Arena Wednesday 24 July 2013
coming up on Friday's show.....films for review include the "The Magnificent Seven" protecting the underdog, a childhood friendship put in danger by irritating adults in "Little Men" and Irish troops battling mercenaries in the Congo during "The Siege of Jadotville" and the latest albums from David Bowie's back catalogue, Billy Bragg and Warpaint
Arena Wednesday July 24th 2013
Daily arts and popular culture show.
Theatre Review - Mies Julie
Sophie Gorman reviews 'Mies Julie' which is currently running as part of the Galway Arts Festival - www.galwayartsfestival.com.
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Wanna Fight Season at IFI
The IFI in Dublin will show the Wanna Fight? Season from August 3rd-31st, a specially curated series of films to accompany the August 2nd release of the controversial and brutal new film by Nicolas Winding Refn - Only God Forgives. Michael Hayden, head of programming at the IFI joins Seán Rocks - www.ifi.ie.
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Tennessee Williams
As 'A Streetcar Named Desire' opens at Dublin's Gate Theatre, Evelyn O'Rourke reports on the life and death of Tennessee Williams. The website for performance dates is www.gatetheatre.ie
Composer Philip Stewart
Composer Philip Stewart on the music for GB Shaw's 'Major Barbara' at Dublin's Abbey Theate - www.abbeytheatre.ie.
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Vodafone Comedy Festival
Dylan Moran, one of the acts at this year's Vodafone Comedy Festival in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens - www.vodafonecomedy.com for full details.
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Live Music - Vann Music
Vann Music perform 'Never Want To Be Alone' and 'Life in Real Time' live in studio with interview by Seán Rocks. The band play the Knockanstockan Festival in Wicklow on Saturday July 27th - www.knockanstockan.com while their own website is www.vannmusic.com.
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks