New drama at the Linenhall
The warm, funny, poignant and critically acclaimed new Irish play Brighton by Jim Nolan plays at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm.
Set in the Sisters of Calvary Nursing Home in London, Brighton follows elderly Irish woman Lily Thompson on her last great adventure. Sustained by her daily pilgrimage to the shopping mall at Hammersmith Tube station and the friendship of care assistant and passionate Arsenal fan Dave, the arrival of a new resident, the celebrated actor Jack Dunhill, brings them all unexpected challenges and new horizons.
Brighton plays at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm. Booking is advised by calling 094 9023733. Presented in association with The Strollers Touring Network. The Linenhall Arts Centre acknowledges the financial support of the Arts Council in making this performance possible.
Watercolours of Irish town life exhibition is still running at Turlough House
This exhibition features watercolours of town life in Ireland in the early 19th century. They give a rare pictorial insight into everyday Irish life at that time – similar images from the time are very rare. The images are accompanied by artefacts similar to those portrayed in the watercolours themselves. The exhibition is on loan from the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and will run until November this year at the Museum of Country Life, Turlough House.
Poetry night at the Linenhall
Andrew Forster, Terry McDonagh, and Rab Wilson deliver a three-way poetry reading at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday, September 29 at 8pm.
Andrew Forster has published two collections of poetry with Flambard Press, Fear of Thunder (2008 ), and Territory (2010 ). His poems are included on the GCSE syllabus in the UK. Digging, a pamphlet of new poems with accompanying drawings by artist Hugh Bryden, was published by Roncadora Press in 2011. Mayo-born poet and dramatist Terry McDonagh has published six collections of poetry, drama, letters and a novel and poetry for children. His work has been translated into Indonesian and German, and 12 of his poems have been set to music by Eberhard Reichel. His latest collection, The Truth in Mustard, was published by Arlen House in 2010. Acclaimed for his Scots translation of The Ruba’iyat of Omar Khayyam (2004 ), Ayrshire-born Rab Wilson has published three collections of poetry, Accent o the Mind (2006 ), Life Sentence (2009 ) and the recent Map for the Blind. Wilson has also collaborated on various music, film, and drama projects.
Straw, Hay and Rushes
You can imagine a mat made from straw. How about horse riding using a saddle made from rushes or insulating your home with plaited straw draft excluders? This exhibition includes these and more than 40 objects made from these natural materials, some of which you can experience for yourself. Now reopened in the temporary exhibition gallery on Level B of the Museum of Country Life, Turlough House.
