{"id":648262,"date":"2026-10-08T06:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/648262\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:04:14","slug":"event-guide-angine-de-poitrine-gilbert-osullivan-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/648262\/","title":{"rendered":"Event guide: Angine de Poitrine, Gilbert O\u2019Sullivan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Event of the weekAngine de PoitrineFriday, October 16th, Vicar Street, Dublin, 7pm (sold out), ticketmaster.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

Fair play to the anonymous Canadian duo Angine de Poitrine, who perform dressed head to toe in light-up black-and-white polka-dotted costumes, and who describe their increasingly popular music as \u201cmantra-rock dada Pythago-cubist\u201d. If you have a ticket for their debut gig in Ireland, which has been upgraded from the smaller Opium venue, don\u2019t expect the Quebecois pair to say much. Klek de Poitrine (on drums) and Khn de Poitrine (on guitars), whose music went viral earlier this year, prefer to communicate, if that\u2019s the right word, via triangular hand signals that their fans emulate. In The New York Times\u2019 opinion, the band fully understand \u201cthe power of rhythm, repetition, dissonance, surprise and noise\u201d, and while their costumes and anonymity \u201chave clearly helped draw attention, Angine de Poitrine\u2019s music is no gimmick; it\u2019s a feat of live unity and dexterity, hand played with zero margin for error\u201d.<\/p>\n

OperaWexford Festival OperaFrom Thursday, October 15th, until Saturday, October 31st, Wexford Opera House and other venues, various times and prices, wexfordopera.com<\/a><\/p>\n

At 75 years of age \u2013 it began in October 1951 as the Festival of Music and Arts \u2013 Wexford Festival Opera<\/a> has long been regarded as one of the world\u2019s leading celebrations of the form. Highlights of this year\u2019s event include Pietro Mascagni\u2019s Iris (O\u2019Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, October 15th, 20th, 23rd, 28th and 31st), Gioachino Rossini\u2019s L\u2019Equivoco (O\u2019Reilly Theatre, National Opera House, October 16th, 21st, 25th and 29th) and the world premiere of Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn and Conor Linehan\u2019s The Next 75 (Green Acres Gallery, October 20th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th and 30th). The festival\u2019s admired Impossible Interview features Michael Dervan \u201cinterviewing\u201d Rossini (depicted by Peter Camley).<\/p>\n

GigsGilbert O\u2019SullivanSaturday, October 10th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6pm, \u20ac75.25, ticketmaster.ie<\/p>\n

Gilbert O\u2019Sullivan has been a pop singer since 1967. His profile has ebbed and flowed, but he has never lost his observational, witty and highly melodic style of songwriting, which has earned justifiable comparisons with those of Randy Newman and Paul McCartney. The Waterford-born singer may use this opportunity to preview some of the tracks from his album On the Record, which come out in early November, but you can safely bet that fans will give O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s best-loved songs, including Nothing Rhymed, We Will, Clair, No Matter How I Try and Alone Again (Naturally) the loudest and longest cheers.<\/p>\n

Kristin HershSaturday, October 10th, Cleere\u2019s, Kilkenny, 8pm, \u20ac30 (sold out); Sunday, October 11th, Skelper Quane\u2019s, Blennerville, Co Kerry, 8pm, \u20ac28; Monday, October 12th, R\u00f3is\u00edn Dubh, Galway, 7pm, \u20ac28.50, roisindubh.net<\/a>; Tuesday, October 13th, Cyprus Avenue, Cork, 7pm, \u20ac27.50, cyprusavenue.ie<\/a>; Sunday, November 1st, Pavilion Theatre, D\u00fan Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 7.30pm, \u20ac30, paviliontheatre.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s rare for such a key figure in contemporary rock to tour Ireland so extensively, but the Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave frontwoman is no ordinary singer-songwriter, as you\u2019ll hear if you come along to one of these gigs. Hersh is promoting her new album, Sugar on Blackstone, the 13th solo LP she has released since Hips and Makers, in 1994, but she\u2019ll also be performing songs from the catalogues of her groundbreaking bands.<\/p>\n

ECM 2026: IBO & Crash Ensemble \u2013 Heiner Goebbels: Songs of War I Have SeenSunday, October 11th, NCH, Dublin, 8pm, \u20ac39\/\u20ac35\/\u20ac30, nch.ie<\/a>\"ECMECM 2026 <\/p>\n

The German composer Heiner Goebbels is regarded as one of the most important innovators in the world of theatre, performance art and multimedia. This performance of his 2007 work Songs of War I Have Seen blends live music by Crash Ensemble and the Irish Baroque Orchestra with spoken extracts from wartime diary entries by the American writer Gertrude Stein. Expect a thought-provoking depiction of turmoil and conflict.<\/p>\n

StageRemember That Time? A MusicalWednesday, October 14th, and Thursday, October 15th, Smock Alley, Dublin, 7.30pm, \u20ac19\/\u20ac16, smockalley.com<\/a>\"AnnmarieAnnmarie Cullen. Photograph: Miguel Ruiz <\/p>\n

Annmarie Cullen, former member of the band Saucy Monkey, has been developing her one-woman musical for a couple of years, winning an Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Award, among other gongs, for her work. Through original songs, narration and multimedia (including on-screen appearances by the singer-songwriter Naimee Coleman and the comedian Gear\u00f3id Farrelly as outlying but encouraging friends), the Dubliner relates an autobiographical story of emigration, celebration, despair, loss of identity and staying power. <\/p>\n

In conversationMary Beard: More Secrets Histories of Ancient RomeThursday, October 15th, NCH, Dublin, 8pm, \u20ac45\/\u20ac36\/\u20ac29.50, nch.ie\"MaryMary Beard <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat have the Romans ever done for us?\u201d is a question that the eminent classicist Mary Beard<\/a> will be answering most eloquently in her thought-provoking one-woman event. Noted for her rewriting of popular narratives, Beard is adept at drawing parallels between the politics of ancient Rome and contemporary political landscapes. Members of the audience will also have an opportunity to ask questions, but don\u2019t expect too serious an evening. Beard is, after all, also the author of the book Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up.<\/p>\n

PoetryCircling the SquareFrom Friday, October 16th, until Sunday, October 18th, Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co Tipperary, various times, \u20ac20\/\u20ac15\/free, thesourceartscentre.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

The fifth year of the poetry and music festival celebrating the life and work of the Thurles-born poet Dennis O\u2019Driscoll includes readings from more than 20 poets, plus a discussion about the public life of Seamus Heaney. The latter will feature Fintan O\u2019Toole and Mick Heaney in conversation with O\u2019Driscoll\u2019s son, Declan. Poets reading their work, as well as O\u2019Driscoll\u2019s, include Rita Ann Higgins, Vona Groarke, John Kelly, Emily Cullen, Martina Evans and Katie Donovan.<\/p>\n

Next weekendMurder One Friday-Sunday, October 16th-18th, DLR Lexicon, D\u00fan Laoghaire, Co Dublin, various times and prices, murderone.ie<\/a>\"MurderMurder One: Dr Marie Cassidy <\/p>\n

All things thrilling, plot-twisting, deceitful, manipulative and, yes, lethal feature at this annual festival\u2019s conspiracy of crime writers, which features panel discussions, public interviews, masterclasses and workshops. Authors include Jane Casey, Ardal O\u2019Hanlon, Cecelia Ahern, Sam Blake, Jen Bray, Dr Marie Cassidy, Robert Craven, Edel Coffey, TM Logan and Andrea Mara.<\/p>\n

Book it this week Two Door Cinema Club, 3Arena, Dublin, January 23rd, ticketmaster.ieJosh Ritter, Town Hall Theatre, Galway, February 11th, joshritter.com<\/a>Tindersticks, Vicar Street, Dublin, May 9th, foggynotions.ie<\/a>Gracie Abrams, 3Arena, Dublin, April 19th and 20th, ticketmaster.ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Event of the weekAngine de PoitrineFriday, October 16th, Vicar Street, Dublin, 7pm (sold out), ticketmaster.ie Fair play to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[121453,74493,275072,222610,275070,61,60,275073,275074,275071,241484,43,42017,51306],"class_list":["post-648262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ardal-o-hanlon","tag-cecelia-ahern","tag-crash-ensemble","tag-gertrude-stein","tag-gilbert-o-sullivan","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-irish-baroque-orchestra","tag-jane-casey","tag-kristin-hersh","tag-mary-beard","tag-news","tag-seamus-heaney","tag-wexford-festival-opera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648262","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=648262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}