Recommended Events
Drift for a While
Drift for a While is an exhibition of paintings by English Artist Jay Lear, which goes on view at Garter Lane Gallery. Perhaps it is just the gentle easing into the New Year that will provide inspiration. For the artist, the first painting in the series was inspired by an icon on a computer. The journey to a finished piece is a voyage of discovery. It is a process of mark making allowing the completed work to reveal itself. Lear lives and works in Solva in Wales. From observing his abstract works it is possible to see how the light of that region is reflected in his work.As an artist, Lear is interested in exploring the effects of space and pattern, in particular the relationship between what we see and our inner thoughts. For him it can feel like a stripping back of what is being seen and working out what is important. Drift for a While runs at Garter Lane Gallery until the 27th February. Why not take time out to explore the terrain of Lear’s works. The gallery is open daily from Tuesday to Saturday from 11.00am – 5.30pm. It opens on Saturdays from 11.00am – 3.00pm. Admission is free.
Ricky Gervais - Science Tour
Fast becoming bona-fide comedy royalty, Ricky Gervais has confirmed a date at The O2 in Dublin on Friday 23rd April as part of his Science Tour. Gervais has been touring the UK since last autumn with his sell-out smash hit show Science. So far in 2010 Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes in LA; will release his highly anticipated British film 'Cemetary Junction'; an animated series of his hit audiobook 'The Ricky Gervais Show' will be broadcast on HBO in the US and Channel 4 in the UK, and his award winning book 'Flanimals' is being made into a Hollywood movie. This is sure to sell out folks, so make sure to book tickets promptly!
Hamlet
Second Age Theatre Company’s second play to complete their combined Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 season, is a staging of perhaps what is Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet. Directed by Alan Stanford this production will premiere at Wexford Opera House, before touring to the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, the Helix Theatre, Dublin and the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork. Hamlet is perhaps the most influential, most powerful and most intriguing of all tragedies in the English Language. It’s dramatic structure, proved groundbreaking at the time of writing, as the drama focused on character rather than action. It is this depth of characterisation that allows Hamlet to be analysed, interpreted and reinvented in seemingly infinite ways. The internal, individual conflict of Hamlet, is truly timeless and reflects the struggle of the human psyche regardless of time or situation.
Little Gem
The Abbey Theatre is presenting the Gúna Nua/Civic Theatre production of Little Gem , by play-writing newcomer Elaine Murphy , at the Peacock from 20 January until 27 February 2010. The first production of the new year, Little Gem at the Abbey demonstrates the national theatre’s commitment to continue supporting and collaborating with the best of the country’s artistic talent. A play about three generations of women and one extraordinary year of sex, birth, death and salsa classes, Little Gem has garnered stunning reviews and multiple awards since it first opened at the 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival. Under the skilful direction of Paul Meade, actors Hilda Fay, Anita Reeves and Sarah Greene brilliantly thread together the lives of Kay, Lorraine and Amber as they cope with the daily pressures of modern living and the heartbreaking toll of inevitable tragedies.