St Johns Theatre & Arts Centre - January 2012 Programme. All Performances at 8.00p.m.
Jan 1st - 31st Stracfhéachaint Siar
A photographic exhibition which has as its theme, the events, the artists and the audiences as featured in our programme of events for 2011.
Wed 4th - Sun 8th Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - The Listowel Pantomime Group returns with the best of family entertainment and comedy.
The cast features Aideen O’Conor, James O’ Flaherty, Gearoid O’Connor, Mairead Fitzmaurice, Danny Russell, John Looney, Tina Enright and Lal Browne. Also featuring are The Listowel Folk Group/Choir plus special guests and the youth group featuring chorus, dancers, musicians and actors.
Nightly Wed – Sat @ 7.30pm. Matinees on Fri and Sun @ 2.30pm. Tickets: Adults €10, Children €6. Also family tickets.
Venue: Boys Primary School Hall. Bookings – St Johns (068) 22566.
Tues 10th Best Of Irish 2010 – Film Club
Ten of the best Irish Shorts from The Kerry Film Festival 2010. Films featured are: Getting Air, Runners, Cold Turkey,The Pool, Noreen, Moore St Masala, Bye Bye Now, Christmas Swim, Crossword and Dun Chaoin. In association with Access Cinema.
Wed 11th The Carrivick Sisters.
The best of American Country and Bluegrass presented by sisters Laura and Charlotte on Guitar, Mandolin, Clawhammer Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro Cello and Vocals.
Mon 16th The Snow Queen / Jack And The Beanstalk
A St. Johns Childrens Theatre Production. Directed by Deirdre O’Halloran.
Tues 17th The Skin I Live In – Film Club
Directed by Pedro Almodovar – Spain, the cast features Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Marisa Panedes. Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr Robert Ledgand, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her.
Thurs 19th David McSavage
One of Irelands most popular comedians and street entertainers, he is a regular guest on TV and radio shows in Ireland and comedy festivals worldwide. In 2009 he devised, wrote and starred in the six part TV series, The Savage Eye on RTE.
Fri 20th Brendan Shine In Concert
A trip down memory lane with favourite hits from days gone by.
Tues 24th - Fri 27th Kids Want To Drum
Kieran Gallagher of Kada Kaboom Arts presents an outreach series of Drumming/Percussion/Music appreciation workshops for 10 local schools.
Wed 25th Sarah Savoy And The Francadians
A top four-piece Cajun dance band from Louisiana playing Country & Bluegrass on Fiddle, Base, Guitar, Button Accordion, Washboard and Saxaphone. The band is fronted by Sarah, “the self styled queen of white trash Cajun”.
Thurs 26th Shortcut To Hallelujah
A hysterical drama set during the run up to the Mayo/Kerry All-Ireland Football Final. Rumours begin to surface of a curse on the Mayo team and this, combined with a landgrabbing incident, spells trouble for Eimear, the tragic fiancé.
The play was written by Mick Donnellan and is presented by Truman Town Theatre, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo.
Sat 28th Many Young Men Of Twenty
John B Keane’s classic play on poverty, love and emigration in Ireland in the 1950’s. Presented by Feohanagh/Castlemahon Players, Limerick
Contact Information
Arts & Culture
Rathass, Tralee,
Co. Kerry
Tel: (066) 7183815
Fax: (066) 7183613
Email: kkennell@kerrycoco.ie
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