THEATRE: HANGMEN
In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? To put you in the Oscar mood, Gaiety Productions in association with Decadent Theatre Company present the Irish premiere of Martin McDonagh's very dark comedy, with TV star Killian Scott making his professional theatre debut in an tip-top ensemble that includes Aisling O’Sullivan, Denis Conway and Banshees Of Inisherin star Gary Lydon - RTÉ Arena takes a deeper dive below (Gaiety, Dublin, until April 8th)
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EVENT: CORK FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
This year's 34th Cork French Film Festival at The Gate Cinema features an exceptionally strong programme, packed with multi-award nominated films, Irish premieres, and a special screening for schools. With the theme of travel, the lineup features the best of French and Francophone cinema with films from France, Belgium, Canada and Senegal being screened - hot tickets include Cédric Klapisch's dance drama Rise and the Oscar-nominated Close (Gate Cinema, Cork, until March 12th)
CINEMA: MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Inspired by Lizzy Goodman's bestselling book, this compelling documentary an immersive archival journey through the explosive New York music scene of the early 2000s - featuring bands like Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, The Moldy Peaches, The Rapture, The Strokes, TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Selected cinemas nationwide)
STREAMING: LUTHER: THE FALLEN SON
Haunted by an unsolved murder, brilliant but disgraced London police detective John Luther (Idris Elba) breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer (Andy Serkis) in this feature-length continuation of the much-loved BBC thriller (Netflix, out now)
BOOK: MILK BY ALICE KINSELLA
In a memoir subtitled 'On motherhood and madness', Alice Kinsella was in her mid-twenties when she became pregnant with her first child, newly engaged and about to embark on a life in an unfamiliar town on the west coast of Ireland. Into this warm cocoon, this big, empty house, would arrive a little baby. And soon Alice's world began to expand and contract in ways she could never have imagined... (Picador, out now)
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