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Enniskillen Amateur Dramatic Society presents Sive By J B Keane

Enjoy an evening of theatre greatness when you book tickets for SIVE by JB Keane at the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen. Start or end your evening with a meal at one of Enniskillen's fabulous restaurants. https://www.experience-enniskillen.com/food-and-drink/ Following the success of ‘The Field’, Enniskillen Amateur Dramatic Society returns with famous Irish playwright, J B Keane’s, first published play ‘Sive’. Powerful and provocative, ‘Sive’ is the story of a scheming matchmaker and a resentful woman forcing a beautiful young girl to marry an old man. Set against the harsh poverty of 1950’s Ireland it is a story inspired by a true situation, witnessed by J B Keane in his early years as a publican in Listowel. ‘I put everything into the writing of the play. For me, writing the final scene was one of the most profound moments of my life, and I found myself overwhelmed by emotion’  John B Keane. 1928-2002 To book click through to the Ardhowen website below: https://ardhowen.com/show/sive/

Give a nature a home this February.

Join us in preparation for National Nest Box Week by learning to build your own bird box. Running for a week from 14 February each year, National Nest Box Week provides a welcome focus on nesting birds and encourages everyone to put up nest boxes in their local area in order to support the conservation of our breeding birds. Come along and create your own bird box, just in time for the upcoming nesting season and pickup some tips on how to care for our feathered friends from our rangers. Making your own nest box is simple and rewarding. Anyone can take part, whether you’re a family with space for a box in your garden, a teacher, a member of a local wildlife group, or you belong to a bird club and could organise a work party, National Nest Box Week gives you the chance to contribute to the conservation effort in the UK whilst giving you the pleasure of observing any breeding birds that you attract to your garden. Booking not needed. All required materials and tools provided. Please note a £5.00 cash material cost applies per box. This is an indoor event. For more information visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/dfa2c4e8-4365-438f-88d6-686e4396b7b3/pages/details

Enniskillen Amateur Dramatic Society presents Sive By J B Keane

Enjoy an evening of theatre greatness when you book tickets for SIVE by JB Keane at the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen. Start or end your evening with a meal at one of Enniskillen's fabulous restaurants. https://www.experience-enniskillen.com/food-and-drink/ Following the success of ‘The Field’, Enniskillen Amateur Dramatic Society returns with famous Irish playwright, J B Keane’s, first published play ‘Sive’. Powerful and provocative, ‘Sive’ is the story of a scheming matchmaker and a resentful woman forcing a beautiful young girl to marry an old man. Set against the harsh poverty of 1950’s Ireland it is a story inspired by a true situation, witnessed by J B Keane in his early years as a publican in Listowel. ‘I put everything into the writing of the play. For me, writing the final scene was one of the most profound moments of my life, and I found myself overwhelmed by emotion’  John B Keane. 1928-2002 To book click through to the Ardhowen website below: https://ardhowen.com/show/sive/

Don't miss the Royal Ulster Academy exhibition.

The Royal Ulster Academy (RUA) is the largest and longest established body of practicing visual artists in Northern Ireland and its Annual Exhibition is one of the highlights of the Northern Ireland arts calendar.  The Exhibition showcases work from emerging and established artists from all over the world alongside work by RUA Academicians and Associate Members. Including well known artists including those from Fermanagh Denise Ferran PPRUA  , Mavis Thomson RUA , Anthony Scott ARUA. Now in its 137th year, it continues to provide a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography and installation. Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition runs until 2 March at Waterways Ireland Exhibition Centre in Enniskillen.

Fantastic live concert celebration of one of rock music’s greatest icons.

Some Guys Have All The Luck is a brand new theatre production direct from London West End celebrating the life and career of Rod Stewart, one of rock music’s greatest icons. Starring Paul Metcalfe and featuring a fantastic live band with impeccable credits, the show takes the audience through Rod’s incredible story, from his humble beginnings through to worldwide super stardom and record sales in excess of 100 million! The first half of the show charts Rod’s rise to fame from his early days singing in the r ‘n b clubs of the 60’s through to worldwide success in the early 70’s. It features songs from the earlier part of Rod’s career, including ‘Handbags and Gladrags’, ‘In A Broken Dream’, ‘Stay With Me’, ‘Ooh La La’ and ‘Wear It Well’. It also includes an unplugged section. The second half of the show captures all the excitement and energy of a Rod Stewart concert and is full of the same swaggering showmanship, audience participation and sheer sense of fun. It is crammed full of hits such as ‘Maggie May’, ‘Sailing’, ‘Baby Jane’, ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’, ‘Tonight’s The Night’, ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ and ‘You’re In My Heart’ to name but a few! Spectacular show, an impeccable live band, and stage-wide projections! If you’re a Rod Stewart fan this is an unbelievable journey through one of music’s true icons. For booking please visit: https://ardhowen.com/show/some-guys-have-all-the-luck/ If you are coming early in the evening consider checking out one of the restaurants that the locals love https://www.experience-enniskillen.com/food-and-drink/