Birr Theatre & Arts Centre Upcoming Events In May 2013
Exhibiting during May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
Student Art Exhibition – St. Brendan’s Community School
Birr Theatre & Arts Centre is delighted to welcome back the young talent at Birr Community School for their annual exhibition. This is a huge opportunity for artists of the future to experience the exhibition process.
Open Mon-Fri 1.00 – 5.30pm and during performances until 17th May 2013
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Anam Beo
Anam Beo is an independent arts and health organization that delivers the Offaly Arts-in-Health Programme , supported by the HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster and Offaly County Council since 2005. This exhibition showcases a variety of work created by talented participants at Birr Community Nursing Unit and runs in conjunction with Bealtaine Festival. The exhibition will be launched on Wednesday 22 May and will run until 28 June.
Open Mon-Fri 1.00 – 5.30pm and during performances.
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Midlands Movement Wave
An Alternative Space to Dance
For ages 16 – 100 years, this is an initiative, started in 2013 by Nick Bryson of Legitimate Bodies Dance Company, providing a general open space for dancing to allow for mindfulness in movement, a meeting point for anyone who enjoys moving, inspired by the moment and the eclectic soundtrack!
€10 (by donation)
8pm Friday 3 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com
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Are There More of You?
Written and Performed by Alison Skilbeck
A subtly funny, ironic and clever play about 4 middle-aged women on a journey of self-discovery, all dealing with their own pain and all unknowingly linked to each other. Set on a minimalist stage, the four distinct monologues, astutely written and performed by Alison Skilbeck are delicately woven together drawing the audience into the inner world of each character, directly connecting with their separate emotional process.
€16/€14
8pm Saturday 4 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Birr Film ClubTo Kill a Mocking Bird
Dir: Robert Mulligan; 1962; USA; 129 mins; Cert: Club; Language: English.
Starring: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton.
Academy Award® winning adaption of Haper Lee’s acclaimed novel, starring Gregory Peck in his defining role as the wise and just small-town lawyer Atticus Finch, who takes on the case of a black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman. Set in 1930’sAlabama, this insightful and touching film provides an excellent overview of the social climate at this time.
Academy Award® Winner 1963 Best Actor in a Leading Role/Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Black-and-White/Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
€7/€5/€3 (Non Members Always Welcome)
8pm Tuesday 7 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Liam Lawton
Since he began composing and performing twenty years ago, Liam’s brand of sacred and inspirational music has become repertoire for choirs and individuals throughout the world and has been translated into many languages. His music has been performed for many state occasions in Ireland, the UK and the USA. His second book The Hope Prayer – a book of poetic reflections became a best seller in 2010/2011 and he was recently invited to perform at the International Eucharistic Congress held in Dublin, singing his own compositions.
€20/€18 (Bealtaine Festival Special)
8pm Wednesday 8 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Birr Film Club:- Silver Lining Playbook
Dir: David O. Russell; 2012; USA; Cert: 15A; Language: English.
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Jennifer Lawrence.
An acerbic comedy-drama about a former high-school teacher who returns to his family home after eight months in a mental institution and begins to slowly rebuild his life.
Academy Award® Winner 2013 Best Actress.
€7/€5/€3 (Non Members Always Welcome)
8pm Tuesday 14 May March at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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A Musical Toast
Jonathan Carter, Sinead Conway, Edel Shannon
With a wonderfully varied and lively programme which encompasses all manner of musical experience from opera to musical theatre, oratorio to traditional and folk music, this group has gone from strength to strength in the past three years. Together – Jonathan Carter (Baritone), Sinead Conway (Soprano) and Edel Shannon (Soprano) bring a wealth of experience, talent and not a little playful fun to opera and art song, lieder and popular music with classical twists on modern favourites. Accompanist – Kieran Quinn.
€15
8pm Saturday 18 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Birr Film Club:- Amour
Dir: Michael Haneke; 2012; France, Germany, Austria; Cert: 12A; Language: French.
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert.
Octogeneraians Georges and Anne are retired classical music teachers, still enjoying each other’s company and life’s simple pleasures. When Anne suffers a mild stroke, Georges insists on looking after her but when she has a second one, life as they know it is over. In this poignant exploration of the power of love Haneke’s direction and marvellous performances from two legendary French actors leave one breathless and deeply moved.
Academy Award® Winner 2013 Foreign Language Film.
€7/€5/€3 (Non Members Always Welcome)
8pm Tuesday 21 May March at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Oliver Reed – Wild Thing
In this blistering solo show, join legendary hellraiser Oliver Reed as he knocks back a few drinks and shares his incredible life story. Set in a bar in Malta in 1999, during a break filming “Gladiator” with Russell Crowe, time is fast running out for the “Wild Thing”. Rob Crouch brings Reed back to vivid life in this swaggering, brilliant evening of entertainment.
€18/€16
8pm Saturday 25 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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In Step Stage School
The In-Step Stage School and the children of Birr present “Revolting Children” a show not to be missed. Featuring Matilda, The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland and many more.
€12 Adult / €10 Child
7pm Sunday 26 May at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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Birr Film Club:- Life of Pi
Dir: Ang Lee; 2012; USA; Cert: PG.
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain.
Based on the best selling novel by Yann Martel, it centres on the magical adventures of Pi Patel whose family decides to move fromIndia to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift on the Pacific Ocean on a 26 foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an oran-utan and a 450 pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.
Academy Award® Winner 2013 Cinematography / Best Director / Music (Original Score) / Visual Effects.
€7/€5/€3 (Non Members Always Welcome)
8pm Tuesday 28 May March at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly – (057) 9122911 / www.birrtheatre.com.
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