The  after some of the events indicates that the performance is being presented by an independent organisation which is hiring the Theatre.
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Thursday 12 January to Saturday 03 March - daily except Sundays |
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Theatre Foyer Art Exhibition
Life Photography presents
An Exhibition of Photographs by Kris Dickson, BA (Hons), LBIPP, LMPA
Twice-winner of UK Professional Photographer of the Year Award
And an amazing FOUR times Winner of UK Wedding Photographer of the Year!
The youngest ever winner of the 'UK Professional Photographer of the Year' and the first person from Northern Ireland (winning this twice), Kris has already earned the reputation as one of the UK's most exciting young photographers!
With an Honours Degree in Art & Design from the University of Ulster, and a natural talent behind the lens, Kris applies his creativity and flair to portraits, weddings and fashion photography for a range of individual clients and businesses, with results that are simply 'exceptional'.
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Saturday 11 February at 8pm |
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Music
Ken Jordan presents
The Ulster Youth Jazz Orchestra
Northern Ireland's fabulous Youth Jazz Orchestra
The fabulous, award winning Ulster Youth Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1993 by Ken Jordan, after a series of summer courses held in the Crescent arts Centre, Belfast.
They have played all over Northern Ireland and have also toured Austria, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium. They have performed at the School Proms in 2000 and 2004 and in 2002 they won the BBC Radio 2 National Big Band Competition.
Riverside is delighted to welcome this supremely-talented group of youngsters back with an evening of Big Band classics!
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Tickets: £9.00, concessions£8.00
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Thursday 16 February at 8pm |
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Drama
Big Telly Theatre Company presents
Melmoth The Wanderer
The latest production from NI's oldest, professional touring theatre group
This a colourful, condensed and quirky show based on the first ever horror novel, adapted by the hugely popular Big Telly and scripted by Nicola McCartney.
Five chancers present a terrifying tale of temptation, torture and a traveller desperate to find someone to take over his pact and release him from immortality. Who will take on his curse? His only surviving relative? Or a stranger in the depths of despair? Or an innocent child raised on a desert island with no knowledge of the world? Or the clowns compelled to play out this extraordinary tale of temptation, desire and cannibalism, who may well have bitten off more than they can chew...
Comic surrealism meets shock horror in this series of ridiculous situations where innocent eccentrics struggle to survive.
A random playground of the bizarre inspired by Saw, Psycho, Tim Burton and Fawlty Towers using projection, animation and squeaky toys. This is the sort of delirious chaos that sets Big Telly apart.
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£10.00
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Saturday 18 February at 8pm |
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Sport
Zanshin Shotokan Karate presents
The Way of the Empty Hand
Another brilliant, fast-moving Karate showcase evening - a spectacular night for all the family!
Students from the Zanshin Shotokan Karate Club return to Riverside for a 7th year with another brilliant, fast-moving and exciting demonstration of the traditional Japanese art of Shotokan karate.
The students are aged from 5 to 55 years and will amaze you both with their staged performances, street scenarios and possibly even some audience participation!
This will be a brilliant night for all the family!
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Tickets: £10.00, concessions£8.00
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Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 February, nightly at 8pm |
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Classic Drama
London Classic Theatre presents
E q u u s
One of the 70s' most brilliant and controversial plays - which recently starred Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) in its leading role - and with the bonus of a free, pre-show talk before the 2 nightly performances
FREE, PRE-SHOW TALK AT 7.15pm BY DR KEVIN DE ORNELLAS, UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
In a Hampshire stable, a youth blinds six horses with a metal spike.
Convicted of this appalling crime, seventeen-year-old Alan Strang is sent to a secure psychiatric hospital. Martin Dysart, the child psychiatrist assigned to him, begins to probe Alan's past in an attempt to understand his motives. Initially the boy is silent and uncooperative, but as Dysart digs deeper, he begins to win Alan's trust and the truth gradually emerges. Finally, as Alan struggles to be free of his demons, he must relive the events of that terrible night.
Inspired by a true story, Peter Shaffer's unique psychological thriller explores the complex relationships between worship, myth and sexuality.
Equus was originally staged in 1973 at the Royal National Theatre, London. In 1977, a film adaptation of the play was released starring Richard Burton and Peter Firth.
In 2007, the play was revived in the West End for the first time since its première, in a critically-acclaimed production starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Pie in the Sky)
Equus won the Tony Award and New York Critics Circle Award for Best New Play in 1977.
THIS PLAY CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, ADULT THEMES AND NUDITY
The pre-show talk, prior to this performance, will be given by Dr Kevin de Ornellas.
Kevin teaches Renaissance Literature at the University of Ulster, having completed his PhD at Queen’s in 2003 and his many and various publications have hitherto been primarily concerned with aspects of marginality in Renaissance culture.
Kevin is an old friend of the Riverside and has introduced audiences on many occasions in the last several years to plays by authors as diverse as Brian Friel, Shelagh Delaney, Frank McGuinness and Shakespeare. Kevin is an engaging speaker, who communicates wonderfully with audiences and his talks are invariably well attended.
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£9.00
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Friday 24 February at 8pm |
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Variety
Hugh McLaughlin presents
Noah and Gracie's Big Variety Night!
Top Northern Ireland comedian and TV personality WILLIAM CAULFIELD hosts a grand Variety Night - starring, among others, X Factor heart throb EOGHAN QUIGG
Yes folks it's finally here! It's Noah and Gracie's big, big variety show.
For one night only Northern Ireland’s top comedian, William Caulfield, will be hosting the variety show of the year. William who has had great success on TV with "Our William" has just finished recording season two of the hit BBC show.
With big names from stage, screen and TV this will be a night to remember.
LATEST ADDITION TO THE LINE UP OF PERFORMERS IS X FACTOR SINGER EOGHAN QUIGG!
Acts will include singer and Coleraine actor Hugh McLaughlin who has appeared in "Game Of Thrones", "Your Highness", "Killing Bono" and just recently "Whole Lotta Sole" which will be out in cinemas this coming Spring.
Also appearing will be Belfast actor Gerard McCabe who you may recognise from "Give My Head peace", "Ukool" and most recently "Our William".
The Grove Theatre will bring some current Hip Hop dance moves to the occasion and the award winning McGuiness School of Irish Dancing will bring some local culture to the proceedings.
The event is in aid of the Noah Coates Trust and his little sister, Gracie.
Please see www.noahandgraciecoates.co.uk for more details on these amazing, brave children.
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Saturday 25 February at 8pm |
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Music
Randall Stephen Hall presents
Randall Stephen Hall and the Moon Shed
A heady mix of Irish Folk, Ulster-Scots humour, Americana and a wee dab of Funk!
Since getting airplay on the Gerry Anderson Show,
BBC Radio Foyle/ Radio Ulster in 2010, Stephen Hall
has been performing locally, taking his popular songs out for a stroll.
And that’s a mixture of Irish Folk, Ulster Scots humour, Americana and a wee dab of funk.
Accompanied by Rohan Young (bodhrán), Barry Tipping (guitar) and Michael Sands (banjo), Stephen and his friends kick up the dust and rattle your keks with such titles as
“The Wee Wee Man”, “Biscuits”, “Get Your Pig On”,
“The Reiver and the Gael” and “Dancing on the Red Road”.
A good evening with opportunities for you in which to participate and enjoy the fun.
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Wednesday 29 February at 8pm |
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Music
Elaine Wood presents
Country Gospel Songbook
An evening of gospel country-and-music with a bit of banter thrown in!
Come along for a great night’s entertainment of country and gospel music with a bit of banter thrown in.
Tony Kerr is best known around the province for his great versions of Slim Whitman songs, and one song that he always gets requested is Precious Lord. People know Tony as the gentle giant of country music who always has a great story to tell on all his worldly travels.
Elaine Wood has performed a lot of country gospel shows in the past but is also known for her great music from the 50s. People will probably identify Elaine with her hit song Come home to Belfast. And Patsy Cline songs are always top of the list too.
Eugene O’Dornan performs a great range of music, and he’s best known for a lovely gospel song called High on a Hill top, we kneel to pray. He is also a great songwriter with many other artists recording his songs.
Tony, Elaine, and Eugene are backed by a fabulous band, whose members are also great singers and comedy-routine performers.
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Friday 2 March at 8pm |
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Drama
Goldfish Theatre Company, Scotland presents
Singin' I'm No a Billy - He's a Tim!
A hard-hitting but very funny look at sectarianism in which strong language figures prominently
A welcome return to Riverside after its sell-out performance last year, this play shows you what can happen when you lock up a Celtic fan with a Rangers fan on Old Firm Day.
Fireworks, that’s what!
Des Dillon creates the situation and watches the sparks fly as Billy and Tim clash in a rage of sectarianism and deep-seated hatred. When children have been steeped in bigotry since birth, is it possible for them to change their views?
This award-winning and critically-lauded play has taken audiences by storm and has toured extensively for a while now, owing to its huge popularity.
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£9.00
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Saturday 3 March at 8pm |
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Professional Opera
NI Opera presents
The Turn of the Screw
A compact and chilling tale of the supernatural, set to music by Benjamin Britten and performed by some of the most accomplished professionals around
Based on novelist Henry James's classic ghost story, Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece is a compact and chilling tale of the supernatural.
NI Opera has assembled a stellar cast (including Fiona Murphy, Giselle Allen, Yvonne Howard and Andrew Tortise) for this new production of one of the twentieth century’s greatest and most gripping operas, in a production directed by Oliver Mears and conducted by Nicholas Chambers – the team responsible for the company’s acclaimed debut production, Tosca (‘a triumphant debut’ – Independent on Sunday; 'one of the best operas I have experienced' Belfast Telegraph).
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Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 March, nightly at 8pm |
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Classic Drama
Millennium Forum Productions presents
Carthaginians
International Actor ADRIAN DUNBAR directs this powerful play by premier Irish dramatist FRANK McGUINNESS
Frank McGuinness’ Carthaginians has often been acknowledged as one of the few enduring plays to have emerged from ‘The Troubles’.
An elegy for Bloody Sunday in Derry, it is the survival of tragedy and of intense grief, which becomes the unspoken subject through the personal journeys of three women and three men who camp out in a graveyard awaiting the rise of the dead. Dido is the outsider who brings daily pram loads of supplies including a script of his own attempt at a Troubles Play, The Burning Balaclava, the comic centrepiece which is surrounded by jokes, quizzes and encounters which pass the time of waiting. Individual resurrections signal a community, like Carthage, rising from its ashes.
This production commemorates the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and, appropriately within the theme of Carthaginians, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Forum.
Hauntingly coherent beauty and of sadness and of a deep defiant joy. The Financial times
Brilliantly effective and affective. The Guardian
A completeness which engages our absolute attention. The Independent
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Tickets: £13.00, concessions£9.00
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Wednesday 7 March at 8pm |
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Music
Tom Kelly presents
Dominic Kirwan in concert
As part of his current Irish Tour, Riverside is delighted to welcome back Dominic and his backing band in an evening of your favourite songs and with special Guest LOUISE MORRISSEY
Dominic Kirwan, one of Ireland's best and most popular Concert performers, embarks
on a nationwide Concert Tour in January/February/March 2012 with his excellent
Band.
Dominic has built up a very loyal following in Ireland and the UK as a consequence of
his dynamic stage shows. His show creates a wonderful atmosphere amongst his
audiences and everybody leaves wanting to return to the next.
Dominic features songs from his many Hit albums and also many standard Hits in a
Concert Show that features both Country and Pop.
Special Guest is renowned singer LOUISE MORRISSEY
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Tickets: £20.00
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Friday 9 March at 8pm |
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Sport
Sports Entertainment Wrestling presents
WRESTLEMANIA!
The first professional wrestling to take place in Riverside's main auditorium for 35 years!
Coleraine is ready to rumble this year, as the top International Superstars & Divas from the world of wrestling get set to rock the Riverside Theatre for the very first time in its 35 year history!
The stars set to appear on the bill include 'The Grim Reaper' Andy Phoenix, 'The Rated X Superstar' Johnny Notaro, 'The Man of Iron' The Executioner and many more including female wrestlers 'Mini Storm' Zowie O'Neill and 'Pretty Bad' Kazza.
But that's not all!
Ali 'Insane' Maclean who many mixed martial art fans will recognise is currently the UK Cage Wars MMA Champion. He has set his sights on a new ring. The wrestling ring and this weekend he'll be stepping throw the ropes to square off against bad boy Andy Phoenix. Fireworks are certain to explode during this main-event match-up
‘Brute Strength’ Chris Andrews will be making his final appearance for the company before he signs with World Wrestling Entertainment next week. This is a great chance for fans to see Andrews before he hits the big screen following in the footsteps of Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, Mason Ryan and of course Ireland’s own Sheamus!
But wait... there's more! That's right if all that isn't enough for you, a huge Royal Rumble match will be staged at the end of the night! Afterwards of course backstage passes can be bought and you can go behind the scenes and meet all your favourite Superstars and Divas!
The event is catered for everyone, both young and old! So come along, get yourself a foam hand, wave it around and poke it at all the baddies. The night promises to be a night of action not to be missed
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Saturday 17 March at 8pm |
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Music
Coleraine Borough Council presents
St Patrick's Night with THE BROKEN STRING BLUEGRASS BAND
One of Ireland's finest bluegrass bands appearing in Riverside for the first time on Saint Patrick's Day, 2012
The Riverside Theatre welcomes one of Ireland’s finest bluegrass bands for this year’s St. Patrick’s Night Community Concert, organized by Coleraine Borough Council as part of the St. Patrick’s Week Community Festival. The Broken String Bluegrass Band regularly raise the rafters with their superb playing and singing, and are firm favourites at bluegrass festivals throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.
The Broken String Band play traditional, raw acoustic Appalachian mountain music at its foot-tapping best. This dynamic band features Geordie McAdam who has teamed up with his old friend Michael Ash. Both are former members of the Black Mountain String Band, who have been favourites with live music audiences for many years. They play old time music with real passion and enthusiasm. Along with Geordie and Michael are the Muirhead brothers, Ivan and Adrian – two exceptional musicians with a long tradition of music in the family. This pair adds the bluegrass sound and drive to the band. With bass player Big Walty, these guys have real talent and gel together with ease – fun is their number one priority.
For this special show, the band will include some material from the Irish and Scots traditions, and offer some background on the journey that some of the tunes have taken, crossing the Atlantic and finding new settings in the United States.
The concert is being presented in association with Cultural Crossings, which is promoted by the Provost of the Coleraine campus, University of Ulster, in partnership with Causeway Coast Arts.
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£10.00
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Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 March, daily at 11am |
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Children
Replay Theatre Company, Belfast presents
Marianne Dreams
A classic piece of children's theatre - shown on TV during the 60s and filmed by Hollywood in the 80s under the title of "Paper House"
On her tenth birthday, Marianne is forced to bed with a fever. Bored, she picks up a pencil and starts to draw a house. That night she dreams. And as she dreams, she finds herself in the very house she has drawn.
Inside the house is a boy who seems strangely familiar. Together they begin an adventure. But is it real or a dream? Marianne Dreams brings you something you won’t have seen before As the tale unfolds, an animated world appears plunging the audience into this intriguingly moody world, desperate to know how the story ends.
Moira Buffini is an award-winning writer whose plays have been performed all over the world. She has also written several screenplays including Tamara Drewe and current box office winner, Jane Eyre.
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Friday 23 March at 8pm |
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Comedy
Prime Cut Theatre Company, Belfast presents
Shoot The Crow
A brilliant comedy about 4 working men on the make!
Prime Cut returns to Riverside for the first time in a couple of years with a play set during the working day on a Belfast building site.
Starring Paddy Jenkins, Packy Lee, Marty Maguire and Walter McMonagle - it's an hilarious and moving homage to the working man
Following the 2011 critically acclaimed tour, Prime Cut Productions takes to the road again with this “wonderfully warmhearted” (Sunday Express) “irresistible comedy” (The Telegraph) which promises a “therapeutic evening of laughter” (The Times) and has delighted audiences around the world from the West End to Tokyo.
Four tilers, Ding Ding, Petesy, Randolph and Socrates, are working on a Belfast building and dreaming of better things. There’s an opportunity to make a few bob on the sly, but not all of them can commit the same petty crime.
The hilarious and moving Shoot The Crow considers the relationships we develop with the people we work with and what most of us really think about the jobs we spend most of our lives doing.
Please note the play contains strong language.
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Saturday 24 March at 8pm |
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Comedy
David Hull Promotions presents
Tim McGarry's Political Party
a solo show from the host of BBC TV's "The Blame Game" and premier member of The Hole in The Wall Gang and star of "Give My Head Peace"
Following the huge success of Tim McGarry’s Irish History Lesson the lanky guru is back with a new one-man stand-up show. This time Tim has set his satirical sights on all things political.
In a country where ex-terrorists and even Jim Allister can get elected, Tim thinks maybe it’s time he had a go. Tim McGarry’s Political Party is an hilarious fun packed examination of how we do politics here. And he takes a sharp look at our politicians and their contribution to making Northern Ireland the superb place is it is today. Is it time for a new Party? Would you Vote McGarry? Maybe not, but you will be laughing at this sharp, scathing and side-splitting show which gives our politicians all the respect they so richly deserve.
Expect strong language
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Thursday 29 March at 8pm |
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Drama
Two for One Productions presents
Coole Lady
NI Actress Joan McCready, directed by husband Sam, stars in this one-woman tour de force
After her stunning performance in the Holocaust play, A Time to Speak, Joan McCready returns to the Riverside as Lady Gregory, Ireland’s First Lady of the Theatre.
In this entertaining and moving one-woman play, Lady Gregory, founder of the Abbey Theatre, speaks frankly about her extraordinary life; her family, her politics, and her love affairs, as she embraces the vision of a New Ireland that she helped to create.
The production, which has been performed world-wide, toured Ireland in 2005; it returns in response to demands that it must be seen again. Not to be missed!
“I loved it. Joan McCready’s performance was nothing less than a ‘tour de force.’
Paddy O’Flaherty, BBC Radio
“Joan McCready commands the stage. Four stars.”
Grania McFadden, Belfast Telegraph
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Friday 30 March at 8pm |
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Music
John Braniff presents
The Young Shadow
17 Year Old Chris Braniff and his fabulous backing band in a spectacular musical which pays tribute to THE SHADOWS - one of the biggest and most influential bands of the 60s
17 year old Chris Braniff and his backing band The Shadowmen recreate the amazing sound of Britain’s most popular band, who were topping the charts with Cliff Richard long before the Beatles!
Featuring all the classic hits (Apache, Wonderful Land, Atlantis, Foot Tapper) in a full two-hour stage show performed by a young musical protégé with a very distinctive style.
“Chris – you are a great young talent”
Hank Marvin
“He has done it. This is truly amazing! He sounds just like Hank Marvin!”
Paul Gambaccini
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Tuesday 03 to Thursday 05 April, nightly at 8pm |
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Family Musical
Riverside Youth Theatre presents
Walt Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK
NI's brightest and best Youth Theatre in probably the world's favourite musical with all its familiar songs
Riverside’s own Youth Theatre proudly takes to the stage with probably the most popular of all the Walt Disney musicals in its annual, pre-Easter showcase in the main auditorium.
The cast of over 60 young people, all aged between 8 and 19 years, will amaze you with their versatility as they belt-out all the show’s favourite numbers (“I Wanna be like you” – “Trust in Me” – “The Bare Necessities of Life” etc etc) in a fully staged and costumed production, which they’ve been working on since before Christmas,
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Saturday 07 April at 8pm |
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Music
Creedance presents
Creedance Clearwater Revived
Coleraine's premier tribute band pays homage to the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival - one of the world's biggest bands of the 70s
Creedance Clearwater Revived was formed by five musicians hailing from Coleraine and Belfast. The band pays tribute to one of the greatest acts in music history, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Creedence was formed in late 1969 by brothers John & Tom Fogarty, along with Stu Cook and Doug Clifford. Although Creedence only performed and recorded for a short period, they produced a catalogue of great songs and influenced very many bands from all genres. Even today their hits feature in countless movies and on the playlist of radio stations all over the world.
The members of Creedance Clearwater Revived have a wealth of experience and musical talent. The show includes hits such as Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, Lodi, Down On The Corner and Fortunate Son - to name but a few.
Creedance Clearwater Revived has worked tirelessly to reproduce the authentic sound of Creedence Clearwater Revival. These fine musicians invite you along to a great show that has great music and pays tribute to one of the greatest bands in the history of music.
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Thursday 12 April to Saturday 21 April - nightly at 8pm and selected matinee performances at 2pm
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Musical
Portrush Music Society presents
TITANIC - The Musical
The major musical which swept the boards at the 1997 Tony Awards
This award winning Broadway musical is a joyous, breathtaking and heartbreaking show that captures the humanity of what went on during the ship’s historic voyage.
‘Titanic - The Musical’ is based on the true story of the great ship's ill-fated voyage from departure in Southampton, England. We know it; the supposedly unsinkable liner, the largest mobile structure ever built, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank with a tremendous loss of life. The show touches on issues such as class, immigration and mankind's vulnerability in the face of nature. We meet the real officers, passengers and crew - some high born and others fleeing poverty, hoping to fulfil their life’s dreams. The musical play Titanic examines the causes, conditions and characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama.
This epic production undertaken by Portrush Music Society will involve over seventy five cast members on stage.
Book your passage aboard the world’s most famous ‘Ship of Dreams’ to be part of this memorable moving musical in the centenary week of her sinking.
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Friday 27 April at 8pm |
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Comedy
GBL Productions, Belfast presents
Chronicles of Long Kesh
The smash-hit play from 2009 which took audiences by storm and which was winner of the Best Ensemble Piece at the Edinburgh Festival
A smash-hit success in its 2009 inaugural run, Chronicles of Long Kesh has been praised by critics and audiences from Belfast to Tasmania, as well as being the proud winner of the Best Ensemble prize at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
From the pen of noted Northern Irish playwright Martin Lynch, Chronicles tells the story of the Maze prison – from its opening in August 1971 to its closure in July 2000 – and features a host of talented local actors, such as Marty Maguire and Jo Donnelly
Based on dozens of interviews with ex-prisoners and wardens, this powerful, yet hilarious, play introduces audiences to a rich assortment of republicans, loyalists, prison officers, chancers, escapers, wives, Smokey Robinson-imitators and hypochondriacs.
See it while you have the chance!
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£9.00
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Saturday 28 April at 8pm |
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Music
Four Seasons Music presents
PHIL COULTER in concert
Ireland's favourite composer/performer spends an evening with his Coleraine fans
Up in that Pantheon inhabited by the biggest selling recording artistes of all time in Ireland, rubbing shoulders with Bono and the Boys, you might be surprised to bump into Phil Coulter. You shouldn’t be!
It’s now twenty years since the distinctive sound of Tranquility, featuring Phil’s piano and orchestra, first seduced the whole of Ireland with its easy melodic charm, before going on to make believers around the world.
With record sales now counted in millions, as well as a Grammy nomination, several appearances in the White House and sold out international tours, it’s been quite a ride. Not that Phil Coulter had been a stranger to success in the music biz prior to that. I
n the twenty years before Tranquility he had achieved world-wide recognition as a hit songwriter, with then partner Bill Martin, notching up chart entries with a diverse list of acts from Cliff Richard to Sandie Shaw, Elvis Presley to Waylon Jennings, from Bobby Vinton to The Bay City Rollers.
As a producer his credits are formidable and include icons like Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor and Elvis Costello, classical greats like James Galway and one-of-a-kind’s like Richard Harris. On a separate more low profile track from all his commercial success, Phil kept faith with his passion for Irish Music. He credits Summers spent in the Donegal Gaeltacht with starting that love affair and reckons that when, as a Music student in Queen’s University Belfast, he first heard Sean O’Riada’s “Mise Eire” it was a defining musical moment.
He has worked with legends of Irish music like Planxty, The Dubliners, Liam Clancy and The Furey Brothers and has written some of the great Irish songs of his generation - ‘Scorn Not His Simplicity’, ‘Steal Away’, ‘Ireland’s Call’ and the classic ‘The Town I Loved So Well’. Indeed his unique contribution to Irish music had been recognised by the awarding of three Honorary Doctorates and an hour long BBC T.V. Tribute. In 2010 he was honoured for his Lifetime Achievement in the Music Industry by his peers in the British Acadamy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
His new release on EMI REFLECTIONS, his first in four years is classic Coulter, lush orchestrations of stunning melodies including a number of his own originals alongside perennial faourites like RIDE ON and THE ISLAND.
When asked recently to explain his staying power he replied, ”Simple. I turn up for work on Monday morning!’
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Tickets: £20.00
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Thursday 03 May at 8pm |
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Comedy
European Arts presents
The Dumb Waiter AND The Lover
A double-bill of one-act comedy plays from Britain's most influential dramatist of the 1960s
European Arts Company, which recently brought us the delightful 'Chekhov's Shorts', returns with a double-bill of Harold Pinter's classic short, black-comedies.
In 'The Dumb Waiter', two hit-men are waiting in a basement room to do a job. Strange messages keep appearing via a serving hatch. Who are they from? Why are they waiting? And who is their next victim? Comedy and menace collide seamlessly in this classic Pinter one-act play from 1960.
In 'The Lover', Richard and Sarah have been married for 10 years. Every morning he commutes into the City to pore over balance sheets and graphs while she shows her lover the hollyhocks. Everything is not quite as it seems as fantasy and reality converge to dizzying effect.
These two witty dramas by the Nobel prize-winner still pack the same punch as when first written. Thrillingly powerful with an air of mystery, they will keep you on the edge of your seat. A rare and welcome treat for any theatre lover!
'European Arts Company provides sheer entertainment but also an excellent opportunity for seeing high-quality live theatre' - International Herald Tribune
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£9.00
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Monday 07 May at 8pm |
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Comedy
David Hull Promotions presents
Give My Head Peace - Live!
NI's favourite BBC TV family, from the show of the same name
Back by Popular Demand!
Give My Head Peace Live has always packed them out in Coleraine’s finest theatre and 2012 will be no different.
Da, Cal, Ma, Dympna and Billy the Peeler return to the Riverside for an evening of fun, laughter and topical comedy not to be missed. And they'll be joined by Ulster’s favourite greasy haired bigot Uncle Andy- the man who's been training hard to win the Olympic gold in Orange marching.
If you've seen the Gang live before, you'll be back for more. If you haven't seen them in a while - come and see what you're missing.
A great night's banter guaranteed!
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Tickets: £20.00
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Thursday 10 May at 8pm |
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Drama
Nicholas Collett presents
Spitfire Solo
Nicholas Collett stars in his own one-man show about 80 year old ex-Battle of Britain Spitfire Pilot Peter Walker
Written and performed by Nicholas Collett
Co-devised and directed by Gavin Robertson
Executive Producer for perf@ect Tim Marriott
It is June of the new Millennium. For eighty-year old Peter Walker, ex-Battle of Britain pilot, an unexpected new challenge is about to begin. From the comfort of the Silver Birches Retirement Home, he must once again find the resilience, determination and strength to do what must be done. As he re-lives past glories, losses, wartime experiences, family memories and the heady days of blue skies and battles, he searches for the answer to the biggest question so far!
Personal, charming, funny and inventive, ‘Spitfire Solo’ is one man’s battle for survival, the second time around! Blending theatre, music and film in this multi-layered and textured production, Nicholas Collett plays a multitude of characters and recreates the Battle of Britain - onstage!
“Collett is powerful – incredibly believable” Adelaide Artbeat Feb 2011
“What an excellent actor is Collett – a marvel” Le Monde
“Collett sends a shiver down the spine” The Scotsman
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£8.00
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Saturday 12 May at 8pm |
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Professional Ballet
Ballet Theatre UK, presents
The Sleeping Beauty
One of Britain's most exciting, professional ballet companies making its second visit to Coleraine's Riverside
Join Ballet Theatre UK’s internationally acclaimed company of gifted dancers, along with over sixty handcrafted costumes and three glittering stage sets. This spectacular production uses Tchaikovsky’s glorious music and stunning classical choreography to reawaken the magic of the world’s favorite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles, curses, forests and fairies.
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Princess Aurora lived in an enchanted castle where fairies bestowed her withgifts of beauty, temperament, purity, joy and generosity.
The wicked Fairy Carabosse places a curse on Aurora; to prick her finger on a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday... and die! The beautiful and kind Lilac Fairy casts a spell to counter the curse so that instead of dying Aurora fell asleep for a hundred years. Only the touch of true love’s kiss could awaken her and undo the evil spell…
Ballet Theatre UK, was recently reviewed thus:
"Excellent"- Oxford Times
‘Exquisite costumes, scenery and superb choreography…
this mesmerizing show captured the full house
audience of all ages!’ – Leicester Mercury
"Magical... the dancers took us to fairy land and back. What an antidote to the everyday grey world"- Newbury Weekly News
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Tickets: £15.00, concessions£13.00
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Tuesday 15 May at 8pm |
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Music
Riverside proudly welcomes
Guitarist ALBERT LEE and HOGAN'S HEROES
One of the world's most brilliant guitarists backed by the sensational Hogan's Heroes
Albert Lee, by common consent one of the world’s finest guitar-players, needs no introduction to Country Music & Rock fans. He has worked with some of the world's top artists, from Emmylou Harris to the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton to Eric Clapton.
In November 2002, at Eric's request, Albert appeared at the star-studded Memorial Concert for George Harrison at London's Albert Hall, and was featured alongside Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Eric Clapton at Eric’s 2007 and 2010 Crossroads guitar festival.
He is also a member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, and fronted the band at the O2 arena on the night of the Led Zeppelin reunion concert.
Albert is a double Grammy award winning musician, whose talents continue to be in demand by fellow performers the world throughout. He will be appearing in Riverside with Hogan’s Heroes. This multi-talented band features some of the top musicians in the UK.
Hogan's Heroes was formed by their namesake Gerry Hogan over 20 years ago, specifically to back Albert. Their first gig took place in 1987 at Gerry’s annual festival for pedal steel guitar.
They have played together on a regular basis since that time, and as a result have become one of the tightest units in music.
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Tickets: £20.00, concessions£18.00
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Friday 18 May at 8pm |
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Music
Artist-Int presents
The Best Michael Jackson Tribute in the World!
A fitting and explosive tribute to the undisputed King of Pop
The World's Greatest Michael Jackson Concert is a fitting and explosive tribute to the undisputed King of Pop - starring BEN, the world's leading MJ tribute artist.
The acclaimed tribute show promises to provide the world’s closest experience to an original Jackson concert and recreates the iconic stages of Michael’s incredible career from as early as his Jackson 5 days to his worldwide sell-out arena tours.
With spectacular costume changes, mesmerising dance routines and an incredible live band - this is one show that any Michael Jackson fan cannot afford to miss!
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Tickets: £15.00, concessions£12.50
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Friday 25 May at 11am |
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Children
Clydebuilt Puppet Company, Scotland presents
Peter and the Wolf
One of the company's most successful touring productions
Puppetry is magical introduction to live theatre for children and we are very happy to bring one our favourite productions to Coleraine.
One of our most successful touring shows ever PETER AND THE WOLF is a wonderful rich story. Follow the adventures of Peter’s visit to his grandfather’s cottage at the edge of the great forest.
With a life-sized wolf, beautifully manipulated animal puppets and of course Peter and Grandfather, this show has it all. A fun family show, with a specially-composed soundtrack of Russian style folk music that fits the story and the puppets movements in a very special way.
“Peter and The Wolf is an enchanting show. It is visually strong and nicely paced with gorgeous puppets and a menacing, life sized wolf that made children both scared and sympathetic. The audience were all engrossed from start to finish”
ESTHER HINGLE, HIGHLIGHTS RURAL TOURING, NORTHUMBRIA.
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Tickets: £5.00
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Saturday 2 June at 8pm |
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Dance
The Dominic Graham School of Irish Dance presents
Cultural Olympiad 2012 Dance Night
The North West's most accomplished School of Irish Dance celebrates the 2012 Olympics
The last 12 months have seen The Dominic Graham School become one of Europe’s top Irish Dance acts, with headline appearances at The International Festival of Wales and Celtica in Italy.
In a brand new show, which will herald the arrival of the Olympic Torch to the North West of the Province, Dominic's dancers will demonstrate why it is one of the best and most respected schools of Irish Dance in Ireland.
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Tickets: £11.00
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Monday 11 June at 11am and 1pm |
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Children
Aisling Ghéar Theatre Co presents
‘Níl ann ach Seó Cluichí/ It’s only a Game Show’
An Irish Language Children’s Show for ages 4 -10
Ar mhaith leat bheith i do sheaimpín? Tá do chuidiú de dhíth le fáil amach cé nach bhfuil ag tabhairt cothrom na Féinne sa Seó Cluichí.
Are you ready to be a Champion? We need you to help us sort out who’s not playing fair in The Game Show.
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Tickets: £5.00, concessions£3.00
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Saturday 23 June at 8pm |
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North Coast Theatre Productions in association with NIPA (Northern Ireland's School of Performing Arts) presents
R E N T (The Musical)
A Tony Award winning show for the Best Musical, following a 12 years' long run on Broadway
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. It takes place in 1998-2000
The musical was first seen in a limited three-week workshop production at New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. This same New York City off-Broadway theatre was also the musical's initial home following its official January 25, 1996 opening. The show won a Pulitzer Prize, and the production was a hit. The musical moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.
On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won a Tony Award for Best Musical among other awards. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after a 12-year run and 5,124 performances, making it the ninth-longest-running Broadway show by that time, ten years behind The Phantom of the Opera as of December 2009. The production grossed over $280 million.
The success of the show led to several national tours and numerous foreign productions, and in 2005, it was also adapted into a motion picture that features most of the original cast members
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Tickets: £12.00, concessions£10.00
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Friday 06 July at 8pm |
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Music
Conspiracy presents
The 80s Comes Back to Coleraine!
A high-energy musical romp through one of the most fashion-grabbing periods of the 20th century!
What a feeling! is a high energy musical journey through the 1980s that will transport you back to the days of shoulder pads, legwarmers and big hair. Featuring the best songs of the decade and set against a narrative that recalls the key events of the period, from the appearance of the mobile phone to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the show is a must-see for anyone who remembers the feel-good decade.
What a feeling! is brought to you by the talents of Conspiracy, one of Ireland's top showbands. Performing songs by artists as diverse as Pink Floyd, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Human League, Cher, Kiss and Dire Straits, the band delivers a dynamic, totally live musical tribute to the 80s that will have you dancing in the aisles. The sounds, the lights, the clothes – all packaged into this two hour fast moving international show.
Web: www.whatafeeling.co.uk
You Tube links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHqmR7Oj1zU
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Tickets: £15.00, concessions£13.00
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Saturday 28 July at 8pm |
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Musical
AD Productions presents
The Wedding Singer
Music by Matthew Sklar
Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by Tim Herlihy
In THE WEDDING SINGER, it's 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party, until his own fiancee leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.
Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. Only trouble is Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. With a brand new score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980's, THE WEDDING SINGER takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
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Tickets: £11.00, concessions£9.00
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