The MusicTown Festival is in full swing and has lots of odd ball events to check out! Otherwise, there’s a good selection of gigs including Damien Jurado and Giant Sand in Whelans to name but a few.

In the world of theatre, there’s a new version of Hamlet by AC productions in the New Theatre. There’s also an odd sounding event in the Complex called “Gordon Osràm’s Funeral“. We know little about it but will be reviewing it later in the week!

The Patrick Hennessy Exhibition at IMMA is worth checking out. The RHA Annual Exhibition is in full swing. The Nick Miller in IMMA also comes highly recommended.

Theatre

Abbey – The Plough and the Stars 2016 – until Saturday, 23 April 2016

Gaiety Theatre – The Matchmaker – 11 April 2016 – 23 April 2016 (NEW)

Smock Alley – OutRAGEous Fortune 12 – 14 Apr | 8pm (NEW)
Cords & Cadenzas – Co-Orch Dublin – 14 Apr | 8pm (NEW)

Project Arts Centre  –  
ULTIMA THULE – 14 Apr 2016-16 Apr 2016 | € 12 – €16 Dance (NEW)

FLY ON THE WALL SESSIONS – 16 Apr 2016 | € 8 – €10 – Talks and Readings
MAKING IT UP – 16 Apr 2016 | € 8 – €10 – Talks and Readings

Civic Theatre  – Once Upon A time – 11 -16 April // 7.30pm / 2.30pm on 16 Apr (NEW)

New Theatre –  Hamlet by William Shakespeare – AC Productions – Apr 11th – Apr 23rd @ 7.30pm (NEW)

The Complex – Gordon Osrám’s Funeral, April 13th – 16th at 7pm

Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Rebel, Rebel – Mar 21 – Apr 16, 2016

Viking Theatre – Charolais – April 11 – 16 (NEW)

The Gate – Juno and the Paycock – until Sat 16 April

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – OFFSET 2016 – 8 Apr 2016 – 10 Apr 2016

Movies

Lighthouse Cinema –  Japanese Film Festival –

When Marnie Was There – 13 April 2016 | 21:30
Joy of Man’s Desiring – 14 April 2016 | 18:00
Three Stories of Love – 14 April 2016 | 20:00
The Boy and the Beast – 15 April 2016 | 18:00
Love and Peace – 15 April 2016 | 20:15
Tag – 15 April 2016 | 22:45
Sanchu Uprising: Voices At Dawn – 16 April 2016 | 11:00
The Emperor in August – 16 April 2016 | 13:15
The Case of Hana & Alice – 16 April 2016 | 16:00
When Marnie Was There – 16 April 2016 | 18:00
Assassination Classroom – 16 April 2016 | 20:15
The Empire of Corpses – 16 April 2016 | 22:45
I Am A Monk – 17 April 2016 | 16:00

Sugar Club

Sun Apr 17 – Popcorn Presents O Brother, Where Art Thou?

IFI – FUTURES PAST SCHEDULE

SILENT RUNNING – Apr 13th (18.30)
Guest Speakers: Ella McSweeney (Presenter, RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground) and Yvonne Buckley (Chair of Zoology, Head of Biodiversity, TCD).

SOYLENT GREEN – Apr 16th (14.00)
Guest Speaker: Claire Anne O’Keefe (chef/food blogger/scientist).

GATTACA – Apr 17th (14.00)
Guest speakers: Shaun O’Boyle (Research Officer, Science Gallery Dublin and podcast producer) and Aoife McLysaght (Professor of Genetics, TCD).

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (70MM) – Opens Apr 8th. Screening with intro Apr 10th (14.00)
Tickets: €12 (€10 Concessions).
Guest Speakers: Joseph Roche (former Mars One Candidate/Professor of Education, TCD) and Peter Gallagher (Professor of Astrophysics, TCD)

New Releases this week!

Eye in the Sky
Our Little Sister
The Brand New Testament
The Jungle Book (2016)

Gigs

This week is the big week for Musictown and you can find out a full list of events here. We’ve included some below, but there really is too many to mention!

Nialler9 has a theory that the Two Door Cinema Tribute band at Whelans on Monday is the real thing, and he might just be right! He’s rarely wrong about these things. Otherwise, we’d recommend Giant Sand, Damien Jurado at Whelan’s and the Album Launch for the September Girls at The Grand Social.

Mon 11 Apr
MusicTown 2016
Strange Attractor (Single Launch) – The Workman’s Club
Nathan Grisdale – The Grand Social
Two Door Cinema Club Tribute Band – Whelan’s
NYJE – The Sugar Club

Tue 12 Apr
MusicTown 2016 – Live at The Barbershop featuring Minnie and the Illywhackers
Bach Collegium Japan – NCH
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin @ Whelan’s

Wed 13 Apr
MusicTown 2016 – 12 Points PLUS
Essential Classics Featuring Patricia Bardon – NCH
Giant Sand & Jason Lytle – Whelan’s
Carron – The Grand Social
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Low Sea – Whelan’s (Upstairs)

Thu 14 Apr
MusicTown 2016 – MusicTown presents Lynched @ITMA – The Irish Traditional Music Archive
MusicTown 2016 – Abner Brown presents the chilled out sound of Arbours
The Three Tenors Annual Concert – NCH
Reef – The Academy
Penrose – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Dermot Kennedy – The Sugar Club

Fri 15 Apr
RTE NSO Takemitsu, Ravel, Sibelius – NCH
MusicTown 2016
Damien Jurado – Whelan’s
September Girls (Album Launch) – The Grand Social
Hermitage Green – The Academy
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – 3Arena
Troye Sivan – The Olympia Theatre
Maria Peszek – The Button Factory
Late City Edition – Opium Rooms
Feather – The Workman’s Club
Mark Lettieri Trio & The Funky Knuckles – The Sugar Club
Rews – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Monika Kruse – The Button Factory

Sat 16 Apr
MusicTown 2016 – Banter – Host Jim Carroll in conversation with Neneh Cherry
Crash Ensemble with Iarla O’Lionaird, Adrian Crowley and Linda Buckley – NCH
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – 3Arena
Half Of Me & Radio Room – The Button Factory
A Tribute To Levon Helm – The Sugar Club
Beverley Craven – Pavilion Theatre
The Grand Wake – Whelan’s (Upstairs)
Mary Black – Vicar Street
Eoin Glackin – The Workman’s Club

Sun 17 Apr
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Tower Records
PictureHouse – The Unitarian Church
Basia Bulat – The Workman’s Club
MusicTown 2016
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – 3Arena
The Lumineers – The Olympia Theatre
Bitch Falcon, Wounded Healer & Bunoscionn – Whelan’s
The Toasters – Whelan’s (Upstairs)

Art

IMMA –
Patrick Hennessy: De Profundis – 24 Mar 2016 – 24 Jul 2016
The Passion According to Carol Rama – 24 Mar 2016 – 01 Aug 2016
IMMA Collection: Nick Miller and the studio of Edward McGuire – until 02 May 2016
IMMA Collection: Approaches to paper – until 02 May 2016

RHA Gallery –
March 22, 2016 – June 11, 2016 186th Annual Exhibition RHA Charles Gallagher Gallery
March 22, 2016 – June 11, 2015 27th of April Last RHA Atrium

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 – Patricia Burns – Dublin Paintings – 1 – 23 April 2016