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Check out 2023 Festival. 

Ranealgh Arts Festival May 23
May 12th - May 21st  

 

Opening of Festival
Friday 12th May 7.00 p.m.

Opening of Visual Arts Exhibition 

Join us for the opening  of our Ranelagh Arts Festival 2023.

The opening is in conjunction with our Visual arts exhibition. 

Join us at No 6 Ranelagh. 

Theatre
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 3:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.

 
Readings of four new plays in development

Ranelagh Arts Festival in conjunction with Dublin City Council presents readings of four new plays in development!

The 4 new plays are:

  • Millennial League – Kathy Anne Murphy

  • Tolerance and Trust - Mairead deBlaca

  • Glorious - Anne Haverty

  • Brancusi Bird – Deirdre Mulrooney

This is a free event but any donations are welcome and will go towards funding the festival.

Doors open at 2:30 pm start at 3pm end at 5pm  

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Theatre
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 7:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m.


Beezie.
One women show written and performed by Sheila Flitton,(Mrs McCormack/the Banshee in the Banshees of Inisherin)

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Ranelagh arts in conjunction with DCC is excited to present Beezie:

Beezie is the true story of a woman from Sligo who decided to live her life alone on an Island with just her beasts for comfort and the odd visitor who ventured to row over to her, including W B Yeats. It is at times charming, funny and poignant but above all it is a mesmerising piece of live theatre.

Beezie’ is written and performed by Sheila Flitton, who played Mrs McCormack/the Banshee in the Banshees of Inisherin.

Beezie Gallagher was, for over sixty years, the sole resident of an island on Lough Gill, County Sligo. Born in the 1872 and orphaned in her teens, Beezie’s wisdom, robust humour and fierce independence gained her a reputation as healer, wise woman and witch.

BEEZIE – Sheila Flitton's solo play

This is a free event but any donations are welcome and will go towards funding the festival.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. BYOB

Ranelagh Film Festival 
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m – 12:30 p.m.

'Castro's Spies

'Castro's Spies' is the kind of documentary where you know the story could easily be turned into a movie, but it would never be able to capture any of the richness or the integrity of a documentary. Not only that, it seems all but virtually certain that no mainstream US studio would even dare take on the story for fear of it being accused of collaboration and communism.

The film festival will be held in the Stella Cinema - Ranelagh

The Delvin Hotel, Ranealgh 

Ranelagh Film Festival Sunday, May 14, 2023, 1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m. 

Builders and Visionaries - a Ranelagh Arts Production

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“Builders and Visionaries - 19th C Developers in Ranelagh and Rathmines”

A film produced by Ranelagh Arts featuring:

  • Honor O’Brolchain,

  • Susan Roundtree and

  • Elizabeth Smith.

Ranelagh Film Festival

Monday, May 15, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Short Films and Documentaries curated by Ranelagh Film Festival

  • HP Lovecraft and the Moon Bo: Leading scholars and experts in Gothic Literature, Religions, Folklore, Environmental Science and Mythology explore both the real and fantastical landscapes coded into HP Lovecraft's classic short story - 'The Moon Bog' - set within Ireland's ancient Peatlands.

  • The Martyrs of Khartoum: The Martyrs of Khartoum is the story of three doctors, Sara Ali, Sarah Khalifa and Rania Ahmed, and the roles they played during the Khartoum Massacre in Sudan on 3rd June, 2019. All three doctors risked their own lives by responding to the young protesters who were attacked by security forces in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, that day. These security forces included the notorious Janjaweed militia, infamous for their killings in Darfur, western Sudan. The young people who were killed in Khartoum on 3rd June were referred to as “martyrs” by their fellow protesters. In this short film, Sara, Sarah and Rania describe the dramatic events of that day, the unbreakable spirit of the young protesters and their hopes for the future of Sudan.

  • Resonant Frequency: Resonant Frequency is a short film about community and radio set in Dublin, Ireland. The story is told through the experiences of DIY broadcasters who have fashioned their own unique shows and voices through the platform of Dublin Digital Radio, an online radio station setup as a credible alternative to mainstream commercial broadcasters. The station has given a home and platform to a diverse network of creative scenes across Ireland, with roots from Chicago to Tokyo. Turn on, tune in and get involved

  • The Small Steps: Three generations of Ireland’s finest knifemakers live around Bantry Bay, between Schull and Glengarriff. This short documentary looks at the small steps they follow through their process of knifemaking.

The film festival will be held in the Stella Cinema - Ranelagh

The Delvin Hotel, Ranealgh 

11am – 12pm

Feature Short followed by presentation of Festival winner.

 

  • Come down: Ciara won't come downstairs. Shane isn't happy. But finding Ciara's gratitude journal inspires a chaotic plan to restore balance.

  • The Book of Babies Names: A woman must face dark realities as she chooses a name for her unborn baby.

  • "Apocalypse notes (music is in danger)": French with English subtitles. What would happen if, like polar bears, music was about to disappear? If all of a sudden, all the melodies in the world are already composed? if no new song could be invented? How would mankind react? That's what Thomas, a young and enthusiastic musician, is about to say to Jeanne, his fiancée.

  • Ghosting: Alice invites her ex-boyfriend over to solve an awkward problem; his grandmother is haunting her house.

  • The Oral Exam | An Bhéaltriail: Irish with English subtitles. An overly confident Leaving Cert. Irish student does his oral exam with a world-weary examiner.

  • Lamb: An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.

Ranelagh Film Festival

Monday, May 15th, 2023, 12:45 p.m – 2:15 p.m.
HOW TO TELL A SECRET

HOW TO TELL A SECRET 12.45pm - 2.15pm
Documentary exploring the act of disclosure of being HIV positive and the stigma that drives people to withhold their status in contemporary Ireland.

Ranelagh Film Festival 

Monday, May 15, 2023, 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Festival Fund Raiser: An Cailin Ciuin

An Cailin Ciuin will be followed by a Q&A session.

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Ranelagh  Festival
Mountpleasant Square Park
Friday, May 19th 2023, 6:30 p.m. – late.
Music, Comedy and Craic!

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BIG TENT MOUNT PLEASANT SQUARE

  • 6:30pm- doors open

  • Lineup includes:

  • JOE ROONEY- A CELEBRATION OF FATHER TED

  • KILLIAN SUNDERMANN

  • DUBLIN UKULELE COLLECTIVE

  • ANNA CLIFFORD

  • RINGO: MUSIC BINGO

  • AILISH MCCARTHY MC

Ranelagh  Festival
Mountpleasant Square Park
Saturday, May 20th 2023, 11:00 a.m. – late.
Music, family events and Pilates 

MORNING - DONATIONS ACCEPTED
10am- doors open
Lineup includes:

  • PILATES

  • FAMILY STORYTELLING SESSIONS WITH PAUL TIMONEY

  • FAMILY PUPPET SHOW WITH JULIE-ROSE MCCORMICK

AFTERNOON - DONATIONS ACCEPTED
WINE TASTING BY THEALLOTMENT.IE
‘MOST PECULIAR DREAMS’ SONGS PERFORMED
FROM A NEW IRISH MUSICAL


EVENING - MUSIC - €20
7PM- DOORS OPEN

  • KÍLA

  • GROOVELINE

Refreshments available onsite
throughout the weekend

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