SONGWRITER
Paolo Nutini
Odyssey Arena 8pm £38 odysseyarena.com Also Mon, Dublin
Much has changed in the past few years for Scottish singer-songwriter Nutini. Thankfully, his erstwhile too-sweet demeanor has been drowned by sweat, enlivened by soul and enhanced by sensuality. To say it suits him is a mighty understatement. Tony Clayton-Lea
ART
VUE & Portfolio
Contemporary Irish art fair and selected works by craft makers (Until Nov 2) Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin royalhibernianacademy.ie
This is a brilliant opportunity to see a cross-section of the best contemporary Irish art currently on the market, with most of the country’s top commercial galleries taking part, all in one convenient city-centre venue that happens to have a very good café attached. And gallerist Josephine Kelliher has curated Portfolio, made up of selected works by leading craft makers. AD
THEATRE
The Man Jesus
Everyman Theatre, Cork. 7.30pm €30 everymancork.com
You could be forgiven for thinking that religious-themed theatre was suddenly everywhere – forgiveness being one of its strong suits. But rather than merrily spreading the word, like Joseph and his Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat or Godspell, Matthew Hurt's one-man play for Simon Callow (left), now revived to tour, takes a multi-angled view of Christ, delivering eye-witness accounts in contemporary speech. That allows Callow an unadorned and much more politicised reading of the "son of God", less miracle worker than distrusted revolutionary. Peter Crawley
