WHAT’S ON at a glance
SQUARE ONE PRESENTS ‘THE CRUCIBLE’ Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 7.30 p.m. nightly, Wednesday, November 8, to Saturday, November 11
Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ is a dramatised and partially fictionalised story of the infamous Salem witch trials. It was inspired by the 1950s McCarthy hearings that aimed to root out communists and continues to affect audiences by allowing them to see how hidden agendas can be played out. Tickets cost €18 and are available from the Mermaid Arts Centre.
AN EVENING WITH MICK HANLY AND DONAL LUNNY Whale Theatre, Greystones 8 p.m. on Friday, November 10
Donal Lunny, the wry, inquisitive troubadour, has helped to drag Ireland’s traditional music kicking and reeling into the 21st century with the likes of the ground-breaking Planxty and the even-more-groundbreaking Moving Hearts. It was in the latter that he teamed up with another music icon, Mick Hanly, and together, they present a night of old favourites and new sensations. Tickest cost €25 and are available from the Whale Theatre.
CELL BY PAULA MEEHAN (PERFORMED BY UCD DRAMA SOCIETY) Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely 8.30 p.m. on Friday, November 10
Three women of different ages from Dublin’s inner city, imprisoned for drug offences, have made a world of sorts for themselves, one with its own desperate rules and conventions. But their world within a world collapses when an apparently naïve country woman, found guilty of murder, is sent to share their cell. Tickets are available from the Courthouse and cost €14.
ARTS AND HERITAGE EXHIBITION Donard Community Hall 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12
This special arts and heritage exhibition will allow an opportunity to view some of the work of a number of local up and coming artists as well as the work of some professionals in the area. Guests can also peruse some historical documents relating to the village and its surrounds. Free admission.
TOMMY HALFERTY TRIO Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, November 11
The Tommy Halferty Trio, one of Ireland’s leading jazz groups, will present exciting new compositions from their forthcoming album ‘Station Midi’. Jazz guitarist anc composer Halferty’s latest project features one of Ireland’s leading rhythm sections, Dave Redmond on double-bass and Kevin Brady on drums. Tickets, cost €14, and are available from the Courthouse.
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 7 p.m.on Wednesday, November 15
Painter Mary Duffy received an Arts and Disability Connect Bursary and spent over a year working with artist and mentor Donald Teskey as she negotiated a move from being an artist who primarily worked outdoors to one who is now at ease in her studio. Meet the artists and see a selection of their work as they discuss the past year working together. Admission is free. To reserve a seat, call the box office on 01 2724030.
LAUNCH OF ‘BEYOND THE PALE’ EXHIBITION Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 19
Jacinta Crowley-Long is a leading professional Irish painter of canine, equestrian and landscape paintings. Most of her landscape subjects are found in the, fields and hills on the Wicklow Way near where she lives. Exhibition runs until Friday, December 15, from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays to Saturdays.
CONNECTIONS Whale Theatre, Greystones 8 p.m. from Thursday, November 23, to Saturday, November 25
Greystones Players present ‘Connections’ – a diverse and entertaining evening of four one-act plays, exploring variations on love, relationships and our expectations of theatre. The programme includes While the Auto Waits, adapted from O. Henry’s short story by Walter Wykes; Sure Thing by David Ives; the amusing and poignant Post-Its by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman; and Audience, Michael Frayn’s clever and comic examination of the nature of theatre. For tickets go to whaletheatre.ie.
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE PENSIONER Courthouse Arts Centre 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, November 25
Neil Delamere tells the story of how his dad once asked him to help deliver the Meals on Wheels. He agreed, little knowing that their lives would never be the same again... except the bits of their lives that didn’t change. Tickets cost €22 and are available from the Courthouse.
TOMMY FLEMING IN CONCERT St Joseph’s Church, Baltinglass 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 30
After 25 years performing to audiences around the globe, Tommy Fleming is bringing his unique voice and style to Baltinglass. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost €30 and are available from the parish office or from O’Reilly’s, Burke’s Newsagents and Centra.