7 Things to do this week...
1 THY WILL BE DONE: The award winning Bridge Drama Group kick off a run of shows at Wexford Arts Centre tonight (Tuesday) which lasts until Sunday. The cast and crew are excited to present Michael Carey’s ‘Thy Will Be Done’. Directed by Brigid Scully, the play is set in the West of Ireland in the late 1990s. Centred around two brothers who haven’t spoken to each other in forty years, one is a ‘spitting auld weasel’ and the other is ‘an Antichrist’ according to the home help, Bridie. When young Martin arrives from America to try life in Ireland with his father and his uncle we get to see the small minded and gossip driven community in which they reside. Equally funny and poignant this play is a classic true to life story that reflects a facet of Irish life not unusual even in today’s modern world. The show features an extremely talented cast of well-known local actors - Paul Tobin, Frank Ryan, Ken Murphy and Áine Gannon - and it looks set to be a real hit with Wexford audiences. Tickets are priced at €13 and are available from www. wexfordartscentre.ie or by calling 0539123764.
2 A VERY GORY HALLOWEEN: This continues in Gorey and the surrounding areas of North Wexford with plenty of tricks and treats for all the family. Check out the Halloween Monster Mash at the Amber Springs Hotel, where the village will come alive with ghouls, skeletons and even Frankenstein. Horror trains run from 7 p.m. nightly until October 31. Why not explore the enchanted grounds on board the interactive ghost train at Wells House and Gardens. Suitable for all ages, keep an eye out for spooky characters in the woods. There will also be workshops with Halloween lego and build a bear until October 31. Running until November 3, Kia Ora Farm hosts events for kids.
3 HALLOWEEN ROCKS: At the Irish National Heritage Park on Tuesday, October 29 from 2-4 p.m. ‘Halloween Rocks for the Little Ones’ takes place. Join Claire to paint your own pet rock monsters and make some frightfully cute lollipop ghosts this Halloween. Learn to mix colours, play with googly eyes and use tactile threads. Suitable from children aged 4 to 7 years. Prebooking essential. To book, contact 053 9120733.
4 HALLOWE’EN CLAYMAZING: Let your imagination be your guide as you work with unique, air-drying, mess-free modelling clay which comes in a variety of colours and dries magically on the windowsill overnight at a Hallowe’en Claymazing event with Helen Woods at New Ross Library on Hallowe’en day (October 31) this Thursday at 12.30 p.m. This event is suitable for five to 10 year olds. Booking is essential on 051 421877.
5 SAXOLOGY LUNCHTIME RECITAL: Saxology are set to bring the magic of the saxophone to your lunchtime this Friday with a recital at Wexford Arts Centre. Kicking off at 1 p.m. the quartet of Wexford players - Louise Malone (Soprano), Ann Wickham (Alto), Patrick Lawler (Tenor) and Alan Mahon (Baritone) - will bring you a varied programme that includes everything from classical to pop, jazz and show tunes. The group have gained rave reviews for their performances and this is one you won’t want to miss. Tickets are €10 from www.wexfordartscentre.ie.
6 DIRTY DUSTING: Described as laugh out loud funny, this hilarious comedy is touring the nation and stars the previous UK X Factor contestant Mary Byrne. The show comes to Gorey Little Theatre for one night only on Friday, November 1. Starting at 8 p.m., tickets are €20 and can be purchased online at goreylittletheatre.ie or at the door on the night. The play is rated for those aged 16 and over and tells the story of three friends who are cleaners aged in their 70s who are facing job loss, but they come together and think of a whole new way to hold on to employment, but not so much their dignity.
7 BLOOD OF NOSFERATU: Enniscorthy Drama Group will present its version of ‘Blood of Nosferatu’, by Darryl Pickett, in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, from Tuesday, October 29, to Saturday, November 2. The show promises to provide some spine chilling entertainment over the Halloween period. The cast have been working very hard over the last number of months to ensure that the show will provide a fantastic, if scary, night out. The show features an all-star local cast and is likely to be a highlight of the Halloween period. Tickets for the show, priced €15, are now available from the Presentation Centre reception on 053 9233000 or through www. presentationcentre.ie.
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