New season announced for Millennium Forum
The Millennium Forum Derry has just announced details of its brand new programme of events for September to December.
The force is with us in September when Ireland’s premier Star Wars costuming club, The Emerald Garrison, is in town for a weekend of fantastic celebrations and photo opportunities in Invasion Derry with guest stars and iconic characters.
This arrives as part of Culturetech, the festival of digital technology, media and music which attracts speakers and visitors from across the world. Drama plays a big part in the Forum’s programme beginning with The Matchmaker, by John B. Keane, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers.
Sherlock Holmes and the Ripper Murders debuts in October with a host of stars from stage and screen.
This show has been garnering terrific reviews on tour.
Meanwhile, the acclaimed London Classic Theatre Company brings Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in October. There is a wide range of music from renowned Irish troubadour Paul Brady in October and legendary singer-songwriter Albert Hammond in the same month.
The Waterboys make their much anticipated return following the release of their brand new album, Modern Blues.
Frances Black is back in November and Phil Coulter will be onstage later in the same month.
One of the world’s most prominent tenors Russell Watson (pictured), who has sold in excess of seven million albums worldwide, makes his Derry debut in November. Nathan Carter is back for all his local fans in December as are The Bay City Rollers while The Priests are set to give us a warm Christmas rendition of much loved seasonal classics. There are two enjoyable musicals with Menopause the Musical, starring X Factor’s Mary Byrne,Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and Linda Nolan.
Millennium Forum Productions’ local festive feel-good musical, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, will herald the beginning of the Christmas season. Added to this is the seasonal ballet, the magical Swan Lake from Moscow Ballet while international multi-award winning singer Tommy Fleming takes to the stage for his first major acting role in the brand new original drama/musical, Paddy. Of course, Christmas would never be the same without the city’s much loved pantomime! A huge hit with families here and much farther afield, Aladdin opens in December for a five week run, starring William Caulfield as Widow Twankey. Bookings for the September-December season opened today - Telephone the Box Office on 71 264455 or visit www.millenniumforum.co.uk for tickets.