So, I suspect people are quite busy with the Dublin Theatre Festival, it’s week two of the Festival that runs until the 16th of October all around the city. The Dublin Festival of History is also still in full session until the 8th of October with lots of free talks. The new kid on the block is the Hard Working Class Heroes which runs form the 6th to the 8th of Oct.

There’s also some good gigs with Stars of the Lid, James Vincent McMorrow, Aerie and a few more besides…

Theatre

Abbey –Donegal – Thursday, 6 October 2016 – 19 November 2016 (NEW – Opening Night 12th Oct)
The Remains of Maisie Duggan – 26 Sept until 29th Oct – Peacock Stage

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – The Rocky Horror Show – 3 Oct 2016 – 8 Oct 2016 (NEW)

Gaiety Theatre – The Seagull – 5 October 2016 – 16 October 2016 (NEW)

Smock Alley – Death at Intervals – 5 – 8 Oct (NEW)

Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival
Alien Documentary –  04 Oct 2016-15 Oct 2016  (NEW)
Wishful Beginnings –  06 Oct 2016-08 Oct 2016 (NEW)

Anu – These Rooms – until 13th Nov

Civic Theatre – Boom? – 3rd – 8th October -8.15pm (NEW)

New Theatre – Ireland Shed A Tear? – Sep 28th – Oct 9th

Bewleys Cafe Theatre – The Importance of Being Oscar – Sep 26 – Oct 15, 2016

Viking Theatre –  Minding Frankie – 28 Sept – Oct 15

Mill Theatre, Dundrum – Hamlet – 5th – 28th Oct

The Gate – The Father until 22 Oct

Movies

IFI – ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE
RED ROAD – OCTOBER 8th (15.30)

Lighthouse – David Lynch Season –
ERASERHEAD (18) – SAT OCT 8 – 10:30PM
THE ELEPHANT MAN (12A) – WED OCT 5 – 8:30PM, SUN OCT 9 – 3PM

New Release Movies –
Blood Father
De Palma
Mattress Men
The Girl On The Train
War on Everyone

Gigs

In four words; Stars of the Lid! Yes, we’re excited about this one, as they take over the National Concert Hall next Sunday night. Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh plays support to top off what promises to be a special evening! Other ones we’d recommend include Aerie in JJ Smyth’s and James Vincent McMorrow (long since sold out!). Is it really time for Hard Working Class Heroes again? It’s always fun…

Tue 04 Oct
Fifth Harmony – 3Arena
Bishop Nehru – The Academy
Lyra – Whelan’s Upstairs
Jamie Lawson – Vicar Street
Sex Gang Children – The Workman’s Club

Wed 05 Oct
Dua Lipa – The Academy
An Evening with the Great Romantics – NCH
Destruction – Voodoo Lounge
Ciaran Lavery – The Sugar Club

Thu 06 Oct
Hard Working Class Heroes 2016
Glenn Miller Orchestra – NCH
Breathe – Vicar Street

Fri 07 Oct
David Holmes – RHA Gallery
RTE NSO: Bruckner – Music and Faith – NCH
Mexican Day of the Dead Cabaret Show – Sugar Club
James Vincent McMorrow – National Stadium
Hard Working Class Heroes 2016
Grace Wilde – Whelan’s Upstairs
Syrias Vibes Launch Party – The Grand Social
Scott Fagan – Whelan’s
Katie Laffan – Sin E

Sat 08 Oct
Hard Working Class Heroes 2016
The Janoskians – The Academy
Defence Forces – NCH
The Pale – The Grand Social
Pinegrove – Whelan’s

Sun 09 Oct
We Shall Overcome – The Workman’s Club
Perspectives: Stars of the Lid – NCH
Nickelback – 3Arena
SOJA – The Academy
Aerie – JJ Smyth’s

Art

IMMA –
IMMA Collection: A Decade – 28 Apr 2016 – 08 Jan 2017
The Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection – 15 Jul – 26 Feb 2017
15 Sep 2016 – 29 Jan 2017 Historica – Republican Aesthetics: Invited Curator Sumesh Sharma
15 Sep 2016 – 29 Jan 2017 The Plough and other stars: Invited Curator Kate Strain
23 Sep 2016 –  15 Jan 2017 Jaki Irvine If the Ground Should Open…

RHA Gallery 

September 09, 2016 – October 23, 2016 Paul Gregg Inductive Probability
September 09, 2016 – October 23, 2016 Maria McKinney Sire RHA Gallery II

Douglas Hyde –September 30 – November 7, 2016
Gallery 2 – TEXTILES FROM THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Gallery 1 – SAMUEL LAURENCE CUNNANE

Hugh Lane Gallery –
The Best of Decades: Painting and Sculpture of the 1960s from the Collection – 14 June 2016 – 11 September 2016

Chester Beatty – Exhibition

Private Galleries:

Kerlin – Willie Doherty / Upcoming – 3rd September – 19th October 2016

Oliver Sears – Colin Davidson, Ten Night Paintings – 1 Sep 2016 — 13 Oct 2016

Kevin Kavanagh – Nevan Lahart – September 8th – October 8th 2016

Taylor Gallery – Ann Quinn – The Place Where I Stand to Look Out Over This World – 23 September – 8 October 2016