IRISH TATLER HOT TEN

HVN the hot ten

DO, SEE, READ, WATCH, WEAR. Your essential guide, by Mary Catherine Smith

HOT TEN

NOW MY COUSIN RACHEL
Setting out for revenge against a woman
1THE FILM he believes murdered his guardian, young
Englishman Philip is faced with a serious
dilemma when he finds himself falling
for her charms. Based on the Daphne
du Maurier novel of the same name, My
Cousin Rachel stars Rachel Weisz as the
mesmerising-yet-Machiavellian woman
who seems to have a talent for racking up
dead husbands. Rich with suspense and
intrigue, this is one lush period drama you
won’t want to miss. In cinemas nationwide
9 June.

Next

THE BEGUILED

The mention of a Sofia Coppola-directed,

civil war movie featuring Elle Fanning, Kirsten

Dunst and Nicole Kidman gives us chills,

swoons and all the feels. The Beguiled stars

Colin Farrell as John McBurney, a wounded

soldier who seeks refuge at an all-girls school

in Virginia. Cue forbidden trysts and charged

sexual energy that rises to fever pitch. When

several of the women at the boarding school

fall for John, jealousies spawn and several

scorned women band together to inflict the

most savage of revenge plots. In cinemas
revenge, sweet revenge
3nationwide 30 June.
THE LABEL 2editor’s
THE MUST-READS
Choice

HVN THIS FAMILY OF YOU DON’T HAVE TO
Fun, fresh and feminine, HVN THINGS SAY YOU LOVE ME
is the brainchild of DJ, model, Irish novelist Alison Jameson’s 78 essays and 78 poems dedicated
It-girl Harley Viera-Newton. new book is a compelling study to one’s mother is a true testament
Rarely pictured in anything of the lives of three siblings and to the power of the bond between
but pre-loved dresses, Viera- a young girl who breaks into their mother and son. Like a posthumous
Newtown wanted to design a lives – previously shrouded in love letter to the family matriarch,
range of go-to gowns with the solitude and silence. This Family of Native American author Sherman
classic motifs that attracted Things (Doubleday Ireland) is the Alexie explores his complex
her vintage sensibilities; story of Midge Connors – “filled relationship with his loving yet
gingham, cherry print and with feathers” but sharp around abusive mother, who died aged 78,
flirty florals adorn romantic the edges and the impact her in his new book, You Don’t Have
tea dresses in luxurious fabrics thorny-but-tender temper has on to Say You Love Me (Hachette). A
of silks and crêpes. Effortlessly the Keegan clan. Available 8 June. moving tome you won’t want to put
chic and unashamedly feminine, down. Available 13 June.
HVN is sky high on our wish list
this summer. hvnlabel.com

18 IRISH TATLER JUNE 2017

4THE GIG NOW 5THE TREND cut it out: the chicest way to show some skin

ARCADE FIRE PLAYING PEEK-A-BOO
Maple syrup, the Whether you believe in
double denim global warming or not, the
tuxedo, the adorable rare occasion of sunshine
pronunciation of is worth celebrating with
“about”, Ryan Gosling; a flash of pale/freckled/
it’s true to say we’ve bronzed/tick-appropriate-
had a longstanding box skin. The reign of the
love affair with all cold shoulder remains,
things Canadian. So but other body parts are
you can only imagine getting a look in too.
our excitement aboot Monse got shirty with
[sic] the Arcade Fire flashes of shoulder on
gig at Malahide castle both asymmetric and
on 14 June. Belt out Bardot-style offerings.
the anthemic Wake Up, Alberta Ferretti opted for
sway along to No Cars maximum flesh with barely-
Go and get a love-in there cropped tops paired
going with the crew for with floaty, bohemian
Sprawl II. ticketmaster.ie maxi skirts. Ringleader
of rebellious sartorialism,
ANI DIFRANCO Demna Gvasalia showed CHRISTIAN DIOR
Feminist, activist, wordsmith and mannish shirts unbuttoned
NEXT songstrel, Ani DiFranco has long been at the navel and dresses
on our radar with a career that spans slashed at the sleeve
two decades. With over 20 albums at Vetements. Molly
in her repertoire and a memoir in Goddard’s diaphanous tulle
the works, DiFranco’s vast oeuvre is was a true show stopper
wildly impressive – but she had us at while Osman, Valentino,
feminist. Playing at Vicar Street 27
June. ticketmaster.ie Dior and Sharon
Wauchob all went
6THE PLAY sheer. Discreetly MOLLY GODDARD
demure or bare-
faced chic, flash
your pound of
flesh this summer.
(NB: sunshine not
guaranteed.)

ROOM room takes to the SHARON WAUCHOB OSMAN
We were glued to the book,
captivated by the film and now 7stage
it’s time to be mesmerised by THE ONE TO WATCH
the play. Emma Donoghue
has adapted her seminal novel Room for the KATHY ROSE O’BRIEN
stage accompanied by a haunting score by Kathy Rose O’Brien has shared
Cora Bassett and Kathryn Joseph. Enter the the stage with thespian veterans
world of Ma and her five-year-old son, Jack. Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie and
Incarcerated by a nameless captor, Ma is Hugh Bonneville, shows her
determined to break free and show her son all perfectly curated travels on
the outside world has to offer. From 23 June at Instagram (@kathyroseobrien)
the Abbey Theatre. abbeytheatre.ie and has racked up some serious
film and TV credits including The
SALOME Legend of Longwood, Whistleblower
Gallic/Irish tour de force, Olwen Fouéré takes and Inspector George Gently. Last
to the stage in London’s National Theatre year, she was cast as Kate in The
in a retelling of the classic tale of Salome. Taming of the Shrew at The Globe
A modern adaptation of the Biblical story, Theatre in London. In a much
Salome sees the titular character re-imagined lauded feminist adaptation of
as a revolutionary on hunger strike in the midst the controversial play, director
of a savage war. Only her dance can change Caroline Byrne adapted the show
the course of the future. With world renowned to feature the actress singing
director Yaël Farber at the helm, we predict several solos – such is the draw of her voice. A
this to be the show of the summer. Book your regular on RTÉ’s radio drama programme, keep
tickets now. nationaltheatre.org.uk your eyes and ears peeled for O’Brien’s next move.
kathyroseobrien.com
VALENTINO

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HOT TEN

8NOW JOHANNES VERMEER, LADYWRITING, COURTESY
NATIONAL GALLERYOF ART, WASHINGTON

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK THE TV SHOW VERMEER AND THE MASTERS OF GENRE
PAINTING: INSPIRATION AND RIVALRY
It feels like an age since we entered the world The Dutch masters will exhibit at the National Gallery of
Ireland this summer with Vermeer and the Masters of Genre
of Piper, Alex, Red and all our favourites felons Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry. Lauded as the pioneers of
verisimilitude in fine art, Vermeer (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
– after all we did spent almost 52 hours of our and his contemporaries (Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch, Frans
van Mieris and more) laid the building blocks for innovation
lives watching Orange is the New Black. Imagine in realistic painting. Fans of classic painting will flock from
afar for this momentous exhibition. From 17 June to 17
our joy when season five was finally announced.
9September. nationalgallery.ie
Summer, schmummer – we’re forgoing the THE EXHIBITION

tanning opportunities and planning some

couch time with the girls of Litchfield county.

Available to stream on Netflix 9 June. GLOW

Based on the short-lived TV

series of the eighties, Glow is

sating all our retro needs. When

a struggling actress stumbles

upon a career in wrestling, she

grasps onto her last chance for

fame with both arms. Starring

Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin,

think spandex, sparkle and sassy

senoritas. Available to stream on

Next Netflix 23 June.

spandex at the 10THE FESTIVAL
ready

SWEET BLOOD CALL
A revolutionary artist in her own right, Nan Goldin has
changed the face of feminist art with her explosive
body of work spanning five decades. To compare her
would be unfair; but she sits alongside stalwarts of the
art world like Marina Abramovic and Cindy Sherman,
simply because her work is unflinchingly gritty and
visceral. IMMA presents her first ever solo exhibition in
Ireland this summer with Sweet Blood Call, a selection
of her drawings and portraits of women, charting her
transgressive and unique views of sexuality and gender.
Goldin documented her own unfiltered life, from the
suicide of her sister and the Bowery’s drag queens,
to her own drug misuse and redemption after rehab.
Exhibiting from 16 June until 15 October, this is one
of those exhibitions you only get to see once in your
lifetime. An absolute essential. imma.ie

CARLOW ARTS FESTIVAL FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Escape the city at the Carlow Arts Festival this summer – a feast of music, June is packed full of festivals but we’re earmarking
spoken word, film, visual art, theatre and more. Enjoy the spectacle of the Forbidden Fruit and not just because we don’t have
outdoor cinema or Stomptown Brass, the urban street-funk brass outfit to camp. Kicking off the festival at the Royal Hospital,
from Dublin guaranteed to make you jive. Choice Music Prize winners Kilmainham in true techno spirit is Orbital while
Rusangano Family make a welcome appearance while spoken word sensation Saturday plays host to underground DJs like Korean
Emmet Kirwan lends his unique voice to what promises to be an explosion of trailblazer Peggy Gou and Danny L Harle (who famously
culture away from the urban jungle. From 7 to 13 June. carlowartsfestival.com worked with Carly Rae Jepsen). Sunday’s line-up is a
total change of pace – from harmonious trio, The Staves
20 IRISH TATLER JUNE 2017 to Lisa Hannigan’s (pictured) sweet sounds and Bon
Iver’s indie folk. Expect showstopping performances,
fist thumping anthems and a serious amount of
shoegazing. From 3 to 5 June. forbiddenfruit.ie