November 2011
Drama
Tues 29 November 2011 at 11am and 8pm
Basam
One Donegal Festival
FREE ADMISSION BUT ADVANCE BOOKING RECOMMMENDED
Play reading and workshop
The play Basam is about one man's journey from violence to non-violence and explores the broader moral themes of forgiveness and hope during the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The play demonstrates parallels with issues of conflict resolution in Ireland. At the core of the story, the play asks of its audience: 'What motivates people to say no to violence and choose the road to peace?' Read on..
COMEDY
Sat 26 November 2011 at 8pm
Colin Murphy
Tickets: €20, 4 for €70
THE BRILLIANT and ever popular Colin Murphy makes a welcome return to the An Grianán stage. This Belfast comic is a natural performer, superb mimic, and proof that straight stand-up is hard to beat. NB: contains adult material/strong language. Suitable over 18s only. Read on..
VARIETY
Fri 25 November 2011 at 8pm
Colaiste Ailigh Variety Concert
Tickets: €10/€5
A variety concert featuring the staff and students of Letterkenny's Colaiste Ailigh.
Music
Thur 24 November 2011 at 8pm
Country Roads - A Celebration of John Denver
Tickets: €20/€16
Country Roads: A Celebration of John Denver will take you on a journey through his musical career, featuring popular hits such as 'Annie's Song', 'Leaving on a Jet Plane', 'Rocky Mountain High' and title track 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'. Read on..
Drama
Mon 21 and Tues 22 November 2011 at 8pm
The Seafarer
Nomad Theatre Network and Decadent Theatre
Tickets: €18/€15
"Drink yourself up on to the next shelf in the basement. Drink to where possibility feels infinite and your immortality feels strong."
One of the most popular plays ever seen at An Grianán returns in a new production by the award winning Nomad Theatre Network and Decadent Theatre. Read on..
Drama
Fri 18 & Sat 19 November 2011 at 8pm
Brian Friel's Winners and Afterplay
An Grianán Theatre
Tickets: €12/€10
Two one act plays by one of the world's greatest living playwrights. Winners is the fragile and poetic story of a teenage couple, while Afterplay speculates on what might happen if two characters from the works of Chekhov should chance to meet. Read on..
Music
Sat 12 November 2011 at 8pm
Gemma Hayes
Tickets: €15/€10 Friends: 2 tickets for the price of 1!
Over the years Gemma's songs have appeared in countless TV programmes and films from Grey's Anatomy to One Tree Hill and most recently The Vampire Diaries and the upcoming Abigail Breslin film, Janie Jones. Read on..
VARIETY
Fri 11 November 2011 at 8pm
Dyslexia Association of Ireland (Letterkenny Branch) Variety Concert
Tickets: €10
Artists Appearing in this fundraiser are Ireland's Greatest Tenor Voice Eugene Ginty, Donegal Abbey Singers, Colmcille Gospel Choir, New Voice of Country Award Winner Trevor Loughrey, Local Artiste Lauren Sheridan, Compere - Mickey McHugh. A great value night out for a great cause.
Classical
Tues 8 November 2011 at 8pm
RTE Vanbrugh Quartet
Tickets: €15/€10, Friends €10
PROGRAMME
Haydn - Op. 42
Frederick - May Quartet
Schubert - Death and the Maiden
Gregory Ellis, Keith Pascoe (violins), Simon Aspell (viola), Christopher Marwood (cello). Read on..
DRAMA
Saturday 5 Nov 2011 at 8pm
The Mothers Arms
Little John Nee and the Highly Strung Orchestra
Tickets: €12/€8
A sell-out hit at this year's Earagail Arts Festival!
Join us in The Mothers Arms Singing Lounge for Little John Nee's latest show. A superb mix of music and storytelling as John is joined by the Highly Strung Orchestra: Scorsese Gallagher, Jesus O'Donnell and Norma Eggstrom (Jeremy Howard, Andrew Galvin and Orlaith Gilchreest). Read on..
Drama
Fri 4 November 2011 at 8pm
All Souls' Night
Centre Stage Theatre
Tickets: €18/€15, Friends
Joseph Tomelty's classic play celebrates the centenary of this excellent writer's birth. Universally regarded as an Ulster Classic, All Souls' Night is a drama of greed and superstition - its action taking place on the night when traditionally the dead return to the hearth of their earthly homes. Read on..
DAnce/Family
Thurs 3 November 2011 at 3pm
Undercurrent
Echo Echo Dance Theatre
Tickets: €5
* please note time change to a family friendly 3pm!
Undercurrent promises to be a lively and fun dance theatre treat for all the family- children and adults alike. Undercurrent will submerge you into a colourful world of fantasy, fairy tales and tongue twisters. Read on..
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