It’s another slow week in August, with too many people on holiday. Still, you should be able to find a few bits to excite you from the list below.

In Theatre there’s a new play by Dublin Youth Theatre at the Peacock called Rising. There’s also The Dream of Eíthlínn in Smock Alley which looks interesting.

It’s a big week in Cinema with the release of Viva. After about a year of hearing about it, you’ll eventually get to see it! There’s a screening in the IFI next Friday with the writer and director attending. There’s also the film I based my religious beliefs around, with Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure in the Lighthouse. Be Excellent to each other!

Gigs of the week are undoubtedly Grandaddy and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The Ukulele Hooley in Dun Laoghaire is also worth a mention.

It’s also your last week to see Aideen Barry: Brittlefield in the RHA, which is great so go check it out!

Theatre

Abbey – Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme – until 24th Sept

Peacock – Rising: Dublin Youth Theatre – From 17 August 2016 – 20 August 2016 (NEW)

Olympia – Once – until 27th August

Gaiety Theatre – Riverdance – until 4 September 2016

Smock Alley – Pygmalion – until 3 Sep

The Dream of Eíthlínn – 17 – 20 Aug @ 8pm (NEW)

Project Arts Centre – RYOU-UN MARU –  10 Jun 2016-13 Aug 2016 – Exhibitions

Civic Theatre – Sleeps

New Theatre – Inishfallen Fare Thee Well – until Aug 20th

Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Are You Havin’ A Laugh? – until Aug 20, 2016

Viking Theatre – Charolais – until August 20

The Gate – The Constant Wife – until 27th August

Movies

Lighthouse – Films You’d Love Your Kids To See
THE LION KING – FRI 19 AUG, 10.30PM
BABE – WED 17 AUG, 3PM & 6.30PM
GREASE SING-ALONG – SAT 20 AUG, 10.45PM
BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE SAT 20 AUG, 6PM
BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY SAT 20 AUG, 8PM
FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF – SUN 21 AUG, 3PM

IFI – ELAINE MAY RETROSPECTIVE
ELAINE MAY: A NEW LEAF – Saturday 20th August 2016 – 16.00
ELAINE MAY: THE HEARTBREAK KID – Sunday 21st August 2016 – 16.00

Viva – Friday 19th August 2016 @ 18.30 – Director Paddy Breathnach and writer Mark O’Halloran will participate in a Q&A hosted by Una Mullaly

New Release Movies –
Behemoth
Blinky Bill The Movie
David Brent: Life On The Road
Lights Out
Nine Lives
Swallows and Amazons
The Childhood Of A Leader
Tickled
Viva

Gigs

This week is a good week for gigs for two reason, Grandaddy and Godspeed. See if you can find another one among the list below, but you’ll be doing well! Still, two is more than enough…

Mon 15 Aug
Mastodon – The Academy

Tue 16 Aug
White Denim – Whelan’s

Wed 17 Aug
The Dustbowl Revival – Whelan’s
Gun Outfit – Whelan’s

Thu 18 Aug
Grandaddy – Vicar Street

Ficino Ensemble Chamber Music Series – NCH
The Little Beauties – Stag’s Head
Amazing Apples – Whelan’s

Fri 19 Aug
Will You Remember? – NCH (John Field Room) – NCH
RTE CO: The Ultimate Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein – NCH
Kila – Whelan’s
Kevin Casey – The Workman’s Club
Hot Cops – Whelan’s

Sat 20 Aug
Charity Concert in aid of Dublin Simon – The Unitarian Church

Sun 21 Aug
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Vicar Street

Art

IMMA –
Simon Fujiwara The Humanizer – 20 May 2016 – 28 Aug 2016
IMMA Collection: A Decade – 28 Apr 2016 – 08 Jan 2017
The Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection – 15 Jul – 26 Feb 2017
A Fair Land – 12 – 28 August 2016

RHA Gallery – Aideen Barry: Brittlefield: A Solo Survey of the Work of Aideen Barry – July 08, 2016 – August 21, 2016
Sean Lynch: Adventure: Capital, Ireland at Venice, The Irish Tour – July 08, 2016 – August 21, 2016
Una Sealy , It Takes A Village – July 08, 2016 – August 21, 2016

Douglas Hyde –August 5 – September 21, 2016
Gallery 2 – EOIN MC HUGH
Gallery 1 – ALEC SOTH – Hypnagogia

Hugh Lane Gallery –
Alan Phelan: Our Kind  – 10 March – 2 October 2016 – Our Kind is a short film by Alan Phelan which

Chester Beatty – Exhibition

Private Galleries:

Olivier Cornet Gallery – Republic –  Group show – until 31Aug

Kerlin – Brian Maguire – Over Our Heads the Hollow Seas Closed Up – until 20th August 2016

Oliver Sears – Sleeps

Kevin Kavanagh – Ulrich Vogl, Joe Scullion and Tadhg McSweeney – August 4th – August 27th 2016

Taylor Gallery – Summer Group Show – 21 July – 27 August 2015