A Season of Theatre, Song, Story and Visual Art

to Mark Ireland’s Centenary

Roscommon Arts Centre

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Autumn 1917 and Constance Markievicz is on trial for the death of a young, unarmedpoliceman during the 1916 Rising, that brings several historic characters to court. Examining her complex relationship with Ireland and her role in the rebellion; and drawing from real speeches, the audience are left to decide on the verdict - guilty or innocent?

TUESDAY 12th APRIL | 8pm | €15

Dublin, 24 April 1916. Ireland’s leading actors abandon a matinee of Cathleen Ni Houlihan, take their revolvers from beneath the Abbey stage and march to Dublin Castle. Derived from real-life testimonies, Rebel Rebel chronicles the finite moments when the playspilled revolution from the stage onto the streets. Helena Molony and Sean Connolly rehearsed, carried out and suffered the consequences of the rebellion, leading tohis fatal shooting and dying in her arms on the roof of City Hall.

FRIDAY 6th & SATURDAY 7th MAY | 1.10pm | €10/ €15 with Lunch**lunch must be pre-booked

Easter week 1916. Thaddeus Maloney has a dream to open a new hotel on Sackville St (now O’Connell Street). A captivating story of how one man’s dream collided with thebirth of our nation. This bi-lingual performance brings alive that historic week in a show created specifically for young audiences, full of live music, physical theatre and puppetry.

THEATRE

STORY & SONG

VISUAL ART

CHILDREN/ YOUNG PEOPLE

Madame de Markievicz on TrialThe New Theatre

MALONEY’S DREAM

If I was in the GPO, We Would Have Won Bridie Reardon is a young woman passionate for her country. She and a group of her ‘comrades’ want to fight for Ireland as much as any man, but are told their place is athome. Will she comply or fight for what she believes in? A new play written by Catherine Simon, this performance is also suitable for senior primary & secondaryschool students. Pre & post show in-school workshops available. To book call 086 8747024

THURSDAY 21st & FRIDAY 22nd APRIL | 11am | €6FRIDAY 22nd & SATURDAY 23rd APRIL | 8pm | €12/€10

A NATION ONCE AGAIN Roscommon Drama Group & Roscommon Solstice ChoirIn association with the Roscommon Lamb Festival

See the great events of the 1916 Rising re-enacted on stage. Hear the stories and the ballads of the 1798 to 1916 era and celebrate the visionaries who gave us our freedom in this new show by local playwright Tommy Murray.

THURSDAY 28th - SATURDAY 30th April | 8pm | €14/€12

FOLKLORE ARCHIVES: Nollaig MolloyRoscommon based visual artist Nollaig Molloy has been commissioned, under The Roscommon Ireland 2016 Programme, to produce a new body of work that explores the impact of the 1916 Rising on the next generation of young people in the County, using the National Schools Folklore Collection as a point of departure.

EXHIBITION OPENING: EASTER SATURDAY MARCH 26th | 7pm | ALL WELCOME

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNINGPart of Roscommon County Council’s Centenary Programme

Galway Percy French Society and Patrick Kavanagh Western Association remember World War 1 through music, dance, song and story.

EASTER SATURDAY 26th MARCH | 8pm | €10

REBEL REBEL ANU PRODUCTIONS

Roscommon County Youth Theatre

Branar / Roscommon Arts Centre Co-Production

by Tommy Murray

THURSDAY 14th & FRIDAY 15th APRIL 10am & 12pm| €5 | Ages: 8+

by Ann Matthews

"Artful, complex, and touching... a total pleasure to watch" - Sunday Independent

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