Comedy, drama and music – The Market Place Theatre in Armagh lives up to its reputation of offering something for everyone this weekend.
‘Wilde Without The Boy’ is solo theatrical presentation of, ‘De Profundis’, Oscar Wilde’s bitterly reproachful and, at times, exquisitely-beautiful letter, written from his prison cell in Reading gaol to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, after Wilde had been imprisoned for acts of gross indecency. Spend an hour with a chastened – but still hilarious – Oscar Wilde in his prison cell. See into his astonishingly brilliant mind and beautiful, bruised soul. ‘Wilde Without The Boy’ will be staged on Thursday 2nd October at 8pm. Tickets are priced £10 and £8 (concession).
‘Beoga’ is a five-piece band based in County Antrim, Ireland. Formed in 2002, they have become one of the most popular and influential ensembles in modern Irish music. Their unique sound features the twin duelling accordions of Damian McKee and multi-instrumentalist Seán Óg Graham, pianist Liam Bradley, four times All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and Niamh Dunne, one of Ireland’s premier young talents, on vocals and fiddle. Beoga will perform for one evening only on Friday 3rd October at 8pm. Tickets are priced £13 each.
Tony Jameson takes his hilarious sell-out Edinburgh Festival show on the road. ‘Football Manager Ruined My Life’ focuses on Tony’s apparent mid-life crisis [he’s only 33, though] and a realisation that he has spent 20 years playing the same video game. He thinks he’s achieved some good things in his life, but could his life have been any better if he had applied his energies elsewhere? With a warm, amiable and conversational style, Tony brings a mixture of silly stories and references to footballers you may | may not have heard of. Tony will perform on Saturday 4th October at 8pm with tickets costing £12 or £10 (concession). Tickets for all performances are available through the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at www.marketplacearmagh.com
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