7 Things to do this week...
1 HOWIE THE ROOKIE: As part of a nationwide tour Enniscorthy actor, Fintan Kelly, will return to the model county for his performance in Stagemad Theatre Company’s beautiful version of ‘Howie The Rookie’ in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16. The play, by Mark O’Rowe, has had a hugely successful nationwide run and Kelly is delighted to be returning to his native county. The play is directed by James Power who is also looking forward to bringing the show back to the south east. Fintan Kelly is fast becoming one of the most talked about actors on the contemporary Irish theatre and film industry scene. His performance in Howie the Rookie coincides with roles in feature films and series including ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Krypton’ and ‘Darklands’. ‘Howie the Rookie’ has been described as a hilarious, pimp-rolling, blood-soaked performance that displays Shakespeare’s integrity, Marlow’s viciousness and a cowboy’s jangling gait. Tickets for the show, priced €15, are now available from the Presentation Centre box-office on 053 9233000.
2 SPORTS AND WAR IN WEXFORD: On Tuesday, a talk called Sport and War in County Wexford, 1912-1921 with Dr Paul Rouse takes place at 7 p.m. in New Ross Library. This talk will examine the complexities, contradictions and compromises of how people behave in time of war. It will look at the choices and actions of individuals when identity and political allegiances were manifest in sport and will assess the importance of the GAA in the making of a revolution and the conflict between those who played GAA and those who played so-called ‘foreign games’. It will also consider the importance of sport as a thing of pleasure, and not of politics. Booking is on 051 421877.
3 ELMORE: Wexford singer songwriter Elmore is delighted to return to his home county for a special show in Wexford Arts Centre on Saturday night at 8.30 p.m. Inspired by the likes of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, Dermot Kennedy and The Lumineers, he began writing in his late teens and honed his craft busking around Europe at just 18, going on to play some major shows. Tickets are €12 and are available from www. wexfordartscentre.ie.
4 ONE ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL: Gorey Little Theatre’s Drama Festival takes place from Wednesday to Friday, November 15 where three 40 minute shows will take place nightly. Garrett Lombard will open the festival on Wednesday with a cheese and wine reception at 8 p.m. Thursday’s event starts at 8 p.m. and the final night on Friday begins at 7.30 p.m. with both local and national amateur performances. Tickets are €12 nightly or a festival pass is €20.
5 SING OUT LOUD: Now in it’s seventh year, the annual Sing Out Loud Concert returns to the National Opera House this week with over 3,000 primary school children from across the county starring in 13 high energy performances from November 11 to 21. Gemma Surgue of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will conduct, while Tony Carty, Maggs Jacob and Eric Hayes will be your hosts. Leading the orchestra will be Fintan Cleary while Extreme Rhythm are also set to exhibit their crazy genius on stage! Tickets are €18 for adults and €13 for children from the Opera House website.
6 THY WILL BE DONE: Following a sold out five night run at Wexford Arts Centre in recent weeks, by popular demand Bridge Drama have added two more nights of their wonderful production of Michael Carey’s ‘Thy Will Be Done’. Having received rave reviews last time out, the cast and crew return to the stage on Thursday and Friday night. Set in the West of Ireland in the late 90s, it tells the story of two brothers who haven’t spoken for 40 years. Funny and poignant, this is a last chance to see this heartwarming production. Tickets are selling fast from www.wexfordartscentre.ie.
7 GOREY OSCARZ: After months of creative community fundraising and lots of preparation, the Gorey Oscarz fundraiser event takes place this Saturday, at the Amber Springs Hotel. Guests on the night will enjoy the screening of seven short films starring local actors who will be recreating famous scenes from well known TV shows and popular movies. Oscars will then be handed out to winners in various categories. All funds raised on the night will go towards St Aidan’s Services to upgrade buses. Tickets are €25 and are still available from St Aidan’s Day Care Centre, Quinn Property Gorey and the Amber Springs Hotel reception. All are welcome to come along on the night.
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