Summer Arts Programme // June - September 2019

Summer Ar ts THEATRES // JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2019

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Theatre at The Mill

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Exhibition on Screen presents

Van Gogh & Japan Tues 4 June

SCREENING

“Stunning”

“What a thrill”

Time Out Magazine

Mail on Sunday

“An exhilarating visual feast”

“Stunning, luminous close-ups”

London Evening Standard

Sydney Arts Guide

VAN GOGH & JAPAN

Tickets: £11 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available

The untold story of Van Gogh’s art

Time: 7.45pm

LIMITED SCREENINGS – BOOK NOW Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

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The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEVENTH ART PRODUCTIONS ‘VAN GOGH & JAPAN’ EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS TIM DAWSON, PHIL GRABSKY, AMANDA WILKIE DIRECTED BY DAVID BICKERSTAFF Pere Tanguy (Father Tanguy), 1887-88 (oil on canvas), Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90) / Musee Rodin, Paris, France / Peter Willi / Bridgeman Images

In this little known story of Van Gogh’s art we see just how important his study of Japan was. The film travels not only to France and the Netherlands but also to Japan to further explore the remarkable heritage that so affected Van Gogh and made him the artist we know of today.

Fri 7 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £24 Time: 7.45pm Direct from its success at London’s Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a SOLD OUT Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon and Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos, original film footage and a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Homeward Bound and many more.

“Fantastic” Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2 “Authentic and Exciting” The Stage www.theatreatthemill.com

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Studio 86 Summer Showcase Sat 8 June

DANCE

Tickets: £10 & £7.50 (disabled, over 60’s & under 16’s) Time: 2.30pm & 7.45pm Come along to our 3rd annual end of year show this one is going to be bigger than ever! The show is made up of all the children from the studio who take part in weekly classes as well as all our competition teams. There will be various styles of dance on show as well as cheerleading and acrobatic arts. A great way to finish the year!

JMDA presents

Movies, Musicals and More!

(Junior Show) Sun 9 June

DANCE

Tickets: £15 & £12 (Concession) Time: 4pm Join the junior students of JMDA for their end of year summer showcase. From toe-tapping musical theatre numbers to beautiful lyrical pieces and everything in between, there is sure to be something to entertain everyone! Come along and support this wonderful, quality production featuring talented, local students!

The Royal Ballet presents

Romeo and Juliet Tues 11 June

LIVE SCREENING

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.15pm Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan’s 20th-century ballet masterpiece.

Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over. Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a modern ballet classic. The choreography captures the emotions of the young couple as they fall in love, despite the barriers that finally bring about the story’s tragic end.

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Thurs 13 June COMEDY

ADDITIONAL SHOW

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+ Contains adult humour and strong language.

You’ve met the real housewives of New York, Atlanta and Cheshire – now let’s meet the REAL housewives of Norn Iron!

Imagine a West Belfast milly rubbing shoulders with a BT9-er? A wee Derry Irish language fanatic drinking gin and slim-line tonics with a midUlster Slimmers World hallion! You ain’t seen sparks fly until you’ve seen The REAL Housewives of Norn Iron!

Written and produced by Leesa Harker, creator of Maggie Muff and writer of 50 Shades of Red, White and Blue, Dirty Dancin in le Shebeen, Maggie’s Feg Run and Maggie – Yer Ma! and Directed by Andrea Montgomery - in other words, you’re guaranteed a geg!

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Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice presents

George Hutton in Concert Mon 17 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Fresh off his US Tour with Columbia Artists, internationally renowned performer George Hutton returns to his beloved homeland with his critically acclaimed debut album Chapter One. Described by Tommy Fleming as ‘One of the best voices I’ve heard in years’ and Eric Lalor (JOE.ie) ‘He has a voice that would blow away any clouds.’

No stranger to the stage he’s performed with the likes of Glen Hansard, Moya Brennan, Tommy Fleming and Hozier. An experienced performer he has toured with The Five Irish Tenors, Anúna and has since shaped into a confident and powerful solo performer. One of country’s rising stars, George is also a judge on the hit BBC One television series All Together Now with Geri Halliwell and Rob Beckett. This concert is proudly supporting Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.

Thurs 20 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £21.50 Time: 7.45pm

Dust off the Stetsons folks as The Summer Country Show returns for another unmissable night of magic. Featuring six of Ireland’s top stars all in one show with Louisiana man Robert Mizzell, Country Queen Louise Morrisey, the Legendary Billy McFarland, the popular Thomas and Fhiona, the starlet Shauna McStravock and the hilarious Gary Wilson who will each perform their biggest hit songs in the company of the fabulous Keltic Storm.

This show is going to be a sell-out so get your tickets early for the hoedown of the year!

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Debut Dance Company - Annual Summer Showcase Fri 21 June

DANCE

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7pm Join Debut Dance Company in exploring dance styles and emotions, allow our students to educate and entertain you through dance. DDC will perform their class and competition routines, in solos, duos, trios and troupes! Join us for a night of dance and support our students!

JMDA presents

Movies, Musicals and More!

(Senior Show) Sat 22 June

DANCE

Tickets: £15 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm Join the senior students of JMDA for their end of year summer showcase. From toe-tapping musical theatre numbers to beautiful lyrical pieces and everything in between, there is sure to be something to entertain everyone! Come along and support this wonderful, quality production featuring talented, local students!

Jolly Promotions presents

Goldilocks, the Three Bears and Ruff the Dog! Sun 23 June

FAMILY

Tickets: £10 Time: 2pm Goldilocks, the Three Bears and Ruff the Dog perform live on stage, right before your eyes in this exciting and fun filled musical production.

The popular tale takes a few twists and turns along the way with other new puppet characters and hopefully a happy ever after. Kids will learn that music can be found everywhere as they sing and dance to all their favourite songs.

Throughout the show there are interactive moments that children and parents alike can enjoy.

Featuring fantastic costumes, an amazing stage set and colourful lighting, it will be an experience for all the family to remember and cherish. www.theatreatthemill.com

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Tues 2 – Sat 6 July

MUSICAL THEATRE

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) HOME SP UN Family Ticket: £40 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) Time: 7pm, Saturday Matinee 2.30pm YOUTH DR AMA DANCE

Home Spun Youth Musical Theatre are excited to be performing in a new production of this much-loved musical.

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry.

Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.

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Mon 15 July – Fri 19 July WORKSHOP

Tickets: £120 (includes seven free tickets to the performance on Fri 19 July at 7pm)

Time: 10am – 5pm Age: 7 – 18yrs If your kids have a passion for dance, drama and singing and would like to learn from some of the best in the business in a professional theatre with a celebrated creative team, which includes lecturers from GSA, then this could well be the course for you! The week provides students with the opportunity to learn from the best in the business, mastering the dance routines, perfecting lines, and putting on a show for family and friends in just one week.

Join Peter, Tinker Bell and the rest of the Lost Boys and experience their adventures with that infamous pirate Captain Cook in Neverland.

Music and Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain, Michelle Tumes, Xavier Atencio, George Bruns, Jack Lawrence, Frank Churchill, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Oliver Wallace and Ray Kelley Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Lyrics by Eric Svejcar Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by David Zellnik Based on the screenplay by Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Ralph Wright and William Cottrell Based on the play by J.M. Barrie This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents

Cranford

Thurs 18 July

OUTDOOR THEATRE

Tickets: £16 & £11 (Under 18’s) Family Ticket: £46 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)

Group Discount Available Time: Gates open at 6.30pm. Show begins 7.45pm.

Step back in time with Chapterhouse this summer and find yourself whisked into the world of small-town life in Victorian England, as Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford is adapted for performances in some of the UK and Ireland’s most beautiful open-air venues by award-winning writer Laura Turner. In the sleepy village of Cranford, a mysterious new arrival is setting hearts aflutter...

This performance takes place outside in the Civic Square at Mossley Mill.

Bring along your picnic rugs or low backed seating for this performance. www.theatreatthemill.com

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JH Academy of Theatre Arts presents

Fri 26 & Sat 27 July MUSICAL

Tickets: £14 Time: 7.45pm A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” - after his co-worker crush. The blood hungry R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

André Rieu asks Shall We Dance?

André Rieu welcomes you into the beautiful and historic town of Maastricht, as he performs live from the stunning medieval town square accompanied by his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra as well as a cast of over 100 dancers.

Tickets: £20 & £10 (students, disabled & unwaged) This performance takes place outside in the Civic Square at Mossley Mill.

Sat 27 July LIVE OUTDOOR SCREENING

Time: Gates open at 5.30pm.

Show begins 7pm.

Bring along your picnic rugs or low backed seating for this performance.

Sun 28 July

This live screening will be shown in the main auditorium.

LIVE SCREENING

Time: 3pm

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La Bayadere and The Greatest Showman Summer Dance Workshop

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Mon 5 – Fri 9 Aug

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Tickets: £125

(includes seven free tickets to the performance on Fri 9 Aug at 7pm)

Time: 10am – 4.30pm Age: 7yrs+ Dance to excerpts from an iconic Russian ballet about a temple dancer, Nikiya who is in love with a warrior while the High Brahmin also desires Nikiya and when she rejects him, he plans to take his revenge on the warrior. And experience the dances of the decades greatest hit in the form of The Greatest Showman.

A workshop packed with creativity under the direction of tutors Laura Walker and Jennifer Milligan using jazz dance and ballet as the foundation for the week’s classes and developing creative dance skills in preparation for the final performance on the Friday evening.

Mon 12 – Sat 17 Aug WORKSHOP

Tickets: £125 (includes seven free tickets to the performance on Sat 17 Aug at 2.30pm) Time: 10am – 4.30pm Age: 5 - 10yrs

Follow the Yellow Brick Road and travel Over The Rainbow this summer with Mr Hullabaloo to a magical place where you can sing, dance and perform in your very own show!

Children will be treated to classes in acting, singing and dancing before performing live on stage for their family and friends at the end of the week. Don’t miss your chance to be part of magical tale full of fun for the young and young at heart!

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Tues 20 – Sat 24 Aug MUSICAL

Tickets: £19.50

Group Discount Available

Time: 7:45pm Sat Matinee 2:30pm Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses Roxie and Velma, locked up in Cook County Jail.

Come along and be “Razzle Dazzled”.

Directed by James Huish and choreographed by Broadway legend Phil LaDuca.

The 25th Anniversary Tour of Marie Jones

A Night in November Wed 11 Sept

DRAMA

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm ‘Is it possible to change?’

Kenneth McAllister followed all the rules. He loved who he was supposed to love.

He lived where he was expected to live. He fought who he was taught to fight.

Until one night in November, he did the most exciting, outrageous, crazy thing he’d ever done.

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour

Thurs 12 Sept

FILM

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Groups of 6+ £13 each Time: 7.45pm Age: 12A Calling all ocean lovers! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back for autumn 2019 with a brand-new selection of the world’s most captivating ocean films!

Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Film Festival UK & Ireland Tour, this carefully curated collection of short films features sublime footage from both above and below the water’s surface, showcasing the spellbinding power and beauty of our oceans.

Celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray, who chase the crests of waves and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue. Be awed by mesmerising marine life and spectacular cinematography from unexplored depths of our planet – via the big screen!

Visit www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk for more.

Photo credit: Travis Burke, Freediver Chelsea Yamasee

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Craft & Demonstration Fair Sat 14 Sept

Tickets: £3 (Under 16s Free) Time: 11am – 4pm Come along to this year’s craft & demonstration fair. Browse a fantastic array of quality hand produced crafts and home baked goods featuring local crafters as well as visiting crafters from Finland and Latvia displaying their products. During the day, our crafters will be conducting demonstrations on making their products. Entertainment and activities for children will be provided throughout the day.

Sat 14 Sept

MUSIC

Tickets: £16 & £15 (Concession)

Time: 7.45pm

Live Forever Oasis are the definitive 5-piece tribute to the Manchester super group Oasis. Their highly acclaimed two hour Oasis Tribute Show consists of many of the hits, B-sides and album tracks and has been performed live well over 300 times in this record breaking tribute bands eight year history.

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The Old Courthouse

By phone: 028 9442 8331 Online: www.theoldcourthousetheatre.com Facebook: The Old Courthouse, Antrim

Sat 1 June

COMEDY

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.30pm Age: 16yrs+ Contains strong language Belfast GIRLS the online sensation comes live to the stage!

Big Bernie is having a hard time with her new PIP assessment.

Michelle has a dream of going to Santa Ponsa to get an all over tan. But Shankill Joe has plans for the Belfast GIRLS!!! Will Bernie get her money, will Michelle get her Santa Ponsa Dream or will Shankill Joe ruin the day.

You’ll just have to come and see!!

HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT....... book your tickets today!

Community Tea Dance

Wed 12 June, Wed 14 Aug, Wed 11 Sept DANCE

Tickets: £3 Time: 2pm – 4pm

Our tea dances are a great opportunity to dust off those dancing shoes and let your toes twinkle and step out in style! Join Double Trouble for some great tunes from all eras. Enjoy a cup of tea and whether you dance or not, these relaxed, friendly and entertaining afternoons are sure to delight! www.theatreatthemill.com www.theoldcourthousetheatre.com

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Fri 14 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £18 Time: 7.30pm Please note this show contains smoke, strobes and pyrotechnics

The Elvis Spectacular Show starring Ciaran Houlihan with his TCB Band and the Sweet Sensations returns to The Old Courthouse.

The ultimate Elvis experience from multi award winning European Elvis champion Ciaran Houlihan. Featuring a fantastic live band, big screen and an Elvis shop, a fantastic night out for all. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the show in an intimate setting. Book now last year was a sell-out.

Anthony Toner: Our Lady of the Wind and Rain Fri 28 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 7.30pm Anthony Toner (once memorably described as ‘James Taylor meets John Prine in a second hand book shop’) celebrates the release of his ninth album, Our Lady of the Wind and Rain.

Since the release of the popular single Sailortown ten years ago, Anthony has been in constant motion, releasing a string of popular albums and playing countless live performances, the songs interweaved with insightful, moving and funny stories. Along the way he has chalked up a string of memorable songs, including Well Well Well, The Road to Fivemiletown, East of Louise and recently An Alphabet, a moving song inspired by his father’s Alzheimer’s condition.

Expect an evening of peerless guitar playing and songs old and new.

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Rock Rehab Performance Thurs 4 July

MUSIC

Tickets: £6 & £5 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm Join musician Tommy McMeekin and the stars of Rock Rehab Antrim for their 2019 year-end showcase. Come along and support our local talented musicians playing new tunes and restyling popular classics.

This evening will be fun and a great way to start your weekend.

Some Enchanted Evening: Courtyard Community Choir Sat 17 Aug

OUTDOOR MUSIC

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm Venue: Parterre Antrim Castle Gardens

Bring your picnic, chairs, table and even candelabra along with you to the beautiful Parterre at Antrim Castle Gardens and enjoy a magical evening with the Courtyard Community Choir with special guest Clover Watts-Kerr.

The repertoire for the evening will include songs from the musicals including the opportunity to tap your feet and sing along to a Mama Mia medley.

For the best outdoor theatre experience patrons are advised to wear clothing suitable for all weather conditions.

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Heart of the Dream Performing Arts Intensive Workshop Mon 19 – Sat 24 Aug

WORKSHOP

Time: 10am – 5pm

Performance: Sat 24 Aug Time: 8pm

This course is free, however, all cast members are asked to pay a £20 deposit which will be refunded in full on completion of the project.

Have you always wanted to sing, act or dance? Do you possess a raw untapped talent? Have you or your children always wanted to polish your performance skills? This is your chance for an exciting, challenging, and above all fun experience working with an international world class director, a professional composer and a choreographer. Generously funded by PEACE, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and NI’s premiere intercultural theatre company, Terra Nova Production, the course offers people of all ages across the Borough the chance to take part in an intensive week-long Shakespeare project this August.

You will work alongside the professionals learning skills ranging from verse speaking to dance to physical comedy, and intercultural performing arts, joining some of Northern Ireland’s best professional actors. By the end of the week, you will be putting on a Shakespeare showcase featuring professional costume, make-up, original music, choreography and light.

Suitable for people of all ages from 12 and up. Younger children will also be considered if a parent or guardian is taking part as well. Perfect English is not required as Terra Nova is experienced at working with people who do not have English as a first language.

Auditions will take place on June 15th at the Old Courthouse Theatre Open call Acting auditions 11-12:30pm Open call Singing auditions 1:30-2:30pm Open call Dance auditions 3-4pm Places on the programme will be offered by the end of June.

Book your audition place by contacting 028 9034 0202 or boxoffice@theatreatthemill.com A project supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) www.theatreatthemill.com www.theoldcourthousetheatre.com

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Comedy Night in aid of Antrim Area Hospital NICU Fri 6 Sept

COMEDY

Tickets: £21.50 Time: 7.30pm Comedy night in aid of the Neonatal unit at Antrim Area Hospital.

Headline Act Colin Murphy, The Blame Game. With more top local Northern Ireland stand up acts. Peter E Davidson (MC), Dave Elliott, Sara Jade Davidson, George Firehorse, Mustafa Saed and Phyllis McKenna.

The 25th Anniversary Tour of Marie Jones

A Night in November Wed 18 Sept

DRAMA

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm ‘Is it possible to change?’

Kenneth McAllister followed all the rules. He loved who he was supposed to love.

He lived where he was expected to live. He fought who he was taught to fight.

Until one night in November, he did the most exciting, outrageous, crazy thing he’d ever done.

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The Courtyard Theatre

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The Sensational 70’s Superstars Show Fri 7 June

MUSIC

Tickets: £15

Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm Please note this show contains smoke, strobes and pyrotechnics The Sensational 70’s Superstars Show with their Tributes to Smokie and The Bay City Rollers (with a healthy dose of everything from Donny Osmond to Alice Cooper thrown in the mix) will rock the stage at The Courtyard Theatre.

Don’t miss this fantastic trip down memory lane to the era that taste forgot!

A time of ...Wombles...Clackers...Raleigh choppers ...Ford Capris… Vesta curries and the best mix of music EVER! Support from Melanie Wilson.

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Rocketman The Ultimate Elton John Tribute Thurs 20 June

MUSIC

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

Time: 8pm Star of Even Better Than The Real Thing TV Show and endorsed by Hercules the Elton John fan club!

With the upcoming nationwide release of the Elton John biopic, this show is bound to be in high demand. Andy Crosbie is Rocketman the highly acclaimed tribute to THE Ultimate Diva!

All the hits from the first chartbuster Your Song right through a huge catalogue of massive instantly recognisable pop masterpieces such as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Benny And The Jets, Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting, Daniel, Crocodile Rock, I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues, Nikita..... the list is endless!

Andy has Elton down to a tee.

Don’t miss this fantastic show.

Sat 22 June

FAMILY

Tickets: £6.50 Time: 1.30pm & 4pm Age: 3 - 9yrs Join Mr Hullabaloo, the magical storyteller and his colourful puppet friends in this brand new show.

Jingles the Jester and Bobbin the Bear visit the seaside to hear tales of Pirates and Mermaids.

Then we pay a visit to Fairy Twinkles summer garden in fairy glen but watch out for the naughty little rascal trampling on all the summer flowers!

Come celebrate the magic of Summertime with Mr Hullabaloo! www.thecourtyardtheatre.com

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Flashback

Fri 19 & Sat 20 July DANCE

Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

Flashback is an end of year showcase for friends and family of the pupils from L-A.E School of Dance.

Fri 19 & Sat 20 July SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

Bobby Willis is approaching that dangerous age for a man, fifty.

After a ‘helpful’ neighbour warns her that the quiet ones are the worst, his wife Edna fears that he is chasing other women. A comedy of misunderstandings ensues in the best tradition of summer theatre. Throw in a French lodger, a hapless apprentice, a greyhound, a male escort and a picture of King Billy and this will be a show you’ll never forget!

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Sat 3 Aug

MUSICAL

Tickets: £12 & £9 (Concession)

Time: 3pm & 7.30pm

NISMAT Theatre School are extremely excited to return to The Courtyard after the sellout success of Hairspray Jr! This time with our Junior Summer Project Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

Join us and meet Willy Wonka and witness the outstanding talents of Nismat’s young cast this summer!

Fri 16 & Sat 17 Aug SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

One of Sam Cree’s perennial classics about the Belfast Galbraith family and their neighbours the Beatty’s. There is much hilarity and slap-stick as we follow these two family’s antics including an elusive mouse, a pregnant daughter, the characteristically tight fisted Ballymena in-laws, an amorous ex-girlfriend and a “ban the bomb” groover!

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Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug

SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

The action of the play takes place in a “luxury” caravan, with five ladies embarking on a strictly women only holiday in the tranquil Donegal countryside.

The holiday is thrown into disarray with a case of “mistaken caravan identity” and the arrival of three men. Added to the mix are two more men, Wilfred and John, and what was supposed to be a holiday of rest and quietness turns into a riotous clash of the sexes, each with their own story to tell.

Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug

Ad Hoc Theatre Company presents

SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

Jack loves Kitty, Charley loves Amy, wealthy Aunt Lucia is about to visit and will serve as an appropriate chaperone. Her announced delay requires Lord Babberley to act as substitute. When Aunty arrives early chaos ensues.

Set in Victorian England this hilarious farce has retained its appeal for over a century.

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Clarence Players presents

Boeing Boeing Fri 6 & Sat 7 Sept SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

Bachelor Bernard has the perfect life. Three fiancées, each a gorgeous airline hostess, engaged to him without knowing about each other.

When his old friend Robert comes to stay, he is in for a bumpy ride. A new and speedier Boeing jet throws off his careful planning, bringing all three fiancées to his apartment at the same time. Disaster looms!

Fri 13 & Sat 14 Sept SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

Married Bliss follows the story of the Ramsey’s who have planned an idyllic break in the Ulster countryside. Arriving at their country cottage the couple soon realise that the luxury retreat won’t have too many of the home comforts that they were expecting. Add some unwanted guests and this is a trip the Ramsey’s won’t forget in a hurry!

Holywood Players presents

Second Honeymoon Fri 20 & Sat 21 Sept SUMMER THEATRE

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Tickets: £11 & £9 (Concession) Group Discount Available

Time: 8pm

It’s the 1960’s and Frank and Agnes McIlroy return to the seaside Bangor boarding house where they spent their first nights as a newly married couple 25 years ago. However their romantic getaway doesn’t go quite the way they planned and before they know it they are caught up in the goings on of the other guests, their prim and proper land lady, and her flighty maid with a penchant for sailors! With hen pecked husbands, loved up young newlyweds, a seaside bathing competition, and a surprise appearance from an old flame their break away soon turns into a weekend they will never forget! www.thecourtyardtheatre.com

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A Festival of Colour Creativity and Craft Set in the stunning ANTRIM CASTLE GARDENS & CLOTWORTHY HOUSE Spinning Yarns is a ‘must do’ event for those passionate about yarn or simply seeking a great day out. Come along to be entertained and inspired!

31 AUGUST & 1 SEPTEMBER 2019 For more details

T. 028 9448 1338

E. Clotworthy.reception@ antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk or visit the website below

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Summer Ar ts EXHIBITIONS // JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2019

ENGAGE Oriel, Conservatory and Flax Galleries

ORIEL GALLERY

The Spiritual Journey of a West Country Artist

by Melody Hawtin

Tue 25 June – Sun 25 Aug At the age of nine, roaming on Exmoor with her little spaniel, Melody recreated the beauty she saw with photographs and oil paint. Colour and faith became her comfort, celebration, restoration and Hope and led ultimately, with added inspiration from Romantics such as JMW Turner, to the beautiful landscapes she produces today.

CONSERVATORY GALLERY

What is Your Pleasure

by Antrim Art Club Tue 11 June – Sun 28 July Antrim Art Club has for 68 years been a hardworking voluntary club that encourages and supports artists at all levels while promoting their good health and wellbeing through the therapy of painting. This year the artists show through their art what gives them pleasure and hope in return it gives much pleasure to the community.

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Timeless

by The Men’s Shed, Antrim

Tue 30 July – Sun 18 Aug Antrim’s talented Men’s Shed pyrographers have created a wall hanging made up of interlocking, hexagonal images of hardwearing, ageless, and timeless objects from the landscape such as historic buildings, ancient trees, landmarks, dark hedges etc. presented in a way that mirrors the ageless beauty of the Giant’s Causeway.

Solo Show

by Casey Allum

Tue 20 Aug – Sun 29 Sept Casey Allum is a self-taught artist and illustrator from The Lake District who specialises in animal portraits. She is constantly seeking out the finer details, construction, form and texture of her subjects, using a range of oils, acrylics pastels, pencils and inks, while also drawing attention to the negative space and light surrounding them.

FLAX GALLERY

Some Creatures Great and Small

by Stephen Jamison

Thurs 4 July – Sat 31 August Sir David Attenborough has spent his life educating and enlightening us as to nature’s wonders. Yet, mankind has been responsible for so many of the World’s creatures being lost since 1970.

Artist Stephen Jamison aims to bring the beauty of nature to this exhibition and at the same time sounds a warning bell. He believes we owe it to future generations to ensure the creatures he depicts survive, not just in pictures.

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