The Manchester Irish Festival: 4th - 19th March 2006
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Tuesday 14th March
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Music Makers Exhibition
Irish World Heritage Centre
0161 2021200
7.30 pm
£2
The launch of an oral history booklet and exhibition documenting the experiences of Irish musicians who settled in Manchester and became involved in the music scene. The results of this reminiscence project will be on display and will be accompanied by photographs and memorabilia collected from the participants. Also traditional Irish music session and Irish stew.
Whistle
in the Dark
by Tom Murphy
Royal Exchange Theatre
Box Office 0161 833 9833 www.royalexchange.co.uk
England, the early 1960s, somewhere in Coventry; into the home of Michael Carney and his English wife come his brawling family of brothers and their father, the fire-breathing Dada. Michael came to England for a better life but as the Carney brothers gear up to confront a rival gang for control of the area, Michael is forced to take a stand as age old resentments and tensions begin to explode. Written when he was 25, A Whistle in the Dark launched Tom Murphy onto the stage in London and Dublin to a storm of shock, controversy and applause. Now regarded as a classic of Irish drama it remains a devastating portrait of the pull of tribalism and violence in men and the desperate need to stand against it. The show features Gary Whelan as Dada, with Patrick O’Kane as Michael.
St Patrick’s Celebration for the over 50’s
St. Richards
Sutcliffe Ave , Longsight
12.30 – 3.00pm Admission FREE
Come along and be entertained by the ‘Mayo Man’ Peter Mylett
The
Flags
by Bridget O’Connor
The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre
Box Office 0161 833 9833 www.royalexchange.co.uk
JJ and Howie are lifeguards on the second worst beach in Ireland. They dream of Banna Strand, the perfect beach with ‘tits and ass as far as the eye can see’. The jobs at Banna are unexpectedly vacant, presenting and opportunity for the lads. But somking, losing the lifeguard manual, and the dead birds on the beach mean their chances are slim. Until a young woman comes to the beach with surprising intentions and Aonter is offered up to JJ as a way out. Bridget O’ Connor’s comedy about ambition, dreams and the taste of Pot Noodles answers the question: what is the real reason for The Flags. With Francis Magee and Kieran Cunningham
Traditional Night
The Irish Association Club
Chorlton
0161 881 2898
Irish Dancing, Set Dancing and Irish Language, come along learn and enjoy the night
Moore School of Irish Dance
English Martyrs Parish Centre
Alexandra Rd South, Whalley Range
0161 226 1107
6.30pm – 8pm
All ages welcome
Michael Davitt Exhibition
Sculpture Hall Manchester Town Hall
An exhibition of memorabilia and books once owned by Davitt, including a
gold medal from Celtic Park and a clock and candelabra presented to him by
Leo Tolstoy. With various other items of family memorabilia.