Five for your radar: Curb Your Enthusiasm as we celebrate St Brigid
Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for its final season
If you are looking for something to do with friends or family this bank holiday weekend, a day trip to Kildare could be just the ticket. Marking 1,500 years since Brigid's death, there is a whole host of events over the bank holiday weekend celebrating the life and legacy of the saint. One of the highlights is a concert on Sunday. She Moves Through the Fair, held at St Brigid's Cathedral features Moya Brennan, Loah, Lisa Lambe, and more. There is so much to be enjoyed including exhibitions, good food, film screenings, and theatre.
Easily one of the sharpest satires to come out in recent years, American Fiction takes direct aim at society's seemingly insatiable hunger for poverty porn, the commodification of marginalised experience, and the craving for the ideal 'authentic' voice. An adaptation of Erasure by Percival Everett, the wonderful Jeffrey Wright plays a struggling novelist who is told that his writing isn't Black enough to gain mainstream success. In a fit of frustration, he rage writes a book giving the public the over-the-top clichéd 'Black voice' that they crave. When this satirical creation proves to be a smash hit, he has to wrestle with his desire for success and his beliefs.
After over 20 years and a six-year hiatus, it is time to bid farewell to Curb for good. When it premiered in 2000, many expected another Seinfeld but Curb had a special something that set it apart from Larry David's other creation. His cantankerous, selfish, misanthropic alter ego just hit different - a fact that is as true today as it was back then. Larry David claims he won't miss 'Larry David' but we certainly will. But before we say goodbye, we will be treated to weekly episodes until the finale airs on April 8. It should be prett-ay, prett-ay, prett-ay good.
Former Public Image Ltd bassist Jah Wobble brings his Metal Box Rebuilt in Dub tour to Cork this week. One of Britain's most influential bass players, his distinct sound comes with a defiant new edge. Joined by his band, Invaders of the Heart, he has carved out an impressive career since his PiL days. With both of his parents claiming Irish heritage and being raised among the London-Irish community, Wobble says that Ireland is never far from his heart when it comes to his music. In the past, he has worked with two late great Irish musicians - Dolores O'Riordan and Sinéad O'Connor.
Something a little different this week. Here is a wonderful production which explores and celebrates aging. Through dance and music, this show challenges the cult of youth and reminds us of the strength to be found in aging bodies. Acclaimed actor Mikel Murfi and leading dance artist Finola Cronin tap into something powerful, uplifting, and honest. There are moments of vulnerability and comedy. The duo show fierce care for one another but at the same time fight for and defend their independence. Serving as a reminder of ourselves at our worst and our best, you'll be thinking about this show long after leaving the theatre.
