EntertainingSligo
THE GOOD FATHER
On Wednesday the 23rd of May, Rise Productions bring their production of Christian O’Reilly’s The Good Father to the stage at the Hawk’s Well Theatre.
Following the story of two strangers who meet at a New Year’s Eve house party, the play charts their encounter and the ensuing difficulties they face as the unlikely couple are faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award, this heartfelt, moving drama charts their journey of love, loss, and redemption.
Rise Productions are an award-winning Irish Theatre Company who tell stories across various platforms and media. Their production of The Good Father received rave reviews as it played to sold-out venues countrywide on its first tour on 2017. The show comes to the Hawk’s Well this May as part a fourteen-date nationwide tour in 2018.
Tickets for this event are €18/16conc. with a special rate of €9 for those under 18. All tickets will have a €1 development fee surcharge and are available from the Hawk’s Well Theatre box office on 071-91/61518 or book online at www. hawkswell.com
COUNTDOWN TO BOYLE ARTS FESTIVAL
The countdown for the nationally acclaimed Boyle Arts Festival has started. BAF 2018 will open on July 19 th and continue until July 28th.
There are almost fifty events to choose from in the ten day calendar of art, music, drama, film, comedy, spoken word, children’s events, workshops and literature.
The official Boyle Arts Festival programme for 2018 will be launched in a few weeks time and while the Festival office will not be open until July, you can still beat the rush by simply logging on to www.boylearts.com to view some of the headline artists already announced.
Tickets for a selection of events are now available to purchase online and you can do this by going to www.eventbrite. ie and searching for Boyle Arts Festival. You can also go to our website and follow the links to buy tickets, under each artist profile. Our programme of events is nearly complete now and new artists are being added every day. Watch out for some more high profile names, in the coming weeks.
Some of our headline artists this year include Celine Byrne, Ham Sandwich, New Airs, Mundy, The Don Baker & Rob Strong Band, Sean Keane, James Carty, Leonie McDonagh and Mongrel State to name a few..... the list really does go on and we can promise you an unforgettable and entertaining experience at this year’s Festival!
Huge thanks to all our local sponsors, who continue to support us so generously. If you would like to become a sponsor and have not received one of our letters, please contact info@boylearts.com
Friday, May 11 th is the last date for receipt of sponsorship and inclusion in our programme, which will go to print shortly. For more information on Boyle Arts Festival 2018 please go to www. boylearts.com www.eventbrite.ie or email info@boylearts.com Follow us on Facebook.
Boyle Arts Festival is supported by The Arts Council, Fáilte Ireland, Local businesses and Roscommon Co. Council.
DAYWRECKERS
Bob Kelly, Theatre Artist in Residence at the Hawk’s Well presents his final work-in-progress reading as part of his two-year residency at the theatre on Tuesday 15 th of May at 8pm. Entitled ‘Daywreckers’, It follows Murphy as he prepares to propose to his ex-girlfriend. He’s got an engagement ring from Wehrlys. He’s got a hatchet from Homebase. He’s got the Garda Siochana, the dole office, RTE and the rest of the goblins ranged against him, but that’s nothing new. All he has to do now is get through Sligo town without falling into the Grand Canyon… The Hawk’s Well Theatre’s Artist in Residence scheme offers theatre artists the opportunity to create a yearlong work programme in partnership with venues and local authorities. The current residency programme was designed by Bob in collaboration with the Hawk’s Well and Sligo County Council Arts Service. To date Bob has presented a number of work-in-progress readings at the theatre, including ‘ The Visions’.
Originally a member of Sligo Youth Theatre, Bob studied theatre at the prestigious Ecole de Jacques Lecoq in Paris, graduating in 2010. The recipient of two Arts Council residencies at the Hawk’s Well (2016, 2017), his writing interests range from the historical to the fantastical; in 2015 his stage work was featured in the US publication The Steampunk User’s Manual: An Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-Futurist Dreams. Bob has performed extensively internationally and in various languages. He has twice worked with the renowned director John Tiffaney (Once: The Musical and Let the Right One In), and on numerous occasions with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, The Abbey, and many others.
He has directed productions for Blue Raincoat (Beckett’s Footfalls) and for the Hawk’s Well Theatre (The Big Wall). Daywreckers is the final work-in-progress to be presented in Bob Kelly’s residency at The Hawk’s Well. The audience is asked to note that this performance will contain explicit language. Daywreckers is free to attend.
Further information on all events is available from the Hawk’s Well Theatre box office on 071-91/61518 or book online at www.hawkswell.com