DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE MAY 2012 Bealtaine Festival May belongs to the Bealtaine Festival, celebrating creativity as we age! Over 120,000 people now take part in Bealtaine. It is a chance for people to make new and challenging work, a chance to communicate traditions between the generations. It is a chance for the novice to discover a talent until then unseen and a chance for a long-dormant skill to find a new outlet.
Wed 9 May
Theatre : KIN by OneTouch Theatre This show simply presents the changing relationships of six people in their 40s and 50s with their parents. Using video, music and tea and toast Donna Rutherford asks questions we often leave unuttered. Tickets: €5 Time: 2pm
Thurs 10th May
Belfast Girls
Jaki McCarrick’s latest play about five young women travelling to Australia in 1850 draws a chilling parallel between the Irish Famine and today’s continuing banking crisis. Tickets: €10 Time: 8.30pm
Fri 11 May
Theatre/Music: I Hear You Calling Me – The Story of Count John McCormack A magical night of musical enchantment. Featuring such musical gems as Macushla, Because, Roses of Picardy, Somewhere Voice is Calling and many, many more, this delicious musical evening chronicles the extraordinary life story of the legendary Count John McCormack. Tickets: €22 Time: 8.30pm
Booking: Droichead Arts Centre Box Office on Stockwell St., Drogheda, Co. Louth Telephone: 041 9833946 Online: www.droichead.com
Wed 23 May
Clay Workshop for the Active Retired with artist Maureen Finn Explore different aspects of ceramics creating 2-3 dimensional pieces using techniques like coil building, slab work and modelling clay. Time: 2pm – 4pm Tickets: Free of Charge but booking necessary Venue: Barlow House, West Street, Drogheda.
29 May
Storytelling/Music: The Brewery of Eggshells on the Road This intergenerational storytelling session is suitable for children, parents and grandparents. Stories are drawn from Irish Folklore and legends with the wonderful Nuala Hayes and Kate Corkery. Tickets: €5 Time: 11am Venue: Please contact Droichead Arts Centre in advance for venue details.
Tues May 29
Silver Screen Film: My House in Umbria Adapted from William Trevor’s novella of the same name, this film stars Dame Maggie Smith as Mrs. Emily Delahunty, a British romance novelist living in Italy where she encounters a train accident. Tickets: Free of Charge Time: 2pm
Coming up in Droichead Arts Centre in May Film Club Films on Tuesdays Time: 8pm Tickets: €8.Membership for 5 films €20
8 May Dream of a Life 22 May My Week with Marlyn 29 May Black Pond 5 June Deep Blue Sea
Dates: 16 - 19 May (16th Preview)
The Miracle by Droichead Youth Theatre Directed by Niall Cleary Lin Coghlan’s “The Miracle” is a funny and heart warming tale of friendship and belief, brought to you by Droichead Youth Theatre. To support the production please click on www.fundit.ie and performance to assist us in raising funds for this important programme. Time: 8.30pm Tickets: €12 Venue: Droichead Arts Centre
21st May – 24th May
Drogheda Social Cinema Festival Louth’s first Social Cinema Festival in Drogheda is targeted in particular at young people between the ages of 15 and 20 years. For more information on the festival check out our website www.droichead.com or pick up a festival programme in Droichead Arts Centre. Tickets: €2 for screenings & €3 for Workshops. Booking necessary Screening times: 10.30am and 12.30pm
Sat 26 May
Stinging Fly presents a day long fiction workshop led by Sean O’Reilly on Saturday May 26th Time: 10am Ticket: €50 8-10 places
Sat 26 & Sun 27 May
Les Miserable by Skerries Arts School with a remarkable cast of young actors and singers aged 13 to 17 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: €15
Wed 30 May
Literature: Stinging Fly Showcase Event With readings by the novelist, Emer Martin, short-story writer, Mary Costello, and poets, Alan Jude Moore and Leanne Quinn. Plus music from special guest, Briana Corrigan (The Beautiful South). Time: 7.30pm Tickets: Free of Charge
Booking: Droichead Arts Centre Box Office on Stockwell St., Drogheda, Co. Louth
Telephone: 041 9833946 Online: www.droichead.com