Bill Callahan is in Dublin, yes, that Bill Callahan, of Smog fame, and even (Smog) fame, if you want to get precious about it. It’s hard to compete with that for your highlights of the week, but there’s also the opening of ‘The Tender Thing‘ in the Project and a variety of other exciting things around the city. Check them out below…
Theatre
The Abbey – The Risen People continues until Feb 1st.
The Gate – Pride and Prejudice has been extended until the 8th of Feb. Our review is here.
Project Arts Centre – A Tender Thing previews 27th, opens the 28th of Feb, runs until the 2nd Feb.
Smock Alley has Death Row Cowboy from the 27th until the 1st Feb.
Viking Theatre has a Break a Leg (Peter Sheridan) until the 1st of Feb.
The New Theatre has the Fionnuala until the 8th of Feb.
Samuel Beckett Theatre – The Brothers Karamazov until the 1st Feb.
The Gaiety Theatre has A Skull in Connemara until the 2nd of Feb.
The Civic Theatre has Tom Crean – Antartic Explorer and The Exchequer’s Apprentice until the 1st Feb.
Theatre Upstairs reopens its doors with Dig until the 8th Feb.
Movies
Coen Brothers Season is in full flow at the Lighthouse with the No Country for Old Men on the 27th
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll season is on at the IFI, with the first part Sex running this week, with The Night Porter and The Beast this week.
The National Theatre Liver is on this week with CORIOLANUS – Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Gatiss, Directed by: Josie Rourke – 19:00, Thursday 30 January 2014 at the Lighthouse and others.
Discotekken presents: The Jungle Book (Screening, Disney) Donal Dineen Manden Express GMOS + BBQ – Sat Feb 01 – 8pm
Twin Peaks – Fire Walk with Me at Twisted Pepper – Thurs 30th at 8pm.
Gigs
Yes, we’re all more than a bit excited about having Bill in town this week, he’s a workhorse legend, with his new album perching at no. 3 in this years ‘Best Albums’ list. If you have the chance, it’s a must see!
Mon 27 Jan
We Are The In Crowd – The Academy
Tue 28 Jan
Grace Wilde – Whelans
White Oak Barrels – Whelans
Wed 29 Jan
Moonface – St. Werburgh’s Church
Killswitch Engage – The Academy
Erik Friedlander – The Grand Social
Thu 30 Jan
The Erics – Featuring Le Galaxie, Gavin James – Button Factory
Less Than Jake – The Academy
The Legend of Luke Kelly – Vicar Street
Fri 31 Jan
Erik Friedlander – The Workman’s Club
The Mighty Stef – Whelans
Anamanaguchi – The Academy 2
Andy White – Whelans
Nic Fanciulli – The Button Factory
Cian Nugent and the Cosmos – Joinery
Sat 01 Feb
Anna Calvi – Vicar Street
Krystal Klear – The Button Factory
The Jungle Book (Donal Dineen) – Sugar Club
Mayday Parade – The Academy
Aoife O’Donovan – Whelans
Maayan Nidam – The Twisted Pepper
Sun 02 Feb
Bill Callahan – The Olympia Theatre
Manden Express – BelloBar
Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters – Whelans
Ron Pope – Vicar Street
Talks/ Lectures
Gutter Bookshop – Book launch – Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine) – 28th Jan at 6.30pm
Banter – Living for the City – Wed 29th at 6pm
The Science Gallery – Fail Better Launch Party – 6th Feb at 6pm – Next week!
National Library of Ireland – Guided tour of ‘Yeats – The Life and Work’ (28/1/2014) at 2.30pm
Art –
IMMA – Pat Scott – Image and Space – Coming soon on 16th of Feb.
RHA Gallery – Ciaran Lennon until 27th April
The Work of Michael Farrell – until 23rd February (Image above, really well worth a visit)
Douglas Hyde – 19 March 2014
Gallery 1 – Andrea Büttner
Gallery 2 – Coptic Textiles
Dublin Divided is at the Hugh Lane Gallery until 2nd Feb.
General Exhibition at the National Gallery
Costumes Parisiens, fashion plates from 1912-1914at the Chester Beatty until March 30th
Gallery of Photography – between shows
Private Galleries:
Peppercanister Gallery –Ciaran Lennon – until 22nd Feb.
Kerlin – Willie Doherty – (image above) until the 4th March.
Oliver Sears – Sean Hillen and Stephanie Rowe – 13 February 2014
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery – Assumptions by Robert Armstrong (until 15th Feb)
Cross Gallery -Winter Show – Until 30th Jan
No More Workhorse 