What's On With Down Arts

Lunchtime Mystery Solved in Castlewellan! On Tuesday 22nd March at 12.30pm, Maginn’s Bar in Castlewellan will host Wireless Mystery Theatre’s unique performance of Old Time Radio Mystery Plays, the third in this season’s Liquid Lunch series, brought to you by Down Arts Centre. Prepare to be AWED! and AMAZED! by the Wireless Mystery Theatre Company as they recreate old time radio plays on stage. In an old time radio studio environment, the company channel the golden age of mystery and suspense plays, complete with period commercial break, antique jingles and all kinds of adventures in sound effects. The performance will include a series of short CBS mystery plays and be followed by a delicious bowl of soup. Liquid Lunch is an exciting new initiative from Down Arts Centre which offers customers the opportunity once a month to enjoy a unique short performance followed by soup and a roll, in some of County Down’s best-loved restaurants. The final Liquid Lunch of the season, From Albion and Erin featuring Rebekah Coffey and David Quigley will take place in the Cuan, Strangford on 20 April.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 028 4461 2233. Reminder! Anyone who has not yet bought their ticket for Tim McGarry’s Irish History Lesson at The Great Hall, Downshire Estate, Downpatrick on Wednesday 16th March should contact Down Arts Centre box office to get their hands on one of the few remaining tickets! Don’t miss this show! To purchase tickets (Tim McGarry £15 / £12; Old Time Radio Mystery Plays £10) and for further information, please contact Down Arts Centre Box Office on 028 4461 2233.  The Ultimate Guide is available for download at www.downartscentre.com and can be picked up throughout the district.]]>