The Alley shouts from the roof tops about new Winter Events Guide, assisted by the Quiet Men of Strabane!

The Alley launched the new events guide this week, wonderfully assisted by In Your Space and their cracking John Wayne inspired characters "The Quiet Men".

This season the Alley will be hosting the Flann O'Brien's play "The Poor Mouth" which has several links not only to Strabane, the also the Alley and the site upon which we are based. Flann O'Brien is now seen as one of the leading authors in Irish literary history, compared to the likes of Joyce, Yeats and O'Casey. In "The Poor Mouth" O'Brien tells the tale of the farmer and his pig, Ambrose, who eats the farmer out of house and home, literally. The Alley Theatre in 2008 erected a statue called "Where Dreams Go", a 8ft bronze pig, which is now more affectionly known as Ambrose. Not only does the statue celebrate Strabane's literary history, but also highlights the history of the Alley site itself, which use to be a old pig and cattle market, one of the largest in the North West.

We therefore brought the "Quiet Men" from In You Space to the Alley to recreate the scene of Ambrose the Alley Pig being taken to market. The photography was by local artist Raymond McCarron, who did a fantastic job in finding new shots and angles within a building which has hosted numerous shoots over the last 3 years.

This season the Alley will be hosting The Ulster Orchestra, The Hothouse Flowers, PJ Gallagher, Cinderella, European Ballet and The Johnny Crampsie Traditional & Bluegrass Festival. To see a copy of the new guide click here.