The Vulture

The pick of what to see this week in the world of...

FILM GALWAY FILM FLEADH

THE annual fleadh has all been done at a distance this year but there’s still plenty to see by booking online. This weekend Keith Carradine is in coversation while man od the moment Paul Mescal stars in new short Drifting.

SEE Galwayfilmfleadh.com

STAGE THE DEEP BLUE SEA

ALTHOUGH we still can’t get out to the theatre, there are some great shows online for those who are missing it all. Peaky Blinders’ Helen McCrory (right) in Terence Rattigan’s drama about a woman whose marriage has broken down after a steamy affair with a boozy pilot (Tom Burke), in Carrie Cracknell’s fantastic production from 2016.

AVAILABLE until next Thursday nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home

MUSIC SISTERIX

BROUGHT up on traditional music, talented sisters Ornait and Síomha Hennessy have transferred their skills into their own songwriting and have created some pop rock that’s got meaning and message. The Family is their new single and deals with an uncomfortable aspect of Irish life, the fact that the nuclear family unit still remains a place where some women and children are left suffering.

AVAILABLE on all platforms from today, see facebook.com/ sisterixband.

ART SAVING VELAZQUEZ’S PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IV

EVER wondered how a great old painting is restored to its original majesty? New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s chief conservator of paintings, Michael Gallagher points out the minute details in Velázquez’s portrait of Philip IV (above) which reveal the love of this dazzling Spanish artist for paint itself. A very interesting watch for art lovers.

MICHAEL Gallagher: Conservation Of Velázquez’s Portrait Of Philip IV, youtube.com/ watch?v=p5wLoirY5ow