Recommended Events
Northern Stars and Southern Lights
Visitors to Dublin over the winter months can look forward to a very special exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland which explores the best of Finnish painting and printmaking at the turn of the 19th century. The exhibition features over 70 works which show a mix of native influences with the new international styles, particularly those originating in Paris. Considered one of the lesser-known treasures of European art, Finnish painting is represented in this show by, among others, Eero Järnefelt (1863-1937), and Väinö Blomstedt (1871-1947), who captured the country's distinctive forests, lakes and rivers in a uniquely heroic and symbolic manner. The exhibition also demonstrates how artists depicted legends and myths, and presents an overview of the various trends of early 20th-century Modernism in Finland. A fully illustrated catalogue to the show is available from the Exhibition Desk. The exhibition runs from 8th November until 1st February 2009.
Ed Byrne
Comedy favourite Ed Byrne returns with "Different Class," his blisteringly funny new one man show about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous to Vicar St. next March 28th. Having quickly progressed from an extremely successful career on the comedy circuit, Ed's talent has projected him into a host of high profile TV and radio work. His UK and international theatre tours have had unrivalled success, and he was one of this year's Edinburgh festival's biggest selling acts. Ed's material is famed for its quick fire wit and acute insight into a world that is clearly mad from his "sane" vantage point. Instinctively sensing the ridiculous in everything, Ed treats the audience to a torrent of sharp social satire which never fails to disappoint. Tickets priced €28 are on sale now from ticketmaster and usual outlets.
Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance
Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance is the most critically acclaimed tour of all time. Since its world premier in Dublin in 1996, it has broken records worldwide, and is the biggest grossing tour in the history of entertainment. Seen by over 50 million people on 40 countries, it has thrilled audiences throughout the world. Its timeless, universal appeal has made Lord Of The Dance one of the modern day wonders of the world, a myth to a living legend... and the story continues at The Waterfront Hall in March 2009. Michael Flatley, creator and director of this award-winning international dance phenomenon, proved his vision that hearts and minds, united through music and dance, cross all traditional boundaries. His Lord of The Dance continues to shatter box office records all over the world, leaving audiences breathless and clamouring for more. Lord of The Dance plays nightly at 8pm from March 7th to 13th with a extra show added at 3pm on Sunday March 8th. Tickets are priced between £27.50 and £33
La Dispute
The Abbey Theatre is delighted to kick off 2009 with a production of the stylish comedy LA DISPUTE by French playwright, Pierre Marivaux. He is considered one of the most significant playwrights from the reign of King Louis XV. His most famous comedies, including "The Game Of Love And Chance" and "False Confessions", mirrored the celebrity, gossip-fuelled concerns of his age and, as in LA DISPUTE, almost all his plays pit the forces of love against the power of reason in the never-to-be-resolved 'battle of the sexes'. In this darkly funny and flirty play, love, lust and a whole lot of lies are examined in an 'experiment' carried out by a couple of aristocrats. Four orphans who've been raised in isolation are released into a man-made 'Garden of Eden' so that the gentry can resolve an age old question - in matters of the heart, is it men or women who prove less faithful? Continuing the Christmas fun into the New Year, LA DISPUTE opens at the Peacock on Wednesday 14 January and is the Abbey debut from exciting, young Irish director Wayne Jordan.
