- The Ramor Theatre

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Virginia, Co. Cavan. Tel: (049) 8547074 www.ramortheatre.com
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County Council and
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by a payment. Reservations can be made by the
following methods:
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The box office is open Tuesday to Friday 10:00am4:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm on the night of a show.
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At the Box Office: (049) 8547074. Bookings can be made
over the phone using credit card/laser as payment. Tickets
will be held at box office for collection on night of show.
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Performances begin at 8:30pm and patrons are
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the performance.
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Events at a Glance at The Ramor Theatre September-December
SeptemberEvent
05
The Matchmaker with John Kenny & Mary McEvoy
08Selma
10
Mary Duff in Concert
11
Victor’s Dung - The Whole Story 15
Love is Strange
18
Culture Night - Free Event
22
Clouds of Sils Maria
23
Ger Carey Live 25 & 26
Beezneez Theatre Co. present Turning Mammy
OctoberEvent
01
Exhibition: There and Back Again
01,02,03,04
Hero of the Half Acre - The Willie Doonan Story
06Amy
08,09,10
Hero of the Half Acre - The Willie Doonan Story
13
The New Girlfriend
16
Eleanor Shanley in Concert
17Emma
20
Mr Turner
22
Vladimir 27,28,29,30,31
No Business Like Shoe Business
Type
Theatre
Film
Music
Theatre
Film
Music & Theatre
Film
School Show
Theatre
Type
Exhibition
Theatre
Film
Theatre
Film
Music
Theatre
Film
Music
Theatre
NovemberEvent
06,07
No Business Like Shoe Business
10Timbuktu
12
Ger Carey Live 13
Brendan McCahey
14
Barnstorm Theatre Co. present Me Too!
17Cake
21 Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer
24Marshland
28,29
Lighting & Sound Effect Workshop
29 Abba Forever - The Christmas Show
Type
Theatre
Film
School Show
Music
Children’s Event
Film
Theatre
Film
Workshop
Music
DecemberEvent
01
3 Hearts
04
Little Light
05
Conal Gallen
12
Cavan Sinfonia
19
John O’Grady - Christmas Songbook
20
Cuckoo Connolly’s Curious Clock Shop
Type
Film
School Event
Comedy
Music
Music
Children’s Theatre
Based on the novella “Letters of a County
Matchmaker” by JOHN B. KEANE
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The Matchmaker
Ramor Film Club
present
FI
The Ramor Theatre
present
Selma
The Ramor Theatre
present
Mary Duff
in Concert
The production stars television favourite Mary
McEvoy (Biddie in the long running RTE series
GLENROE) and Irish Actor and comedian
Jon Kenny (d’Unbelievables with Pat Shortt
& Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted) joins Mary to
complete the cast. Together they play a
myriad of characters in this hilarious and earthy
dramatic comedy. The play follows the efforts
of Dicky Mick Dicky O’Connor to make matches
for the lonely and lovelorn.
(Ana DuVernay, USA 2014, 127 mins, 12A)
Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom
Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Roth
Saturday 05 September
Tuesday 08 September
Thursday 10 September
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m25
Spring, 1965: the small town of Selma,
Alabama, has become the unlikely flashpoint
for the struggle for racial equality. A profoundly
moving drama that captures the political
chicanery surrounding this turning point for the
civil rights movement.
Mary Duff’s career seems to go from strength
to strength, and as the salutation and success
continue to roll in for the genuinely charismatic
and warm Irish singer, there seems little sign of
the celebrated triumphs slowing down. Quite
the opposite in fact, as she is about to enter,
one of the most exciting phases of her career.
Always known as a barrel of laughs, Victor’s
Dung is really a sad play about an isolated
cantankerous Cavan farmer who is at war with
the world. One Friday morning he is interrupted
by a phone call from the hospital and the news
that he hasn’t long to live.
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Victor’s Dung –
The Whole Story
Ramor Film Club
present
FI
Big Guerilla Productions
present
Love is Strange
(Ira Sachs, USA 2014, 94 mins, 15A)
Starring: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa
Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson
The Ramor Theatre
present
Paint me a
picture of Ireland
Culture Night 2015 features songs, stories, and
music telling the story of emigration through
the years. Join us in the kitchen where there will
be a Failte Isteach.
Seamus O’Rourke alongside two very
special actors, Tommy Sharkey and Charles
McGuinness and a gifted design team have
revamped the original production to make it
into 90 minutes of pure heaven… well, a rural
Cavan sort of heaven.
When George loses his job at a Roman Catholic
school because he has married his long-term
partner, Ben, the loss of his income leads to a
life-changing situation. As they can no longer
afford their mortgage, and so must sell their
co-op and rely on the hospitality of friends and
family, none of whom has a house big enough
for both of them, they have to live separately
while trying to find a solution. A sensitive, wise,
acutely-observed and heart-warming drama,
Friday 11 September
Tuesday 15 September
Friday 18 September
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:30pm | Free Event
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Ramor Film Club
present
The Ramor Theatre
present
Sc
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Clouds of
Sils Maria
Beezneez Theatre Co.
present
Turning Mammy
(Olivier Assayas, France 2014, 124 mins)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart,
Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger
Ger Carey Live
A French actress is invited to perform a new
version of a play that shot her to international
stardom many years ago. This time, however,
rather than playing the attractive young girl,
she now has to play the girl’s bitter boss. The
film cuts between the play and the relationship
between the star and her personal assistant as
they run the play’s lines together. A fascinating
drama, centred on the mesmerizing spark
between the two main actresses, which has
garnered this film a lot of praise.
Ger Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up
comedy show for transition year students. By
secretly observing his subjects in their natural
habitat, such as leaning on lampposts, in
chippers, outside chippers, in shopping centres
and sitting on any kind of steps, Ger has
uncovered the weird and frightening world of
the teenager! The aim of the show is to get
teenagers to laugh at themselves and
appreciate the differences of others.
Teachers admitted free
Sisters Martha and Mary live together on the
family farm. Mary is involved in a long term
search for her baby which was adopted at birth
while Martha is involved in a long term wait for
neighbour, Ambrose’s Mammy to die so that
she can finally marry the love of her life. That’s
as simple as it gets, however, as we discover
dysfunctional people with deep secrets and
passions. The author directs Peter Davey,
Eileen Murphy and Valerie Traynor in a play
with many laugh out loud set ups as well as
moments of melancholic sadness.
Tuesday 22 September
Wednesday 23 September
Fri 25 & Sat 26 September
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 11:00am | Adm: m10
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Written & Directed by John McDwyer
RAMOR THEATRE PRESENTS
The Willie Doonan Story
A New play written and directed by Padraic McIntyre
Afternoon in Dublin by Freda Young
Daisy Chain by Muriel Wray Allen
There and Back Again
Art Exhibition by two Cavan Artists Freda Young, Killeshandra and Muriel
Wray Allen Cavan Town. Running until Saturday 21st November 2015.
Freda Young
Through her artwork Freda Young, travels back to scenes of an earlier time and
remembers what it was like to grow up in this rural landscape. She remembers a
time when the lighting was with oil lamps and the food was grown in the fields.
Children walked to school everyday and played freely through the fields and
helped with the farm work. The Countryside with its birds, animals and
wildflowers are appealing to this artist and her work. Freda has been practising
as a visual artist since 2002 and has had many group exhibitions as well as one
Solo exhibition at the Solas Art Gallery in Ballinamore recently.
Muriel Wray Allen
“Catching a glimpse of a tall foxglove I am suddenly 6 years old, walking with
family along the narrow roads of Drumacarrow.” The familiar hedgerow flowers
transport this artist back to the quiet roads around her grandparents farm. The
folklore and games provided by the wildflowers growing freely at the roadside,
shortened a child’s journey and these flowers evoke memories and connections
to a time and place to where, either physically or emotionally she frequently
returns. Muriel has exhibited with the Rianta group of artists and in a number of
group shows, and is a member of the Moth Studio, Cavan.
t h e world premier of
The extraordinary story of one man’s life. The play takes us from his
humble beginnings in the Half Acre in Cavan, to the battle of
Montecassino in World Ward II and on to the glory of winning an
All-Ireland Gaelic Football medal on that historic day in 1947 in The
Polo Grounds, New York. The Hero of the Half Acre is the untold story of
Willie Doonan. A drama of courage, determination, life and love, Padraic
McIntyre’s new play about one of Cavan’s unsung hero’s is a must see.
Thursday 01 October
Thursday 01 October - Preview | Adm: m16 & m14
Friday 02, Saturday 03, Sunday 04 October
Thursday 08, Friday 09, Saturday 10 October
Time: 7:00pm | Free Event
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
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Amy
Ramor Film Club
present
FI
FI
Ramor Film Club
present
The Ramor Theatre
present
The New
Girlfriend
Eleanor Shanley
(Asif Kapadia, UK 2015, 127 mins)
(François Ozon, France 2014, 107 mins)
Starring: Anaïs Demoustier, Romain Duris,
Raphaël Personnaz, Isild Le Besco
Asif Kapadia’s terrific documentary on Amy
Winehouse appears to share one thing in
common with his earlier study of Ayrton Senna;
both seem to concern an unstoppable drift
towards catastrophe. Aware that the gifted
singer died in 2011 of alcohol poisoning, there
are hints here of opportunities where the
decline could have been reversed. We are left
mourning a great character, wondering where
that talent might have brought her.
Devastated by the death of her best friend,
Claire makes a promise to watch over the
husband and newborn child. Battling through
a fog of depression and a lack of
responsiveness from her own husband, she
reluctantly drags herself to the plush suburban
home of her friend’s widower only to make
a startling discovery about the form his grief
has taken. At first shocked and resistant, she
becomes progressively seduced.
Leitrim based Eleanor Shanley is without
doubt one of Ireland’s foremost female singers
over the two and a half decades. Since her first
appearance with De Danann in 1990, Eleanor’s
talents have crossed many genres and her
accolades and appearances have been well
documented. In September 2015 Eleanor
releases her long anticipated new album
‘Forever Young’.
Tuesday 06 October
Tuesday 13 October
Friday 16 October
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m20
FOREVER YOUNG Tour
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Ramor Film Club
present
FI
Hotbuckle
present
Ramor Film Club
present
Mr Turner
(Mike Leigh, UK 2014, 149 mins, 12A)
Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson,
Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Roger
Ashton-Griffiths
Hotbuckle return to the stage with Austen’s
most perfect novel.
A study of the final years of the painter JMW
Turner, played with relish and sympathy by
Timothy Spall, who won Best Actor at Cannes
in 2014 for his role. The painter is a
harrumphing eccentric, with a handsome
establishment in London, who enjoys the
freedom that wealth and success have given
him, a freedom to roam and a freedom to speak
his mind to simpering critics and saucer-eyed
buyers. A glorious film, it combines domestic
intimacy with an epic sweep, and has a lyrical,
mysterious quality that perfumes every scene,
whether tragic or comic.
Saturday 17 October
Tuesday 20 October
Thursday 22 October
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m20 & m18
Following on from Persuasion – “pure theatre
magic” **** The Stage and David Copperfield –
“Superb … a master class in stage adaptation”
BBC Radio.
Vladimir
Following their hugely successful debut Irish
tour Violin maestro Vladimir is once again
delighted to share the stage with his equally
gifted younger brother Anton. Two Brothers
celebrates popular classical music by the great
composers - where Vladimir and Anton
highlight pieces from their Russian heritage
- mixed with well-known favourites from the
stage and screen.
A comic musical review of life in shoe
business. Featuring the classic songs
“Girls if it fits like a glove it’s too tight”,
“There is no two the same” and the
cobblers lament “There will never be
another shoe”. Set in a shoe shop with
characters from the shoe trade, Johnny
the Wings Doherty, Pammie Brogan and
Brucie Shoesey the winner of the 2015
Golden Shoehorn Award.
Tuesday 27 October - Preview Adm: m16 & m14
Wed 28, Thurs 29, Fri 30, Sat 31 October
Friday 06 & Saturday 07 November
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
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Written and Performed by Jimmy Fox
Directed by Paul Bosco McEneaney
Music by Garth McConaghie
Ramor Film Club
present
FI
The Ramor Theatre
present
Timbuktu
(Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania/France
2014, 97 mins, 12A)
Starring: Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Abel
Jafri
Set in the early days of the jihadist takeover of
northern Mali in 2012, this film is a stunningly
shot condemnation of intolerance and its
annihilation of diversity, told in a way that
clearly denounces without resorting to
cardboard perpetrators. Abdelkrim drives to
the tent of a Tuareg family to convince the
strong-willed Satima to cover her head. Her
neighbours have already fled, and she tells her
loving husband, Kidane, that they should move
closer to other people, but he wants to stay
put. When Kidane’s prize cow dies after getting
caught in the nets of a fisherman, he sets off
to confront the fisherman. Nominated - Best
Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 2015
Tuesday 10 November
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
The Ramor Theatre
present
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The Ramor Theatre
present
Brendan
McCahey
Brendan McCahey may be a relatively new name
to the Irish music scene thanks to his stunning
performances on his journey to winning
The Voice of Ireland 2014. Weekly show stopping
deliveries of such an eclectic selection of classics
that included David Bowie, Roy Orbison, Sam Smyth
and Bo Diddley betrayed a comfort with a variety
of material and a stage presence that could only
have come from stage-worn experience.
Ger Carey Live
Ger Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up
comedy show for transition year students. By
secretly observing his subjects in their natural
habitat, such as leaning on lampposts, in
chippers, outside chippers, in shopping centres
and sitting on any kind of steps, Ger has
uncovered the weird and frightening world of
the teenager! The aim of the show is to get
teenagers to laugh at themselves and
appreciate the differences of others.
Teachers admitted free
Brendan’s first single “You Can’t Judge A Book”
Reached No 3 in the Download Charts as well as
a Top Twenty in the Irish Charts. ‘Sweet Love’,
was the first single to be taken from his debut album
‘To Where I Begin’ (Universal Music Ireland).
The Album was release November 2014 and
reached 20 in the Irish Charts.
Since winning the show Brendan has been busy
Touring Ireland and UK as well as taking on a new role
as Co-Writer working with and in the process with such
prestigious names as Don Mescall (Backstreet Boys,
Aslan, The Corrs), John Pepperd (Garath Brooks, Michael
MacDonald) and Steve Booker (Duffy, John Newman).
Thursday 12 November
Friday 13 November
Time: 11:00am | Adm: m10
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m15 & m12.50
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Cake
(Daniel Barnz, USA 2014, 102 mins, 15A)
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kendrick,
Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer,
William H Macy
Tom Crean –
Antarctic Explorer
From the company that brought The Bockety
World of Henry and Bucket, this little gem
will resonate with all children whether from the
same street or from different parts of the world.
Poetic, musical, energetic, poignant and
mischievously humorous, Me Too! explores
notions of ‘fitting in’ and of being ‘not the
same’.
While struggling with her own trauma, a woman
in a chronic-pain support group begins to
investigate the suicide of a fellow group
member and develops an unexpected
relationship with the woman’s husband in
this highly-anticipated drama. A courageous,
career-defining performance from Jennifer
Aniston.
Saturday 14 November
Tuesday 17 November
Saturday 21 November
Time: 3pm & 7pm | Adm: m8
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m20 & m18
Written and Performed by Aidan Dooley
Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and
one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to
life in this dramatic and humorous solo
performance by Aidan Dooley.
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The Ramor Theatre in
association with DLI
present
Tommy Swarbrigg present
Lighting & Sound
Effect Workshop
Marshland
(Alberto Rodriguez, Spain 2014, 104 mins)
Starring: Javier Gutierrez, Raul Arevalo, Nerrea
Barros, Antonio de la Torre, Jesus Castro
It’s 1980. Juan and rookie Pedro have travelled
from Madrid to Andalucia to investigate the
disappearance of two sisters. Soon the sisters’
bodies are discovered and they enlist the help
of isolated local, Jesús. When a drunken man
stumbles into the hotel seeking justice for his
own dead girlfriend, a pattern of deaths starts
to emerge. Noirishly tense, with a tight focus
on character, realism, a sense of place and
social critique, all adding up to a gripping film.
Are you the Technical buff in your group and
want to know more? Then this is the workshop
for you. In this 2 day workshop at The Ramor
Theatre, Paddy Farrelly our Resident
Technician will take you through the basic
skills of lighting & sound effect editing/
cutting for your show. The workshops will
cover. Lantern identification, the correct
lantern for the job. Focusing, back lighting,
programming, patching, LED addressing,
sound effect editing/downloading Garage
Band, Q lab, SCS and much more...
Course only: m70
Course, Accommodation & Sunday Lunch: m120
(DLI Members m25 concession)
Saturday 28 November
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
ABBA FOREVER
The Christmas Show
ABBA FOREVER The Christmas Show, returns
to The Ramor Theatre, for another great night
out. After a fantastic show for the past 2 years,
we had no hesitation in inviting them back.
It’s always party time when abba are about, but
when it’s the Christmas Show, then that’s a real
excuse for a party! This happy sing-a-long
tribute, celebrates with a loud and proud
fanfare!
Tuesday 24 November
Sunday 29 November
Sunday 29 November
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m20
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3 Hearts
(Benoît Jacquot, France 2014, 106 mins)
Starring: Benoit Poelvoorde, Charlotte
Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine
Deneuve
One night in a provincial French city, after
missing his train back to Paris, Marc meets
Sylvie. They wander the streets until morning,
talking happily, falling in love and making a date
to meet again. When circumstances prevent
this reunion, Marc searches for Sylvie but ends
up finding someone else: Sophie. What Marc
doesn’t realise is that Sophie is Sylvie’s sister.
Whose heart will survive the dramatic tension?
An emotionally-rich and enjoyably-suspenseful
film.
Tuesday 01 December
Time: 8:00pm | Adm: m7
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The Ramor Theatre
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The Ramor Theatre
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Little Light
Lucia and her Mother and baby brother, live
with their cow and their milk white cat in a cozy
little house at the foot of a mountain in the far
north. Snow has started to fall and it’s cold
outside. Though the winters are long and hard,
hands are kept toasty by the fire and hearts are
warmed by love. One morning the Sun doesn’t
appear over the mountain and when it doesn’t
rise the next day or the next or the day after
that, people start to worry. The cow has no
milk, the baby is crying and it looks like
someone has stolen the Sun!
Age 5+
Friday 04 December
Time: 11:00am | Adm: m5 (School Show)
Time: 7:00pm | Adm: m8
Yes he is back! Ireland’s Ambassador of
Comedy Conal Gallen is back on stage solo
with his hilarious new one man stand up show.
Conal has proved time and time again why he is
Ireland’s funniest man with his hilarious,
side-splitting brand of comedy. Saturday 05 December
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m25
The Ramor Theatre
present
Cavan Sinfonia
Elaine Agnew World Premier by Cavan Sinfonia.
Cavan Sinfonia Orchestra will perform the
world premier of new music written for them
by the renowned composer Elaine Agnew.
Elaine has been commissioned and has her
work performed worldwide by artists such as
the Škampa and Vogler Quartets, RTÉ National
Symphony and Concert Orchestras, the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Proms,
the Ulster Orchestra and the RTÉ Philharmonic
Orchestra.
The Ramor Theatre
present
The Ramor Theatre
present
John O’Grady
Cuckoo
Connolly’s Curious
Clock Shop
Christmas Songbook
2015 has been a busy year for John with his
appearances on the Voice of Ireland and a
packed summer full of gigs.
By Padraic McIntyre
Supported by Cavan County Council arts office with funding
from the Arts Council.
Now John brings us his own
unique take on Christmas.
In a show full of tunes,
banter and Christmas spirit
join John and his band
for a festive night that
won’t disappoint.
Cuckoo Connolly owns the Curious Little Clock
Shop at the bottom of Main Street, no one
really comes in anymore but Cuckoo doesn’t
mind. A story of an old and gentle man, who
goes on amazing adventures unknown to the
world outside. This is until something terrible
happens in the town one Christmas Eve and
Cuckoo has to use his time-travel to try and
solve the mystery! Can Cuckoo Connolly do it
in time?
Saturday 12 December
Saturday 19 December
Sunday 20 December
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Time: 8:30pm | Adm: m18 & m16
Time: 3:00pm | Adm: m8
theramortheatre
RAMOR BOOK CLUB
Gift Vouchers
1st Thursday of each month
Gift Vouchers can be
purchased from the
Box Office and online on
www.ramortheatre.com
and make the perfect gift
for any occasion.
An ideal gift for Christmas
Youth Drama
September
Recommences on
Monday 14th September 2015
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