Get ready to be magnetised

Thu, May 08, 2014

MAGNETIC, A dance show from John Scott which is constructed like a movement symphony, is coming to the Town Hall Theatre.

The Word of God - the abridged version

Thu, May 01, 2014

THEY PARED Shakespeare down to his very essence, now they are about to do the same to the greatest story ever told - The Bible.

Blue Teapot launches Fund it campaign for new show

Thu, May 01, 2014

iD, A new theatre piece conceived by the actors of the Blue Teapot Theatre Company, will premiere at the Galway Arts Festival in July.

The title iD, refers to identity and identification, as well as being an acronym for intellectual disability, and those who devised the show are actors with intellectual disability. It will be directed by Scott Williams, who runs acting conservatoires in London and Paris.

Low Level Panic, high level theatre

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

AFTER A hugely successful run at last autumn’s Galway Theatre Festival, Anam Theatre Company’s production of Low Level Panic makes a welcome return to Nuns Island Theatre next week prior to a national tour.

The remarkable Mrs Roosevelt

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

THE REMARKABLE life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a tireless political campaigner in her own right, is vividly portrayed in Mrs Roosevelt Flies To London which comes to the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday May 6.

A Night In November

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

IT WAS the ultimate grudge match - the Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast, November 17 1993.

The Republic could qualify for USA ‘94, but ‘Norn Iron’ could not, and Billy Bingham and co were determined to rain on Jack Charlton’s parade. Yet despite Jimmy Quinn’s superb goal for the North and Alan McLaughlin’s dramatic equaliser, the match was marred by sectarian and bigoted chanting, and a poisonous atmosphere.

‘We have so much fun with this show’

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

WHETHER YOU are an avid fan of Harry Potter or simply of inspired comic lunacy, the smash hit show Potted Potter, which is coming to the Town Hall Theatre, is guaranteed to provide a wonderful and uproarious night out.

Triple-bill of new plays from Fregoli

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

A WOMAN who talks to the walls, a girl who must face the sea, and a young man who collects footprints. These are the characters we encounter in a trio of new monologues presented by Fregoli Theatre Company.

Jake & The Neverland Pirates

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

JAKE & THE Neverland Pirates are coming to Galway and will be landing in the Radisson Blu Hotel tomorrow.

An Taibhdhearc wins a prestigious theatre award

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

AN TAIBHDHEARC’S production of Tom Murphy’s An Tíoránach Drogallach has won The BBC Northern Ireland Irish Language Drama Award.

‘Befriending chickens and crushing cans’

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

A STORY of love, beauty, chicken-chasing, daisy chains, cat-killing, French singing, dress-wearing, en-suite bathrooms, and the day at the pond. These are the ingredients of Pondling, written and performed by Genevieve Hulme-Beaman.

A trio of plays for Cúirt

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

THE ANNUAL and much-loved literary jamboree of Cúirt swings into gear next week and among its many attractions are two plays - The Monster in the Hall and The Merchant of Venice.

Two Patrick Kavanagh plays on Galway stage

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

GALWAY DEVOTEES of the poet Patrick Kavanagh are in for a treat next week when two stage plays based on his life and work come to town.

Stones In His Pockets

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

STONES IN His Pockets, the theatre phenomenon, returns for another naitonwide run, which includes the Town Hall Theatre from Monday April 7 to Saturday 12 at 8pm.

Sean Hughes, Cúirt, and penguins

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

SEAN HUGHES, one of Ireland’s most brilliant comedians, will perform his new show Penguins, as part of the Cúirt literature festival.

Want to appear in Ros na Rún?

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

TG4’S POPULAR soap Ros na Rún will be holding open auditions on Monday April 14 and Tuesday 15 on the set in An Spidéal.

La Casa De Bernarda Alba

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

IN A small Spanish village, domineering matriarch Bernarda Alba imposes an eight-year period of mourning upon her family after the death of her second husband.

Donal O’Kelly back with Little Thing, Big Thing

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

IN NIGERIA, a frightened child puts an old roll of film into the hands of Dublin-bound teacher Sister Martha. In Dublin, Larry, with a wounded backside, has to get out of the city to rob a convent.

While this is taking place, Scarab Oil plans to unleash its new clean fuel of the future. Meanwhile, the film roll Martha is carrying attracts the interest of some very powerful and ambitious people.

Men falling and flying

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

DANCE, ACROBATICS, and physical theatre will combine in The Falling Song, performed by the Junk Ensemble in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday April 7 at 8pm.

Performed by an international, all-male, cast and a local children’s choir, The Falling Song looks at the nature of flying and falling through a set of towering ladders, ropes, and hundreds of apples. Irish Theatre Magazine has described the show as “perfectly executed...adrenalin pumping, and unsettling”.

A weekend of dancing days

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

A MUSICAL about capitalism, site-specific performances, and a symposium will form the Galway Dance Days festival which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

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