{"id":368194,"date":"2026-03-27T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368194\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:52:08","slug":"the-culture-5-your-cultural-highlights-for-the-next-seven-days-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368194\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culture 5 – your cultural highlights for the next seven days"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINEMAS: SPLITSVILLE<\/p>\n

Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino star in this spiky rom-com from real-life best friends Covino and Marvin. When Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey (Marvin) turns to his friends Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino) for support. Their secret to happiness? An open marriage – until Carey crosses a line that throws everything into chaos. Unpredictable, hilarious and unexpectedly tender, this is an absolute hoot from start to finish. (Selected cinemas nationwide)<\/p>\n

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MUSIC: PHOENO<\/p>\n

Vocalist Adam Matthews and composer Liam Corbett began writing together while running through a quiet Phoenix Park during lockdown, turning isolation into creative fuel. Comfort in the Knowing, the Dublin duo’s debut album, is a synth-driven alt-pop record crafted over six years in a bare-bones studio nicknamed “The Fridge”. Exploring grief, hope, friendship and renewal, it pairs intimate storytelling with a widescreen sound (Now streaming)<\/p>\n

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STREAMING: LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL<\/p>\n

Two board-game-loving friends in suburban Dublin face grief, love and change as their quiet routines give way to a wider, more uncertain world…. Alex Lawther and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell star in this splendid adaptation of R\u00f3n\u00e1n Hession\u2019s understated 2019 novel. A gentle celebration of ordinary lives lived, it offers a welcome antidote to frenetic, splashy event TV – even if it does feature a Hollywood megastar\u2019s voice! (All episodes now on RT\u00c9 Player)<\/p>\n

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BOOK: ALL THEM DOGS<\/p>\n

Things have changed since Tony Ward returned to town. West Dublin’s gangland scene isn\u2019t what it was: his mentor is dead and his best friend has gone straight. After five years keeping his head down, Tony is determined to re-establish himself. When the chance comes to work for top enforcer Darren ‘Flute\u2019 Walsh, it feels like a no-brainer – what could possibly go wrong? Dhamel White\u2019s debut is a propulsive blast from a bold new voice in Irish fiction (Out now, John Murray)<\/p>\n

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THEATRE: THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE<\/p>\n

Love is a burning thing – and few burned brighter than Johnny Cash and June Carter. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, this jukebox musical charts the soaring highs and shattering lows of a love story that defined an era. From stage to road, through triumph, heartbreak and redemption, it features hits aplenty including I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and Jackson. Their son John Carter Cash talks to Brendan O’Connor below (31 March \u2013 11 April 2026, Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre, Dublin)<\/p>\n

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Hear The Culture 5 every Friday on Aed\u00edn in the Afternoon on RT\u00c9 lyric fm, from 1pm – listen back here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CINEMAS: SPLITSVILLE Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino star in this spiky rom-com from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-368194","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}