Wednesday 19 November | 8pm | £16.50

“Shall we bake bread together and churn some butter and talk about things that really matter?” asks Manchán Magan, the presenter of the 75-minute bilingual show, Arán & Im, which explores what makes Irish so unique and potent. “What’s the word for the lonesomeness of a cow bereft of her calf? Or, for the sound horses make when they meet after an absence? To what extent is the language embedded in the Otherworld?” Join Manchán as he bakes bread and churns butter and reveals the link between sourdough and the transformational power of Irish.

Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America and two novels. He writes occasionally for The Irish Times, reports on travel for various radio programmes, and has presented dozens of television documentaries on issues of world culture.

He has received commissions to write plays from The Abbey Theatre, BBC and Project Art Centre. His bilingual plays have been nominated for numerous awards, including 2 Irish Times Theatre Awards. He won the Walter Macken Taibhdhearc Drama award, and the Stewart Parker Irish Language Theatre Award.

“Hugely informative and entertaining… (His) focus (is) on the wealth of beauty within the Irish language and how it connects us to place, spirituality, nature and each other”

– The Irish Times (on Listen to the Land Speak)

Recommended for age 12+

Tuesday 4 November | 8pm | £35

The release, in 1983, of the album Classic Tranquility was a milestone in Irish music and in the career of its creator Phil Coulter.

Over the following years, with the steady release of others in the same vein, the country seemed to fall in love with the soothing piano sounds of Tranquility. It became a phenomenon, leading to millions of record sales and sold out international tours.

Music fans were charmed by the fresh arrangements of timeless melodies, Irish classics and inspirational favourites.

Now, more than 40 years since its arrival, Tranquility makes a return to the stage, in a new and updated production, reflecting contemporary trends. Tranquility is now a trusted brand so audiences will be guaranteed and evening of familiar and best loved melodies in a magical setting, surrounded by the glow of candlelight.