EntertainingSligo
AUTUMN ROYAL
Sligo based, multi-award winning writer Kevin Barry’s critically acclaimed first Play Autumn Royal comes to Backstage Theatre, Longford on Tues 15 th & Wed 16 th May.
Kevin Barry is the multi-award winning writer of the novels Beatlebone and City Of Bohane and his first play is set to make just as strong an impression with critics already heralding it as “first-rate work” Independent and “savagely funny” Sunday Times.
May and Timothy (Siobhán McSweeney and Peter Campion both of Derry Girls) are looking after the father – the father has long since taken to the bed. Their own lives are curtailed, closed down, and they’re not getting any younger. Should they stay or should they go?
A dark, dark comedy, set on the north side of Cork city, Autumn Royal is a play about life and death, love and hate, hysterical dependency, jealousy, rage, horror, and homicidal notions – or, in other words, it’s a play about a family.
Kevin Barry is the multi-award winning writer of the novels Beatlebone and City Of Bohane, and the story collections Dark Lies The Island and There Are Little Kingdoms. “Autumn Royal is his first piece written originally for stage and was acclaimed by critics and the public alike during its world premiere run at the Everyman in 2017.”
Autumn Royal comes to Backstage Theatre, Longford on Tues 15 th & Wed 16 th May at 8pm. Tickets €18/€16 are available on 043 33 47888 or www. backstage.ie
SHARON SHANNON
Lissadell Church is delighted to welcome Sharon Shannon to our stage, on Saturday 26 th May 2018 at 8pm. Remaining tickets available from, Drumcliffe Tea House, Grange Pharmacy, Veritas Sligo, The Corner Shop Maugherow or by calling Heather on 087 1655880. A must for all music lovers. Don’t be disappointed and get your tickets before they are gone.
PILGRIM ST
On Saturday the 19 th of May, Irish band, Pilgrim St perform at the Hawk’s Well Theatre.
Strongly influenced by bluegrass, old time country and folk music, and fusing this style with traditional folk songs from this side of the Atlantic, Pilgrim St bring a warm and lively atmosphere to their concerts.
With a set list made up of covers and their own original songs, they have played some high profile gigs including Electric Picnic and Vicar street (with Declan O’Rourke) as well as touring all over the country. July 2015 saw the release of their debut EP, Welcome to Pilgrim St, recorded live in a one-day session in Crookedwood Studios, featuring the wide range of musical styles the band possess in five original songs. Band members include members of Navan bands, Trigger and the Hitmen and The Great Simones: Peadar Farrelly (guitar, vocals), singer-songwriter Eugene Donegan (banjo, vocals), Eoin McDonnell (mandolin, vocals), Francis McGinn (bass), Mark Lynch (dobro), Brendan Kelly (accordion, vocals) and Cathal McQuaid (fiddle).
This will be a night of stomping music not to miss!
Tickets for this event are €20 with a special rate of €10 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
DON MCLEAN
In an exciting new departure, Sligo Live will host the legendary Don McLean for a concert on Bank Holiday Sunday night, 3rd June in the Knocknarea Arena at IT Sligo.
This will be the American artist’s first ever Sligo appearance. Tickets for the all-seated show are on sale priced at €49.50 + s.c.
The talented singer-songwriter rose to international fame on massive hits like Vincent (Starry, Starry Night), American Pie, And I Love You So and Castles In The Air, all of which were some of the greatest hits in the history of popular music.
He is a regular performer, touring North America, Europe and Asia and earning rave reviews from press and fans alike. His Sligo performance is part of a major Irish Tour.
Over a long career, Don McLean has been recognised with multiple awards. His irresistibly catchy American Pie, said to have been inspired by the death of Buddy Holly.
The 8.5 minute long two-sided single was number one in the Billboard Charts for seven weeks and in 2002 was named in the five greatest songs of the 20 th Century. In 1992 Madonna covered ‘American Pie’ for a huge international hit and the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.