FILM: THE NAKED GUN
Surely they can't be serious? The beloved cop spoof is rebooted with none other than Liam Neeson stepping into the late Leslie Nielsen's shoes as the bumbling detective Frank Drebin Jr. He's joined by a game Pamela Anderson for a goofy, gag-filled romp that's a hilarious throwback to the slapstick comedy we don’t see enough of on the big screen these days. The comeback starts here! (Cinemas nationwide)
THEATRE: STONES IN HIS POCKETS
A quarter century on, Barn Theatre present a welcome revival of playwright Marie Jones' classic comedy, in a production directed by Jones' and original director Ian McElhinney's son Matthew McElhinney. Set in rural Ireland, a small village is turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood studio to film the latest historic blockbuster, a tall tale told through the eyes of local lads Charlie and Jake – played by Gerard McCabe and Shaun Blaney, assuming multple roles. Marie talks to RTÉ Arena below (The Everyman, Cork, until August 10th)
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TV: TRADFEST
Tradfest brings the best Irish and folk music to you from Ardgillan Castle in Fingal; hosted by Fiachna Ó Braonáin of RTÉ Late Date and Hothouse Flowers fame, the first episode in the new series celebrates the formidable contribution that the Travelling Community have made to Irish music, with performances from Sharyn Ward, Steo Wall and the mighty Thomas McCarthy sharing stories, tunes and song (Friday 1st August, 8.00pm, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player)
BOOK: VERA OR WAIT
Cult Soviet-born US novelist Gary Shteyngart — author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends — returns with what might be his most deeply felt work to date, following a 10-year-old girl navigating family drama and a dystopian America. A deeply evocative tale of identity, legacy, and belonging, this is a fine introduction to the best writer you've never heard of, but should read everything by immediately (Atlantic, in bookshops August 7th)
EVENT: DANCING AT LUGHNASA
Celebrating its 35th anniversary, a performed reading of Brian Friel's masterpiece Dancing at Lughnasa will take place in the canteen hall of St Columba's Comprehensive School in Glenties, Co. Donegal, as part of the Frieldays event. The school is just 50 yards from The Laurels, the house in which the five sisters (including Friel’s mother) who inspired the play, lived. Should they want to, the audience can talk a walk up to it during the interval. The canteen will in effect be transformed into an installation, a physical engagement with the senses to convey 1930’s Donegal (1st - 23rd August, Glenties, Co. Donegal)
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