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COME WATCHTheatre, Music, Comedy P4-P22

5-7 Artillery StreetDerry Londonderry, BT48 6RG, Northern IrelandTel: 028 71 268027www.derryplayhouse.co.ukinfo@derryplayhouse.co.uk

Foreword by Roisin McDonough, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Northern Ireland

The Playhouse is one of the Arts Council’s core arts organisations making a significant and important contribution to the arts in Derry City and beyond. It is a key institution in the network of venues, arts centres and organisations which ensures that great art is within the reach of everyone across Northern Ireland. Audiences will recognise the commitment to quality and innovation that lies at the heart of the Playhouse, as one of our leading regional theatres. With an award-winning community arts educa-tion programme it continues to contribute to positive social change by creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds and circumstances to engage in the arts. The Arts Council as Principal Funder, through our public and National Lottery funds, is proud of our long association with the Playhouse and with its fine history of achievement, innovation and audience engagement.

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COME LEARNTraining ,Workshops P23-P29

HAVE FUNVenue and Room hireP30-P31

TAKE A PEAK Opening times, mapP33-P36

TheatreofplucK presents

TACTICS FOR TIME TRAVEL IN A TOILETFriday 26th January, 8pmTickets £10 (Proceeds to Rainbow project)

A place to hide. A place to feel. A place to love. A place to time travel!

The toilet cubicle lock flicks from VACANT to ENGAGED, and four teenagers escape out of time and space. There is no fixed past or present, but there can only be one future. The possibilities are not limitless. Which future should they choose?

Belfast’s own queer performance company celebrates its tenth anniversary with a startling new production. Combining technology, music, and design, TheatreofplucK’s latest show dispels the myths of the documented past and presents a radical vision of our future. Politics is personal in this poetic production with a radical, immersive staging.

ON THE ROAD AGAINFriday 12th January, 7.30pmTickets £5

A group of men of a certain age- some ex-musicians, some still musicians, some never musicians- get together to reminisce, play some songs, exchange stories about what they like and have liked in the past decades.

The group will explore the songs when they were first heard and the events in the world at that time... with particular focus on the little area of the North West of Ireland where we all live.

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Dyad Productions presents

THE TIME MACHINESunday 11th February 8pmTickets £12/£10 (includes £1 development contribution)

From the creators of Christmas Gothic, Dalloway and Austen’s Women.In this new age of uncertainty, where the shadows of tyranny, intolerance and war darken the narrative of human progress, how much time do we have left? If civilisation fell today, what would become of us? In producer Rebecca Vaughan and writer/director Elton Townend Jones’ new and radical interpretation of the HG Wells

classic, a Victorian explorer travels across the ages into tomorrow and beyond: from the fall of man to the end of the world, discovering the fate of our endeavours and uncovering our darkest fears. Setting the Darwinist politics of the original novella in sharp relief against our own experience of Western decline in the early 21st century, The Time Machine is a philosophical journey, a cautionary tale – and the story of us.

The Playhouse presents

THE BOG COUPLE by Liam Campbell Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th February, 8pm, Matinee performance 3pm Sunday 18th February Tickets £10 (opening night offer all tickets £5) (includes £1 development contribution)

Directed by Kieran Griffiths

“They partitioned Ireland in 1921 didn’t they? Well I’m partitioning this flat in 1976!”

Fate and a couple of failed marriages have crashed two men together under the same roof in the Rossville Flats in the midst of The Troubles - in what can only be described as the mismatch of the century.

Inspired by Neil Simon’s classic script ‘The Odd Couple’, this brand new laugh out loud comedy follows Oscar Meenan and Felix Young– both “Bogside men” - one a Catholic and one a Protestant; one is an easy-going slob and one an obsessive perfectionist preoccupied with neatness.

Join them in the Bogside in 1976 to find out if true friendship can overcome all in this riotous study in bitter-sweet disharmony.

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The Playhouse presents

THE BOG COUPLE by Liam Campbell Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th February, 8pm, Matinee performance 3pm Sunday 18th February Tickets £10 (opening night offer all tickets £5) (includes £1 development contribution)

Wednesday 21st February

EXHIBITION LAUNCH 7pm Admission Free

Thursday 22nd February

EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE by Patricia ByrneTickets £5, show at 10.30am

Friday 23rd February

SOLE PURPOSE REHEARSED READINGSTickets £10, show at 8.00pm

Thursday 22nd February

THE LIFE AND SOULby Chris O’Connor Tickets £10, show at 8.00pm

A Sole Purpose Production exploring abusive relationships among young people, followed by a Q&A with the actor Aoibh Johnson, writer/director Patricia Byrne and representatives from Foyle Women’s Aid / NSPCC. To book contact The Playhouse on (028)71268027 or visit www.derryplayhouse.co.uk.

Join us for a potted history of Sole Purpose over 21 years with a selection of readings from past productions with introductions from Patricia Byrne, Dave Duggan, partner organisations and artists who’ve been involved with the works. To book contact The Playhouse on (028)71268027 or visit www.derryplayhouse.co.uk.

Jim’s always been a bit of a character, just like his Dad, and spends most of his life between the bookies, the pub and the football. Jim’s never told his story to anyone before, but tonight he’s going to tell it to you…’ Red Ladder is a radical theatre company seen as one of Britain’s leading national companies producing new theatre, contributing to social change and global justice. The play will be followed by presentations on creating theatre on mental health from director Rod Dixon and Professor of Mental Health Sciences at Ulster University Siobhan O’Neill. To book contact The Playhouse on (028)71268027 or visit www.derryplayhouse.co.uk.

You are invited to look at a reflective exhibition of Sole Purpose works over the past 21 years followed by the opening event with Senior Lecturer of Drama at Ulster University Magee, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Co-Founder of Sole Purpose Dave Duggan & current Artistic Director Patricia Byrne

SOLE PURPOSE 21 YEARS FESTIVAL OF THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

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Friday 23rd February

COLLECTIVE ENCOUNTERS WORKSHOP 2.00-4.30PM Facilitated by Sarah Thornton Tickets £20

Saturday 24th February

THE WOMAN IS PRESENT: WOMEN’S STORIES OF WWIITickets £10, show at 8.00pm

Saturday 24th February

SOLE PURPOSE THEATRE LABTickets £40 to partake £5 to observe, From 12.00-4.00pm

SOLE PURPOSE PANEL DEBATE Free 9.20pm

Sarah is founding Artistic Director of Liverpool based Collective Encounters. The company has a deep-rooted participatory programme across the North West of England and an excellent international reputation. This workshop is a masterclass on Theatre for Social Change designed for actors, facilitators & activists. Limited to 20 people, book early! To book contact solepurpose@mac.com or call 028 71279918.

A creative reimagining of moments from the lives of women during WWII recalling stories of bravery, sacrifice and love amidst the horror of war, as women stood up against fascism and refused to accept oppression. Smashing Times is a professional theatre and film company involved in performance, training and participa-tion. The work is underpinned by a rights-based approach and a commitment to artistic excel-lence and social engagement. To book contact The Playhouse on (028)71268027 or visit www.derryplayhouse.co.uk.

Sole Purpose is known for its Theatre Labs which the company have been running for 18 years and which have developed many new writers. This special Theatre Lab will feature Rod Dixon, Artistic Director of Red Ladder, as the guest director. Do you have a script you are working on that deals with themes of social change? Would you like to experiment with it with professional actors? Then submit 5 pages by the deadline 12th February. If you would like to take part or observe the Theatre Lab please contact Sole Purpose at solepurpose@mac.com. Limited places available.

Join us for a debate on the significance of theatre for social change in today’s world chaired by Dave Duggan with a panel including: Patricia Byrne (Sole Purpose), Mary Moynihan (Smashing Times), Rod Dixon (Red Ladder), Sarah Thornton (Collective Encounters), Niamh Flanagan (Theatre NI).

Festival Supported by Theatre NI

SOLE PURPOSE 21 YEARS FESTIVAL OF THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

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IRELAND SHED A TEAR By Michael CollinsWednesday 28th Feb, 1pm & 7.30pmTickets Free

Mick works hard to provide accommodation for his family amid the rising costs of living. This powerful and funny play explores his challenge to get the local authorities to provide them with a properly serviced site.

Written by Michael Collins (Pavee Lackeen, Killinaskully, Glenroe, King of the Travellers) in the aftermath of the fire that claimed the lives of ten people in Carrickmines, this play aims to provoke the consciousness of the settled community and their attitude towards the Traveller community.

NT Live presents

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFThursday 1st March, 7pmTickets £11 (includes £1 development contribution)

Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) stars Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney. On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. The scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out?

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Kabosh presents

LIVES IN TRANSLATION by Rosemary Jenkinson Saturday 10th March, 8pmTickets £10 /£8 (Includes £1 development contribution)

Directed by Paula McFetridge

Lives in Translation celebrates the human survival instinct through the story of one woman; who in fleeing conflict becomes trapped in a different struggle. She is trapped within the

suffocating bureaucracy of the asylum system. From Mogadishu to Dublin, Belfast to London, it explores one woman’s fight for a life free from constant fear.

NT Live presents

JULIUS CAESAR Thursday 22nd March, 7pmTickets £11(includes £1 development contribution)

Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) and Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat's popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. Nicholas Hytner's production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar's return, his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.

Royal Shakespeare Company presents

TWELFTH NIGHT Thursday 15th March, 7pmTickets £11 (includes £1 development contribution)

'I am all the daughters of my father's house,And all the brothers too.'

Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Two twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio. Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of his twin sister...Christopher Luscombe, Director of Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, returns to the RSC to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest comedy, a brilliantly bittersweet account of "the whirligig of time".

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DON’T GO THERE Written and performed by Martin Jim McFadden Arranged by Lorna BaldrickFriday 23rd March, 8pmTickets £8 (includes £1 development contribution)

A true and personal account of one man’s battle with the bottle and his demons.Martin was haunted, he couldn’t settle in a job, a relationship, or even a place. He was on the run all his life and fuelling his paranoia with alcohol, he would walk away from someone he loved in favour of a drink. This inspiring and hilarious one many play is a portrait of a man who has been to the depths of despair but who has managed to claw his way back to share his story with the world.

Green Shoot Productions and Queen’s University present

WE’LL WALK HAND IN HANDWednesday 11th April, 8pmTickets £12/£10 (includes £1 development contribution)

A new play by the man behind ‘The History Of The Peace (accordin’ to my Ma)’ and ‘50 Shades of Red White and Blue’.

‘We’ll Walk Hand In Hand’ is an exciting com-bination of professional actors and community participants marking the 50th anniversary of the Northern Ireland civil rights struggle.

Working class kids Vincent and Louise start Queen’s University on the very day the shocking television images come through of the assassina-tion of Martin Luther King.

Becoming embroiled in the heady world of student politics, whilst back home their families see civil rights very differently, Vincent and Louise are confronted with decisions that will mark their lives forever.

Bard Theatre presents

THE COARSE ACTING SHOWFriday 27th April, 8pmTickets £10/£7 Age 14+

The Pratfall Collegium Dramatics Society are an amateur group on the verge of becoming theatre professionals. They have it all; lights, sound, a set, and, more importantly, the correct number of cast members. All they lack however, is the ability to pull it off. Sets will collapse, or not appear at all. Sound cues blare at any moment. Lights fail to illuminate the right spot, or indeed any. Lines will be dropped and picked up again thirty pages later, and some actors may not even appear in the right place, or even at the right time. Some actors do not even appear at all…Based on the disastrous workings of the fictional Pratfall Collegium Dramatics Society, ‘The Course Acting Show’ is a crash course on how NOT to do theatre. Performed by Bard Theatre, a collection of local emerging performers.

Hallucinating Angels presents

SHOESFriday 13th April, 8pmTickets £7/£5

The Shoes Project invites you to share personal stories connected to a favourite pair of shoes. Hallucinating Angels (Ha!) will occupy a pop up ‘shoe’ shop in the city centre for a week in April to collect tales tall and true from the public - specifically the elders in the community.

In a unique creative dialogue between age and youth students from Ulster University’s drama department will devise a performance for the Playhouse featuring text music dance and a live film stream inspired by your shoe stories.

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Class Act School of Speech and Drama presents

CLASS ACT SPRING SHOWSaturday 28th April, 5pmTickets £8Growing from strength to strength since classes started in The Playhouse, this fun-filled and very talented drama group is run by local teachers, Mrs. Loretta Bradley and Mrs. Brenda Grant.

In this year's spring show, the senior group allow you to meet seven very pretty brides who will be very fortunate to meet seven very strong and handsome brothers.

The junior group will take us back to a very dif-ferent era, to the time of Charles Dickens, where we will meet a young orphan boy and lots of his pick-pocketing friends!

So why not come along and see young, local talent at its best in this amazing production. A real treat for the whole family is most definitely in store!

THE CITY OF DERRY JAZZ & BIG BAND FESTIVAL 2018Thursday 3rd - Monday 7th May

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THE CITY OF DERRY JAZZ & BIG BAND FESTIVAL 2018Thursday 3rd - Monday 7th May

KAZ HAWKINS AND SAM YORK DUOFriday 4th May, 8pmTickets £8

DAVID LYTTLE BAND & JOSEPH LEIGHTON TRIO Saturday 5th May, 8pmTickets £6

PAUL MCINTYRE & SPECIAL GUESTSSunday 6th May, 3pmTickets £6

THE PLAYHOUSE JAZZ FESTIVAL SPEAKEASYFriday 4th- Sunday 6th May, 9pmTickets £5

DINOSAURSunday 6th May, 8pmTickets £6

Multi award winning singer songwriter Kaz Hawkins launches her new solo career with an Irish & European Tour in 2018 with special guest Sam York on piano and as her support act. An artist that truly connects with her audience on a personal level & Northern Ireland's very own Soul Superstar!

The island’s only MOBO Award nominee, drummer David Lyttle is Ireland’s most celebrated jazz musician of today. He will perform with his new trio featuring two of the UK’s jazz stars: Scottish pianist Steve Hamilton and U.S. bassist Michael Janisch.

Wonderfully creative and always entertaining Jazz Pianist and Musicologist Paul McIntyre’s trio perform regularly at international jazz festivals and for numerous broadcasters.

It’s back, but this time with a shake and a twist! Get your Jiving shoes ready for some dancehall nostalgia!

2017 Mercury Prize Nominatees Dinosaur bring immensely colourful new music - full of imagina-tion and enticingly wonderful surprises. Led by BBC New Generation Artist 2015-17, trumpeter Laura Jurd. Folk-infused grooves and glistening melodies - all tied together by a love for extemporisation and improvisation.

More shows to be announced for Thursday 3rd and Monday 7th May!

For details about the festival contact jazz@derrystrabane.com or visit our website www.cityofderryjazzfestival.com

The Playhouse presents

THE MONK, THE BIRD AND THE PRIESTby Liam Campbell Wednesday 16th- Saturday 19th May, 8pmTickets £10 (includes £1 development contribution)

Directed by Kieran Griffiths

Set in the 1950s, The Monk, The Bird and the Priest tells the story of life, education, mercy and malice in a Catholic Boys’ College in Ireland. For some of the pupils their schooldays are the making of them, for others they are a living and crushing hell. For the established order of the ecclesiastical teaching staff, the chief tormenter of whom is nicknamed The Bird, no humiliation, no beating, no mental torture is too savage in the righteous shaping of their wards. But for one principled priest, Father Jude Connolly, every day presents an opportunity to offer a resistance against the ruthless and established regime, and a chance to shine a little Grace and replenishing light into the lives of these Catholic boys.

Based upon the first-hand accounts and real-life experiences of former pupils, this dramatic exploration of life in a Northing Irish Catholic College in the fifties is by turn, moving, harrowing, inspiring and bejewelled with moments of dark comedy. This original new work is a must see.

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The Playhouse presents

THE MONK, THE BIRD AND THE PRIESTby Liam Campbell Wednesday 16th- Saturday 19th May, 8pmTickets £10 (includes £1 development contribution)

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National Theatre Live presents

MACBETH By William Shakespeare, Directed by Rufus NorrisThursday 24th May, 7pmTickets £11 (includes £1 development contribution)

Northern Ireland Opera present

IMAGINE!Sunday 3rd June, 3pm In the Playhouse GalleryTickets£6 each or 4 for £20 (includes £1 development contribution) The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war.

Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying trag-edy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Let your children explore their ideas about a new world with mysterious creatures, magical landscapes and exotic sounds.

Throughout an interactive afternoon of music, art and craft, your child will go on a journey of playful engagement with themes of identity, discovery and fantasy, led by the singers of the Northern Ireland Opera Studio, who will perform music from a variety of fairy tale operas and other operatic works for children.

Let your imagination roam free with Northern Ireland Opera!

Suitable for children of Primary School age.

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Royal Shakespeare Company presents

ROMEO & JULIET Sunday 9th September, 3pmTickets £11 (includes £1 development contribution)

Royal Shakespeare Company presents

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSORWednesday 12th September, 7pmTickets £11 (includes £1 development contribution)

Set in a world very like our own, this Romeo and Juliet is about a generation of young people born into violence and ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parents. The most famous story of love at first sight explodes with intense passion and an irresistible desire for change, but leads all too quickly to heartbreaking conse-quences.

Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retire-ment by seducing the wives of two wealthy men.

Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos.

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CHROMO-HYDROCULTURE Thursday 15th- Tuesday 20th February

Aislinn Cassidy is a local artist from Derry, a for-mer graduate in Microbiology and teacher now in the final year of her BA Fine Art at Ulster Univer-sity. She uses a broad range of approaches in her work focusing mainly on Installation, Video art, and Photography. She enjoys taking advantage of her scientific knowledge for artistic expression and is enthusiastic about bringing Science and Art together in her work. When exploring differ-ent media and techniques, she combines scien-tific experimentation with creative aesthetics, often with the inclusion of contradictory visual and/or aural elements. This contradiction reflects her own awareness of the beauty and brutality

of nature, and her response and interpretation to life experience, her observations and poetry. Her work; having scientific, artistic, and poetic value, offers viewers a multiplicity of interpretation and an opportunity to reflect upon the beauty and wonder of nature.

This exhibition showcases Aislinn’s experimental artworks that link Plant Biology, Chemistry and Art. It will explore visually and scientifically hy-droponics and fluid uptake in flowers and plants.

Opening Night Reception: Wednesday 16 Feb, 7pm. All are welcome

Current Playhouse Projects include

PARTNERSHIPS are ongoing between The Playhouse and several local organisations, including RNIB, Action on Hearing Loss, Rossdowney House, and Foyle Disabil-ity Resource Centre.For more info email siuan@derryplayhouse.co.uk.

STREET TALK A cross community project involving young people who come together to address the impact crime has on the community.

THEATRE OF WITNESS LEGACY PROJECTBuilding on previous work of Theatre of Witness, this PEACE IV funded programme will work in partnership with Holywell Trust, Thomas D’Arcy McGee Founda-tion and Queen’s University to deliver a range of internationally based artists, with experience of using arts activity in conflict areas / areas of social breakdown throughout the world. Contact elaine@derryplayhouse.co.uk or liam@derryplayhouse.co.uk.

Residents groups at The Playhouse

SOLE PURPOSE PRODUCTIONS is a professional theatre company founded in 1997 to use the discourse of imagination to investigate and illuminate social and public issues. Contact: 028 7127 9918 or visit www.solepurpose.org

LILLIPUT THEATRE COMPANY is one of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre companies for adults with learning disabilities. Recent productions include a specially adapted version of Macbeth and commissioned plays exploring disability rights. Contact: 028 7136 8150 or email lilliputthe-atrecompany@westerntrust.hscni.net

For more information contact The Playhouse on 028 71 268027 or email info@derryplayhouse.co.uk..

OPENING DOORS TO CREATIVITY

The Playhouses runs a large selection of socially engaged arts programmes, providing opportunities, training, guidance and experience for all types of artistic individuals and creative communities.

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CARERS’ CRAFTS LIVES BELOW THE RADAR

ADULT EVENING CLASSES

WHAT GETS YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING?GET CREATIVE, HAVE FUN, LEARN A NEW SKILL.. AND GAIN AN OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK (OCN) QUALIFICATION! THE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES SEVERAL ADULT NIGHT CLASSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE

If you’re interested in applying to study

• CREATIVE WRITING

• DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

• PERFORMANCE

Then please contact Siuan O Doherty 02871268027 or email siuan@derryplayhouse.co.uk

EXPLORING THE PEACE: THEATRE OF WITNESS WORKSHOPS

FREE *

Finding the Medicine in stories of suffering, transformation, and peace.

Explore the pathway to peace and engage with real life stories and experiences of The Troubles in accessible, moving, and inspiring Theatre of Witness workshops

Engage with performers and storytellers from all sides and realties of The Troubles to explore the path to healing from conflict.

* Workshops are free for groups based in Northern Ireland aged predominantly between 12 – 29 (we particularly invite community and educational groups to get in touch)

“These are the moving stories history books miss…”

“It was a privilege to hear and engage with real inspiring peacemakers…”

For more information or to book a workshop contact liam@derryplayhouse.co.uk or elaine@derryplayhouse.co.uk.

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THE PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN’S AND TEENS ART FESTIVAL 2018Monday 16th July - Friday 27th July

COMING SOON...

Bookings for the longest running Children's Arts Festival in Northern Ireland will open early!

From April 2018 you can book for a wide and colourful variety of workshops for ages of 4 – 16.

For its 26th year, The Festival will enjoy two fantastic weeks of workshops in Drama, Visual Arts, Dance, Music and much more, all lead by friendly, professional home-grown Artists!

For more information and booking contact The Playhouse on (028)71268027 or email annemarie@derryplayhouse.co.uk.

THE WRITE STUFF KIDS CLUBA monthly class for children to learn and develop the skills of creative writing. Saturday 11th February; Saturday 11th March; 8th April; 6th May and 3rd JuneContact Grainne McCoolEmail: thewritestuff@eircom.net

MARY HILL SCHOOL OF BALLET Fridays 3pm – 8pm and Saturdays 9am –1pm.Contact 07968112759, facebook/missmaryhillballet orEmail: harrisonvictoria@hotmail.com

SCOIL RINCE CATHAIR NA MBALLAI: THE WALLED CITY SCHOOL OF DANCE Tuesdays 5.30pm – 7.30pm.Contact 028 7135 1895 / 07749 967 841 or Email: michaela1@hotmail.com

CLASS ACT SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA Fridays 4pm - 7pm. For ages 4-16 years. Contact: Loretta 0791 999 2662 Brenda 0775 326 7982

THE HELEN O’GRADY DRAMA ACADEMY For children 5 -17 years and in some areas adults. A curriculum allowing children from 3yrs old to develop their confidence and language skills. Wednesday at 4pm. Contact: 028 7083 6677or Facebook @helenogradyni.

FOR CHILDREN

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES AT THE PLAYHOUSE

DERRY PLAYHOUSE WRITERS Wednesdays 1pm–4pm Contact: www.derryplayhousewriters.org TAI CHIMondays 6- 6.45pm (beginners), 7-8pm (more experienced.Contact: 028 7126 8027

PLAYHOUSE PAINTERSTuesdays and Wednesdays 2–4pmContact: 028 71 268027.

DERRY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Learn to sing or play your favourite piece on piano with the Derry School of Music. We currently offer tuition in piano and voice. Lessons available Tuesday. £17.50 for a 30 minute lesson.Contact: 07596581064or email: derryschoolofmusic@gmail.com

LIFE AFTERLife After support families that have experienced bereavement as a result of a road traffic collision. Life After meets Monthly and offers families the chance to support one another through connection.

Contact lifeafterrtc@gmail.com for further information.

FOR ADULTS

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DESIGN DENThe Playhouse’s famous Saturday Art Club features a series of art workshops exploring different art themes, art history and teach budding artists an array of unique, creative art skills. This is a fun visual arts project that is aimed at primary school aged children. Workshops will run for ten week blocks on Saturdays starting on 24th February 2018 from 11am to 1pm for 7-11 year olds. Arts activities will explore different themes with a strong emphasis on fun and creativity.

Contact: Siuan O Doherty 028 71 268027 or email siuan@derryplayhouse.co.uk

If you are organising a Conference, Workshop, Festival, Launch, Birthday, Wedding or a creative day with a difference...

Why not consider one of the most unique award winning conference venues in the North West?

Situated in the heart of the historic walled city, The Playhouse is a unique historic building of real character with flexible multi use spaces.

For more information contact: 028 71 268027 or email hire@derryplayhouse.co.uk

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“What a fabulous team you have… your organisation and attention to detail went a long way to making our event a complete success… even last minute requests were met with smiles and reassurance” Education Service, Houses of Parliament, London

MANY THANKS TO OUR CORPORATE PATRONS

Northbound Brewerywww.northboundbrewery.com

Airporterwww.airporter.co.uk

Caldwell Robinson www.caldwellrobinson.com

Help The Playhouse provide educational opportunities for some of the most vulnerable and hard to reach people, use the arts for peacebuilding, and produce ground-breaking new theatre by becoming a corporate patron. Get in touch with Elaine Forde at the playhouse on 0871268027 or email elaine@derryplayhouse.co.uk

“What a gift The Playhouse is to the community” Roma Downey, Actor

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Moore Stephenswww.moorestephens.co.uk

Nuprint www.nuprintuk.com

MCI Chartered Accountantswww.mciaccountants.com

Bank of Irelandwww.bank-of-ireland.co.uk

McCambridgeDuffywww.mccambridgeduffy.co.uk

McGinnis Groupwww.themcginnisgroup.com

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BOX OFFICE INFORMATIONOPENING HOURS Monday-Friday: 9.30am-5.30pmSaturday: 10.00am-4.00pm

HOW TO BOOKBy Telephone: Call (028)71268027 during box office hours.In person: Simply call into the box office during office hours.Online: Log on to www.derryplayhouse.co.uk anytimeOn the Night: The Box Office will be open 45 minutes before a performance for ticket sales/collections.

Concessions available for those in receipt of benefits, students, under 18’s and senior citizens. Group discounts also available. Please phone Box Office in advance for details.

ACCESS & DISABLED PATRONSWinner of the William Keown Prestige Access Award, The Playhouse has full access for disabled patrons and an infra-red hearing assisted system is installed in our theatre. If patrons have any special requirements, please contact the Box Office and we will be happy to help in any way we can.

LATECOMERSLatecomers cannot be admitted once a performance has started until a suitable interval.

REFUND POLICYPlease note that there are no refunds, except in the event of the show being cancelled.

MAILING LISTTo receive this brochure and news on special offers and events, join our free mailing list by contacting the Box Office or visit www.derryplayhouse.co.uk.

JANUARY MARCH

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FEBRUARY

Thursday 1stCat on a Hot Tin Roof P10

Saturday 10th Lives in Translation P11

Thursday 15th Twelfth Night P12

Thursday 22nd Julius Caeser P12

Friday 23rd Don't Go There P13

Wednesday 11thWe'll Walk Hand in Hand P13 Friday 13thShoes P14

Friday 27th The Coarse Acting Show P14

Saturday 28th Class Act Spring Show P15

Friday 12thOn The Road Again P4 Friday 26thTactics for Time Travel in a Toilet P4

Sunday 11th The Time Machine P5

Tuesday 13th - Sunday 18th The Bog Couple P6-7

Wednesday 21st - Saturday 24th Sole Purpose Festival P8-9

Wednesday 28th Ireland Shed a Tear P10

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OPENING HOURS Monday- Friday 9.30am- 5.30pmSaturday: 10.00am- 4.00pm

MAY

Thursday 3rd - Monday 7thCity & Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival P16-17

Wednesday 16th - Saturday 19th The Monk, The Bird and the Priest P18-19

Thursday 24th Macbeth P20

JUNE

Sunday 3rd Imagine! P20

The Playhouse is located within the historic Walls of Derry. Londonderry, just a short walk from the Foyleside and Richmond Shopping Centres;

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5-7 Artillery StreetDerry Londonderry, BT48 6RG, Northern IrelandTel: 028 71 268027Fax: 028 71 261884www.derryplayhouse.co.ukinfo@derryplayhouse.co.uk

The Playhouse is supported by the following organisations: