Greetings!
Spring is here at last! Hopefully the long, cold and miserable days of Winter are behind us. We have some fantastic drama to kick off our Spring Season starting with A Lady of Letters by Alan Bennett starring one of Cork's best known actresses, Judy Donovan, and directed by June McCarthy of the Everyman Theatre. Then we have Brideview Players coming from the 24th - 26th February with their Irish premiere of The Clearing by Helen Edmundson starring a host of Irish acting talent. Don't forget to check out our "Coming up in March" section to see what is coming to the Cork Arts Theatre throughout the Spring season. If you are one of the lucky winners of our Loyalty Card competition please come into the theatre to collect your prize! Please keep your eyes open for more competitions and prizes. For information about deadlines for Lunchtime Theatre and Writers' Week submissions please see our website for more information. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the Cork Arts Theatre. We hope to see you at the theatre soon. Best wishes, All at the Cork Arts Theatre |
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A Lady Of Letters
by Alan Bennett
February 7th - 12th @ 8 15pm
 Judy Donovan is cast as the hilarious Irene in A Lady of Letters, one of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologues.
In A Lady of Letters, Irene spends her time writing letters to everyone from the local council, undertakers, the crematorium to the Queen herself!
Irene's search for meaning in life leads her to a very unusual but happy ending.
There is a sense that there is not one, but many characters onstage and the Cork Arts Theatre is the perfect setting for this gem from Alan Bennett's pen!
Directed by June McCarthy, this is an Everyman Theatre production that will captivate audiences with the brilliance of its writing which reflects Alan Bennett's marvelously observant view of the British way of life.
Judy's recent stage work includes: Parity of Pretence (Wexford Opera House), The Good Sisters (Cork Opera House), FML (European Tour), An Ideal Husband (Abbey Theatre), The Sunbeam Girls (Cork Opera House), Lovers (Everyman Palace) and The Mai (Cork Arts Theatre).
A Lady of Letters runs from Monday 7th - Saturday 12th February at 8:15pm each evening. All tickets are €10 and are available from our box office.
For bookings, call 021 4505624 or call into us at the theatre.
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Brideview Players presents
The Clearing
by  Helen Edmundson February 24th - 26th @ 8pm A true Irish premiere, this is the first time this British play has been performed anywhere in Ireland. Charting the story of two star-crossed lovers, it is set in 1652 during the Cromwell Era, when the British were raging across the land, clearing it of the Irish citizenry so their own could settle (in fact, over a third of the population were killed or forced to leave Ireland). Full of war, love, action, drama and adventure, The Clearing offers audiences great excitement. Cast: Jan O'Sullivan Alison Lewis George Peet Donal Howard John Baldwin Colm Ahern Sean Ahern
James Lenane Rachel O'Connell.
Set design is by Mary Colette Sheehan, Stage Management by Judy Burton, Sound and Lighting by Matthew Kavanagh and Emily Aherne, set construction by Jack Aherne, Tom�s Roche and Peter Sealey, Costumes by Vanessa Hyde and Catherine Feeney.
Tickets €15/€12 concession.
For bookings please call the Cork Arts Theatre on 021 4505624
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Cork Arts Theatre Loyalty Card winners!!!
We would like to thank everyone who participated in our survey. We truly value your input and we will do our best to take your suggestions on board! Envelope please....and the winners are: Miriam Daly Celine Spengeman Phil Kenefick Myriam Jour Eileen Connolly Patricia Twomey Tom Droney James McKeon John Connolly Joanne Geary Martin Rea Nicki Ffrench Davis Ger O' Riordan Bernard Buckley Cora Fenton Louise Mulvihill Shane McCarthy Graffiti Theatre Company Aleksandra Giersz Paul Dennehy Please come into the theatre to collect your prize at the box office. Your loyalty card entitles you to get your sixth show free after you have come to see five at the Cork Arts Theatre. |
Coming up in March.....
Auditions for e15 Drama School Essex will be held in the Cork Arts Theatre on Tuesday 1st March. For more information please see their website http://www.east15.ac.uk/ Cork Arts Theatre presents Bailegangaire by Tom Murphy from 10th - 19th March. Directed by Sarah O' Dwyer. Bruiser Theatre Company presents Othello on the 21st and 22nd of March. Cracking Lives, Directed by Laura Daly, is coming to the Cork Arts Theatre from 23rd - 26th March Ashton School presents Into the Woods from 28th March - 3rd April
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Cork Arts Theatre
Camden Court
Cork,
Dolores Mannion
353 21 4505624
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