CINEMAS: HANS ZIMMER: NO TIME FOR CAUTION
The Lighthouse in Dublin and Palais in Galway present a month-long celebration of Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer; take an unforgettable musical journey with the mastermind behind some of the most iconic scores in film history, from the majestic roar of The Lion King to the heart-pumping intensity of The Dark Knight, by way of Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Dune and many more!
STREAMING: I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE
Tim Robinson's cult comedy series isn't for everyone, but for fans of the strangest, silliest and more subversively brilliant sketch comedy series of the modern age, the arrival of a new season is a major event. How can we describe ITYSL? It truly defies any logical description, save to say that writer and star Robinson plays a variety of shouty men in highly unfortunate situations, and that you can watch the entire season in less than two hours. We're rationing the episodes... (Netflix)
BOOK: THE BEE STING
Make no mistake, a new book from Paul Murray is an event - the author Skippy Dies makes a welcome return with an epic (600 page plus) tale of a middle-class Dublin family, the Barnes, in crisis. It's infused with the mix of casual absurdity and innate empathy that makes Murray the modern master that he is, and needs to jump straight to the top of your summer reading pile pronto (Penguin, out now)
MUSIC: THIS GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE
What about a soundtrack to accompany your summer read (see above)? 50 years into a career as your favourite band's favourite band (as the recent Edgar Wright documentary put it) brothers Russell and Ron Mael continue their ongoing creative renaissance by resigning with Island Records, who released their seminal Komono My House LP in 1974 and dropping their finest set of tunes this century. Have a listen for yourself below...
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THEATRE: THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
Belfast's Lyric Theatre and Prime Cut present a new revival of Martin McDonagh's masterwork, a blacker-than-black Connemara-set tale of a caustic mother-daughter relationship that won four Tony Awards and put the future Oscar winner on the international stage; directed by the formidable Emma Jordan, the ensemble includes Ger Ryan, Marty Breen, Nickey Harley and Caolan Byrne (Lyric, Belfast, until July 1st)
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