Five for your Radar: Ballerina, The Corrs, When Next We Meet and more...

A documentary film on the OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible which imploded in 2023 will also be released next week
Five for your Radar: Ballerina, The Corrs, When Next We Meet and more...

The Corrs play Virgin Media Park on Friday, June 6; and Villagers aka Conor O'Brien headlines When Next We Meet festival in Clonmel

Cinema: Ballerina - From the World of John Wick 

General release, Friday, June 6 

Who would have predicted back in 2014 that Keanu Reeves’ high-action, low-talking John Wick would spawn three sequels and now a spinoff? 

Ballerina stars Ana de Armas as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation who sets out to seek revenge after her father's death
Ballerina stars Ana de Armas as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation who sets out to seek revenge after her father's death

Ballerina stars Ana de Armas ( Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out) as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation who sets out to seek revenge after her father's death. Reeves/Wick makes a cameo.

Gig: The Corrs 

Virgin Media Park, Friday, June 6 

Macklemore kicked off a month of shows at Virgin Media Park on Thursday and Sharon Corr and family continue proceedings tonight, with support from Imelda May and Torn singer Natalie Imbruglia.Stereophonics, who released their 13th (!) studio album Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait in April, play Virgin Media Park on Saturday.

Theatre: Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie 

Everyman, Cork, Friday, June 6 

Written by Eugene O’Brien and starring Stephen Jones in this one-man show, the music of Ziggy/the thin white duke/the man who fell to earth with his spiders from Mars provides the only solace for Scut Kelly. 

Stephen Jones who stars in Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie.
Stephen Jones who stars in Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie.

He is about to have the most extraordinary summer of his life when fantasy becomes reality and fate conspires to grant him face-to-face time with his idol.

Festival: When Next We Meet

Raheen House, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8 

Having launched in 2022, the organisers of When Next We Meet say its mission is to champion the best of alternative Irish music in a setting that’s as intimate as it is magical — all in the valley of Sliabh na mBan on the picturesque grounds of Raheen House. Pillow Queens, Villagers, and Morgana are the headline acts, while Skinner, Zoe Basha, and Paddy Hanna all add to a stellar lineup.

Streaming: Titan: The OceanGate Disaster 

Netflix, Wednesday, June 11 

OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy. 

The OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic.
The OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic.

“The more I dug into this terrible tragedy, the more intrigued I became about how this could have ever happened in the first place, and who exactly was the man who built and then went down with this ship,” says director Mark Monroe.

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