ART
Magnetism
The Old SNIA/Saehan factory, Hazelwood Demense, Co Sligo Until Sep 27
Magnetism aims to highlight the potential of Hazelwood Demesne close to Sligo town. Artists Lucy Andrews, Mikala Dwyer, Igor Grubic, Siobhan Hapaska, Aleksandra Mir (Plane Landing, right), Laura Morrison and Garrett Phelan were invited to set their imaginations free in the spacious premises of the erstwhile SNIA-Saehan factory buildings to the rear of the neglected Palladian house. Vaari Claffey curates.
THEATRE
The Last Five Years
Lyric Theatre, Belfast Ends Jul 4 1.30 pm (matinee) 8pm Tue-Sat £18/£20
lyrictheatre.co.uk
Think you’ve heard every love story going? Well, have you heard it backwards? This innovative chamber musical from Jason Roberts Brown starts at the end of a marriage, as Cathy laments the loss of her life-partner: “Jamie’s got secrets he doesn’t confide.” The second song takes us back to their first meeting, as Jamie recalls their blossoming romance. Eventually the music and the time scales collide. Brown’s sung-through score is as easy on the ear as a pop song, despite its compositional complexity. Even the most reluctant musicalgoer will be charmed.
