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Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newcastle Summer Season Wednesday 3 July – Saturday 31 August 2019 Ag freastal ar an Dún agus Ard Mhacha Theas Serving Down and South Armagh
Newcastle
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Tickets available from: Wedding Fever The Legend
Down Arts Centre The ever-popular Belvoir Players
of Luke Kelly
2-6 Irish Street make a welcome return to Newcastle
Downpatrick BT30 6BP for their now legendary Summer On 30 January 1984 it was said that
028 4461 0747 Theatre tour with ‘Wedding Fever’, the whole of Ireland grieved the
downartscentre.com a rip-roaring Sam Cree comedy. death of Dubliner Luke Kelly. He
left an indelible mark as being the
Wedding fever is gripping the greatest folk artist of the 20 Century
Galbraith household. Myra, daughter and is regarded as one of Ireland’s
TO BOOK CALL: of football fanatic, Alec, is due to cultural treasures.
028 4461 0747 marry canny countryman Dennis Hall.
His farmer parents come to town to When Dublin singer, songwriter
meet their prospective in-laws and, and multi-instrumentalist, Chris
as if this was not enough, American Kavanagh performs, his talent
Newcastle Visitor captures the depth and passion
relations descend on the household.
Information Centre of the great man he is so heavily
To add further confusion, railway
10-14 Central Promenade influenced by. Over the past
worker Alec is involved in a strike,
Newcastle BT33 0AA 16 years he has amazed audiences
028 4372 2222 son Davy has been in an accident
and nosey neighbour Emily Beattie with sell‑out performances.
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constantly gets in everyone’s way.
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Expect the usual Sam Cree magic Saturday 6 July
TO BOOK CALL: from start to end.
TIME:
028 4372 2222 8pm (bar available from 7pm)
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Friday 5 July PRICE:
£16 / £14 concession
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8pm (bar available from 7pm) VENUE:
Newcastle Community Cinema
PRICE:
£12 / £10 concession Presented by:
Aine Hanratty Entertainments
VENUE:
Newcastle Community Cinema
Presented by:
Belvoir Players
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www.downartscentre.com NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
Dolly’s The Illegals with Letting Go
Jukebox Band Niamh Kavanagh or Losing It
The greatest hits of Dolly Parton Oldshore Productions presents Nuala McKeever’s hilarious stand-up
with country classics old and The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh. show comes to Newcastle!
new – celebrating all things Dolly
Twenty-five years ago the Eagles
and more! Come and join Dolly and came back with their magical If you’re gliding gracefully towards the
friends for a night to remember Hell Freezes Over world tour and second half of your life, maybe this
including the most popular floor Fleetwood Mac reformed their most isn’t the show for you. But if you want
fillers, toe-tappers and sing-a-long successful line-up. reassurance that you’re not the only
tunes from country, rock and pop! one struggling with all the things
To celebrate, The Illegals are
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life throws at you, step right up!
putting a new show for these two
For further information on our show
ground‑shaking music events from the
including videos, press releases, Weight gain, menopause,
world’s two most iconic rock bands.
photos etc, please visit: bereavement and becoming invisible
Led by Niamh Kavanagh, she of the – just some of the joys that await
www.facebook.com/ mesmerizing voice and mischievous the woman of a certain age! What
dollysjukeboxband spirit, The Illegals will take you on to do? Lie down and take it (at
a journey for three hours of soulful least that makes your stomach look
DATE: harmonies, exciting riffs, blistering flatter) or stand up and laugh?
Friday 19 July guitars and unforgettable songs.
TIME: The best of two legendary bands Nuala McKeever gives both a
8pm (bar available from 7pm) in one night? It’s almost too good go in her hilarious new show as
PRICE: to be true. she transforms the awful into
£15 / £12 concession the awfully funny, by way of her
VENUE: DATE: trademark wit and compassion.
Newcastle Community Cinema Saturday 20 July
TIME: DATE:
8pm (bar available from 7pm) Friday 26 July
PRICE: TIME:
£17.50 / £15 concession 8pm (bar available from 7pm)
VENUE: PRICE:
Newcastle Community Cinema £15 / £13 concession
Presented by: VENUE:
Oldshore Productions Newcastle Community Cinema
02 – 03
NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
The 70s/80s Plaza Suite Cash Returns
Rewind Show Hilarity abounds in Neil Simon’s The smash hit band Cash Returns
with Johnny Hero terrific comedy portrait of three very
different couples occupying the same
makes their way back to the stage this
time with an exciting new show to
suite at the New York Plaza Hotel on mark the 50th anniversary of Johnny
Flashback – The Ultimate
three very different occasions. Cash’s legendary San Quentin album.
Musical Journey
Follow the antics of a suburban The award winning JP Mac as
Flashback is a fabulous, feel-good
couple whose marriage is on the the Man In Black along with June
celebration of the music of the 70s
rocks, the exploits of a Hollywood Carter and electric live band will
and 80s, featuring a nine-piece live
bigwig who, after three marriages, is bring the audiences back to 1969
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band belting out the biggest hits of
looking for fresh fields and a mother when Cash blew away the inmates
the golden years. The show includes
and father fighting about the best of San Quentin penitentiary and the
songs by Donna Summer, Bay City
way to get their bride-to-be daughter rest of the world with one of the
Rollers, Sweet, Cockney Rebel, Stevie
out of the bathroom and down to the most famous and iconic live musical
Wonder, Erasure, Madonna, Wham,
ballroom where their guests and her performances in front of TV cameras.
Cher, Bon Jovi, Queen, Whitney,
future husband are waiting…
Boy George and many more.
Experience for yourself the authentic
Married bliss…or love in crisis? sound they heard that special evening
Special guest, Johnny Hero from U105
Find out in this fantastic night and listen to, ‘A Boy Named Sue’,
radio joins the band onstage to sing
of comedy courtesy of South ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, ‘I Walk The Line’,
some 70s classics and throw a few
Bank Playhouse. ‘San Quentin’ and a whole lot more.
shapes. Grab your dancing shoes and
leg warmers for an evening of fun and
high energy music. DATE: DATE:
Friday 2 August Saturday 3 August
TIME: TIME:
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8pm (bar available from 7pm) 8pm (bar available from 7pm)
Saturday 27 July
PRICE: PRICE:
TIME:
£12 / £10 concession £17 / £15 concession
8pm (bar available from 7pm)
VENUE: VENUE:
PRICE:
Newcastle Community Cinema Newcastle Community Cinema
£15 / £12 concession
Presented by:
VENUE: South Bank Playhouse
Newcastle Community Cinema
www.downartscentre.com NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
Flash Harry The Elvis
Flash Harry is Northern Ireland’s DATE: Spectacular Show
most enduring tribute band, Saturday 10 August
celebrating the music of super Ireland’s premiere Elvis show DATE:
TIME:
Summer Season
star Freddie Mercury and super 8pm (bar available Starring Ciaran Houlihan with Friday 16 August and
group Queen, for over 25 years. from 7pm) his TCB band and The Sweet Saturday 17 August
Sensations, returns to Newcastle TIME:
Flash Harry deliver a rock show PRICE:
Community Cinema on 16 and 17 8pm (bar available
that will have the audience £18.50
August. That’s right - two nights! from 7pm)
rocking in their seats and singing
VENUE:
along to anthems of one of Newcastle Community We had so many disappointed PRICE:
the greatest bands in history; Cinema £17 / £15 concession
people last year who couldn’t
featuring classics like ‘Radio get tickets.
Presented by: VENUE:
Ga Ga’, ‘We Are the Champions’,
David Hull Promotions Newcastle Community
to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, So dust off the ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ Cinema
‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ and and the ‘Kiss Me Quick’ hat and
everything in between. get to Newcastle this August. But Presented by:
TCB Productions
be quick! The last time the guys
The five piece band has played played two nights they both sold
everywhere from the USA to Dubai out! You’ve been warned!
as well as major venues in the
UK and Ireland and continue to
sell out venues wherever they go,
recreating the magic of Queen for
audiences young and old.
For a true celebration of the
music of Queen, Flash Harry
is a band not to be missed.
04 – 05
NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
A Night in November Björn Identity
Can passion really DATE: The Björn Identity® exceed DATE:
change a man? Friday 23 August all expectations of Abba tribute Saturday 24 August
bands from their stunning replica
TIME: TIME:
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Kenneth McAllister, a clerk in the 8pm (bar available costumes, vocal likeness and 8pm (bar available
local welfare office, is a Belfast from 7pm) Abba style choreography, to a from 7pm)
Protestant who has followed perfect copy of Benny’s famous
all the rules. He loved who he PRICE: white Yamaha piano. Widely PRICE:
was supposed to love. He lived £17 / £15 concession known for their love of audience £17 / £15 concession
where he was expected to live. participation, The Björn
VENUE: VENUE:
He fought who he was taught to Newcastle Community Identity® with their Swedish Newcastle Community
fight. Until one night – a night Cinema humour and professionalism are Cinema
in November – he did the most committed to re-creating the
exciting, outrageous, crazy, mad Presented by: music of their tribute idols. Presented by:
thing he’d ever done. Soda Bread Musicon
Theatre Company Entertainment
This show is an authentic and
‘A Night in November’ is the live Abba in concert experience
stunning multi-award winning unlike any previous comparisons.
play from Marie Jones, the writer With all the glitz of the classic
of other hit shows such as ‘Stones 70s era, featuring ALL of Abba’s
In His Pockets’ and ‘Christmas greatest hits and much more!
Eve Will Kill You’. This brand new
25th Anniversary production by
Sodabread Theatre Company is
directed by Matthew McElhinney
and stars Matthew Forsythe.
www.downartscentre.com NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
Summer Days
Drumming Outdoor Paul Currie
on the Prom Sketching – Dansko Gida
with Aiden Milligan with Martin McParland
One of the few street performers to
Join local musician Aiden Milligan Martin McParland introduces the emerge from Vorsland in the Kaash
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for this exciting, heart pumping art of outdoor sketching and each Republic – a land with few streets!
class and learn how to play the West week will move to a different area Which might explain why Dansko
African Djembe Drums. This is a on the Promenade. Bring along Gida is more off the wall than off
drop-in session and free to all that pencils, paper, a board to lean on the streets.
would like to take part. and something to sit on. Come
sketch the breathtaking sights of He has been on a quest to find, in
DATE: Newcastle from the Prom. his own words, “the tickle muscle of
Every Wednesday Europe.” Dansko is eager to convert
from 3 July to 28 August DATE:
the world to his unique style of
Every Thursday street comedy and share with us the
TIME: from 4 July to 29 August local customs of Vorsland. Surreal
2pm – 4pm
comedy is a phrase often misused
TIME: but, in the case of Dansko, it
Price: 10am – 12 noon
doesn’t even begin to sum him up.
Price:
DATE:
VENUE:
Saturday 6 July
Meet on the Newcastle Promenade
opposite the Strand Bakery. In the event VENUE: TIME:
of rain meet at the Newcastle Centre, Meet at reception area in the 1pm & 2.30pm
Central Promenade Newcastle. Newcastle Centre.
Price:
VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade
06 – 07
NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
The Sharp Jim & Dr Nick The Raven Sisters
Dressed Men Two of Ireland’s top street The Raven Sisters will add some
entertainers bring their unique glitz and glamour to your event.
The Sharp Dressed men are a dapper talents together in this street Evocative of a bygone era, of
double act featuring the talents circus show with a comic display of sideshow circus and the silver
of two well turned out young men, juggling, uni-cycling, fire juggling screen, brought sharply into the
Logy on Fire and Mr G Sharp. and ladder balancing. Jim and 21st century by these dextrous
Dr Nick are the perfect double act damsels and their fancy footwork.
They will amaze and astound you to juggle fire on 8 feet unicycles.
while performing high skill object Full of laughs and stuffed with skills It’s a high energy, non-stop
manipulation, gravity defying this act will be enjoyed by young cabaret of chaos, including hat
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diabolo tricks, thunderous whip and old alike. manipulation, contemporary
cracking, dangerous juggling and clowning and hula hooping, all
a fiery finale performed 10 feet off choreographed to a fabulous
DATE:
the ground! With plenty of audience Saturday 20 July soundtrack, sure to have you finger
participation and a unique style of clicking and toe-tapping along.
comedy, these gents will help to TIME:
raise the energy of any event. This 1pm & 2.30pm
DATE:
show is family friendly and full of Saturday 27 July
Price:
laughter and fun!
TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
DATE:
Saturday 13 July VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade Price:
TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
Price: VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade
VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade
TO BOOK CALL:
028 4461 0747
www.downartscentre.com NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
Babcock & Bobbins
A very traditional circus show, DATE:
which incorporates a mix of Saturday 10 August
slapstick comedy and circus skills
TIME:
including fire juggling, giraffe 1pm & 2.30pm
unicycle, stilt walking, rola bola
balancing and fire breathing. Price:
There are plenty of opportunities
for audience participation and it is
VENUE:
an experience that the whole family Newcastle Promenade
can enjoy!
Mr H – Cart Galore
Enjoy the surreal antics of this silent
clown as he grapples with everyday
objects attempting to turn the world
inside out and upside down. Mr H
arrives without a care in the world,
just a broom, a table, a chair, some
playful comedy and spectacular
acrobatics!
With references to masters of the
silent film such as Chaplin and Sykes,
Mr H brings a special feel for the
innocent comic.
DATE:
Saturday 3 August
TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
Price:
VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade
08 – 09
NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
Fizz Wizz Pop Dr Nick
FizzWizzPop is the only Professional Dr Nick’s solo street show is a brilliant
Female Magician here in Northern mix of high energy uni‑cycling,
Summer Season
Ireland. Nicola feels extremely fortunate tantalisingly dangerous fire-juggling,
to have performed Magic for thousands awe‑inspiring plate spinning, and
of children across the globe since 2008. masses of audience participation –
all stuck together with Dr Nick’s own
Combining her unique performance brand of comedy glue.
style and years of experience working
with children, the FizzWizzPop Magic DATE:
show is guaranteed to make you and Saturday 24 August
your children laugh, smile and really
enjoy what a magic show should be, TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
an entertaining, engaging performance
that brings people together through Price:
FizzWizzPop’s love of magic!
DATE:
VENUE:
Saturday 17 August
Newcastle Promenade
TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
Price:
VENUE:
Newcastle Promenadewww.downartscentre.com NEWCASTLE SUMMER SEASON July–August 2019
The Great Mefiesto Sunday Bands
Tired of trying to live up to his claim Baillies Mills Orchestra
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to be the strongest man in the world Sunday 7 July, 3pm – 5pm
Mefiesto has emerged from his winter
Ballylone Concert Flute Band
training camp none the fitter but with
Sunday 28 July, 3pm – 5pm
new and amazing feats to dazzle any
audience. Unfortunately, he still has the St Mark’s Silver Band
same old feet, which still give him pain Sunday 18 August, 3pm – 5pm
in the cold weather.
Warrenpoint Silver Band
Sunday 25 August, 3pm – 5pm
The Great Mefiesto will baffle the crowds
with tricks of balance, entertain the
audience with feats of equilibristic PRICE:
manipulation and make them marvel at
his daring attempt at physical dexterity!
The show draws its inspiration from VENUE:
turn-of-the-century vaudeville. Newcastle Centre
DATE:
Saturday 31 August
TIME:
1pm & 2.30pm
Price:
VENUE:
Newcastle Promenade
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Information correct at time of print, please check website for more details3rd Soma Sheehy
Skeffington Seminar
8 July 2019, 10.30am – 3.30pm £20
Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick including
lunch
Hope In The Dark
Finding Grounded Optimism in Uncertain Times
At a time when environmental, political and social gloom can KEY SPEAKER:
seem overpowering, this seminar offers an opportunity to explore Tony Macaulay - Bestselling
the challenges in which we are living and at the same time to author, leadership consultant,
restore our faith in people’s capacity to be creative, generous peacebuilder, broadcaster and
suicide prevention advocate from
and kind; the day will create the conditions for these capacities
Northern Ireland.
to blossom through conversation and creative workshops.
Creative workshops include drama,
The seminar is for anyone who wishes to engage with questions art and voice (Janine Walker,
of leadership and creative responses to the challenges and Carole Kane, Ali Warner).
opportunities that are part of our personal and professional lives,
at a local and global level.
TO REGISTER CONTACT:
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Box Office
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