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Carnegie Notice -Theatre Closed to the Public Until Further Notice

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Category: Newsflash

The Carnegie Arts Centre is following Government advice on Covid-19 and the doors currently remain closed to the public.

Don't Miss our POP-UP Comedy in Kenmare Town Park this Saturday 8th August 7.30pm. Free event in association with KMEG. Gate opens 6.45pm. Admission on a first come first served basis. We hope to see you there!

 All postponed events will be rescheduled at a future date. I will continue to check for email  on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stay safe everyone, and we look forward to welcoming you all back to the theatre in the very near future.
 
Thank you for your continued support

Widow's Paradise Postponed until a Future Date

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Category: Upcoming Events

The scheduled performance of Widow's Paradise by The Carnegie Players will be postponed following the statement by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar earlier today. We will return with another date as soon as possible. Ticket holders can request a refund or hold their tickets for the next performance.

Thursday night film screenings WILL continue as the audience numbers for these are small.

Drama 'Widow's Paradise' by The Carnegie Players

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Category: Upcoming Drama Productions

Postponed until Further Notice

Widow's Paradise' by Sam Cree. Directed by Anne-Marie Cleary and presented byThe Carnegie Players. 

Widow's Paradise is a 3 Act comedy set in the 1960's. The action of the play takes place in a "luxury" caravan with 5 ladies embarking on a "strictly women only" holiday, set beautifully in the Kerry countryside

A subsequent case of "mistaken caravan identity" sees the "Widows Paradise" thrown into disarray with the arrival of no nonsense alpha-male Harry, his dim-witted side-kick Ernie and Harry's handsome young son Alan. What was supposed to be a scene of peace and tranquility turns into a riotous clash of the sexes, each with their own story to tell! 

Not to be missed!

Film 'The Mule' Crime/Drama/Thriller (15A) 1h 56mins) (2018)

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Category: Upcoming Films

The Mule

Director Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man who is ninety-years-old, broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well, so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn't the only one keeping tabs on Earl. The mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging D.E.A. Agent Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.

Music - A Salute to the Crooners performed by Dave Lawlor

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A Salute to the Crooners

Postponed until Further Notice

This spectacular audio-visual Show A Salute to the Crooners sees Dave Lawlor, one of Ireland’s greatest singers pay tribute to the songs of Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Matt Monro, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, Perry Como and Dean Martin. Not only do you witness the crooner classics come to life with Dave’s velvet voice but see the fabulous portrayal of images of all the artists on a large circular screen.

With a career spanning over thirty years, Dave Lawlor, star of the highly acclaimed ‘Reeling in the Showband Years’ Show was chosen by music promotions company Linden Productions to front this visually stunning show. Only an entertainer of Lawlor’s exceptional calibre could pay homage – accurately, respectfully, and with the appropriate humility – to so many musical icons in one show.  Acknowledged by his contemporaries as one of Ireland’s best singers, Dave has received many accolades to date, including 3 top ten hits in the Irish Charts. Dave’s vibrant stage presence will bring the audience through the great crooner songbook and some of the best know hits of the twentieth century such as Born Free, New York, New York, Portrait of my Love, The Wonder of You, Sway, Please Release Me, Moon River, That’s Amore, My Way and many more. With a penchant for sentiment, romance and charm, Dave will enthral in this visually stunning audio-visual show and take you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, superbly enhanced by the rare images of the stars. As Red Hurley enthused about A Salute to the Crooners, ‘Lawlor stands in the shoes of Giants…….and they’re a perfect fit’.

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqMTavBFEeU 

 ***** Dazzling visual set design by award winning Digital Set Designer Mario Beck.

Film 'Judy' (KFS) (2019) (12A) (118mins)(UK)

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Category: Upcoming Films

Judy - Oscar Winner for Best Actor for Rene Zellweger

Director: Rupert Goold

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Bella Ramsey, Jessie Buckley

1968: Having fallen on hard times, and desperate to re-establish herself, Judy Garland (an astounding Renée Zellweger) accepts a residency in London to perform a five-week, sold-out series of concerts.

Separated from her children and heavily dependant on drugs and alcohol, she reflects on her life, specifically her childhood, irreparably damaged by studio chief Louis B Mayer.

Yet every night she still manages to dust herself off, welcome her fans and become “Judy Garland”, the star they all know and love.

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Film ' The Good Liar' (2019) Crime/Drama/mystery (15A) (1h 49mins)

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The Good Liar

Starring Helen Mirren and Iam McKellen

Career con artist Roy Courtnay (Sir Ian McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Dame Helen Mirren) on-line. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.

Drama - Carnegie Players- 'Freedom of the City' by Brian Friel.

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Category: Upcoming Drama Productions

Freedom of the City by Brian Friel. Presented by The Carnegie Players and directed by Terry O Doherty.

Set in Derry in 1970, in the aftermath of a Civil Rights meeting, the play conjures the events of Bloody Sunday two years later. Three unarmed marchers find themselves in the mayor's parlour in the Guildhall. Reports and rumours exaggerate their 'occupation' and they are shot by British soldiers as they leave. The play documents the victims' final hours and a subsequent tribunal of the inquiry into their deaths.

Second Performance -Carnegie Players- 'Freedom of the City' by Brian Friel.

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Category: Upcoming Drama Productions

Freedom of the City by Brian Friel. Presented by The Carnegie Players and directed by Terry O Doherty.

Set in Derry in 1970, in the aftermath of a Civil Rights meeting, the play conjures the events of Bloody Sunday two years later. Three unarmed marchers find themselves in the mayor's parlour in the Guildhall. Reports and rumours exaggerate their 'occupation' and they are shot by British soldiers as they leave. The play documents the victims' final hours and a subsequent tribunal of the inquiry into their deaths.