Cork theatre: ‘Pure magic’ set to enchant audiences
CoisCeim Dance in The Piece with the Drums.
At the newly-reopened Briery Gap Theatre in Macroom Friday morning, October 18, there is a special schools performance of The Dead Letter Office at 10am.
The play, by Cork playwright and actor Mary-Lou McCarthy, tackles themes of migration and displacement, and explores why people are sometimes forced to travel across the globe in search of a new home. Students who attend receive a digital educational resource pack and video.
We look forward to hearing about future programmes coming up at the Briery Gap.
Thursday night at the Opera House, it’s Bruised Orange, the great John Prine tribute show, while Friday it’s Nights on Broadway – the Bee Gees story.
Declan O’Rourke on Saturday is sold out, but you might still be able to grab a ticket or two for the Rod Stewart show on Sunday, Some Guys Have All the Luck.
Wednesday brings We Almost Lost Detroit, the music of Gill Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, featuring Jackson himself; while Gregory Porter on Thursday and Friday next week is sold out.
Call 021 427 0022 or www.corkoperahouse.ie for all bookings.
The inimitable Ruby Wax is at Everyman on Thursday night with her searingly honest new show, I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was.
Friday night it’s Camille O’Sullivan with her new show celebrating dear lost friends like Shane McGowan, Sinéad O’Connor, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Radiohead, Jacques Brel and Arcade Fire.
On Saturday, Fern Brady, the avowed Scottish queen of comedy with her new show , I Gave You Milk To Drink, while on Sunday the unforgettable sound of Simon & Garfunkel is recreated superbly by Bookends.
On Wednesday next, October 23, lovers of jazz music and dance are in for a treat as CoisCéim Dance Theatre perform their critically acclaimed show, The Piece with The Drums, in association with Dance Cork Firkin Cork.
Described as “pulsating with theatrical magic,”, this exceptional production combines live music performances by pioneering jazz percussionist Conor Guilfoyle with explosive dance routines directed by visionary choreographer David Bolger. All Everyman bookings on www.everymancork.com, or 021 450 1673.
The prestigious Cork International Story Festival is gathering packed houses at the Cork Arts Theatre right now, finishing on Saturday. Thursday night, Sara Baume, Derek Owusu and Mary Costello. Friday, Mark Anthony Jarman, Adam Marek, Kate Doyle and Kirsty Gunn.
On Saturday at 3pm, it’s the CISSF 2024 Ó Faoláin Prize Reading, followed at 4.30pm by Anne Devlin and Sarah Gilbert, finishing on Saturday with Rosemary Jenkinson, Sally Wen Mao, Elwin Cotman, and Manuel Muñoz.
Next week, it’s Conal Creedon’s The Cure. A sleepy Saturday in Cork approachingChristmas. A man with a hangover waiting for a pub to open so he can get the eponymous cure. But his past approaches, in the shape of a Christian Brother he has good cause to remember. How will he deal with this encounter? We travel back to his childhood in Cork city.
October 22 to 26, 8pm. 021 450 5624 or www.corkartstheatre.com.
It’s not that long to November 7, when that glittering new production of The Sleeping Beauty opens at the Opera House.
Cork City Ballet, in association with Cork Opera House, Cork City Council, RedFM and Benchmark International reawakens the timeless tale of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece – first performed in 1890 – with unmissable guest stars Katerina Petrova and Tsetso Ivanov from the Sofia State Ballet in Bulgaria, joined by soloists and a full corps de ballet, with direction by Yury Demakov.
“It’s always a delight to stage The Sleeping Beauty,” says artistic director Alan Foley. “It’s pure magic, and never fails to enchant audiences, young and old.”
Tickets are much in demand, so don’t delay. Thursday to Saturday, November 7 to 9, with an additional matinee on the Saturday to suit the youngest ballet fans (and aren’t there plenty of those!)
See www.corkoperahouse.ie or call 021 427 0022.
