Busy Bealtaine line up for The Source (Thurles) during month of May
The Source’s first Bealtaine offering is Hothouse. A fast-paced, intergenerational story of love, loss, and legacy set on an Arctic cruise ship that takes the audience on a journey to bid farewell to the ice caps. Guided by an unhinged cruise ship captain, HOTHOUSE tells the familiar stories of one family’s legacy, from 9-year-old Ruth in 1960’s Ireland to her great-great-great-great-great grandchildren 100 years from now. Written by Carys D. Coburn with original songs and music by Anna Clock.
Taking place on Saturday, 10th May | Doors 8.00pm | Tickets €12 for over 55.
For the cinephiles The Source have A Complete Unknown up next. Set in 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world. James Mangold’s excellent biopic hinges instead around his first major reinvention, when he plugged in his electric guitar at 1965’s Newport Folk Festival, the folk equivalent of the premiere of Stravinsky’s Rites of Spring.
The film builds towards this climax by following the young singer (a superb Timothée Chalamet, capturing Dylan’s voice perfectly) at key steps along the way, from meeting heroes Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy) and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) to relationships with Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning) and Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). In no way a hagiography, this hugely enjoyable portrayal sees Dylan’s enigma survive the experience intact.
Taking place on Wednesday, 14th May | Doors 2.00pm | *Free for those over 55.
The final Bealtaine offering at The Source in Thurles is a live show titled ‘A Rare Journey; Nora Joyce’s Odyssey’ which celebrates the life of a truly remarkable Irish woman Nora Joyce, in a highly entertaining roller-coaster 75-minute play, filled with the music and song the Joyce’s knew, and delights in Nora’s quick and often razor-sharp wit.
The play separates Nora from her famous literary alter ego Molly Bloom and dispels the lazy myths that have often cast Nora as an inconsequential appendage of her famous husband.
Written and performed by Paula Greevy-Lee, this one-woman show separates the funny, wise, sharp-witted, complex, and compassionate Nora from the half-truths that have dogged her since her death aged 67 in 1951.
Taking place on Wednesday, 21st May | Doors 2.00pm | Tickets €8 for over 55’s.
Advance tickets for all shows are available online at www.thesourceartscentre.ie – or by phone from the Box office on 0504 90204.