April - May 2010
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WelcoMe to AutuMn AtAuRiveRbAnk t ProgrAmme umn
ber 20we oc mRiverbank 10 have eceAt tobeatrthe -D Well, the Summer is over and it’s now time to start making plans for some cosy Autumn evenings theatre. plenty on offer this season, all guaranteed to stop the darker evenings from closing in on you and keep everyone in top form. On the theatre front we have lots of little gems- including the Little Gem, an outstanding production from Guna Nua/Civic Theatre. We are also delighted to have David McWilliams’ Outsiders, fresh from its run at the Abbey Theatre, and following a sell-out stint at Rathfarnham Castle, Kildare-based Performance Corporation bring us the highly amusing Slattery’s Sago Saga. Adapted by Arthur Riordan from the unfinished novel by Flann O’Brien, and directed by Jo Mangan, this is definitely one to earmark. Parents and teachers alike may have trouble selecting their favourites from the fantastic array of childrens’ shows this Autumn. The Ark in association with Theatre Lovett present The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly, there’s a reading event with authors Sarah Webb, Judi Curtin and Roisin Meaney and a ‘Meet the Author’ session with John Boyne, we have Halloween workshops with Artzone, Mini Music workshops for toddlers, expandance workshop for teens, and for Christmas get into the festive spirit with The Fourth Wise Man. All this and more, not to mention music with Bell X1 and Damien Dempsey amongst others, comedy with Des Bishop, Jarlath Regan and Pat Shortt. There’s a season of great films at Riverbank CINEMA, a new film appreciation club, visual art exhibitons…we could go on and on…so make yourself a cup of tea, relax and have a go at selecting your favourite events. We recommend booking early though, you don’t want to be disappointed! Best wishes from Hugh, Linda, Alex, Damien and all the Riverbank staff
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An Evening with... Damien Dempsey
8pm
7th
Anúna Singers Workshop
7.30-9.30pm
Free
6
9th
Éalú Productions presents Chambers of The Heart
8pm
112/€110
7
12th
Bruiser Theatre Company presents Low Pay? Don’t Pay!
8pm
114/€112
7
13th
Music Network presents Open up: Greg Felton meets Isa Wiss
8pm
115/€113
8
14th
Beezneez Theatre Company presents Tuesdays with Morrie
8pm
116€/€114
8
16th
Lambert Puppet Theatre Presents Cinderella
2pm & 4pm
18 (4 for 130)*
9
19th
Children’s Books Ireland, Riverbank Arts Centre and Kildare County Libraries Meet Author John Boyne
11am - 12.30pm
Free
22nd & 23rd
Pat Shortt In the Hall
8pm
128
10
23rd
PigNut Productions Workshop
12pm
110
10
23rd
PigNut Productions presents Monsters and Things
2.30pm
15
10
26th-29th
Artzone Halloween Camp
10am-2pm
150
11
30th
Artzone Halloween Workshop
10am-2pm
115
11
27th-30th
Newbridge Drama Group present Many Happy Returns
8pm
112/€110
11
31st
Red Thread Theatre Company presents A Scare At Halloween
3pm & 5pm
18 (4 for 130)*
12
3rd
Shakespeare for Schools
10am & 2pm
5th
Music Network presents Cappa Ensemble
8pm
6th
Bottom Dog Theatre presents: Language UnBecoming A Lady
8pm 9th: 12 & 7.30pm 10th: 10am & 12pm
120
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9
12
15
13
115, 113 114, 112
13
18 (4 for 130)*
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9th & 10th
The Ark in association with Theatre Lovett presents The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly
10th
An evening with Bell X1 Accoustic Tour
8pm
127
11th
Pierre Bensusan
8pm
120/118
15
12th-14th
Gúna Nua/Civic Theatre Present Little Gem
8pm
118/116
15
18th
Your Wildest Dreams Extra Special Book Event
11am
Contact Box Office
16
19th
Benbo Productions in association with Kíla and the Glens Centre present The Adventures Of The Wet Senor
8pm
118/116
16
19th
Special Pre-Show Screening: What Am I Doing Here?
6pm
Free (See Listing)
16
20th
Filter 2 Electronic Music Conference
12pm-5.30pm
Free
17
20th
Jarlath Regan Not so Common Sense
8pm
115/112
17
21st
expandance Day of Dance
9am-5pm
120
18
24th & 25th
Kildare County Council Arts Service and Riverbank Arts Centre, in association with Fishamble Company present Céim Nua
8pm
110/18
18
27th & 28th
Stage Works Stage School Newbridge presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2pm & 8pm
110/15
20
Music * Family of 4
Theatre
Comedy
Childrens Event
Literature
Cinema
Workshops
Page The Performance Corporation presents Slattery’s Sago Saga
11th
Crash Ensemble Stranger Folk
11th
The Joy of Writing - Creative Writing Workshop
8pm
118/116 16
8pm 10.30am-3.30pm
19
116/114
20
125
20
12th
Mini Music
Details on P.21
110 per child
21
15th
The Abbey Theatre presents Outsiders - David McWilliams
8pm
120/118
21
18 (4 for 130)
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16th: 7.30pm 17th: 11am & 7.30pm 18th: 2pm & 7.30pm
16th - 18th
The Fourth Wise Man
19th
Eimear Quinn
8pm
122/120
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21st & 22nd
Des Bishop My Dad was Nearly James Bond
8pm
120/118
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21st
SILVER SCREENING: Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
2pm
Oct 4th
Departures
Oct 11th
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Oct 18th Nov 1st
14 /Over 65’s Free
23
8pm
16 (non-members)
27
8pm
16 (non-members)
28
Welcome & Short film: Paperman
8pm
16 (non-members)
28
Dogtooth
8pm
16 (non-members)
29
Nov 15th
Nowhere Boy
8pm
16 (non-members)
29
Nov 22nd
A Single Man & Short film: Alibi
8pm
16 (non-members)
29
Nov 29th
Samson and Delilah & Short film: Windows
8pm
16 (non-members)
30
Dec 6th
The Last Station & Short film: The Stone Picker
8pm
16 (non-members)
30
Dec 13th
I Am Love
8pm
16 (non-members)
31
Dec 20th
Lourdes
8pm
16 (non-members)
31
Dec 21st.
SILVER SCREENING: Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
2pm
14 /Over 65’s Free
31
October 2nd
Disney Pixar’s: The Incredibles
2pm
13
26
Nov 6th
Watership Down
2pm
13
26
Dec 22nd
Christmas Double Bill The Snowman & Father Christmas
2pm
13
26
KIds cINeMA
cINeMA
vIsuAl ARTs
deceMBeR
3rd & 4th
Visual Arts
Cinema
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Kids Cinema
sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 2Nd
AN eveNING WITh…
dAMIeN deMpsey
Time price
8pm (No SupporT AcT) €20
A warm & intimate fully seated gig with Damien Dempsey- Unmissable! Born in Donaghmede on Dublin’s Northside in 1975, Damien Dempsey is the voice of that underclass and the quintessential Irish singer songwriter. Described as ‘the Bob Marley of Ireland’ (The Times), Dempsey was influenced by Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, Shane MacGowan, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. Having won six Meteor Awards to date, Damien Dempsey’s live performances are something special indeed. He has become the most vibrant and vital Irish live performer working today. He has played with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, U2 and The Pogues. Dempsey’s stage craft and voice is so powerful that it prompted Bono to say “when he opens his mouth - it’s like the end of the world.” “A phenomenal voice...” - Sunday Times “...one of the greatest songwriters of his generation” - Irish Abroad (USA) “...whip-smart lyrical tours de force...his songwriter’s eye for detail astounds..” HOT PRESS
ThuRsdAy OcTOBeR 7Th
ANúNA
sINGeRs WORKshOp
Time price
7.30 To 9.30pm Free / plAceS limiTed eArly bookiNg AdviSed
Best known in Ireland for their association with the Riverdance phenomenon, Anúna’s unique performance style and ethereal, haunting music have garnered critical acclaim and an enormous international following over the last decade. Now this outstanding ensemble intends to support choral education in Ireland through an exciting new training initiative, spearheaded by Anúna’s founder, Michael McGlynn and managed by Artery (Arts Management). Members of Anúna will deliver a pilot series of singers’ workshops taking place throughout the country, from July to November. These events follow on from the success of recent workshops including the Cork International Choral Festival, a sold out workshop series in Japan, work with the vocal ensembles at the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University in the USA and Michael McGlynn’s mentoring of X-Factor competitors in Finland earlier this year. The workshops are aimed at a very broad range of participants, including individual singers and established local amateur choirs. Observers are also very welcome to attend. In general, the workshops will focus on individual singers’ posture, voice production and other “physical” aspects of singing. Through supportive exercises, demonstrations and break-out training sessions led by Anúna’s core education team, participants can expect to learn a number of simple yet excellent techniques to assist in the development of their own singing skills and general musicianship. 6
Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 9Th
ÉAlú pROducTIONs pReseNTs
chAMBeRs OF The heART. Time price
8pm €12/€10
Chambers of the Heart is a captivating series of interweaving monologues developed and produced by the newly formed, Kildare based Éalú productions. The Éalú group, founded this year, currently consists of eight female members aged between eighteen and twenty-five. Chambers of the Heart allows the audience to witness the challenges met by a diverse mix of women in a contemporary context. Set in a hospital waiting room, it seeks to truthfully portray the most personal feelings and concerns these women experience at pivotal moments in their lives. Humourous, honest and compelling, Chambers of the Heart is not to be missed
TuesdAy OcTOBeR 12Th
BRuIseR TheATRe cOMpANy pReseNTs
lOW pAy? dON’T pAy! Time price
8pm €14/€12
By Dario Fo, translated by Joseph Farrell. Directed by Lisa May. “I think I’ll go in for this type of shopping every day. Not just because I didn’t pay for it, but because, all of a sudden, we were all in it together, men and women, and it felt right. We stood up to them!” An uproarious brand new 2010 version, by Dario Fo himself, of his frenetic 1974 farce, “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay.” Bruiser is delighted to be presenting the Northern Ireland, Republic Of Ireland and Scotland Premiere of this new version. Housewives, Antonia and Margherita, fed up with high prices in the supermarket, take matters into their own hands and start shoplifting. Keen to keep their light-fingered antics from their husbands, Giovanni and Luigi - not to mention the police - the women are forced to resort to more and more inventive hiding places and more and more elaborate cover stories, in this new version of the legendary comedy. “Farce at its finest...simply glorious” The Stage
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WedNesdAy OcTOBeR 13Th
MusIc NeTWORK pReseNTs
OpeN up:
GReG FelTON MeeTs IsA WIss (IRelANd/sWITzeRlANd)
Time price
8pm €15/ €13
Isa Wiss, vocals / Greg Felton, piano / Cormac O’Brien, bass / Seán Carpio, drums Are you sitting comfortably? Brace yourself for a few bombshells as Greg Felton’s trio go head to head with the incomparable vocalist Isa Wiss. Tipped as a major star of the future, Wiss is one of those musicians who defies description; her remarkable technique and three-octave range make her a truly free improviser who can switch from stuttering gasps and cries to honeyed tones in a single phrase. Greg Felton is the perfect foil for Wiss’ vocal acrobatics. Hailed in the Irish Times as “the most gifted young pianist on the scene,” Felton is another fearless improviser whose distinctive compositions and two-fisted technique draw on everything from jazz and folk traditions to South Indian classical music. “An extraordinary range… meticulous control… gorgeous floating tones.” Chicago Reader on Isa Wiss “Dazzling post-Cecil Taylor banging...” Downbeat Magazine on Greg Felton “Possibly the best drummer ever produced here.” Irish Times on Seán Carpio
ThuRsdAy OcTOBeR 14Th Thu
Beezneez Theatre company present
TuesdAys WITh MORRIe
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Time: 8pm price €€16/€€14 Based on the multimillion best selling book by Mitch Albom, this beautiful play tells the story of a professor and a student who meet after sixteen years. When the student, Mitch, discovers that his much loved tutor, Morrie, is suffering from a terminal illness, they begin to spend Tuesdays together and Mitch learns the lessons of life and death from Morrie. Directed by John McDwyer and featuring Michael Roper and Pat Feeley, Tuesdays with Morrie is a warm, funny, compassionate and life enhancing evening of theatre. An unmissable production from Beezneez Theatre Company.
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 16Th lAMBeRT puppeT TheATRe pReseNTs
cINdeRellA
Time: price
2pm & 4pm €8 (FAmily rATe 4 For €30)
The Lambert Puppet Theatre is now widely recognised as the premier puppet theatre Company in Ireland and also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in theatres throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe. From its earliest beginning, the Lambert family has been involved with RTE TV, working on the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring the late Eugene Lambert and Judge. Paula Lambert was the voice of ‘Bosco’ on TV for seventeen years and indeed Bosco is still a firm favourite with the younger children and will make a nostalgic appearance in the opening part of the show. This is a beautifully produced show with large puppets, colourful sets and exquisite lighting. A magical tale, a superb puppet company.
TuesdAy OcTOBeR 19Th A pARTNeRshIp eveNT BeTWeeN chIldReN’s BOOKs IRelANd, RIveRBANK ARTs ceNTRe & KIldARe cOuNTy lIBRARIes MeeT AuThOR
Time: price
JOhN BOyNe
11Am-12.30pm Approx Free This Autumn will see the publication of John Boyne’s second children’s book, Noah Barleywater Runs Away - a fable inspired by the legend of Pinocchio and featuring beautiful illustrations by Oliver Jeffers. To help celebrate the launch of this highly anticipated title, John will be visiting Riverbank Arts Centre as part of this year’s national Children’s Book Festival programme. Those attending will have the chance to hear John read extracts from his new book, as well as ask questions about his career as a writer to date. This event represents a really special opportunity to meet one of Ireland’s foremost children’s authors! About the Author: JOHN BOYNE is the multi award-winning author of the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which was first published in 2006. It was published in 42 languages in 50 countries, with sales of over 5 million copies and made into an award-winning film starring Vera Farmiga and David Thewlis. John lives in Dublin and is also the author of several adult novels. Places are strictly limited so please book your tickets as soon as possible. NB: Books will be available to purchase & have signed at the event.
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FRIdAy OcTOBeR 22Nd & sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 23Rd
pAT shORTT IN The hAll. Time price
8pm €28
Following the phenomenal success of You Won’t Get Away With That Here, Pat Shortt brings his hilarious live show The Hall to Riverbank Arts Centre. Set in the community hall of a small rural town, The Hall, which opened to rave reviews in Dublin, features an array of madcap characters brought to life in Pat Shortt’s inimitable style. When the local drama group stage a gala fundraising concert to raise money for their latest production, things don’t quite go to plan, with hilarious consequences. Fresh from the set of his new series for RTE, ‘Mattie’, IFTA and Evening Standard Award winner Pat Shortt is looking forward to getting back in front of a live audience.
sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 23Rd
pIGNuT pROducTIONs puppeT WORKshOp Time price
12pm €10 (SuiTAble For 4-8 yrS. plAceS Are limiTed)
SPECIAL OFFER: Workshop + Performance €12.50; See PigNut Productions Monster and Things Puppet Show 2.30pm for more. This puppet making workshop with PigNut Productions is a chance for children to learn about the creative world of puppetry. Each child will get the chance to make their very own puppet using simple material. Children will explore the different creative aspects of puppetry from the creation of the puppet to the hand eye coordination and manipulation. They will also learn how to bring their puppets to life using their own voices. A fun-filled afternoon for 4 to 8 year olds
sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 23Rd pIGNuT pROducTIONs pReseNTs
Time price
MONsTeRs ANd ThINGs
For Kids
2.30pm (30miNS loNg) €5 (SuiTAble For 4-8 yrS.)
Monsters and Things- a tale of two unusual friends, an array of odd creatures and a quest to become famous! Jacko and Podi dream of becoming famous, but when Podi comes down with a cold, their plans to win X-Factor are in jeopardy. With the help of an old spell book and a mysterious wizard, Jacko thinks he can heal Podi and save the day. But, things don’t always go to plan…! Jay Ryan, Artistic Director of PigNut presents this hilarious puppet show for children aged 4 to 8 yrs.
Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
TuesdAy OcTOBeR 26Th TO FRIdAy FRIdA dA dA Ay y Oc OcTOBeR TOBeR 29Th
ARTzONe hAllOWeeN cAMp
Time price
10Am To 2pm dAily €50 (For AgeS 5-7 ANd 8-12yrS)
“This is the best camp of the year! Get in the mood for trick or treating this Halloween with traditional spooky Halloween art, crafts, fun and games. Artzone have lined up a portfolio of scary Halloween themed art and crafts activities. Prepare your house to “greet” the trick or treaters!” sAT sATuRdAy 30Th OcTOBeR
ARTzONe hAllOWeeN A WORKshOp W
Time price
10Am To 2pm €15 (For AgeS 5-7 ANd 8-12yrS)
Missed out on the Artzone Halloween Camp or just enjoyed it so much that you want more? Well, join Artzone for a fun-filled day of art, crafts & games. Create your very own trick or treat bags and masks and get yourself prepared for Halloween!
For Kids
WedNesdAy 27Th, ThuRsdAy 28Th, FRIdAy 29Th ANd sATuRdAy 30Th OcTOBeR
Newbridge drama Group presents
MANy hAppy ReTuRNs by Bernard Farrell
Time: 8pm NighTly price €€12/€€10 Directed by BRO. MICHAEL BRODERICK DID YOU KNOW??? that... it is simpler to tell the truth at first than spend the weekend trying to be someone you are not. that... if there is something missing in your marriage don’t get a counsellor get a hot tub that... if you thought that mother in laws could be trouble you haven’t met Matty THE FATHER IN LAW! Many Happy Returns by Bernard Farrell is a laugh-a-minute comedy. A ‘young’ Irish couple are busy preparing for the homecoming of their friends on Christmas Eve. Preparations are going apace but they haven’t reckoned with the father-in-law! An hilarious production from Newbridge Drama Group.
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suNdAy OcTOBeR 31sT Red ThReAd TheATRe cOMpANy pReseNTs
Time price
A scARe AT hAllOWeeN
3pm ANd 5pm (durATioN: 55 miNS) 18 (FAmily rATe 4 For 130)
Recipe for ‘A Halloween Scare’. First collect 21 scares, add 12 good frights, one shiver down the spine, a bag of spiders, 3 bumps in the night, half a creaking door and a pinch of ghostly sounds, Mix well in a large cauldron. Leave for a very long time in a very dark place and the LET OUT SUDDENLY. For an extra scare, add some witches, goblins and wizards! Red Thread Theatre Company presents this interactive show for 4 to 12 year olds. Join in the Halloween atmosphere and COME IN FANCY DRESS
WedNesdAy NOveMBeR 3Rd
shAKespeARe FOR schOOls Time price
For Kids
10Am & 12pm 15 (eAch workShop iS 90miNS loNg)
FROM MULTI AWARD WINNING THEATRE COMPANY GUNA NUA AND AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR LIAM HALLIGAN COMES AN INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EVENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Liam Halligan, a team of actors, and a box of costume pieces and props will replicate, for students, a rehearsal room for Shakespeare’s plays. Students will be introduced to the language structure, to character interpretation and scene work; to the given circumstances; character motivation; the possible social and political context and the challenges of the text for present day actors. Students will then be encouraged and facilitated to ask questions and to make suggestions, to effectively direct the scene. The actors will take these questions and suggestions on board and replay the scene accordingly, to sometimes powerful and sometimes comic effect. The principal concern for Shakespeare for Schools is engagement with students and this is achieved through performance, reminding ourselves at all times that William Shakespeare was primarily a working professional actor and writer.
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
FRIdAy NOveMBeR 5Th
MusIc NeTWORK pReseNTs
cAppA eNseMBle (IRelANd/pOlANd/uK) Time price
8pm €15/€€13
WINNERS OF MUSIC NETWORK’S YOUNG MUSICWIDE COMPETITION IN 2009 Named after the celebrated 17th century Italian violin-maker Gioffredo Cappa, this exciting young chamber ensemble has quickly established itself as a quartet of outstanding artistry, equally at home playing classical and contemporary works. Its four members are all top-notch performers in their own right – and both Brian O’Kane and Michael McHale are former winners of the Camerata Ireland Young Musician of the Year. McHale has established himself as one of the leading Irish pianists of his generation, while cellist O’Kane has collaborated with artists such as the Vanbrugh Quartet, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Polish violinist Bartosz Woroch has toured with the Bern Symphony Orchestra and the Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra and performed at the Barbican and the Wigmore Hall. Violist Adam Newman has played with the London Steve Reich Ensemble, the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Conchord Ensemble
sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 6Th BOTTOM dOG TheATRe pReseNTs
lANGuAGe uNBecOMING A lAdy Time price
8pm €14/€€12
Starring Myles Breen. Directed by Liam O’Brien. Fresh from its success at the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival (nominated Best New Writing) and initial Irish tour, Language UnBecoming A Lady comes to Riverbank Arts Centre… In a dressing room an ageing drag queen reveals his life and loves, victories and defeats. Exploring the themes of identity, love found and love lost, and using the music of Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Billie Holiday and more, Language UnBecoming a Lady reveals the story of one gay man’s life. From his childhood through adolescence and onto adulthood, the one constant in his life is the music of the divas who provide comfort, strength and inspiration. A funny and touching portrait of gay life in Ireland over the last 40 years. NB: This show contains some adult content and some strong language. “fabulously written, wonderfully acted, tells an extremely important story, and it is an undoubted success” “a touching historical journey through the Ireland of the last 30 years” Irish Theatre Magazine “Robert’s story is touching, funny and achingly sad. It’s emotional honesty is compelling” Irish Examiner
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TuesdAy NOveMBeR 9Th & WedNesdAy NOveMBeR 10Th The ARK IN AssOcIATION WITh TheATRe lOveTT pReseNTs
The GIRl WhO FORGOT TO sING BAdly
Time price
TueSdAy November 9Th, 12pm & 7.30pm wedNeSdAy November 10Th, 10Am ANd 12pm €8 (FAmily rATe 4 For €€30)
Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even bikes into brown paper bags. And all the while Peggy sings with the voice of an angel - a grossly unfortunate angel, who can’t sing at all. But one day work stops working, and the jobs stop coming, and Peggy steps outside to find that winter has arrived... and everyone in her city gone! Ingenious performer Louis Lovett leads the audience on an untamed adventure that crosses snowy lands and wild seas. As Peggy desperately tries to save the day, we learn about love, loss, the reassurance of goats, and the courage to sing gloriously on or off-key. ‘an absolute gem of a production…Why can’t all theatre be like this?’ - THE VIEW, RTÉ ‘it spills surprises with every manoeuvre...Indeed, the entire show hums with nimble, exploratory intelligence’ - THE IRISH TIMES ‘Kruckemeyer is a significant force in theatre for young people...one of the best plays for children’ —IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE
WedNesdAy NOveMBeR 10Th
A eveNING WITh
Bell X1
AccOusTIc TOuR
Sold Out!
Time price
8pm €27
Missed out on a ticket for this show? If you would like to be the first to hear about news & special announcements please sign up for our e-newsletter. See www.riverbank.ie or call 045 448327. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the release of their debut album, Neither Am I, Bell X1 are pleased to announce a special acoustic tour of Ireland this November which will see them return after a long hiatus. Having just played a key slot on the Main Stage at Oxegen 2010, the band are looking forward to stripping things back and performing songs from the entire catalogue as well as debuting some new ones. Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to have the pleasure of their company for one incredible night of music
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
ThuRsdAy NOveMBeR 11Th
pIeRRe BeNsusAN “The WORld’s BesT MusIc GuITAR plAyeR!” Time price
8pm €20/€18
If “World Music” is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians of our time. Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when France was decolonizing its Empire, Pierre Bensusan‘s family moved to Paris when he was 4. He began formal studies on piano at the age of 7 and at 11 taught himself guitar. Described by the L.A. Times as ‘one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today’, Pierre Bensusan was was voted ‘Best World Music Guitar Player in 2008’ by Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice. Every music fan or musician should witness Pierre Bensusan’s live performance at least once in their lifetime. Book your seat without delay! FRIdAy NOveMBeR 12Th, sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 13Th & suNdAy NOveMBeR 14Th GúNA NuA/cIvIc TheATRe pReseNT
lITTle GeM
By elAINe MuRphy, dIRecTed By pAul MeAde
Time price
8pm (NighTly) €18/ €16
THE SMASH HIT, MULTI AWARD WINNING SHOW WINNER BEST OF EDINBURGH AWARD 2009 This remarkable first play has sold out theatres in New York, London, Dublin and Paris, and at the Edinburgh Festival, winning the hearts of audiences and the admiration of critics. Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch (but maybe Kermit can)… Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist … Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the Sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. Then there’s Paul, who’s just using Amber until he can get to Australia … and there’s the hairy man who fancies Lorraine but fails to rise to the occasion… and of course Gem, who doesn’t like the neighbours coming in to ‘mind’ him. And if all that wasn’t bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and well....life is never the same again. ‘...as hilarious as it is poignant’ The Sunday Times ‘…intimately told and beautifully acted’ The New York Times ‘Little Gem delivers on the promise of its title’ The Times, UK **** The Guardian, Time Out, The Financial Times, The Evening Standard, The Scottish Herald ‘ ...any woman facing down the barrel of marriage, childbirth or old age would be well advised to ditch the sambuca and come to Little Gem instead.’ – ***** Time Out, London
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ThuRsdAy NOveMBeR 18Th
yOuR WIldesT dReAMs eXTRA specIAl BOOK eveNT WITh WRITeRs JudI cuRTIN, sARAh WeBB ANd ROIsIN MeANey Time 11Am coNTAcT box oFFice For deTAilS price What’s your wildest dream? Want to be an actor? A professional dancer? To win the X Factor? Or maybe even be a writer? Judi Curtin, Sarah Webb and Roisin Meaney all dreamed of one day becoming writers. Discover how all their dreams came true and more at this very special event. About the Authors: Judi Curtin is the author of the bestselling Alice and Megan series. Her latest book is Eva’s Journey. Last year she was shortlisted for the Irish Children’s Book of the Year Award. Sarah Webb writes the hugely popular Ask Amy Green series. Her latest book is Ask Amy Green: Bridesmaid Blitz. She was recently shortlisted for the Queen of Teen Award for her books. Roisin Meaney has written many bestselling novels for adults, Don’t Even Think About It for younger readers, and See If I Care, along with Judi Curtin, also for younger readers
FRIdAy FRIdA dA dA Ay y NOveMBeR NOveMBe 19Th BeNBO pROducTIONs IN AssOcIATION WITh KílA ANd The GleNs ceNTRe pReseNT Time price
The AdveNTuRes OF The WeT seNOR 8pm €18/€€16
Featuring live music by Kíla Starring: Jaimie Carswell, Sorcha Fox, Carrie Crowley, and members of Kíla An intoxicating fusion of performance, music, visuals and pure theatre. A Spanish Armada captain is washed ashore on a Sligo beach in 1588. He makes his hazardous way across Ireland - Imagine his terror! His occasional surprise! The twists of fate that befall him, living on his instinct for survival. Imagine ‘a gypsy among savages’ and his dreams of getting home. An extraordinary man! An extraordinary story! Based on the true story of Captain Francisco De Cuellar. Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Leitrim County Council FRIdAy NOveMBeR 19Th specIAl pRe-shOW scReeNING
WhAT AM I dOING heRe?
Time price
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Special Screening
6pm Free To The FirST 30 people who purchASe TickeTS
Donal O’Kelly’s solo plays Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son and Catalpa are considered some of the most original works to come out of Ireland in the last 25 years. His political activism and the intensity of his performance are legendary and this documentary explores the mind behind his work. It gets up close to his performances and meets with some of his characters, friends and collaborators along the way. Finally it sees him back on top and receiving standing ovations from audiences across Europe. See this film followed by a fantastic production of Donal O’Kelly’s The Adventures of the Wet Senor.
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 20Th
FIlTeR 2 elecTRONIc MusIc cONFeReNce Time price
12pm-5.30pm Free
Following the success of last years event, FILTER, the electronic music conference returns for a second year to Riverbank Arts Centre. Featuring a combination of software and hardware workshops as well as a discussion forum composed of a panel of industry experts this event is a one-stop shop of information for budding DJs and electronic music enthusiasts. Expect representatives from various record labels, radio and the media as well as established Irish names in the international electronic and dance music scene to attend. For full details please see www.riverbank.ie
sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 20Th
JARlATh ReGAN NOT sO cOMMON seNse Time price
8pm €15/€€12
“Not So Common Sense” is a light-hearted look at the world and how something can be one thing in public, but another in private. It’s been a bad year for men like Tiger Woods & Ashley Cole; Jarlath suggests that men should work together to be better boyfriends, singletons and husbands. Expect Jokes, stories and illustrations about modern life that are sure to leave you beaming. Some of the stuff Jar has learned is useful, some is not, but don’t worry – it’s all funny. Since 2006 Jarlath Regan- a Newbridge native- has been making a name for himself across the Irish and English comedy circuits and has made appearances on The Panel, Last Comic Standing, The World Stands Up and The Apprentice. Happily Jarlath returns to Riverbank with his brand new show for one night only- don’t miss it. “Comic Genius!” The Irish Times “Side-splitting stuff…causes near hysteria in the room” Metro **** 2008 “He leaves you in good spirits, with a fresh view of the world, wanting to be a happier person. Regan is a pro, a great comedian” Edinburgh Hairline ****
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suNdAy NOveMBeR 21sT
dAy OF dANce!
expandance TeeN dANce WORKshOp Time price
9Am To 5pm €20
expandance’s teen dance workshop this Summer, don’t worry, the If you missed out on expan expandance team are back with a ‘Day of Dance’ for those age 13-17. expan expandance technique, Alicia Christofi-Walshe will guide participants in Based on the expan a one day workshop. Students will be introduced to movement from simple to complex and to expan expandance repertoire, and will be guided in creating their own movement & choreography. There will be an emphasis on physical fitness, proper alignment & safety & personal creativity. The workshop will conclude with a performance of work. This day will be a taster workshop for newcomers & a refresher for those who have some experience of dance No previous dance experience necessary.
WedNesdAy NOveMBeR 24Th & ThuRsdAy NOveMBeR 25Th KIldARe cOuNTy cOuNcIl ARTs seRvIce ANd RIveRBANK ARTs ceNTRe, IN AssOcIATION WITh FIshAMBle: The NeW plAy cOMpANy pReseNT
cÉIM NuA
A shOWcAse OF NeW WORK By eMeRGING WRITeRs ANd dIRecTORs FROM KIldARe.
Time price
8pm €10/ €8
For the past 10 months, 12 new and emerging writers and directors from Kildare have been working together under the mentorship of Jim Culleton and Gavin Kostick from Fishamble: The New Play Company. This event is a showcase of some of the work created and developed during the programme, with at least 5 new pieces of theatre being premiered. Writers: Louisa Carroll, Charlie Cox, John Currivan, Colm Ivers, Beauty Olofude Directors: Ailish Claffey, Aoife Courtney, Eoghan Doyle, Eoin Gannon, Máirín O’Grady, Vincent O’Reilly, Aleksandra Rosiak. For further information on this event visit www.kildare.ie/artsservice or www.riverbank.ie
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 27Th & suNdAy NOveMBeR 28Th sTAGeWORKs sTAGe schOOl NeWBRIdGe pReseNTs
JOseph ANd The AMAzING TechNIcOlOR dReAMcOAT Time price
2pm & 8pm €10/€5
This wonderful production is a lively and colourful journey through ancient Egypt following the rags to riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is produced and directed by Brenda Malone and Paula Conlan and starring the very talented children of StageWorks Stage School Newbridge, making this a dream of a show for all the family. This is StageWorks’ 4th production in Riverbank since last December, giving the children of Newbridge another opportunity to amaze their audience. Perfect for all the family.
FRIdAy deceMBeR 3Rd & sATuRdAy deceMBeR 4Th The peRFORMANce cORpORATION pReseNTs
slATTeRy’s sAGO sAGA AdApTed By ARThuR RIORdAN FROM The uNFINIshed NOvel By FlANN O’BRIeN. Time price
8pm €18/€16
Directed by Jo Mangan. Flann O’Brien’s comic masterpiece is brought roaring to life by Arthur Riordan - writer of international hit Improbable Frequency. The sell-out comic hit of the summer returns in the shape of Slattery’s Sago Saga! In Slattery’s Sago Saga, Tim Hartigan’s quiet life at Poguemahone Hall is shattered by the arrival of a Scotch woman with a ridiculously evil plan and utter confusion awaits in the shape of a politicallycorrect Leprechaun, a beautiful typist and a tycoon T.D. bent on bankrupting the country. One part carnival, one part surreal satire on modern Ireland, Slattery’s Sago Saga is another unforgettable theatrical adventure from The Performance Corporation – the people who brought you Irish Times Award winning Candide and The Nose as well as the Kilkenny Arts Festival and Edinburgh Fringe hit Dr Ledbetter’s Experiment. Cast includes Clare Barrett, Darragh Kelly and Lisa Lambe.
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sATuRdAy deceMBeR 11Th
cRAsh eNseMBle sTRANGeR FOlK
cONducTed By AlAN pIeRsON
Time price
8pm €16/€14
From traditional Irish influences to Argentinian klezmer stylings, Crash Ensemble’s Stranger Folk national tour this December promises to deliver an exciting evening of new classical music. The program will include works by Irish composers Gerald Barry and John Godfrey, alongside the Irish premiere of Donnacha Dennehy’s ‘As an Nós’, commissioned by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players in 2009. A more international flavour will be bought by composers such as America’s John Zorn, Jacob TV from the Netherlands and Grammy Award Winning Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. Stranger Folk will cap off a successful year for Crash Ensemble that included a BBC recorded concert in London, a US tour, the world premiere of a new work with Grammy Award winning US soprano Dawn Upshaw and the recording of an album for US record label Nonesuch. For more information please visit: www.crashensemble.com “magnificently energetic… the Irish new-music band that plays with the energy and spirit of a rock group” – Allan Kozinn, New York Times “Crash Ensemble, bastion of contemporary music… Muted ripples blossom delicately like some exotic plant. Come what may, Crash Ensemble is unflappable in execution” – Pat O’Kelly, The Irish Independent “Crash are undoubtedly Ireland’s foremost contemporary music outfit, their concerts always ones to look forward to on the musical calendar” - Liam Cagney, www.musicalcriticism.com (DEAF Minimal, 24th Oct 2009) sATuRdAy deceMBeR 11Th
The JOy OF WRITING
WRITING shORT FIcTION - cReATIve WRITING WORKshOp Time price
10.30Am - 3.30pm (luNch breAk 12.30-1.30pm) €25
Join author Susan Lanigan for an intense one-day creative writing workshop for adults. With a focus on writing short fiction, Susan will engage participants in writing exercises as well as some role-play to capture dialogue. Carried out in a relaxed environment, where the usual constraints against imaginative wandering are lifted, the workshop will help to familiarise participants with the tools necessary to improve the quality of one’s prose and encourage them to enjoy writing in a constructive atmosphere. Writers will be encouraged to stay in contact with Susan as partners in the long, lonely marathon track of writing! A must for those interested in writing or writers in the throes of their own project.
About the Author: Since graduating from a Masters in Writing in NUI Galway with first class honours in 2003, Susan has had short stories published in Nature science magazine, The Sunday Tribune, The Stinging Fly, Southword and Mayo News. Twice shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award, she has won prizes and has been highly commended for short stories and poetry elsewhere, as well as having her work showcased by the Irish Writers’ Centre Lonely Voice series in April 2010. Currently she features in sci-fi/fantasy anthology Music For Another World and the Creative Identity anthology. For more info about Susan, see www.joyofwriting.net.
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
suNdAy deceMBeR 12Th
MINI MusIc Time
price
For Kids
2.30-3pm miNi miNorS 3-12 moNThS 3-3.30pm miNi mAjorS 1-2 yrS 3.30-4pm miNi mezzoS 2-3 yrS 4-4.30pm miNi muchoS 3-4 yrS & miNi mAxiS 4-5 yrS €10 per child wiTh AccompANyiNg AdulT
MiniMusic is an action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 5 years old. Carefully designed to suit each of the age groups, these classes are fun and accessible with foot-tapping, memorable tunes! Each of the MiniMusic sessions is led by a highly trained facilitator, using tuned and untuned percussion instruments and of course the one instrument we all have – the voice. All children should be accompanied by an adult. The classes are age specific and the details are clearly outlined below. Mini Minors 3-12 months. Mini Majors 1-2 yrs, Mini Mezzos 2-3 yrs, Mini Muchos 3-4 yrs & Mini Maxis 4-5 yrs
WedNesdAy deceMBeR 15Th ABBey TheATRe pReseNTs
OuTsIdeRs
Time price
8pm €20/€18
Leading economist and commentator David McWilliams takes to the stage in Outsiders - a vivid, humorous and uncompromising account of Ireland’s boom and bust… and our way out. Ireland’s political and social divide is not so much about rich and poor, young and old, urban and rural, but about insiders and outsiders. The insiders believe that today’s status quo must be preserved at all costs. The outsiders are those of us who realise that the status quo is part of the problem. In Ireland every time there is a crisis, the insiders get stronger. Far from losing power and paying for the chaos they caused, they tighten their grip on the country. This is what happened in the 1950s and the 1980s and it is happening again now. But there is an alternative. Outsiders is about that alternative. The Abbey Theatre is delighted to present this production which first premiered on the Peacock stage earlier this year and performed to sold out houses. Written and Performed by David McWilliams Director: Conall Morrison Set and Lighting design: John Comiskey Sound Design: Derek Conaghy ‘witty and entertaining’ Irish Independent ‘a very entertaining night’ The Irish Times ‘a bravura performance’ Pat Kenny Show, RTÉ
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ThuRsdAy deceMBeR 16Th, FRIdAy deceMBeR 17Th & sATuRdAy deceMBeR 18Th
The FOuRTh WIse MAN Time price
ThurSdAy 7.30pm FridAy 11Am & 7.30pm SATurdAy 2pm & 7.30pm €8 (FAmily rATe 4 For €30) SuiTAble For AgeS 4+
Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar and ...Jack?... Who’s Jack? THE FOURTH WISE MAN, by Johnny Hanrahan and John Browne is based on the old Eastern legend that one of the Magi never made it to Bethlehem because he was down the pub, washing the camel, engaging in casbah therapy or just generally too busy. It is a funny, moving tale of how one man finds his highway to heaven by setting off determinedly in the wrong direction. A big child in the body of a mighty man, King Jack is led through a series of adventures with peddlers, lost girls, soldiers and nearly slaughtered innocents which bring him to a new understanding of love, the divine in everyday life and what being a king really means. Commissioned originally by The Ark for its millennium programme, The Fourth Wise Man is a comic piece of musical theatre perfect for the countdown to Christmas.
For Kids suNdAy deceMBeR 19Th
eIMeAR QuINN “O hOly NIGhT”
Time price
8pm €22 / €20
In this intimate and spiritual night, Eimear Quinn will bring her own special rendition of Christmas songs and carols to Riverbank Arts Centre for a memorable musical experience. Eimear’s ethereal voice will blend beautifully with string quartet, harp & guitar, so allow yourself to sit back and let the hustle and bustle fade away. The Christmas season begins right here, so let the enchanting, calm and soothing voice of Eimear Quinn work its way into your soul. “A beautiful young woman with a cherub’s voice that floats in an ethereal cloud of its own making” The Sunday Independent “Amazing rendition of O Holy Night by Eimear. Memorable.” From Tony in Blackrock
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Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
TuesdAy deceMBeR 21sT & WedNesdAy deceMBeR 22Nd
des BIshOp
My dAd WAs NeARly JAMes BONd Time price
8pm €20/€18
Following a massively successful international tour, Des Bishop makes his highly anticipated return to Ireland. Inspired by his father’s recent diagnosis of lung cancer, Des’s latest critically acclaimed show My Dad Was Nearly James Bond tells of a remarkable life tinged with regret. In championing the real heroics of fatherhood, Des challenges many common regrets and the ridiculous ideals of manhood that real, un-slick men try to live up to. The innate inspiration and dexterity behind this show guarantees an unforgettable and touching comedy experience.. “Edgy material...snappy, never sappy...Bishop has judged this one beautifully” The Age, Australia “Charismatic, sincere, eloquent and always seeking the angle” Chortle, UK
TuesdAy deceMBeR 21sT
MIRAcle ON 34Th sTReeT (1947) Time price
2pm 14/over 65’S Free
Dir: George Seaton/ USA/ 1947/ 96mins /Cert: G Starring: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn. “Miracle on 34th Street” is an apt title for such a magical Oscarwinning film. For this, the original 1947 version, Edmund Gwenn received the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Santa. He really does seem to embody everything that Father Christmas should be. And this comes in handy when the Macy’s department store need a Santa in a hurry for their annual parade He’s hired by Maureen O’Hara, who has raised her young daughter Susan (Natalie Wood) not to believe in such nonsense as Father Christmas. He takes this attitude in his stride and is only too happy to convince her otherwise. But before he can prove himself to Susan, he’s standing in a court of law, on charges of insanity for claiming to be who he is. The question posed not only to the characters of the movie, but also to the audience is, ‘do you believe in Santa Claus?’ An all-time Christmas classic.
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Visual Arts at Riverbank Arts Centre is kindly supported by the Arts Council
From left to right - Zinnet, South Wollo, Ethiopia, Kim Haughton, 2010, Smirti,18 yr old pavement dweller, Bangladesh, Marie McCallan, 2010, Woman at Mass, Port au Prince, Haiti , Brenda Fitzsimons , 2010. Images courtesy of the photographers and Concern Worldwide. OcTOBeR 6Th TO OcTOBeR 20Th Opening Wednesday OctOber 6th at 6.30pm
WOMeN OF cONceRN
phOTOGRAphs By KIM hAuGhTON, MARIe MccAllAN & BReNdA FITzsIMONs Time price
mckeNNA gAllery 10Am - 5.30pm moN - Fri mckeNNA gAllery 10Am - 1pm SAT Free AdmiSSioN (priNTS For SAle)
The photographers will give a brief presentation and talk on their involvement in this project at the opening reception. RSVP is essential as space is limited: info@riverbank.ie or 045 448327 Concern Worldwide has established a group called “Women of Concern”. It supports Concern’s work with girls and women in the world’s poorest countries. In early 2010 three photographers travelled to Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Haiti, to document the lives of women living there. Riverbank Arts Centre is very pleased to present the resulting images by Kim Haughton, Marie McCallan and Brenda Fitzsimons. Their stunning photographs show the strength and perseverance of women living in desperate situations, from the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, to rural Ethiopia and the streets of Dhaka in Bangladesh. They also show how Concern can work with women to help improve their lives and the lives of their families and communities. Kim Haughton is an award winning photojournalist and lecturer in Documentary Photography. She is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology School of Photography. She has documented issues in over twenty countries throughout her career so far, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Her work regularly appears in publications worldwide. Recently, she has been experimenting with documentary film making, earning her an award for her first short. She is represented by Via Visuals and Polaris Images. (www.kimhaughton.com) Marie McCallan moved to Ireland in 1994 from Scotland when she finished college in Glasgow. Having spent over a year as a photographer in a design studio in Co. Tyrone, she moved to Co. Clare in 1997 to be close to her family, and joined Press 22 in Limerick. Since 1997 Marie has worked as a photo-journalist with Press 22, which has also taken her to work in the four corners of Ireland as well as Israel, France, Belarus and now Bangladesh. (www.press22.com) Brenda Fitzsimons is one of Ireland’s leading press photographers working today, and the first female staff photographer with The Irish Times. A native of Galway, Brenda moved to Dublin in 1989 and joined the Irish Press as a staff photographer until its closure in 1995. She freelanced for the Irish Star newspaper until joining the Irish Times in 2000. Brenda has won numerous awards including the A.T.Cross Photographer of the Year, Freelance Photographer of the Year and the most coveted PPAI Press Photographer of the Year Award. (www.ppai.ie/photographer/Brenda-Fitzsimons/817/) For further information see www.concern.net/womenofconcern
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viSuAl Programme 0 e 01m AutARtS umn Promgbr erA2m Dece - December 2010 - octobeR october
NOveMBeR 4 TO NOveMBeR 25 Opening thursday nOvember 4th at 6.30pm
INsIde The BOX
A pROJecTION ANd dRAWING INsTAllATION OF NeW W WORKs By AsTRId d WAlsh WAlsh W
Time mckeNNA gAllery 10Am - 5.30pm moN - Fri 10Am - 1pm SAT price Free AdmiSSioN (Artworks for sAle) Astrid Walsh was born in Germany in 1976 but grew up in Ireland. She holds a BA (Hons) in Sociology from Trinity College, Dublin (1998) and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dublin (2005). In 2008, Astrid received the Arts Council Travel and Training Award and the Laois Patronage Award from Laois County Council which gave her the opportunity to travel to Canada to work with a dancer and create a body of work around this experience. The resulting exhibition Beloved, all is well was held in County Laois last year. Inside the Box is the continuation of this work. Beloved , , cardboard, acrylic, pencil, tracing paper looked at relationships between people. Inside the Box casts its eye on ‘Plato’s Cave’Walsh. Image courtesy of the artist 2010, Astrid their relationships with spaces, be it physical or psychological. Astrid describes her art practice as quite diverse in her continuous attempt to make sense of the world and her own place in it. Visual themes that recur generally help her to understand a little more, like the gradual piecing together of a puzzle. Her work is held in private and public collections including Kildare County Council. For further information see www.astridwalsh.com deceMBeR 4 TO deceMBeR 18 Opening saturday december 4 at 3.00pm
The ReAl ANd The uNReAl
AN eXhIBITION OF pAINTINGs By BARTOsz KOlATA ANd eOIN O’cONNOR
Time mckeNNA gAllery 10Am - 5.30pm moN - Fri 10Am - 1pm SAT price Free AdmiSSioN (Artworks for sAle) THE T rEAL AND THE uNrEAL is an exhibition of paintings focusing on new and recent works of Bartosz Kolata and Eoin O’Connor. They are both very considered painters creating visually arresting works moving between abstract and representational imagery. Bartosz Kolata holds a Masters of Fine Art from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun , Poland (2006). He exhibits extensively nationally and internationally. Bartosz has received awards and his work is held in public collections including the Office of Public Works, Dublin, Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin, Holles St Hospital, Dublin and private collections in Europe, USA and Colombia. He approaches his subjects with sensibility and subtlety. His intention is to accost the viewers senses though the gentleness of this approach. For further information see www.bartoszkolata.com
From Top to Bottom - ‘UFO’, 24x18cm, oil on canvas, 2010, Bartooz Kolata. ‘The Boundry’, 42 cm x 36cm, Ink, Oil & Conté on board, 2010, Eoin O’Connor . Images courtesy of the artists.
Eoin O’Connor holds a BA (First Class Hons) from NCAD, Dublin (2003). He won CAP Award in the same year. He has had a number of notable residencies including the Lassallian International Culture Centre, Florence, Italy. He was commissioned to produce works for the covers of the ‘Poetry Now’ Junior and Leaving certificate anthologies. He has exhibited widely, most recently in ‘Changing Landscapes’ in the John Martin Gallery, London. His work is held in many public and private collections including the Office of Public Works, Kildare County Council, AXA insurance and the CAP Collection. Eoin’s images allude to the notion of the ideal city or environments. Self contained universes, they appear nostalgic and tranquil, but in reality are symbols of an unrealistic ideal.
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sATuRdAy OcTOBeR 2Th
The INcRedIBles Time price
October-December 2010
2pm 13
Dir: Brad Bird / USA / 2004 / 121mins / Cert: PG Featuring the voices of: Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Lee, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Wallace Shawn. The Incredibles revolves around former high-profile superhero Bob Parr (aka Mr. Incredible), who has not-so-successfully settled into suburban life along with his wife and kids under the watchful eye of the Superhero Protection Program. A far cry from the “glory days” during which “supers” were a welcome addition to society, the Parrs’ living situation was brought on after a series of superherorelated lawsuits forced them into hiding. Thrust back into the world of fighting crime, the Incredible family is back in familiar territory -- saving the world from Syndrome, a jilted former fan of Mr. Incredible…Brilliant! sATuRdAy NOveMBeR 6Th
WATeRshIp dOWN Time price
2pm 13
Dir: Martin Rosen/ UK / 1978 / 92min / Cert: CLUB Featuring Voices: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Fox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell In the beautiful heart of the English countryside, a group of rabbits emerge from their warren to feed. But as the sun sinks behind a hill, one of them, Fiver, has a terrifying vision of the warren’s destruction at the hands of man. Fiver, his brother Hazel, and a few others flee the warren in search of safety. Enduring danger and adventure, they find the place of their dreams - only to be confronted by a new and ruthless enemy...The true spirit of Richard Adam’s book is captured in this acclaimed animation. WedNesdAy deceMBeR 22Nd
chRIsTMAs dOuBle BIll The sNOWMAN & FATheR chRIsTMAs Time price
2pm 13
The Snowman Dir: Diane Jackson /UK /1982 /26 mins /Cert: U Midnight one Christmas Eve, and a young boy finds that the snowman he built that day has magically come to life. The Snowman takes him on a magical journey, flying across countries and to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas. The Snowman is a truly charming and heart-warming short film. Father Christmas Dir: Diane Jackson and Dave Unwin /UK/1991 /25 mins /Cert: U Featuring the voice of: Mel Smith It is probably the very fact that this animation has speech that makes it fall short of The Snowman. Having said that, it is the best characterisation of Father Christmas ever committed to celluloid and helps bring to light the private life of Santa. If you’ve ever wondered what Father Christmas does on the other 364 days a year, this delightful animation will fill in the blanks.
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The perfect double-bill to get all the family, young and old, into the spirit of Christmas.
october- December December 2010 2010 october-
monday cinema club
RiveRbAnk cineMA club
Once again, the new season brings with it a great selection of films at Riverbank CINEMA. The popular Shorts Season is also back this Autumn with a nice range of short films made by filmakers from around Kildare. If you’re a fan of film (and like saving money!) then the Riverbank CINEMA Club may suit you…Ten excellent feature films plus a season of shorts all for €40? Who could resist such an offer!
Autumn ProgrAmme october - December 2010
cineMA
October-December 2010
To enquire about Riverbank CINEMA Club membership please contact Alex at box office on 045 448327 or email boxoffice@riverbank.ie
RiveRbAnk FilM APPReciAtion Society the ‘neW hollyWooD’ MoveMent And that’s not all...Film buffs are in for an extra treat this season with the introduction of a new film discussion group - The Riverbank Film Appreciation Society Hosted by Leinster Leader film critic Wayne Byrne, members will meet every Monday evening from 7.00pm to 7.45pm to discuss a film. The club will be focusing on the “New Hollywood” movement of American film history and there will be six films discussed over six weeks. Film titles include Dog Day Afternoon, The Graduate, Scarface, Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection and The Wild Bunch. Each week members will take home a DVD for one week and will also receive a colour illustrated programme containing facts, information and analysis of the film in question. Membership costs €20 for six weeks. Contact box office on 045 448327 or email boxoffice@riverbank.ie for more details. An excellent way to release the film critic in you!
MONdAy OcTOBeR 4Th
monday cinema club
depARTuRes Time price
8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Dir: Yôjirô Takita/Japan/2008/130mins/Cert: CLUB Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, and Takashi Sasano. Language: Japanese The surprise winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Departures tells the story of a concert cellist named Daigo whose life is transformed after the death of his father and the dissolution of his Tokyo orchestra. Responding to an ad for a company called “Departures,” thinking it’s a travel agency, he discovers that the company caters to morticians who perform “encoffinments”. Despite being a taboo in Japan, he soon finds pride in helping grieving families. Departures is a tonally eccentric, lushly scored, moving, and funny drama that uses the rituals of death to foster a greater appreciation of life.
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MONdAy OcTOBeR 11Th
cineMA
October-December 2010
monday cinema club
pRecIOus: BAsed ON The NOvel “push” By sApphIRe Time price
8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Dir: Lee Daniels/USA/2009/110mins/Cert: 15A Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. Language: English Raw, vibrant and resoundingly hopeful, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire will stand in years to come as one of the strongest American films of 2009. Harlem, 1987: Claireece “Precious” Jones is a teenager in a living hell. She is pregnant, for the second time, by her own father. Her mother, played in a searing performance by Mo’Nique, is emotionally abusive and physically brutal. Precious has been mistreated and undervalued her whole life. Already in grade nine, Precious can neither read nor write. Faced with expulsion, she accepts an alternative education programme, Here, she finds opportunity for the first time and the teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), glimpses the Precious beneath her fierce exterior. The hardship is real in Precious, but the effect of the film is an electric encounter with the highs and lows of life MONdAy OcTOBeR 18Th
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Dir: Philippe Lioret/France/2009/110 minutes/Cert: 15A Starring: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana and Derya Ayverdi Language: French, Kurdish The multi award-winning new film from writer/director Philippe Lioret, WELCOME is a compassionate and inspiring drama about the hope of new beginnings and the power of true love. The film also focuses on illegal immigrants trying to reach England from Calais, and the risk taken by the French people who help them. A huge critical and box office success in its native France, this profoundly moving masterwork was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, named Best Film at the 2010 Lumiere Awards, and received an astonishing ten Cesar nominations including Best Film and Director.
RIveRBANK shORTs seAsON All shorts will be screened before the Monday feature film The popular Shorts Season is back this Autumn with a range of short films made by filmakers from around Kildare. Where listed, the Shorts will be screened before the Monday night feature film. More information on the shorts can be found on www.riverbank.ie
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Directed by Richard Kelly/Written by Richard Kelly & Sean Ryan
october- December 2010 MONdAy NOveMBeR 1sT
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Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos/Greece/2009/97mins / Cert: 18 Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia & Mary Tsoni. Language: Greek Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Greek filmmaker Christos Stergioglou’s second feature is a revelation. A married couple and their three children live in an alternative reality that keeps them completely isolated from all contact with the outside. A cat is a bloodthirsty predator, Frank Sinatra is the family’s grandfather and sex is just another bodily function in the hilariously grotesque Dogtooth. A surprising tour de force with a mesmerizing and disturbing atmosphere. MONdAy NOveMBeR 15Th
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8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Dir: Sam Taylor-Wood/UK/2009/97 mins/Cert: 15A Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Sangster and David Morrissey. Language: English This highly entertaining and witty feature debut from artist Sam Taylor-Wood covers the formative years of music icon, John Lennon. Aged 15, the increasingly troubled John starts to escape into music and forms a band with a local lad by the name of Paul McCartney. Just as things start to warm up for him, tragedy strikes…Music plays a significant part in this film and the color palette deliberately reflects the drab 1950s setting of the story
TuRNING pOINT / RIveRBANK shORTs seAsON Written and Directed by Alan Lawlor
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A sINGle MAN Time price
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8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode and Nicholas Hoult. Language: English Visually stunning, beauty infuses every frame of this remarkable debut feature from fashion designer Tom Ford. Loosely based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man visits a single day in the life of gay Brit expat George Falconer (Colin Firth), a teacher at a Los Angeles college who plans on suicide to end his pain over the death of his lover, Jim. Excellent performances from Colin Firth and Julianne Moore and Ford brings a ravishing, bruised grandeur to this love story.
AlIBI / RIveRBANK shORTs seAsON Directed by Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell
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Dir: Warwick Thornton/Australia/2009/100mins/Cert: 15A Starring: Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson, Mitjili Gibson, Scott Thornton. Language: Aboriginal, English Samson and Delilah live in a remote Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy stikes, and Delilah finds herself admonished by her community, the two teenagers leave their town. They soon discover that life outside their community can be harsh. Lost, hungry and marginalised, Samson and Delilah sense a growing love which fills the void in their lives. But this love is tough love, given their predicament, their vulnerability and their place on the margins. This powerful and compelling film won the prestigious Camera d’Or award at Cannes (2009)
WINdOWs / RIveRBANK shORTs seAsON Written and directed by Ken Walshe
MONdAy deceMBeR 6Th
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8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Dir: Michael Hoffman/Germany/Russia/UK/2009/112 mins/Cert: 15A Starring: Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, Kerry Condon and Anne-Marie Duff. Language: English A stellar cast and genuinely fascinating subject matter make this fictionalised account of the final days of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy an engrossing watch. Since the year is 1910, it’s almost surprising to see the great man (a suitably imposing Christopher Plummer) treated as a multi-media celebrity, yet reporters and newsreel cameramen dog his steps, covering the ongoing dispute between Sofya (Helen Mirren), his wife of some 46 years, and the Tolstoyan political movement that’s contesting the valuable publishing rights for War and Peace. Each side seeks to use Tolstoy’s new secretary (James McAvoy) to discover what the old man’s really thinking, yet the elderly author is just as interested in this earnest young man’s romantic misadventures.
The sTONe pIcKeR/ RIveRBANK shORTs seAsON Directed by Francis Gorman/Written by James Dardis
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october- December 2010 MONdAy deceMBeR 13Th
I AM lOve Time price
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8pm 16 (NoN-memberS)
Dir: Luca Guadagnino/Italy/2009/119mins/Cert:16 Starring: Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Pippo Delbono, Alba Rohrwacher and Marisa Berenson Language: Italian The polished rooms of a Milanese villa ignite with anxious activity as the wealthy industrial family, the Recchis, prepare to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch. The handsome grandson, Edoardo, introduces his new girlfriend; his sister presents another piece of her artwork to her grandfather; and the grandfather, knowing this is his last birthday, names the successor to his empire. As the refined familial machinations unfold, the woman of the house, Emma Recchi (Swinton), skates along the tight seams of the family, exuding elegance and uncertain turbulence. A feast for the senses, Luca Guadagnino’s magnificent film I Am Love possesses a vibrant and formally irreverent style that luminously articulates its themes of passion and constraint.
cineMA October-December 2010
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Dir: Jessica Hausner/Austria,France/2009/96mins /Cert: G Starring: Sylvie Testud, Lea Seydoux, Bruno Todeschini, Elina Lowensohn, Gerhard Liebmann and Linde Prelog. Language: French How would we honestly react if we witnessed a miracle? That’s the question on Austrian writer-director Jessica Hausner’s lips as she casts a deeply ironic eye over the ties between commercialism and spiritual healing in this brilliant and satisfyingly illusive Francophone thinkpiece which leaves you to decide whether modern religion is a sham or a saver of souls. TuesdAy deceMBeR 21sT
MIRAcle ON 34Th sTReeT (1947) Time price
2pm 14/over 65’S Free
Dir: George Seaton/ USA/ 1947/ 96mins /Cert: G Starring: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn. Language: French “Miracle on 34th Street” is an apt title for such a magical Oscar-winning film. For this, the original 1947 version, Edmund Gwenn received the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Santa. When Macy’s lovable Santa Claus finds himself standing in a court of law, on charges of insanity for claiming to be who he is, the question ‘do you believe in Santa Claus?’ is posed not only to the characters of the movie, but also to the audience - An all-time Christmas classic.
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