local arts
Rathdown School Centenary Gala Concert
Tue 26 Mar, 7pm
Rathdown School Gala Concert will be a showcase event highlighting the talent and tradition of performing arts the school has to offer.
Joxer Daly Esq.
Wed 27 Mar, 8pm
★★★★ Mail on Sunday
A brilliant spin on the character of Joxer Daly from Seán O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock, this new one-man play stars Pheilim Drew as an ordinary man living in extraordinary times.
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
Thu 28 - Sun 31 Mar
The act of storytelling is an act of profound generosity and in 2019 Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival is thrilled to welcome some truly gifted storytellers as they gather to celebrate the transformative power of words.
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The Legend of Kevin
Fri 29 Mar, 11am
Schools Event
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Who doesn’t love ponies? Especially roly-poly ponies who can fly? Come meet Kevin, the four-legged, two-winged hero of The Legend of Kevin.
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Age of Anger
Fri 29 Mar, 6.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world―from American shooters and ISIS to Donald Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on social media?
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Laureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry
Fri 29 Mar, 8.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Perched between mountains and sea, we’re delighted to welcome Laureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry as we explore nature and the natural world in his writing in the company of Evelyn O Rourke.
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The Importance of Being Aisling
Sat 30 Mar, 10am
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Meet Complete Aislings Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght whose entirely authentic voices elicit a proper snort on every page in the sequel to their best-selling Oh My God What a Complete Aisling.
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Riot Days with Maria Alyokhina
Sat 30 Mar, 12.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
In this unmissable event, Conor O’Clery, former Russian correspondent with The Irish Times, discusses Riot Days with Maria Alyokhina which tells the story of her iconoclastic balaclava-clad performance in a Moscow cathedral after which she and two of her collaborators were arrested and sentenced to two years in a prison in the Urals.
cancelled
On the Road
Sat 30 Mar, 3pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.
Customers who have booked are being contacted directly.
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Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia
Sat 30 Mar, 6.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
As an ex-Marine Girl, singer in Everything But the Girl and intermittent solo artist, Thorn has enjoyed a long and successful career though her fear of performing live means she hasn’t stepped on stage in 15 years.
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Aeneid Book VI
Sat 30 Mar, 8.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Seamus Heaney’s last great project was his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid Book VI, which tells the haunting story of Aeneas’ descent into the Underworld to look for his father.
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Normal People
Sun 31 Mar, 2pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Sally Rooney in conversation about her Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel Normal People, an exquisite love story about how one person can change another person’s life and how difficult it can be to talk about how we feel.
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On the Border
Sun 31 Mar, 4pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
The border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has been a topic of dispute for over a century, first in Dublin, Belfast and Westminster and now, post Brexit referendum, in Brussels.
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Constellations
Sun 31 Mar, 8.30pm
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
From one of our best loved and most admired literary journalists and broadcasters, Constellations is Sinéad Gleeson’s first collection of essays. For our closing event in 2019, we celebrate Sinéad’s writing.
monday night cinema
The Favourite
Mon 1 Apr, 2pm, 5pm & 8pm
★★★★★ The Financial Times
★★★★★ BBC
An outrageous 18th-Century period comedy with an all-star ensemble cast - nominated for ten awards at Oscars 2019.
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John Sheahan
Wed 3 & Thu 4 Apr, 8pm
One of Ireland’s most recognisable folk musicians, having played as part of The Dubliners for nearly 50 years, John Sheahan celebrates his 80th Birthday with two very special concerts featuring some very special guests.
Trad
Fri 5 & Sat 6 Apr, 8pm
★★★★ The Guardian
A hilarious, absurd and poignant tale of a 100-year-old Irishman… and his father! Written by Mark Doherty and directed by award-winning actor Aaron Monaghan.
Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem
Sun 7 Apr, 8pm
Raphaela Gromes is an exceptional young cellist who has quickly garnered a slew of rave reviews for the incredible intimacy of her playing, her musical imagination, and thrilling virtuosity. Add to this her symbiotic duets with partner Julian Riem and you’re set for a truly inspiring evening.
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Capernaum
Mon 8 Apr, 5pm & 8pm
★★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★★ The Irish Times
A powerful Lebenese drama chronicling the beleaguered life of 12-year-old Zain, who sues his own parents for giving birth to him.
Charlie’s A Clepto
Tue 9 Apr, 8pm
★★★★ Irish Mail on Sunday
★★★★ Irish Times
Everyone has a story to tell…but there’s a time and a place.
Follow Charlie, the queen of self-sabotage as she tries desperately - for once in her life – to keep her mouth shut long enough to make it count.