The Lyric Listings For October 2013

Brendan at the Chelsea Date/Time: 31 Oct – 10 Nov, 7.45pm and 2.30pm weekend matinees Venue: Lyric Theatre, Danske Bank Stage [caption id="attachment_43535" align="alignright" width="370"] Adrian Dunbar playing Brendan Behan at ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’.[/caption] Description: Adrian Dunbar plays Brendan Behan in this warm and funny drama of an Irish national treasure – straight from an acclaimed run off-Broadway in New York. Cost:£15 – £24.50 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Duck, Death And The Tulip Date/Time: 15-19 Oct; various times Venue: Lyric Theatre, Naughton Studio Description: Cahoots NI Children’s Theatre Company bring Wolf Erlbruch’s award-winning picture-book to the stage. A warm, witty story dealing with the difficult subject of death. Cost: £7; £4 schools Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: What The Ladybird Heard Date/Time: 16-19 Oct; various times Venue: Lyric Theatre, Danske Bank Stage Description: Based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks. Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! Cost: £11, £8.50 (schools) £38 (family ticket) Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Pending Vote [Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s] Date/Time: 21-22 Oct, 8pm Venue: Lyric Theatre, Naughton Studio Description: Can you run the country better than those ‘Folks On The Hill’? In this Irish Premiere, the theatre becomes a parliament where each member of the audience has a remote control device to decide the future direction of our community. Cost: £10-£12 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Waiting For Godot [Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s] Date/Time: 21-23 Oct, 7.45pm Venue: Lyric Theatre, Danske Bank Stage Description: Northern Ireland premiere of Samuel Beckett’s theatrical masterpiece, is brought to the stage by Gare St Lazare Players Ireland. Cost: £14-£16 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Bullet Catch [Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s] Date/Time: 24-26 Oct; 7.45pm & 2.30pm Sat matinee Venue: Lyric Theatre, Danske Bank Stage Description: Acclaimed performer (and magician) Rob Drummond plays modern-day marvel William Wonder in this theatrical magic show featuring storytelling, mind reading, levitation, games of chance and the most notorious finale in show business. Cost: £14-£16 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Rhinoceros [Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s] Date/Time: 25-27 Oct; 8pm & 7pm Sun Venue: Lyric Theatre, Danske Bank Stage Description: Parisian company, Theatreverse, present a French/English adaptation of Ionesco’s tragic farce. ‘Rhinoceritis’ has afflicted the inhabitants of an entire town, gradually transforming them all into rhinoceroses – except one person. Cost: £10-£12 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title: Death and Nightingales [Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s] Date/Time: Wed 23 Oct 8pm Venue: Lyric Theatre, Naughton Studio Description:  A rehearsed reading of the play by Eugene McCabe set in Fermanagh. Directed by Conall Morrison. Cost: £5 Contact: www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 1081 Title:  In The Window Date/Time: 29 Oct-3 Nov; 8pm & 6pm Sun Venue: Lyric Theatre, Naughton Studio Description: Nuala McKeever’s one-woman show about a lonely woman’s life-changing encounter with an intruder. Cost: £12 Contact:  www.lyrictheatre.co.uk or Lyric box office on 028 9038 108]]>