{"id":5002,"date":"2012-09-21T11:36:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T10:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5002"},"modified":"2012-09-21T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T10:36:56","slug":"stephen-rea-to-star-at-bangor-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/09\/stephen-rea-to-star-at-bangor-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"STEPHEN REA TO STAR AT BANGOR ABBEY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Ireland\u2019s best known stars of stage and screen, the internationally acclaimed actor Stephen Rea is set to make a very special appearance at this year\u2019s Aspects Festival which is taking place, for the first time, in the beautiful surroundings of Bangor Abbey.<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Stephen who is best known for his roles in box office smashes like The Crying Game and Interview With A Vampire will be narrating Flann O\u2019Brien\u2019s masterpiece, The Third Policeman. The show which is taking place on Saturday, 29th<\/sup>September 2012<\/strong> at 8.30pm<\/strong> (tickets \u00a315) will feature specially arranged music by acclaimed composer Colin Reid and is a combination of murder mystery, comic satire and supernatural thriller guaranteed to delight and thrill the audience!<\/p>\n

The last of Flann O\u2019Brien\u2019s novels to be published, The Third Policeman joins O\u2019Brien\u2019s other memorable works The Poor Mouth, The Dalkey Archive and A Hard Life to ensure his place along with Joyce and Beckett as one of Ireland\u2019 comic geniuses.<\/p>\n

Set in the atmospheric surrounds of The Abbey, Reid\u2019s live music, Rea\u2019s beguiling voice and O\u2019Brien\u2019s madcap pros will have the audience captivated from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the event, Stephen Douds, Festival Consultant said:\u00a0“Bringing the Stephen Rea and Colin Reid collaboration of The Third Policeman to Bangor Abbey is, for me at least, the\u00a0highlight of Aspects 2012.\u00a0 Having decided to use the historic Abbey as a venue it was really important to get the right music for the event. And this is it.\u00a0Flann O’Brien’s original text is a comic masterpiece, read and enjoyed for decades.\u00a0\u00a0 But when it is read by an actor as gifted as Stephen Rea the text is vivid, fresh and deeply\u00a0hilariously,\u00a0uncontrollably funny.\u00a0 Add to that the beauty of Colin Reid’s specially composed music\u00a0and it makes for an evening that lingers long in the memory.\u00a0 Once you see this performance you will never look at a bicycle the same way again. I promise.” <\/em><\/p>\n

The Third Policeman has been a sell-out at every venue it has previously visited so make sure to book your tickets now and don\u2019t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to experience this darkly comic tale in the unique surroundings of Bangor Abbey.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Aspects line-up is packed with something for everyone. Highlights include; for the crime lover Colin Bateman\u2019s Crime Night<\/strong> featuring Chris Brookmyre,<\/strong> sports fans will enjoy Kevin McCarra,<\/strong> poetry lovers will love Bernard MacLaverty,<\/strong> or if you\u2019re just looking for a laugh Owen O\u2019Neill<\/strong> is the show for you! For the full line-up, please download a programme from www.northdown.gov.uk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets are available at www.northdown.gov.uk\/bookings<\/a>, from the festival Box Office at North Down Museum (028 9127 1200) and from Bangor Tourist Information Office (028 9127 0069).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of Ireland\u2019s best known stars of stage and screen, the internationally acclaimed actor Stephen Rea is set to make a very special appearance at this year\u2019s Aspects Festival which is taking place, for the first time, in the beautiful surroundings of Bangor Abbey. Stephen who is best known for his roles in box office … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5004,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions\/5004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}