Theatre: Faith Healer

Eighteen months after its original premiere date, The Abbey Theatre finally present Brian Friel's masterpiece, starring Aidan Gillen, Niamh Cusack and Nigel Lindsay. Joe Dowling, who directed the original production starring Donal McCann over 40 years ago, returns to helm this eagerly-anticipated new production, with previews from December 3rd - find out more here.

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Streaming: The Rescue

From the makers of the Oscar-winning Free Solo, this acclaimed documentary chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand (on Disney+ from December 3rd)

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Live: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe

Just in time for the festive season, the much-loved (and million-selling) musical duo perform together at 3Arena on 6th December and SSE Arena on 7th December 2021. It's gonna get loud...

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Film: Heyday: The Mic Christopher Story

In commemoration of 20 years since the passing of Mic Christopher, the Irish Film Institute present a screening of this illuminating documentary on Saturday, December 4th - find out more here. Christopher's story is told through a wealth of personal archive and through recollections of family and friends – including Sharon Horgan, Bronagh Gallagher, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Paddy Casey and Glen Hansard – who speak eloquently of his charisma and enormous contribution to Irish music in the 1990s.

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Exhibition: Winter Light at The Ark, Dublin

Winter Light seeks out the joy, hope and beauty that can be found all around us in wintertime, via the work of artists were inspired by all sorts of signs of the season, from nature, animals and their habitats, to the light in the winter sky and the solstice. Featured are specially commissioned works from Aideen Barry, Cartoon Saloon & Liselott Olofsson, Gabhann Dunne, Martin Gale, Martina Galvin, Orla Kaminska, Fuchsia MacAree and Helen O'Connell - see them in person until Jan 30th 2022, or view an online gallery here.

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Upcoming: Hopes & Dreams Christmas Concert

A celebration of our hopes and dreams through music this Christmas... Hosted by RTÉ's Rising Time host Shay Byrne, this is a variety performance at The Helix, Dublin, on Saturday December 11th featuring many of Dublin's finest music groups; The Artane Band, the Palestrina Choir, The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society, Sean Gilligan Performing Arts, Rush Musical Society, poet Paul W. Byrne, the Will Palmer Orchestra and more. All profits go to the Dublin Simon Community & Ashbourne Community Initiative - find out more here.