March 2006 Kilkenny

Live Music Listings

Friday 3 March 2006
Whipping Boy, 9pm @ Langtons.
Aztex, Eddie Murphys.

Saturday 4 March 2006
Pugwash, 10pm @ Cleere’s.
Aleko + Myp Et Jeep, Eddie Murphys.
Jilted, The Pumphouse.
Blues Ark, Andrew Ryans.

Sunday 5 March 2006
The Fureys, 8pm @ Watergate.

Tuesday 7 March 2006
Aslan, 8pm @ Langtons.
Republic of Loose, 8pm @ Music Factory, Carlow.

Wednesday 8 March 2006
Frifot, 9.30pm @ Cleere’s.

Friday 10 March 2006
Freddie White, 10pm @ Cleere’s.
Diva, Lanigans.
Up 4 It, Lanigans.

Saturday 11 March 2006
Original Line-up + Valhalla + The Re-offenders, 8.30pm @ Cleere’s.
Phoenix, Andrew Ryans.
Turas, Andrew Ryans.
Clancy Brothers Tribute Night, 8.30pm @ Cleere’s.
The Company, The Pumphouse.
Ultan & John, Eddie Murphys.

Sunday 12 March 2006
The Prophets, Lanigans.
Studio 5, Matt The Millers.
Barflies ‘Bob Dylan Tribute Night’, The Pumphouse.

Friday 17 March 2006
The Human League, 8pm @ Music Factory, Carlow.
Turas, 5pm @ Andrew Ryans.
Pink Torpedos, 9pm @ Andrew Ryans.
Anthony McCauley & Friends, 3.30pm @ The Pumphouse.
Stanzi + Hybrasil + Open Mic, Eddie Murphys.

Saturday 18 March 2006
The Beat, 8pm @ Music Factory, Carlow.
SuperNoodles, Andrew Ryans.
Doolittle, Eddie Murphys.

Saturday 19 March 2006
Scobadice, Lanigans.
Barflies, The Pumphouse.

Tthursday 23 March 2006
Luka Bloom, 9pm @ Cleere’s.

Friday 24 March 2006
Clergy + special guests, 9.30pm @ Cleere’s.
A.M. O’Grady, 9pm @ Andrew Ryans.
Skint, Lanigans.
Stone Ocean & Myp Et Jeep,Eddie Murphys.

Saturday 25 March 2006
Syrys + CellaDoor, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
Brother Jake, Andrew Ryans.
The Driven, Eddie Murphys.

Sunday 26 March 2006
J.P. Ryan & Band, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
Original Line-up, Lanigans.

Friday 31 March 2006
Kill City Defectors, The Pumphouse
Illya K, Eddie Murphys.

Visual Art

March 3 to April 21
Tower Blocks and Temples
Rowena Keaveny examines emotional and physical architecture, its subsequent diffusion from the original intention of its creator, and its impact on our daily lives. Watergate Theatre. watergatekilkenny.com

to March 21
Drawing
The works on show at No. 72 by Diane Henshaw are from a series created whilst on residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. No. 72, John Street.

to March 26
The Breathing Factory
In this current body of work, Mark Curran critically surveys the working environment at the multi-national corporation Hewlett-Packard Manufacturing and Technology Campus, located on the former site of a meatpacking factory in Leixlip, County Kildare. The Breathing Factory is a compilation of photographs, digital video, and sound archival material taken over a twenty month period. Daily 10.30am-12.45am, 2pm-5pm. Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle.

to April 2
DESIGNING IRELAND
A retrospective exhibition of Kilkenny Design Workshops 1963 - 1988. KDW undertook design work in ceramics, textiles, graphics, craft based industries and industrial design. The aim of this exhibition is to show the range of designs produced by the Workshops in the twenty five years of their existence. Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 11am - 6pm.
Gallery 1 & 2, National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny.

Theatre & Opera

to March 3
The Biggest Adventure in the World
Barnstorm Theatre Company present a new play for children aged 8 to 12. 10am & 12.30pm, tickets: u9. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 6 & 7
The Picture
of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray’s portrait decomposes in the attic while the man himself remains the picture of innocence and lives the life of Riley...Is this rich Wilde world where the currency is youth and people are as disposable as your income, so very far from our own of celebrity culture, rampant consumerism and Botox? Dare to dance with the devil in this wickedly comic, dangerously decadent adaptation. ‘Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing...’ 8pm, tickets: u10, Groups u5. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 15
A Knife at The Opera
A Most Murderous Musical Mystery! An entertaining and enjoyable night for audiences is in store with this new, funny, feel good show, which combines music, great singing, comedy and mystery. Critics through the ages have often murdered a diva’s performance through the power of a pen, but now it’s time for the divas to get their revenge!... or is it justice? Join singing Detective Inspector Gethin Gumshoe as he delves into the operatic underworld to find out WHODUNIT! A Knife At The Opera gently pokes fun at critics, performers, detectives and anyone else who takes themselves too seriously, including the show’s principal performer, the critically acclaimed virtuosic mezzo soprano and actress Buddug Verona James. The comic story is intertwined with seven arias by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Tom Johnson and Andrew
Wilson-Dickson. 8pm, tickets: u15/13, schools: u7.50. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 18
On our Way to Lisbon
On Our Way to Lisbon (or The Italian Job) tells the story of how, in 1967, Glasgow Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup with victory over the mighty Inter Milan. 8pm, tickets: u12.50, groups: u10. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 19
Cinderella
Highly acclaimed Puppeteer Paula Lambert presents one of the world’s best loved fairy tales. 2pm & 4.30pm, tickets: u8.50. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 21
Metamorphosis
Steven Berkoff’s Metamorphosis is inspired by Franz Kafka’s novels - the parable of Gregor Samsa, a humble industrious man who, upon waking one morning, finds himself transformed into a gigantic beetle like insect. His metamorphosis is both physical and pyschological, and through his harrowing and absurdly comic journey Gregor comes to represent the quintessential outsider and alien. 8pm, tickets: u15/12.50. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

March 26 to April 1
Metamorphosis
Lerner & Loewe’s musical masterpiece adapted from G.B. Shaw’s Pygmalion, presented by Kilkenny Musical Society. 8pm, tickets: u17 (Sun & Mon: u13). Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.

Concerts

March & April
Camphill Community: Spring Series
Mar 5: The Neo Trio. 4pm. Mar 12: Irish Representatives in AXA Piano Competition. 4pm. Apr 4: The Vienna Mozart Trio. 8pm. Tickets: u15 (u10 conc.) available at door. Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny.

Comedy

March
Kilkenny Comedy Club
Mar 3: David O’Doherty + Eric Lalor. Mar 18 & 19: Jason Byrne. 9pm, tickets: u16-u18. More info on 056-7762573, or www.cleeres.com Cleere’s Theatre.

Listings correct at time of press.
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