This week is sponsored by the colour green. Yes, the madness that is St. Patty’s day is just about to engulf the city, so hold on tight! There’s actually a wide range of events even without the parade itself, so check them all out here. The Festival runs from the 17th to the 20th. A couple of events we’d recommend in it include Rounds in Patrick’s Cathedral on Sat 19th. Future Composers on the 20th in the Chocolate Factory. Also, Donovan in the NCH on the 19th. The Ultimate Sunday was great fun last year, so here’s hoping this year lives up to it!
Culture takes a bit of a bashing, with little in the way of new theatre or music, but there is a good few new movie releases. Sing Street is the one you will hear all the talk about! There’s also a chance to see the Hateful Eight in the 70mm format at the IFC. Otherwise, there’s the opening of the Plough and the Stars in the Abbey and Grimes is the main excitement in the world of live music!
The Nick Miller in IMMA also comes highly recommended.
Theatre
Abbey – Cyprus Avenue – until Saturday, 19 March 2016
The Plough and the Stars 2016 – until Saturday, 23 April 2016 (NEW)
Gaiety Theatre –
Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s Breaking Dad – 14 March 2016 – 26 March 2016 (NEW)
Smock Alley –
InSight Series – Irish Composers Collective & Tonnta Music – March 14th
InSight #1 Adrian Mantu & Mihai Cucu – Irish Composers Collective & Tonnta Music – March 14th | 8pm
Andy Sheppard with Shakespeare Songs – Music Network – March 16th | 8pm
Project Arts Centre – After Miss Julie – 04 Mar 2016-19 Mar 2016 | € 15 – €20 – (NEW)
Civic Theatre –
Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour – 16 March // 8pm (NEW)
The Magical Mystery Tour – 19 – 20 March // 19th @ 7pm, 20th @ 1pm & 5.30pm (NEW)
New Theatre – Beyond the Bookshelf – The Micro Music Festival – Mar 18th – Mar 19th
Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Wild Sky – Feb 23 – Mar 19, 2016
Viking Theatre – 47 Roses – March 7 – 19
The Gate – Juno and the Paycock – until Sat 16 April
Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 24 Feb 2016 – 13 Mar 2016
Movies
Sunday 20th Mar – The Wolf of Wall Street
HANGMEN – 14:00, Thursday 17 March 2016 (ENCORE)
SING STREET (OPENS MARCH 18TH) – JOHN CARNEY – SPECIAL GUESTS: Director John Carney and cast members Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna will take part in a Q&A after the 20.00 screening on March 18th. This event will be hosted by Tom Dunne.
THE HATEFUL EIGHT: 70mm ROADSHOW RELEASE
Monday 14th Marc 19.30
Tuesday 15th Mar 19.30
Wednesday 16th Mar 19.30
Thursday 17th Mar 19.30
New Releases this week!
10 Cloverfield Lane
High Rise
Marguerite
Michael Collins
Risen
Rock The Kasbah
Sing Street
The Boy
Zootropolis
Gigs
Ok, this is another slow one, no point in hiding it! There’s Grimes and also a few Irish bands that might catch your eye. See what you find below…
Mon 14 Mar
Sheryl Bailey – The Sugar Club
Tue 15 Mar
Grimes – The Olympia Theatre
The Kilfenora Ceili Band – NCH
Holy Wave – The Grand Social
Johnny Rayge – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Wed 16 Mar
DJ Krush – Sugar Club
Kodaline – The Academy
Aslan – The Olympia Theatre
Andy Sheppard – Smock Alley Theatre
The St. Patrick’s Two Nighter – The Workman’s Club
Thu 17 Mar
St Patrick’s Day Celebration – NCH
The Hot Sprockets – Whelan’s
Half Moon Run – The Academy
The St. Patrick’s Two Nighter – The Workman’s Club
Fri 18 Mar
RTE NSO Rachmaninov, Shostakovich – NCH
Afro Odyssey with Manden Express & Yankari Afrobeat Collective – Sugar Club
Beyond the Bookshelf – New Theatre
The Mariannes (Single Launch) – The Workman’s Club
Little Green Cars – Whelan’s
Sat 19 Mar
Beyond the Bookshelf – Mark Geary and Friends – New Theatre
Brian Deady presents Non Fiction – Sugar Club
St. Patrick’s Festival: Donovan’s 50 Years of Music Tour – NCH
Shane Filan – The Olympia Theatre
Little Green Cars – Whelan’s
MMOTHS (Album Launch) – District 8
One Horse Pony – Whelan’s
Sun 20 Mar
James Morrison – The Olympia Theatre
Amorphis – The Button Factory
Art
IMMA –
Grace Weir, 3 Different Nights, recurring – 7 November 2015 – 6 March 2016
IMMA Collection: Nick Miller and the studio of Edward McGuire – until 02 May 2016
IMMA Collection: Approaches to paper – until 02 May 2016
Art | Memory | Place: Artists’ Films – 23 Feb 2016 – 03 Apr 2016
RHA Gallery – 27th of April Last – March 22, 2016 – June 11, 2015 – Coming Soon
Douglas Hyde –
BILL LYNCH – Gallery 1
VERNE DAWSON – Gallery 2
March 4 – May 4, 2016
Hugh Lane Gallery –
Julie Merriman: Revisions – until 10 April 2016
Jesse Jones: NO MORE FUN AND GAMES – 11 February 2016 – 26 June 2016
Alan Phelan: Our Kind – 10 March – 2 October 2016 – Our Kind is a short film by Alan Phelan which
Chester Beatty – Exhibition
Private Galleries:
Kerlin – Richard Gorman – Iwano – 16 March – 7 May 2016
Oliver Sears –John Kelly – 16 Mar 2016 — 29 Apr 2016
Kevin Kavanagh –Robert Ballagh – Who Fears to Speak of the Republic? – March 10th – April 7th, 2016
Taylor Gallery – Stock – 2 February – 26 March 2016
No More Workhorse 