Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to Cork
The Celtic Tenors are at Cork Opera House this weekend.
- Amble, Cork Opera House, 8pm: Three-piece ensemble of songwriters play Cork after a string of sold out shows. Tickets €29.90.
- The Improv Halloween Murder Mystery, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm: There’s been a murder, and everyone is a suspect! Whodunnit? Who knows? With no script to fall back on, the actors create the entire plot, on the spot. Tickets €18.
- Thank You for the Music, Everyman Theatre, 7.30pm: The global smash hit tribute show brings ABBA’s No.1 hits to the stage. Tickets €35.
- The Celtic Tenors, Cork Opera House, 8pm: Matthew, James and Daryl share their rich quarter-century legacy of enchanting harmonies and stories about the land they love. Tickets €36.
- Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets, Winthrop Avenue, 8pm: The Limerick 5-piece were influenced by artists such as The War On Drugs, Bon Iver, Radiohead, and The 1975. Tickets €12.50.
- Hang Massive, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm: A fusion of ambient soundscapes, fluid rhythms and the mystical sounds of the handpan. Tickets €34.50.
- 1. Small Things Like These: Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh excel in a moving 5-star drama.
- 2. The Wild Robot: This animated tale will steal your heart with its 5-star brilliance.
- 3. The Outrun: Saoirse Ronan in an Oscar-worthy role as a woman struggling with addiction.
- 4. The Apprentice: The story of how Donald Trump became the man we know today.
- 5. Emilia Pérez: The head of a crime cartel makes a huge decision in this genre mash-up.
- The Soldiers That Saved Britain, Channel 4, 7.10pm: Mobeen Azhar uncovers the story of his grandfather, who served with 2.5 million men of the British Indian Army in World War II. He considers why the full extent of the British Indian Army’s role in the war is only now being fully appreciated, and why a man from the Punjab was driven to fight for the colonial power occupying his homeland.
- Asia, BBC1, 6.20pm: You can’t keep a good man down - even one who’s 98! David Attenborough returns with a new natural history series, showcasing the landscapes and wildlife of the largest continent on Earth, encompassing everything from the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo. The first episode focuses on its oceans and coastlines.
- Music By John Williams, Disney+: Composer John Williams has won five Oscars, 26 Grammys, seven Baftas, four Golden Globes and three Emmys for work like Jaws, Superman, Star Wars: A New Hope, ET: The Extra Terrestrial and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Now 92, he looks back at his career.
- The Diplomat, Netflix: The political thriller is back for a second series. Keri Russell reprises her role as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK. She and her husband, fellow diplomat Hal (Rufus Sewell), are brought back together after she realises the explosion that brought her to London came from the heart of the British government.
