In Music, Deerhoof in Whelans, the Jungle Brothers in the Sugar Club and other than that… not much to be honest. I guess we’re all gearing up for Electric Picnic then? The National Concert Hall has a night of John Williams music also.
Theatre has a few new ones, with the Bog of Cats being the main event in the Abbey. There’s also FOCUS in Players Theatre and the Tiger Deli in the New Theatre and The Quiet Land at Bewleys (Powerscourt).
Theatre
The Abbey – By The Bog Of Cats – until 12 September 2015 (NEW)
The Gate – A Month in the Country – until 22nd Aug
Collins Barracks – Pals – The Irish at Gallipoli – until 6th Sept
Olympia Theatre – Once – extended until 12th Sept
Smock Alley – The Importance of Being Earnest – until August 22nd
Players Theatre – FOCUS -August 18th – 22nd 2015 (NEW)
Theatre Upstairs – Fried Eggs – 11 – 22 August
Viking Theatre – The Importance of Being Honest – Aug 5 – 22
New Theatre – Tiger Deli – Aug 17th – Aug 22nd (NEW)
A powerful new drama about progress and tradition, success and failure, old Ireland and new Ireland.
Gaiety Theatre – Riverdance 20 Returns – 23 June 2015 – 30 August 2015
Project Arts Centre – David Clarebout Exhibition – 14 Aug 2015-10 Oct 2015
Civic Theatre – No More Secrets, No More Lies – Mon 17th – Sat 22nd August 2015 (NEW)
Bewleys Cafe Theatre – The Quiet Land – Aug 17 – Sep 05, 2015 (NEW)
Bord Gais Energy Centre – The Sound of Music – 17 – 29th Aug 2015 (NEW)
Tivoli Theatre – 1916 Rising – until August 31
Movies
INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK – Tue 18th Aug, 3pm & 8.30pm
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM – Wed 19th AUG, 3pm & 8.30pm
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE – Thurs 20th Aug, 3pm & 8.30pm
IFI – Anger is an Energy – Cinema of Protest –
IF…. Tuesday 18th August 2015 -18:30
MEDIUM COOL -Thursday 20th August 2015 -18:30
PUNISHMENT PARK – Sunday 23rd August 2015 – 16:00
New Releases this Week
Gemma Bovery
Paper Towns
Sinister 2
The Bad Education Movie
The Great Wall
The Treatment
The Wolfpack
Theeb
Vacation
Gigs
Deerhoof in Whelans, the Jungle Brothers in the Sugar Club and other than that… not much to be honest. I guess we’re all gearing up for Electric Picnic then? The National Concert Hall has a night of John Williams music also.
Tue 18 Aug
Ryley Walker – Tower Records
Ryley Walker – Whelan’s
Wed 19 Aug
SOJA – The Academy
Beware of You – The Workman’s Club
Deerhoof – Whelan’s
Thu 20 Aug
Bailey McConnell – The Academy 2
BEAN SPASMS – The Grand Social
Ensemble Avalon Presents…- NCH
Fri 21 Aug
Mabel Swainson Pianoforte Award Winner’s Recital – Teodor Radu – NCH
RTE Concert Orchestra: The John Williams Collection – NCH
Native Tongues party w/ Jungle Brothers and Stevie G – Sugar Club
Kila – Whelan’s
GBH – Fibber Magees
Pre Bash For Philo – The Grand Social
HomeTown – Vicar Street
Pyramid Hill (EP Launch) – The Workman’s Club
Buffalo Sunn – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Sat 22 Aug
RTE Concert Orchestra: The John Williams Collection -NCH
Scullion – Whelan’s
The Bash – The Academy
Spirit of Folk Launch – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Light Over There – Bello Bar
No Stairway – The Workman’s Club
Sun 23 Aug
The Saucy Sunday w/ Aine Duffy, Kevin Ryan & The Black Fridays, North Lotts – The Grand Social
Helena Byrne & Enda Reilly – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Talks and Lectures
Sugar Club – The Moth StorySlam – Balance -Mon Aug17
Science Gallery –
AFRICAN ROBOTS WITH RALPH BORLAND – Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 18:00 to 19:15
SECRET STORIES WALKING TOUR WITH MAKING SPACE (12pm & 3pm) -Saturday, August 22, 2015 – 12:00
National Library of Ireland – Genealogy at Lunchtime: Using maps for thinking about history: An Illustrated talk (18/8/2015)
National Gallery of Ireland –
Aug 18 2015 13:00 – Free Talk: Irish Artists in France 1860-1915
Aug 18 2015 15:00 – Free Talk: Impressionism at the NGI
Aug 20 2015 15:00 – Free Talk: Depictions of the West of Ireland
IMMA – IMMA25: Steve Simpson ‘Sketch-Crawl’ -Sunday 23rd August, 12noon – 3pm
Art
IMMA – Stan Douglas: Mise en Scène 05 Jun 2015 – 20 Sep 2015
Sam Jury: All Things Being Equal – until Aug 23rd
Etel Adnan – 05 Jun 2015 – 13 Sep 2015
El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State – 18 Oct 2015
National Gallery of Ireland – Sean Scully – 9 May – 20 September 2015
RHA Gallery – Next Exhibition – September 04, 2015 – October 18, 2015 Amanda Coogan I’ll sing you a song from around the town
Douglas Hyde – until September 30, 2015
Gallery 1 – LUIGI GHIRRI
Gallery 2 – ALEANA EGAN – shapes from life
Hugh Lane Gallery – Declan Clarke: Wreckage in May – until 13 September 2015
Chester Beatty – Exhibition
Private Galleries:
Kerlin – Sean Scully – Home – 25th June – 29th August 2015
Oliver Sears –Next Show – Laurence Riddell, Enclose – 3 Sep 2015 — 8 Oct 2015
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery – Tadhg McSweeney – Pictures from the Surface – July 9th – August 1st, 2015
Taylor Gallery – Summer Group Show 2015 – 24 July – 29 August 2015
Olivier Cornett Gallery – 5 Cavendish Row – until Aug 30th
No More Workhorse 