A journey through Walter Macken’s Connemara

Tue, Oct 12, 2021

WALTER MACKEN, the Galway author of Rain On The Wind, The Silent People, and The Scorching Wind, fell in love with Connemara as a child, and that fascination will be explored in a new show.

Theatre57 is open for membership

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

THEATRE57, the Galway community of more than 100 independent theatre artists, is seeking new members and the closing date for applications is September 30.

Eva’s Echo to declare, ‘It’s True I Love You All So Much’

Tue, Sep 21, 2021

IT’S TRUE I Love You All So Much, a new digital, interactive, theatrical experience, from Galway theatre company, Eva's Echo, will explore mental health, self harm, family dynamics, and relationships.

An open air play at Thoor Ballylee

Thu, Sep 16, 2021

A CHANCE meeting in the Burren revives happy and sad memories for two old friends, leading to a lively conclusion.

Immortal - new family musical at the Town Hall

Mon, Sep 13, 2021

A DAUGHTER goes in search of her missing father, but her journey away from their home in Tír na nÓg results in her being stranded in the Ireland of the Civil War.

Beckett as Gaeilge ar Inis Óirr

Mon, Aug 30, 2021

HAPPY DAYS, Samuel Beckett’s 1961 play, cited as one of the 40 best plays of all time by The Independent, is coming to Inis Óirr in a version as Gaeilge.

Druid on the radio with a New York murder mystery

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company is no stranger to the stage at home and abroad, but radio plays are a different matter. That changes this month when Druid performs Sorry, Wrong Number.

Decadent and the return of indoor theatre in Galway

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

DECADENT THEATRE Company will lead the resumption of indoor live theatre in the city with its production of Kevin Barry’s There Are Little Kingdoms as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

‘I’m thrilled to finally be back on stage in front of a live audience’

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

In March 2020, Zara Devlin had been busy rehearsing for her starring role in the musical Sing Street in which she was due to make her Broadway debut. But Covid put the lights out on America's theatre capital, and instead Zara went home to Co. Tyrone. This is Zara’s story in her own words.

See you in September at the Town Hall

Mon, Aug 23, 2021

IN PERSON shows, online events, festivals, and concerts - after a long absence, it is all happening once again at the Town Hall Theatre.

Black and Tans spotted in Connemara in run up to GIAF show

Thu, Aug 19, 2021

Members of the public travelling west of An Spideál had quite a shock recently when a 1920s era Saracen truck, with a full complement of Black and Tans, was spotted speeding along the R336 at various times of the day.

A day in the life - Bedsit at GIAF 21

Tue, Aug 17, 2021

“I'M UP and about and living again without realising that that’s what I’m doing.” So says a woman Galway will meet during the 2021 Galway International Arts Festival.

Cultural infrastructure must be made a key factor in Galway’s expansion, says Theatre 57

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

AFTER THREE years without funding, Theatre57 have successfully been awarded grants from the Galway County Council and the Arts Council for three separate strands of activity, which will support independent theatre artists in Galway city and county during the next nine months.

The Playboy of the Western World - The Musical comes to Coole Park in August

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

KATE O’TOOLE, daughter of the legendary actor Peter O’Toole, will be coming to Galway in August to narrate a special live performance of The Playboy of the Western World - The Musical.

Druid to film The Seagull at Coole Park for on demand viewing during arts festival

Mon, Jul 19, 2021

DRUID’S PRODUCTION of The Seagull may have sold-out, but Galway will still be able to see the internationally acclaimed company in action, as the shows will be recorded for streaming in September.

Life from the back of a flatbed truck...

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

“THERE ONCE was a man in the middle of his life and he lived in the middle of a small town. He had a grand wee business for himself...moving people's lives from one place to another. He was a removals man.”

Brú Theatre to host physical theatre workshops

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

IN AUGUST, Brú School will host a two-week physical theatre summer school for adult theatre makers, led by Phillipa Hambly from Arthaus Berlin and Brú’s James Riordan.

One Good Turn - live from The Abbey to Galway

Tue, Jun 22, 2021

ONE GOOD Turn, a new comedy play by Una McKevitt opened this week at The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and this weekend it will be livestreamed to Galway.

Domhnall Gleeson to star in new Enda Walsh play at Galway International Arts Festival

Wed, Jun 02, 2021

DOMHNALL GLEESON, best known for his roles in the new Star Wars trilogy, and as the hapless Doofus in Frank of Ireland, will star in Medicine, the new play by Enda Walsh.

Druid to stage Chekhov’s The Seagull in Coole Park

Mon, May 31, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company will return to Coole Park this summer for a series of live outdoor performances of Chekhov’s The Seagull, directed by Garry Hynes.

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