Why fight against it, it’s Christmas! Yes, they’re now allowed to play Christmas songs on the TV and Radio without me having a hissy fit and complaining about it being ‘too early’. It is now time. Still, it’s not all shopping and Christmas drinks, there are still lots of events on around the city, see what you can find below…
Theatre
The Risen People (in the Abbey) Pride and Prejudice (Gate) and Souvenir (Project Arts Centre) open this week.
The Abbey – Previews of The Risen People continue, with opening night on December 4th. This continues until Feb 1st.
Silent runs at the Peacock Theatre in the Abbey until Dec 7th. Our review from previous run is here.
The Gate – Previews of Pride and Prejudice begin Nov 28th and continues until Jan 18th.
Souvenir (3rd to the 14th) is at the Project Arts Centre.
Fishes, Two Traditions and She’s a beauty are at Smock Alley.
The Tailor and Ansty are at the Viking Theatre in Clontarf, until Dec 7th.
Laradeo is at the New Theatre Dec 3rd to 7th.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is at the Gaiety Theatre from Dec 1st.
Post Script and Carmen are at the Civic Theatre
The Yule Tide Tales – (a cycle of new plays based on classic Christmas tales, set against the backdrop of a modern day Dublin) is at Theatre Upstars from Dec 3rd to 21st.
Movies
Film Fatale – It’s a wonderful life at the Sugar Club on Saturday the 7th.
Christmas Crackers at the IFI with Mary Poppins on Sunday 8th at 3.40
Bruce Dern season at the IFI, with Nebraska opening this week.
Vanishing Waves is at the IFI on Friday the 6th at 6.15, with a Q&A with the Director.
Naught or Nice season at the Lighthouse has Mary Poppins and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.
Gigs
If you were making me pick one, it would be Yo La Tengo, but there’s plenty for all tastes below. There’s also Rocket from the Crypt and Fred’s last Dublin gig ever!
Mon 02 Dec
Barenaked Ladies – The Academy
Vladimir – National Concert Hall
JLS – The O2
Tue 03 Dec
TTNG – The Workman’s Club
Avenged Sevenfold – The O2
London Grammar – The Academy
Stornoway – The Button Factory
Jake Clemons – Whelans
Wed 04 Dec
Kaleidoscope – Odessa Club
The Band Perry – Vicar Street
Freezer Sessions, including R.S.A.G. – The Workman’s Club
Ocean Colour Scene – The Olympia Theatre
Klangkarussell – The Button Factory
The View – The Academy 2
Melty Brains – The Grand Social
Garret Baker & The Random Nouns – Whelans
TOKiMONSTA – The Button Factory
Thu 05 Dec
Yo La Tengo – Vicar Street
The Mighty Stef – Whelans
Wet Wet Wet – The O2
Fred – Whelans
Eviston – The Workman’s Club
Nanu Nanu – Whelans
Fri 06 Dec
Legend of Luke Kelly – Olympia
New Model Army – Whelans
The Magician – The Button Factory
The Nualas – The Button Factory
Papa Roach – The Academy
Aoibheann’s Pink Tie Benefit Concert
PINS – The Workman’s Club
Floating Points – The Sugar Club
Jogging – Whelans
Sat 07 Dec
Rocket From The Crypt – The Button Factory
Ana Gog – The Little Museum of Dublin
Mick Flannery – The Olympia Theatre
Jack Beats – The Academy
Walking On Cars – The Academy
Little Green Cars – Vicar Street
Hozier – Pepper Canister Church
Braids – The Workman’s Club
Foy Vance – Whelans
John Talabot – The Button Factory
Sun 08 Dec
Little Green Cars – Vicar Street
Roy Ayers – The Sugar Club
Hozier – Pepper Canister Church
Walking On Cars matinee show – The Academy
The Dublin Blues Cartel – Whelans
Walking On Cars – The Academy
Steve Hughes – Whelans
Talks/ Lectures
Fear & Loathing in La Liga – with Sid Lowe – Sugar Club – Wed 4th Dec – 12 euro
Man, Woman and Child Concert – National Library of Ireland – 4th Dec
Community Biolab Series – (3rd to the 7th Dec) – Science Gallery
Art –
IMMA – Leonora Carrington: The Celtic Surrealist – until 26th Jan
– Eileen Gray – IMMA Kilmainham – until Jan 19th
RHA Gallery – Tony O’Malley, Joanna Kidney – until Dec 20th
Douglas Hyde –From 15th November until 15th January 2014
Gallery 1 – George Shaw – Neither My Arse Nor My Elbow
Gallery 2 – Paloma Varga Weisz – Krummer Hund
Dublin Divided is at the Hugh Lane Gallery until 2nd Feb.
General Exhibition at the National Gallery
General Exhibition at the Chester Beatty
Tom Wood – Men and Women – Gallery of Photography
Private Galleries:
And finally the Private Galleries around Dublin.
Kerlin – Paul Winstanley – until 7th Jan
Oliver Sears – Hughie O’Donoghue: GORT RUA
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery – McSweeney & Nisenbaum
Cross Gallery – Cristina Bunello – Of Innocence and of Experience – until 7th Dec
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