APRIL MAY 2011 www.nenagharts.com

IntroductIon Welcome to our new new programme. Heading towards Summer, we’ve got hard-hitting drama and film as well as comedy and debate in this season’s programme.

If you’re interested in booking any tickets, remember you can book online at www.nenagharts.com. If you are running an event and need a venue, let us know and we can accommodate you if required. Hope to see you at the Arts Centre!

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APrILSat 2 April 8pm drama: It’S A cuLturAL tHIng or IS It? A trAvELLEr In ProgrESSFri 8 – Sat 9 April children: ALIcE In WondErLAnd - see www.nenagharts.comMonday 11 – Tuesday 12 April drama: tHE SHAkESPEArE SESSIonSThursday 14 April 8pm Film: FISH StoryWednesday 20 April 10am – 4.30pm course: A crASH courSE:

HoW to tHrIvE In A cHAngIng WorLd – grEEn joBS, coMMunIty rESILIEncE, SuStAInABILIty And tHE grEEn EconoMy

Wednesday 20 April 8pm Film: tHE EconoMIcS oF HAPPInESSSaturday 23 April 8pm drama: grEnAdESThursday 28 April 7.30pm Film: tHE LEoPArd (IL gAttAPArdo)Saturday 30 April 8pm drama: FIvE kIndS oF SILEncE

MAyWednesday 4 May 8pm Lecture: tHE cAStLES And cHurcHES

oF nortH tIPPErAry With Caimin O’BrienTuesday 10 May 8pm drama: LIttLE gEMThursday 12 May 8pm Music: cHAMBEr PHILHArMonIc EuroPESat 14 May 2 - 5pm citizens’ Forum: MAkIng LocAL govErnMEnt Work BEttEr Wednesday 18 May 11am Bealtaine Festival – drama: FruItcAkEThursday 19 May 11am Bealtaine Festival – Film: juLIE And juLIA

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BookIng InForMAtIonTickets for all events are available in advance from the NeNAgH ArTS CeNTre BOx OFFICe in Banba Square. You can call us on 067 34900 to book. reserved tickets must be paid for two days in advance of any event, or may be resold. Tickets for events can also be purchased online at www.nenagharts.com Box office opening Hours:Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm and one hour before each event or performance.

terms & conditions for booking:Tickets bought online will be subject to a 5% credit card charge and a C=1 booking fee (this charge is set by the ticket provider company).remember, you can avoid these charges by paying in person. Cheques should be made payable to Nenagh Arts Centre.

WHErE IS tHE ArtS cEntrE LocAtEd?NeNagh arts CeNtre is in the Old Town Hall in Banba Square beside the Motor Tax Office and across the road from the Courthouse and gaol (now the Heritage Centre). Parking: Parking is available at the Courthouse Car Park road: Nenagh is located off the main Dublin-Limerick motorway and is served by Bus Éireann and Kavanagh’s bus routes, which stop close to the Arts Centre. See www.buseireann.ie and www.jjkavanagh.ie for timetables rail: Nenagh is on the Limerick to Ballybrophy line with connecting trains to Dublin and Cork/Tralee. See www.irishrail.ie for timetables Wheelchair/disability Access: Access to the Theatre on the upper floor is through the main entrance and by lift. Patrons who have specific requirements should contact the Box Office in advance.

HIrIng tHE BuILdIngAre you interested in renting Nenagh Arts Centre for a meeting or performance? Our 214 seat theatre with state-of-the-art sound and lighting facilities is available for hire. We also have an I.T. room for computer classes as well as a number of other smaller rooms for classes and workshops. If you are interested, please contact the manager by phone on 067 34900 or by email: manager@nenagharts.com

gEt uPdAtES on tHE ArtS cEntrEYou can join our email list by contacting us at: manager@nenagharts.com – We’ll send out details on shows and events that are taking place, on a regular basis. You can also join us on our Facebook page or just keep an eye on www.nenagharts.com

richard ryan presents

It’S A cuLturAL tHIng or IS It? -A trAvELLEr In ProgrESSWith Michael collins

Based on the life experiences of glenroe star Michael Collins, a Traveller, who remembers his childhood through innocent eyes. The performance sees Michael going from living in the fields of Kilbeggan in a barrel top wagon to living in a tent at the top of Prosperous Hill. He describes his family’s journey to Dublin to join the other Travellers who started the exodus to Dublin as a result of changes in the social welfare system and the end of the traditional way of life. It is a fast paced sequence of stories that are a microcosm of the history of the Traveller community over the past 40 years.

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Bingo nights

kELLy’S EyE, MAn ALIvE, LEgS ELEvEn…eyes down for some bingo fun that that will support Nenagh Arts Centre and Nenagh Celtic Football Club in their work. games 1 to 9 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=50 game 10 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=80Jackpot & flyers sold separately jackpot games 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full House C=200 Flyer games 1 line C=15 | 2 line C=20 | Full house C=200Double Books C=9 | Single Book C=5 | Small Book C=4 | Jackpot & flyers C=2 each

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Saturday 2 April 8pmTickets C=12

Fridays 1, 8, 15, 29 April 8.30pm; Fridays 6, 13, 20, 27 May 8.30pm

thursday 14 April 8pmTickets C=6

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FISH Storydir. yoshihiro nakamura | japan | 2009 | 112m

Set in five different time periods and incorporating subjects as disparate as punk, plagiarism, romance, religion and impending armageddon, FISH Story is as much a puzzle as a movie, a challenge set by a first-time writer-director determined to go somewhere completely new. In post-war Japan, a book is published entitled ‘Fish Story’, but thanks to a botched translation, every copy but one is pulped. In 1975, a revolutionary punk band are inspired to write a song of the same name. In 1982, three adolescents listen to the song on their way to meet girls. In 2009, a schoolgirl has an action- packed encounter with a would-be superhero who happens to have a family connection to one of the above trio. And in 2012, as a comet streaks for earth, a pair of record store nerds play ‘Fish Story’ one last time as they wait for the end.

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Mon 11 – tues 12 April For Schools Bookings, Please Contact Hannah on: 086 373 2556

cyclone repertory company presents

tHE SHAkESPEArE SESSIonSCyclone once again introduces students to one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays with stunning performances, historical background, discussion of major themes and audience interaction.

tHE HAMLEt SESSIon is an exciting synthesis of analysis and performance that has the primary goal of aiding learners in their Leaving Cert examination. The Session is a 90 minute performance intertwined with intelligent and dynamic performances which track the plot of Hamlet from the beginning to the final.

tHE MErcHAnt SESSIon is an entertaining ninety minute analysis and performance with a reduced version of the play and an informative review for Junior Certificate students that clarifies the main themes and topics.

Shakespeare comes to life in tHE roMEo & juLIEt SESSIon! The bard directs a group of modern performers in a rehearsal of his great romantic tragedy. However, problems arise as Mr. Shakespeare’s sixteenth century attitudes and demeanor clash with those of the modern performers. Arguments, discussion and enlightenment ensue!

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Wednesday 20 April 8pm Tickets C=6

cultivate, in association with grow It yourself Ireland, Slow Food tipperary, green Work, north tipperary claiming our Future and the cloughjordan Ecovillage presents

tHE EconoMIcS oF HAPPInESS Hard-hitting and inspiring, tHE EconoMIcS oF HAPPInESS is a new documentary about the worldwide movement for economic localisation. The film demonstrates how millions of people across the world are engaged in small scale initiatives - united around a common cause: rebuilding more democratic, human scale, ecological and local economies – the foundation of an ‘economics of happiness’.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Davie Philip from Cultivate and the ecovillage and featuring broadcaster and environmentalist Duncan Stewart, author Fr. Sean McDonagh, Sarah Fleming from gIY Ireland, Charles Stanley-Smith from North Tipperary Claiming Our Future and Peter Ward of Slow Food Tipperary.

green Works tipperary presents

A crASH courSE: HoW to tHrIvE In A cHAngIng WorLd – grEEn joBS, coMMunIty rESILIEncE, SuStAInABILIty And tHE grEEn EconoMy This one day course hosted by green Works Tipperary will investigate how we can survive and thrive in these challenging times. This short course will feature presentations and discussions exploring the potential for local jobs, sustainable development and the growing opportunities in Ireland’s green economy.

With special guests and information from different Tipperary agencies and groups this timely course promises to help learners see the potential of the local economy.

Wednesday 20 April 10am – 4.30pmTickets C=15 *Free to the unemployed from: tipperary@green-works.ie or 01 674 5773

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tHE LEoPArd Il gattapardodir: Luchino visconti | Italy | 1963 | 188 mins

Luchino Visconti’s epic tells of the change in fortunes of a Sicilian Prince, who must come to terms with the altering political landscape in mid-19th century Italy in order to secure his families future.

Burt Lancaster stars as the Prince of Salina and Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon as the young lovers who embody the changes wrought by garibaldi’s wars to unify Italy.

thursday 28 April 7.30pm (note earlier time)Tickets C=6

Mephisto theatre company presents

grEnAdES by tara Mckevitt

Set in Northern Ireland in the 1970’s/’80’s, ‘grenades’ tells the story of a young girl, Nuala, whose family is caught up in a terrible conflict not of their making. She and her brother are thrust into a violent and adult world, and their growing awareness of it leads to disastrous consequences for them and their family. Ten years later, as she waits in a prison, she tries to make sense of her memories

‘grenades’ is Tara McKevitt’s first full-length play and it won the 2010 PJ O’Connor radio Awards. She has now adapted it for the stage.

Saturday 23 April 8pmTickets C=15Ph

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tHE cAStLES & cHurcHES oF nortH tIPPErAryWith caimin o’Brien

An illustrated lecture looking at the churches and castles that were built in North Tipperary between the tenth and seventeenth centuries, that survive as ruins in the landscape. The talk will look at the families who constructed these buildings and chart the social and political reasons for their existence.

Caimin O’Brien works as an archaeologist for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland which is a section of the National Monuments Service. He has compiled and published the Archaeological Inventories of County Offaly and North Tipperary and has recently published Stories from a Sacred Landscape: from Croghanhill to Clonmacnoise.

Wednesday 4 May 8pmTickets: Voluntary contributions towards the renovation of Dromineer Castle

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orchard theatre company presents

FIvE kIndS oF SILEncEWritten by Shelagh Stephenson

Billy controls his wife and two adult daughters to the extent that they can’t leave the room without asking permission. He runs his family as a personal fiefdom, and the women are there to service him and his madness. Violent, disturbed, he is also tragic, sad - a lost soul. One day his family shoots him dead. The play shows us a distorted world of madness, control and despair through the eyes of dead Billy and those of his family, struggling to understand reality outside their stifling tomb.

Winner of the 1996 Writers’ Guild Award for Best Original Radio Play and the 1997 Sony Award for Best Original Drama.

Saturday 30 April 8pmTickets C=15

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thursday 12 May 8pmTickets C=18 (C=16 conc)

The Chamber Philharmonic Europe is a private orchestra initiative founded 2006 in Cologne, Germany, which engages musicians to create a demanding artistic ensemble.

nenagh Arts centre presents

cHAMBEr PHILHArMonIc EuroPE POWerFuL eMOTIONS TOurChamber Philharmonic europe perform with award-winning soloist Pawel Zuzanski (Violin) and Kirill gusarov (Trumpet). enjoy an evening of versatile sounds and complex emotions with the following selected works: J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, J. N. Hummel, e. grieg and g. Faure.

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guna nua theatre company presents

LIttLE gEMWith neili conroy, genevieve Hulme Beaman and Anne kent

Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes: LIttLE gEM sees three generations of Dublin women on a wild, hilarious and constantly surprising journey. expertly blends slapstick humour and sharp comic timing with strength, courage and honesty.

elaine Murphy’s play has swept the boards since its sell out run as part of the 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival. It was the surprise hit of the edinburgh Fringe Festival and the first ever Irish production to receive the prestigious Carol Tambor Award.

tuesday 10 May 8pmTickets C=20 or C=15 if booked before Monday 2 May

Saturday 14 May 2 - 5pm

claiming our Future north tipperary presents

MAkIng LocAL govErnMEnt Work BEttEr –A cItIzEnS’ ForuM

…right of petition, involving people in making budgets & policy, recall mechanisms…

Claiming our Future North Tipperary invites people to a unique social and political event. This will be an opportunity for people in to reflect on their local government, and come up with proposals for reform and greater citizen participation.

The MAkIng LocAL govErnMEnt Work BEttEr Citizens’ Forum will run from 2-5pm. It will be introduced by speakers on local government reform. The event will conclude with the publication of results to local and national media

The event is part sponsored by North Tipperary LeADer Partnership.

About claiming our FutureClaiming Our Future wants to unite the strength of individuals, volunteers, community organisations, and charities into a new social movement in Ireland. It was kick-started in 2010 through funds from private charitable foundations, and help from individual civil society and trade union members. It is not a political party.See Claiming Our Future on Facebook

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tipperary Bealtaine Festival presents

juLIE And juLIAdir. nora Ephron | uSA | 2009 | 123 mins

Julie Powell (Amy Adams) is working in an office, but her real passion in life is cooking. So, one day, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child’s (Meryl Streep) French cookbook and blog about it, not anticipating the changes this will make to herself and her life.

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thursday 19 May 11am (Please note this is a morning screening)Tickets: Free to over 65s

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tipperary Bealtaine Festival presents

FruItcAkEWith Mary McAvoy

Starring Mary Mcevoy FruItcAkE starts off as a cookery demonstration but is in fact an account of one woman’s life and how each ingredient reminds her of past memories and decisions made which ultimately changed the course of her life. even though some lessons came late she now lives a fruitful, productive life because of this. Funny and poignant, this play has something for everyone.

FruItcAkE by Alice Barry was commissioned by Meath County Council Arts Office and first performed as part of the Meath Bealtaine Festival 2010.

Wednesday 18 May 11am (Please note this is a morning performance)Tickets: Free to over 65s

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SPoNSor a SEat iN tHE tHEatrEPut your, your family’s or your company’s name on a seat at Nenagh Arts Centre. Sponsors will be acknowledged on a display in the reception area. Tax relief is available on donations. SPoNSor aN EvENtWe have a range of events coming up from music, film, drama, dance and discussion. If you or your organization would like to be linked to an event, we can arrange it! Sponsors will receive tickets for their event and also receive an advert in the Nenagh Arts Centre brochure. Contact nEnAgH ArtS cEntrE on 067 34900 or by email manager@nenagharts.com

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