ALL PERFORMANCES

ONLINE BOOKING

Tuesday 18th June 2019 7.30pm

Wednesday 19th June 2019 7.30pm

Thursday 20th June 2019 7.30pm

Friday 21st June 2019 7.30pm

Saturday 22nd June 2019 7.30pm

Tickets
€18 / €15 concession

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

Gaitkrash Theatre Company Presents Cosy by Kaite O’Reilly

Kaite O’Reilly’s darkly comic play combines an unflinching examination of our attitudes to youth, ageing, and death in an often hilarious and moving encounter between three generations of women.

“It’s like I’ve disappeared. I walk down the road and throw no shadow.”

“That’s what getting older does for you.”

Rose wants an exit plan that is bold and invigorating, but her three warring daughters have other ideas. We all have to die, but what makes a good death? Everyone seems to have an opinion: Rose’s daughters, her precocious granddaughter and even the strange Welsh woman taking refuge in the garden.

Supported by an Arts Council Project Award., CIT Arts Office, UCC Department of Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music, Civic Trust House, Suisha Inclusive Arts, and The Guesthouse. 

ONLINE BOOKING

Sunday 23rd June 2019 7pm

Tickets
€20

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

An evening of movement, creative exchange and food between artists. This is a unique opportunity to see new movement and meet with other artists and members of the public over dinner featuring five diverse early-career movement artists Helga Deasy, Kristyn Fontanella, Maria Svensson, Mintesinote Wolde and Linda Cullen & Noelle O’Regan, selected through an open submission process. Taking place at Firkin Crane as a shared performance in promenade-style with dinner and wine for all of the participants and audience members afterwards.

Butter Nights #2 is presented by Junk Ensemble, Cork City Dance Artists-in-Residence at Firkin Crane, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival and is the second outing after its sold-out success last November.

Supported by the Arts Council Dance Artist in Residence and Cork City Council.

Helga Deasy (photo credit: Clare Keogh)

Helga Deasy (Germany / Ireland) is a choreographer, dance artist and teacher. Her creative practice spans choreography for ensemble and solo works, performance and cross-disciplinary collaboration. She trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (MA Creative Practice, PGDip Community Dance, SD Choreological Studies) and has performed and presented her work in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the USA.

Kristyn Fontanella (photo credit: Lucy Dawson)

Kristyn Fontanella has toured internationally with Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. She holds a BFA in Theatre and Dance from CCSU and an MA in Dance Performance from the University of Limerick. After the success of her duet As We Know It, her latest ensemble, IN LiMBO, premiered in 2018 and will tour Ireland in February of 2020 with support from the Arts Council.

Maria Svensson (photo credit: Rob Beighton)

Maria Svensson is an independent dance artist who has been making work on her own and in collaboration with others since Disney’s Aladdin came out on VHS. She was dance artist in residence at An Lab, Dingle funded by the Arts Council and Kerry County Council 2016-2018 and is artistic director of the solo dance festival Going Solo Together. 

Mintesinot Wolde (photo credit: Lucy Dawson)

Mintesinot is originally from Ethiopia were he trained and worked as a traditional dancer and choreographer until moving to Ireland to complete MA in contemporary dance at University of Limerick. He’s participated in the Step Up Dance project 2018 and numerous performance throughout Ireland as well as producing solo pieces called Totems through Time, Call for humanity, Wait in Weight and Fidel.

Linda Cullen and Noelle O’Regan

Linda Cullen attended circus school Carampa Madrid in 1999 studying aerial arts and dance. She continued her training at Circus Elleboog Holland. Sorcaluba was created in 2008 an aerial street theater company that was arts council funded and toured Ireland till 2015 . She currently tours with Circusoutsidethebox, is a youth leader at CircusFactory Cork and performs for a development educational company MindtheGap.

Noelle O’Regan a Physical Theatre and Theatrical Clown parishioner, based in Cork. Trained with Belinda Wild, Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Sergei Ostrenko, IUITE, Simon Edward, The Actors Space, Sue Morrison, Clown through Mask, Jonathan Kay, Nomadic Academe of Fools. She is currently working on, “The Line” Black Hole Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, “Brid!s Story”, Dowtcha Puppets, Cork, “Invitation to Wander”, Karen Power.

Monday 1st to Friday 12th July 2019 (2 weeks)
The course runs from Monday to Friday both weeks and from 10am – 4pm daily. This Summer Camp is suitable for boys and girls aged 7 to 20 years.

To secure a place on the summer camp please fill out this form and post it with a deposit of €50 to Irene Warren. 

Places are limited so early booking is advised!

Now in it’s 17th successive year this exciting Musical Theatre Performing Arts course has become an annual event for many of Cork’s young up and coming performers.

Workshops in Music, Singing, Drama and Dance will be facilitated simultaneously by professional tutors in 4 fully equipped studios. With the emphasis on fun and enjoyment, all students are encouraged to take part in all activities regardless of age or experience.

All Summer Camp participants will take part in the end of course showcase performance at Firkin Crane on Friday 12th July at 7pm.

The 2019 Summer Camp will be facilitated by Irene Warren, Dane O’Sullivan, Damien Delaney and Stephen Harris.

Irene Warren:

Irene is the founder and principal of The Performers Academy, one of Cork’s foremost stage schools, established in 2007 after Irene returned to her native Cork after a ten year career on London’s West End. Roles include Eponine in Les Miserables, Ellen in Miss Saigon, Dinah in Starlight Express and Sandy in Grease.

Irene is no stranger to the Cork Stage having performed in numerous productions in the Cork Opera House and The Everyman Palace. She holds a Fellowship with London College in Drama. She is a fully qualified Licentiate teacher of Speech and Drama. Irene has appeared in Father Ted and numerous TV commercials for Heineken, Knorr and Low Low Butter.

Dane O’Sullivan:

Dane travelled to Body Work dance studios in Cambridge at the age of 17 where he was awarded the prestigious ‘Board of Trustees’ scholarship for 4 years training. Dane graduated in 2005 with a national diploma in Professional Musical Theatre from Trinity College London. Dane’s TV credits include The Tudors, Northanger Abbey and Fame The Musical. Theatre credits include Troy in High School Musical, Robin in Robin Hood and Diego in Man of La Mancha. Dane was also a senior dancer in many Cork Opera House productions under the direction of the late Bryan Flynn.

Dane’s first passion has always been teaching and he has been awarded a distinction in Speech and Drama teaching from the London College under the direction of Mary Curtin, he has been head of dance at the Performers Academy for the past 5 years and is the resident choreographer for all Performers Academy productions. Dane has recently completed a master’s degree in primary education with Hibernia College where he was awarded the Student of the Year 2016.

Damien Delaney:

Damien trained at the London Studio Centre. West End credits include Cats, Hard Times, Tonight’s The Night and the original cast of Billy Elliot where he was swing and children’s dance captain.

Choreography credits include: Pump Up My Dance, Alexander The Great, Ex The Musical, Into The Woods, Oklahoma, On The Town, Cinderella, Cabaret and Sweet Charity. Damien is a Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre Dance at the University of Chichester.

Steven Harris:

Steven’s choreography credits include: Chess Co-Director/Choreographer (Union Theatre and Offies Nominee for Best Choreographer 2014), The Sound of Music, Evita, My Fair Lady, Singin In The Rain, Mack and Mabel. His play credits include: Twelfth Night Oxford Shakespeare Company, Left Hand Third Finger, Alison! A Rock Opera. 

Other credits include Associate Choreographer Steven Ward Aldwych Theatre London, Choreographer Stephen Mear Director Richard Eyre.

ONLINE BOOKING

Saturday 20th July 2019 8pm

Sunday 21st July 2019 8pm

Tickets:
€18 (4 for €68)

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

MAKING MOVES return to Firkin Crane this summer with SUMMER MOVES – an exciting energetic combination of dance, acrobatics and song! A fast moving, varied show to brighten and entertain … creative, inclusive and multicultural, this is the 8th ‘MOVES’ show following shows that have been very well received by audiences.  MAKING MOVES are certainly gaining a reputation for shows FULL of entertainment – and this one is no different!  Directed by Maeve Kelleher and Ally Futto with a wide range of performers and dance and music styles … MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY…!!!!!

Sunday 1st September 2019 1pm

Sunday 1st September 2019 5pm

To book for one session:

ONLINE BOOKING

Tickets:
€16 (for one session)

Full Day Pass:

ONLINE BOOKING

Tickets:
€26(full day pass)

The NBFI are Irelands largest and only Natural Bodybuilding Federation. This years show has all the makings of been our biggest yet with increased memberships and sponsorship. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you, your family and friends to the Firkin Crane where we once again go in search for Ireland’s best physiques.