19 February @ 2:30pm

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly… But The People’s Theatre Company do! And now you can too as they bring one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life just in time to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Pam Adams’ best selling book! From the creators of Don’t Dribble On The Dragon, this magical show has been written especially for grown ups to enjoy with their children, so come and relive the delights of this most charming of tales complete with a feast of sing along songs, colourful animal characters and heart warming family fun.

It’s the perfect treat for anyone aged 2 to 102!

The songs in the show including If You’re Happy and You know It, Incy Wincy Spider and many more are available to sing along to on The People’s Theatre Company’s website at www.ptc.org.uk so why not have a listen and join in when you visit the theatre!

Presented By  The People’s Theatre Company
Duration: 65 minutes. 
Age Suitability 2+ 

Following a sold out debut show at The Civic, The Absolute Eagles are delighted to return this coming January. The Absolute Eagles are Europe’s premier tribute to American rock band The Eagles and play all the classic hits guaranteed to entertain the entire audience.

Join the band as they take a trip down memory lane and shuffle through some of the world’s best known and loved songs from The Eagles extensive back catalogue.

Presented by Lekmk Promotions.
Duration: 100 minutes. One interval.

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet”. The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo.

Presented by St Mark’s Community School
Duration: 120 minutes

GLOW ON ICE 2019

Dublin’s Outdoors and South Dublin On Ice are hosting our 1st ever fluorescence ice skating event where you can party in neon. ‘Glow On Ice’ takes place on Friday 22nd Nov at 6pm & 7pm sessions!

Tickets are €10! Book today.

EXTRA DATES JUST ANNOUNCED
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
The Civic Panto is the fairest of them all!

10 December – 5 January

In a magical fairytale kingdom we meet Snow White, a lonely but beautiful princess who is being forced by Queen Cruella to be a maid in her massive castle.

The Evil Queen was once the fairest in all the land however Snow White is now the fairest and the Queen is outraged. Throw in a hilarious magic mirror, an outrageous Dame, a handsome prince, a funny hero and seven dwarfs. Get ready for a laugh out loud spectacular panto journey and meet many wonderful characters along the way.

The Civic Panto is a magical treat for the whole family. Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho
It’s off to the Civic Panto we Go!

Ballet Ireland is delighted to return to the Civic this festive season with Swan Lake, one of the great love stories of classical ballet.

This most famous of ballets combines romantic themes, classical technique and ethereal imagery, with Tchaikovsky’s majestic score, to ensure this masterpiece’s immortality.
Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, a beautiful princess, who turned into a swan by day by evil magician Von Rothbart, only to regain her human form at night. Out hunting by the lakeside, Prince Siegfried encounters her and falls madly in love with her. But will he be able to break Von Rothbart’s spell..?

This enduring story of love and tragedy, good and evil, and has enthralled audiences since it premiered in 1877.

★★★★‘(Ballet Ireland) reaches a new level of artistry with this show. The Irish Times
‘Moving production…beautifully choreographed’ The Sunday Business Post
‘exuberant and beautiful production’ Irish Mail on Sunday

Presented by Ballet Ireland
Duration: 140 minutes.
Suitable for ages  8+ 

Date/Time
Date(s) – 14/11/2019 – 21/12/2019
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Location
Rathfarnham Castle

Touring group exhibition curated by Valeria Ceregini featuring six international artists: Shane Finan, Beata Piekarska-Daly, Mary O’Connor, Louis Haugh, Guillaume Combal and Kathy Herbert.

Over Nature offers a new optical experience, greater ecological awareness and responsibility towards landscape and environment which surround us in the beautiful and historic venue part of the OPW – Office Publics Work, Rathfarnham Castle.

The exhibition consists of a series of multimedia artworks and paintings from Shane Finan, an innovative and interactive approach from Beata Piekarska Daly to move towards painting, an abstract method of landscape representation with paintings and printings from Mary O’Connor, an in-depth analysis by videos and photographs of the botanical and environmental condition of the Irish landscapes from Louis Haugh, photographic installations and drawings from Guillaume Combal, and a multidisciplinary installation approach from Kathy Herbert. This variety of methodologies allows us to understand how our different histories and experiences position us regarding each other: who you are, where you come from, what your commitments are, what your experiences have been.

The desire of this group show is also to acknowledge and honour the significance of the relationship we have with others and how our futures as people in the world are tied together. It is an ethical imperative to see that despite our varied place-based cultures and knowledge systems, we live on this one planet together and must constantly think and act concerning those relationships.

The show will be open by Ángel Luis González, CEO – PhotoIreland Foundation at the presence of all the artists and curator.

The catalogue of the show is available at the Rathfarnham Castle or The Library Project.

Website: Over Nature

Did you know that Rathfarnham Castle is open throughout the winter months, except for Monday’s and Tuesday’s?

This beautiful castle, which dates from Elizabethan times, is probably the earliest example of what is termed a ‘fortified house’ built in Ireland. And with fabulous tearooms on hand, you can enjoy a wonderful meal in a historical setting!

Visit the Rathfarnham website today to learn more!

Dublin Masters International Basketball Tournament taking place 25th to 27th May including Teams from USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Belgium, Spain and Slovenia.
These are FREE events open to the public.

Friday 25^th: 7 – 9pm National Basketball Arena

Saturday 26^th: 9 – 7pm National Basketball Arena

Sunday 27^th: 10 – 1pm National Basketball Arena

Sunday 27^th: 1pm – 4pm Finals taking place in Oblate Hall, Inchicore, Dublin 8.

Join Denise Gill (RHSI) for a fascinating illustrated talk on Gardening in the 18th Century.

This event is FREE.

Booking advisable at 01 493 9462 or rathfarnhamcastle@opw.ie.

Tá áthas ar Chomhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas agus Seirbhísí Leabharlainne Átha Cliath Theas i gcomhpháirtíocht le hÁras Chrónáin Seachtain na Gaeilge Átha Cliath Theas (SnaGÁCT) a chur ar fáil daoibh. Is féile faoi leith í seo ina léirítear agus agus ina ndéantar ceiliúradh ar ár gcultúr tríd an gceol, an damhsa, na healaíona agus, ar ndóigh, trínár dteanga álainn.

Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil agus chun bróisiúr a íoslódáil tabhair cuairt ar http://www.sdcc.ie/news/seachtain-na-gaeilge-2018 nó www.athcliaththeas.ie.

South Dublin County Council and South Dublin Library Services in partnership with Áras Chrónáin are delighted to bring you this year’s Seachtain na Gaeilge Átha Cliath Theas (SnaGÁCT). This is a unique festival which highlights and celebrates our culture through music, dance, arts and of course our beautiful language.

For further information and to download the brochure visit http://www.sdcc.ie/news/seachtain-na-gaeilge-2018  or www.athcliaththeas.ie.

17th March 2018, 3.00- 5.00 pm
Genie Mackers Kids Party- 3.00 to 5.00 pm
MUSIC, FREE FACE PAINTING, A KIDS MAGIC SHOW with BALLOON ANIMALS and tons more craic!

Kids events run from 3PM until 5PM

THIS IS A FREE FAMILY EVENT FOR ALL!

The Round Tower and The Happy Pear Clondalkin
Every Sunday @ 8.30am – Free Yoga

Yoga, with its focus on the breath and mindful movement, is another great way of helping to manage stress. Spending time on the mat can not only make space in the body, but also in the mind. We caught up with some of the yoga instructors who will be teaching in our Clondalkin café throughout the coming months, to find out their top tips for keeping calm.

Feb10
Junior Hoops 2018 Launch
Sat 10:30 AM · TALLAGHT STADIUM · Dublin

Feb10
Shamrock Rovers v Brentford XI
Sat 3 PM · TALLAGHT STADIUM · Dublin

Feb23
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk
Fri 8 PM · TALLAGHT STADIUM · Dublin

Feb26
Shamrock Rovers v Bray Wanderers
Mon 8 PM · TALLAGHT STADIUM · Dublin

Reopening February mid- term – fun for all the family Our prices are as follows:

Age 7-8 Years – €15
Age 9-11 Years – €23
Age 12-14 Years – €25
Age 15-17 Years – €30
Age 18+ – €30

10% discount is applied for groups of 10 or more participants

Artists Tour, Enemy/Friend Talk and Screening of Dr. Strangelove.

The Fallout Pattern Series will commence at 2pm with a tour of the exhibition with the artist, curators and a/political. The tour will be followed by ‘Enemy/Friend’ a talk by a/political Director Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan and Andrei Molodkin on the ethos and vision of The Foundry and the work that has been recently produced there.

The Foundry is an experimental space located in the industrial town of Maubourguet, in the south-west of France where artists are invited to use the local factories to produce new work. Founded in 1870 by Jules Fabre, the iron foundry mobilised during the First World War to produce armaments and military equipment for the National Defence. After the war, the secluded area became a centre for Communists. Emigrating from the Fascist regimes of Franco and Mussolini, an international immigrant community developed who worked together under a shared identity and ideology.

At 4pm a screening of Dr. Stranglove will complete the series.

​Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is a 1964 black comedy that satirises the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, stars Peter Sellers and George C. Scott.

It is a well-known tale: King Shahryar, after finding his first wife in the arms of another, murders her and her lover. Left alone, the King decides to marry a new woman eight night — only to kill her in the morning.

That is, until Scheherezade courageously marries the King and begins telling a wondrous tale each evening and continuing through until dawn — when she is supposed to be killed, except that the King always allows her to live in order to finish the next story.

In this way, she suspends her death sentence for one thousand and one nights, and slowly heals King Shahryar’s broken heart, in the process.

Presented by Liberties College Bull Alley
Written by: Mary Zinmmerman
Directed by: Simon Manahan

A young actor visits a farm in search of material for a play his company is creating.  At the farm, he finds two elderly farmers who have secrets from each other and from the world.

Over the course of his visit, these secrets are brought to light in a humorous and moving evening of theatre.
John McDwyer directs Gerry Farrell (An Ordinary Man), Michael Roper (Lovely Leitrim) and Wayne O’Connor (Mauritius) in this beautiful multi award winning Canadian play.

Another unmissable Beezneez production and early booking is imperative.

Presented by Beezneez Theatre Company
Written by Michael Healey

As part of the annual Dublin Festival of Russian Culture, the Civic is delighted to present two outstanding productions by one of Russia’s finest regional theatre companies. Both works will be presented in Russian with English surtitles.

Russian playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol’s Marriage: An Utterly Improbable Occurrence in Two Acts, (1833) is a luminous, hilarious, absurdly poetic tale about the business of marriage. A town matchmaker and a newly betrothed busybody match their wits in a race to marry off a gun-shy suitor.

Calamity ensues and it’s anybody’s guess whether the bride will make it to the altar. Part phantasmagoria, part social comedy, part mad cap farce, this is a rare chance to see a masterpiece by one of the great Russian playwrights in an authentically Russian production.

“Nowadays it is well known that Gogol is a mystical writer, but in 1992 for many people the brave interpretation of S. Fedotov was surprising. Performance fell out the usual frames. Especially the final scene where Kochkarev fell into the earth”. Alexey Melentiev, “Zvezda-online”

Direction and scenography Sergei Fedotov
Written by Nikolai Gogol

The No. 1 Johnny Cash Tribute right across America “The Man In Black” returns to Ireland for a short tour.

All His great hits are here! “Walk The Line”,  “A Boy named Sue”,  “Hurt”, “Folsom Prison Blues”,  “Cry Cry Cry”,  “Jackson”,  “Sunday Morning Coming Down”,  “Daddy Sang Bass”,  “The Man In Black”,  “I got Stripes”, “Understand Your Man” and many more.

Featuring Terry Lee Goffee and his band, this is one show you won’t want to miss. He sings like Johnny and he looks like Johnny and he performs just like the great man, with energy, charisma and vitality! He regularly performs in Theatres all over the USA to great acclaim.

You are strongly advised to get your tickets early.

Tommy Cash (Johnny’s Brother) said, “The show is great, my brother would be proud” 

Joanne Cash Yates (Johnny’s Sister) said ” It’s a wonderful show, I would recommend it to anyone”
you don’t impersonate my brother, you pay tribute with honour and Terry does this in spades”

Presented by Tommy Swarbrigg Promotions

Cork comedian Chris Kent presents his 5^th solo show, Moving On. Returning with his charming and surreal style, Chris has a new perspective on life. Having moved to the UK and recently becoming a dad for the first time, adult life is leaving him more confused than ever… 

‘Original hilarious material…Among the best acts I’ve seen’ The Mirror *****

‘Carefree, comedic bulls-eye’ The Dubliner Magazine

‘ Fresh and original material, extremely endearing performer’ Broadway Baby

‘A truly gifted storyteller with a deceptively naturalistic style’ Chortle

Presented by The Lisa Richards Agency

TRAILER

The Irish premiere of We Don’t Know What’s Buried Here

Tina and Bernadette, are digging a hole in the ground. They dig everyday, methodically, looking for what has been hidden from them.

They are Magdalene Ghosts. They heard about Tuam on the radio. One of them is digging to find her baby’s bones, the other is digging to expose the truth. Should they keep digging? Or is it better to leave the truth under the ground, where it belongs?

After all, people who dig to find out what’s buried aren’t treated very well in this country, risking legal action, and the ruination of their good name. So why keep going?

This is a powerhouse new play by Grace Dyas about class, value and work with support from Dublin Honours Magdalene’s, Jobstown Not Guilty and Senator Lynn Ruane.

“Taking conventional notions of theatre and its audience and shoving them back in our faces, with a few expletives thrown in.” – The Irish Independent

Presented by THEATREclub in association with the Civic Theatre
Written by Grace Dyas
Director, Composer: Barry John O’Connor
Designed by Barry John O’Connor and Eoin Winning
Starring: Grace Dyas and Doireann Coady
Photo By Dorje de Burgh

Age Suitability 13+

We are excited to announce a series of curated post-show discussions following each performance.
More details to follow.

Funded through an Arts Council Theatre Project Award

Winter Open Exhibition is an annual exhibition of work from throughout the whole island of Ireland, chosen from an open submission call by Rua Red.

Rua Red is delighted to present the Winter Open Exhibition 2017 in Gallery 1, an annual exhibition of work by artists living in Ireland chosen from an open submission call by this year’s selection panel (Hugh McCarthy, Lorna Kavanagh, Maolíosa Boyle (Rua Red) and invited panel member, Curator Jennie Guy).

This year the panel had a difficult task selecting from an initial one hundred and seventy-seven submissions down the selected forty five artists who form this year’s Winter Open. When selecting the work the panel became aware of four particular emerging themes; the domestic/interior, portraits, the built environment and nature. These categories were utilised when installing the show so that each of the four walls are individually themed, each having their own narrative that interacts with the space.

We are delighted that this year’s exhibition spans various art forms and mediums to include sculpture, painting, mixed media, drawing, ceramics, print and photography.

We would like to remind you that our visitors also have the chance to vote for their favourite artwork. The artist will win the People’s Choice Award, a cash prize of €1000, sponsored by the Square Shopping Centre. The Voting box and slips are located at the entrance of Gallery 1.

Oscar Dempsey has created a body of new, large scale works for his first solo show as an emerging artist.

Dempsey is studying and critically researching the psychology of ‘Pride’ as a collective emotion. Why do ‘proud’ attachments to nations persist in a more globalised world? What pleasures or extremes become possible when people merge or even dissolve their identity into a collective form? Pride is an artificial sentiment, born from society which prompts each individual to attach more importance to themselves. Loss of pride can even provoke aggression and antisocial behaviour in response to ego threats.

Using the anatomy of Hyenas as a visual focal point, he takes influence from their “Dominance Hierarchy” through the intrasexual conflicts in a Matriarchal system. The works resemble limbless figures and torsos from the Roman and Renaissance period. The sculptures attempt to impersonate male nudes as they stand in antagonising positions, while being deemed weak by their dangling limbs. In this show Dempsey explores materials such as latex, styrofoam, wood and metal while utilising a time consuming, hand-carving method to create these large sculptural works.

Oscar Dempsey was the winner of the Winter Open Judge’s Choice Award 2016.

The King’s treasure has been stolen! Now it’s up to the greatest swordsmen in the land, The Three Musketeers, to get it back. But the evil Cardinal Richelieu and the Wicked Witch of the South West have other ideas. Yes, it’s the Causeway Panto and Dame Lola is back!

This year she is headed for France, in search of adventure and amour. And by the way who said that a musketeer could only be a swordsMAN? Lola will have something to say about that too!

Join us for this year’s hilarious outing with more comedy, singing and dancing than you can shake your sword at. The Causeway crew will be delighted to see all our friends again, from 4 to 94.

Cheer the goodies and boo the baddies! Laugh and point at the Daddies when Dame Lola gets them up to dance. A fun Christmas show for all the family.

Presented by Causeway Productions
Duration: 135 mins. One interval

Performance Times

• Wednesday 20th December 2017 – 7.30 pm – AVAILABLE
• Thursday 21st December 2017 – 7.30 pm – VERY LIMITED SPACE LEFT
• Friday 22nd December 2017 – Sunday 31st December 2017 = No Performances
• Monday 1st January 2018 – 6.30 pm – VERY LIMITED SPACE LEFT
• Tuesday 2nd January 2018 – 7.30 pm – AVAILABLE
• Wednesday 3rd January 2018 – 7.30 pm – AVAILABLE
• Thursday 4th January 2018 – 7.30 pm – AVAILABLE
• Friday 5th January 2018 – 7.30 pm – AVAILABLE
• Saturday 6th January 2018 – 2.30 pm – SOLD OUT
• Saturday 6th January 2018 – 6.30 pm – SOLD OUT
• Sunday 7th January 2018 – 2.30 pm – SOLD OUT
• Sunday 7th January 2018 – 6.30 pm – AVAILABLE

The Big Picture

An event for local schools with award winning illustrator, author and current Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch and special guest Eoin Colfer. PJ Lynch was appointed the fourth Laureate na nÓg in May 2016. PJ has illustrated over twenty books, and has been awarded the Christopher medal three time. He has also won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal on two occasions. PJ’s most recent book is Patrick and the president, which was written by Ryan Tubridy. Eoin COlfer is a beloved children’s authot who is well known for his ARTEMIS FOWL series and has recently collaborated with PJ Lynch on a book, Once Upon a place

Venue : Civic Theatre, Tallaght , D24 NWN7

Booking for schools events opens on September 12. Booking is available through The Civic Theatre on +353 1 462 7477. All events are free but booking is essential. A refundable deposit is required for schools events in the civic theatre.

There and Back Again: An Odyssey

The Odyssey is the classic of classics, the mother of all stories, the ultimate source of myths and legends full of giants, ghosts, Greeks and great adventure. Patrick Lynch returns to our festival as he launches Ulysses and his companions on a fantastic voyage which comes to life on our big screen while he plays with sand, stones, boats, bowls, fire and water But the shrewd hero manages to outwit the fates and finally gets what he wants – to go home. The use of multiple cameras will magnify onto a screen our table-top props down to the smallest detail and turn a storm-in-a-teacup into an Aegean tempest. We’ll be adapting this epic narration to bring out the fundamental fable that everyone can follow – a thrilling ride across hostile seas and spooky islands to finally realise that no matter how far you roam, there is no place like Homer.

Venue: Civic Theatre, Tallaght, D24 NWN7

Booking for schools events opens on September 12th. Booking is available through The Civic Theatre on +353 1 462 7477. All events are free but booking is essential. A refundable deposit is required for schools events in the civic theatre

Rathfarnham Castle Culture Night

22nd September 6pm – 8.30pm
Admission FREE

Take this rare opportunity to visit the castle after hours. Take a guided tour or self-guide through this fascinating building. Discover original features dating back to the 16th century, view fine 18th century interiors and learn about the people who once resided here.