Des Keogh, one of Ireland’s foremost actors and entertainers, brings his hugely successful and award-winning show ‘The Love Hungry Farmer’ by John B. Keane to The Market Place Theatre in Armagh for the first time.
It tells the story of John Bosco McLane, a bachelor of ‘indeterminate’ age and according to his own assessment, ‘past his best’ and evidently still a virgin. McLane’s amorous adventures range from the hilarious to the pitiful. John B. Keane ranks among the great Irish writers. His plays include ‘Sive’, ‘The Field’ and ‘Big Maggie’. ‘The Field’ became an Oscar nominated film starring Richard Harris.
The Love-Hungry Farmer will be staged on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May at 8pm. Tickets are priced £14.50 and £12.50 (concession).
Blues fans will be delighted with the return of guitar legend Ronnie Greer, who has been at the centre of the blues scene in Ireland for over forty years now, having shared the stage with some of the greatest names in blues. His distinctive guitar style, melding hard edged Chicago blues with bebop jazz inflected lines, has been critically acclaimed as world class. His recent album release,’ A Lifetime With The Blues’, has also been hailed as one of the finest ever blues albums to come out of these shores.
Ronnie brings his powerhouse band back to the Market Place, featuring some of the best musicians in the country. Brilliant singer | guitarist Anthony Toner, keyboard wizard John McCullough, and the peerless rhythm section of bass player Alan Hunter, and drummer Colm Fitzpatrick, operate on a level with Ronnie which has to be heard to be appreciated.
The Ronnie Greer Blues Band will perform at The Market Place Theatre in Armagh on Saturday 17th May at 8.30pm. Tickets are priced £10 each. Tickets for all events can be booked through the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at www.marketplacearmagh.com
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