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Five for your Radar: Ballerina, The Corrs, When Next We Meet and more...
Cinema: Ballerina - From the World of John Wick
General release, Friday, June 6
Who would have predicted back in 2014 that Keanu Reeves' high-action, low-talking John Wick would spawn three sequels and now a spinoff?
Ballerina stars Ana de Armas as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation who sets out to seek revenge after her father's death
Ballerina stars Ana de Armas ( Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out) as an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation who sets out to seek revenge after her father's death. Reeves/Wick makes a cameo.
Gig: The Corrs
Virgin Media Park, Friday, June 6
Macklemore kicked off a month of shows at Virgin Media Park on Thursday and Sharon Corr and family continue proceedings tonight, with support from Imelda May and Torn singer Natalie who released their 13th (!) studio album Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait in April, play Virgin Media Park on Saturday.
Theatre: Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie
Everyman, Cork, Friday, June 6
Written by Eugene O'Brien and starring Stephen Jones in this one-man show, the music of Ziggy/the thin white duke/the man who fell to earth with his spiders from Mars provides the only solace for Scut Kelly.
Stephen Jones who stars in Falling to Earth: My Summer with Bowie.
He is about to have the most extraordinary summer of his life when fantasy becomes reality and fate conspires to grant him face-to-face time with his idol.
Festival: When Next We Meet
Raheen House, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8
Having launched in 2022, the organisers of When Next We Meet say its mission is to champion the best of alternative Irish music in a setting that's as intimate as it is magical — all in the valley of Sliabh na mBan on the picturesque grounds of Raheen House. Pillow Queens, Villagers, and Morgana are the headline acts, while Skinner, Zoe Basha, and Paddy Hanna all add to a stellar lineup.
Streaming: Titan: The OceanGate Disaster
Netflix, Wednesday, June 11
OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.
The OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic.
'The more I dug into this terrible tragedy, the more intrigued I became about how this could have ever happened in the first place, and who exactly was the man who built and then went down with this ship,' says director Mark Monroe.
