their bonding over dieting, Pam and Breda learn that things aren’t always what they appear to be and that sometimes you already have the life you have been wishing for. Weighing In was a sell- out success at The Old Courthouse in 2014 so book early!

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Barb Jungr

Frontier Promotions Presents

Pip Utton Theatre Company presents

Fri 29 Jan

The Jazzabelles

The Mulligan Brothers

music

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

The Old Courthouse

Skinnybone Theatre Presents

The UK’s finest interpreter of song, Barb Jungr returns to the songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen with her album Hard Rain. Barb has been taking this wonderful collection of material on the road since February 2014. Over the past few years the British chanteuse has been wowing critics and audiences alike at home and abroad with her insightful, intelligent interpretations of well-loved songs combined with her powerful and often witty performance style.

‘The only word to describe her dramatic interpretations is revelatory…..I was open mouthed with astonishment.’ New York Times

An original musical by Nick Boyle

Fri 12 Feb Thurs 4 Feb

music

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

The Mulligan Brothers, related only by their music, are an extremely accomplished fourpiece band playing a fine blend of alt-country, blues, folk and americana. It has been said that their music can compare favourably to that of The Lumineers, boosted by a hot fiddle, and the songwriting genius of Townes Van Zandt. The boys themselves are Ross Newell (guitar/lead vocals); Ben Leininger (bass/vocals) Gram Rea (fiddle/mandolin/viola/harmonica/vocals) and Greg DeLuca (drums/vocals). While Ross is the principal songwriter among the bunch, Gram, Ben and Greg provide a sound that is well worth hearing live.

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Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Set in 1950s Belfast, The Jazzabelles is the story of three girls who long for a better life.

After a chance meeting they form a vocal trio, The Jazzabelles, and dream of performing at the prestigious Floral Hall. When a smooth manager enters the frame it looks like their dream might become reality. However the road to stardom is far from smooth. The Jazzabelles must overcome bullying husbands, blackmail and bigotry along the way. Is friendship and music enough to see them through?

With 12 new infectious songs sung by top local talent, a live band, swinging dance routines and a sharp script The Jazzabelles is a high energy tale of triumph over adversity.

Playing Maggie Written and performed by Pip Utton

Fri 19 Feb

drama

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Pip Utton is the undisputed king of the one-man show, but with Playing Maggie he is taking on his biggest challenge yet. Pip will become Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady. Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? That’s not for Pip to decide, only to portray. She divided the nation like no other politician. Hear her philosophies, her inspiration and her logic. Known throughout the world for spellbinding portrayals of Adolf, Churchill, Dickens, Chaplin, Hancock and many others, Pip not only becomes Margaret Thatcher but will take audience questions after the show, and answer them as Maggie! This is a one-man show about the most famous political female and is not to be missed!

The Other Half With Mark Billingham & My Darling Clemintine

Thurs 25 Feb

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Dyad Productions presents

Austen’s Women Adapted and performed by Rebecca Vaughan and Directed by Guy Masterson

MUSIC / LITERATURE

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

In a rundown Memphis bar, Marcia - a washedup Vegas showgirl - works double shifts and reflects on her single doomed shot at happiness, while her customers tell the stories of their own troubled lives. Tales of lust, loss...and murder.

The Other Half is a unique collaboration between the leading lights of crime fiction and country music, an original story by bestselling crime writer Mark Billingham is sound tracked by the powerful and poignant songs of internationally acclaimed Americana duo My Darling Clementine.

“A convincing world of barflies, peeling paint and characters on bar stools with very dark secrets.” BBC Radio 4 Front Row.

Wed 2 Mar

drama

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works. Using only Austen’s words, Rebecca Vaughan becomes Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Morris, Miss Bates and other beautifully observed women in critical moments from the major novels – Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Emma along with other works.

‘Truly extraordinary….’ British Theatre Guide

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David Hull Promotions presents

Anthony Toner

Give My Head Peace Live!

The Spring Lecture New And Exciting Herbaceous Perennials From Around The World In association with the Irish Garden Plant Society

Thurs 10 Mar

music

The Old Courthouse

A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time Anthony Toner took to the stage at the Old Courthouse. After a series of successful concerts across Northern Ireland throughout 2015, he’s back in Antrim in support of his critically acclaimed sixth album, Miles & Weather. As always, expect some background material and shared experiences, superb guitar playing and singing - and songs that will move and inspire. The repertoire will include new material alongside old favourites such as ‘Sailortown’, ‘Well Well Well’ and ‘East of Louise’.

Performances are always intimate, connected and warm, and Anthony has a reputation of converting audiences to friends wherever he goes.

Find out more at www.anthonytoner.net

The Old Courthouse Cine-Club presents

Theatre Tours International presents

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Tickets: £22 & £20 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm Recommended Age: 12 yrs+ show contains adult references

Northern Ireland’s favourite dysfunctional family returns to the Old Courthouse and they’ll all be there, Ma, Da, Cal, Dympna, Billy, Uncle Andy and the lovably menacing Pastor Begbie (Paddy Jenkins).

Expect a laugh out loud show with topical humour, up to the minute satire, and stand-up from Tim McGarry. Give My Head Peace- it’s like local politics, only funny.

Wed 16 Mar

lecture

Tickets: IGPS Members Free, Non-Members £5 (pay at door) Time: 7.30pm

A leading Irish horticulturist, teacher and plantsman, Jimi Blake is the creator of the excitingly contemporary Irish garden, Hunting Brook Gardens at Blessington, Co. Wicklow.

Tonight’s lecture takes us on a breath-taking journey through the newest and most exciting perennials in Jimi’s collection in Hunting Brook and from his travels to gardens and nurseries around the world. Be prepared for your plant wish list to explode!

Swing Cats

by Dylan Thomas, Performed by Guy Masterson drama

Tickets: £8 & £6 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Fri 11 Mar

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Under Milk Wood

Sat 19 Mar

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

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One of the most successful solo shows of all time with over 2000 performances worldwide!

Celebrating a day in the life of ‘Llareggub’ - a small sea town somewhere in Wales - all 69 ebullient inhabitants in Dylan Thomas’ timeless masterpiece are hilariously recreated in an amazing feat of memory and virtuosity.

Made famous by Richard Burton’s legendary recording in 1954, Guy Masterson (Burton’s nephew) brings it to vivid life on stage. This astonishing solo performance premiered in 1994 and has played over 1500 times all over the world over 21 years, enchanting audiences wherever it has played

Presented in association with Filmbank Media

Wed 30 Mar

film / family

Tickets: £3 Time: 2pm

Song of the Sea was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2015 Oscars and is the second film from Cartoon Saloon, the creators of The Secret of Kells. This delightful family animation tells the story of an Irish boy who discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess.

Featuring the vocal talents of Brendan Gleeson, Fionnuala Flanagan and Lisa Hannigan, Song of the Sea weaves beautiful animation, music and magic to create a film for all the family.

Certificate: PG Running Time: 93mins

Sat 2 Apr

music

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

The Swing Cats are a 6 piece swing band consisting of lead vocals, a two piece brass section, piano, drums and double bass. Their live set is focused on up tempo hits from the swing dance era of the 1940’s and 50’s, featuring tracks from swing music legends such as Bobby Darin, Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack. While immersed in the music of the golden age of swing, the band have also put a unique, modern twist on this music genre, which creates a brand of high energy swing music to get all ages of toes tapping! Over the past 5 years The Swing Cats have performed more than 450 shows and are currently one of the most in demand bands in Ireland. Don’t miss their visit to The Old Courthouse!

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The Old Courthouse Cine-Club presents

Icarus Theatre Company presents

The Verdict Presented in association with Filmbank Media

HP Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness

Bookends presents

Riverbank Productions present

Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years

Alice In Wonderland

By HP Lovecraft, Performed by Tim Hardy

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm

Wed 2o Apr

In Sidney Lumet’s stunning court-room drama Paul Newman plays Frank Galvin a failed lawyer battling to regain his dignity and give up his dependence on alcohol. He takes on a case of medical misconduct in which a woman has lapsed into a coma after being given too much anaesthetic in childbirth, and in so doing is forced to take on a prominent and powerful Boston hospital.

The film also stars James Mason and Charlotte Rampling and was nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Come and watch one of the greatest courtroom dramas in the apt surroundings of the Old Courthouse!

Tues 12 Apr

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Desperate. Incensed. Exhausted. William Dyer returns from an expedition to the Antarctic. To protect the world, he keeps deep secrets about his experience that he knew would shatter his sanity. But as he comes to the realisation that we, the audience, are planning to go further into the arctic than he dared, will his secrets unfold?

Will he finally be resigned to speak? Will he share the truth, and give us terrifying glimpses of - the horror of things that should not be?

Puss In Boots

Devised and Performed by Patrick Lynch of CBeebies ‘Celebrate’

By Martin Lynch and Grimes & McKee

film Certificate: 15 Running Time: 129mins

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Lyngo Theatre Company Presents

GBL Productions presents

Tue 3 May Mon 4 Apr

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Sat 30 Apr music

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Following their sell-out visit to The Old Courthouse in 2014, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards return as Bookends, the finest musical homage to Simon and Garfunkel in the UK today.

This show features video clips of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel giving their personal account on their rise to fame, intertwined with delicate and accurate performances from Bookends of all the classic hits such as Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, The Sound of Silence, I Am A Rock and America as well as unforgettable album tracks such as At The Zoo and Feelin’ Groovy.

COMEDY

Tickets: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm ring

family

Tickets: £5 & £3 (Concession) Time: 1pm & 3.30pm

The irrepressible Riverbank Productions have once again brought to life a classic children’s tale with their new adaptation of one of the most famous books ever - “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland”. From the time Alice falls down the rabbit hole to the hilarious and curious ending, the talented cast will introduce you to all your favourite “Alice” characters with all the fun and brand-new, catchy sing-along songs composed especially with children in mind, fabulous puppets and lots of surprises that we have come to expect of Riverbank Productions. The show is aimed firmly at a family audience and will delight families with children aged 5 to 9.

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hhhh From the team that brought you The History Of The Troubles (accordin’ to my Da) comes the comedy sequel, The History Of The Peace (accordin’ to my Ma!). A peaceful tale of street protests, riots, guns, bombings and more riots. Karen Reid is a Belfast community worker struggling to keep house and family together in the face of Northern Ireland’s unique form of peace. Through the 1994 ceasefires, the Good Friday Agreement, the Chuckle Brothers and the ‘fleg’ protests, she fervently believes in a new Northern Ireland.

Thankfully, Karen has the ‘total support’ of her loyal band of friends such as: Fireball - now working in Roselawn Crematorium - her dingbat best friend, Stacy, flute band leader, Roberto, Pineapple the paramilitary, Claire, the secret lesbian, Aaron, the serial ‘fleg’ protester and many more.

Fri 13 May

family

Tickets: £6 & £4 (Concession) Time: 10am & 12pm

Would you trust a talking cat? You never know, he might turn you from a pauper to a prince just like the hero of this story, brought to vivid life on an incredible sloping stage by Patrick Lynch of CBeebies fame! Using smoke, mirrors and hidden trapdoors, he’ll show how this surefooted feline fools both the King and the Ogre to put his master at the top. A host of puppets, a working windmill and an avalanche of fruit and nuts awaits you in this classic, magical, furry tale! It’s the cat’s whiskers!

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Clive Conway Productions presents

Clive Conway Productions presents

MADD MUSIC presents

The Housekeeper’s Tale

Wonderland

The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh

Sat 14 May

Literature

The Old Courthouse

Tickets: £15 & £13.50 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

The Housekeeper’s Tale by Tessa Boase is a new book which follows the fascinating lives of five servants, delving into the tough but crucial work carried out by these almost invisible women who really ran the country house. Join Tessa as she reads from The Housekeeper’s Tale and examines what working as a housekeeper - one of the most prestigious jobs a nineteenth and early twentieth century woman could want – was really like.

A fluent study… Boase builds a deep, rich account of their individual lives, returning from the archive with some telling tales. Kathryn Hughes, Times Literary Supplement

Starring Robert Powell, with Matthew Trussler & Ashley Wass

Sat 21 May

family

Tickets: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

In 2015, to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, thirteen of the world’s leading composers were commissioned to create a special piece of music based on each of the 12 chapters and the preface of this most loved of children’s books. Performed in order, the narrative will be performed through music with violinist Matthew Trussler and pianist Ashley Wass and also through words, spoken by renowned television and film actor Robert Powell. Appealing to all age groups, Wonderland is a reflection of the enduring popularity of the original book.

Fri 27 & Sat 28 May

music

Tickets: £15 Time: 8pm

The finest tribute to ‘The Eagles’ and ‘Fleetwood Mac’ is bigger and better than ever as The Illegals return to the Old Courthouse Antrim with a superb set from the Big Two and ‘connected’ others from the West Coast sound. Audiences will love an entertaining night of live vocal harmony, superb musicianship, unforgettable songs and great fun - served up by a band at the top of its game. You’ll hear classic tracks from Linda Rondstadt, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt and others as well as all the top favourites from Eagles and Fleetwood Mac: ‘Hotel California’, ‘The Chain’, ‘Desperado’, ‘Dreams’ and much more.

The Courtyard Theatre Jan - May 16

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Dove Drama Group presents

Snow White Thurs 14 - Sat 16 Jan

Weighing In

Shooting Dogs Sat 23 Jan

family

The Courtyard Theatre

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.30pm. Sat Matinee 2.15pm

Once upon a time there lived a lovely princess with fair skin and blue eyes. She was so fair that she was named Snow White. Her mother died when she was a baby and her father married again. This queen was very pretty but she was also very cruel. The wicked stepmother wanted to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom and she would often ask her magic mirror, “Mirror!

Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?” And the magic mirror would say, “You are, Your Majesty!” But one day, the mirror replied, “Snow White is the fairest of them all!” The wicked queen was very angry and jealous of Snow White.

What happens next? Book your tickets early to find out.

Thurs 21 Jan

drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

Starring Rose Henderson of Fair City fame and Isobel Mahon from Glenroe, this hilarious and fast paced comedy is about life, love and dieting and how we all need to adjust the scales to find the right balance!

Highly driven Pam and motherly Breda meet each week at their Easi-Slim weigh in clinic and strike up an unlikely friendship while the voice of their Easi-Slim instructor booms from on high, reigning over all. Through their bonding over dieting, Pam and Breda learn that things aren’t always what they appear to be and that sometimes you already have the life you have been wishing for.

Fri 5 Feb

music

Tickets: £13 & £11 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Grainne Duffy is a guitar player, singer and songwriter from Ireland. She has an understanding of the blues and she also brings a big deal of soul to her music. Her voice and playing are inspired by the wellsprings of Memphis and Chicago, but Grainne also reflects to rich varieties of the Celtic experience revealed in her remarkable first album Out of the Dark.

Her debut album Out of the Dark (2007) led Grainne to the stage of Glastonbury Festival (UK).

Her 2nd album Test of Time (2011) is highly appreciated by both blues lovers and critics.

Grainne’s exceptional voice and guitar playing has been noted as far afield as Canada and in 2015 Grainne played at the Lighthouse Blues Festival in Ontario State and Tremblant Int’l Blues Festival in Quebec.

Wed 27 Jan

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Songs From The Heart

Holocaust Memorial Day showing

Grainne Duffy

Cailín Deas Productions present

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film

Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm Cert 15

In 1994 Rwanda, simmering tensions between Hutus and Tutsis boil over into fullscale genocide. Two men, a priest named Father Christopher (John Hurt) and British schoolteacher Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy), get caught up in the conflict and stay behind to help those who seek shelter at the Ecole Techniqu.

This project has received financial support from OFMDFM through Antrim and Newtownabbey’s Good Relations Programme.

music

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

Amanda St John writes honest and intimate songs and sings them with a voice that is both powerful and passionate. She has been likened to Dusty Springfield and Imelda May and has a rapidly increasing local and international fanbase.

Brigid O’Neill is still riding the crest of a wave following the release of her debut EP of original songs Arrivals and Departures. Her music is a mix of country-blues and folk with a delicious dash of jazz.

Mandy Bingham writes songs that make a deep and lasting connection to the listener and delivers them with a voice that is strong, pure and compelling. She is the eldest daughter of the late singer-songwriter David McWilliams.

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Box Tale Soup presents

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Manalive!

Sat 6 Feb

The Courtyard Theatre

Sat 6 Feb

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Tickets: £6 & £4 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 2.30pm Recommended Age: 6yrs+

Deep in the forest, faeries wait... Join award winning Box Tale Soup (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) for their new family adaptation of Shakespeare’s enchanting story with just two actors and a cast of beautiful handmade puppets.

Be transported to a world of mirth and magic where Shakespeare’s language is made accessible to a younger audience through the use of puppetry, physical theatre and original music.

Sat 13 Feb drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

Award winning Box Tale Soup (Northanger Abbey, Casting the Runes), return with G.K. Chesterton’s Manalive!, featuring beautifully hand-crafted puppets and stunning original music.

“I will hold a pistol to the head of modern man...”

Beacon House, a broken-down boarding establishment, and its bored, brooding tenants, are about to receive a visitor...But what if their new guest is not all he seems? What secrets lie beneath that bright exterior? How can you trust a man whose name... is Innocent?

ENTERTAINMENT

Tickets: £35 & £33 (Concession) Includes Dinner Time: 7.30pm

Mon 8 – Fri 12 Feb (Gala Night Fri 12 Feb)

MUSIC

Tickets: £4 & £2 (Concession) Gala Night £6 & £4 (Concession) Pay at door Time: 2pm-5pm & 7pm-10pm

A unique music festival for young people aged between 5 and 25 years who compete in singing and instrumental classes throughout the week.

The festival finale is a Gala Night concert, featuring the young performers who took part and the winners of the festival’s awards are announced.

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Box Tale Soup presents

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Join us for the Dinner event of the year which combines fine food and comedy action, served up ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES style.

Marlene & Boycie are hosting a Gala Dinner, but will things go to plan with Del, Rodney and Uncle Albert (when I was in the war) on the guest list? Will Raquel put in an appearance and sing! Surely not after the last time? Expect an evening of chaos and mayhem with extra large portions of comedy.

This is a big fun night out in a friendly party atmosphere with some of the finest comedy actors in the land, professionally produced to the highest standards with your enjoyment at the top of the menu.

Three Course Meal to include - Soup, Roast Beef or Stuffed Chicken, Nut Roast (Veg Option), Pavlova and Tea/Coffee. Patrons will be seated at tables of 10.

Thurs 18 Feb

Drama

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? Not for Pip to decide, only to portray.

She divided the nation like no other politician, she changed the face of British, perhaps world politics forever and the effects of her influence and policies are still felt today. Hear her philosophies, her inspiration and her logic, and then take the chance to question her.

Pip is one of the world’s leading performers of solo theatre, known internationally for his spellbinding portrayals of Adolf, Churchill, Dickens, Casanova, Chaplin, Hancock and many others. ‘Maggie’ is probably Pip’s greatest challenge yet. Pip not only becomes Margaret Thatcher but risks taking audience questions, and answering them as Maggie!

WINNER The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2015 WINNER Fringereview.co.uk Award for Outstanding Theatre

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Northern Ireland Audio Visual Festival

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Fri 19 & Sat 20 Feb

A Night of Nostalgia with the Belfast Big Swing Band

Love or Money

Thurs 3 Mar visual

What was sometimes commonly called a “slide-show” is transformed by the audio-visual art. Each “show” comprises the production of a sequence of still pictures accompanied by a sound-track.

It is difficult to adequately describe the experience of seeing an A-V sequence. Suffice to say that you will never think of a “slide-show” again in the same way. Why not come along – it’s the best and cheapest Friday or Saturday entertainment you’ll get.”

THE RED VELVET CABARET

COMEDY

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Tickets: £8 total for all sessions Time: Friday: 7.30pm – 10pm Saturday: 11.00am – 10pm

May contain flashing images.

C21 Theatre Company presents

Sat 27 Feb

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Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Presented and starring sensational Swing Diva Caroline Brown.

Join Caroline and the 20 piece Belfast Big Swing Band as they transport you back in a fabulous night of Big Band Music celebrating the music of Glen Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

STARRING PETER CORRY

A TRULY UNFORGETTABLE AND UNIQUE SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED!

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Tickets: £22.50 Time: 8pm Age: 16 yrs+

Sit down, relax, and welcome to The Red Velvet Cabaret!

Northern Ireland’s West End singing star Peter Corry returns with a brand new show set in a cabaret style at the Courtyard Theatre, Ballyearl.

At Theatre at The Mill Peter’s previous productions include, Annie Get Your Gun, Les Miserables, The Producers, Oklahoma and The Music Box.

c21 Theatre Company presents a biting new comedy about the underside of the recession.

Finance and fidelity entangle in a tug-of-love to keep business afloat. Zero hours or the hour of reckoning? A storm in a “D” cup, that’s for sure.

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Fri 4 & Sat 5 Mar

The Red Velvet Cabaret stars and is directed by Corry along with a first class production team including renowned musical director Ashley Fulton and London-based choreographer Fleur Mellor.

A comedy about banks, bras and going bust by Rosemary Jenkinson.

Another satirical gem from Jenkinson and c21 who brought you last year’s sell-out hit Stitched Up.

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This great night out, features everything from classics by Queen to arias from the world of opera, from the brilliant lyrics of Cole Porter to pop classics by Annie Lennox. A truly unforgettable and unique show not to be missed!

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The Aristocats Workshop

Mon 28 Mar – Sat 2 Apr

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Mon 14 – Sat 19 Mar

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Tickets: £8 & £7 (Concession) Time: 8pm, Sat 19 Mar 7.30pm

Newtownabbey Drama Festival of full length plays is an exciting annual event in The Courtyard Theatre calendar for local amateur dramatics.

The Festival runs from Monday to Saturday with the presentation of one play each evening by different amateur dramatic theatre groups from across Northern Ireland and beyond.

A full synopsis of the plays is available from our website www.thecourtyardtheatre.com.

The Courtyard Community Choir presents

David Hull Promotions

Northern Lights

WORKSHOP

Tickets: £12 Time: 8pm

Tickets: £120 (includes 3 tickets to the show) Time: Workshop 10am – 4.30pm Performance Sat 2 Apr 12 noon W Age: 5 – 10 years of age

Find out just what a cat is to do when kidnapped and abandoned to the Parisian countryside.

Join Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of Alley Cats as they race to the rescue. This comic filled musical adventure includes the Disney favourites, The Artisocats, Scales and Arpeggios and Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat. Don’t You?

Thurs 7 Apr

Nelson – A Sailor’s Tale

Then and Now, Sounds of Memory!

Sat 9 Apr

Following the success of last year’s Easter Youth Theatre production of The Jungle Book, Sean and Anna, directors at Guildford School of Acting return with their talented team this Easter. This feline musical theatre adventure for little ones has been designed so that they too can take part in a fun and structured theatre school environment.

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Tickets: £15 & £12 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Three of the North’s finest songwriter’s Ben Glover, Malojan and Matt McGinn take to the stage in a special collaborative tour weaving their stories of the highs and lows, the laughter and tears of everyday living.

Songs are written by osmosis, the soaking up of a life’s experience distilled into a conversation with the listener

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Riverbank Productions presents

Alice In Wonderland

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Sat 16 Apr

All profits from the evening will be donated to the Mayor of Newtownabbey’s chosen charities

Come party with the Courtyard Theatre Community Choir in a very special atmospheric evening of story and song as they reimagine a centenary of community, continuity and celebration.

Feast in our cabaret style seating as our singing waiters greet, seat, and serenade you as we recapture magical, memorable moments from 1916 to the present day.

The evening includes popular classics and songs for you to sing along to, from I’ll Tell Me Ma to It’s a Long Way to Tipperary and many more, all topped off with a light supper with a choice of mini individual pies, cottage pie, pork chops served with green peas, creamed carrots and baby potatoes, accompanied with freshly baked sour dough.

Thurs 14 Apr

DRAMA

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

Winner of the Best of Kansas City 2015 Critics Choice Award Written and performed by Nicholas Collett.

Directed by Gavin Robertson Original soundtrack by Danny Bright.

Amidst Trafalgar’s shot, smoke and din, the crew of the Victory strive to destroy the Combined Fleet of France and Spain. Below the column in Trafalgar Square, a homeless Falklands veteran shivers in the cold – above, Nelson’s thoughts on the world today.

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Tickets: £6 Time: 2pm Recommended Age: 5 – 9yrs

Continuing the Riverbank tradition of producing exciting adaptations of classical children’s literature, the company are now embarking on one of the most famous books ever Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland featuring all your favourite “Alice” characters portrayed by a cast of four talented actors. Also expect brand-new catchy sing-along songs composed especially with children in mind, fabulous puppets and lots of surprises.

From the time Alice falls down the rabbit hole to the hilarious and curious ending, your audience will be spellbound. This great show is suitable for families and specifically at children aged five to nine.

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Roller Disco

Celtic Soul

Sat 23 Apr

Mr Hullabaloo’s Magical Party

Ronnie Greer Blues Band

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Lyngo Theatre Company presents

The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio

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Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Fri 29 Apr

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We’re delighted to have Celtic Soul return again to celebrate one of the truly great singer/ songwriters of all time: our own Van Morrison.

With Van marking his 70th birthday with concerts on Cyprus Avenue, the band has been busier than ever both at home and with fans from abroad.

Receiving critical acclaim from devout Vanatics wherever they perform, you’ll hear the big hits like Days Like This and Brown Eyed Girl as well as album tracks like Ballerina and The Philosopher’s Stone in a packed 2 1/2hr show.

With years of playing in blues, folk, trad and jazz bands these musicians have the ingredients to deliver Van’s music authentically.

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Tickets: £8.50 Time: 7pm – 8.30pm (Primary School Children) 8.45pm – 10.15pm (Adults)

Whip out your spandex and leg warmers for a fun-packed night.

Fri 6 May

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Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Blues guitar legend Ronnie Greer has been at the centre of the blues scene in Northern Ireland now for over 40 years.

Complete with the best seventies hits, funky music and retro appeal, Roller Disco is THE hotspot for clubbing on wheels.

He has shared the stage with some of the leading figures in the genre, and his distinctive guitar playing, melding hard edged Chicago style blues licks with bebop jazz lines, has been critically acclaimed as world class.

Whether you’re a pro skater, an absolute beginner, or simply looking to put a different spin on a good time head down to The Courtyard Theatre for an unforgettable night of disco inferno.

His powerhouse band, featuring some of our finest musicians, including singer/guitarist Anthony Toner and keyboard wizard John McCullough, operate on a level which has to be heard to be appreciated.

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Sat 7 May

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Tickets: £6 Time: 1.30pm & 4pm Recommended Age: 3 – 8 yrs

Come enter the enchanting world of Mr Hullabaloo the storyteller and his colourful puppet friends for a magical birthday party unlike any other.

Throughout the show Mr Hullabaloo and friends will present a selection of well-loved children’s classic tales live on stage. With spectacular sets, costumes, puppetry, music, movement and lots of audience participation, a story shared with us is guaranteed to create magical memories for many years to come.

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Tickets: £6 Time: 2.30pm Recommended Age: 4 yrs+

Lyngo Theatre Company adapts this epic tale into a unique retelling where the story leaps off the page and onto the stage.

Crickets, cats, foxes and, of course, the worldfamous puppet, will spring out of our collection of dusty, old, magic books, while Patrick Lynch from CBeebies pulls all the strings and turns all the pages to bring you the true story of Pinocchio, no lie. Who nose? He might even find his father and become a real boy.

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How to Book & Theatre Information

Reservations Tickets can be reserved for a maximum of five days, all reserved tickets must be paid for in full five days prior to the performance date. Tickets not paid for by this time will be released for sale.

The Old Courthouse, wheelchair spaces are available in the auditorium (at front of house and at balcony level) and can be reserved via the box office but not online. Please make your requirements known at time of booking so that staff can best assist.

Refunds Please note we are unable to offer refunds except in the event of a cancelled performance. This does not affect your statutory rights.

A key priority at the Old Courthouse is the provision of physical and sensory access for audiences, visitors and performers with disabled access control, disabled lift and accessible toilet facilities

Your personal data The personal details required to administer your booking will be securely stored by the theatre. Please inform us if you do not wish to receive theatre information. We will endeavor to comply with the data protection act.

Centre Stage Disability Access Scheme

BOX OFFICE & TICKETING INFORMATION

Exchanges Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production up to 48 hours before the performance. Exchanges are strictly

When visiting the theatres (where applicable) we want to ensure that we are best able to meet any specific requirements patrons with a disability may have. By becoming a Centre Stage member, disabled patrons may benefit from free or discounted tickets for their essential assistance companion; receive more informed help at box office when choosing seats to accommodate mobility access; receive the theatre programme in a format

BABES IN ARMS Children aged 24 months and under may attend family shows for FREE if seated in carers arms. Contact Box Office for more information.

The Theatre Experience Please arrive on time, latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance before being admitted into the auditorium. All patrons must hold a ticket for entry into the auditorium.

All mobile phones and pagers must be switched off.

Food and drink are not permitted in the auditorium.

The use of cameras, video and tape recording equipment is not permitted in the theatre without prior permission from management.

Theatre Hire The theatres are available for hire for theatrical productions for any length of time.

The 3 Theatre venues have become established as the perfect setting for corporate meetings, conferences, and community events . The Old Courthouse is also available for weddings, For further information and booking enquiries, please contact:

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Opening Hours Open all year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, and Easter Monday, 12 & 13 July).

May, June & Sept Mon - Wed 9am - 5pm, Thurs & Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 1pm July & August Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 3pm October to April Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Opening hours will be extended for all evening events featured in this guide.

By phone: 028 9446 3113/028 9442 8331 Online: www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/oldcourthouse Facebook: Old Courthouse, Antrim

Concessions Where applicable, concession rates are identified as part of the ticket price for a show and are available to students under 18, over 60s, unwaged, and registered disabled.

Proof of status is required before entry to show.

Accessibility The Theatre at The Mill is fully accessible and includes wheelchair accessible seating, Sennheiser infra-red hearing system compatible with induction loop system, baby changing facilities and lift access. At The Courtyard Theatre there is lift access to the auditorium & mezzanine and accessible toilets & baby changing facilities at ground level. A full access guide is available from our website and box office.

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The Old Courthouse Theatre Box Office Our Box Office is located in the Theatre in Market Square

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Group bookings If you are a group of friends, family or work colleagues or even a school of 10 or more, a group discount is available for the shows indicated.

suitable to your requirements. For more information and to register contact theatre Box Office or visit our website.

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The Courtyard Theatre Box Office Our Box Office is located at Ballyearl Golf Fitness Arts

subject to availability. A handling fee of ÂŁ2 will be charged per ticket. All original tickets must be produced in person before an exchange can be processed.

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There are no online booking fees and customers can select their own seats. Online tickets can be printed at home, posted or collected at the Box Office.

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The Theatre at The Mill is located at Mossley Mill, Carnmoney Road North, Newtownabbey, BT36 5QA. The Courtyard Theatre is located at Ballyearl Arts & Leisure Centre, 585 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5RZ. Only 10 minutes from Belfast, there is ample FREE parking.

Directions Simply take the M2 out of Belfast towards Antrim, exiting at Sandyknowes roundabout, take the A8 towards Larne.

Drive through 1st roundabout and turn right at the 2nd

roundabout. You will see the Courtyard Theatre on the left hand side at Ballyearl Arts & Leisure Centre. For the Theatre at The Mill take the next right onto Carnmoney Road North and then left into Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey Borough Council Headquarters. The Theatre at The Mill is in the Civic Square behind Mossley Mill.

For bus and rail directions, please check out our website or contact www.translink.co.uk 028 9066 6630

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