Black Box is 10April—June 2016

The Black Box is a vibrant arts venue in the centre of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, with a large main room and the Green Room. Events cover visual arts, music, comedy, cabaret, theatre and all points in between!

The Green RoomWith great live, free entertainment from Los Dramaticos, Dimebag DJs, Thin Air Djs and more, freshly made pizza to order, a great selection of beers, spirits, wines, ales and ciders The Green Room has every-thing you need to carry you through the weekend, open Thursday to Saturday evenings, free entry.

Where are we?We are just round the corner from the fabulous Duke of York pub in Belfast’s bustling Cathedral Quarter. There is on-street parking on Waring Street & Donegall Street or at the St Annes Square multi-storey.

Want tickets?Buy in person from the Green Room Thursday to Saturday 5pm to 11pm or from our website blackboxbelfast.com

Contact the Black BoxBlack Box, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA02890244400 For booking enquiries please email admin@blackboxbelfast.comFor general enquiries o�ce@blackboxbelfast.com

Black Box is supported by:

It’s a landmark year for our much loved Black Box on Hill Street – not just loved by the board and sta� but also we hope by our audiences.  You are all at the heart of everything we try to do.  We hope you’ll keep celebrating with us during our 10th year and beyond.  Thank you to our artists, arts organisations, festivals, promoters and programmers for the sights and sounds, spectacles and wonders you have brought since we opened our big doors in 2006.  Thanks to our core funders (Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council) and landlord who have helped us to make a home for the Black Box in this iconic building in this iconic street at the heart of Cathedral Quarter in Belfast.  We love you, Black Box.  Happy 10th Birthday!Colette Norwood, Chair, The Black Box Trust

MUSIC

GIG LIST01-Apr Blanck Mass

(Ben John power of Fuck Buttons)8pm £10/£12

07-Apr Sons of Kemet 9pm £15/£10

09-Apr Manuka Hunney 8pm £10

16-Apr Manouche Live in the Green Room 8pm Free

28-Apr Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalJohn Shuttleworth

7:45pm £10

30-Apr Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalRob Newman

1:45pm £10

01-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalShonen Knife

7:45pm £10

02-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalTeddy Thompson with Kelly Jones

7:45pm £14

03-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalAmanda St John Album Launch

7:45pm £8

04-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalTerry Reid

7:45pm £15

05-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalSam Lee and Frends

7:45pm £12/£10

06-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalHillbilly Moon Explosion

7:45pm £10

08-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalBenn Glover, Malojian and Matt McGinn

2:45pm £12

08-May Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalRichard Herring: Happy now?

7:45pm £10

15-May Nicole Maguire 7:30pm £10 + Booking

17-May Chris Key's Single Launch + Support. TBC TBC

26-May Rewired and RandomAn Evening with Randall Stephen Hall

8pm £10/£8

07-Jun Strange Victory Presents: Mudhoney + Very Special Guest Bob Log III

8pm £21 + Booking

The John Hewitt supports the Black Box. Call in to sample one of our 16 di�erent gins! Music 6 nights a week.

Phased Collective, every Friday in the Green Room. Free entry.

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REGULAR EVENTS

MIDWEEKMAGIC13 Apr, 11 May & 8 Jun | 7.30pm | £4Are you a fan of the flourish, a sucker for sleight of hand or dazzled by the discovery of the disappeared? Then you NEED the Midweek Magic Club in your life.

The Midweek Magic Club will allow you to see established Belfast favourites like Caolan McBride alongside ambitious newcomers, and move the art of magic on from traditional top hats and velvet curtains and into the 21st Century. Expect an intimate, interactive and fun-filled night.

THE PHASED COLLECTIVE Every Friday | 7pm | FreeJourneys in music to jump-start the weekend. Back-to-back Selector Sessions, Hip Hop, Dub, Afrobeat, Jazz, Cosmic, Boogie, Funk, Blues, Electronic... Global sounds, no boundaries.

AGORAPHOBIA 21 Apr, 19 May &16 June | 7-11pm | Free Join Duncan Ross, once-upon-a-time Vacuum illustrator, for a nite of recorded music and live drawing with DJs Doherty and Watson. Adventurous clientele can submit suggestions to Ross for realisation on the eve or if feeling particularly exploratory, can contribute with the fruits of their own ductus (materials provided). Escape the relentless agora (late night shapping) in this temporary house for the senses.

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TENX913 Apr,18 May & 15 June | 7.30pm | Free Tenx9 is a storytelling night where 9 people have up to 10 minutes each to tell a real story from their lives. Each night has a theme.

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BELFAST SCIENCE CAFE6 Apr, 4 May & 1 Jun | 7.30pm | FreeThe Belfast Science Cafe brings scientific debate to the pub. It is based on ‘Cafe Scientifique’, held all over the UK. The Cafe is a place where anyone can come to explore, debate and discuss the latest ideas in science and technology.

BLACK MOON Monthly music club run for and by adults with learning disabilties. Join us on 14 June for a special 6th Birthday Party.

Black Moon is an inclusive event. Over 18s only. Please drink responsibly. Doors 7-10pm | £3 entry (£1 for parents and carers)

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REGULAR EVENTS

BELFAST STREET ART TOUREvery Sunday from The Dark Horse | 12noon | £8Devised and led by the local artists who have driven the scene in the last few years this is an hour long, gently paced guide to the ever changing face of street art in the Cathedral Quarter.

COMEDY

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CHRIS MONTGOMERY: THE FOOL MONTY 3 April | 7pm | £5With a sharp observational and satirical style this feature set explores relationships, politics, society, history, teenage aspirations to be just like James Hetfield and the horrors of summer bible camp.

THE SHAMBOLIC CURIOSITY OFROBIN INCEWednesday 11 May | 7.30pm | £12/10Robin Ince, host of the Rose d’Or and Sony Gold winning Infinite Monkey Cage journeys through the things he’s learnt since his last trip to Black Box. A bundle of fascinating, surprising digressions and much more fun than it sounds This is one of his only five live shows of 2016

CTRL+ALT+DELAMERESaturday 21 May | 7.30pm | £17.50Following sold out shows last year Neil returns with a brand new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit. 2015 saw the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular The Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio. Now he’s back to his first love, telling tall tales and spinning side-splitting yarns about the events of the last year.

I AM BELFASTSun 10 April | £4 for screening £5 for afterparty | 1pm film, 2.30pm walk

QFT & Black Box Present We Are Belfast: A Cinematic WalkWe invite the people of the city to take a Sunday walk at their leisure and encounter pop-up surprises inspired by I Am Belfast throughout the day. Find the I Am Belfast map to inspire your journey via the film’s Tumblr page and join us for an after-party, featuring David Holmes and Stuart Watson, at the Black Box from 8.00pm (tickets £5).

Meet Mark and see your city in a new light. Why not start the day with a screening of I Am Belfast at the Black Box at 1pm (tickets £4) and join Mark for a walk leaving the Black Box at 2.30pm. Mark will also take part in a Q&A at QFT following the 6.00pm screening that evening.

Show us how you see your city and join the social media conversation by using #MagicHere. Follow our story at iambelfast.tumblr.com.

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FILM

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FESTIVALS

CATHEDRAL QUARTER ARTS FESTIVAL28 Apr - 8 May17th Annual Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival featuring John Shuttleworth, Robert Newman, Shonen Knife, Amanda St John, Richard Herring and many more. Check www.cqaf.com for full details.

BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL14 - 24 April16th Belfast Film Festival and it’s a bumper year with special events at the Black Box including Blade Runner night on 15 April, Pr!ck by Shotglass Theatre on 15 & 16 April, Cocktail! Night with Yacht Rock karaoke.Check www.belfastfilmfestival.org for the full programme.

BLACK BOX IS TEN!28 April & 24 June | 7pm | FREE!Join us with John Shuttleworth on 28 April - the first person to perform when we opened on 28 April 2006. What a ten years it has been. We will celebrate with the Black Box Bacchanal on Fri 24 June - call down for music, theatre, comedy and everything in between. And a slice of cake.

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MUSIC

TEA DANCESaturday 28 May | 1-3pm | Free Join The Martello Jazz Band and the Bellehoppers for a relaxed afternoon of music and dance. Brough to you by the Creating Connections project supported by the Big Lottery. If you are an older adult with learning disabilities and would like to attend please contact outreach@blackboxbelfast.com or call Sara on 02890244400 .

FARFTEEN TO WAANSaturday 17 June | 8pm | Donate what you feel!ponydance and pony TV proudly present - Farfteen to WanIt’s back by popular demand. The TV style quiz show with loads of contestants and bad questions. Prizes will be terrible, laughs will be great and we’ll raise money for a great cause; Clowns Without Borders, cwbireland.com. Leoniepony will be your quiz mistress, it won’t be fair, but it will be fun!

LUNCHBOX THEATREJune & JulyLunchBox is a theatre project by The Black Box which develops new pieces of original theatre writing in the north of Ireland. Local writers, local directors and local actors. This summer we will feature work on the theme of Ten. bblunchboxtheatre@gmail.com

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MUSIC

SONS OF KEMET7 April | 9pm | £15/10Moving On Music presents Mobo award-winners Sons Of Kemet. The rambunctious double-drumming quartet led by saxophonist/clarinetist Shabaka Hutchings, erupted onto the scene in 2013 with their album Burn, securing rave reviews and an immediate fan base. sonsofkemet.com

MANUKA HUNNEY9 April | 8pm | £10Soul Motown and funk return to The Black Box on Saturday 9th April when hot soul band Manukahunney take to the stage for another great soul night out. The live gig continues the celebration of classic soul and irresistible grooves that find soul music fans liberated and carefree on the dance floor each time this band performs.

MANOUCHELIVE IN THE GREEN ROOM16 April | 8pm | FreeManouche was born of the collaboration of Robert (lead guitar) and Nicolas (rhythm guitar). They put together their musical heritage from Eastern Europe and France to bring the authentic Music of Gypsy Jazz to Belfast and Northern Ireland. Manouche transports you to the 1930’s Paris of Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club of France.

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MUSIC

NICOLE MAGUIRE15 May | 7.30pm | £10 + booking fee Nicole Maguire is a young lady from Cork making major waves on the international music scene. Counting Damien Dempsey and Nancy Griffith as friends and mentors Nicole has grown from a shy 15 year old performing at local venues to a mesmerising, accomplished star, whether fronting a band or performing solo with acoustic guitar.

CHRIS KEYS SINGLE LAUNCH 17 May | 8pm | £5 Award winning singer/songwriter Chris Keys set to launch new single ‘City Lights’ May 17th off his up coming debut album due for release later in 2016. Over the years Chris has performed at a wide array of shows and festivals in the UK, Europe & America honing his craft as a strong performer/ writer with a show not to be missed.

REWIRED & RANDOM AN EVENING WITH RANDALL STEPHEN HALL26 May | 8pm | £10/8 Stephen first got airplay on the Gerry Anderson Radio Show. Radio Foyle/ BBC Radio Ulster in 2010 with his first CD of 21 songs and poems, “The Wee Wee Man/ Songs from the Moon Shed”. He continues to write and play new songs.The launch of Stephen’s latest CD sees this artist, poet, storyteller and musician digging his own chosen field. Turning over 17 new songs like sods to breath in the air and catch the sun.

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MUSIC

MUDHONEY + VERY SPECIAL GUEST BOB LOG III7 June | 8pm | £21 + booking feeThey are the living history of American rock, the band that put Seattle on the map even before Nirvana had even started tuning their instruments but that ended up buried under that avalanche of grunge in the nineties.

PORTS27 May | 8pm | £8 in advance, £10 on the doorThe Devil Is A Songbird - Album Tour. PORTS spent most of 2014 in the studio recording their debut album, ‘The Devil’s A Songbird’, which was mixed by Dan Long (Local Natives, Queens of the Stone Age), now is your chance to hear it live. ‘Long Live PORTS’, Hotpres. ‘PORTS are going to be huge’, Cerys Matthews 6Music.

JAM JARSun 28 Apr, Sun 29 May & Sun 26 June | 8pm | £5Moving On Music and the Black Box present JamJar, curated by Una Monaghan in the Green Room. Featuring performances by Venus Dupree, Paula Guzzanti, Lauren Sarah Hayes, Una Keane, Rachel Austin and many more.

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Date Genre Event Time Price

01-Apr Music Blanck Mass (Ben John power of Fuck Buttons)

8pm £10/£12

02-Apr Music Open House Festival Choir with Gill Landry 7.30pm £12

03-Apr Comedy Chris Montgomery: The Fool Monty 7pm £5

04-Apr Talks Hustle 3: The Digital Design Talks in Belfast 7pm Free

05-Apr Disco/Outreach Black Moon 7pm £3/£1

06-Apr Lecture Belfast Science Café - Astro Biology 6:30pm Free

07-Apr Live Art Real Sketchy 9pm Free

07-Apr Music Sons of Kemet 9pm £15/£10

09-Apr Music Manuka Hunney 8pm £10

10-Apr Film I Am Belfast 1pm £4

10-Apr Tour Belfast Street Art Walking Tour 12pm £8

12-Apr Film Series Ports and Harbours/ Places and Films 5:30pm Free

13-Apr Magic Midweek Magic 7:30pm £4

13-Apr Storytelling Ten x 9 7.30pm Free

14-Apr Film Welcome to Wayne's World 7:30pm £7

15-Apr Film Blade Runner Night 9pm £10

16-Apr Music Manouche Live in the Green Room 8pm Free

18-Apr Film Film Devour Festival 7pm £5

19-Apr Film Internet Cat Video Festival 7pm £6

20-Apr Film/Quiz The BFF Quiz 7:30pm £3

21-Apr Film/Music Donnie Darko Live Soundtrack 8pm £8

22-Apr Film/Music Cocktail! And Yacht Rock 8pm £6

23-Apr Film Easter 2016 2pm £6

23-Apr Film Landfill Harmonic 6pm £6

24-Apr Film Black Moon Film Club 1pm £4

24-Apr Lecture The Belfast Su�ragettes of Soccer- A Faculty Lecture

2:30pm £3

28-Apr Comedy John Shuttleworth 7:45pm £10

30-Apr Comedy Rob Newman 1:45pm £10

01-May Music Shonen Knife 7:45pm £10

02-May Music Teddy Thompson with Kelly Jones 7:45pm £14

AT A GLANCEAT A GLANCE

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03-May Music Amanda St John Album Launch 7:45pm £8

04-May Science Belfast Science Café 6:30pm Free

04-May Music Terry Reid 7:45pm £15

05-May Live Art Real Sketchy 9pm Free

05-May Music Sam Lee and Friends 7:45pm £12/£10

06-May Music Hillbilly Moon Explosion 7:45pm £10

08-May Music Ben Glover, Malojian and Matt McGinn 2:45pm £12

08-May Comedy Richard Herring: Happy now? 7:45pm £10

10-May Film Series Ports and Harbours/ Places and Films 5:30pm Free

10-May Music/Dance Black Moon 7pm £3.00

11-May Magic Midweek Magic 7:30pm £4

11-May Comedy The Shambolic Curosity of Robin Ince 7:30pm £12/£10

15-May Music Nicole Maguire 7:30pm £10 + Booking

17-May Music Chris Key's Single Launch + Support. TBC TBC

18-May Storytelling Tenx 9 7.30pm Free

21-May Kids Disco Mini-moon 1pm £3.50

21-May Comedy CTRL+ALT+DELAMERE 7:30pm £17.50

26-May Music/Spoken Word

Rewired and Random: An Evening with Randall Stephen Hall

8pm £10/£8

28-May Music and Dance Tea Dance 1pm Free

29-May Lecture The Psychology of Tickling- A Faculty Lecture

2:30pm £6

01-Jun Lecture Belfast Science Café 6:30pm Free

01-Jun Co�ee Aeropress Co�ee Championship 7pm Free

02-Jun Live Art Real Sketchy 9pm Free

05-Jun COmedy Shane Todd 8pm TBC

07-Jun Music Strange Victory Presents: Mudhoney + Very Special Guest Bob Log III

8pm £21 + Booking

18-Jun Dance 8 To The Bar 8pm TBC

24-Jun All Black Box Bacchanal Birthday! 8pm Various

AT A GLANCE

The Green Room: Open Thu - Sat for music, pizza, beer and visual art exhibitionsEvents are added weekly, for up-to-date information please follow our Twitter feed @BlackBoxBelfast and keep an eye on the website :)

blackboxbelfast.com

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