{"id":8003,"date":"2014-09-12T11:17:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T10:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=8003"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:17:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T10:17:27","slug":"americana-bluegrass-and-irish-drama-at-the-market-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/09\/americana-bluegrass-and-irish-drama-at-the-market-place\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICANA BLUEGRASS AND IRISH DRAMA  AT THE MARKET PLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Evocative drama and toe-tapping music are the order of the day this weekend at The Market Place Theatre in Armagh.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cajun-club-wookalily-press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8004\" title=\"cajun club wookalily press\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cajun-club-wookalily-press.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a>Patrick McCabe is one of Ireland\u2019s most daringly original writers. \u2018Frank Pig Says Hello\u2019 is the stage version of his highly acclaimed novel \u2018The Butcher Boy\u2019 which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Set in 1960\u2019s rural Ireland, it is a poignant and provocative journey into the heart and mind of Francie Brady, a young man driven beyond the boundaries of his mental and emotional health. Over 30 characters will be played by two versatile actors, Patrick McBrearty and Stefan Dunbar, in a powerfully evocative and rewarding theatre experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Frank Pig Says Hello\u2019 will be staged on Thursday 25<sup>th<\/sup> September at 8pm. Tickets are priced \u00a314.50 and \u00a312.50 (concession).<\/p>\n<p>The Market Place Theatre Cajun \/ Bluegrass Club returns by storm on Saturday 27<sup>th<\/sup> September at 8pm with the best of bluegrass and Cajun music and food that is as spicy as the music. Providing the music for the evening are \u2018Wookalily\u2019, a female-led Americana folk band with roots in bluegrass and country. They turf out timeless songs from the bogs of Northern Ireland to the bayous of Louisiana. Their style has an old-timey feel with a young-timey appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are priced \u00a310 for the music only, and \u00a320 for music and supper. Tickets for all performances are available through the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketplacearmagh.com\">www.marketplacearmagh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh\">www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh<\/a>) and Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh\">www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh<\/a>) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evocative drama and toe-tapping music are the order of the day this weekend at The Market Place Theatre in Armagh. Patrick McCabe is one of Ireland\u2019s most daringly original writers. \u2018Frank Pig Says Hello\u2019 is the stage version of his highly acclaimed novel \u2018The Butcher Boy\u2019 which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Set in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/09\/americana-bluegrass-and-irish-drama-at-the-market-place\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/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\/8003"}],"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=8003"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8005,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8003\/revisions\/8005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}