Event Guide September to December 2013

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SEPT-DEC 2013
Celebrating Irish Culture through the Arts, Home to the National Folk Theatre
Town Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Tel +353 (0)66 7123055
Email info@siamsatire.com
www.siamsatire.com
Home of the National Folk Theatre of Ireland
We bring together the people of Kerry and visitors from all over the world to enjoy the best of Irish culture –
music, song and dance. Come and join us for a performance in our wonderful theatre in Tralee, in beautiful
County Kerry, looking out over the Slieve Mish Mountains and the Dingle peninsula.
Siamsa Tíre protects, develops and explores Irish culture and traditions, who we are, where we come from and
who we are going to be. Thousands of visitors have enjoyed our performances of Irish music, song and dance
as a highlight of their trip to Ireland. There is an energy, a wildness, a passion about these performances,
using the best of traditional arts, which come together to create a memorable and emotional experience for our
visitors.
So, check out our reviews on Trip Advisor, see some fabulous footwork and clips of the performances on our
website –
www.siamsatire.com and then come and visit us.
We look forward to welcoming you!
SOME GREAT VALUE DEALS AND SPECIAL OFFERS THIS SEASON...
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Siamsa Tíre is offering patrons a variety of EURO SAVING OPTIONS this season from;
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Tickets, all of which will suit your pocket!
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World Premiere - National Folk Theatre of ireland
IMIGÉIN – A journey home...
National Folk Theatre
Thurs 5th - Sat 21st (excl Sun 8th & 15th) • 8.30pm
This is a dramatic and powerful new production by the National Folk Theatre of Ireland
about one woman’s journey to find a place she can call home. It’s a story of leave-takings
and new beginnings, of love and loss and adventure, and above all, a story full of hope.
Set against the backdrop of emigration, or ‘the Irish habit of going away’, Imigéin delves
deep into the Irish experience of that search for home – the struggles and the triumphs, the
set-backs and the successes. Rich in music, song and dance, this story will resonate with
audiences, inspire you, make you laugh and move you. Don’t miss the chance to see this ground-breaking production in Kerry’s own, Siamsa Tíre
this autumn.
Devised in collaboration with the National Folk Theatre Performing Company
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Choreography: Sue Ellen MacCarthy
Set & Costume Design: Conor Murphy
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Lighting Design: Kevin Treacy
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for a Q&A on Imigéin
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THE PRODUCERS
Light Opera Society Tralee
Tues 1st - Fri 4th Oct • 8pm
Musical • €16/14
Down-on-his-luck Broadway producer
Max Bialystock teams up with timid
accountant Leo Bloom in a get-richquick scheme to put on the world's
worst show. Award winning Light
Opera Society of Tralee presents Mel
Brook’s darkly satirical uproarious,
gender conflicted, irreverent,
outrageous comedy romp.
The Producers was originally a 1968
American comic cult classic film
written and directed by Mel Brooks.
The film starring Zero Mostel as Max
Bialystock, the producer, and Gene
Wilder as Leo Bloom, the accountant.
CURE
Fearghus O’Conchuir /Project Arts Centre
Sat 5th Oct • 8pm • Dance • €18/14
What does it take to recover? What happens after collapse?
Cure is a new solo for Fearghus Ó Conchúir, choreographed by
six artists and performers with whom he’s worked in recent years.
Cure is about overcoming difficulties, about what’s needed to survive and
about the journey in hope as much as the arrival. Wondering what’s next,
it invites us to look for the way ahead, and assembles the wisdom
and creativity of others to take the next steps.
Conceived and performed by Fearghus Ó Conchúir
Choreographers: Mikel Aristegui, Sarah Browne, Elena Giannotti,
Stéphane Hisler, Bernadette Iglich, Matthew Morris and Fearghus Ó Conchúir
Lighting Design: Ciarán O’Melia Sound Design: Alma Kelliher
Cure is produced by Fearghus Ó Conchúir in association with Project Arts Centre
with the support of An Chomhairle Ealaíon/ The Arts Council of Ireland,
Dance Ireland, Limerick City Council, Tanzfabrik Berlin, The Place London
and Snuff Puppets Melbourne.
Fearghus Ó Conchúir is part of Project Catalyst,
an initiative of Project Arts Centre.
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AUSTEN’S WOMEN
KERRY FILM FESTIVAL
Dyad Productions in association with TTI
Tues 8th - Sat 12th Oct • Film
Kerry Film Festival once again comes
to Siamsa Tíre this October. Now in
its 14th year, this festival grows from
strength to strength with a programme
of short and feature films from around
the world. Kerry Film Festival is also
a platform for home grown film and
proudly supports burgeoning writing,
directing and producing talent from the
county with Kerry-made films screening
throughout the week throughout
Tralee.
The programme will also include a
focus on the expanding use of digital
media and multi format presentation
within today’s film industry as well as
scoring for film.
See www.kerryfilmfestival.com for full programme details.
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Sun 13th Oct • 8pm • Drama • €16/13
Still from ‘Run & Jump’ written by Ailbhe Keogan
and directed by Steph Green
Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting
of some of literature’s most celebrated works. In this much-loved
Edinburgh sell-out hit, Rebecca Vaughan becomes Emma Woodhouse,
Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and nine other beautifully
observed women in critical moments from Austen’s major novels
(including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma).
Directed by Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson (Morecambe).
★★★★★ “Nothing short of breathtaking…you won’t
see too many one-woman shows as good as this”
Adelaide Theatre Guide
★★★★ “A startling feat of performance, portrayal,
writing and direction... strongly recommended”
Fringe Review
“Do join us for a dish
of Earl Grey tea and a
slice of Caraway cake
at 7pm...”
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OTHELLO
Icarus Productions
Thurs 17th Oct • 10.30am & 2pm • Drama
Adults €16/12; School Groups €11
Presented by Icarus Theatre Collective and King’s
Theatre, Southsea. A tempestuous journey from
scandal and intrigue to lust and vengeance.
Othello is a legend in his own lifetime: noble,
brave, victorious. Honest Iago fuels his venom
with malignance and hateful contempt. Othello’s
world will be brought vividly to life as a live
string quartet and stunning ensemble cast
combine with some of literature’s most vibrant
language and characters. A dangerous tale
of ambition, jealousy and love will unfurl as
Shakespeare’s classic tale of deception hurtles to
its dramatic and poignant conclusion.
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STARING AT LAKES - AN EVENING
WITH MICHAEL HARDING
Fri 18th Oct • 8pm • Drama • €16
Michael Harding, the Irish Times Columnist,
playwright and novelist, has written a
memoir that has gone to the top of the
bestsellers list.
Staring at Lakes is a beautifully written
book in which he talks with openness
and honesty about his journey through
life, leaving the priesthood, falling in
love, being overwhelmed by depression
and ultimately how he found a way out
of the dark by accepting the fragility of
love and the importance of now. He tells
his remarkable story with great wit and
has enthralled and entertained audiences
with his unique take on life in Ireland.
An evening with Michael Harding will be
among the best you'll spend this autumn!
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TUESDAYS
WITH MORRIE
Carmen
Opera Theatre Company (OTC)
Georges Bizet Carmen
Viking Theatre in association
with Breda Cashe
Sat 19th Oct • 7.30pm • Opera • €26/21
Sultry and seductive, Opera Theatre Company’s Carmen
will mesmerise both young and old alike, with its instantly
recognisable and irresistible score. Irish mezzo-soprano Imelda
Drumm plays the bewitching temptress in this riveting tale of
lust, obsession and betrayal. Sung in English, Carmen features
American tenor Michael Wade Lee is the ardent lover Don José,
with Owen Gilhooly singing Escamillo, and Mary O’Sullivan
(Frasquita).
Tues 22nd & Wed 23rd Oct
8pm • Drama • €21/18
Tuesdays with Morrie is adapted from
the phenomenally successful novel
by Mitch Albom. It tells the story of
Mitch, an accomplished journalist
driven solely by his career, and Morrie
Schwartz, his former college professor.
Years after graduating, Mitch catches
Morrie’s appearance on a television
programme and learns that his old
professor is dying. They are reunited
and what starts as a simple visit turns
into a weekly pilgrimage and a last
class in the meaning of life.
Following on the success of Così fan tutte and Orfeo,
OTC, Ireland’s National touring opera company
is delighted to tour throughout the country
with Bizet’s timeless masterpiece which has
gripped audiences since its premiere and
has lots of sizzling opera hits including the
unforgettable Toreador’s song.
Cast also includes: Michael Dewis, Maria
Hughes (OTC YAA), Ciarán Kelly, Gerard
O’Connor.
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Thurs 24th & Fri 25th Oct
12 noon (Thurs), 10.30 am(Fri) • €6
Sat 26th October
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Kerry Children's festival
Thurs 24th October
- Sun 3rd November 2013
children's mini festival
A Partnership between Siamsa Tíre and Kerry County Museum
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FÉILE BARRAICÍNÍ is a fantastic way for children ages between 6
and 12 to explore arts, crafts and culture in a way that excites
their imaginations! So put these dates in your diary and a full
festival guide will be available in September in brochure form and
on-line at www.siamsatire.com. It’ll be great fun!
Geppetto uses the objects of a carpenter’s workshop to tell
the tale of the puppet that wants to be a real boy, and the
puppet-maker who wants to be a real father.
Puppetry, shadows, illusion and especially composed music
combine to create a show with something for all ages.
Pinocchio is carved on stage, brushes become a fox and
the shadow of two saws transforms into a giant shark. An
element of improvisation makes each performance unique to
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“Truly magical…captivating…hauntingly real”
- The Scotsman
For ages 4 and up. 60 minutes
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The University of Notre Dame and the
University of Limerick present
As part of: Ruairí Mac Easmainn/
Roger Casement (1864-1916):
JIMMY MCCARTHY –
The Greatest Hits Tour
The Glocal Imperative
Sun 27th Oct • 8pm • Music • €25
Fri 25th Oct • 7pm - Keynote Speech;
8pm Performance • €12/10
One of Ireland’s foremost songwriters, Jimmy
McCarthy returns to performing with a new
Greatest Hits Irish tour this Autumn.
A Keynote Speech by Robert Schmuhl (University of
Notre Dame), Roger Casement and America.
The Chair/Cathaoirleach for the evening will be Patrick
Griffin (University of Notre Dame).
This event is part of a conference on Casement taking
place in Tralee from the 24-26 of October exploring
his life and times, his engagement in Irish, and
transnational affairs and issues.
The evening also includes Zyber Theatre’s premier of
Remember Casement. Zyber Theatre have adapted the
historical events of Roger Casement’s life in an original
piece which demonstrates and re-enacts pivotal times
in the life of this controversial and extraordinary Irish
political figure. Directed by Padraig Dennehy.
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Following the release of his first single
in 1981, he went on to write some of the
most famous songs in the Irish folk and
contemporary repertoire such as ‘Ride On’,
’No Frontiers’ ,’Katie’, ‘The Bright Blue Rose’,
‘The Contender’, ’Mystic Lipstick,’ ‘Missing
you’ and many more.
Having had his songs recorded by major
Irish artists including Christy Moore, Mary
Black, Mary Coughlan, Maura O’Connell, and
Westlife, Jimmy has also released four solo
albums of his own. On this “Greatest Hits”
tour, he will pay homage to old favourites
such as ‘Neidín’ while introducing more
recent work such as ‘Andalucian Gray’ and
‘Children of Mile’.
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Beyond the Brooklyn Sky
THE LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY, DUBLINER
Red Kettle Theatre Company
Performed by Chris Kavanagh
Wed 30th & Thurs 31st Oct
8pm • Drama • €19/16
Sat 2nd Nov • 8pm • Music • €18/15
They grew up together, dreamed together and
emigrated together from the Cork town of Brandon
in the late eighties. America didn’t quite fulfil their
dreams and they returned home, chastened but
wiser. Things happened between them out foreign,
things of the heart and things of the purse, things
that were never resolved. And now they gather to
welcome home one of their own, Jack Flynn, who
has flown solo across the Atlantic. It should be a
celebration...
Having performed an 11-date tour of Germany in 2011 with folk
legends, The Dubliners, and having shared the stage with them
celebrating their 50th anniversary DVD recording at Dublin’s Vicar St,
Chris Kavanagh brings his acclaimed “Legend of Luke Kelly Dubliner”
show to Siamsa Tíre.
Lead singer, Chris Kavanagh, bears a remarkable resemblance to
Luke, while his singing talent captures the depth and passion of the
great man. He is joined onstage by the accomplished musicians that
make up The Patriots, all of whom consider it an honour to bring
Luke’s memory back to the live stage.
But the ordinary can be extraordinary - Can Greg
and Mags rekindle their childhood love, can Brendy
and Josie stop their marriage from splitting apart
as he prepares to take to the seas on a voyage of
his own...will Jamesie find the truth about his son
Jimmy – lost on the streets of Brooklyn...
The past is a powder keg waiting to explode... the
only question is who will strike the first match.
In association with Garter Lane Arts Centre
By Michael Hilliard Mulcahy
Directed by Peter Sheridan
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Parental Guidance – not ideally suited to a
young audience
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Pauline Bewick:
Yellow Man, Grey Man
Thurs 7th Nov • 7.30pm • Film • €10
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Director, Writer & Producer:
Maurice Galway
This film is an exposition and
examination of artist Pauline
Bewick’s iconic paintings and
drawings, for which she is
justly famed. Irish art lovers are
familiar with the optimistic Yellow
Man figure, however the Grey Man
drawings, a much more sombre
collection, are seen here for the first
time. The synchronisation uniting the
work of one of Ireland’s most-loved
artists and Galway’s directorial eye, is
tied up neatly through the camera-work
of Eugene O’Connor famed for his artistry
in filming Katy Perry, Rihanna, Prince,
Pat Matheny and the Beatles. Nico Brown
who has worked with Mike Leigh and Alan
Parker, teams up with Martin Brundsen
to create the original music.
In association with Fás: Film & TV
Production Unit. 55mins/2013/
Ireland/Colour/DCP.
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Sean O’Sé & Peadar O’Riada
Fri 8th Nov • 8pm • Trad • €16/13
Peadar Ó Riada and Seán Ó Sé
have been making music on
and off since the day Seán Ó
Riada was brought for the
last time to the church in
Cúil Aodha in 1971. They
often spoke about making an
album and it took 50 years
for this to happen. They
recorded their first album
‘Dir Cúm Thóla is Cúil Aodha’
in 2005. Peadar Ó Riada is
a composer, film director,
broadcaster, director of Cór Cúil
Aodha, founding director of Cór
Ban Cúil Aodha, teacher, writer and
beekeeper. Seán Ó Sé is best known
for his singing, epically through his
work with Seán Ó Riada.
Seán is a Cork icon and legend and
along with Peadar they perform
many of Irelands most famous
traditional songs.
The academy of dance
Sat 9th & Sun 10th Nov • 7.30pm Sat & 3pm Sun
Dance • €15/12
The Academy of Dance under director Clarissa Michaux is
delighted to present their annual production at Siamsa Tíre.
The production will include performances of Ballet, Tap
and Jazz, so don’t miss out on what promises to be a great
production from the students of The Academy of Dance after
a busy year of great dancing success.
DONAL SKEHAN KITCHEN HERO:
HOME COOKED TOUR
Wed 13th Nov • 8pm • €21
You’ve seen Donal on RTÉ One’s Kitchen Hero, now come to the
live Irish nationwide show this November and see him cook up a
delicious Home Cooked meal live on stage, with lots of fun, food
and special guests!
Donal’s infectious enthusiasm for cooking encourages everyone to
get in the kitchen. Whether you’re a time-pressed mum or dad, a
culinary novice or a student looking to feed friends tasty no-fuss
meals, Donal’s irresistible recipes will get you cooking up a storm.
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National CIRCUS FESTIVAL
In association with Siamsa Tire
of ireland
Fri 15th – Sun 17th Nov
“It’s circus Jim, but not as we know it”
MERCI BIEN
Mumusic Circus
Fri 15th • 8.30pm • Circus • €15/13
A wonderful, fresh, generous and warm comedy show that
combines acrobatics, Chinese pole, incredible handstands,
live music and many more surprises. A magical mix of top
class circus, live music and comedy. Don’t miss these world
famous, Barcelona-based performers at the festival, where
they perform their only Irish show this year.
FESTIVAL CLUB
Fri 15th at Carlton Hotel • 10.30pm • €5
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Join us at “Circus Sideshow,” a bespoke
festival club full of impromptu performances,
great music, fab decor and a few surprises!
CHILDREN’S
CIRCUS
WORKSHOPS
Sat 16th & Sun 17th
11am & 12 noon daily
Workshop • €6
VENUE – CARLTON HOTEL,
TRALEE
Learn how to juggle, spin
plates, do the hula hoop
and throw the Diablo.
Join the circus for a day!
CIRCUS SIAMSA
Sat 16th • 2pm & 5pm • Circus
€12 Family of 3: €30, Family of 4: €40
Circus Siamsa is at the heart of the Circus Festival!
For the good people of Tralee and beyond, Fanzini
Productions bring the stars of contemporary circus
and street performance, magic and variety to the
stage with handpicked acts from around the world
to thrill, delight and amaze you!
CONVENTION
TICKET €36
Access to the circus convention,
festival club, Friday show, Circus
Siamsa 5pm show and all
workshops (excl. childrens
workshop)
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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 2013
Tralee Musical Society
Join us for a chat
after the show and
meet the author
Colin Murphy.
Wed 20th - Sat 23rd Nov • 8pm • Variety • €19/17
Matinee Sun 24th at 2.30pm €17
ITS BACK!!!! The return of the most popular Variety Show in Town. Over the past 25 years Tralee Musical
Society has enthralled local audiences with a show that has you singing and dancing in the aisles.
Fishamble: The New Play Company
Mon 25th Nov • 8pm • Drama • €15/12
Back by popular demand. Following the sell-out run this June,
Fishamble’s stripped-back production is now on national tour.
Dramatisation based on documentary sources about the bank guarantee. On the
night of September 29, 2008, the Taoiseach and Minister for Finance decided
to guarantee Ireland’s banks – to the tune of €440 billion. Guaranteed! tells the
story of that night, and how they got there.
Also renowned for its side splitting comedy this year promises to be no exception. That’s Entertainment
2013 will once again be a feast of music, song dance, and comedy performed by the one of Irelands
leading musical societies, that has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years.
Book now and don’t miss out, as it’s always the Hottest Ticket in Town !!!!
Written by journalist and documentary-maker Colin Murphy, and based on official
documents and off-the-record interviews, Guaranteed! reconstructs Ireland’s
banking boom and bust – as it was seen from inside the corridors of power.
This is a new play by Colin Murphy, directed by Conall Morrison with an
ensemble of actors playing a myriad of ministers, bankers and bureaucrats
as they wrestle with the unfolding crisis. You will come away informed,
enraged and perhaps a little heart-broken.
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‘a very important play, a very fine treatment of a complex topic…Colin Murphy has
served us all very well…I think people should come and view it. It’s very, very good.”
- President Michael D Higgins
‘Excellent cast…remarkable…an outstanding debut’ - Sunday Times
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‘…deft and deeply intelligent script is a superbly researched and cleverly shaped
reconstruction…a piece of theatre that performs a real public service…the arts
community has the guts to do what the political system has failed to do’
- Fintan O’Toole, Culture Shock, Irish Times
Fishamble: The New Play Company is funded by the Arts Council and Dublin
City Council. Its international touring is supported by Culture Ireland.
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TÚR NA nAMHRÁN:
TIONSCADAL COHEN
THE TOWER OF SONG:
THE COHEN PROJECT
NCO masterclass
Wed 27th Nov • 7.30pm
Music/Masterclass • €5
Live Masterclass with International
Kerry Artists
Join some of the most successful
Kerry musicians working in the
business including international
conductor Robert Houlihan as they
coach the finalists of the Killarney
Rotary Club Kerry Young Musician
of Year Award 2013, the next
generation of Kerry stars.
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Fri 29th Nov • 8pm • Music • €20/16
ABBA FOREVER - The Christmas Show
Thurs 28th Nov • 8pm • Music
€23/19; Group of 5+ €16
What a way to kick off your seasonal celebrations!
It’s always party time when ABBA is about, but when it’s their
40th anniversary and it’s the Christmas Show, then that’s a real
excuse for a party! It’s the perfect way to start your Christmas
celebrations! ABBA FOREVER has been touring Ireland for the
past five years and we are delighted to finally bring the show
to Tralee!
Expect a dazzling, fantastic performance including the most
iconic hits, Mamma Mia, S.O.S, Money, Money Money, The
Winner Takes It All, Gimme Gimme, Gimme and many MANY
more! Get your glad rags on, brush up on the lyrics, don the
dancing boots and come to the best party in town! You’ll be
rockin’ in the aisles!!!
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Leonard Cohen explores the human condition in all
its facets. Jewish mysticism, wry political commentary,
tender eroticism - all meet in the potent lyricism of his
songs, from ‘Suzanne’ to ‘Hallelujah’ to ‘First we take
Manhattan’. Túr na nAmhrán features exquisite Irish
language versions of Cohen’s songs, translated by poets
Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock. They will be
performed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, David Blake, and Hilary
Bow, with support from the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra.
Margaret Lonergan has created stunning screen
projections of the lyrics.
Iniúchann Leonard Cohen gach aon ghné de nádúr an
duine. Tagann tréithe agus tionchair éagsúla le chéile sna
hamhráin aige - an misteachas Giúdach, an tráchtaireacht
shearbh ar chúrsaí polaitíochta, an t-earótachas séimh faightear sin agus tuilleadh in amhráin ar nós ‘Suzanne’,
‘Hallelujah’ agus ‘First we take Manhattan’, cuir i gcás. Tá
Gaeilge mhaisiúil mhíorúilteach curtha ar liricí Cohen ag
na filí Liam Ó Muirthile agus Gabriel Rosenstock. Is iad
na hoirfidigh a chuirfidh an saothar breá seo inár láthair Liam Ó Maonlaí, David Blake agus Hilary Bow agus ina
dteannta beidh an Bradd Pitt Light Orchestra.
Tá íomhánna scáileáin meallacacha cruthaithe ag
dANCE
Margaret
Lonergan don seó.
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New Voices Programme at Siamsa Tíre
In Partnership with Listowel Writers’ Week
THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
A DRAGON’S TALE
Tutti Frutti productions and York Theatre Royal
Mon 2nd - Thurs 5th Dec • 12 noon (Mon & Thurs),
10am (Tues & Wed) • Schools • €8
By Fergal O’Byrne
by Mike Kenny
Sat 30th Nov • 8pm • New Writing • €6
(Winner of the Eamon Keane Playwriting Award 2013, Listowel Writers’ Week)
Siamsa Tíre has teamed up with Listowel Writers’ Week as part of the Eamon
Keane Full Length Play Award 2013. As part of the award, the winning
playwright’s work is produced as a staged reading in Siamsa Tíre. This year, the
award (adjudicated by Billy Roche) was given to Fergal O’Byrne from Wexford.
His play, A Dragon’s Tale tells the story of a Wexford man who has emigrated
but whose memories of home – particularly of Vinegar Hill – remain vivid.
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A beautiful new wintery tale about a boy who is
unable to find delight in what is around him and
instead seeks adventure, excitement and the thrill
of the unknown! Inspired by the famous Aesop
fable this wonderful play has a gifted ensemble of
actor musicians who play the delightful characters,
funny sheep and perhaps a scary wolf or two……
Winter is coming, the trees are bare, the birds fly
south, and the sheep are flocking, seeking shelter
from the wind.
As the falling snow flurries to the ground, wolf
footprints can be seen padded into the hard
ground…….
But standing on the hill top a boy is watching his
sheep.
A boy who, unthinkingly, unknowingly………….
Cried WOLF!
For children aged 3+ and their families
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IT’S THE REAL MCCOY
SING AND BE MERRY
Fri 6th & Sat 7th Dec • 8pm
Drama • €19/17
- SPARKLING SEASONAL SONGS
WITH VIRGINIA KERR
This new Irish comedy – set in rural
Ireland over two days in 1964 – has
been heralded as one of the funniest
plays in decades and continues to
attract huge media attention and
record-breaking audiences.
Tues 10th Dec • 8pm • Opera/ Classical • €20/17
A wonderful celebration of seasonal songs with
internationally acclaimed soprano Virginia Kerr
and members of Opera Theatre Company’s
talented Young Artists’ Programme. Expect to hear
carols, arias and ensembles – from the warmth of
White Christmas to the awe inspiring O Holy Night
or the intoxicating cheer of the Champagne Trio
(Die Fledermaus).
The story centres on one Madge Molloy,
a woman in her mid-60’s, who has lived
over forty years of her life wondering
why her husband Tom, (whom she
was married to for just five months),
disappeared without trace. She has
been left to rear her only daughter
Maura on their small farm and she has
become bitter about men in general!
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However, the arrival of a new curate
to the parish – namely Fr. Michael
McCoy - is about to throw light on
the circumstances surrounding Tom’s
mysterious disappearance. Will Madge
Molloy have her revenge or is love
about to conquer!
One of Ireland’s finest sopranos, Virginia is
equally at home on the operatic stage or concert
and oratorio platform. She has performed with
many of the world’s leading opera houses
including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Early
Bird
Music Director Andrew Synnott conducts the OTC
touring band in this Christmas extravaganza. This
exquisite potpourri of popular favourites promises
to entertain and delight and is suitable for music
lovers of all ages.
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Oh holy night - CELEBRATION
OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC
starring Red Hurley,
with St. John’s Church Choir
Wed 11th Dec • 8pm • Music • €27.50
Red Hurley, acknowledged throughout his homeland
of Ireland and across the world as one of the finest
singers of his generation. Accepted as a truly unique
talent. Appealing to all ages, musical tastes and
cultures, he has moved international audiences with
his distinctive brand of satin smooth vocal magic and
continues to touch people to this day.
However, the fact remains that Red Hurley is his own man,
delivering song after song – each more haunting than the
next. Be it a cover version or his own original material, Red
Hurley makes each one his own.
Ballet Ireland
CARMEN
Fri 13th Dec • 8pm • Ballet • €23/18
Set to Bizet’s passionate score, ‘Carmen’ follows the
story of a young, naïve soldier Jose, who is bewitched
by the beautiful and fiery gypsy, Carmen. Obsessed and
reckless, Jose turns his back on respectable life to be
with her. But Carmen, like love, is a bird that cannot
be tamed and Jose’s desire to possess her eventually
destroys them both.
Passion, drama and colour in abundance! Ballet Ireland’s
talented dancers will sizzle in this fantastic new ballet.
Bizet’s music is pure dance. Don’t miss this fabulous
new production for 2013.
After 40 years honing his craft, Red is now at the forefront
of popular music across the globe. The mere mention of a
Red Hurley concert has ‘sold out’ signs being displayed at
venues from Dublin to New York very quickly.
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Red returning to Ireland for another series of concerts with
his band and very special guests, “The St. John’s Choir”.
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JACK L - The 27 Club
Sat 14th Dec • 8pm • Music • €22/20
The 27 Club is the name bestowed upon a
remarkable group of artists who passed away at
the age of 27, and features the work of music
icons including Janis Joplin, The Doors, The
Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix
and Nirvana. Jack Lukeman, one of Ireland's
finest, along with his band, interweaves their
legacy in a rip-roaring musical celebration of
life itself.
Annie JNR
Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts
Fri 20th Dec at 7.30pm & Sat 21st Dec at 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets €14: Group of 4: €55, Group of 5: €65
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms
everyone’s hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York
City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years
ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel,
embittered Miss Hannigan.
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With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the
wondrous and magical world of NYC. She finds a new home and family
in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. A
wonderful Christmas story to soften even the hardest of hearts.
This amateur production is presented by permission of JOSEF
WEINBERGER LIMITED
Silver ScreeningS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH ACCESS CINEMA AND KFF
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Wed 11th Sept • Film • 2pm
€8/5 • €2 (Active Retired)
Wed 9th Oct • Film • 2pm
€8/5 • €2 (Active Retired)
Here is your chance to revisit one of the greatest musicals
ever made, Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s Technicolor
masterpiece has been re-released. The setting is a
Hollywood studio, where Don Lockwood and his co-star
Lina Lamont are facing the change from silent to sound
pictures. Sky’s the limit as this film pays tribute to movies westerns, costume dramas, screwball comedies, singin’ and
dancin’ the whole way! 1952, 102 mins, Gene Kelly, USA
DARBY O GILL &
THE LITTLE PEOPLE
Wed 6th Nov • Film • 2pm
€8/5 • €2 (Active Retired)
Over a decade in development and featuring visual effects
that hold their own even today, this Disney leprechaun
classic remains endearing and engaging largely on the
basis of its charming performances. Sharpe had caught
Walt Disney’s eye over a decade earlier as the original
lead in the Broadway hit Finian’s Rainbow, while the
young Connery would soon find international fame with a
considerably more sophisticated persona. 1959 USA Robert
Stevenson, 86 mins
Nominated for seven Academy Awards, Double Indemnity, is one
of Billy Wilder’s greatest career achievements. Phyllis Dietrichson
(Barbara Stanwyck), the scheming and perfidious wife of a
wealthy oilman, persuades gullible and lustful insurance
salesman Walter Neff, (Fred MacMurray) to set up an accident
policy for her husband and then murder him so that they can
collect $100,000 on its double indemnity clause. A 1940’s noir
masterpiece not to be missed! 1944, 107 mins, Billy Wilder, USA
BRINGING UP BABY
Wed 4th Dec • Film • 2pm
€8/5 • €2 (Active Retired)
One of the defining “screwball” comedies of the 30s sees
madcap heiress Hepburn doing her best to derail the staid life of
dusty palaeontologist Grant. The catalyst for this change comes
in the shape of Baby, Hepburn’s pet leopard that causes chaos
wherever he goes. As Grant’s career, sanity and sexual identity
collapses, he finds himself drawn to Hepburn’s irresponsible,
life-affirming coda. Fast and furious dialogue fuels the comic
mayhem. 1938, 102 mins, Howard Hawks, USA
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JANUARY 2014 – A LOOK AHEAD
Welcome to the most magical pantomime ever!
SNOW WHITE AND
THE SEVEN DWARFS
Early Bird Savings
on tickets available
– Book before Friday
13th December and
get your tickets for
a magical €13
Oliver Hurley Productions
Thurs 2nd - Sat 4th Jan • 2.30pm & 7.30pm daily
Pantomime • €14, Family of 4: €55, Family of 5: €65
KERRY’S GOT TALENT
Sun 6th Oct, 3rd Nov, 1st & 8th Dec
7pm • Variety • €12/10
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Mirror, Mirror on the wall... Who is the fairest of them all?
In a true rags-to-riches story, Snow White manages, with the
help of the craziest Seven Dwarfs you've ever seen, to meet
a handsome Prince and make all her dreams come true! It’s
so funny it’ll have you rolling in the aisles, with the hysterical
pantomime Dame, Tralee’s very own Tom Hanafin, ensuring
that everyone has a great time.
Radio Kerry’s county-wide search for talent, is now
in its fifth year. Who will follow in the footsteps of
previous winners Helen Brosnan, Marie Woulfe, Sizzle
n Stomp and David Geaney to take the 2013 Kerry’s
Got Talent Crown? The search resumes for the 2013
winner of Kerry’s Got Talent where eight more places
will be filled for the Final on December 22nd. Early
Bird
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the world's best
known and most loved pantomimes, coupled with Oliver
Hurley’s renowned reputation for high quality, professional
pantomimes that are among the most spectacular Christmas
Pantomimes in the Land, this is a tremendous treat for all the
family you won't want to miss! We recommend this production
for children of all ages, from 5 to 95!
Book early to get the best seats in the house or you won’t be
able to look yourself in the mirror!
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VISUAL ARTS
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ON LEAVING - DAVID MONAHAN
10th September – 19th October
For over three years, David Monahan has been capturing a moment just before Ireland's
young and talented become voluntary exiles. These images are shot at night at a location
of the sitter’s choosing. Each background has a particular significance for the subject
and the idea is to make a heroic shot which celebrates the person.
Of his work, David notes; “I fully recognise the difference between this and previous
waves of emigration and at the same time I acknowledge that the quest remains the
same - the search for a better life... The work honours the courage behind the decision
and the fact that moving to a different country can dramatically shape the future lives of
those who leave, and has huge impact on those left behind.
The opening of the exhibition co-incides with the launch of a new production by the
National Folk Theatre of Ireland, Imigéin and is part of The Gathering celebrations.
Jason Dunne
Emerging Artist
26th October to 7th December
Preoccupied with the body as a site of both
new possibilities and limitations, Jason Dunne's
recent work takes material from daily events
concerning the body as the basis for creating
sculptures that resemble the human form but
diverge from its usual logic. In a new installation
at Siamsa Tíre, amalgamated creatures which are
built using diverse materials seem to devise new
uses for the gallery space through their unusual
and symbolic gestures.
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Tralee art group
14th December to 4th January 2014
The members of Tralee Art Group are delighted to be exhibiting once again in Siamsa
Tíre this December/January.
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The group believes strongly that it is important to develop art in the community and
to encourage new artists of all ages. The theme of the exhibition is the heritage and
folk tradition of Kerry. The group is working in collaboration with Niall Naessens, an
established and well known artist and printmaker, who will curate the group’s work in
paint and print medium for this exhibition.
NATIONAL FOLK THEATRE AUDITIONS
LAST CHANCE!!
Children from the age of seven are trained in drama, dance and song in the unique Siamsa
style, with a view to becoming members of the Community Cast at Siamsa Tíre. Would
you like a chance to perform with the National Folk Theatre? Auditions for talented young
people for a place in Siamsa Tíre’s National Folk Theatre Training Scheme 2013-14 take
place on the following date:
Siamsa Tíre Theatre, Tralee on Saturday 5th October from 10am - 2pm
Classes take place weekly from October to May with fees due on registration.
Contact Siamsa Tíre on (066) 7123055 to make an appointment for your audition.
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sep-DEC
at a glance
september
5 - 21 IMIGÉIN (excl 8 & 15)
11 Singin’ In The Rain (Silver Screening)
OCTOBER
1-4
5
6
8-12
9
13
17
18
19
22-23
24-26
25
27
30-31
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The Producers
Cure
Kerry’s Got Talent
Kerry Film Festival
Double Indemnity (Silver Screening)
Austen’s Women
Othello
Staring at Lakes: An Evening
with Michael Harding
Carmen (Opera)
Tuesdays With Morrie
Féile Barracíní
The Glocal Imperative
Jimmy McCarthy – The Greatest Hits Tour
Beyond the Brooklyn Sky
VISUAL ARTS
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
2 The Legend Of Luke Kelly, Dubliner
3 Kerry’s Got Talent
6 Darby O Gilll & The Little People
(Silver Screening)
7 Pauline Bewick:
Yellow Man, Grey Man
8 Draoinscath
9-10 Academy of Dance
13 Donal Skehan Kitchen Hero:
Home Cooked Tour
15-17 National Circus Festival of Ireland
20-24 That’s Entertainment 2013
25 Guaranteed
27 NCO Masterclass
28 ABBA Forever
29 The Tower of Song: The Cohen
Project
30 A Dragon’s Tale
1 Kerry’s Got Talent
2-5 The Boy Who Cried Wolf
4 Bringing Up Baby (Silver
Screening)
6-7 It’s the Real McCoy
8 Kerry’s Got Talent
10 Sing And Be Merry
– Virginia Kerr
11 Oh Holy Night: Celebration Of
Christmas Music
13 Carmen (Ballet)
14 Jack L - The 27 Club
15 Strangers (FRYT)
20-21 Annie Jnr
Sept 10 - Oct 19
Oct 26 - Dec 7
Dec 14 - jan 4 January
2-4 Snow White and
The Seven Dwarfs
On Leaving -David Monaghan
Jason Dunne - Emerging artist
HERITAGE AND FOLK TRADITION OF KERRY
BOX OFFICE
(066) 712 3055
On evenings where a performance is scheduled for the
theatre, the Box Office will remain open until 7.30pm
for general and phone bookings, and until 7.50pm
for ‘in person’ tickets for that night’s performance.
Visa, Mastercard and Laser are accepted. There is no
extra credit card booking fee. Tickets are held at
the Box Office for collection. Concessions available
to unwaged, third level full-time students and senior
citizens.
Tickets for most performances can be booked on-line
at www.siamsatire.com. There is a ‘per transaction’ charge
of €1.50.
GENERAL OPENING HOURS
TICKET EXCHANGES/REFUNDS Once purchased, tickets
cannot be exchanged or refunds given. Refunds will
only be made in the event of a cancelled performance.
Mon - Sat
9.00am – 6.00pm
Sun5.00pm – 8.00pm*
LATECOMERS Latecomers will not be admitted until a
suitable break in the performance.
OCTOBER - DEcember
WHEELCHAIR USERS Wheelchair spaces are available
within the building. Please inform the Box Office when
you book your tickets and they will be able to advise
you on suitable seating.
SEPTEMBER
Mon - SAT
10.00am – 6.00pm
Sun5.00pm – 8.00pm*
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S OPENING HOURS
24th - 26th & 29th DEC
27th, 28th & 30th DEC
31st DEC
1st Jan
From 2nd Jan
Business as usual
CLosed
12noon - 5.00pm
10.00AM - 2.00pm
Closed
10.00am - 6.00pm
*Only when a performance is scheduled for that night.
HARD OF HEARING An induction loop is in operation
in the auditorium for patrons with hearing difficulties.
People with hearing aids should set them to “T”.
CHANGE OF ADVERTISED PROGRAMME Siamsa Tíre
reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists
and vary the advertised programme if necessary.
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