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Music - ' The Ultimate Celebration of Christie Hennessy' featuring Aonghus McAnally

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Celebrating Christie Hennessy featuring Aonghus McAnally and his Musicians.

Aonghus McAnally and his musicians will perform new versions of Christie Hennessy’s biggest hits. Don’t Forget Your Shovel, All The Lies That You Told Me, Messenger Boy, Oh Jealous Heart, If You Were To Fall (And I Was To Fall In Love With You), Remember Me and many more.

One of Ireland’s most beloved singer-songwriters, Christie Hennessy delighted audiences at home and abroad until his tragic and untimely death in 2007, aged just 62. In this show, celebrated entertainer Aonghus McAnally brings the Hennessy songbook to life with his uncanny recreation of his close friend Christie’s voice and guitar playing. Featuring all his best loved hits – Messenger Boy, Jealous Heart, Don’t Forget Your Shovel, If You Were To Fall, All The Lies That You Told Me, and the iconic Roll Back The Clouds – this magical evening showcases the storytelling brilliance of Christie Hennessy with 22 of his greatest songs.

Inhabiting the role of Christie is particularly poignant for Aonghus as the two were such close friends – Aonghus even delivered the eulogy at Christie’s funeral. Speaking about the show, Aonghus said, “It’s a genuine privilege to share Christie’s incredible music with audiences around the country, and an honour to be part of keeping his spirit alive. Music fans want one more Christie gig, and to be able to recreate that magic for them is one of the most special feelings I’ve ever had on stage. Having played Christie before, maybe the greatest compliment I’ve ever received as a performer was when Christie’s wife Gill came to me after the show in tears, saying it’s like having Christie back again.”

The show has toured to over 30 venues all over the country including selling out the NCH in Dublin twice in 3 weeks, and the Bord Gais Energy Theatre.

Aonghus McAnally is one of Ireland's best known faces and voices in entertainment. A son of multi-BAFTA winning actor Ray McAnally (The Mission, My Left Foot) and actress Ronnie Masterson ( Angela’s Ashes), it was no surprise that he ventured into show business, starting off in the early 70's with trad rock group Mushroom. For over 30 years he has been a regular face and voice on both television and radio, hosting such well known shows as Anything Goes, The Lyrics Board, Both Sides Now, Late Date, and for the last 5 years has been the Series Producer on Joe Duffy’s Liveline.

Music- Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella Live

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KIERAN GOSS AND ANNIE KINSELLA -'Home For The Summer'  Ireland Tour 2019

Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella return to Kenmare with songs from their debut duo album ‘Oh, The Starlings'…... songs, stories and harmonies that transport the listener to another world, this is music from the heart, for the heart… A show to make you laugh and cry… A show to move you with its honest beauty… A show not to be missed.

"Oh, The Starlings, the debut album from Irish duo Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella, is quite simply stunning. Great songs, beautiful harmonies and an artistic triumph that constantly reminds us that less is more.”
Irish Times

"Individually, they are both gifted singers but when they sing together, magic happens… the harmonies, the chemistry… just sublime.”
Time Out Magazine.

Recorded in New York with eight time Grammy winning engineer and mixer Kevin Killen at the helm (David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, U2, Elvis Costello), 'Oh,The Starlings' has been described by songwriter Rodney Crowell as: "So good, it’s heartbreaking... the record itself feels like an old friend.”

Having already won the kinds of reviews that signal their elevation onto the international stage, Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella's 'Oh, The Starlings’ is a work of art with poetry and melody at its heart. While at times reminiscent of the great music of the 70s – Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell or Leonard Cohen – Goss and Kinsella have undeniably succeeded in creating something magnificently, uniquely theirs: an album that is both classic and modern, simple and multi-layered, quiet and dynamic.

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Drama 'Catch of The Day' by Red Fox Theatre Company

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Catch of the Day ( A Sturgeon Story) performed by Red Fox Theatre Company

 Due to popular demand Red Fox Theatre bring their award nominated musical comedy, Catch of the Day (A Sturgeon Story) back home to Kerry this summer

Ireland, 1966. Joe Welch, a skipper, sails into Dingle Bay with a very unusual catch...what follows is a ridiculous series of events, involving Eamon De Valera, Queen Elizabeth and whole lot of nuns.

 One fish can make a big splash.

 A true story, Catch of The Day is a raucous and little-bit-political play with a lot of heart, a lot of laughs and live trad-inspired music, all set in a Dingle pub.

 Fresh from its award nominated run at Edinburgh Fringe and sell out shows in London and Oxford, Catch of The Day returns to its birth place of Kerry this summer for a 3 week run.

Music- 'When Irish Eyes are Smiling' an Irish Show written & produced by Cathal MacCabe.

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'When Irish Eyes are Smiling', written & produced by Cathal MacCabe

When Irish Eyes are Smiling” is a vivacious miscellany of Irish songs ranging from the bawdy “Finnegan’s Wake” to the heart rending “Macushla” by way of “Raglan Road”, “Ballyjamesduff” and “Slievenamon” and a host of others. Narration is by Cathal MacCabe. The trio of singers are all classically trained and accompanied by the accomplished Bethan Lee. The show is written and directed by the vastly experienced Cathal MacCabe. The group have recently successfully toured “A Grand Night for Singing” which is the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein

Sarah O’Mahony is a thrilling young soprano who graduated from the CIT, Cork School of Music. She is a primary school teacher and among other things she teaches piano and is the soloist with the highly respected Killagh Choir. She has appeared in many shows

Frank Ryan hails from County Waterford. For many years he was deeply involved in amateur drama and was a founding member of the highly successful Brideview Drama Group. He comes from a musical background and a chance meeting with Cathal MacCabe some years ago resulted in a collaboration which found them touring, “The Golden Years” “John McCormack” Mario Lanza” and a number of other shows.

Noel Somers originally from Dublin, where he had his original classical voice training and won numerous Feis medals, finally settled in Cork. He has a broad repertoire of tenor songs, and is particularly attracted to the Anglo-Irish collection of songs. He sings in the Dominican Choir in Cork, still attends singing lessons and has appeared in a variety of concerts and shows.

Bethan Lee graduated with a Master of Arts in Piano from CIT, Cork School of Music. As well as teaching music theory and piano she is both an accomplished pianist and voice accompanist. She has performed all over the country with a wide variety of performers in a variety of shows including many in which some or all of the singers tonight were involved.

Drama - My Brilliant Divorce First Performance Small Roads Festival

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My Brilliant Divorce

Angela and her husband Matt, otherwise known as Round Head, were happy. Or so Angela thought until Matt ran off with a twenty five year old Argentinian. Now middle aged Angela is mad, furious, choked up, vengeful, sometimes accepting, broken hearted, relieved or joyfully liberated depending on which minute you catch her. It’s a Brilliant Divorce.

Written by Gerladine Aron, an Irish dramatist

Directed by Meghan Kestler-Tobias

Starring Siobhan McAuliffe

Drama- My Brilliant Divorce ( Second Performance) Small Roads Festival

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My Brilliant Divorce

Angela and her husband Matt, otherwise known as Round Head, were happy. Or so Angela thought until Matt ran off with a twenty five year old Argentinian. Now middle aged Angela is mad, furious, choked up, vengeful, sometimes accepting, broken hearted, relieved or joyfully liberated depending on which minute you catch her. It’s a Brilliant Divorce.

Written by Gerladine Aron, an Irish dramatist.

Directed by Meghan Kestler-Tobias.

Starring Siobhan McAuliffe.

Film - Stan and Ollie (2018) (98mins )Bio/Drama/Comedy

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Stan and Ollie - Delay to original release date.

The true story of Hollywood's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan and Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair's triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) - a formidable double act in their own right - the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.

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