What's on in Waterford: Live music, comedy and theatre
Lisa Hannigan
37 Reasons To Be Blue is a work-in-progress performance piece by Ki McBride exploring how, in an increasingly atomised society, we are bombarded with ever increasing serious crises yet feel powerless to do anything.
It asks how we can bear the weight of this, individually and collectively, how terror infects our alienated selves, and wonders where we are all headed.
Ki McBride is an interdisciplinary artist who holds a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies, from Trinity College, Dublin and an MFA in Art in the Digital World from NCAD.
The work moves between installation, theatre, visual media design and performance and is often participatory and collaborative.
Other recent work includes the For the Love of Water festival, developed as part of ACT Waterford, which examined the impact of climate change on the biodiversity of river and water systems.
In 2021, Ki developed 'An Injury to one is an Injury to All' in Garter Lane’s, A Little Room. This documentary theatre piece highlighted the struggles of ex-Debenhams workers and their fight for justice.
Free tickets at garterlane.ie
3 Bucks Left is a spin-off of County Mayo's own Hardy Bucks, created by childhood friends. This satire is laden with comedy and pathos throughout, inspiring many other acts in its wake. Now a decade later, it remains one of Ireland's favourite comedy shows.
The show is described as a ‘crude, lofty, self-deprecating introspection, coupled with rowdy philosophies.’ Tickets at banklane.ie
Lisa Hannigan is a versatile Irish folk singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and voice actor, whose solo musical career has spanned 18 years.
Hannigan released her debut album, 'Sea Sew', in 2008, which earned her nominations for a Choice award in Ireland and a Mercury Music Prize in the UK.
Since then Lisa has released 'Passenger' (2011) and 'At Swim' (2016), to huge critical acclaim in Ireland and the United States.
In 2019, she released 'Live in Dublin', recorded in the National Concert Hall with the contemporary-classical orchestra, Stargaze.
Following her sold out collaboration with the Irish Arts Center in New York earlier this year, Lisa Hannigan is bringing this special production home with five dates around the country in November.
Tickets available at theatreroyal.ie
