The Everyman hosts Ronan FitzGibbon’s play about singsongs along the Blackwater, writes Marjorie Brennan

Marjorie Brennan talks us through her highlights for 2019.

It has been confirmed that the powerful drama will see its UK premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

After getting a publicity boost in an episode of The Young Offenders, indie Cork band The Frank and Walters have seen an increase in popularity in their hit song 'After All'.

This year marks the fifteenth edition of the annual event.

Mary Greene is originally from Waterford, but has been resident in Cork for many years and is a member of family trio Greenshine, along with husband Noel Shine and daughter Ellie Shine.

World premiers, comedy, music, and plays will dominate the summer/autumn programme at the Everyman Theatre in Cork.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

The last Sonya Kelly play to visit Cork was How To Keep An Alien, which dealt with her fight to keep her Australian girlfriend Kate in Ireland.

Actors used to turn to alcohol to numb nerves before filming explicit shots. Now Tinseltown has ‘intimacy co-ordinators’, writes Ed Power

Marjorie Brennan looks back on the year that was and selects her highlights of 2018.

And after 115 features, 34 documentaries and 116 shorts, the panel of esteemed judges had their work cut out for them.

The Cork Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of a documentary on survivors of the Tuam Mother & Baby Home.

Legendary explorer and climber Simon Yates will be talking about his experiences during his Cork tour, writes Conor Kane

Eoghan O’Sullivan shares the latest news from the world of entertainment.

1. Fairy Hunt

Nostalgia ruled at The Everyman theatre last night as it celebrated its 120th birthday and those attending the commemoration recalled the giant names in entertainment who trod the boards there, including Charlie Chaplin and George Formby.

1. Say it with Flowers

Your letters, your views...

1) Bachelor Boy

IN THE mood for cultural experience but not sure you’re up being confined to a concert hall seat for the duration? A Kaleidoscope night might be just the ticket for you, writes Cathy Desmond

Experimental Fun

A one-woman show about a young girl’s struggle with gender identity also captures the exhilaration and excitement of first love, writes Colette Sheridan

Reimagine Cork is staging a treasure hunt across the city as part of Heritage Open Day tomorrow, writes Colette Sheridan

No Borders will combine real-life testimonies from refugees in Ireland with plays, poetry and music, writes John Tynan

Chatshow king Graham Norton last night made a special appearance in Cork to host a tribute concert for one of his biggest fans — a teenage heart transplant patient who died just over a year ago.

There’s plenty to look forward to for the week ahead.

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Julie Kelleher, from Carrigaline, Co Cork, is the artistic director at the Everyman Theatre, as well as being a theatre director. She is producing an upcoming production of Juno and the Paycock at the Everyman Theatre, running from February 10–20.

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One of the world’s longest-running film festivals is rolling out the red carpet for a special guest next week who was tracked down after 40 years thanks to the Irish Examiner

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival, which will feature music, dance, circus, theatre, opera and visual art as well as an extensive family programme.

Clare man Mark Griffin is hoping to reach dizzy new heights in the film or theatre industries after securing €50,000 in Budweiser’s Dream Job competition.

JOHN P Quinlan is from Macroom, and founded the Vangard Gallery in Cork in 1991. He is in the midst of a nine-month stint as guest curator at Triskel in Cork.

Five of the children taking part in Cork’s Everyman Theatre pantomine have special needs. They love singing and dancing says Áilín Quinlan and it does wonders for their sel esteem.