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Limerick Arts Encounter - New Initiative The Lime Tree Theatre is delighted to be associated with a new initiative to be put in place by Limerick City Council over the next few months which aims to fill the gap in arts programming left by the closure of the Belltable Arts Centre. A programme of events has been planned for September 2013 to March 2014 with funding for its delivery coming from the Arts Council and Limerick City Council. The Lime Tree Theatre will provide the administrative support that artists need to present their work. The events will be presented in venues throughout the city, including the Lime Tree Theatre, the Belltable, Daghdha at St. John s Square, Dr. John s on Thomas Street and others to be confirmed. The important thing is that work by Limerick artists will once again find a platform, greatly enriching the cultural life of the city. Keep up to date with what s happening with this initiative through our web-site www.limetreetheatre.ie Limerick City of Culture 2014 Mary Immaculate College and the Lime Tree Theatre will play a central role in Limerick City of Culture 2014. As plans are still in the making, we cannot release details just yet of the detailed programme. However, plans do include a new play commission from Limerick playwright Mary Coll, a major international exhibition with artists Cleary + Connolly, a children s festival, performances by companies such as Druid, the Abbey, Scottish company Tumult in the Clouds, as well as local and national performing companies, a year-long exhibition of the St. John s Bible from the US (described as the Book of Kells of the 21st century) and the Room 13 Project, where young artists can work and participate with professional artists in a dynamic environment. A programme that engages with children and young people will play an important part in the College s contribution to Limerick City of Culture 2014.
www.limetreetheatre.ie Tuesdays with Morrie Wed 18th & Thu 19th September 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 Due to popular demand and following a hugely successful tour earlier this year Tuesdays with Morrie is back on the road. Terry Byrnes and Andrew Murray return to the Lime Tree Theatre with this heart-warming and uplifting play. If you missed the production back in February don t miss this golden opportunity to see the most popular play of the year. Book early! Culture Night Friday 20th September 8pm Tickets FREE Full details online at www.limetreetheatre.ie THEATREclub presents Heroin Wed 25th - Fri 27th September 8pm Tickets 12/ 10 (capacity: 70) Writer and Director Grace Dyas. Following four sell out Dublin runs since 2010 Theatreclub s award winning play Heroin comes to the Lime Tree Theatre for two performances only. Don t miss this thought provoking play by one of the countries most exciting new companies. An infuriatingly young company with only slightly less energy than the national power grid. Peter Crawley, The Irish Times
Kilfenora Céilí Band Sunday 29th September 8pm Tickets 22/ 20 Kilfenora Céilí Band presents their new show Spraoi. A celebration of the Irish at home and abroad in the year of the Gathering with guests Don Stiffe, Michael Donnellan, Deirdra Kiely and The West Clare Set Dancers. Last year s performance at the Lime Tree Theatre was a sell out show, don t miss out this year, book early! www.limetreetheatre.ie ABBA - The Show Thursday 3rd October 8pm Tickets 22.50/ 20 It s Party Time! It s Abba - The Show! Benny, Frida, Agnetha and Bjorn, collectively known as ABBA are among the most successful pop groups of all time. The hits are endless and include Money Money Money, Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Fernando, Mamma Mia, Gimme Gimme Gimme and many more. Already, Abba - The Show has enjoyed a successful tour of Ireland, including two sell out performances at the famed Waterfront Hall in Belfast, and the Cork Opera House.
www.limetreetheatre.ie The Legend of Luke Kelly Friday 4th October 8pm Tickets 20 Luke Kelly, a founding member of The Dubliners, was one of the greatest folk singers Ireland has ever produced. His legacy includes many great performances of classic songs including Raglan Road, The Auld Triangle, Scorn Not His Simplicity, Song for Ireland, The Town I loved So Well, The Rocky Road To Dublin, The Foggy Dew and many Dubliner s classics. Honouring that legacy and Luke s special voice is The Legend of Luke Kelly as sung by Chris Kavanagh. Amanda Neri - La Passsione Saturday 5th October 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 Meet Amanda Neri, a classically trained opera singer and interpreter of many classic songs, whose versatility and repertoire takes inspiration from every genre and style. Described by the former President of Ireland Mary McAleese as the woman that has the voice of an angel Amanda has become known as one of Ireland s leading classical voices. For all lovers of classical music and opera, this will be a night to remember.
Events for children and young people at the Lime Tree Auditions, Zoe s Auditions Mon 7th & Tue 8th October 7pm & 11am Tickets 14/ 12/ 10 (secondary school students) Age 10+ Written and performed by Suzanna Geraghty. Meet Zoe, a back-stage worker who dreams of landing an acting job. Her senile agent sends her on an assortment of inappropriate auditions ranging from Riverdance to Spiderman. This uplifting tale of self-realisation is a heart-warming comedy for adults and teenagers. www.limetreetheatre.ie WhistleBlast Quartet Thursday 11th October - Off-site event 2 Limerick primary schools yet to be selected! The WhistleBlast Quartet is a music group making classical music accessible and enjoyable for all age groups. The Quartet will perform a lively, interactive concert for children in Limerick. Two Limerick primary schools will benefit from this unique opportunity. Both schools will be selected in early September to host the WhistleBlast Quartet. If your school is interested and would like to be in with a chance, please contact gillian@limetreetheatre.ie for more details.
www.limetreetheatre.ie Events for children and young people at the Lime Tree Tom Chapin SPOT Paperbelle Sunday 13th Oct 3.30pm 60mins Tickets 5 Tom Chapin s performances appeal to all ages, his songs tell the stories of our times. Chapin presents a lively, interactive and fun-filled performance which engages the hearts, minds and imaginations of children. His witty, life-affirming original songs convey positive messages about family, good food and the green earth. Monday 14th October 10am & 11.30am 40mins Tickets 5 Italian theatre company La Baracca Testoni Ragazzi presents SPOT. SPOT is a very special stage light. Without hands or legs SPOT interacts with children by shining his light brightly on walls and floors. This beautiful interactive piece is storytelling with a twist! Age Group: 1 to 4 years Limited seating: 120 max Tuesday 15th October 10am & 11.30am 40mins Tickets 5 Paperbelle is a gentle and playful exploration of colour set in a magical world of paper. An enchanting theatre performance for children and their families. Age Group: 2 to 5 years Limited seating: 120 max
Decadent Theatre with Galway & Roscommon Arts Centres presents Eden by Eugene O Brien Friday 18th October 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 From the author of RTÉ drama Pure Mule, Eugene O Brien s award winning play Eden brings to life a gallery of colourful midland characters. Billy and Breda are approaching their tenth wedding anniversary. Breda is determined to save her marriage, Billy is more concerned with the young Imelda. Eden is a powerful story of an ordinary relationship on an extraordinary weekend. Directed by Andrew Flynn. www.limetreetheatre.ie Jack L Saturday 19th October 8pm Tickets 25/ 22 Johnny Duhan - Just Another Town Friday 25th October 8pm Tickets 20/ 18 In a career spanning 40 years, Johnny Duhan s greatest achievement is a quartet of epic albums - Just Another Town, To The Light, The Voyage and Flame. His songs including The Voyage, have been covered by Christy Moore, The Dubliners, Mary Black and a host of other Irish and international singers. Christy Moore has given Johnny the highest of accolades calling him One of our greatest songwriters.
www.limetreetheatre.ie Jimmy McCarthy Thursday 31st October 8pm Tickets 20 One of Ireland s well known songwriters Jimmy McCarthy returns to the stage for a new Greatest Hits Irish tour this Autumn. Christy Moore, Mary Black, Mary Coughlan, Maura O Connell and Westlife are some of the artists that have covered Jimmy s songs over the years. He will pay homage to old favourites and introduce more recent work on this new tour. Red Kettle Theatre Company presents Beyond the Brooklyn Sky Fri 1st & Sat 2nd November 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 Writer Michel Hilliard Mulcahy. Director Peter Sheridan They grew up together, dreamed together and emigrated together from the Kerry village of Brandon in the late 1980s. America didn t quite fulfil their dreams and they returned home, chastened but wiser. Beyond the Brooklyn Sky comes to the Lime Tree Theatre following a sell out run at last years Dublin Theatre Festival.
The Keary Family Friday 8th November 8pm Tickets 20/ 15 With fifteen musicians, composers and arrangers in the family, and a range of instruments (including piano, cello, double-bass, violin, viola, guitar, flute, percussion) this promises to be a very entertaining evening covering a diverse range of genres, from baroque to rock and jazz to pop, with the possibility of some unusual cross-overs along the way too! Tonight this talented family of musicians play a very special show. www.limetreetheatre.ie The Grease & Dirty Dancing Show Saturday 9th November 8pm Tickets 22.50/ 20 The Grease and Dirty Dancing Show showcases all the songs from both hit movies and musicals. This all singing, all dancing show will have you out of your seat from start to finish. Performed by four leading singers and dancers from London s West End and supported by a live band, this show brings the West End right to your doorstep! Put on your dancing shoes, maybe even your Pink Ladies outfit or T-Birds leather jacket. If Dirty Dancing is more your bag, then sit back and have The Time of Your Life!
www.limetreetheatre.ie Barnstorm Theatre Company presents The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket Mon 11th & Tue 12th November 10am & 11.30am Tickets 8 Bockety brilliance! **** The Irish Times What is friendship? What happens when it goes wrong? What do you have to do to make it work? The play explores friendship through a day in the life of Henry and Bucket, two friends who live in a bockety world of discarded objects. College Players Theatre Company presents Lend Me A Tenor Tue 12th - Sat 16th November 8pm Tickets 17/ 14 A remarkable piece of music theatre a masterpiece The Times Recipient of nine Tony Awards nominations, Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for comedy of the year, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle award. The Most Inventive original farce in a long time The Guardian. A welcome return to Ken Ludwig by College Players following their hilarious production of Leading Ladies in 2012.
Fishamble: The New Play Company presents Guaranteed! Sun 17th November 8pm Tickets 15/ 12 On the night of September 29, 2008, the Taoiseach and Minister for Finance decided to guarantee Ireland s banks to the tune of 440 billion. Guaranteed! tells the story of that night, and how they got there. Written by journalist and documentary-maker Colin Murphy, and based on official documents and off-the-record interviews, Guaranteed! reconstructs Ireland s banking boom and bust. Followed by a panel discussion chaired by Stephen Kinsella. www.limetreetheatre.ie Solpadeine is my Boyfriend Thursday 21st November 8pm Tickets 13/ 10 Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend is about change. It s more than a haircut or going to college. It s the changes you can t control the changes you can t come back from, like growing up, or emigrating, or that moment you realise: you re not who you thought you were going to be when you wrote about it in 3rd class.
www.limetreetheatre.ie Túr Na namhrán: Tionscadal Cohen The Tower Of Song: The Cohen Project Friday 22nd November 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 Songs will be performed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Hilary Bow, David Blake and the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra. Leonard Cohen explores the human condition in all its facets. Jewish mysticism, wry political commentary, tender eroticism - all meet in the potent lyricism of his songs, from Suzanne to Hallelujah to First We Take Manhattan. Túr na namhrán features exquisite Irish language versions of Cohen s songs, translated by poets Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock. Lambert Puppet Theatre presents Cinderella & Bosco Saturday 23rd November 2pm Tickets 10 The Lambert Puppet Theatre is now widely recognised as the premier touring puppet theatre company in Ireland and internationally renowned for its many fine productions in theatres throughout the UK and Europe. From its earliest beginnings the Lambert family has been involved with RTÉ television, working on the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring the late Eugene Lambert and Judge. This is a beautifully produced show with large puppets, colourful sets and exquisite lighting.
An Evening with Johnny McEvoy Saturday 23rd November 8pm Tickets 25 Son of the sixties Irish folk revival, Johnny McEvoy is undoubtedly an artist of enduring appeal. A consummate entertainer and distinguished songwriter McEvoy is maybe best known for hits such as Muirsheen Durkin, Michael Collins, The Boston Burglar and of course, the beautiful love ballad Nora. Join Johnny for this very special evening of story, song and nostalgia featuring songs old and new. www.limetreetheatre.ie The CeCILIAN MUSICAL SOCIeTY IS proud TO present The Lime Tree Theatre, Mary Immaculate College Wed 27th Sat 30th November @ 8pm. henn The Cecilian Musical Society presents Copacabana Wed 27th - Sat 30th November 8pm Tickets 23/ 21/ 74 (family ticket) The Cecilian Musical Society is delighted to bring the fun filled, high energy, action packed musical, Copacabana to the stage this autumn. Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl so begins the saga of Lola and Tony. Their tale of love and romance on the way to stardom has captivated millions and now is a fullscale, Broadway-style musical fantasy. Ard Scoil Rís 50th Anniversary Gala Night Thursday 5th December 8pm Tickets 15
www.limetreetheatre.ie Branar Téatar do Pháistí presents Twas The Night Before Christmas Sun 8th - 3.30pm Mon 11th & Tue 10th Dec - 10am & 12pm Tickets 8 The town is preparing for Christmas. Houses are being decorated, cards being written, presents being wrapped and stockings being hung. Join Branar, as they take you on a joyful journey through to the most magical night of the year. Based on the classic poem, this bi-lingual show combines storytelling, original live music & puppetry to create a fun & magical festive show. Branar Téatre do Pháistí is Theatre Artist in Residence at Mary Immaculate College. Ballet Ireland presents Carmen Thursday 12th December 8pm Tickets 20/ 15 Set to Bizet s passionate score, Carmen follows the story of a young, naïve soldier José, who is bewitched by the beautiful and fiery gypsy, Carmen. Obsessed and reckless, José turns his back on respectable life to be with her. But Carmen, like love, is a bird that cannot be tamed and José s desire to posses her eventually destroys them both. Passion, drama and colour in abundance!
Opera Theatre Company presents Sing and Be Merry - Sparkling Seasonal songs Friday 13th December 8pm Tickets 20/ 18 Internationally acclaimed soprano Virginia Kerr is delighted to introduce members of Opera Theatre Company s talented Young Artist s Programme for this celebration of seasonal songs. Expect to hear carols, arias and ensembles from the warmth of White Christmas to the awe inspiring O Holy Night or the intoxicating cheer of the Champagne Trio (Die Fledermaus). Christmas by the Hearth with Sean Keane & Friends Saturday 14th December 8pm Tickets 20/ 16 Sean Keane from County Galway effortlessly combines traditional Irish and folk with a unique style, unforgettable voice and mastery of the whistle, flute, uilleann pipes and bodhran. Join Sean Keane & Friends for a very special evening of song, dance and music by the hearth during this Christmas season. Sean shares traditional songs and stories of Christmas with his audience, as he brings his unique voice and interpretation of some traditional carols, hymns and classic Christmas songs to Limerick for this special show. www.limetreetheatre.ie
www.limetreetheatre.ie Fishamble: The New Play Company presents Silent A production in aid of Novas Initiatives Tuesday 17th December 8pm Tickets 18/ 15 Written and performed by Pat Kinevane. Directed by Jim Culleton WINNER of Fringe First, Herald Angel Awards at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 and Argus Angel at Brighton Festival 2012. Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid things. But he has lost it all - including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino, in this brave, bold, beautiful production. Limerick Panto Society presents Peter Pan Sat 28th Dec - Sun 5th Jan Various times Tickets 18.50/ 16.50 (Family Ticket 65) Directed by Tony Cusack. Written by John Finn. Staring Emma O Driscoll. Following the massive success of Beauty and the Beast the Society will stage a spectacular new production of Peter Pan this Christmas. The group is already preparing for this year s production. With a host of local talent it promises to be fun for all the family! The perfect Christmas outing! Full details online at www.limetreetheatre.ie
COMING SOON to the Hunt Museum... Henry Moore in the Arts Council Collection Sat 24th August to Sun 3rd November 2013 Hughie O Donoghue: A Need for Gardens December 2013 January 2014 The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick 061 312833 www.huntmuseum.com
BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm - 5.30pm Performance days: 1pm - 8pm The box office is situated on the first floor of the Tara Building. Box office: (061) 774 774 Choose your own seat online: www.limetreetheatre.ie GENERAL ENQUIRIES: info@limetreetheatre.ie PARKING: Limited parking available for patrons on campus - please arrive early. WHERE TO FIND US: The Lime Tree Theatre is situated in the Tara Building on the Mary Immaculate College campus. TICKETS: All ticket prices include a 1 per ticket booking fee. Concession prices available for students, OAP s and unwaged. No exchanges or refunds. No late comers admitted to the theatre after the show commences. Mary Immaculate College, Courtbrack Avenue (off Dock Road), Limerick, Ireland