Five For Your Radar: Ballincollig music, Denise Chaila, Cork theatre...
Denise Chaila makes a rare appearance at All We Have Are Days festival in Limerick; and right, Laura Dern and Will Arnett star in 'Is This Thing On?'
Founded by Joe Carey, Ballincollig Winter Music Festival is in the midst of its 16th edition over the bank holiday weekend. Of course there are many acclaimed acts performing: Paul Noonan reunites with his old Bell X1 bandmate Brian Crosby as Pilgrims while Philip King brings Scullion back (Friday), and the magnetic Lisa Hannigan performs on Sunday. There is also comedy, storytelling, visual art, workshops and readings across the weekend.
All We Have Are Days festival takes place around Limerick over the weekend, including shows at the Theatre Royal - the first music at the venue in 30 years. Among the line-up is Denise Chaila, winner of the Choice Prize five years ago. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Chaila. This event, which also features Róisín El Cherif, Sean O'Meara, and more, is a mix of performance and chat, and looks to tear down the barriers of performer and audience.
First of all, what a cast! Laura Dern and Will Arnett headline with Bradley Cooper and Amy Sedaris featuring in this Cooper-directed very adult drama. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Arnett) faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.
Imbolc celebrates the feast day of St Brigid, one of our patron saints, but it also marks a pagan festival and the beginning of spring, dedicated to the Celtic goddess Brigid. Cork Singers Club takes place at An Spailpín Fánach on Sunday celebrating Women Who Sing. They will include Karan Casey, Elaine Cormican, Aoife Granville, Máire Ní Chéileachair, Noelle O’Sullivan, and Bridget and Kitty Walker.
Infinity marks CAT’s 50th anniversary and is the first production in the venue’s Re:Directing season. Written by Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch, and directed by Julie Kelleher, the play is a nonlinear drama about time and love inspired by scientific concepts of time while remaining grounded in human predicaments: A mathematician is trying to solve the problem of love, while a physicist and musician must work out how to make a life and a family together.
