With so much to choose from, Marjorie Brennan selects some of the best events in this evening’s smorgasbord of offerings in Cork and other centres.Ghost in the MachineThe Mill Building, Kinsale, 6pm-9.30pmMotorbikes may not be the most obvious objets d’art but anyone with an interest in design will swoon at the smooth and sleek speed machines created by Don Cronin. The award-winning designer and sculptor brings an aesthetic eye and an incredible level of craftsmanship to the one-off handmade custom motorbikes, which he produces with friends Michael O’Shea and Chris Harte at the Cork-based Medaza Cycles. Enough to get you donning the motorcycle leathers.Idir Dhá Shruth (Between Two Streams)The Gate Cinema, North Main St,Cork, 6.30pm- 7.30pm.Cork Film Festival celebrates one of Cork’s most famous native sons, writer Frank O’Connor (pictured below), with a free screening of Idir Dhá Shruth (Between Two Streams), introduced by Don O’Mahony. … [Read more...] about Some of the best and exciting events this Culture Night has to offer in Cork and further afield
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50 brilliant shows to see at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival
This summer, the Scottish capital is hosting everything from Jane Austen-inspired improv and Ethiopian circus to Beckett and Bernstein. Here is our critics’ pick of what to see Theatre Angry Alan Penelope Skinner’s latest play, about masculinity in crisis, centres on Roger – who thinks the world has gone mad “until he discovers Angry Alan: online activist and ‘voice of reason’”. Sounds topical, and droll. Underbelly (0131 510 0395), Aug 2-26 Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams A dreamlike spectacular forged from the real-life journey of two Ethiopian brothers who taught themselves world-class juggling skills; this big-hearted hit from last year’s Fringe enlists artists from siblings Bichu and Bibi Tesfamariam’s circus school in Addis Ababa. Underbelly Circus Hub (0131 510 0395), Aug 4-25 DollyWould Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit reprise their emotionally intense pilgrimage to Dolly … [Read more...] about 50 brilliant shows to see at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival
Meet the performers from Lost in Translation Circus
PUBLISHED: 17:02 11 July 2018 | UPDATED: 17:02 11 July 2018 Emma Knights Massimiliano Rosetti tries out a new trick he is working on with Roisin Morris, below, and Annabel Carberry, in the Lost In Translation Circus group. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Copyright: Archant 2018 Circus spectacle galore is entertaining the crowds this week in a big top that has sprung up in Norwich’s Chapelfield Gardens to celebrate the 250th anniversary of circus. Massimiliano Rosetti holds up Roisin Morris as they work together in the Lost In Translation Circus group. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY And that big top belongs to Lost in Translation, the circus company which is leading Norwich’s celebrations as one of a number of specially designated Circus250 cities across the country for 2018. Lost in Translation features circus performers from across the globe and together they have made Norwich their home, creating the Oak Circus Centre, in Oak Street, where the team creates their own shows - … [Read more...] about Meet the performers from Lost in Translation Circus
Novelist Kate Mosse at the Festival of Chichester
Chichester-based novelist Kate Mosse is once again one of the stars at the Festival of Chichester – a festival she has been closely involved with from its inception. Kate chaired the public meeting in the autumn of 2012 which asked whether anyone wanted a festival at all. After an emphatic yes, Kate and her family have contributed every year since.“I’ve been cheering on the Festival of Chichester since its earliest days and am thrilled at how it’s grown and grown. The people of Chichester have taken it to their hearts, loving the combination of national and international stars of music, theatre and writing and celebration of incredible local talent.”This year, Kate joins the Talks at Six element of the festival, on Saturday, June 30 from 6-7pm, Jubilee Hall, New Park Centre, Chichester – a chance for anyone who missed out on the Waterstones launch for her new book The Burning Chambers in May. The Waterstones event sold out within hours of going on … [Read more...] about Novelist Kate Mosse at the Festival of Chichester
Nigel Slater and Swan Lake star in the Lowry’s Week 53 festival
On 28 April 2000, The Lowry Theatre in Salford opened its doors for the very first time as the National Landmark Millennium Project for the Arts. Eighteen years later, it is the most visited cultural venue in Greater Manchester, one of the UK’s leading combined arts organisations and among the most successful cultural regeneration projects in the world. In May, The Lowry will celebrate this landmark birthday through its Week 53 festival, which will bring together work from across the globe that focuses on ‘the coming of age’. Running from Thursday 17 – Monday 28 May, here are ten things from the line-up not to be missed: Toast (23 May – 2 June) Based on the British Book Awards Biography of the Year, Toast is the story of Nigel Slater’s childhood, told through the tastes and smells he grew up with. From making the perfect sherry trifle to waging a war over cakes and from the pressured playground politics of sweets to the rigid rules of restaurant … [Read more...] about Nigel Slater and Swan Lake star in the Lowry’s Week 53 festival