axis, ballymun - Theatre Archive

The Pictures - Singing in the Rain

26th January 2009

Monthly Film Club for Over 55's
Set in Hollywood, 1927, starring Gene Kelly, Jean Hagen and Debbie Reynolds. With songs such as "You Were Meant for Me," "You Are My Lucky Star," "The Broadway Melody," and of course the title song - this film has becomes one of the greatest Hollywood musicals ever made.

Little Red Riding Hood

8th January 2009 to 25th January 2009

Granny Grump’s cottage is in the woods. Red Riding Hood is delivering food to her Granny in the woods. Will Gloria Dishy and the apprentice fairy Philemena save them both from the wolf? Join us for the annual pantomime full of songs, comedy, dancing, colourful costumes and scenery. A day or night out for all the family!

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Remaining tickets on sale only by calling axis box office on (01) 883 2100.

The Pictures - Miracle on 34th Street

15th December 2008

A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in.

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Laugh with Dean Scurry

13th December 2008

Get ready to laugh your hole off! After his successful Edinburgh Festival debut Ballymun's own high energy stand up comedian Dean Scurry takes his firebrand sellout one hour solo show back to his home town. Make sure you don't miss out on the funny.

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The Legend of Luke Kelly

12th December 2008

On 30th January 1984 it is said that the whole of Ireland grieved the early death of Luke Kelly. He has left an incredible mark as being the greatest folk artist of the 20th Century. In October 2001 a band formed to pay tribute to the king of balladeers in a show entitled ‘A Tribute to Luke Kelly’.

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Honk

9th December 2008 to 11th November 2008

Spring has sprung in the farmyard. Drake and Ida, the mallards, await the arrival of their new brood, but the clutch seems to contain one inordinately large egg. When it hatches, its occupant’s ‘quack’ sounds more like a ‘honk’! Although taken aback, Ida quickly warms to his gentleness and discovers his prodigious athleticism. But his brothers and sisters mock him mercilessly and the only new friend he makes in the farmyard is the suspiciously friendly Cat, who invites him to ‘dinner’. Feeling completely alone and outcast, Ugly flees the farmyard. Ida, devastated, launches a search party.

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Honk

9th December 2008 to 11th November 2008

Spring has sprung in the farmyard. Drake and Ida, the mallards, await the arrival of their new brood, but the clutch seems to contain one inordinately large egg. When it hatches, its occupant’s ‘quack’ sounds more like a ‘honk’! Although taken aback, Ida quickly warms to his gentleness and discovers his prodigious athleticism. But his brothers and sisters mock him mercilessly and the only new friend he makes in the farmyard is the suspiciously friendly Cat, who invites him to ‘dinner’. Feeling completely alone and outcast, Ugly flees the farmyard. Ida, devastated, launches a search party.

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Honk

9th December 2008 to 11th December 2008

Spring has sprung in the farmyard. Drake and Ida, the mallards, await the arrival of their new brood, but the clutch seems to contain one inordinately large egg. When it hatches, its occupant’s ‘quack’ sounds more like a ‘honk’! Although taken aback, Ida quickly warms to his gentleness and discovers his prodigious athleticism. But his brothers and sisters mock him mercilessly and the only new friend he makes in the farmyard is the suspiciously friendly Cat, who invites him to ‘dinner’. Feeling completely alone and outcast, Ugly flees the farmyard. Ida, devastated, launches a search party.

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Corsetless

1st December 2008

After years of silent withdrawal, Olivia chooses to communicate with the world using only the words of Shakespeare. For this "crime," she is placed in isolation in a psychiatric hospital and is observed by a team of medical specialists 24 hours a day, among them the Doctor she trusted as a child. Stripped of her privacy and her freedom, she savagely defends her sanity against the those holding her, and the battleground she chooses is torn text from the plays and poems of a genius whose exquisitely turned phrases have indelibly shaped our language.

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The Consequences of Lightning by Dermot Bolger

25th November 2008 to 6th December 2008

From the safety of his bedroom, Jeepers welcomes you to Ballymun mid-regeneration, where horizons are ever changing, and a fresh start seems always just around the corner.

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The Pictures Film Club - Garage

24th November 2008

Josie (Pat Shortt) has spent 20 years as the caretaker-crumbling petrol station in small-town Ireland. Despite loneliness and the fact that his neighbours treat him as figure of fun, he’s always good natured, absurdly optimistic and, in his own peculiar way, happy; he has his place - it might not be great, but it’s his. Garage is the story of Josie’s hapless search for intimacy over the course of a summer, which sees his little niche, threatened and his life changed forever. This film has won several awards.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

4th November 2008 to 15th November 2008

‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a disturbing yet comic play where we see McMurphy rouse his fellow patients to rebel against the rules and regulations that govern their lives and suppress their spirits. His efforts to bring a glimpse of freedom to the mental and physical imprisonment of the inmates touch a chord within all of us as we all identify with the only weapon he has – his humanity.

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