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sept-dec 2013


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Welcome to another busy season where we have a great<br />

line-up of events to see us through the long evenings until<br />

Christmas.<br />

We open the season with the eagerly awaited arrival for<br />

the first time of the classic rock ‘n’ roll musical by Richard<br />

O’Brien, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW in September. This<br />

show promises to be a non-stop party at the boldest bash<br />

of them all!<br />

Comedy is a mainstay of our offering this season with a<br />

wide variety of comedians taking our stage beginning<br />

with THE BLAME GAME and FUNNY AT THE FORUM<br />

in September; ARDAL O’HANLON and CLUBSOUND<br />

in October and TV favourites ALAN DAVIES and<br />

Portstewart’s own JIMEOIN later in the season. We also<br />

have some great music with renowned Irish troubadour<br />

CHRISTY MOORE while BRIAN KENNEDY and THE<br />

PRIESTS both join us around Christmas.<br />

There’s something different for our drama lovers this<br />

season with the Lyric Theatre’s acclaimed production<br />

of BRENDAN AT THE CHELSEA starring actor ADRIAN<br />

DUNBAR. Icarus Theatre Company brings us<br />

Shakespeare’s OTHELLO while brand new musical<br />

TEENAGE KICKS by Colin Bateman premieres in<br />

November. New comedy drama SPRINGTOWN CAMP<br />

1963 arrives in October while MAIRE-A WOMAN OF<br />

DERRY will see its last ever performance this season by<br />

Carmel McCallion.<br />

There is ballet with a beautiful production of THE<br />

SLEEPING BEAUTY by the Moscow Ballet while Olivier<br />

award-winning team Boy Blue Entertainment brings a<br />

new narrative dance piece, THE FIVE AND THE PROPHECY<br />

OF PRANA.<br />

Our seasonal favourite, our<br />

pantomime, PETER PAN, takes us<br />

on a trip to Never Never land with<br />

Peter, Wendy, Captain Hook, Tiger-lily<br />

and all the gang. Prepare for festive<br />

fun with stage magic to make the<br />

children – and adults! – gasp in awe!<br />

We look forward to yet more performances and<br />

opportunities during this momentous City of Culture<br />

year.<br />

The ever popular Rocky Horror Show, which is<br />

celebrating its 40th anniversary, encourages us into<br />

a time warp again. Other highlights range from<br />

Opera NI’s performance of “The Importance of Being<br />

Earnest” to punk musical “Teenage Kicks” telling<br />

classic love stories with a twist right through to<br />

Othello which is still as relevant to today’s audience.<br />

We are delighted to see the Lyric’s Danske Bank Stage<br />

production coming to the North West with Adrian<br />

Dunbar portraying the legendary Behan in “Brendan<br />

at the Chelsea”.<br />

In October, as the city prepares to be centre-stage<br />

once again internationally, through the annual<br />

Halloween festival, dance is in the <strong>programme</strong><br />

performed by the Moscow Ballet. Sleeping Beauty<br />

will appeal to young and old, especially aspiring<br />

ballerinas.<br />

Famous names such as Alan Davies and Jimeoin will<br />

give us all the opportunity to laugh out loud.<br />

Finally we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> staff who have continued to bring<br />

us a mix of showcasing local talent and old favourites.<br />

Now is the time for you to<br />

buy your tickets for this year’s<br />

pantomime as they will be sold<br />

out. Oh no they won’t...Oh yes<br />

they will...<br />

Patrick Mullan<br />

Enjoy the season!<br />

David McLaughlin<br />

Chief Executive<br />

Senior Manager Personal Banking<br />

Danske Bank<br />

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September<br />

september 2013<br />

October<br />

Ever dreamed of<br />

owning your<br />

own piano?<br />

Well now<br />

you can<br />

November<br />

December<br />

Tel: + 44(0)28 7137 2492<br />

Ground Floor,<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong><br />

0 % finance<br />

Available for a limited time<br />

Piano Warehouse: 16 Northland Road.<br />

BT48 0LD Tel: 028 7137 1191<br />

Music Store: 11 Bishop Street.<br />

BT48 6PL Tel: 028 7136 7591<br />

www.hendersonmusicireland.com<br />

Elvis Spectacular<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sat 24th Aug | 8pm | Tickets : £9.50,<br />

£12.50, £15.00 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The Elvis Spectacular is Ireland’s premier<br />

Elvis show. Now in its fifteenth year, the<br />

show was originally formed by Mervyn Boyd<br />

to commemorate the 20th anniversary of<br />

Elvis’ death. It has since gone from strength<br />

to strength and now features the superb CC<br />

Houlihan as The King himself.<br />

He looks like him! He sounds like him! He<br />

moves like him!<br />

The Elvis Spectacular has played every<br />

major venue in the country and shows no<br />

sign of stopping.<br />

4<br />

‘If you only plan to see one Elvis show this<br />

year make it this one!’ - Sunday World


Wine Bar & SteakHouSe<br />

• Recently refurbished, with bar capacity<br />

tripled in size<br />

• Ideally situated between Foyleside<br />

and The Richmond Centre and just 30<br />

seconds from the Millenium <strong>Forum</strong><br />

• Live entertainment and drinks<br />

promotions nightly<br />

• Award winning bar food served<br />

Sun - Thu 12pm-9pm<br />

Fri and Sat 12pm-10pm<br />

Main course & side from as little as £6.95!!!<br />

• All sports shown on our 22 HD Tv’s<br />

Excellent food, local produce, and<br />

ambient atmosphere, with 20 years<br />

experience in the industry<br />

3-7 Market St. Tel: Bar - 028 7137 1665<br />

Steakhouse - 028 7127 9185<br />

......................................................................................<br />

info@thebentley.com www.thebentleybar.com<br />

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New Traditional Bar, With Traditional Music & Food


September<br />

October<br />

November<br />

Still the SexieSt fun<br />

December<br />

&<br />

september 2013<br />

Office + 44(0)28 7126 4455<br />

Book<br />

Online www.millenniumforum.co.uk<br />

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Media Partner<br />

Fri 6th Sep, 5.30pm only<br />

6<br />

Captioned Performance<br />

Fri 6th Sep, 8.30pm


January February March April May June July August September<br />

nieSt Show in town<br />

evening<br />

standard<br />

HHHH<br />

Celebrating<br />

40 yearS of SuCCeSS,<br />

Still haS audienCeS<br />

roCking in<br />

the aiSleS!<br />

daily telegraph / jan 2013<br />

HHHHH<br />

it roCkS!<br />

a truly enduring and<br />

endearing<br />

maSterpieCe<br />

daily star sunday / jan 2013<br />

Photos by Manuel Harlan featuring some previous cast members.<br />

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Mon 2nd - Sat 7th Sept | Times: Mon-<br />

Thurs 8pm : Fri & Sat 5.30pm & 8.30pm<br />

Tickets: Mon-Thurs £12.50, £18.50,<br />

£23.50, £26.50, £32.50 concessions available<br />

Fri 5.30pm £19.50<br />

Fri 8.30pm & Sat (all shows) £15.00,<br />

£20.00, £25.00, £29.50, £34.00<br />

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Follow squeaky clean sweethearts Brad and<br />

Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with<br />

the scandalous Frank N Furter, rippling Rocky<br />

and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of<br />

fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling new 40th<br />

Anniversary production of Richard O’Brien’s<br />

classic original script!<br />

Bursting at the seams with timeless classics,<br />

including Sweet Transvestite, Damn It Janet<br />

and, of course, the pelvic thrusting Time Warp,<br />

Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a<br />

guaranteed non-stop party! Ready to thrill you<br />

with its frothy fun and naughty moments, this is<br />

the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those<br />

stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life!<br />

Ben Forster, who won the ITV1 series Superstar<br />

and then went on to play the lead in Jesus<br />

Christ Superstar, will star as Brad. West End<br />

actor Oliver Thornton, who has appeared in<br />

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Phantom Of The<br />

Opera, Les Miserables, Chicago and Starlight<br />

Express, stars as the lead character Frank ‘n’<br />

Furter. Philip Franks, from The Darling Buds of<br />

May and Heartbeat, plays the Narrator.<br />

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7September 2012


Blue Eagle<br />

Productions<br />

presents<br />

The<br />

THEATRE<br />

FESTIVAL<br />

Londonderry<br />

25 September – 8 October<br />

Celebrating the life and<br />

work of the city’s oldest<br />

and foremost playwright<br />

Born in Londonderry in 1678, George<br />

Farquhar is one of the most enduring voices<br />

in world theatre. Best known for his restoration<br />

comedies, including The Recruiting Officer and<br />

The Beaux Stratagem, Farquhar’s plays are still<br />

performed the world over.<br />

The Festival will include two new theatre<br />

productions inspired by Farquhar’s writing:<br />

A Fresh Gale and Cold Chicken<br />

This new bitter-sweet comedy drama tells the story<br />

of the last few days of Farquhar’s young life in<br />

Mistress Kemp’s squalid apartment as he struggles<br />

to complete his masterpiece The Beaux Stratagem.<br />

Bunny’s Vendetta<br />

(After Farquhar’s Adventures Of Covent Garden)<br />

Set in a basement recording studio in London’s<br />

Tin Pan Alley at the start of the swinging 60’s, this<br />

adaptation of Farquhar’s novella Adventures Of Covent<br />

Garden is a comic story of love, intrigue and betrayal.<br />

Email info@ blueeagleproductions.co.uk or visit<br />

www.blueeagleproductions.co.uk


January February March April May June July August September<br />

Encóre<br />

Contemporary Choir<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sun 8th Sept | 8pm | Tickets : £10.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Encóre Contemporary Choir is fast becoming<br />

one of the most talked about ensembles the<br />

Maiden City has produced in recent years. With<br />

a unique and colourful take on contemporary<br />

music, Encóre brings something a little bit<br />

different to the City of Culture!<br />

Grand Season<br />

Opening Concert<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Wed 11th Sept | 8pm | Tickets : £10.00,<br />

£14.50, £16.50, £19.50<br />

Concessions available (Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Featuring Barry Douglas<br />

Under the baton of Ulster Orchestra’s Principal<br />

Conductor JoAnn Falletta, Barry Douglas makes a<br />

welcome return for tonight’s opening concert of<br />

the 2013/2014 season. As well as Liszt’s famous<br />

and dramatic First Piano Concerto, he plays a<br />

rarely heard work by a young Richard Strauss – a<br />

sparkling scherzo, influenced in style by the older<br />

composer and just as virtuosic to play. The concert<br />

opens with Glinka’s popular overture and ends<br />

with the majestic First Symphony by Brahms.<br />

Join them as they journey through the decades,<br />

from the 1950s to modern day, performing<br />

an eclectic mix of timeless standards and<br />

contemporary chart toppers from some of the<br />

world’s best loved artists. You’ll be serenaded<br />

by the exceptional warmth and energy of the<br />

fifty-strong choir, as well as an array of soloists<br />

and duos who will bring a more intimate<br />

element to the evening.<br />

*A contribution from this event’s proceeds will<br />

be made to Action of Hearing Loss, the choir’s<br />

charity of the year.<br />

september 2013<br />

Follow us on Find us on Download our app<br />

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September<br />

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Games Expo<br />

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Thur 12th - Sat 14th Sept |<br />

Times & Tickets contact Box Office<br />

.........................................................................<br />

In partnership with the CultureTECH Festival and<br />

Multiplay, the <strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> will be Northern<br />

Ireland’s video games HQ this September as it<br />

hosts one of the largest gaming events ever held<br />

in the city.<br />

CultureTECH will be showcasing the very best in<br />

what gaming has to offer, with public games zones<br />

throughout the city, free-to-play casual gaming<br />

stations and dozens of tournament events across a<br />

mix of genres and platforms.<br />

Most events are completely free and open to the<br />

public and there will be games, tournaments and<br />

showcases suitable for everyone from children and<br />

families to casual players and serious gamers.<br />

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2 night culture break<br />

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1 Evening Meal including walking tour<br />

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January February March April May June July August September<br />

The Blame<br />

Game<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Tue 17th & Wed 18th Sept | 7pm |<br />

Tickets : Free<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Moondog Productions Ltd presents the hit<br />

news comedy panel show, The Blame Game,<br />

featuring comedians Tim McGarry, Colin<br />

Murphy, Neil Delamere and Jake O’Kane with<br />

special guests.<br />

Both shows will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Northern<br />

Ireland and BBC Radio Ulster. Tickets are free! If you would<br />

like to attend a recording at the <strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> on any of<br />

the above dates, please apply for tickets at:<br />

bbc.co.uk/tickets<br />

Doors open at 6pm and will close at 6.45pm when there will be<br />

no admittance to the theatre. Tickets are not available at the<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> Box Office – only via the website address above.<br />

Funny at the<br />

<strong>Forum</strong><br />

.........................................................................<br />

Fri 20th Sept | 7pm | Tickets : Free<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Funny at the <strong>Forum</strong> presents the best of<br />

emerging and established standup comedy<br />

from Ireland both north and south of the<br />

border.<br />

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September<br />

October<br />

November<br />

December<br />

september 2013<br />

Tel: + 44(0)28 7137 2492<br />

Ground Floor,<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong><br />

Ireland’s North<br />

West Irish Dancing<br />

Championships<br />

2013<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Sept | 8am - late |<br />

Tickets : At the door<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

A spectacular array of competitive Irish<br />

Dancing running over two days. Over one<br />

thousand competitors from the UK, Republic<br />

of Ireland, Scotland, Europe and USA all<br />

competing for the coveted title of Ireland’s<br />

Northwest Champion. An event registered<br />

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A spectacular theatre and music event inspired by<br />

British philosopher Bertrand Russell<br />

Take a journey through some of the most dramatic events<br />

in the world’s recent history. Directed by acclaimed bosnian<br />

artist Haris Pasovic and starring an international cast<br />

supported by a local community choir.<br />

Opening performances<br />

21 & 22 September 2013<br />

The Venue, Derry~Londonderry<br />

www.conquestofhappiness.com<br />

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September<br />

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November<br />

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Icarus and King’s Theatre, Southsea present<br />

Othello:<br />

Moor of Venice<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Tues 24th & Wed 25th Sept<br />

Time: Tues 10.30am & 8pm<br />

Wed 10.30am<br />

Tickets : £9.50, £12.00, £15.00<br />

concessions available Schools rate: £7.50<br />

(10.30am shows only) (Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Directed by Max Lewendel<br />

A tempestuous journey from scandal and<br />

intrigue to lust and vengeance.<br />

Othello’s world will be brought vividly to<br />

life as a live string quartet and a stunning<br />

ensemble cast combine with some<br />

of literature’s most vibrant language<br />

and characters. A dangerous tale of<br />

ambition, jealousy and love will unfurl as<br />

Derek Ryan<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Thur 26th Sept | 8pm | Tickets : £20.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Derek Ryan’s rise to become one of the<br />

biggest stars of Irish Country music has<br />

been phenomenal. Having played to sell<br />

out concert audiences around the world, the<br />

young heartthrob has brought a distinctive<br />

fresh sound to Irish Country.<br />

His theatre shows contain much of the music<br />

featured on his three albums along with<br />

new material that allows him to show off his<br />

guitar playing and expose his vocal quality.<br />

Shakespeare’s classic tale<br />

of deception hurtles to<br />

its dramatic and poignant<br />

conclusion.<br />

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January February March April May June July August September<br />

.....................................................<br />

Sat 28th Sept | 7pm |<br />

Tickets : £25.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.....................................................<br />

Chaos FC in conjunction with<br />

Evolve Martial Arts is Derry’s only<br />

MMA/Cage fighting event.<br />

It promises to be an action<br />

packed night showcasing the<br />

cream of MMA talent in the<br />

Northwest and from across<br />

Ireland. The show will feature<br />

two times World Kickboxing<br />

champion, Tommy McCafferty.<br />

This man has hands of steel and<br />

has a clean MMA record.<br />

Don’t miss out, come and<br />

support your local fighters...<br />

The Five and the Prophecy of Prana is a Boy<br />

Blue Entertainment production, commissioned<br />

by Derry - Londonderry City of Culture 2013<br />

and Barbican, London. Co-produced by Les<br />

Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg<br />

The Five & the<br />

Prophecy of Prana<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Wed 2nd & Thur 3rd Oct | Wed 7.30pm<br />

Thur 11.30am & 7.30pm<br />

Tickets: £10.00 concessions available<br />

Schools rate: £5.00 (11.30am show only)<br />

Group rate: Buy 10 get 11th free<br />

Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children): £30.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

The Olivier Award winning-team behind<br />

Pied Piper and Barbican Associate Boy Blue<br />

Entertainment returns to the Barbican with<br />

the premiere of The Five and the Prophecy<br />

of Prana, a new narrative dance piece with<br />

an original story combining hip-hop, manga<br />

and martial arts. Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy<br />

(Choreographer) and Michael<br />

‘Mikey J’ Asante (Composer) are<br />

joined by award-winning Japanese<br />

manga artist Akio Tanaka.<br />

The production has been generously<br />

supported by Laban Theatre at<br />

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music<br />

& Dance and The Great Britain<br />

Sasakawa Foundation<br />

Image credit: Akio Tanaka<br />

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September October<br />

November October<br />

November December<br />

December<br />

Tel: + 44(0)28 7137 2492<br />

Ground Floor,<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong><br />

october 2013<br />

Moscow Ballet<br />

The Sleeping<br />

Beauty<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Fri 4th Oct | 7.30pm |<br />

Tickets : £12.50, £17.50, £19.00, £22.00<br />

concessions available (Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous music fills the air<br />

and wondrous characters come to life before<br />

your very eyes. Fairytale characters abound<br />

alongside a King, a Queen, Good and Evil<br />

Fairies, Fairies of Gold, Silver, Diamonds<br />

and Sapphire plus the inevitable handsome<br />

Prince, all of whom weave their magic.<br />

Princess Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty - a story<br />

lovingly repeated throughout generations<br />

but never before performed so magnificently<br />

as with this colourful spectacle of Russia’s<br />

finest…Moscow Ballet - La Classique.<br />

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January February January March February April March May April May June July June July August September August September October<br />

Gymfusion<br />

Northern Ireland<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sat 5th Oct | 1pm | Tickets : £7.50;<br />

£5.50 concession available for under<br />

14s and Senior Citizens<br />

.........................................................................<br />

GymFusion Northern Ireland is part of British<br />

Gymnastics National Festivals Programme.<br />

It has seen over 2000 performers take part<br />

in the non-competitive, show style festivals.<br />

‘Once Upon a Time’ themed events will include<br />

exciting and creative performances from all<br />

ages, abilities and disciplines of gymnastics,<br />

guaranteed to wow the audience.<br />

Encompassing the ethos of Gymnastics For<br />

All, GymFusion isn’t a competition but a<br />

collaboration and aims to give participants the<br />

opportunity to display their skills and talents<br />

as a team in a fun and friendly environment.<br />

Ardal O’Hanlon<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sun 6th Oct | 8pm | Tickets : £18.50,<br />

£20.50 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Father Ted star, Ardal O’Hanlon is delighted<br />

to present his latest stand-up show for<br />

2013. The style is observational, the<br />

subject matter is Life itself, and the default<br />

expression is one of utter disbelief!<br />

october 2013<br />

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Lurking beneath Ardal’s mild-mannered<br />

demeanour resides a sharp and probing<br />

(and fairly mild-mannered) comic brain.<br />

Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes silly, but<br />

always punchy, he has tickled audiences all<br />

over the world. In a comprehensive set, he<br />

talks about not just the things that matter<br />

but also about the things that don’t matter<br />

at all. Which covers pretty much everything.<br />

N.B. 14+<br />

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Top of the World<br />

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Wed 9th Oct | 8pm | Tickets : £12.50,<br />

£15.00, £17.50 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

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2013 is the 30th anniversary of the death<br />

of Karen Carpenter and Kim Dickinson is<br />

celebrating the music of her idol in this<br />

nostalgic show.<br />

Kim transports her audiences with the<br />

natural and uncanny likeness of her voice to<br />

that of Karen Carpenter, delivering the songs<br />

that made The Carpenters famous.<br />

She has also opened the shows for The<br />

Overtones and The Beach Boys on recent<br />

visits to Ireland.<br />

Showband<br />

Memories<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Thur 10th Oct | 8pm | Tickets : £19.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Showband Memories is a trip down memory<br />

lane that will relive the magic of the dance<br />

hall years. Hosted by popular broadcaster,<br />

Frank Galligan, this nostalgic show features<br />

some of the stars of yesteryear.<br />

Starring Derrick Mehaffey, Frankie McBride,<br />

Brian Coll, The Miami Showband and the<br />

Foyle Showband.<br />

Come along to relive some great memories<br />

of a magical and never to be repeated time<br />

in Irish popular music.<br />

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ABBA THE SHOW<br />

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Fri 11th Oct | 8pm | Tickets : £14.50,<br />

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Dig out your flares and platform shoes for<br />

this truly dynamic and nostalgic show, taking<br />

you back to a time when glitter was great<br />

and satin cat-suits were all the rage! Brought<br />

to us by award winning group ‘Smackee’,<br />

this fabulous performance represents all that<br />

was wonderful from one of the world’s most<br />

famous pop supergroups. Featuring a string<br />

of unforgettable hits including ‘Waterloo’,<br />

‘Mama Mia’ and ‘Super Trooper’, this is<br />

definitely a show for all you Dancing Queens!<br />

Smackee are looking forward to returning to<br />

Derry to present the greatest Abba show of<br />

them all for their fans at the <strong>Forum</strong>.<br />

Duke Special<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Sat 12th Oct | 8pm | Tickets : £19.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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Duke Special and friends present a night of<br />

songs written or made famous by the late<br />

American songwriter, Harry Nilsson.<br />

Often described as the missing Beatle, Harry<br />

Nilsson was also named by John Lennon as<br />

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Wed 16th to Sat 19th Oct | 8pm |<br />

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The premier run of a brand new comedy with a<br />

sharp social and political bite from the pen of<br />

local playwright, Brian Foster, whose acclaimed<br />

plays include: Maire- A Woman Of Derry;<br />

The Butterfly Of Killybegs; and A Miracle In<br />

Ballymore.<br />

The action is set in Springtown Camp and<br />

Derry’s Guildhall back in 1963. Young radical<br />

socialist father of five, Harry Kelly, sick with his<br />

family’s impoverished living<br />

conditions, writes a nativity play<br />

for the local children to perform.<br />

But, with the eight-year-old<br />

children played by adult actors,<br />

Gerry Doherty, Carmel Mc Cafferty,<br />

Pat Lynch and Bill Waters, this will<br />

be a nativity play like no other.<br />

Add Seamas Heaney, Joanne<br />

O’Reilly and Shaunsy Coyle to<br />

the mix, and the scene is set for a<br />

night of politically incorrect, sidesplitting<br />

laughter! And buckets of tears too, as<br />

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Being Earnest<br />

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Sat 26th Oct | 7.30pm | Tickets:<br />

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NI Opera and Wide Open Opera are proud to<br />

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Written by Colin Bateman<br />

Penned by Colin Bateman (‘Divorcing Jack’,<br />

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has been specially commissioned for 2013<br />

and directed by Des Kennedy (Once - the<br />

Musical, Vernon God Little).<br />

In 1981 Derry teenager Jimmy McMurphy<br />

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student exchange <strong>programme</strong> to St. Francis<br />

Xavier High School in the US state of Iowa.<br />

Principal Truman expects to host a war<br />

damaged refugee, but instead finds himself<br />

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anarchy to the school population - while<br />

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The Musical<br />

Express<br />

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Sun 3rd Nov | 8pm | Tickets: £10.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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After successful concert tours to Africa<br />

and India, Toccata Musical Productions<br />

presents its latest production, The<br />

Musical Express. This two hour show will<br />

feature hits from the musicals Cats, Les<br />

Miserables, Sound of Music, Grease, We<br />

Will Rock You and many more.<br />

Performed by a professional cast of West<br />

End soloists and an orchestral ensemble<br />

backed by a fifty strong chorus, the<br />

evening is not to be missed. The concerts<br />

will support a cancer hospital in Sri- Lanka.<br />

Clubsound<br />

with Special Guest<br />

Jimmy Cricket<br />

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Sun 10th Nov | 8pm | Tickets: £12.50,<br />

£16.00, £18.50 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The Ballymoor Grousebeaters<br />

meets Ballygobackwards. A<br />

wonderful night of cabaret<br />

nostalgia featuring two of<br />

the North’s best loved cabaret acts Clubsound<br />

and Jimmy Cricket.<br />

Clubsound were the most successful showband<br />

group from Northern Ireland from the 1960s to<br />

the 1990s. The current line up features George<br />

Jones, David McKnight, Barry Woods, Alan<br />

McCartney and Jimmy Black.<br />

With comic songs like: Belfast, Belfast; Tonga<br />

LOL; Daddy’s Wee Balloons; Nigel Courtney;<br />

The Reluctant Exile and The Singing Farmer, all<br />

becoming sure fire favourites with<br />

crowds throughout Ulster’s<br />

thriving cabaret scene.<br />

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November<br />

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Fri 15 & Sat 16 Nov | 8pm |<br />

Tickets: £33.00 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

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National treasure CHRISTY MOORE has<br />

confirmed he’ll return to play 2 Shows at the<br />

<strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> this November.<br />

2013 has already been a busy year for the<br />

Irish music icon playing a string of sell<br />

out shows at Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy<br />

Theatre and Vicar St followed by 3 nights<br />

at the Waterfront in Belfast. This summer<br />

Christy Moore made a record-breaking 9th<br />

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Marquee – the only Artist ever<br />

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Mon 18th Nov | 8pm |<br />

Tickets : £10.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The History Links Project comes together for<br />

the last time officially to mark the end of this<br />

four year IFI funded project. The project has<br />

seen people from the rural communities of<br />

Donegal, Tyrone and Derry/Londonderry meet,<br />

mix and learn from each other. This celebration<br />

event will comprise a mix of song, poetry,<br />

drama and readings as well as an exhibition<br />

of pictures and artifacts hosted in the theatre<br />

all week, all of which is created, compiled and<br />

curated by the project participants themselves.<br />

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Brendan at the<br />

Chelsea BY JANET BEHAN<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Tue 19th & Wed 20th Nov | 8pm<br />

Tickets : £12.50, £17.50, £20.00<br />

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It is 1960s New York in legendary bohemian<br />

bolt hole, The Chelsea Hotel. Arthur Miller is<br />

just across the hall and the symphony of 24th<br />

Street is rising up and in through the open<br />

window of Brendan Behan’s room. He’s broke,<br />

hung over and way past the delivery date of his<br />

latest book, the first line of which he has yet to<br />

write. He was told to stop drinking or he’d be<br />

dead in six months – that was two years ago.<br />

Today is not going well. His mistress keeps<br />

ringing, the bills aren’t paid and a wire arrives<br />

from Dublin with the kind of news that’s<br />

guaranteed to put his blood pressure through<br />

the roof…<br />

Recommend 16+<br />

(contains some<br />

sexual content)<br />

“Adrian Dunbar is<br />

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battered man, who’s burned<br />

his boats and is now at the<br />

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Thu 21st Nov | 8pm | Tickets: £5.50,<br />

£3.00 (Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The British Lung Foundation in Northern Ireland will<br />

be running a ten week singing project, Singing for<br />

Health, funded by Big Lottery /Arts Council of NI.<br />

The aim of the project is to positively improve<br />

the physical, mental and emotional well-being of<br />

participants with long terms lung conditions and<br />

their carers.<br />

Choir Facilitator, Sean Woods will be working with<br />

BLF NI and Western Health and Social Care Trust<br />

Respiratory Team to recruit up to 100 participants<br />

with lung conditions and their carers to the<br />

community choir.<br />

Come along to the event and enjoy an evening of<br />

singing whilst supporting those people living with<br />

a lung condition in your local community.<br />

To find out more about the British lung<br />

Foundation please visit www.blf.org.uk<br />

Showstoppers<br />

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Fri 22nd Nov | 8pm | Tickets: £13.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

Group rate: Buy ten get one free<br />

.........................................................................<br />

The Londonderry Musical Society and<br />

Britannia Concert Band return to the <strong>Forum</strong><br />

to perform their Showstoppers musical<br />

extravaganza.<br />

The unique collaboration will showcase the<br />

best of local talent as 100 instrumentalists<br />

and singers take to the stage to perform.<br />

The <strong>programme</strong> will feature a selection of<br />

show tunes from stage and screen, including<br />

music from the best of Broadway and the<br />

West End.<br />

This 25th anniversary show is in aid of<br />

Carlisle Road Methodist Church and City<br />

Friends of Marie Curie.<br />

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October December<br />

November<br />

December<br />

november 2013<br />

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Sat 23rd Nov | 8pm | Tickets : £20.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

........................................................................<br />

Conal Gallen in his very own comedy play!<br />

Written by Conal and his son Rory, the action<br />

takes place in the household of Bridie and<br />

Willie Murphy, a couple who<br />

have fought the war of<br />

marriage for over 30 years! It is a love story<br />

unlike any other. Wandering eyes, wandering<br />

feet, wandering hands... it’s all here! Scenes of<br />

nudity have been carefully left out in this saga<br />

of sex, drugs and deception! Join Bridie, Willie,<br />

Dick and Cynthia... (yes, Cynthia!) as this tale of<br />

passion and intrigue unfolds. Early booking is<br />

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Maire A Woman<br />

Of Derry<br />

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Fri 29th Nov | 8.30pm |<br />

Tickets : £10.00, £12.50, £15.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

Due to huge demand, Carmel Mc Cafferty<br />

has agreed to return for what will be her<br />

last ever performance of Maire - A Woman<br />

Of Derry. After nearly twelve years playing<br />

the role she has made her own, Carmel has<br />

decided that the time has come to bring<br />

down the final curtain. And it will be final!<br />

This hilarious, harrowing and ultimately<br />

heartbreaking story has touched a raw nerve<br />

with audiences and critics alike since its<br />

debut performance some years back.<br />

Maire is foul-mouthed and feisty, but also<br />

intensely human. Armed<br />

only with her half-bottle of<br />

Mundies wine, she gives a<br />

unique account of her fall<br />

from grace from fresh faced<br />

teenage bride<br />

living in Derry’s<br />

Creggan Estate,<br />

to the pitiful condition<br />

we find her in today.<br />

N.B. This play contains<br />

strong language. Please do<br />

not come to be offended.<br />

This final<br />

performance will<br />

be professionally<br />

filmed for release<br />

on DVD in time<br />

for Christmas.


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Alan Davies<br />

Life Is Pain<br />

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Sat 30th Nov | 8.30pm | Tickets: £25.50<br />

Concessions available (Includes Development Donation)<br />

.........................................................................<br />

“Alan Davies has lost none<br />

of his appeal…heart-tugging<br />

and deeply funny.”<br />

Big Issue<br />

Following the phenomenal success in 2012 of<br />

his critically acclaimed show, Life Is Pain,<br />

Alan Davies - the much-loved star of iconic<br />

television series such as Jonathan Creek and QI<br />

– makes his debut performance at the <strong>Forum</strong>.<br />

“One of the best<br />

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Join Peter, Wendy and the Darling Family on<br />

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where they meet Tinkerbell, Captain Hook,<br />

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murderous motley crew. Who will walk the<br />

plank on the Jolly Rodger pirate ship?<br />

Peter Pan is packed with fantasy, bucketfuls<br />

of fun and amazing flying stunts. With a<br />

powerful mix of celebrity, music, dance<br />

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guaranteed to entertain and delight children<br />

of all ages!!<br />

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Fri 20th Dec, 7.30pm<br />

Fri 3rd Jan, 2.30pm<br />

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evening in Café Aroma, Ray will<br />

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1st Friday of every month starts<br />

Fri 6th Sep. Time: 9pm<br />

Comedian Danny McCrossan hosts<br />

a new comedy panel show that<br />

pits comedians against the public.<br />

Each month three comedians from<br />

across Ireland will compete against<br />

3 people from Derry in a general<br />

knowledge quiz; one will go through<br />

to the final, the rest are Halfwits.<br />

To compete in this new show, mail to<br />

halfwits@live.co.uk telling us why<br />

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2nd Friday of each month starts<br />

Fri 6th Sep. Time: 9pm | Adm: Free<br />

open mic<br />

comedy night<br />

Joining Danny<br />

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comedy wannabes who<br />

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Mr Funny Man…or Funny Woman<br />

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3rd Friday of every month, starts<br />

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Jimeoin<br />

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Sat 7th Dec | 7.30pm | Tickets : £21.50<br />

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Hilarious world-class stand-up from<br />

internationally acclaimed star of ‘Live at<br />

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Channel 4’s ‘Comedy Gala 2012’, ‘Best<br />

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FSSD Xmas Show<br />

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Mon 9th & Tues 10th Dec | 7.30pm<br />

Tickets: At the door<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The Foyle School of Speech and Drama has<br />

worked with children and young people in<br />

the City for over 25 years. In that time pupils<br />

have secured lead roles on the West End<br />

Stage as well as in film and television. The<br />

pupils finish up the City of Culture Year with<br />

an eclectic mix of the traditional Nativity<br />

Stories, Fairy tales and Panto sketches with<br />

not an adult in sight!<br />

A family night of fun and drama and an<br />

opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow.<br />

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Band<br />

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Wed 11th Dec | 8pm | Tickets : £22.50<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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Following the sold out show here in the<br />

<strong>Forum</strong> in March, Nathan Carter Music Group<br />

Ltd present the Biggest Country star in<br />

Ireland, for a special Christmas Show.<br />

The affable twenty three year old singer<br />

has already recorded six successful albums<br />

to date, so expect to hear many of his hit<br />

songs, including ‘The Road Back’, ‘Wagon<br />

Wheel,’ ‘South Australia’, ‘Saw You Runnin’<br />

and many more tracks from his new album.<br />

Joining Nathan for this special Christmas<br />

show is the hugely popular<br />

Hugo Duncan.<br />

Christmas With<br />

The Priests<br />

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Sat 21st Dec | 8.30pm | Tickets :<br />

£25.00, £27.50, £30.00<br />

(Includes Development Donation)<br />

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The Priests are brothers Father Eugene and<br />

Father Martin O’Hagan, and Father David<br />

Delargy, who met at St MacNissi’s College,<br />

Garron Tower. The trio have been singing<br />

together ever since!<br />

The Priests will be touring Canada & the<br />

USA in the Autumn, and Frs Eugene, Martin<br />

and David are delighted to finish their tour<br />

at the <strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong>.<br />

As well as some much loved classics such<br />

as Ave Maria, Pie Jesu and Amazing Grace,<br />

The Priests will perform some of the most<br />

cherished seasonal songs - everything<br />

from Ding Dong Merrily On<br />

High to O Come All Ye<br />

Faithful, from Sussex<br />

Carol to Silent Night.<br />

Don’t miss this<br />

enchanting evening<br />

of music.<br />

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Mon 30th Dec | 8pm | Tickets : £22.50<br />

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Internationally renowned and multi-talented,<br />

Brian’s phenomenal 22-year career has<br />

covered: singer/songwriter, radio/TV host and<br />

lead performer on international stages from<br />

Riverdance on Broadway to Eurovision 2006.<br />

Belfast Legend, Van Morrison, invited Brian to<br />

a rehearsal one day that resulted in him being<br />

featured as guest lead singer on the now<br />

unforgettable ‘Blues & Soul Revue’.<br />

It’s easy to see why in 2012 he was one of<br />

the four coaches on The Voice Ireland. His<br />

recent album ‘VOICE’ entered the album chart<br />

at No. 3, cementing Brian’s reputation as an<br />

exceptional vocalist, guitar player, songwriter<br />

and interpreter.<br />

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for parking, especially at peak times,<br />

as latecomers will not be admitted to<br />

performances until a suitable break. Cast<br />

may be subject to change.<br />

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required).<br />

THEATRE GIFT VOUCHERS: Treat your loved ones<br />

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GROUP BOOKINGS: For many performances a<br />

discount is offered for party bookings and school<br />

groups. Please ask at the Box Office for more<br />

information.<br />

coNCESSIONS: Concessions will be available<br />

for most of our performances to Senior<br />

Citizens, Children under 16, Students (valid<br />

I.D. card required) and the Unemployed<br />

(valid I.D.required). For selected performances a<br />

discounted ticket is now available for personal<br />

assistants/companions of people with disabilities.<br />

BABES IN ARMS: For selected children’s<br />

performances only, all children under one year<br />

old may go free. However all patrons must be<br />

in possession of a valid ticket. Please ask at<br />

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BOOSTER SEATS: Booster seats for small<br />

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effects are to be used, notices will be placed at<br />

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advance for further information.<br />

LATecoMERS: Shows start on time, please do<br />

not be late. Latecomers will only be admitted<br />

if there is a suitable break in the performance,<br />

which may not be until the interval. Please note<br />

that this rule will be strictly enforced.<br />

AUDITORIUM: Cameras, tape recorders<br />

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of the <strong>Millennium</strong> <strong>Forum</strong> management.<br />

All mobile phones must be switched off. Glass,<br />

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purchased for any new show became subject<br />

to a small premium of 50 pence.<br />

CAR PARKING: Foyleside East Car Park is open<br />

until 11.30pm Wednesday - Saturday for theatre<br />

goers. There are a number of other car<br />

parking facilities in the city centre, within a<br />

five minute walk from the <strong>Forum</strong>, such as<br />

Whittaker Street Car Park (Just behind Foyle<br />

Street and next to the Foyle Street Bus Station),<br />

Queen’s Quay Car Park, Foyle Road, Foyle Valley<br />

Railway Museum, Bishop Street Car Park and<br />

Victoria Market Car Park. In total, there are in<br />

excess of 2500 off-street car parking spaces in the<br />

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SEASON BROCHURE: Large print and Braille<br />

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upon request.<br />

DRINKS IN AUDITORIUM: For selected<br />

shows, interval drinks may be brought into<br />

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The auditorium offers wheelchair<br />

places and a wire induction loop for<br />

hearing aid users.<br />

Some productions this season are captioned<br />

and audio described. To get the seats that<br />

meet your access needs, please discuss<br />

with our box office team what your best<br />

options are when booking.<br />

This season will feature one relaxed<br />

performance of Peter Pan. Aspects of<br />

this performance – such as lighting and<br />

loud noises – will be modified or changed<br />

to suit those with special needs. The relaxed<br />

performance will take place at 2.30pm on Monday<br />

30th December and is open to all members of the<br />

public.<br />

For more information on what general audiences<br />

should expect, an information pack will be<br />

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Rocky Horror Show Mon 2 - Sat 7<br />

Encóre Contemporary Choir Sun 8<br />

Ulster Orchestra: Grand Season Concert Wed 11<br />

Culture Tech Games Expo Thur 12 - Sat 14<br />

The Blame Game Tues 17 & Wed 18<br />

Funny At The <strong>Forum</strong> Fri 20<br />

Ireland’s NW Championships 2013 Sat 21 & Sun 22<br />

Othello Tues 24 & Wed 25<br />

Derek Ryan Thur 26<br />

Chaos 12 Sat 28<br />

The Five And The Prophecy<br />

Of Prana Wed 2 - Thur 3<br />

Moscow Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Fri 4<br />

Gymfusion Sat 5<br />

Ardal O’Hanlon Sun 6<br />

Top Of The World Wed 9<br />

Showband Memories Thur 10<br />

Smackee ABBA Fri 11<br />

Duke Special Sat 12<br />

Springtown Camp 1963! Wed 16 - Sat 19<br />

The Importance Of Being Earnest (Opera) Sat 26<br />

Teenage Kicks Fri 1 - Sat 9<br />

The Musical Express Sun 3<br />

Clubsound with Jimmy Cricket Sun 10<br />

Christy Moore Fri 15 & Sat 16<br />

History Links Project Mon 18<br />

Brendan @ the Chelsea Tue 19 & Wed 20<br />

Singing for Health Thur 21<br />

Showstoppers Fri 22<br />

Conal Gallen: A Bit On The Side Sat 23<br />

Maire A Woman Of Derry Fri 29<br />

Alan Davies: Life Is Pain Sat 30<br />

Peter Pan Fri 29 Nov - Sun 5 Jan 14<br />

Jimeoin Sat 7<br />

FSSD Xmas Show Mon 9 & Tue 10<br />

Nathan Carter & Band Wed 11<br />

Christmas With The Priests Sat 21<br />

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