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’Tis the season to check out a few festive related shows, a catch up with mates over a few mulled wines, some live music and maybe a few DJs belting out some Christmas crackers.

Ah, it’s that time of year again.

As always there’s plenty of events to choose from happening around town this month.

Some highlights include the various pantomimes taking place, at the Millennium Forum we have Aladdin while at the Waterside Theatre there is Beauty and the Beast.

Alan Carr walks the floorboards for four nights at the Forum this month too, although be warned there are only a handful of tickets left for his Thursday and Sunday night shows.

Music wise, as always we have some cracking local gigs. Local up-and-coming jazz guitarist Joseph Leighton brings his Jazz Trio consisting of MOBO Award Nominee David Lyttle and John Leighton to Bennigans Bar Jazz Club on Sunday 13th while he will also play solo shows at the Legenderry Warehouse on the 6th and 20th of this month too.

So whatever you’re up to make sure to check out our What’s On Guide on our website where we have all the latest listings across music, theatre, art and comedy. On tablet, on mobile, at home or on the go, we’ll keep you posted so you don’t miss a thing.

Ed

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InterviewTYPE ONE

pages 4,5,6 & 7

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InterviewJOSEPH LEIGHTON

pages 14,15,16 & 17

PreviewALAN CARR

pages 30 & 31

PreviewSNOW PLAY

pages 26 & 27

Preview‘J’ACCUSE’ BRIAN MAGUIRE

pages 32 & 33

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JANE EYREpages 28 & 29

4,5,6 & 7 Type One Interview8 & 9 David Lyttle Presents... Preview10 & 11 Bay City Rollers Preview12 & 13 Christmas with the Priests Preview14,15,16 & 17 Joseph Leighton Interview18-19 This month’s Music Listings20 This month’s Club Listings21 This month’s Theatre Listings22 & 23 Panto Preview24 & 25 Lost in Frost Preview26 & 27 Snow Play Preview28 & 29 Jane Eyre Preview30 & 31 Alan Carr Preview32 & 33 ‘J’ACCUSE’ Brian Maguire Preview

>> If you would like to contribute to next month’s edition, contact Gary on [email protected]

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’Tis the season to check out a few festive related shows, a catch up with mates over a few mulled wines, some live music and maybe a few DJs belting out some Christmas crackers.

Ah, it’s that time of year again.

As always there’s plenty of events to choose from happening around town this month.

Some highlights include the various pantomimes taking place, at the Millennium Forum we have Aladdin while at the Waterside Theatre there is Beauty and the Beast.

Alan Carr walks the floorboards for four nights at the Forum this month too, although be warned there are only a handful of tickets left for his Thursday and Sunday night shows.

Music wise, as always we have some cracking local gigs. Local up-and-coming jazz guitarist Joseph Leighton brings his Jazz Trio consisting of MOBO Award Nominee David Lyttle and John Leighton to Bennigans Bar Jazz Club on Sunday 13th while he will also play solo shows at the Legenderry Warehouse on the 6th and 20th of this month too.

So whatever you’re up to make sure to check out our What’s On Guide on our website where we have all the latest listings across music, theatre, art and comedy. On tablet, on mobile, at home or on the go, we’ll keep you posted so you don’t miss a thing.

Ed

hi!

InterviewTYPE ONE

pages 4,5,6 & 7

PreviewPANTOS

pages 22 & 23

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InterviewJOSEPH LEIGHTON

pages 14,15,16 & 17

PreviewALAN CARR

pages 30 & 31

PreviewSNOW PLAY

pages 26 & 27

Preview‘J’ACCUSE’ BRIAN MAGUIRE

pages 32 & 33

How did you get into Hip Hop?I have always loved music, ever since I was a child, but there are many reasons why I was so attracted to Hip Hop. When I was 14, I purchased a DMC Champion-ship VHS in a local music store and after watching that I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been obsessed with the art of Hip Hop and I listened to more and more Hip Hop as time went on.

I was really inter-ested to learn how it was formed; DJ Kool Herc is credited for originating hip hop music in the early 1970s in New York City but regard-less he is not the DJ that influenced me the most. Grandmaster Flash and DJ Jazzy Jeff are the two DJs who really stood out for me and watching those guys, I knew I wanted to give it a try.

I got my first set of turntables when I was about 15 but I started DJ’ing when I was around 12. I sought some help from one of the city’s best known DJs, Kwame Daniels, who runs a very popular music event throughout Northern Ireland called Bounce.

He taught me the basics which helped get me started. I owe him a great deal.

I also had a few friends who owned turntables, so if I wanted to practice I had to go there, but I was always on someone else’s time.

It made me practice mentally and work out routines in my head before I had a chance to actu-

ally put my creativity into play. The most important thing for a DJ to have is records, in hindsight, so when I decided to go off on my own I had a mas-sive record collection.

My first gig was in a venue called the Nu-cleus in Pump Street.

It was known for live bands at the time so I was very nervous. The night turned out to be great; there was even some break danc-ing and guys looking to MC. I just loved the buzz and the reaction to the music. It was like a drug. I was addicted to seeing people nod their heads and dance to Hip Hop from then on. It’s a hobby I love. I didn’t think 12 years ago when I played my first gig that I would still be here doing it.

What artists did you grow up listening to?I started off listening to more of what the DJs were doing rather than the actual artists, but I soon realised for me to do this, I need to use my own creativity and not steal their ideas. I wanted to be different. I love Oldskool Hip Hop but I couldn’t pick a favourite art-ist, it would be too difficult.

Growing up I purchased a lot of Hip Hop records, including Nas, KRS One, Rakim, Biggie, Tupac, Big Daddy Kane, Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul, Run DMC and Jurassic 5. I’m sure I have prob-ably left out a few.

Carrying round those crates of great vinyls to gigs was a massive pain, but I still loved every minute of it. Twelve years on I know I am a gadget fanatic, so I have always seen both sides of the coin. I do realise that with technology things have to progress; I just don’t want the progression to hurt the art of Hip Hop.

I have 1000s of records of the artists I grew up listening to and there was a point where I was like, ‘Christopher, you have to stop’. It became an obsession. My transfer to digital had more to do with coming home from gigs and

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TYPE ONEHIP HOP & JAZZ WITH

rom Snoop Dog to DJ Jazzy Jeff, local Hip Hop DJ Type One, AKA Christopher Ferry, has amassed an impressive CV over the

years.As the city’s only Hip Hop DJ, Type One’s

regular Hip Hop Sessions event has gained a loyal following which he has brought to many of Derry’s most popular venues.

Most recently Type One has began to expand

his fan base by bringing his tunes to Belfast where he now has a residency at Skank FM, an online radio station which broadcasts live shows seven nights a week as well as designing artwork for some impressive clientel such as DJ Jazzy Jeff.

We caught up with the man behind the beats, Christopher Ferry, to find out how he started out in Hip Hop, what it was like to support Snoop Dog at Ebrington last year.

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>> Photo by Bernard Ward Photography

>> Christopher with DJ Jazzy Jeff

How did you get into Hip Hop?I have always loved music, ever since I was a child, but there are many reasons why I was so attracted to Hip Hop. When I was 14, I purchased a DMC Champion-ship VHS in a local music store and after watching that I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been obsessed with the art of Hip Hop and I listened to more and more Hip Hop as time went on.

I was really inter-ested to learn how it was formed; DJ Kool Herc is credited for originating hip hop music in the early 1970s in New York City but regard-less he is not the DJ that influenced me the most. Grandmaster Flash and DJ Jazzy Jeff are the two DJs who really stood out for me and watching those guys, I knew I wanted to give it a try.

I got my first set of turntables when I was about 15 but I started DJ’ing when I was around 12. I sought some help from one of the city’s best known DJs, Kwame Daniels, who runs a very popular music event throughout Northern Ireland called Bounce.

He taught me the basics which helped get me started. I owe him a great deal.

I also had a few friends who owned turntables, so if I wanted to practice I had to go there, but I was always on someone else’s time.

It made me practice mentally and work out routines in my head before I had a chance to actu-

ally put my creativity into play. The most important thing for a DJ to have is records, in hindsight, so when I decided to go off on my own I had a mas-sive record collection.

My first gig was in a venue called the Nu-cleus in Pump Street.

It was known for live bands at the time so I was very nervous. The night turned out to be great; there was even some break danc-ing and guys looking to MC. I just loved the buzz and the reaction to the music. It was like a drug. I was addicted to seeing people nod their heads and dance to Hip Hop from then on. It’s a hobby I love. I didn’t think 12 years ago when I played my first gig that I would still be here doing it.

What artists did you grow up listening to?I started off listening to more of what the DJs were doing rather than the actual artists, but I soon realised for me to do this, I need to use my own creativity and not steal their ideas. I wanted to be different. I love Oldskool Hip Hop but I couldn’t pick a favourite art-ist, it would be too difficult.

Growing up I purchased a lot of Hip Hop records, including Nas, KRS One, Rakim, Biggie, Tupac, Big Daddy Kane, Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul, Run DMC and Jurassic 5. I’m sure I have prob-ably left out a few.

Carrying round those crates of great vinyls to gigs was a massive pain, but I still loved every minute of it. Twelve years on I know I am a gadget fanatic, so I have always seen both sides of the coin. I do realise that with technology things have to progress; I just don’t want the progression to hurt the art of Hip Hop.

I have 1000s of records of the artists I grew up listening to and there was a point where I was like, ‘Christopher, you have to stop’. It became an obsession. My transfer to digital had more to do with coming home from gigs and


TYPE ONEHIP HOP & JAZZ WITH

rom Snoop Dog to DJ Jazzy Jeff, local Hip Hop DJ Type One, AKA Christopher Ferry, has amassed an impressive CV over the

years.As the city’s only Hip Hop DJ, Type One’s

regular Hip Hop Sessions event has gained a loyal following which he has brought to many of Derry’s most popular venues.

Most recently Type One has began to expand

his fan base by bringing his tunes to Belfast where he now has a residency at Skank FM, an online radio station which broadcasts live shows seven nights a week as well as designing artwork for some impressive clientel such as DJ Jazzy Jeff.

We caught up with the man behind the beats, Christopher Ferry, to find out how he started out in Hip Hop, what it was like to support Snoop Dog at Ebrington last year.

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>> Christopher with DJ Jazzy Jeff


walking like a 90-year-old man with a crutch because I had been carrying around three giant boxes of records. It had more to do with realising Sony only pressed one run of vinyl for each record so if you don’t get it, you won’t have it. The only people who were buying vinyl for a time were DJs and that wasn’t enough to keep the format alive as everyone else was buying tapes and CD’s.

As long as I can do exactly what I can do on digital with vinyl, I’m happy. The only thing that Serato does to make your life easier is carry your records. You sucked as a DJ before Serato. You still suck on Serato. But I have never stopped buying records too. I still go to the odd car boot sale to see if I can spot a gem. I still haven’t topped Michael Jackson‘s Thriller for 50p.

You supported Snoop Dog in Ebring-ton last year, what was that experi-ence like?As most people know, Snoop Dogg is a

Hip Hop legend and the Golden Era of Hip Hop plays a massive part in my sets so it’s fair to say I was ecstatic.

It was always difficult trying to build up a crowd from the outset as Hip Hop wasn’t a very popular genre, but I’ve stuck with it and I’m glad I have. The DJ scene in Derry is very Dance orientated; you have the likes of Jika Jika, La Music, Bekuz, Noise and Queen & Disco packing clubs and bars, bringing guest artists all the time. That is great for the city and I have nothing but respect for these guys. A good example would be Jika Jika’s Stephen Porter bringing massive acts including Sasha to Derry, so I never thought I’d see a Hip Hop act coming here.

The best thing about the experi-ence was the support from fellow DJs, friends and family. To be even con-sidered to support an artist like Snoop Dogg was a massive compliment and

I felt really blessed to be given the op-portunity as a year before I was very ill in hospital.

It felt like my hard work had paid off getting the opportunity. I got up on

stage and played 2pac-California Love as my first tune and ended

with House of Pain- Jump Around, I remember every-thing that night. I did my job well and got great feedback which was great. On a nega-

tive point, it’s true what they say you should never meet your

heroes.

How would you rate the Hip Hop scene here locally at the minute? I would rate it just ok. The night I run is called Hip Hop Sessions and that goes well but I’m seeing more MC’s emerg-ing from Northern Ireland rather than Hip Hop DJs.

There are obviously Alternative DJs that play Hip Hop in their sets but I

don’t think there is anyone else that solely does complete Hip Hop Sets in Derry.

Hip Hop will never be where it was compared to the 1990s. In fact, I would go as far as to say that Hip Hop is dead.

When music channels and radio sta-tions play what they call Hip Hop today, you listen and it’s

120bpm. That’s not for me. This new Hip Pop culture isn’t for me at all and that’s the reason I think the genre will never be as popular as Dance/Electron-ic music here in Northern Ireland.

With that being said, then, the object of Hip Hop now is to make money off of exploiting it. It’s all about money now. You realise that in comparison to the way Hip-Hop started off, the genre is definitely not where it should be at the minute.

The art of Hip Hop has turned into Niki Minaj rapping about how many men she has slept with and how much money she earns.

It’s a shame really, but as long as I don’t lose all my records and playlists I think Derry will be ok if anyone wants to listen to good Hip Hop.

You are currently working in Belfast as a Graphic Designer, any plans to take Hip Hop Ses-sions there?I enjoy being creative so I am very fortunate to have landed a Monday-Friday/9-5 doing what I love.

Belfast has quite a good Hip Hop scene; Hip Hop Djs in Belfast are incredible and

I love going to a club just to see the DJ cutting on a set of turntables. When I moved to Bel-fast it was easy to realise it had a great nightlife and loads of DJs, so I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to get my foot in the door. I carried out some research and found a Belfast radio station called SkankFM.

SkankFM is a radio station that only

plays urban genres including Grime, Drum N Base, RnB and of course Hip Hop. I contacted the owner and he asked me to send him one of my mixes. I did and he loved it. As time went on he asked me to pop in to do a live mix.

Again I was very nervous as I was being introduced to new opportunities. I had never taken part in a radio broadcast before.

Now I am playing ‘Hip Hop Sessions’ live on air every Monday night on a top radio station in Belfast and I couldn’t be happier. I’m only here 6 months and

I can’t believe my luck. Hopefully I will be in the clubs next but it will be hard to fit in time as I play in Derry every week-end. I’m off to a good start in Belfast and I just hope it keeps going that way.

If anyone would like to listen online just head over to skankfm.com or catch my mixes on soundcloud/typeone.com.


>> Christopher with Grand Master Flash


walking like a 90-year-old man with a crutch because I had been carrying around three giant boxes of records. It had more to do with realising Sony only pressed one run of vinyl for each record so if you don’t get it, you won’t have it. The only people who were buying vinyl for a time were DJs and that wasn’t enough to keep the format alive as everyone else was buying tapes and CD’s.

As long as I can do exactly what I can do on digital with vinyl, I’m happy. The only thing that Serato does to make your life easier is carry your records. You sucked as a DJ before Serato. You still suck on Serato. But I have never stopped buying records too. I still go to the odd car boot sale to see if I can spot a gem. I still haven’t topped Michael Jackson‘s Thriller for 50p.

You supported Snoop Dog in Ebring-ton last year, what was that experi-ence like?As most people know, Snoop Dogg is a

Hip Hop legend and the Golden Era of Hip Hop plays a massive part in my sets so it’s fair to say I was ecstatic.

It was always difficult trying to build up a crowd from the outset as Hip Hop wasn’t a very popular genre, but I’ve stuck with it and I’m glad I have. The DJ scene in Derry is very Dance orientated; you have the likes of Jika Jika, La Music, Bekuz, Noise and Queen & Disco packing clubs and bars, bringing guest artists all the time. That is great for the city and I have nothing but respect for these guys. A good example would be Jika Jika’s Stephen Porter bringing massive acts including Sasha to Derry, so I never thought I’d see a Hip Hop act coming here.

The best thing about the experi-ence was the support from fellow DJs, friends and family. To be even con-sidered to support an artist like Snoop Dogg was a massive compliment and

I felt really blessed to be given the op-portunity as a year before I was very ill in hospital.

It felt like my hard work had paid off getting the opportunity. I got up on

stage and played 2pac-California Love as my first tune and ended

with House of Pain- Jump Around, I remember every-thing that night. I did my job well and got great feedback which was great. On a nega-

tive point, it’s true what they say you should never meet your

heroes.

How would you rate the Hip Hop scene here locally at the minute? I would rate it just ok. The night I run is called Hip Hop Sessions and that goes well but I’m seeing more MC’s emerg-ing from Northern Ireland rather than Hip Hop DJs.

There are obviously Alternative DJs that play Hip Hop in their sets but I

don’t think there is anyone else that solely does complete Hip Hop Sets in Derry.

Hip Hop will never be where it was compared to the 1990s. In fact, I would go as far as to say that Hip Hop is dead.

When music channels and radio sta-tions play what they call Hip Hop today, you listen and it’s

120bpm. That’s not for me. This new Hip Pop culture isn’t for me at all and that’s the reason I think the genre will never be as popular as Dance/Electron-ic music here in Northern Ireland.

With that being said, then, the object of Hip Hop now is to make money off of exploiting it. It’s all about money now. You realise that in comparison to the way Hip-Hop started off, the genre is definitely not where it should be at the minute.

The art of Hip Hop has turned into Niki Minaj rapping about how many men she has slept with and how much money she earns.

It’s a shame really, but as long as I don’t lose all my records and playlists I think Derry will be ok if anyone wants to listen to good Hip Hop.

You are currently working in Belfast as a Graphic Designer, any plans to take Hip Hop Ses-sions there?I enjoy being creative so I am very fortunate to have landed a Monday-Friday/9-5 doing what I love.

Belfast has quite a good Hip Hop scene; Hip Hop Djs in Belfast are incredible and

I love going to a club just to see the DJ cutting on a set of turntables. When I moved to Bel-fast it was easy to realise it had a great nightlife and loads of DJs, so I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to get my foot in the door. I carried out some research and found a Belfast radio station called SkankFM.

SkankFM is a radio station that only

plays urban genres including Grime, Drum N Base, RnB and of course Hip Hop. I contacted the owner and he asked me to send him one of my mixes. I did and he loved it. As time went on he asked me to pop in to do a live mix.

Again I was very nervous as I was being introduced to new opportunities. I had never taken part in a radio broadcast before.

Now I am playing ‘Hip Hop Sessions’ live on air every Monday night on a top radio station in Belfast and I couldn’t be happier. I’m only here 6 months and

I can’t believe my luck. Hopefully I will be in the clubs next but it will be hard to fit in time as I play in Derry every week-end. I’m off to a good start in Belfast and I just hope it keeps going that way.

If anyone would like to listen online just head over to skankfm.com or catch my mixes on soundcloud/typeone.com.


>> Christopher with Grand Master Flash


A big year ends in style

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OBO Award nominee David Lyttle brings his yearlong appointment

as the Nerve Centre’s musi-cian in residence to a close with a showcase concert featuring a fantastic lineup of musicians.

We caught up with David back in May at the start of his residency and he was very much looking forward to get-ting stuck in and working with local musicians, but how does time fly. It’s been a very suc-cessful year for David not only as the Nerve Centre’s musician in residence, but on a personal level also.

At the time David told me “I’ve been coming here for near enough 10 years now, a lot of festivals in the beginning and I played Sandinos a lot too. I played the Jazz festival every year and I was involved in the University of Ulster. Even then I could see that there was a healthy amount of festivals taking place and that there were a lot of musicians and also people coming to gigs, which may seem like a normal thing for a city the size of Derry, but I think it’s miles ahead of most cities its size.

“My impression is that people actually care about the arts here, from bigger events I

went to and even going into a smaller place like Bennigans and seeing the response from people there.”

His third studio album ‘Faces’ was released in March of this year to critical acclaim and caught the attention of the great Rolling Stone Maga-zine which described it as “one of the best, robust listening experiences you’re likely to have all year.”

Towards the end of the year he became the first Irish musi-cian in the twenty year history of the MOBO’s to receive an award nomination. He wasn’t finished there however, when

a few weeks later he received a second nomination, this time for an Urban Music Award. It’s safe to say, 2015 has been David’s biggest year yet.

His residence has been highly successful with many local artists learning from his vast expertise “I’m working with some local musicians who I’ve known for a few years, so we’re writing together which is very much a collaboration as we’re coming at it from different angles. Everyone from the up-and-coming singer songwriters to the more established songwriters, and a broad range of acts and artists as well” the Jazz drummer, producer and Lyte Records boss told me.

Due for release early next year will be a companion album which David created in collaboration with musi-cians, songwriters, bands and producers from across the city and local area, so keep an eye out for that.

Special guests on the night will include the Nerve Centre’s former Musician in Residence, Neil Cowley, who will take to the stage in a one-off collabo-ration with David. Also featur-ing will be Rosborough, Joseph Leighton, John Deery, Jessica Doherty and more.

>> Neill Crowley

>> You can catch David Lyttle presents at the Nerve Centre on Saturday 5th December at 7.30pm with tickets priced at £10 plus booking fee.


A big year ends in style

for David M

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Ada

m P

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OBO Award nominee David Lyttle brings his yearlong appointment

as the Nerve Centre’s musi-cian in residence to a close with a showcase concert featuring a fantastic lineup of musicians.

We caught up with David back in May at the start of his residency and he was very much looking forward to get-ting stuck in and working with local musicians, but how does time fly. It’s been a very suc-cessful year for David not only as the Nerve Centre’s musician in residence, but on a personal level also.

At the time David told me “I’ve been coming here for near enough 10 years now, a lot of festivals in the beginning and I played Sandinos a lot too. I played the Jazz festival every year and I was involved in the University of Ulster. Even then I could see that there was a healthy amount of festivals taking place and that there were a lot of musicians and also people coming to gigs, which may seem like a normal thing for a city the size of Derry, but I think it’s miles ahead of most cities its size.

“My impression is that people actually care about the arts here, from bigger events I

went to and even going into a smaller place like Bennigans and seeing the response from people there.”

His third studio album ‘Faces’ was released in March of this year to critical acclaim and caught the attention of the great Rolling Stone Maga-zine which described it as “one of the best, robust listening experiences you’re likely to have all year.”

Towards the end of the year he became the first Irish musi-cian in the twenty year history of the MOBO’s to receive an award nomination. He wasn’t finished there however, when

a few weeks later he received a second nomination, this time for an Urban Music Award. It’s safe to say, 2015 has been David’s biggest year yet.

His residence has been highly successful with many local artists learning from his vast expertise “I’m working with some local musicians who I’ve known for a few years, so we’re writing together which is very much a collaboration as we’re coming at it from different angles. Everyone from the up-and-coming singer songwriters to the more established songwriters, and a broad range of acts and artists as well” the Jazz drummer, producer and Lyte Records boss told me.

Due for release early next year will be a companion album which David created in collaboration with musi-cians, songwriters, bands and producers from across the city and local area, so keep an eye out for that.

Special guests on the night will include the Nerve Centre’s former Musician in Residence, Neil Cowley, who will take to the stage in a one-off collabo-ration with David. Also featur-ing will be Rosborough, Joseph Leighton, John Deery, Jessica Doherty and more.

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>> You can catch David Lyttle presents at the Nerve Centre on Saturday 5th December at 7.30pm with tickets priced at £10 plus booking fee.

>> You can catch the Bay City Rollers at the Millennium Forum on Saturday 19th December at 8pm with tickets priced at £22.50 and £25.00.

lmost 40 years on from the height of their fame, the ‘tartan teen sensations from

Edinburgh’ are back for a comeback tour and will roll into Derry later this month.

Described as the One Direction of their day, the former boy band have sold more than 120 million records since the ‘Rollermania’ hype of the mid 1970’s when they became world-wide teen idols.

During their hay day, the Bay City Rollers performed sell-out tours and hosted their own TV show.

The group’s line-up has had numerous changes over the years from the classic line-up during its heyday which included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Long-muir, and drummer Derek Longmuir.

The Bay City Rollers have now re-formed with singer Les McKeown at the helm, Stuart “Woody” Wood and Alan Longmuir onboard also.

Speaking about the comeback, Les McKeown joked: “You think we’re doing it for money but we’re doing it for the glory of Scotland and the glory of the tartan.

“Taking the Scottish name all around the globe. That’s what we’re doing it for - to see our fans again one more time.”

Although at the time to be the biggest band since The Beatles, the Rollers finally imploded in the late 70’s when their popularity waned and the coming decades also result-ed in bitter battles over the money that they believed they should have been paid.

There was also an infamous onstage fight between Wood and McKeown “stuff happened but we’ve put it in the past and will leave it in the past, and we’ve had time to talk to each other as grown-ups. There were important emotional scars but it’s not something that you can’t get over” McKeown said.

Wood said: “The curse has been lifted, we’re writing the last chapter.”

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>> You can catch the Bay City Rollers at the Millennium Forum on Saturday 19th December at 8pm with tickets priced at £22.50 and £25.00.

lmost 40 years on from the height of their fame, the ‘tartan teen sensations from

Edinburgh’ are back for a comeback tour and will roll into Derry later this month.

Described as the One Direction of their day, the former boy band have sold more than 120 million records since the ‘Rollermania’ hype of the mid 1970’s when they became world-wide teen idols.

During their hay day, the Bay City Rollers performed sell-out tours and hosted their own TV show.

The group’s line-up has had numerous changes over the years from the classic line-up during its heyday which included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Long-muir, and drummer Derek Longmuir.

The Bay City Rollers have now re-formed with singer Les McKeown at the helm, Stuart “Woody” Wood and Alan Longmuir onboard also.

Speaking about the comeback, Les McKeown joked: “You think we’re doing it for money but we’re doing it for the glory of Scotland and the glory of the tartan.

“Taking the Scottish name all around the globe. That’s what we’re doing it for - to see our fans again one more time.”

Although at the time to be the biggest band since The Beatles, the Rollers finally imploded in the late 70’s when their popularity waned and the coming decades also result-ed in bitter battles over the money that they believed they should have been paid.

There was also an infamous onstage fight between Wood and McKeown “stuff happened but we’ve put it in the past and will leave it in the past, and we’ve had time to talk to each other as grown-ups. There were important emotional scars but it’s not something that you can’t get over” McKeown said.

Wood said: “The curse has been lifted, we’re writing the last chapter.”

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he Priests make a welcome return to the Millennium Forum just in time for Christmas.

The three real life priests balance Parish life with worldwide tours and have been highly in demand across the globe from New York to Rome, from Cork to Derry.

In the run up to the big day, The Priests will be performing all the much loved classics just in time for Christ-mas.

Incredibly, the three priests first began singing together in 1970 when they boarded as students at St Mac-Nissi’s College in County Antrim where they gained the nickname ‘Holy Holy Holy’.

In 2008 they were signed up by

Sony BMG and recorded their debut album.

Self titled, The Priests set a Guinness World Record for Fastest Selling Clas-sical Debut Album of All Time beating world renowned stars such as Luciano Pavarotti and Katherine Jenkins.

The debut album turned seven times Platinum in Ireland, and Plati-num in UK, Sweden, Norway as well as going Gold in New Zealand, Canada and Spain.

The following year The Priests released their follow up albums titled Harmony and Noel and went Platinum in Ireland and Sweden.

For three consecutive years, in 2009, 2010 and 2011, The Priests were nominated for the internationally-

acclaimed Classical Brit Awards for Classical Album of the Year.

With International recognition and sales comes money, however The Priests are different to most other mu-sic superstars out there as they have their very own charity - The Priests Charitable Trust - where they donate the vast majority of their royalties which helps build schools in places like Cambodia, Uganda and Thailand while also contributing funds to assist retired priests and the homeless.

Sure to be an evening of great classics to help kick off the festive season with a bang, The Priests will be performing at the Millennium Forum on Monday 21st December at 8pm with tickets from £26.

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he Priests make a welcome return to the Millennium Forum just in time for Christmas.

The three real life priests balance Parish life with worldwide tours and have been highly in demand across the globe from New York to Rome, from Cork to Derry.

In the run up to the big day, The Priests will be performing all the much loved classics just in time for Christ-mas.

Incredibly, the three priests first began singing together in 1970 when they boarded as students at St Mac-Nissi’s College in County Antrim where they gained the nickname ‘Holy Holy Holy’.

In 2008 they were signed up by

Sony BMG and recorded their debut album.

Self titled, The Priests set a Guinness World Record for Fastest Selling Clas-sical Debut Album of All Time beating world renowned stars such as Luciano Pavarotti and Katherine Jenkins.

The debut album turned seven times Platinum in Ireland, and Plati-num in UK, Sweden, Norway as well as going Gold in New Zealand, Canada and Spain.

The following year The Priests released their follow up albums titled Harmony and Noel and went Platinum in Ireland and Sweden.

For three consecutive years, in 2009, 2010 and 2011, The Priests were nominated for the internationally-

acclaimed Classical Brit Awards for Classical Album of the Year.

With International recognition and sales comes money, however The Priests are different to most other mu-sic superstars out there as they have their very own charity - The Priests Charitable Trust - where they donate the vast majority of their royalties which helps build schools in places like Cambodia, Uganda and Thailand while also contributing funds to assist retired priests and the homeless.

Sure to be an evening of great classics to help kick off the festive season with a bang, The Priests will be performing at the Millennium Forum on Monday 21st December at 8pm with tickets from £26.

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Growing up, what would have your musical influences?

I started off listening to mainly Rock and Blues. People like Eric Clapton, Metallica, Led Zeppelin... all that stuff, but then I started to get into Jazz Fusion, a Jazz Rock mix. It was the music of Guthrie Govan that really got me into it and I actually meet him when he held a master-class at the Nerve Centre. Then I naturally just progressed into Jazz.

Previously you were guitarist for the Kashmir Krows, did you see a progression in the music of the band?

The Kashmir Krows were a three piece Jazz Rock trio but we started out as a straight up rock band. We didn’t actually have a singer but as we started to look for someone to join the band, Marty McGill at the Nerve Centre (Music Programmer Manager and Balkan Alien Sound band member) said ‘you don’t need a singer’ and let me listen to some music from the Neil Cowley Trio who are a jazz rock but with rock attitude.

So we decided to go down that route with the Kashmir Krows.

So when did you realise that you wanted to focus on jazz?

Just over a year ago we played at the jazz night at Bennigans Bar, which we were probably a bit too loud for in all honesty, but that’s where I met John Leighton and David Lyttle. Since then I’ve got into jazz more and more.

p and coming young jazz guitarist Joseph Leighton has been learning his craft from some of the finest local musicians over the years.

Determined to perfect this highly technical genre, he has been writing and jamming with artists such as David Lyttle, Neil Crowley and John Leighton to name a few.

Joseph first came to our attention as lead guitarist of The Kashmir Krows who in the beginning were a straight up rock band but he quickly fell in love with Jazz having met David Lyttle and John Leighton at Bennigans Jazz Club and hasn’t look back since.

We caught up with one of the city’s brightest talents to find out what attracted him to this genre and what his hopes for the future are.

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josephleighton

Growing up, what would have your musical influences?

I started off listening to mainly Rock and Blues. People like Eric Clapton, Metallica, Led Zeppelin... all that stuff, but then I started to get into Jazz Fusion, a Jazz Rock mix. It was the music of Guthrie Govan that really got me into it and I actually meet him when he held a master-class at the Nerve Centre. Then I naturally just progressed into Jazz.

Previously you were guitarist for the Kashmir Krows, did you see a progression in the music of the band?

The Kashmir Krows were a three piece Jazz Rock trio but we started out as a straight up rock band. We didn’t actually have a singer but as we started to look for someone to join the band, Marty McGill at the Nerve Centre (Music Programmer Manager and Balkan Alien Sound band member) said ‘you don’t need a singer’ and let me listen to some music from the Neil Cowley Trio who are a jazz rock but with rock attitude.

So we decided to go down that route with the Kashmir Krows.

So when did you realise that you wanted to focus on jazz?

Just over a year ago we played at the jazz night at Bennigans Bar, which we were probably a bit too loud for in all honesty, but that’s where I met John Leighton and David Lyttle. Since then I’ve got into jazz more and more.

p and coming young jazz guitarist Joseph Leighton has been learning his craft from some of the finest local musicians over the years.

Determined to perfect this highly technical genre, he has been writing and jamming with artists such as David Lyttle, Neil Crowley and John Leighton to name a few.

Joseph first came to our attention as lead guitarist of The Kashmir Krows who in the beginning were a straight up rock band but he quickly fell in love with Jazz having met David Lyttle and John Leighton at Bennigans Jazz Club and hasn’t look back since.

We caught up with one of the city’s brightest talents to find out what attracted him to this genre and what his hopes for the future are.



>> You can next catch Joseph Leighton perform a solo gig at the Legenderry Warehouse on Sunday 6th and 20th December from 12 - 2pm. He also takes to the stage at Bennigans Bar Jazz Club with his Trio consisting of John Leighton on Hammond organ and David Lyttle on drums on Sunday 13th December.

Over the course of the year they have brought me up at every Sunday night Jazz session to play with them and other fantastic musicians like Meilana Gillard. I learned a lot from all of them. Even at the start when I didn’t know much jazz, they would still be inviting me up.

Luckily David became musi-cian in residence at the Nerve Centre this year and we’ve spent a lot of time together and he’s been providing mentoring support to me which has been great. I’ve learnt a lot.

Over the year we’ve been playing and writing together and at his final year showcase at the Nerve Centre this month we’ll be playing some of our collaborations.

Last month I had my first jazz leader gig with my trio consisting of John and David. We’ll also be performing at Bennigans again this month on Sunday 13th.

We’ll be playing a mixture of stuff as well as some jazz Christmas songs thrown in too.

Have you been writing any of your own material yet?

Yes, with the help of David I’ve been writing a lot. But also at the moment I’ve been even more focussed on practising and learning the craft.

What sort of tips has the Nerve Centre Musician in Residence David Lyttle been giving you?

Mainly it has been working on Jazz performance. Playing Jazz music right so I am not clogging up too much, and not getting in way of other musi-cians. Also on how to improvise too. Everything really, he’s been great.

I have kept in contact with Neil Cowley who was previously a Musician in Residence at the Nerve Centre too, so they are great people to have and learn from.

So what does the future hold for Joseph Leighton?

I hope to keep the Trio going with myself, John on Ham-mond organ and David on Drums and maybe write as a collective too. I’m also hoping to go on next year and study Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music in London.


>> You can next catch Joseph Leighton perform a solo gig at the Legenderry Warehouse on Sunday 6th and 20th December from 12 - 2pm. He also takes to the stage at Bennigans Bar Jazz Club with his Trio consisting of John Leighton on Hammond organ and David Lyttle on drums on Sunday 13th December.

Over the course of the year they have brought me up at every Sunday night Jazz session to play with them and other fantastic musicians like Meilana Gillard. I learned a lot from all of them. Even at the start when I didn’t know much jazz, they would still be inviting me up.

Luckily David became musi-cian in residence at the Nerve Centre this year and we’ve spent a lot of time together and he’s been providing mentoring support to me which has been great. I’ve learnt a lot.

Over the year we’ve been playing and writing together and at his final year showcase at the Nerve Centre this month we’ll be playing some of our collaborations.

Last month I had my first jazz leader gig with my trio consisting of John and David. We’ll also be performing at Bennigans again this month on Sunday 13th.

We’ll be playing a mixture of stuff as well as some jazz Christmas songs thrown in too.

Have you been writing any of your own material yet?

Yes, with the help of David I’ve been writing a lot. But also at the moment I’ve been even more focussed on practising and learning the craft.

What sort of tips has the Nerve Centre Musician in Residence David Lyttle been giving you?

Mainly it has been working on Jazz performance. Playing Jazz music right so I am not clogging up too much, and not getting in way of other musi-cians. Also on how to improvise too. Everything really, he’s been great.

I have kept in contact with Neil Cowley who was previously a Musician in Residence at the Nerve Centre too, so they are great people to have and learn from.

So what does the future hold for Joseph Leighton?

I hope to keep the Trio going with myself, John on Ham-mond organ and David on Drums and maybe write as a collective too. I’m also hoping to go on next year and study Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music in London.


Three years after the release of their Mercury Prize-nominated, self-titled debut the band are back with Born Under Saturn.

Nerve CentreWednesday, 02 December

DJANGO DJANGOTime:8.30pm Tickets:£

SandinosThursday, 03 December

FUNDRAISING AUCTION IN AID OF REFUGEES

Auction in Aid of Refugees. With live music from Stephen McKeever, Fidelma Carolan, Scenery and Susie Blue

Time:10pm Tickets:£free

Silver StreetFriday, 04 December

MICHAEL BUBLE & ROBBIE WILLIAMS

TRIBUTE ACTS

Time:7.30pm Admission:£11

Nerve CentreSaturday, 05 December

MOBO-nominee David Lyttle brings to a close his hugely successful year as Nerve Centre Musician in Resi-

dence with a grand finale showcase concert, featuring some very special guests including Neil Cowley, Rosbor-ough, Verse Chorus Verse, Jessica Doherty and John Deery.

New music created in collaboration with musicians, songwriters, bands and producers from across the city and local area will feature heavily on the night, whetting our appetites for the gems in store for the companion album release due early 2016.

DAVID LYTTLE PRESENTS...

NATHAN CARTER & NIAMH

MCGLINCHEY

Time:8pm Admission:£24.50

Millennium ForumWednesday, 16 December

The Millennium Forum is one of Na-than’s favourite venues and it`s always a special night when Nathan is in town.

Nathan will perform many tracks from his new DVD and you can also expect to hear the classics such as Cal-edonia and, of course, Wagon Wheel.

Time:8pm Tickets:£22.50

Millennium ForumSaturday, 19 December

BAY CITY ROLLERS

Les McKeown, the Voice on all the original Bay City Rollers hits including Bye, Bye Baby, Shang-A-Lang, I Only Want To Be With You.. and many more

Millennium ForumMonday, 21 December

CHRISTMAS WITH THE PRIESTS

The Priests are delighted to PRESENT CHRISTMAS With The Priests singing much loved classics as well as cherished seasonal songs.

Time:7pm Tickets:£50

The PlayhouseSaturday, 12 December

THE LEGENDERRY TINSELTOWN

CHRISTMAS BALL

Featuring Doris Day, Billie Holiday, Josef Locke and Ella Fitzgerald. Let us bring you back to the Golden Age of Hollywood with a magical Christmas ball!


DaVinci’sSunday, 06 December

CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISING

LUNCH

Drink reception, 4 course festive lunch, glass of wine, live music & raffle with fabulous prices all in aid of North West Romanian Children’s Codlea Project,

Tickets available from the hotel reception.

Corinthian Ballroom, Thursday, 17 December

MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS

James Huish & his band present a festive night to remember! Includes 4 course meal and entertainment.

Time:9pm Tickets:from £20

Silver StreetSunday, 20 December

Swing Kings and BGT Finalists make their Derry debut with support from John Deery and Rosbor-ough.

Local lad Martin McCafferty will bring his Jack Pack home when they perform at The Silver Street for what will surely be a night to remember.

Admission:£ Time:pm

St.Columbs HallSunday, 27 December

THE UNDERTONES

The Undertones play their first home-town show in two years when they take to the stage of St Columb’s Hall.

It’s a return to the venue where the band celebrated Derry’s year as UK City of Culture with a sold out performance of rock and roll music. With support from The Gatefolds.

Tickets are available from Cool Discs, Foyle Street, Derry - Telephone 7126 0770

Time: 9pm Tickets:£23.50

Millennium ForumSunday, 27 December

SMOKIE

Soft rock legends, Smokie, return to perform their most famous hit singles including, If You Think You Know How to Love Me, Don’t Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me, Lay Back in the Arms of Some-one and their most popular hit single ever, ‘Living Next Door to Alice’.

This is your chance to reminisce; a night most definitely not to be missed.

JACK PACK

Time:8pm Tickets:£16+Booking

Time:pm Tickets:£34.50

Time:8pm Admission:£26


BennigansSunday, 20 December

MEILANA GILLARD QUINTET

Meilana Gillard is joined by MOBO Award Nominee David Lyttle on drums, Rohan Armstong, John Leighton and Michael Barkley


Three years after the release of their Mercury Prize-nominated, self-titled debut the band are back with Born Under Saturn.

Nerve CentreWednesday, 02 December

DJANGO DJANGOTime:8.30pm Tickets:£

SandinosThursday, 03 December

FUNDRAISING AUCTION IN AID OF REFUGEES

Auction in Aid of Refugees. With live music from Stephen McKeever, Fidelma Carolan, Scenery and Susie Blue

Time:10pm Tickets:£free

Silver StreetFriday, 04 December

MICHAEL BUBLE & ROBBIE WILLIAMS

TRIBUTE ACTS

Time:7.30pm Admission:£11

Nerve CentreSaturday, 05 December

MOBO-nominee David Lyttle brings to a close his hugely successful year as Nerve Centre Musician in Resi-

dence with a grand finale showcase concert, featuring some very special guests including Neil Cowley, Rosbor-ough, Verse Chorus Verse, Jessica Doherty and John Deery.

New music created in collaboration with musicians, songwriters, bands and producers from across the city and local area will feature heavily on the night, whetting our appetites for the gems in store for the companion album release due early 2016.

DAVID LYTTLE PRESENTS...

NATHAN CARTER & NIAMH

MCGLINCHEY

Time:8pm Admission:£24.50

Millennium ForumWednesday, 16 December

The Millennium Forum is one of Na-than’s favourite venues and it`s always a special night when Nathan is in town.

Nathan will perform many tracks from his new DVD and you can also expect to hear the classics such as Cal-edonia and, of course, Wagon Wheel.

Time:8pm Tickets:£22.50

Millennium ForumSaturday, 19 December

BAY CITY ROLLERS

Les McKeown, the Voice on all the original Bay City Rollers hits including Bye, Bye Baby, Shang-A-Lang, I Only Want To Be With You.. and many more

Millennium ForumMonday, 21 December

CHRISTMAS WITH THE PRIESTS

The Priests are delighted to PRESENT CHRISTMAS With The Priests singing much loved classics as well as cherished seasonal songs.


The PlayhouseSaturday, 12 December

THE LEGENDERRY TINSELTOWN

CHRISTMAS BALL

Featuring Doris Day, Billie Holiday, Josef Locke and Ella Fitzgerald. Let us bring you back to the Golden Age of Hollywood with a magical Christmas ball!


DaVinci’sSunday, 06 December

CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISING

LUNCH

Drink reception, 4 course festive lunch, glass of wine, live music & raffle with fabulous prices all in aid of North West Romanian Children’s Codlea Project,

Tickets available from the hotel reception.

Corinthian Ballroom, Thursday, 17 December

MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS

James Huish & his band present a festive night to remember! Includes 4 course meal and entertainment.


Silver StreetSunday, 20 December

Swing Kings and BGT Finalists make their Derry debut with support from John Deery and Rosbor-ough.

Local lad Martin McCafferty will bring his Jack Pack home when they perform at The Silver Street for what will surely be a night to remember.

Admission:£ Time:pm

St.Columbs HallSunday, 27 December

THE UNDERTONES

The Undertones play their first home-town show in two years when they take to the stage of St Columb’s Hall.

It’s a return to the venue where the band celebrated Derry’s year as UK City of Culture with a sold out performance of rock and roll music. With support from The Gatefolds.

Tickets are available from Cool Discs, Foyle Street, Derry - Telephone 7126 0770

Time: 9pm Tickets:£23.50

Millennium ForumSunday, 27 December

SMOKIE

Soft rock legends, Smokie, return to perform their most famous hit singles including, If You Think You Know How to Love Me, Don’t Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me, Lay Back in the Arms of Some-one and their most popular hit single ever, ‘Living Next Door to Alice’.

This is your chance to reminisce; a night most definitely not to be missed.

JACK PACK

Time:8pm Tickets:£16+Booking

Time:pm Tickets:£34.50

Time:8pm Admission:£26


BennigansSunday, 20 December

MEILANA GILLARD QUINTET

Meilana Gillard is joined by MOBO Award Nominee David Lyttle on drums, Rohan Armstong, John Leighton and Michael Barkley

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HIGHLIGHTS: CLUB NITES THIS MONTH

Snow play is a showdown between Win-ter and Spring over who gets to stay and who has to go away.

Help Mr Green against Mr White in this highly interactive smash-hit Lon-don production. Age 3+

Time:10.30am/5.30pm Tickets:£5.50

Waterside TheatreWednesday 02 December

SNOW PLAY

Time:Varied Tickets: from £9

Millennium ForumFri, 04 Dec - Sun, 03 Jan

ALADDIN

Aladdin tells the rags to riches tale of a boy who becomes a man.

Through his bewitching adventure, witness the Genie who lives in a lamp and see the magical flying carpet.

The Foyle School of Speech and Drama has worked with children and young people in the City for over 25 years. In that time pupils have secured lead roles on the West End Stage, film and televi-sion. The pupils finish up the year with an eclectic mix of the traditional

Nativity stories, fairy tales and Panto sketches with not an adult in sight!

Time:7.30pm Tickets:On the doorMon, 07 Dec - Tues, 08 Jan

FOYLE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA: CHRISTMAS SHOW

Almost 170 years on, Char-lotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production un-


The PlayhouseTuesday, 08 December

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

PRESENTS: JANE EYRE

Time:varied Tickets: from £5/16

Echo EchoMon, 14 Dec - Sun, 20 Jan

ECHO ECHO PRESENT: LOST IN FROST

Echo Echo Ensemble invite families and younger audiences to watch this brand new original winter themed dance theatre production during the Festive Season at their studios

The Grove Theatre Group perform this much loved classic at the Waterside Theatre.

Time:Varied Tickets:from £5.75

Waterside TheatreWed, 09 - Sun, 20 December

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Tickets:£29.95

Corinthian Ballroom, City Hotel

Monday, 28 December

ADRIAN KNIGHT HYPNOTIST

SHOW

Includes 4 course evening meal, show and disco. To book call (028) 71365800

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covers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.

A new single, a new label, a new direc-tion and a new inner-found creative confidence: make no mistake, the most exciting episode yet in James Zabiela’s already incredible career is about to begin.

The BunkerSaturday, 05 December

JIKA JIKA! JAMES ZABIELA


Masons VenueSaturday, 12 December

NTWRK PRESENTS MOXIE (RADIO 1/

NTS RADIO)

With support form Ethan McKinney & Paul McConomy.


Sandinos Back BarSaturday, 12 December

NYT BLOOMER | SHAMMEN DELLY |

RORY MOORE

Time:9.30pm Admission:£14.30

The GuildhallFriday, 18 December

Celtronic returns to one of Derry’s most historic buildings for a very special event featuring two of the leading figures from

Berlin’s electronic music scene. Dutch-born Steffi will perform her

acclaimed live show for the first time in Ireland at the event. As a resident at Panorama Bar-Berlin, a respected producer and label owner, her work embraces underground electronic culture in its many forms.

Also performing at the event will be the talented DJ, singer, songwriter and producer Virginia. Growing up in Munich, the energetic and dedicated artist quickly found her feet in music.

CELTRONIC PRESENTS STEFFI & VIRGINIA

THE JINGLE BALL LOUISE DACOSTA


Sandinos Main VenueMonday, 28 December

Louise DaCosta is Ireland’s NO1 female DJ & Award Winning International Art-ist and has been entertaining crowds in venues across Ireland & the UK for almost a decade as well as touring vari-ous international dates.

Time:9pm Tickets:£TBC

Sandinos Main VenueWednesday, 23 December

BEKUZ PRESENTS: MISTLETOE

& GRIME

BEKUZ return to Sandinos to host their infamous Mistletoe and Grime Party


GOOD VIBRATIONS: OR:LA


Masons VenueTuesday, 22 December

Joining or:la b2b will be Good Vibra-tions founder Joe Campbell and also Gareth McLaughlin and NTWRK’s Ethan McKinney.

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HIGHLIGHTS: CLUB NITES THIS MONTH

Snow play is a showdown between Win-ter and Spring over who gets to stay and who has to go away.

Help Mr Green against Mr White in this highly interactive smash-hit Lon-don production. Age 3+

Time:10.30am/5.30pm Tickets:£5.50

Waterside TheatreWednesday 02 December

SNOW PLAY

Time:Varied Tickets: from £9

Millennium ForumFri, 04 Dec - Sun, 03 Jan

ALADDIN

Aladdin tells the rags to riches tale of a boy who becomes a man.

Through his bewitching adventure, witness the Genie who lives in a lamp and see the magical flying carpet.

The Foyle School of Speech and Drama has worked with children and young people in the City for over 25 years. In that time pupils have secured lead roles on the West End Stage, film and televi-sion. The pupils finish up the year with an eclectic mix of the traditional

Nativity stories, fairy tales and Panto sketches with not an adult in sight!

Time:7.30pm Tickets:On the doorMon, 07 Dec - Tues, 08 Jan

FOYLE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA: CHRISTMAS SHOW

Almost 170 years on, Char-lotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production un-


The PlayhouseTuesday, 08 December

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

PRESENTS: JANE EYRE

Time:varied Tickets: from £5/16

Echo EchoMon, 14 Dec - Sun, 20 Jan

ECHO ECHO PRESENT: LOST IN FROST

Echo Echo Ensemble invite families and younger audiences to watch this brand new original winter themed dance theatre production during the Festive Season at their studios

The Grove Theatre Group perform this much loved classic at the Waterside Theatre.

Time:Varied Tickets:from £5.75

Waterside TheatreWed, 09 - Sun, 20 December

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Tickets:£29.95

Corinthian Ballroom, City Hotel

Monday, 28 December

ADRIAN KNIGHT HYPNOTIST

SHOW

Includes 4 course evening meal, show and disco. To book call (028) 71365800

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covers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.

A new single, a new label, a new direc-tion and a new inner-found creative confidence: make no mistake, the most exciting episode yet in James Zabiela’s already incredible career is about to begin.

The BunkerSaturday, 05 December

JIKA JIKA! JAMES ZABIELA


Masons VenueSaturday, 12 December

NTWRK PRESENTS MOXIE (RADIO 1/

NTS RADIO)

With support form Ethan McKinney & Paul McConomy.


Sandinos Back BarSaturday, 12 December

NYT BLOOMER | SHAMMEN DELLY |

RORY MOORE

Time:9.30pm Admission:£14.30

The GuildhallFriday, 18 December

Celtronic returns to one of Derry’s most historic buildings for a very special event featuring two of the leading figures from

Berlin’s electronic music scene. Dutch-born Steffi will perform her

acclaimed live show for the first time in Ireland at the event. As a resident at Panorama Bar-Berlin, a respected producer and label owner, her work embraces underground electronic culture in its many forms.

Also performing at the event will be the talented DJ, singer, songwriter and producer Virginia. Growing up in Munich, the energetic and dedicated artist quickly found her feet in music.

CELTRONIC PRESENTS STEFFI & VIRGINIA

THE JINGLE BALL LOUISE DACOSTA


Sandinos Main VenueMonday, 28 December

Louise DaCosta is Ireland’s NO1 female DJ & Award Winning International Art-ist and has been entertaining crowds in venues across Ireland & the UK for almost a decade as well as touring vari-ous international dates.

Time:9pm Tickets:£TBC

Sandinos Main VenueWednesday, 23 December

BEKUZ PRESENTS: MISTLETOE

& GRIME

BEKUZ return to Sandinos to host their infamous Mistletoe and Grime Party


GOOD VIBRATIONS: OR:LA


Masons VenueTuesday, 22 December

Joining or:la b2b will be Good Vibra-tions founder Joe Campbell and also Gareth McLaughlin and NTWRK’s Ethan McKinney.

is the season to be jolly and also to catch a panto.

The old classics always prove to be the most popular and two of our local theatres have just that. Aladdin kicks off at the Millennium Forum on Friday 4th December while across the water the guys at the Waterside Theatre have opted for Beauty and the Beast which starts on Wednesday 9th December.

Two classic pantomime tales which are sure to keep the kids entertained, and your ears ringing from shouts and screams, is the only way to kick off the fes-tive season in style.

But if you are choosing only one to check out, which to go for? Beauty and the Beast is the cheaper option with adult tickets priced at £8.50, child and concession tickets at £6.50 while there is also a family ticket avail-able for £27.50.

Beauty and the Beast is performed by the Grove Theatre Group which is a voluntary cross community

organisation and features a local talented cast of all ages.

Founded over 30 years ago by the late Tony O’ Donnell, the Grove Theatre Group has been performing pantomimes, musicals and showcases to a very high standard around the city for many years and have built up a loyal following and a confident cast of seasoned performers.

Running until Sunday 19th December, Beauty and the Beast predominantly takes place at 10.30am and 3pm with only a small hand-ful of shows at 7.30pm.

In the city’s largest theatre, Aladdin will walk the boards with a few well

known faces taking up the roles in another fantastic seasonal pantomime.

Belfast actor Gerard McCabe takes up the role of Wishee Washee and may look familiar to local audi-ences as he is no stranger to Millennium Forum pan-tomimes. He has also had stints in popular NI comedy show Give My Head Peace and was the Harp Lager angel in the most recent Back to the Future inspired ad campaign.

William Caulfield stars as Widow Twankey and the Northern Irish comedian is sure to deliver a side split-ting performance as one of the pantos most loved characters.

With tickets priced slightly more expensive and starting at £10, there are a variety of price bands to choose from and also a variety of times across vari-ous dates. The show runs until Sunday 3rd January so if you are too busy before the big day, you can always continue that festive cheer into the New Year.

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is the season to be jolly and also to catch a panto.

The old classics always prove to be the most popular and two of our local theatres have just that. Aladdin kicks off at the Millennium Forum on Friday 4th December while across the water the guys at the Waterside Theatre have opted for Beauty and the Beast which starts on Wednesday 9th December.

Two classic pantomime tales which are sure to keep the kids entertained, and your ears ringing from shouts and screams, is the only way to kick off the fes-tive season in style.

But if you are choosing only one to check out, which to go for? Beauty and the Beast is the cheaper option with adult tickets priced at £8.50, child and concession tickets at £6.50 while there is also a family ticket avail-able for £27.50.

Beauty and the Beast is performed by the Grove Theatre Group which is a voluntary cross community

organisation and features a local talented cast of all ages.

Founded over 30 years ago by the late Tony O’ Donnell, the Grove Theatre Group has been performing pantomimes, musicals and showcases to a very high standard around the city for many years and have built up a loyal following and a confident cast of seasoned performers.

Running until Sunday 19th December, Beauty and the Beast predominantly takes place at 10.30am and 3pm with only a small hand-ful of shows at 7.30pm.

In the city’s largest theatre, Aladdin will walk the boards with a few well

known faces taking up the roles in another fantastic seasonal pantomime.

Belfast actor Gerard McCabe takes up the role of Wishee Washee and may look familiar to local audi-ences as he is no stranger to Millennium Forum pan-tomimes. He has also had stints in popular NI comedy show Give My Head Peace and was the Harp Lager angel in the most recent Back to the Future inspired ad campaign.

William Caulfield stars as Widow Twankey and the Northern Irish comedian is sure to deliver a side split-ting performance as one of the pantos most loved characters.

With tickets priced slightly more expensive and starting at £10, there are a variety of price bands to choose from and also a variety of times across vari-ous dates. The show runs until Sunday 3rd January so if you are too busy before the big day, you can always continue that festive cheer into the New Year.


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he Echo Echo Dance The-atre Company welcomes in the festive period this

month with their atmospheric and mysterious fairy-tale Lost in Frost.

This new and original winter themed dance theatre produc-tion will be performed by the fantastic Echo Echo Ensemble. The group of five locally based artists have been captivating au-diences for many years with their energetic and entertaining dance productions.

Directed by ensemble member Antonina Sheina, Lost in Frost is a family piece suitable for audi-ences of all ages.

Antonina originally trained as an actor at the Moscow conserva-toire and became a member of the repertory company of Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow where she played both leading and supporting roles. Antonina then joined the Ensemble in

2009 having developed a deep interest in movement work through her practice of Contact Improvisation.

The 40 minute production promises to surprise and delight and follows on from the fantastic work that the Ensemble have been creating since their concep-tion. They have been responsible for some of the most innovative and captivating dance produc-tions to come from Northern Ireland and I’m sure Lost in Frost will be no different.

The Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company have a family ticket available and priced at £16 which gaining admission to the show for a group of four. Individual tickets are also available and priced at £5 with the show itself running from Monday 14th through to Sunday 20th December. Tickets can be purchased directly from the Echo Echo Box Office or online via their website or wegottickets.com.

>> In a place far out of reach that lingers on the edge of imaginationWhere the Frost lies thick and coldYou can find yourself lost and alone but feeling brave and bold.Here, blizzards lie in waiting for a chance to congeal in iceExplorers, dreamers and chancers, the rollers of the dice.It’s when you are lost in frost,That you are in a very interesting place......

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>> Lost in Frost artwork by Tonya Sheina and Barry Davis

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he Echo Echo Dance The-atre Company welcomes in the festive period this

month with their atmospheric and mysterious fairy-tale Lost in Frost.

This new and original winter themed dance theatre produc-tion will be performed by the fantastic Echo Echo Ensemble. The group of five locally based artists have been captivating au-diences for many years with their energetic and entertaining dance productions.

Directed by ensemble member Antonina Sheina, Lost in Frost is a family piece suitable for audi-ences of all ages.

Antonina originally trained as an actor at the Moscow conserva-toire and became a member of the repertory company of Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow where she played both leading and supporting roles. Antonina then joined the Ensemble in

2009 having developed a deep interest in movement work through her practice of Contact Improvisation.

The 40 minute production promises to surprise and delight and follows on from the fantastic work that the Ensemble have been creating since their concep-tion. They have been responsible for some of the most innovative and captivating dance produc-tions to come from Northern Ireland and I’m sure Lost in Frost will be no different.

The Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company have a family ticket available and priced at £16 which gaining admission to the show for a group of four. Individual tickets are also available and priced at £5 with the show itself running from Monday 14th through to Sunday 20th December. Tickets can be purchased directly from the Echo Echo Box Office or online via their website or wegottickets.com.

>> In a place far out of reach that lingers on the edge of imaginationWhere the Frost lies thick and coldYou can find yourself lost and alone but feeling brave and bold.Here, blizzards lie in waiting for a chance to congeal in iceExplorers, dreamers and chancers, the rollers of the dice.It’s when you are lost in frost,That you are in a very interesting place......

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>> Lost in Frost artwork by Tonya Sheina and Barry Davis


‘Tis the season to have a snowball fight

t may be getting colder as we start to enter the fes-tive period, we may even see

some snow, but one thing's for sure, the Waterside Theatre will be see the Snow Play this December.

Presented by the Lyngo Theatre, a UK based children’s theatre com-pany who have been entertaining children and adults alike for the past 10 years, Snow Play is suitable for kids over 3 and is sure to capti-vate the whole family.

Lyngo are renowned for their use of beautiful visual imagery within their performances and also their hand-made props which they refer to as their 'theatre toys' while their shows are interactive and non-stop entertainment keeping the kids glued throughout.

Snow Play is the story of Mr

Green who is spring and Mr White who is winter and a showdown between the two over who gets to stay and who has to go away.

The show is also fully interac-tive as you have the opportunity to make a giant snowman, cover a whole house in snow and have a super snowball fight as you help Mr Green battle Mr White.

The play itself centres around the story of how Mr Green comes back from holiday to find that Mr. White has moved into his home. Mr White has covered the whole house in snow and Mr Green does everything he can to get him outside into the garden.

As the weather starts to get warmer and as Mr White stars to melt, the tables start to turn in Mr Greens favour as spring starts to appear.

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>> You can catch Snow Play from the Lyngo Theatre at the Waterside Theatre on Wednesday 2nd December at 10.30am & 5.30pm with tickets priced at £5.50 and £18 for a family ticket.


‘Tis the season to have a snowball fight

t may be getting colder as we start to enter the fes-tive period, we may even see

some snow, but one thing's for sure, the Waterside Theatre will be see the Snow Play this December.

Presented by the Lyngo Theatre, a UK based children’s theatre com-pany who have been entertaining children and adults alike for the past 10 years, Snow Play is suitable for kids over 3 and is sure to capti-vate the whole family.

Lyngo are renowned for their use of beautiful visual imagery within their performances and also their hand-made props which they refer to as their 'theatre toys' while their shows are interactive and non-stop entertainment keeping the kids glued throughout.

Snow Play is the story of Mr

Green who is spring and Mr White who is winter and a showdown between the two over who gets to stay and who has to go away.

The show is also fully interac-tive as you have the opportunity to make a giant snowman, cover a whole house in snow and have a super snowball fight as you help Mr Green battle Mr White.

The play itself centres around the story of how Mr Green comes back from holiday to find that Mr. White has moved into his home. Mr White has covered the whole house in snow and Mr Green does everything he can to get him outside into the garden.

As the weather starts to get warmer and as Mr White stars to melt, the tables start to turn in Mr Greens favour as spring starts to appear.

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>> You can catch Snow Play from the Lyngo Theatre at the Waterside Theatre on Wednesday 2nd December at 10.30am & 5.30pm with tickets priced at £5.50 and £18 for a family ticket.


National Theatre Live: Jane Eyre

A fantastic concept. Live theatre by renowned actors, some including big Hollywood names,

beamed around the world to theatres and venues.

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ational Theatre Live broadcast the best of British theatre live from

the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world, while some venues broadcast ‘encores’ at a later date.

Launched in June 2009, National Theatre Live have broadcast more than twenty theatre productions live from the National Theatre, and various other theatres to over 3.5 million people in more than 1,100 venues around the world.

So how do they do it I hear you ask? The simple answer is with satellites.

Each production is filmed in front of a live theatre audience with many cameras positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house.’ Satellites then allow the pro-ductions to be broadcast live, without delay.

Some of the big name actors who have been involved since National Theatre Live debuted in 2009 with their produc-tion of Phèdre with Helen Mirren, include Danny Boyle’s

Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Sam Mendes’ King Lear with Simon Russell Beale.

This month sees National Theatre Live presenting Jane Eyre and broadcast live at The Playhouse.

The 170 year old Charlotte Brontë classic is directed by Sally Cookson, having first staged the production at the Bristol Old Vic last year when it was performed over two evenings.

The story is set in northern England where Jane is sent to live with her aunt having been orphaned as a baby. She suffers emotional and physi-cal abuse at the hands of her aunt and cousins before being sent off to Lowood Institution, a school for poor or orphaned girls where the abuse contin-ues.

This classic masterpiece tells Jane’s story as she faces life’s obstacles head-on, how she survives poverty, injustice and betrayal before makes the deci-sion to follow her heart.

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>> National Theatre Live presents Jane Eyre at The Playhouse on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm with tickets priced at £11.


National Theatre Live: Jane Eyre

A fantastic concept. Live theatre by renowned actors, some including big Hollywood names,

beamed around the world to theatres and venues.

28 29

ational Theatre Live broadcast the best of British theatre live from

the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world, while some venues broadcast ‘encores’ at a later date.

Launched in June 2009, National Theatre Live have broadcast more than twenty theatre productions live from the National Theatre, and various other theatres to over 3.5 million people in more than 1,100 venues around the world.

So how do they do it I hear you ask? The simple answer is with satellites.

Each production is filmed in front of a live theatre audience with many cameras positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house.’ Satellites then allow the pro-ductions to be broadcast live, without delay.

Some of the big name actors who have been involved since National Theatre Live debuted in 2009 with their produc-tion of Phèdre with Helen Mirren, include Danny Boyle’s

Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Sam Mendes’ King Lear with Simon Russell Beale.

This month sees National Theatre Live presenting Jane Eyre and broadcast live at The Playhouse.

The 170 year old Charlotte Brontë classic is directed by Sally Cookson, having first staged the production at the Bristol Old Vic last year when it was performed over two evenings.

The story is set in northern England where Jane is sent to live with her aunt having been orphaned as a baby. She suffers emotional and physi-cal abuse at the hands of her aunt and cousins before being sent off to Lowood Institution, a school for poor or orphaned girls where the abuse contin-ues.

This classic masterpiece tells Jane’s story as she faces life’s obstacles head-on, how she survives poverty, injustice and betrayal before makes the deci-sion to follow her heart.

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>> National Theatre Live presents Jane Eyre at The Playhouse on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm with tickets priced at £11.


lan Carr has been yap-ping his way throughout the UK and Ireland this

year with his Yap,Yap,Yap Live Tour.

The chatty man has returned to his stand up roots with a sell-out tour continuing his observa-tional comedy on everyday life with a bit of innuendo.

Performing for four nights at the Millennium Forum this month, The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning come-dian, author and chat show host will have the place in stiches I’m sure.

The tour DVD itself was released last month just in time for Christmas so you will be able to get your hands on it after the show and take it home to re-run the gags over the festive period.

Carr’s a busy man, between his successful Channel 4 Friday night show and stand up, this year he became a Hollywood superstar – well kind of – when he voiced one of the seagulls in the UK version of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

His Chatty Man show is how he became a household name in the UK and Ireland though. However, he was on our screens prior to that with The Sunday

Night Project (previously the Fri-day Night Project) as the side kick of Justin Lee Collins, remember him? Well, he’s gone completely off the radar after some contro-versy, while Alan Carr has thrived during the subsequent years.

Yap Yap Yap is Carr’s first ma-jor stand-up tour in three years and is a “very personal” show.

“I talk about my partner. The show is about my life so he has to be in it. I didn’t want to start lying and saying I still live on my own in Stretford. My partner doesn’t necessarily like being part of the show but I said to him, ‘Look, it’s paying the bills. See those shoes you’re wearing? Comedy bought them so stop moaning’.

“It’s a gamble including so much personal stuff but it pays dividends... There is an honesty in this show that people will ap-preciate” he said.

Tickets are selling fast for this performance, with some nights already sold out and limited tickets left for both Friday and Sunday night.

>> If you’re quick, you can still catch a ticket to Alan Carr’s show at the Millennium Forum between Thursday 10th Decem-ber and Sunday 13th December with tickets priced at £31.00.

Just yap, yap, yap

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lan Carr has been yap-ping his way throughout the UK and Ireland this

year with his Yap,Yap,Yap Live Tour.

The chatty man has returned to his stand up roots with a sell-out tour continuing his observa-tional comedy on everyday life with a bit of innuendo.

Performing for four nights at the Millennium Forum this month, The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning come-dian, author and chat show host will have the place in stiches I’m sure.

The tour DVD itself was released last month just in time for Christmas so you will be able to get your hands on it after the show and take it home to re-run the gags over the festive period.

Carr’s a busy man, between his successful Channel 4 Friday night show and stand up, this year he became a Hollywood superstar – well kind of – when he voiced one of the seagulls in the UK version of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

His Chatty Man show is how he became a household name in the UK and Ireland though. However, he was on our screens prior to that with The Sunday

Night Project (previously the Fri-day Night Project) as the side kick of Justin Lee Collins, remember him? Well, he’s gone completely off the radar after some contro-versy, while Alan Carr has thrived during the subsequent years.

Yap Yap Yap is Carr’s first ma-jor stand-up tour in three years and is a “very personal” show.

“I talk about my partner. The show is about my life so he has to be in it. I didn’t want to start lying and saying I still live on my own in Stretford. My partner doesn’t necessarily like being part of the show but I said to him, ‘Look, it’s paying the bills. See those shoes you’re wearing? Comedy bought them so stop moaning’.

“It’s a gamble including so much personal stuff but it pays dividends... There is an honesty in this show that people will ap-preciate” he said.

Tickets are selling fast for this performance, with some nights already sold out and limited tickets left for both Friday and Sunday night.

>> If you’re quick, you can still catch a ticket to Alan Carr’s show at the Millennium Forum between Thursday 10th Decem-ber and Sunday 13th December with tickets priced at £31.00.

Just yap, yap, yap

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urrently on display at the Void Gallery is ‘J’ACCUSE’ by Brian Maguire which

is a series of large scale paintings of ‘enquiry and activism and a demand for solidarity with those who are forgotten and voice-less.’

Maguire’s past work has ofter been heavily influ-enced by various social and political situations around the world but since 2010 his work has focused on Juárez, a Mexican city bordering the US just south of El Paso, addressing the killing of women which has become known as femino-cidio.

Since 1994, over 1400 factory girls working in Juárez have been abduct-ed, violated, mutilated and killed. In 2010 alone there were 438 young women murdered and only 2 per-cent were actually properly investigated.

The families of the young woman who were mur-dered have been continu-ally ignored by the police, government, judiciary and even the media.

“My purpose is to show respect to the victims of violence, to remove all the easy rationalisations which excuse, cover over, and protects us from this reality. As the man is dead, the painting keeps his death in the present. The absence of justice demands this act” he said of his work.

Maguire also collaborated on a documentary feature film, Blood Rising, which was screened during last month’s Foyle Film Festival and details his portraiture and activism within the city.

It has been well docu-mented that there is a con-nection in Mexico between the feminocidio and the drug war within the country. Corruption, money, greed and drugs.

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>> ‘J’ACCUSE’ by Brian Maguire consists of paintings of Ciudad Juárez ad is curated by Jonathan Cummins. It will run from Saturday 28th November to Saturday 6th February at the Void Gallery.

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urrently on display at the Void Gallery is ‘J’ACCUSE’ by Brian Maguire which

is a series of large scale paintings of ‘enquiry and activism and a demand for solidarity with those who are forgotten and voice-less.’

Maguire’s past work has ofter been heavily influ-enced by various social and political situations around the world but since 2010 his work has focused on Juárez, a Mexican city bordering the US just south of El Paso, addressing the killing of women which has become known as femino-cidio.

Since 1994, over 1400 factory girls working in Juárez have been abduct-ed, violated, mutilated and killed. In 2010 alone there were 438 young women murdered and only 2 per-cent were actually properly investigated.

The families of the young woman who were mur-dered have been continu-ally ignored by the police, government, judiciary and even the media.

“My purpose is to show respect to the victims of violence, to remove all the easy rationalisations which excuse, cover over, and protects us from this reality. As the man is dead, the painting keeps his death in the present. The absence of justice demands this act” he said of his work.

Maguire also collaborated on a documentary feature film, Blood Rising, which was screened during last month’s Foyle Film Festival and details his portraiture and activism within the city.

It has been well docu-mented that there is a con-nection in Mexico between the feminocidio and the drug war within the country. Corruption, money, greed and drugs.

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>> ‘J’ACCUSE’ by Brian Maguire consists of paintings of Ciudad Juárez ad is curated by Jonathan Cummins. It will run from Saturday 28th November to Saturday 6th February at the Void Gallery.

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