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Mermaid is at the civic offices complex on

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BY CAR

Free underground parking now available to

Mermaid patrons for evening and weekend shows.

No daytime car-parking is available

From N11 northbound exit at Bray South. Follow

signs to Bray onto Killarney Rd. Continue until you

reach Bray Main Street.

From N11 southbound exit at Bray North. Follow

signs for Bray. Continue on Dublin Rd over Bray

Bridge until you reach Bray Main Street.

BY BUS

133, 145, 146, 184, 185, 45, 84, 45A.

BY DART

Station is 10 minutes walk from Mermaid.

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GALLERY

DIRECTIONS

Upland : Damien Flood

Thu 15 Dec- Thu 19 Jan

FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE

www.mermaidartscentre.ieT: 01 272 4030

Opening HoursMonday – Saturday 10am – 6pm (until 8pm, on show nights)

Main Street, Bray, Wicklow (opposite Bray Town Council) Telephone: 01 - 2724030

Online booking: www.mermaidartscentre.ie(No booking fees)

Opening Hours

Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm

Opening HoursMonday – Friday 8am – 6pm,

Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm Also open for pre-show and interval drinks

BOX OFFICE

GALLERY

BETELNUT CAFE

OCT-NOV-DEC 2011

Headspace : Maria McKinneySat 12 Nov- Thu 8 Dec

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ONLINEwww.mermaidartscentre.ie

BY PHONE01 272 4030

IN PERSONBox Office is open from 10am – 6pm Mon – Sat and until 8pm on performance nights

fr 4 Double Take - Tavaziva Dance @ 8pm

sa 5 Southern Tenant Folk Union @ 8pm

mo 7 The Tree of Life (12A) @ 8pm

wed 9 Stagebratz @ 8pm

th 10 Stagebratz @ 8pm

fr 11 Stagebratz @ 8pm

sa 12 Stagebratz @ 8pm

YARN - Bray’s Festival of Story & Song:Runs from 12 - 20 NOV Check Website and YARN Flyer for further details

su 13 Julian Lloyd Webber @ 8pm

mo 14 Neukolln Unlimited (15+) @ 10.30am

The Big Picture (15A) @ 8pm

tu 15 YARN - Clann Lir @ 11am

th 17 YARN - Singing Nina @ 8pm

fr 18 When Jolie Met Christie @ 8pm

sa 19 Netnakisum @ 8pm

su 20 Chekhov’s Shorts @ 8pm

mo 21 The First Grader (12A) @ 8pm

tu 22 All the Music Under the Sun (BIFE) @ 8pm

wed 23 A Christmas Wish @ 11AM & 1PM

th 24 Francis, The Holy Jester @ 8pm

fr 25 Gemma Hayes & Ann Scott @ 8pm

sa 26 Roger Doyle & Niwel Tsumba @ 8pm

mo 28 Project Nim (12A) @ 8pm

wed 30 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

th 1 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

fr 2 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

sa 3 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

mo 5 In A Better World (15) @ 8pm

tu 6 Ballet Ireland @ 8pm

th 8 Mozart - The Magic Flute @ 8pm

fr 9 Christmas Concert with The Three Tenors @ 8pm

sa 10 Blues Christmas @ 8pm

su 11 Winter Wonderland - Junior Musicals @ 2pm, 5pm & 8pm

mo 12 Panique au Village (12+) @ 10.30am

Beautiful Lies (12A) @ 8pm

wed 14 A Christmas Cinderella - Performers Theatre School @ 7.30pm

th 15 A Christmas Cinderella - Performers Theatre School @ 7.30pm

fr 16 Anthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem @ 8pm

sa 17 A Christmas Carol (PG) @ 2PM

On Air! A Christmas Carol @ 8pm

su 18 Bray Arts Performance Evening @ 8pm

mo 19 Pocketful of Miracles (G) @ 8pm

A Christmas Wish @ 11AM & 1PM

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Underground car-parking is available for mermaid patrons for the duration of shows in the evenings and at weekends. This is located under the Civic Offices complex beside mermaid. Please note that this underground car-park cannot be used during the day on weekdays.

At Mermaid Arts Centre, we do not believe in booking fees, administration charges or processing punishments. We actually want you to come and have fun. So it’s simple - the price you see is the price you pay. We have concessions on the majority of our shows and if you want to make even more savings have a look at our3 for e33 offer or become a friend.

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GROUP DISCOUNTS

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We all love nights out with friends. So at Mermaid groups of ten or more get a 10% discount. That’s like one ticket free for every ten purchased.

The group discount applies to any event listed on page 2 of this brochure.To get your discount call 01 272 4030.

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As we enter the kingdom of the night that is winter, we welcome you to our October to December programme of events, which we hope will warm your hearts and lighten your souls all the way to the New Year.

Delve deep inside our brochure and you will find some real treats for the senses such as Julian Lloyd Webber’s Travels with My Cello, Ballet Ireland’s Arabian nights adventure Scherazade and Mozart’s final opera The Magic Flute by Opera Theatre Company. YARN – Bray’s Festival of Story and Song returns in November, so watch out for the series of events happening around the town.

In October we are delighted to host for the first time Ireland’s International Puppet Festival, bringing the best of international puppetry to Mermaid audiences. Take your pick of performances by companies from across the globe, from Hong Kong to Bulgaria and from Russia to the UK.

Make sure you see Ireland’s Best Cultural Building by visiting our gallery space before the end of the year. We were honoured when the architectural intervention ‘Unbuilding’ that transformed Mermaid’s gallery space in summer 2010 received the accolade of Best Cultural Building 2011 at the highly sought after RIAI Irish Architecture Awards.

And more great news, we are delighted to announce that, with thanks to the Arts Council, Ciaran Taylor of Carpet Theatre Company will be our Resident Theatre Artist for 2012. We look forward to presenting his work.

We hope you enjoy our warming winter programme of events and look forward to welcoming you to Mermaid soon.

Nora and the Mermaid team

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Our offer is stunningly simple. Look through our brochure and anywhere you see the 3 for e33 logo on an event, then it is included in the offer. Book for any three of the marked events at the same time and get them all for the great price of e33.

This offer includes the following shows:

Music/Film: See : Hear Sat 1 Oct @ 8pm

Music: Fidil Sat 8 Oct @ 8pm

Theatre: Macbeth Fri 21 Oct @ 11am & 8pm

Music: Wowos Fri 28 Oct @ 8pm

Dance: Double Take - Tavaziva Dance Fri 4 Nov @ 8pm

Music: Southern Tenant Folk Union Sat 5 Nov @ 8pm

Theatre: Singing Nina Thu 17 Nov @ 8pm

Theatre: When Jolie Met Christie Fri 18 Nov @ 8pm

Music: Netnakisum Sat 19 Nov @ 8pm

Theatre: Chekhov’s Shorts Sun 20 Nov @ 8pm

Theatre: Francis, The Holy Jester Thu 24 Nov @ 8pm

Music: Gemma Hayes Fri 25 Nov @ 8pm

Music: Roger Doyle & Niwel Tsumbu Sat 26 Nov @ 8pm

Music: Anthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir Fri 16 Dec @ 8pm

Once you book all 3 events at the same time, you save!

If you just like the idea of getting e11 tickets to any of these events without any restrictions you can join our Friends Scheme!

Pick your events – Call 01 2724030 – Book your tickets!


children/schools

music : film

SAT 1 OCT @ 8PMSee : Hear An intimate evening of music and film

€16/€14 Conc.

Alien Envoy is the new musical alter ego of Nick Kelly, Choice Music Prize Nominated solo artist and former frontman with The Fat Lady Sings – and, in recent years, award winning short film-maker. See : Hear is a show which brings together both these strands of Nick’s creative life.

In between a screening of all three short films (among them Shoe featuring Pat Kinevane) and a live performance by an extended six-piece Alien Envoy, Nick delivers a short and compelling explanation of the very strong links he sees between making music and movies, followed by an intimate audience Q&A.

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FRI 30 SEP @ 11AMLauren Kate’s Passion

FREE

Teen novelist extraordinaire Lauren Kate brings her Passion tour to Mermaid this October as part of the Children’s Book Festival. Her paranormal angel romances have confirmed her as a huge name in young adult fiction. Hear readings from Passion, Lauren Kate’s fourth novel and the third in a planned quartet about Luce and Daniel. Lauren was born in Texas, studied and worked in New York and now lives in California. She shares her life with her husband - a Shakespeare scholar - and their new dog. This event is presented by Children’s Books Ireland in association with Wicklow County Council Library Service. Suitable for fifth and sixth class students.The next Children’s Books Ireland Event featuring Sarah Webb, Judi Curtin and Oisin McGann takes place on Thu 13 Oct @ 11am.


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SUN 2 OCT @ 3PMArrietty (G)

e5 Duration: 94 mins

Arrietty is a Studio Ghilbi adaptation of the 1950’s classic children’s book The Borrowers, a family of little people, about 10cm high, live under the floor boards and borrow all kinds of household objects from the house. One day tiny fourteen-year-old Arrietty casually meets the young Sho, a human boy who has come to get well in his old granny’s home, and it is love at first sight, despite their size differences.

Directed by veteran animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi, this is an exquisitely detailed and utterly enchanting adaptation. Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, 2010

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Access>CINEMA’s initiative, ZOOM, is a screening programme for young people - predominantly in the 15+ age group. The main aim is to encourage young audiences for art house cinema, to give young people an opportunity to see a wide range of world cinema not usually available in local multiplexes and to offer an enjoyable social experience with friends and peer groups.

Mermaid’s Zoom films are selected by young people for young people. To be involved in the selection of films or to find out about upcoming films, contact Mermaid’s Box Office.

SUN 2 OCT @ 6PMZOOM


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MON 3 OCT @ 8PMThe Runway (PG)

e8/e6.50 Conc. Duration: 95 mins

The Runway is a new Irish film, inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who crash-landed his plane near Mallow in 1983.

Paco Thomas and his mother live in Dromoleen, a remote country village, where the local factory has closed, inflicting misery on the town’s inhabitants. Young Paco spends his evenings learning Spanish from an ancient Linguaphone tape in anticipation of his long-departed father’s arrival home. However, when a Colombian pilot crash-lands his plane outside the town, Paco is soon called upon as the sole Spanish speaker and he manages to convince the reticent locals to treat the stranger as one of their own. The Runway is a breathtaking account of an unlikely force uniting a fractured community. Dir: Ian Power, 2010

e45 includes 3 course meal and glass of wine

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Following last years rip roaring feast, Basil, Sybil and Manuel (he’s from Barcelona) return to Mermaid for another helping of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience.

Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve you dinner and a feast of comic delights, some familiar, some off the cuff, but all with a ‘Faulty’ seasoning and a guarantee to keep you laughing all the way to the dessert. Everything that can go wrong, does! Just don’t mention the war! Featuring all the best gags and a great meal, this is a loosely-scripted, pitch-perfect 13th episode of the TV series which develops the characters made famous by John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs.

In conjunction with Betelnut Cafe, pre-theatre drinks at 7.30pm in the foyer followed by dinner in Mermaid’s Auditorium.

WED 5 & THU 6 OCT @ 8PMFaulty Towers

In conjunction with Betelnut Cafe, pre-theatre drinks at 7.30pm in the foyer


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music

SAT 8 OCT @ 8PMFidil

€16/€14 Conc.

Fidil created a bang in November 2009 with the release of their album ‘3’ which was described as ‘...a masterclass in the marriage of tradition and musical exploration, and a milestone in traditional music.’ (Siobhan Long, The Irish Times)

Belief in their ability and their instrument sets them apart as they perform with fiddles alone. It is their diverse and ground-breaking use of this instrument coupled with the depth of tunes of their native Donegal tradition which make them one of the most unique and entertaining ensembles.

Join Aidan O’Donnell, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, and Damien McGeehan, as they boldly go where no traditional music band has gone before.

Music Network promotes the highest standard of music performance throughout Ireland. Their concerts guarantee quality and this performance will be no exception.

MON 10 OCT @ 8PMIncendies

€8/€6.50 Conc. Duration: 130 mins

A striking adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s stage play, this intimate epic interweaves the personal, the political and the mythical to gripping effect. Following the death of their Arabic mother, adult Canadian twins Jeanne and Simon find themselves in her homeland, searching for a father they presumed was dead.

Expertly shifting between present and past, writer-director Denis Villeneuve displays an impressive command of his material, patiently building up to an emotionally explosive climax. Dir: Denis Villeneuve, 2010

Language: French / Arabic / Subtitled

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local arts

Rodney Crowell - Chinaberry Sidewalk Tour

TUE 11 – SAT 15 OCT @ 8PMThe Great Gatsby

€15/€13 Conc. Square One Theatre Group

“I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. There was music from my neighbour’s through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” Jay Gatsby has built his life around the dream of regaining a former love. He has even located his lavish mansion on West Egg, Long Island across the bay from Daisy’s house for the sole purpose of seeing the green light on the end of her dock. A faithfully romantic dramatisation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel and a stunning description of Jazz Age America - fast living, silent movies, jazz music and obscene wealth.

Square One Theatre Group, directed by Ailín O’Donnell, adaptation by John Dwyer, from the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Rodney Crowell is a 100% pure American country song writing legend. His 1988 album Diamonds and Dirt produced five No. 1 singles and he won a Grammy the following year for the Best Country song – After All This Time. In 2003 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has performed with the greats of Americana; Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Nancy Griffith, to name but a few.

Rodney has one foot in the music world and the other in the land of literature. To celebrate the release of his memoir Chinaberry Sidewalk, Rodney will perform a series of intimate shows playing guitar, singing and reliving the stories in his book.

SUN 16 OCT @ 8PM

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MON 17 OCT @ 10.30AM Inside I’m Dancing (15)

€5 Duration: 104 mins

Director Damien O’Donnell (East is East) returns to his hometown of Dublin for this funny, touching, affirmative film. A stimulating addition to the Leaving Certificate Comparative Study, Inside I’m Dancing is an account of the friendship between two men in their early twenties confined to wheelchairs.

Rory (James McAvoy), a young man with muscular dystrophy, is a silver-tongued nonconformist raging against his condition and the institution it confines him to. In a Dublin home for the disabled he befriends Michael (Steven Robertson) and his rebellious ways motivate them to leave the nursing home. Dir: Damien O’Donnell, 1999

Senna (12A)

€8/€6.50 Conc. Duration: 105 mins Language: English

The story of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest race car driver who ever lived, is an epic tale that literally twists at every turn. In the mid 1980s, Senna, a young, gifted driver, exploded onto the world of Formula One racing. As a Brazilian in a predominantly European sport and a man of faith in an arena filled with cynicism, Senna had to fight hard—both on and off the track. Facing titanic struggles, he conquered Formula One and became a global icon.

Told solely through the use of archival footage, Asif Kapadia’s documentary is a thrill ride worthy of its daring subject. Adrenaline will be pumping as cameras from inside Senna’s car put you smack-dab in the driver’s seat. Buckle your seat belt and get ready. Dir: Asif Kapadia, 2010

MON 17 OCT @ 8PM

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FRI 21 OCT @ 11AM & 8PMMacbeth

€18/€16 Conc./€12 for matinée Icarus Theatre Collective

‘Something wicked this way comes...’

The highly acclaimed Icarus Theatre Collective presents a bold and exciting new production of Shakespeare’s most bloody and fear-filled tragedy – Macbeth. Unrivalled on the battlefield, Macbeth is rewarded with rank and favour by a grateful king. But with each enemy Macbeth butchers to serve his own vaulting ambition, his lust for power takes a more menacing grip until, driven to distraction by greed and a lust for power, he ferociously seizes the throne. But, violence breeds violence, and a reign born in blood quickly spirals out of control as Macbeth’s actions return to destroy him.

If you are studying Shakespeare or just love theatre, a night out at this version of ‘the Scottish play’ is a must.

€8/€6.50 Conc. Duration: 103 mins Language: French/Subtitled

From the director of 8 Women, Potiche is another great French comedy with an all-star cast including Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.

Sainte-Gudule, northern France, 1977: Suzanne is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol, who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron fist and is equally tyrannical with his children and trophy wife.

When the workers go on strike and take Robert hostage, Suzanne steps in to manage the factory. To everyone’s surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when reality returns in the form of Robert, things get complicated... Dir: François Ozon, 2010

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MON 24 OCT @ 8PMPotiche (15A)


international puppet festival

Mermaid is delighted to host Ireland’s International Puppet Festival.See the best of international puppetry in Mermaid with performances by companies from across the globe.

With performances for children, families and theatre-lovers, masterclasses for professional puppeteers and free street entertainment, this is a festival for everyone.

For the complete programme, consult www.puppetfest.ie




Childhood PuppetsHKPSAC (China)

SAT 22 OCT @ 3.30PMNoisy Oyster Da Silva Marionette Circus Troupe (UK)

€13/€10 Duration: 45mins Suitability: Family

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... the Circus is in town! Be amazed by aerial acrobatics on the flying trapeze, spectacular cycling stunts, trampolining ups and downs, and laugh at the cheeky clowns, one of whom takes the joke that bit too far - with disastrous consequences!

Using 18 beautifully crafted one third life-size marionettes and integrating the puppeteers into the circus performance, this is a buoyant, memorable show for all ages.

The DaSilva Marionette Circus Troupe has been delighting audiences of all ages around the world for almost half a century.

Under its director Wong Fai, the Hong Kong Puppet and Shadow Art Centre (HKPSAC) brings you all the excitement of Chinese puppet theatre.

Combining tradition and modernity they use the centuries-old practices of glove, string and shadow puppets of southern China to tell the classic tale of The Journey to the West. Meet among others the mischievous monkey who gives a virtuoso performance full of athletic antics and martial arts of the little glove puppets.

Professional Materclass: Mon 24 @ Oct 10am – 2pm

SAT 22 OCT @ 7.30 PM

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SUN 23 OCT @ 4 PMThe Chancy BrothersBui Bolg (Ireland)

FREE Duration: 30mins Suitability: All

Meet Breda, the world-wandering land lady, as she unpacks a wild session of music and ‘craic’. Join Mick the bungling barman, and The Chancy’s - a pair of musical rogues with dubious talents, as they transport you to a world of a fun-filled, family-friendly entertainment... with more than a whiff of nostalgia for the ‘auld sod’ of home.

A quintessential Irish scene unfolds through giant puppetry and music. A typical tale of the Irish diaspora told through wit and humour as well as a tinge of sadness packed up in that suitcase.

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Jack and the BeanstalkProfessor Pop-up (UK)

€13/€10 Duration: 50mins Suitability: 3-8 Yrs

An old man is surprised to find himself once again in his childhood nursery, surrounded by many much-loved toys. He remembers his favourite story but……where’s Jack? Is it a dream? Or is it all real? Better ask the Giant!

By Spanish director, Luis Boy and originated by Melvyn Rawlinson, a highly imaginative production with subtle lighting, an intriguing set and original music by international composer and clarinettist, Santiago Puente. This award-winning show has entranced the many thousands who have seen it in schools, theatres and festivals across Europe.

Schools workshop: Tues 25 Oct @ 11 am

Come and make a puppet! Maybe a crazy bird? A three eyed alien? or A scary pirate? The choice is yours!

SUN 23 OCT @ 11AM

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Allegro VivaceState Puppet Theatre Varna (Bulgaria)

A funny musical puppet show, where we meet the musical charm of puppets and their amazing abilities - making us laugh, lively and cheerful is the whole plan in this show!

In just one hour we will see the happy meeting of actors and puppets in the hilarious battle for a cheerful mood. For an audience of all ages, the magnificent music surpasses time and culture to lighten everyone’s mood in Allegro Vivace. With Vera Stoikova, Diana Tsolevska, Galin Ginev, Stoian Stoianov

Suitability: Family 5+ Yrs

THU 27 OCT @ 7.30 PM & FRI 28 OCT @ 11AM

€15/€10 (€8.50 Schools) Duration: 1 Hour

SUN 23 OCT @ 7.30 PMA November Day Thingumajig (UK)

€13/€10 Duration: 55mins Suitability: 10+

In forgotten boxes in an attic, a woman discovers the story of her grandfather, a survivor of the First World War, and his unexpected encounter with a stray dog who knew no boundaries. With evocative puppet characters, live music and an ever-changing set, Thingumajig Theatre presents a timeless fable on war and the miracle of friendship when all else seems lost. From their base in West Yorkshire, England, Thingumajig Theatre creates innovative puppet plays, interactive giant puppets and spectacular community events.

‘Vivid and affecting remembrance comes with this deftly-crafted two-hander...’ Mary Brennan, The Herald

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SAT 29 OCT @ 7.30PMTchemodan Duet KVAM (Russia)

€15/€10 Duration: 1 Hour

In this extraordinary performance without words, pantomime and various techniques of puppetry and comedy are used to create lots of laughter, action and illusions. A very unusual show.

Tchemodan-duet KVAM (Suitcase-duet) is formed by two artists from Saint Petersburg, Andrey Knyazkov and Alexey Melnik. They work full-time as puppet theatre artists and have taken this fascinating show to 8 international festivals already. Don’t miss your chance to see it at Mermaid Arts Centre.

Suitability: children + adults (all ages)

SAT 29 OCT @ 3.30PMSinbad - The Julie-Rose McCormick Puppet Theatre (Ireland)

€13/€10

The Julie-Rose McCormick Puppet Theatre presents two classic tales in one family puppet show.

First it is ship ahoy mateys as Sinbad the Sailor takes you on a rip roaring adventure on the seven seas. But what will happen to him?

Followed by the cautionary tale of Red Riding Hood, a cheeky girl who does not listen to her mother and heads off into the woods.

Julie-Rose has been performing in Ireland and abroad for 25 years, puppeteer on the Lassie movie, she has also worked with the Abbey Theatre, Project Arts Centre and The Ark.

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Puppet CircusEve & Noel Lambert (Ireland)

€13/€10 Duration: 50mins

Twenty beautiful puppets star in this madcap new story, featuring the motley cast of characters from ‘Dinin and the Naughty Dog’ and ‘The Magic Toyshop’ and introducing a host of new characters.

Peter Parrot, Ringmaster of the Puppet Circus, is a nervous wreck. Mickey, the mischievous monkey, has escaped from his cage and is causing mayhem backstage. Things go from bad to worse when he ruins Orla’s high-wire Ballet act, and reduces her to tears. Can the stage-hand clowns, Ping & Pong make the show run smoothly? Or will the monkey ruin the whole production?

Join our zany cast behind the scenes in the Puppet Circus, as they endeavor to stage the ‘not so’ Greatest Show on Earth!

SUN 30 OCT @ 11AMThe Legend of Lowry LoinsighYour Man’s Puppets (Ireland)

€13/€10 Duration: 1 Hour

On the day Lowry Lynch became King something strange happened. To hide his secret Lowry decrees that hair shall be cut just once in the year. All the barbers flee the country, all but one, a young boy called Seamus...

A show about friendship, differences, bullying and hair, based on the old Irish tale of the King with the donkey’s ears.

SUN 30 OCT @ 3.30PM

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FRI 28 OCT @ 8PMWowos

€16/€14 Conc.

An evening of uplifting and catchy tunes performed by Wowos, a six piece international band of young jazz musicians performing original instrumental music by Irish musician Seán Carpio, commissioned by Projects Arts Centre.

Jazz musician and drummer, Seán Carpio was a student and teacher in the Newpark Music Centre and studied Carnatic classical percussion in Bangalore, India. Carpio is a member of the Louis Stewart Quintet, Red Rocket, Togetherness, White Rocket, Métier, Rainbow Rocket and the Myles Drennan Trio.

‘Seán Carpio may be the finest drummer ever produced here’, The Irish Times

Wowos comprises Bill McHenry (US) tenor saxophone, Jonathan Rossman (US) altosax, Simon Jermyn (IE) guitar & effects, Mikkel Ploug (DK) guitar, Jeppe Skovbakke (DK) bass, Sean Carpio (IE) - drums

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MON 31 OCT @ 8PMBeginners (15A)


Drawing upon autobiographical events, Beginners imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the two intertwined storylines of Oliver and his father, Hal.

As Oliver starts a new relationship he finds himself constantly dwelling upon his recently deceased father’s last years. At the age of 75, shortly after the death of his wife, Oliver’s father Hal came out of the closet. Disregarding his advanced years and a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Hal gleefully embraced his senior bon vivant lifestyle: hitting the clubs, buying a new wardrobe, and, eventually, dating a new boyfriend half his age.

Throughout the film, these two narrative strands subtly illuminate each other, as Oliver strives to reconcile his father’s exemplary lessons on hope, courage, and romance to his own life. Dir: Mike Mills, 2010


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FRI 4 NOV @ 8PMDouble Take - Tavaziva Dance

€16/€14 Conc.

There are two sides to every story...Through adversity...there comes triumph Through pain...there comes love, After a storm...comes a calm

Double Take is an intensely courageous double bill, surveying the impact of black dance and Bawren Tavaziva’s contribution to the contemporary dance landscape in Britain. Heavyweight choreographer and musician, Bawren Tavaziva unravels an inspirational soundtrack featuring the sweet sounds of African vocalist Tsungai Tsikirai singing live. Immerse yourself in this celebration of culture, hardship, agony and joy performed by the UK’s most fantastically exuberant dancers. After their stunning performance of Wild Dog last year, Tavaziva Dance returns with another full-bodied action packed dance show.

‘…an invigorating mix of contemporary and African styles.’ – The Guardian

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SAT 5 NOV @ 8PM Southern Tenant Folk Union

€16/€14 Conc.

The most highly acclaimed folk bluegrass band in the UK today, Southern Tenant Folk Union have recently released their fourth album Pencaitland and since starting out in 2006 they have been exciting audiences through Europe with their stunning live show.

Full of harmony and vocals this seven piece all acoustic band live to perform live! Marvel at the soul of their laments and tear it up with their high energy ‘hootenanny sawdust-kickers’ as banjo, mandolin, fiddle & vocals combine into a performance of beauty.

‘The band knock up a fierce, raw and earthy music that is the stuff of Mumford & Sons’ dreams’ The Guardian


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WED 9 – SAT 12 NOV @ 8PMInto the Woods - Stagebratz

€18/€16 Conc. / €60 Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children)

Stagebratz Musical Society (members of A.I.M.S) go ‘Into the Woods’ under the direction of Barry Kavanagh, Musical Director Antonio Cafolla and Producers/Choreographers Maura Talbot & Patrice Brady.

This dark fairy tale has Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). There is a Prince Charming with a roving eye and a Witch ... who raps? They’re all among the crazy characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy tale.

Everyone’s wish is granted but their wishes return to haunt them with disastrous results. This is guaranteed to be a terrific show with lots of humour and music and the familiar intertwining plots of the fairy tales.

Programme included in ticket prices

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MON 7 NOV @ 8PMThe Tree of Life (12A)

€8/€6.50 Conc. Duration:138 mins Language: English

A quiet suburb in 1950s America, a family of five and a telegram announcing the death of one of the young couple’s three sons. The Tree of Life is an epic poem capturing the cycle of life and the minutiae which influence the kind of people we become. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Terrence Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life. Dir: Terrence Malick, 2011

Winner - Palme D’or at 2011 Cannes Film Festival


film/schools

music

SUN 13 NOV @ 8PM Travels with my Cello

€30/€27 Conc.

An intimate evening with Julian Lloyd Webber

Celebrating his 60th birthday year the legendary cellist Julian Lloyd Webber will perform favourite classics by Bach, Fauré, Saint-Saens and Debussy as well as his father, William, and his brother, Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Julian will also reminisce on his many collaborations with musicians as diverse as Yehudi Menuhin, Joaquin Rodrigo, jazz greats Cleo Laine and Stephane Grapelli, as well as Elton John and, of course, his brother Andrew.

With Pam Chowan on piano, a must for lovers of all music!

Green Light Management


Lial, Hassan and Maradona Akkouch are talented street dancers and musicians who live in Berlin’s Neukölln district. Becoming increasingly well known, they also live in fear of deportation to Lebanon as their residency status is still unresolved, although they have lived in Germany for 18 years. Lial and Hassan decide to use their talents to support the family but Maradona gets increasingly in trouble, putting himself even more at risk.

This is a wonderful and hard-hitting documentary about a family’s struggle for the right to stay in Berlin, Germany. Dir: Agostino Imondi & Dietmar Ratsch, 2010

Language: German/Subtitles

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MON 14 NOV @ 10.30AMNeukolln Unlimited (15+)


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Participating venues include: Holland’s Bar, Duff’s, The Harbour Bar, The Beach House, Bray Sealife, Dubray Books, Betelnut Café and Killruddery House

Liven up those dark November days by joining in YARN - Bray’s Festival of Story and Song. Returning by popular demand, Mermaid’s story-tellers will entertain audiences of all ages both in Mermaid Arts Centre and at locations throughout the town.

Storytelling is a fine and beautiful art and a good story is remembered for a long time. Warm your fingers at the fire while allowing our story-tellers to use your mind as a canvas on which to paint their tales.

Full details of all YARN events will be posted on Mermaid’s website at www.mermaidartscentre.ie and on the YARN flyer.


children

film

MON 14 NOV @ 8PMThe Big Picture (15A)

e8/e6.50 Conc. Duration: 114 mins Language: French

Liberating fantasy, cautionary tale and suspense thriller combine in this attractive French adaptation of Douglas Kennedy’s 1997 novel. Paul Exben is a success story. He has a great job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons, except that this is not the life he has been dreaming of. A moment of madness changes his life, forcing him to assume a new identity that enables him to live his life fully. Eric Lartigau directs this material with both polish and urgency. Dir: Eric Lartigau, 2010

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Performed in Irish. Suitable for all ages!

A father’s love for his children is at the heart of this beautiful re-telling of the ancient tale of The Children of Lir. This vivid production focuses on the fairytale elements of the story: a father’s search for his children, magical transformations, three chances to break a spell and more. This magical tale is told with puppetry, vivid imagery and enchanting newly-composed traditional music.

Tá grá athar dá pháistí ag croílár na hathinsnte seo den sean scéal clúiteach Clann Lir. Sa léiriú beoga seo, díríonn Branar ar an seanscéal mar shíscéal. Feiceann muid. Tóraíocht Lir a pháistí. Claochlú draíochta. Trí dheis chun an gheis a bhriseadh! Agus go leor eile. Insítear an scéal draíochta seo le puipéadóireacht, íomhánna fuinniúla agus ceol aoibhinn nua- chumtha.

Buíochas le Deis as tacaíocht a thabhairt don togra seo.

TUE 15 NOV @ 11AM Clann Lír


theatre

FRI 18 NOV @ 8PMWhen Jolie Met Christie

€16/€14

Before his death in 2007, Christie Hennessy had hoped to tell his own story on stage. As a tribute to him, and using Christie’s musical hero Al Jolson as a catalyst, director Ray Yeates, playwright Seán McCarthy and performer Aonghus McAnally created this special show featuring Christie’s greatest hits and a live band.

Christie Hennessy was inspired by Al Jolson from his childhood in Tralee to his tours of folk clubs in England in the 1970s. Now Jolson returns the compliment, comparing the love and affection that Hennessy inspired to the blockbusting recognition and fame he himself achieved. Was it worth it? What is the price of success and fame? Here, from their new perspective, both men give their different views on music, family and their two very different legacies.

Axis: Ballymun

theatre

Singing Nina

€16/€14 Conc.

Singing Nina is the fabulous new show brought to you by the Chicago soul Queen, Karen Underwood and her band. Karen brings to you in narration and song the engrossing life story of the great legend Nina Simone, from her struggle against racism and exile from her homeland to her flamboyant and troubled relationships and her poignant later years.

Karen sings all the classic Nina songs, ‘Missippi Goddamn’, ‘Sinnerman’, ‘My Baby’ and ‘Love me or Leave me’ supported by a live band featuring on piano Art O’Laoire, guitar Eoghan Regan, bass Jerome Rimson and drums Bob Jackson.

A wonderful night to reminisce, rediscover and to get ‘Feeling Good’.

THU 17 NOV @ 8PM

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music

SAT 19 NOV @ 8PMNetnakisum

€16/€14

The hills of Wicklow will soon be very much alive with the sound of Netnakisum, a young Austrian string trio brimming with attitude. If saying their name is a challenge (before you reach for the dictionary it’s the German word for street musicians – spelt backwards), be warned that this genre-busting classical/folk/whatever ensemble takes no prisoners, careering helter-skelter from Straussian waltzes and foot-stomping drinking songs to Britney Spears covers and avant-garde jazz – with a hint of yodelling thrown in for good measure, of course.

But lurking behind the group’s energy and quirkiness are three very serious and accomplished artists who work very hard to deliver something different. All in all, this is a feast for the senses and an exhilarating live show.

Sharp and viciously cruel at times, this selection of five of Chekhov’s early short plays provides plenty of laughs and not a little insight into the workings of the Russian playwright’s later works. Played by three members of the European Arts Company with just the right level of over-enthusiastic comedy to make them accessible to modern ears. Not that the raw comedy needs much updating. The set-ups might be specific to the middle classes in late 19th century Russia but the humour depends on exactly the same elements of arrogance, pomposity, neighbourly rivalry and marital strife that provide the substance for many modern day comedians.

European Arts Company

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SUN 20 NOV @ 8PMChekhov’s Shorts

€16/€14


film

music

The First Grader (12A)

€8/€6.50 Conc. Duration: 98 mins Language: English/Kykuyu/Subtitled

Shot on location in Kenya, Justin Chadwick’s stirring drama turns the obstinate desire for an education on the part of 84-year-old Kikuyu tribesman Maruge (unforgettably played by Oliver Litondo) into a deeply affecting and emotionally uplifting tale.

Taking advantage of a 2002 Kenyan law that guaranteed free education for all, Maruge—a veteran Mau Mau freedom fighter who suffered at the hands of the British—shows up at his local one-room school, walking stick in hand, and is reluctantly turned away by the sympathetic principal. But Kimani returns the next day, and the day after that, until his eventual acceptance. The effect is very moving and ultimately hopeful; despite Kenya’s—and by extension, Africa’s—troubled past, humanity, here in the form of one aged tribesman, refuses to give up. Dir: Justin Chadwick, 2010

TUE 22 NOV @ 8PMAll the Music under the Sun

€15/€12 Conc.

A Concert for St. Cecilia’s Day with the teachers of the Bray Music Centre, VEC

St. Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians and a huge array of talent comes together for this special concert.

Spanish Guitar Music, Early Music, Jazz, Classical, and who knows what surprises the night will unveil? Whatever occurs, a very special night of world-class music is a certainty.

A not-to-be missed concert given by some of the acclaimed musicians who teach at Bray Music Centre, including:

Mike Nielsen (Guitar), Svitlana Dunne (Piano), Lucy Perkins (Violin,) Róisín Ni Bhraoin (Flute), Rachel Factor (piano/harpsichord), Phaedra Keogh (piano/harpsichord), Aisling Kerr (Recorders), Eamon Sweeney (Guitar).

MON 21 NOV @ 8PM

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CLUBCLUB


theatre

children

THU 24 NOV @ 8PM Francis, The Holy Jester

€16/€14 Conc.

Dario Fo, one of Italy’s most important living playwrights, shows us some remarkable episodes from the life of one of the world’s best-loved saints, Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis the Holy Jester is a delightful slice of life in medieval Italy but full of relevance to our lives today.

The tale brings together courtiers, Popes, Cardinals, generals and peasants, saints and sinners, and Jesus himself in a great pageant of characters brought to life through a remarkable performance that sparks the imagination and delights the soul.

‘This production is the most entertaining and funny history lesson you could hope to see, given a captivating performance by the charismatic Pirovano.’ David Chadderton, British Theatre Guide. Performed by Mario Pirovano, written and directed by Dario Fo.

23 NOV & 19 DEC @ 11AM & 1PM

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A Christmas Wish

€8 Family of 5: €35 Duration: 55 mins

Sometimes wishes really can come true! A Christmas Wish is a heart warming tale of three children and their talkative cat! They all go on a magical journey on Christmas eve, filled with adventure, laughter and wonderment, where together, they discover the real meaning of Christmas! This hysterical performance combines music, song, dance and mime, and explores the twilight world of our imagination.

Boil in the Bag Productions


music

music

FRI 25 NOV @ 8PMGemma Hayes With support by Ann Scott

e16/e14 Conc.

Gemma Hayes is performing a set of special acoustic shows across Ireland this autumn in support of her latest LP, Let it Break. This album, her fourth, is an evolution of Gemma’s unique style of music, combining prog rock, folk and electronica. It is another collaboration with long-time producer David Odlum, and features Paul Noonan of Bell X1 and Ann Scott.

Over the years, Gemma’s songs have appeared in countless TV programmes and films from Grey’s Anatomy to One Tree Hill and most recently The Vampire Diaries. Gemma’s debut album, Night on My Side, was nominated for a UK Mercury Prize. That album and its followup, The Roads Don’t Love You, both earned Gemma awards as Ireland’s best female artist.

SAT 26 NOV @ 8PMRoger Doyle and Niwel Tsumbu

€16/€14 Friends Selected Show

Wicklow based musicians, dynamic Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and highly regarded composer and Aosdana member Roger Doyle come together for the last concert of a four part series marking their residency in Mermaid Arts Centre this year. The series has seen a meeting of minds of two very distinctive voices on the Irish music scene.

This concert promises some surprises and an exhilarating and rhythmic evening of collaboration, improvisation and new music composed specifically for the concert.

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film

local arts

MON 28 NOV @ 8PMProject Nim (12A)

So how do you follow Man On Wire? Director James Marsh has found another enthralling story, this time about Nim, a chimpanzee raised and nurtured as a human child.

Initiated by Columbia University’s Professor Herb Terrace, the 1970s experiment attempted to monitor to what degree the animal would take on human characteristics, but as time progressed the study took unexpected twists.

Raising questions about ethics, parenting and exactly what it is that separates man from animals, Marsh employs newly discovered archival footage and striking imagery to underpin commentary by all the key participants in the story, as those who sought to teach Nim find themselves taking in some very hard lessons. Dir: James Marsh, 2011

WED 30 NOV - SAT 3 DEC @ 8PMLoreto & Bray - Hello Dolly

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Loreto and Pres return for their tenth year at Mermaid with their production of the classic ‘Hello Dolly’. This ageless comedy features such classics as ‘Put on your Sunday clothes’, ‘Before the parade passes by’, ‘It takes a woman’ and, of course the unforgettable title number ‘Hello Dolly’. Come along and enjoy this trip down memory lane with one of the most successful musicals ever written.

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e8/e6.50 Conc. Duration:93 mins


film

dance

MON 5 DEC @ 8PMIn A Better World (15)

€8/€6.50 conc. Duration: 119 mins Language: Danish/English/Subtitled

This Oscar-winning film places family issues in a broader social context. Anton works as a doctor in an African war zone, treating the victims of a murderous militia. At home in Denmark, he has two sons and a broken marriage waiting. His son Elias is tormented at school, but new kid Christian scares the bullies off. When Anton has a brush with a stranger in town, he teaches the boys to turn the other cheek, but Christian is eager to react and enlists Elias to help. Back in Africa, an unexpected patient puts Anton’s same principle to the test. Dir: Susanna Bier, 2010

Winner - Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film 2011

TUE 6 DEC @ 8PMBallet Ireland - Scheherazade

€20/€18 Conc.

After last year’s sellout success of Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Ireland returns with a new full length production - the enthralling tale of Scherherazade based on The One Thousand and One Nights.

Betrayed by his former wife, King Shahriyar vows to marry, love and then behead a new bride each night, never to be betrayed again. Having murdered thousands of women, he encounters the beautiful and wise Scheherazade, who pleads to tell him a story before her impending execution. For 1001 nights, he postpones her execution enthralled, as he awaits her next tale of love, hilarity or sorrow. Her enchanting stories bewitch him and he makes her his Queen.

Escape the dark December nights and journey into the exotic tale of Scheherazade and the mystique of 1001 Arabian nights!

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music

opera

THU 8 DEC @ 8PMMozart - The Magic Flute

€28/€26 Conc. Opera Theatre Company

Enchanting and evocative, Mozart’s final operatic masterpiece The Magic Flute, is a lyrical love story, set against a backdrop of fantasy and mischief. Celebrating 25 years of touring opera throughout Ireland, Opera Theatre Company is delighted to return with an opera full of magic, myth and wonderful Mozart music. The sublime score ripples with charm; from the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, to the glorious melodies of Papageno, both reflecting Mozart’s dramatic genius and love for life.

Sung in English and directed by Annilese Miskimmon, Opera Theatre Company’s chamber ensemble performs the captivating score. Cast includes: Owen Gilhooly, Emma Morwood, Mary O’Sullivan, Marcella Walsh, Laurence Thackeray, Eoin Hynes, Nathan Morrison

‘A terrific night’s entertainment… this company is driven by ideas, takes risks, and always a fresh and interesting approach’ - Sunday Business Post

FRI 9 DEC @ 8PMChristmas Concert with the Three Tenors

€28 €50 for two tickets purchased before 9 November

Currently, the most popular and successful Irish trio, these star performers will treat you to a fabulous night of popular hit songs & laughter! Joined by a Star Violinist, Ireland’s hottest trio Declan Kelly, David Martin, Morgan Crowley, with their amazing voices and friendly down-to-earth approach, will give you a special night to remember!

Packed with magical feel-good songs, this concert will delight and thrill all ages. Along with Christmas favourites, their unique classic/crossover mix features the world’s most beautiful songs from Sinatra (My Way), Michael Jackson (Heal The World), to name but a few, plus a unique lively Irish selection!

‘’I would recommend this wonderful concert to anyone –the most delicious box of chocolates your ears could ever have. Knockout vocal performance’’ New York Times

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local arts

music

SAT 10 DEC @ 8PMBlues Christmas

€16/€14 Conc.

If you dream of a Blues Christmas then this is the perfect show for you. Well known local bluesman Brian Meakin returns to Mermaid, this time joined by NC Lawlor, Dublin based Americana slide guitarist, singer and harmonica player. These gifted musicians, joined by Brian’s band, will perform a repertoire of songs, in a range of music styles that will thrill and delight audiences. Expect some surprise guests too.

SUN 11 DEC @ 2PM, 5PM, 8PM

Winter Wonderland Junior Musicals

€17

Junior Musicals together with ‘The Hallelujah Choir’ present Winter Wonderland.

Come along and see the very best of local talent in this spectacular showcase of Musical Theatre. The show includes excerpts from Shrek the Musical, The Wizard of Oz and Hairspray along with super dance routines, the tiny tots’ nativity play and many festive favourites. Entertainment for all the family with Bray’s longest established Theatre School.

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film/schools

MON 12 DEC @ 10.30AMPanique au VillageA Town Called Panic (12+)


Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series of the same name, this surreal and wacky animation follows three plastic toys, Cowboy, Indian and Horse, who all share a house in a rural town where nothing is ever quite normal. On the occasion of Horse’s birthday, Cowboy and Indian’s plan to gift him with a barbeque backfires spectacularly when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks. This sets off a perilous and hilarious chain of events as the trio travel to the centre of the earth, trek across frozen tundra and discover a parallel underwater universe. Directors: Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar, 2009

Downloadable study guide available from October from www.ifi.ie/edcuation

Language: French/English/Subtitles

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film

MON 12 DEC @ 8PMBeautiful Lies (12A)

€8/€6.50 conc.

After the success of Priceless, Pierre Salvadori reunites with Audrey Tautou in Beautiful Lies, a fresh and funny romantic comedy.

Emilie (Tautou) runs a hairdressing salon where she provides an endless stream of well-meaning advice to her clients and friends, but the only person she cannot seem to help is her own mother, who is suffering from a serious case of the blues after having been left by her husband.

Jean, a young man who works for Emilie, is secretly in love with her but a pathological shyness prevents him from declaring his feelings. Finally, unable to contain himself, he opens his heart in a passionate anonymous letter, but Emilie has other plans... Dir: Pierre Salvadori, 2010


music

local arts

WED 14 & THU 15 @ 7.30PMA Christmas Cinderella

€15/€12 Conc.

Come and join these wonderfully talented students as they take you on a journey through Pantoland where Cinderella and friends sing, dance and get into all kinds on mischief and fun. Beware of the ugly sisters, they are sure to spoil Cinderella’s night. A wonderful night of entertainment for all the family.

Performers Theatre School

FRI 16 DEC @ 8PMAnthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem

€18

Anthony Morgan, who is a multi-talented artist in his own right, had a dream of bringing together the spectacular Gospel Voices of Harlem and his love of singing and performing Gospel Music to the world. Anthony’s mission is to spread the Good News of the gospel message worldwide! Mr. Morgan’s love of singing gospel and his vision of spreading the gospel through song has inspired him to found what is now known as Anthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem.

After travelling the world, Anthony Morgan and his gifted singers come to Bray for a night of uplifting and joyous gospel music featuring Bray Gospel Choir.

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theatre

film/children

SAT 17 DEC @ 2PMA Christmas Carol (PG)

SAT 17 DEC @ 8PMOn Air! A Christmas Carol

On air! As featured on BBC Ulster, BBC Radio Scotland, and The Irish News, Wireless Mystery Theatre transport the audience into an old-time New York radio studio, with a recreation of the 1940 live broadcast of Orson Welles’s radio version of the family classic A Christmas Carol. Complete with authentic vintage commercial break, period dress, live music and hand-cranked sound effects, this is a unique opportunity to take a peek inside an old-time radio studio to enjoy Dickens’s heartwarming Christmas classic, with a quirky new twist.

Includes a glass of mulled wine and mince pie

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Robert Zemeckis directs this animated version of the Yuletide classic A Christmas Story. The story centers on Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey), a penny-pinching miser who cares nothing for the people around him, least of all his hopelessly downtrodden employee Bob Cratchit (Gary Oldman) and infectiously optimistic nephew, Fred (Colin Firth). On Christmas Eve, after a frightening encounter with the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, Scrooge is visited by three spirits -- the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come -- who take him on an eye-opening journey to expose the truths he is reluctant to face.


€18/€16 Conc.


film

local arts

SUN 18 DEC @ 8PMBray Arts Performance Evening

Bray Arts invites you to a magnificent evening of live performance; enjoy the particular talents of comedian Reuben Evans, revel in the art of cabaret with Rose Lawless, enjoy the music of two bands, Blind Jackety, and Wyvern Lingo and rounding things off are The Old Codgers, Frank O’Keeffe and Justin Aylmer. The MC for the night is the Racker Donnelly.

Get the best of Bray in a single sitting live performance.

MON 19 DEC @ 8PMPocketful of Miracles (G)


Frank Capra’s final film, a remake of his 1933 Lady for a Day, is a pocketful of sentimental whimsy, about an apple seller (Bette Davis), who is helped by a gangster (Glenn Ford) and his small-time hoodlums to pose as a high society lady when her long lost daughter returns from abroad.

Legendary director Frank Capra, whose films include It Happened One Night (1934) and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), championed the dreams of the ‘little person’. Pocketful of Miracles was the last feature film he ever made, but it is no exception to the pervading sense of optimism and sentiment that were his signature. Dir. Frank Capra, 1961

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€16/€14 Conc.


visual arts

THU 8 SEPT - THU 1 NOVGeneral Arrangement Julie Merriman & Marcel Broodthaers

This exhibition brings together drawings by the Irish artist Julie Merriman and an installation by Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers (1924-76).

Julie Merriman’s work is centred in her exploration of drawing as a form of communication. Working from archival material she investigates the drawing of specialist fields including historic and contemporary architecture, engineering, science, cartography and mathematics to understand how drawing works as a technology to impart specific information.

Marcel Broodthaers’ slide projection Bateau Tableau, (1973) is based on the anonymous 19th century painting bought by Broodthaers in a curiosity shop. Using a camera, the artist subjected the painting to a teasing analysis, shifting the focus from details to the overall image, mirroring the viewer’s own act of perception while looking at a work of art.

Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976) was a Belgian poet, photographer, film-maker and influential conceptual artist. His work is included in many museum collections around the world including Tate, London and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Julie Merriman (b. 1963) graduated with an MA in Visual Art Practices from IADT in 2009. Merriman and has participated in numerous exhibitions, residencies and symposiums in Ireland and the UK.

Image courtesy of the artist Julie Merriman, Ship VI, Carbon on carbon paper, 70 x 110cm, 2009.

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visual arts

SAT 12 NOV - THU 8 DECHeadspaceMaria McKinney

Headspace is a project that took place over the course of the summer 2011, with Maria McKinney and Transition Year Students from Loreto Secondary School, Bray and Presentation College Bray.

Using the metaphor of the Unbuilding architectural intervention in Mermaid Arts Centre, artist Maria McKinney worked with local transition year students to make new work that explored themes of passing the time, idling and doing nothing. Together they have made a collaborative body of work including sculpture, video and installation.

Maria McKinney received a BA from University of Ulster in 2005. Solo shows include The Lab, Dublin (2010) and Context Gallery, Derry and Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo (both in 2008). Her work is concerned with ideas of boredom and escapism. Working with familiar objects and materials such as the products or tools of mass consumption; her work aims to draw out an underlying significance through a systematic process of intervention. McKinney considers the physicality of the chosen items as well as their habitual use or purpose.

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visual arts

THU 15 DEC - THU 19 JAN 2012UplandDamien Flood

Oceans, yes! Let us have more oceans, new oceans that blot out the past, oceans that create new geological formations, new topographical vistas and strange, terrifying continents, oceans that destroy and preserve at the same time, oceans that we can sail on, take off to new discoveries, new horizons

-Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

Damien Flood’s work is situated between fact and fiction. The paintings are modern landscapes that reference the history of painting with an underlying fantastical element. A fleeting familiarity can be found in the work that is soon replaced by an ambiguous questioning.

For this exhibition Flood will exhibit a mixture of previously un-exhibited and newly produced work, which will include both painting and photography.

Image courtesy of the artist : 3D Mountain 2011, Oil on Canvas, 40.5 x 40.5 cm

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OCTOBERfr 30 Lauren Kate's Passion @ 11am

sa 1 See : Hear - An Intimate Evening of Music & Film @ 8pm

su 2 Film: Arrietty (G) @ 3pm

Zoom @ 6pm

mo 3 The Runway (PG) @ 8pm

wed 5 Faulty Towers @ 8pm

th 6 Faulty Towers @ 8pm

sa 8 Fidil @ 8pm

mo 10 Incendies @ 8pm

tu 11 The Great Gatsby @ 8pm (Square One Theatre Group)

wed 12 The Great Gatsby @ 8pm (Square One Theatre Group)

th 13 The Great Gatsby @ 8pm (Square One Theatre Group)

fr 14 The Great Gatsby @ 8pm (Square One Theatre Group)

sa 15 The Great Gatsby @ 8pm (Square One Theatre Group)

su 16 Rodney Crowell - Chinaberry Sidewalk Tour @ 8pm

mo 17 Inside I’m Dancing @ 10.30am

Senna (12A) @ 8pm

fr 21 Macbeth @ 11am & 8pm

sa 22 International Puppet Festival: Noisy Oyster @ 3.30pm

International Puppet Festival: Childhood Puppets @ 7.30pm

su 23 International Puppet Festival: Jack & The Beanstalk @ 11am

International Puppet Festival: The Chancy Brothers @ 4pm

International Puppet Festival: A November Day @ 7.30pm

mo 24 Potiche (15A) @ 8pm

th 27 International Puppet Festival: Allegro Vivace @ 7.30pm

fr 28 International Puppet Festival: Allegro Vivace @ 11am

Wowos @ 8pm

sa 29 International Puppet Festival: Sinbad the Sailor @ 3.30pm

International Puppet Festival: Tchemodan Duet @ 7.30pm

su 30 International Puppet Festival: The Legend of Lowry Loinsigh @ 11am

International Puppet Festival: Puppet Circus @ 3.30pm

mo 31 Beginners (15A) @ 8pm


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IN PERSONBox Office is open from 10am – 6pm Mon – Sat and until 8pm on performance nights

fr 4 Double Take - Tavaziva Dance @ 8pm

sa 5 Southern Tenant Folk Union @ 8pm

mo 7 The Tree of Life (12A) @ 8pm

wed 9 Stagebratz @ 8pm

th 10 Stagebratz @ 8pm

fr 11 Stagebratz @ 8pm

sa 12 Stagebratz @ 8pm

YARN - Bray’s Festival of Story & Song:Runs from 12 - 20 NOV Check Website and YARN Flyer for further details

su 13 Julian Lloyd Webber @ 8pm

mo 14 Neukolln Unlimited (15+) @ 10.30am

The Big Picture (15A) @ 8pm

tu 15 YARN - Clann Lir @ 11am

th 17 YARN - Singing Nina @ 8pm

fr 18 When Jolie Met Christie @ 8pm

sa 19 Netnakisum @ 8pm

su 20 Chekhov’s Shorts @ 8pm

mo 21 The First Grader (12A) @ 8pm

tu 22 All the Music Under the Sun (BIFE) @ 8pm

wed 23 A Christmas Wish @ 11AM & 1PM

th 24 Francis, The Holy Jester @ 8pm

fr 25 Gemma Hayes & Ann Scott @ 8pm

sa 26 Roger Doyle & Niwel Tsumba @ 8pm

mo 28 Project Nim (12A) @ 8pm

wed 30 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

th 1 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

fr 2 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

sa 3 Loreto & Pres - Hello Dolly @ 8pm

mo 5 In A Better World (15) @ 8pm

tu 6 Ballet Ireland @ 8pm

th 8 Mozart - The Magic Flute @ 8pm

fr 9 Christmas Concert with The Three Tenors @ 8pm

sa 10 Blues Christmas @ 8pm

su 11 Winter Wonderland - Junior Musicals @ 2pm, 5pm & 8pm

mo 12 Panique au Village (12+) @ 10.30am

Beautiful Lies (12A) @ 8pm

wed 14 A Christmas Cinderella - Performers Theatre School @ 7.30pm

th 15 A Christmas Cinderella - Performers Theatre School @ 7.30pm

fr 16 Anthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem @ 8pm

sa 17 A Christmas Carol (PG) @ 2PM

On Air! A Christmas Carol @ 8pm

su 18 Bray Arts Performance Evening @ 8pm

mo 19 Pocketful of Miracles (G) @ 8pm

A Christmas Wish @ 11AM & 1PM

local arts music opera theatre visual artschildren comedy dance film literature

Underground car-parking is available for mermaid patrons for the duration of shows in the evenings and at weekends. This is located under the Civic Offices complex beside mermaid. Please note that this underground car-park cannot be used during the day on weekdays.

At Mermaid Arts Centre, we do not believe in booking fees, administration charges or processing punishments. We actually want you to come and have fun. So it’s simple - the price you see is the price you pay. We have concessions on the majority of our shows and if you want to make even more savings have a look at our3 for e33 offer or become a friend.

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NOVEMBER DECEMBERNO BOOKING FEES

GROUP DISCOUNTS

MAKE A BOOKING

PARKING

We all love nights out with friends. So at Mermaid groups of ten or more get a 10% discount. That’s like one ticket free for every ten purchased.

The group discount applies to any event listed on page 2 of this brochure.To get your discount call 01 272 4030.

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Mermaid is at the civic offices complex on

Bray Main Street, next to Bank of Ireland.

BY CAR

Free underground parking now available to

Mermaid patrons for evening and weekend shows.

No daytime car-parking is available

From N11 northbound exit at Bray South. Follow

signs to Bray onto Killarney Rd. Continue until you

reach Bray Main Street.

From N11 southbound exit at Bray North. Follow

signs for Bray. Continue on Dublin Rd over Bray

Bridge until you reach Bray Main Street.

BY BUS

133, 145, 146, 184, 185, 45, 84, 45A.

BY DART

Station is 10 minutes walk from Mermaid.

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GALLERY

DIRECTIONS

Upland : Damien Flood

Thu 15 Dec- Thu 19 Jan

FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE

www.mermaidartscentre.ieT: 01 272 4030

Opening HoursMonday – Saturday 10am – 6pm (until 8pm, on show nights)

Main Street, Bray, Wicklow (opposite Bray Town Council) Telephone: 01 - 2724030

Online booking: www.mermaidartscentre.ie(No booking fees)

Opening Hours

Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm

Opening HoursMonday – Friday 8am – 6pm,

Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm Also open for pre-show and interval drinks

BOX OFFICE

GALLERY

BETELNUT CAFE

OCT-NOV-DEC 2011

Headspace : Maria McKinneySat 12 Nov- Thu 8 Dec

COUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRECOUNTY WICKLOW ARTS CENTRE

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oct - dec 2011 season brochure

Documents

bray main street

bray south

bray north

loreto pres hello dolly

blues christmas

christmas concert

christmas wish

bray town council telephone