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Friday 8th January @ 7.30pm

Call Back Theatre Company present Dorothy DoLittle’s Magical Adventure
Suitable for 4 to 9 year olds 
Dorothy DoLittle is a lovely girl but she is always tired and grumpy. However all that is about to change for Dorothy!! With the help of Magic Dust Dorothy goes on an adventure to the land of the DoLots, where she meets magical characters who teach her all about being fit and healthy. She learns the secret of the Food and Exercise Pyramids. But the Magic Dust is stolen!! Will Dorothy get fit and healthy enough to get it back and be able to return home???
Tickets €6

Wednesday 13th January @ 8pm

Film     The Class                  
France              2008                128 mins          Cert: 12A
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, master French director Laurent Cantet’s The Class is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. François Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as François, an open-minded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds.  Presented in association with Access Cinema.
Tickets €7/€5

Sunday 17th January @ 8pm

Knockaderry Drama Group present The Kings of the Kilburn High Road by Jimmy Murphy. 
In the mid 1970s, a group of young men left their homes in the West of Ireland and sailed across the sea to England in the hope of making their fortunes and returning home. Twenty five years later only one, Jackie Flavin, makes it home - but does so in a coffin. The play takes place on the day that the winners and losers of the group meet up to drink to Flavin’s memory and looks at their lives, lost dreams and their place in the new Ireland.
Tickets €12/€10

Thursday 28th January

Changing Times Theatre Company, Limerick present the hilarious comedy Bad Sunday by Mark Wale.  Directed by Jean Fay.
Bad Sunday is a masterful piece of physical comedy. It tells the story of a family outing in a borrowed car, where the eccentric father, prim and proper mother, dysfunctional son and daughter and religious zealot of a granny in turn confess to various acts of indecency, destruction and disorder. Funny from the start, and right through, with some poignant moments, this piece never lets up on energy, and is guaranteed to entertain.  Running Time – 1hour
Tickets €12/€10       

Friday 5th February @ 8pm

Jasango Theatre Company presents Bombshells, a wild and passionate comedy by Joanna Murray-Smith featuring Angela Ryan and Jasmin Finn. 
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
“A rare combination of comedy, truth and rapture”-- The Times
“Jaw-droppingly good”  -- Sunday Times
Tickets €15/€12

Wednesday 10th February @ 8pm

Film – Moon
Dir: Duncan Jones       UK     2009                97 minutes    Cert: 15A
Moon is a science fiction/psychological thriller film about a solitary lunar employee who experiences a personal crisis as the end of his three-year stint nears.  Sam Rockwell stars as the employee and Kevin Spacey voices his robot companion.  A gripping, thoughtful, extremely claustrophobic movie.  Presented in association with Access Cinema
Tickets €7/€5

Friday 12th February @ 8pm
An evening of magical Irish folklore with Eddie Lenihan

Tales of banshees, ghosts, piseogs, fairy folk and much, much more is what you can expect to hear from legendary storyteller Eddie Lenihan. Eddie’s tales of mystery, magic and Irish folklore have been presented and reinvented throughout the years and have never lost their charm or fascinating quality. Eddie’s unmistakable, energetic style of storytelling has the power to captivate and enchant any audience and will leave everyone in awe of our Irish heritage.
Featuring: Orla Ahern, Mandy Donworth, Patrick Kelly, Jim Lynch, Aoife
Moloney & Shane O’Brien. Directed by Robert Lee

Tickets €10/€5

Unfortuantely this show has had to be postponed until later this year

St. John’s Arts Centre, Listowel present John B.Keane’s Women based on some of John B.’s most memorable female characters.  Featuring Catherine Eaton.
Tickets €12//€10

Saturday 20th February @ 8pm

Mick Flannery & Band - Last year saw Mick release his second album ‘White Lies’ to huge critical acclaim, achieve widespread national airplay and perform on ‘the Late Late Show’.  Mick was nominated for “Choice Music Award ‘09” and was awarded a “Meteor” for “Best Irish Male 09”.   
Tickets €25

Thursday 25th – Sunday 28th February – Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th March @ 8pm
Friars’ Gate Theatre presents Don’t Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti

This farcical concoction involves a married couple, an old friend, a mistress and an outlandish cook who’s enlisted to take on different identities in a succession of lies, deceptions and misunderstandings. The plot is a recipe for hilarious confusion with more twists than a corkscrew.

Featuring: Orla Ahern, Mandy Donworth, Patrick Kelly, Jim Lynch, Aoife
Moloney & Shane O’Brien. Directed by Robert Lee


Tickets €12/€10

Friday 19th March @ 8pm

Geraldine O Grady & Oonagh Keogh with Margaret O’Sullivan (piano)

Mother and daughter Geraldine O'Grady and Oonagh Keogh are two of Ireland's most renowned violinists, and have performed together throughout Ireland, Europe, the West Indies and the USA.

Together they will present an informal concert of violin favourites including the music of Vivaldi, Back and Haydn. 

Geraldine has been in the forefront of Irish Music since she graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with the coveted Premier Prix and First Place, and has had a distinguished international career as recitalist and soloist with major symphony orchestras. Oonagh Keogh has performed extensively as a soloist and is a member of the much-acclaimed Irish Chamber Orchestra. Margaret O’Sullivan is in constant demand as an accompanist, duo partner and repetiteur.**

Tickets €15/€12

Workshops

Creative Writing with Sheila Quealey  - Wednesday 27th Jan - 10-1pm 
Memoir Writing with Shelia Quealey- Wednesday 27th Jan - 7-9pm
Arts and Crafts for Children with Jane Howe - 14th January
Irish Traditional Music with Brian FitzGerald
Drama for Children with Maria O'Neill - 12th January
Youth Theatre Workshops with Lisa O'Connor - 15th January
Art Classes for Adults with Robert Ryan - 26th January

Monthly Book Club - next meeting Wednesday 25th February @ 1.15pm.
Reading The Book Thief by Mark Zusak.  New members welcome.

Memoir Writing

Memoir is a literary term that means from memory.

Memoir is an account of the author’s personal experiences – it tries to capture certain highlights or meaningful experiences from the past. 
Memoir is a unique form of life writing that allows the author to confront and contemplate a significant period in their life and through the creative
process share their experience and insights with others.

If you have a life story that you have been waiting to write and if you would like to learn more about the memoir genre and participate in creative writing lessons, contact Friars’ Gate.

Tutor: Shelia Quealey  Creative Writing & Memoir Writing are 8 weeks and cost €100
each.  

Wednesday 27th January 2010

7-9pm

*Creative Writing Workshops *

Select/write short stories that you consider worth perfecting/polishing
for publication/submission for competition. Print two copies of each
story. One copy should have the participants name and contact details on
the top of each page and should be submitted prior to the first class.
The other copy should not have a name on it and should be brought to the
first meeting of the group.

*Class will be divided into two parts:*

Each participant will “swap” their story with another member of the
group (N.B. – there should not be a name on this copy). Each member will
read the story they are given and make suggestions/ comments on the
text. All stories should be double spaced with adequate margins.

The second half of the class will consist of the participants reading
their chosen work aloud for the group. As a group, we will offer our
perspective on each story.
*
Wednesday 27th Jan - 10 - 1pm
8 Weeks €100*

Monthly Book Club – next meeting Wednesday 27th January @ 1.15pm.  Reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid.  New Members Welcome.

Community and Educational Outreach Programme in association with Limerick County Council

Footsteps Youth Theatre
Actively Retired Drama Programme
Transition Year Drama Studies Programme
National School Drama Awareness Programme
Contact Friars’ Gate for details.