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The Monday Night Cure - Sept - feat Fergus Costello's show 'Tell Me Lies Horse' - Sandinos

Fergus is a storyteller/poet/performer who's ability to entertain as well as provoke thought and cast a searing all-seeing eye over the current zeitgeist in Ireland is unmatched. If you like political/social commentary mixed up and bound by humour and satire you'd need to get down to this

'Hilarious comic monologues' 
says Davin O'Dwyer of the Irish Times

Time:8pm

A Dozen Summers - Waterside Theatre

Maisie and Daisy McCormack are two ordinary 12-year-olds finding their way through life in the 21st century.  Oh, and they may have just hijacked a movie!

This hilarious British children's comedy features a host of familiar faces including Colin Baker (Dr Who), Ewen Mackintosh (The Office) and Sarah Warren (M.L.E.) and introduces some really exciting new talent including Quinton Nyriendo (CBBC's Young Dracula) and David Knight (CBBC's Hetty Feather) as well as the debut of twins Scarlet and Hero Hall.

"This film has so much heart and a particularly sharp funny bone.  For children and adults alike, this movie is exciting, emotional and provides laugh out loud comedy."

Tickets:£5 Time:7pm

Bruiser Theatre Company presents: Playhouse Creatures - The Playhouse

Playhouse Creatures is a riotous and moving account of the precarious lives of the first Restoration actresses. These gutsy, flesh and blood heroines grapple for recognition and a new social role for women, whilst falling victim to the attitudes and consequences of the age. Amidst the bear pits of the theatres, they struggle to push themselves to the forefront, fighting against the prejudice of the industry, the jeers of the public and the bitter rivalries they share.
Thought-provoking and wickedly funny, Playhouse Creatures is an unvarnished account of the extreme lengths these ‘Creatures' will go to for success in this dark new world.

Tickets £12/ £9 Time:8pm

Spirit Medium: Derek Acorah - Waterside Theatre

The pioneer for Spiritualism and mediumship on television, he is arguably the world’s most renowned Spirit Medium having demonstrated to many hundreds of thousands of people in theatres throughout the UK.

Derek’s television career dates back over fifteen years when he became the first medium ever to demonstrate live on air and without the benefit of an edit suite on a weekly basis bringing hope and comfort to the viewing public.

So why not come along and see for yourself and maybe meet Derek afterwards and pick up one of his new tour brochures and his Soul Journey CD.

Derek’s charm and charisma has made him a most welcome guest on numerous televisions programmes. He has appeared in “Dr. Who”, “This Morning”, “The Weakest Link”, “Richard & Judy”, “Stars in Their Eyes”, “Reality Bites” and many, many more. Derek has also appeared as himself in the film “Big Fat Gypsy Gangster” and the live stage show “Ghosts”. In 2004 Derek received the Variety Club of Great Britain’s Multichannel TV Personality of the Year Award.

Derek is the author of eleven books two of which, “The Psychic Adventures of Derek Acorah” and “Ghost Hunting with Derek Acorah”, have achieved the top of “The Times” Non-Fiction Best Seller list and have been translated in to Russian and Mandarin.

After 35 years as a professional medium, Derek remains a dedicated worker for Spirit, connecting people with their loved ones in the spirit world and bringing proof of survival on a daily basis. He is also passionate about working in his investigative role in attempting to validate and confirm the presence of spirit entities in some of the world’s most haunted locations.

Derek Acorah is indeed a thoroughly modern medium whose appeal crosses the generations to young and old alike and he remains the forerunner in the field of paranormal and spiritual matters. 

Tickets:£20 Time:8pm

The Matchmaker - Millennium Forum

Starring Mary McEvoy and Jon KennyBased on the novella ‘Letters of a County Matchmaker’ by John B. Keane, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, the play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O’Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country.At the centre of this celebrated production is John B Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words. John B. Keane takes us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by spiders.

Time:8pm Tickets:from £10

Siege City- the story of Derry and Londonderry - The Playhouse

Dr Brian Lacey explores Derry and Londonderry through all the periods from the Ice Age to the 1980s.
The Siege is an obvious jumping off point for any reflection on the city's past although, with fairly continuous documentation since the mid-sixth century, Derry has many other historical strings to its bow. 
Dr Lacey was centrally involved in organising the programme of events designed to mark the 300th anniversary of the Siege, in 1989. He was obviously aware of the anniversary's importance for the Protestant community but he also recognised the importance of the whole city embracing such a significant event and its contemporary memorialisation. The social make-up of the city during the Siege and on each of its three subsequent centenaries will be reflected on, along with an exploration on how Dr Lacey came to have a role in examining and celebrating the city's past.

All proceeds to providing benches in memory of historian Annesley Malley

Time:8pm Tickets£10

Fiona Scott Trotter presents The Divas Story - The Playhouse

From Billy Holiday, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone just to name a few.

Travel back in time to the Glitz, the Glamour and Mystique of the Golden Era of The Divas. With a five piece band Fiona will be singing songs and telling the secret lives of the most Legendary Jazz, Blues and Swing Divas.

Fiona's Elegant and powerful stage presence with her ability to glide from Sassy Blues to Heart Wrenching Ballads to Up Tempo Swing will bring you on a rollercoaster of emotions, laughing, crying and swinging off your seats. This is a show not to be missed by anyone who loves great music.

Time:8pm Tickets:£12/10

Denis Bond - Waterside Theatre

write Pipkins for children's television, and went on to write for Rainbow, Let's Pretend and to create The Munch Bunch.  Denis is the author of a series of picture books for younger children, and several novels for older kids.  His teaching and acting continue with his very popular school visits: he's done visits all over the world combining performance with a writing workshop for Years 5 and 6.  Other titles include:The Dragon Who Couldn't Help Breathing Fire, The Train Who Was Frightened of The Dark, The Granny Who Wasn't Like Other Grannies and much more.

Key Stage 2

Tickets £2 Time:10.30am and available for afternoon performance in school by arrangement

Tony Bradman - Waterside Theatre

One of Tony's best known creations in a productive writing career is Dilly The Dinosaur.  Tony has written fiction, poetry and edited a number of highly successful anthologies, and continues to write about and review children's books.  His most recent work is overseeing a huge new series for Oxford University Press - PROJECT X - which aims to bring the reading scheme into the 21st century.  Other titles include:Polly And The Pirates, Dilly and The Goody-Goody, The Frankenstein Teacher and The Ghost Teacher to name a few.

Tickets:£2 Time:10.30am

National Theatre Live presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare - The Playhouse

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, National Theatre Live will broadcast this eagerly awaited production live to cinemas.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Time:7pm Tickets:£11

Gruff - Waterside Theatre

Trip Trap Trip Trap Trip Trap....

Three hungry Billy Goats, two eyes as big as saucers, one rickety-rackety bridge....

This much loved fairy-tale is brought to life with a pinch of Banyan magic, puppetry, storytelling and original music.

Duration: 45 minutes    For ages 3-8 years.

Tickets:£4, £3 groups, £12 family (2+2) Time:10.30am & 6.45pm

Sherlock Holmes & The Ripper Murders - Millennium Forum

The grisly serial killings in Victorian Whitechapel, dubbed by the popular press as the work of ‘Jack the Ripper’, are the talk of London and from deep within the smog-ridden slums, yet another piercing shriek is heard.Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H Watson are drawn into one of the darkest plots ever to shake the foundations of England. There are freemasons, conspiracies and plots at the highest level of the establishment. But for Holmes, there is a uniquely personal element to this new and terrifying case…Starring Andrew Paul (The Bill, Where the Heart Is, Coronation Street), Neil Roberts (Holby), Kim Taylforth (London’s Burning, Bad Girls), George Telfer (Emmerdale) and Samuel Clemens as Sherlock Holmes.

Time:8pm Tickets:from £15

The Ghost Story - Waterside Theatre

Have you ever met a friendly ghost who doesn’t know he’s a ghost and is afraid of other ghosts? 

Ghost Story is an interactive Halloween show which offers children aged 4-9 years and their bigger companions the chance to get involved in all the spooky fun!

Join with the cast and get ready to move, sing, share your ideas and become characters in Ghost Story live on stage!

Our friendly ghost needs your help to understand and overcome his fears, so this will be a great learning adventure for everyone!

 Duration 50 mins.  Ages 4-9 years

Tickets: £5/£16 family (2+2) Time:3pm

Woody Guthrie: The Long Road to Peekskill - The Playhouse

Written and Performed by Will Kaufman 

The story of Woody Guthrie's personal transformation from a youthful Oklahoma racist to the ardent anti-racist champion who, along with many others, risked his life holding the line against American fascism during the notorious Peekskill riots of 1949.

Conventionally known for his championing of the poor white Dust Bowl migrants, Guthrie also left an extensive body of songs condemning Jim Crow segregation, lynching and race hatred. Most of these songs were never recorded, but they are the legacy of this remarkable journey that eventually brought Guthrie into the fellowship of Lead Belly, Josh White, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Paul Robeson.

The Long Road to Peekskill is both a harrowing and uplifting presentation, showing through the example of Woody Guthrie that racists are not born, but made - and that they can be unmade.

Tickets £11/ £8 Time:8pm

Menopause - The Musical - Millennium Forum

Following previous sell-out Irish tours in 2010 and 2008 (which included an 18 week sell-out season at Tivoli Theatre) Menopause The Musical is heading your way this October with a brand new cast. Armed with a cast of hormonal women, one-liners about memory loss and innuendo-laden versions of pop classics.  

Starring X Factor sensation Mary Byrne, Sue Collins (The Nualas), Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and Linda Nolan (The Nolans) the hilarious Menopause The Musical has entertained and inspired women across the world since 2001. Don’t miss this No 1 girl’s night out.

This hilarious celebration of women and 'The Change', the all-singing, all-dancing comedy brings together four women (at a department stores lingerie sale), who have nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flushes, night sweats,

Time:8pm Tickets:£21.50

Josef Locke: A Grand Adventure By Felicity McCall - Millennium Forum

The Playhouse brings back to a larger stage the life of Josef Locke in the return of this unique piece of music theatre exploring his life, music and legacy.  

Known as The Singing Bobby, Locke established himself as a star of Britain and Ireland’s variety halls, becoming one of the most popular (and highly paid) singers of the 1940’s and 50’s. 

After last year’s sell out success of this heartwarming and uplifting show in 2014, esteemed singer Karl McGuckin will again join local musicians for an affectionate look at Locke’s life, music … and his tax affairs.

“An absolutely wonderful show... a show you just have to go to" BBC Radio Ulster

Time:8pm Tickets:£17.00

Diwali 2015 - Indian Festival of Light - Millennium Forum

Experience ‘Diwali,’ an Indian annual national festival of light. Expect a piazza buzzing with family friendly Indian craft activities, henna tattoos, sari’s and turbans, rangoli floor decorations. The stage bursts alive with Bollywood and Bhangra, Indian fashion and much more! 2000 attended last year so expect a packed party with everything Indian – a truly unique experience in Derry~Londonderry. Indian food is included in the price.

Time:5:30pm Tickets:from £5

Waiting for Godot - Millennium Forum

Samuel Beckett’s 60-year-old masterpiece, Waiting For Godot, is a ground-breaking, anarchic meditation on the meaning of life and death. Part allegory, part burlesque, Beckett’s unique, timeless play moves seamlessly between absurdist comic sketch and captivating philosophical drama.
NB suitable for 14+

Time:Tues 8pm & Wed 10:30am (schools) Tickets:from £8.50

The Playhouse presents Grimm Tales for Kids - The Playhouse

By Peter ‘Eerie’ Davidson Directed by Kieran ‘Spooky’ Griffiths

Grimm is back! And his bath of sweets is bigger than ever!

"There once was a wonderful building called The Playhouse that decided to throw a night full of treats for kids of all ages. A night full of fairy tales, scary stories, ugly princesses, kid eating witches and things that go "aaaahhhhh! oh lordy, that's my leg!!!"

Some of the greatest fairy tales from the brothers Grimm were given a wonderful irreverent makeover. There were games, interaction, squelchy things, a lot of laughter and everyone lived happily ever after... except for the ones that got eaten by wolves or soaked to the bone!

BRING YOUR RAINCOAT and once again join writer and performer Peter E Davidson for more grisly fairy tales, guaranteed to be the perfect Halloween treat for all the family.

Wednesday 28th- Friday 30th October, 7pmMatinees Thursday 29th- Saturday 31st October, 1pm

Tickets £7.50 each or 4 tickets for £20

Moscow Ballet presents Swan Lake - Millennium Forum

Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky | Librettto: Vladimir Begichev & Vasily Geltser | Choreography: Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov 
Moscow Ballet – La Classique returns with their version of the most popular of all classical ballets. World-renowned soloists Nadezda Ivanova, Andrey Shalin, Andrey Lyapin and Dmitry Smirnov lead the Moscow Ballet Company under the direction of Elik Melikov. As the company of Moscow Ballet – La Classique once more dance themselves into the dreams that legends are made of and yet another world class production of Swan Lake. 
Swan Lake is the story of Prince Siegfried’s love for the Swan Queen Odette, their battle against the evil sorcerer, Rothbart, and a fateful encounter with the manipulative Odile

Time:7:30pm Tickets:from £12.50

Big Telly Theatre Company presents Gulliver - The Playhouse

When Gulliver returns from another amazing experience at sea, his family are more than a little perplexed.
They had just about coped with the giants, the tiny people, the floating islands and outlandish inventions. But a world ruled by horses? That's a different kettle of fish. Only one thing is certain; family life will never be the same again.
Join us for an uproarious theatrical adventure as Gulliver and his family learn to live together in a strange new world where weird is the new normal.

Time:8pm Tickets:£11/8

Paddy - Millennium Forum

International multi-award winning singer Tommy Fleming takes to the stage for his first major acting role in a brand new original drama/musical entitled 'Paddy'. 

This must-see show - co-written by Tommy Fleming alongside singer/songwriter Gerry Carney and Tommy Marren (writer of the hugely successful 'It's the Real McCoy) tells the story of Patrick Murphy who emigrates to England to start a new life on the building sites of London.  With a gripping storyline that is set in both Ireland and England over a 25-year period - alongside 13 original songs - 'Paddy' promises to be a unique night of stunning drama and spectacular music.

Time: 8pm Tickets:£26.50

Panto: Aladdin - Millennium Forum

Aladdin tells the rags to riches tale of a boy who becomes a man. Through his bewitching adventure, witness the Genie who lives in a lamp and see the magical flying carpet. Will the evil Abanazer convince Aladdin to enter the Cave of a Thousand Dreams and fetch the lamp? Will Princess Jasmine find the boy of her dreams?

The Millennium Forum takes this age – old classic pantomime story and turns it into a riot for all ages. With oriental mystique, evil sorcery, hilarious comedy, extravagant costumes and sumptuous sets, Aladdin is sheer genie-us!   

Admission:Various Time:Various