New programme unveiled for Millennium Forum

The Millennium Forum in Derry has announced details of its brand new programme of events that will take local theatregoers through to Spring 2016.

The January-April programme kicks off with the electrifying HIGH KINGS on 2 January, followed by music from a different era with IRELAND’S SHOWBANDS from 7-9 January.

If you’d prefer to bring in the New Year with classical music, why not join THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA with New Year Viennese Classics.

HOMEGROWN returns in early 2016 with a line-up of local music featuring Paul Casey, Paddy Nash and local band, Ports. Comedy acts include JAKE O’KANE with his new show in January while comedy stalwarts, Jimmy Cricket, Gene Fitzpatrick, John Linehan and William Caulfield make up the YOU MUST BE JOKING gang in February.

CONAL GALLEN’s back in the same month with his unique take on all things funny while the GIVE MY HEAD PEACE gang return in February with more Northern Irish gags.

Award-winning comedian NEIL DELAMERE, one of the top acts working in the Irish comedy scene today, will take to the stage in March. There’s music with the much acclaimed multi-instrumentalists and talented vocalists in the TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS in February while popular singer, TOMMY FLEMING. is back in the same month.

Local music fans are sure to have an enjoyable evening when the voice of Clannad, MOYA BRENNAN, performs in the city in March.

THE HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR returns for another rousing performance this season while, THE DEFINITIVE RAT PACK arrives in later April/May. The British tour of ANNIE, starring Lesley Joseph as Miss Hannigan, stops off at the Forum in February.

Meanwhile, the local Musical Society brings the musical comedy SISTER ACT in March with a rousing and fun musical score. For country music fans, there is DEREK RYAN in January, MIKE DENVER in February and DOMINIC KIRWAN in the same month, while up-and-coming artist LISA MCHUGH arrives in March.

PHILOMENA BEGLEY and RAY LYNAM are back in April while NATHAN CARTER is sure to play to another sold out auditorium this season. There is drama with Martin McDonagh’s THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMANN in March and this season’s opera from NI Opera, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, in the same month.

Bookings open at 9.00am on Tuesday next, November - telephone the Box Office on 028 71264455 or visit www.millenniumforum.co.uk