Recent Theatre Events
From: March 25, 2010 20:00 To: March 25, 2010 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
From the Shoulders DownPJ Mulpeter, now sixty-five years of age, begins his final working day as a builder’s labourer, having ‘soldiered’ for fifty years with the same ‘outfit’ Murray & Sons Construction. In a reflective mood, he casts a backward glance at the highlights of his ignominious ‘career’ on the ‘pick and shovel’, combining humour with pathos, love, loss, rejection and regret, but never without hope. After sell-out performances around Ireland, Richard Lynch brings this unique piece to Ballina Arts Centre for one night only. From the Shoulders Down depicts the life and times of PJ Mulpeter, but it takes ...
From: May 6, 2011 20:00 To: May 7, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Mayo Youth Theatre present 'Around the World in 80 Days' written by Philip Brennan & Stephen Colfer and directed by Niamh McGrath. The English gentleman Mr. Phileas Fogg, enters into a wager whereby he will circumnavigate the globe and return to his starting point. The wager is between Fogg and his friends at the 'Reform Club' (an organisation of wealthy men) and the stakes are high. Between them Fogg and his friends own the lease on an orphanage. The others want to close it down and sell it but Fogg wagers his half of the orphanage in an effort to save ...
From: May 11, 2011 14:00 To: May 11, 2011 16:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
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. A co-production with Noggin Theatre Company, Fruitcake will tour as part of the 2011 ...
From: June 10, 2011 20:00 To: June 10, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Written by Joanna Murray-Smith, featuring Angela Ryan and Jasmin Finn and directed by George B. Miller, Jasango Theatre's Bombshells is a rip-roaring, explosive and hilarious evening spent with several generations of women on the edge. From the fame-seeking teenager to the frenetic young mother to the simmering widow and the exultant, terrified bride, these women will surprise and delight you in this series of vivid monologues. Following a successful run at Galway’s Bank of Ireland Theatre Bombshells went on to be one of the highlights of the Theatre Stage Mindfield Programme at Electric Picnic 2009. In keeping with Jasango’s ...
From: June 16, 2011 20:00 To: June 16, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man. The murder is carefully calculated and the murderer conceals the body by dismembering it and hiding it under the floorboards. Ultimately the narrator’s guilt manifests itself in the hallucination that his victim’s heart is still beating under the floorboards. The Tell-Tale Heart is widely considered to be a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and one of Poe’s most famous short stories. Stephen Doyle’s work ranges from physical theatre to ...
From: July 20, 2011 20:00 To: July 20, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
The ever popular Beezneez Theatre Company present this rollicking summer farce. Don't Dress for Dinner is a frenetic comedy of mistaken identity with more twists than a corkscrew. When Jacqueline decides to visit her mother for a few days, her husband Bernard sees an opportunity for a cosy weekend with his new mistress. His bachelor pal Robert calls to announce his return from Hong Kong, so Bernard invites him along as his alibi, also hiring a Cordon Bleu-level cook to cater a delicious dinner. But when Jacqueline realises Robert is coming for a visit everything changes, and the high speed ...
From: September 1, 2011 20:00 To: September 1, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Written and performed by Aindrias de Staic, and after four years of touring to every theatre, stage, stable, pub, club and street corner, Around the World on 80 Quid! finally comes homes to roost. What started as a bit of story-telling with a few tunes at the revolutionary Project 06 movement in Galway, gradually grew to a comedy show winning awards at Edinburgh Fringe, and now, for one night only, the show comes home to Mayo. The hectic journey of a musical Backpaker who rambles the world to eventually find himself and his music as he backpacks across Australia. This unique ...
From: September 16, 2011 20:00 To: September 17, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Doubt: A Parable Riverside Theatre Friday 16th & Saturday 17th September, 8pm Set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in Autumn 1964, ‘Doubt: A Parable’ focuses on head nun Sister Aloysius’ suspicions, that the young and enthusiastic Father Flynn is having an improper relationship with an African-American altar boy, Donald Muller. JP Shanley's Pulitzer Prize winning play is filled with intrigue and tension right to the grippiong finale. Doubt: A Parable is the first production by the newly-formed Riverside Theatre Company and is directed by Ray Collins. Adm: €10 / €8 (conc). Booking advised
From: October 13, 2011 20:00 To: October 13, 2011 22:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Cooking with Elvis Bruiser Theatre Company Thursday 13th October, 8pm Directed by Lisa May, Belfast-based Bruiser Theatre Company presents ‘Cooking with Elvis’ by Lee Hall. Cooking with Elvis is an explosively funny shock to the system and definitely not for the prudish! A tragic farce about domestic turmoil, sex, loss, regret...and cooking! First performed in 1999, winning accolades from audiences and critics alike at the Edinburgh Festival, writer Lee Hall (of Billy Elliot fame), gives the script a wicked, darkly comic feel, combining pathos and humour, making this thoughtful romp hotter than an Elvis hip swivel! Perfect theatrical fare for dark ...
From: October 16, 2011 14:00 To: October 16, 2011 18:00
Location: Ballina Arts Centre
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Lambert Puppet Theatre Sunday October 16th, 2pm & 4pm (2 performances) The Lambert Puppet Theatre is now widely recognised as the Premier Puppet Theatre Company in Ireland and also internationally renowned for its many fine productions in Theatres throughout Ireland, The UK and Europe.. From its earliest beginning the Lambert family has been involved with RTE TV, working on the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring the Late Eugene Lambert and Judge. Paula Lambert was the 'Bosco' voice on TV for seventeen years and indeed Bosco is still a firm favourite with the younger ...
