Five things to do this week

Five things to do in the world of culture this week

1|theatre|

Puckoon

Spike Milligan’s comic masterpiece gets a stage production from the Co Derry-based Big Telly company.

• Everyman, Cork, Monday-Thursday

2 |TV|

Versailles

This major French-made drama series has historical insight and beaucoup de rumpy pumpy.

• Wednesday, BBC Two, 9.30pm

3|comedy|

Reginald D Hunter

The American comedian brings his Aluminum Negro stand-up show to Ireland for a tour that includes Limerick (Tuesday), Cork (Friday) and Kilkenny (Saturday).

• www.reginalddhunter.com 

4|art|

Conflicting Visions In A Turbulent Age

This exhibition at the Crawford gallery in Cork includes a previously-unexhibited painting by John B Yeats, and various pieces related to Terence MacSwiney.

• Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, from Friday

5|Opera|

Lismore Opera Festival

Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte is the centrepiece of the event in the grounds of Lismore Castle.

• www.lismoreoperafestival.com , Fri-Sat