Thu 12—Sat 14 Jun 2025
| Dates: |
Thu 12—Sat 14 Jun 2025 Preview , Press Night 13 Jun |
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| Times: | 15.00 | 20.00 |
| Type: | Music |
| Space: | Naughton Studio |
Running time: Act 1: 40 minutes | Interval: 20 minutes | Act 2: 40 minutes
Directed by: Bernie Bourke
Written by: Kyron Bourke
Kyron Bourke celebrates the music and words of the late legendary Leonard Cohen
Kyron Bourke and his band (Paddy Craig, Drums, Mateusz Hmmyeahlevysky, Guitars, Padraig Dooney, Keyboards, Sax, Ewi) will be joined in the Naughton Studio by an array of surprise guests to celebrate the late legendary Leonard Cohen with fresh rousing interpretations of some of his most memorable songs. Dublin born and Belfast based, Bourke has been referred to here as ‘the broken city’s minstrel, an outsider telling tales in song of heartbreak, guilt and experience’. From an early age the young Bourke was drawn to the haunting lyrical beauty of Cohen’s work and remembers being completely hooked after his first stage appearance performing ‘One of Us Cannot Be Wrong’ at a school fundraiser.
Bourke will be performing a selection of the bard’s most loved classics, infusing them with his own special brand of loss and longing, as he too grapples with the weight of existential questions and channels the emotion through his inimitable ‘Cohenesque rasp’ that is ‘full of music and emotion........’ Brian Merryman.
Kyron Bourke, supported by surprise guests, will be celebrating the work of Leonard Cohen from Thursday 12th – Saturday 14th June 2025 at 8pm with a matinee on the Saturday.