Renmore Panto's Sleeping Beauty

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

RENMORE PANTOMIME will celebrate its 40th anniversary with Sleeping Beauty, specially scripted by Panto Dame Peter Kennedy, and directed by AIMS award-winning twins, Brian and Seán Power.

Katherine Lynch is the Wicked Queen in Snow White

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

COMEDIAN KATHERINE Lynch takes on the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White, this year’s panto at the University Concert Hall, Limerick, where she will be joined by Richie Hayes and Dancing with the Stars' Dayl Cronin.

Theatre Fest seeks participants for Creative Europe project

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GALWAY THEATRE Festival is accepting applications to participate in its Make A Move project, aimed at individual artists or collectives in contemporary movement-based theatre practices.

Dirty Circus's 'Legendary Christmas Party'

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

SAUCE, SLEAZE, and all things 'naughty but nice', and with a hefty dose of body positivity and celebrating diversity, Galway's much loved burlesque and cabaret night, The Dirty Circus, is hosting its 'Legendary Christmas Party'.

Tóraíocht an Yummy Mummy - An Taibhdhearc panto

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

EGYPT. 1928. Stanley and Oliver are searching for the rumoured tomb of the famous female Pharaoh Hatchetsoup. There have been many expeditions before, but none have been successful.

Youth Ballet West present The Nutcracker

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

YOUTH BALLET West are staging Tchaikovsky's much love ballet, The Nutcracker, in the Town Hall Theatre on December 15 and 16 - but if you want to see it hurry, as the show is almost sold out.

Furniture - hit arts festival play returns

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

FURNITURE, SONYA Kelly's smash-hit comedy play of this summer's Galway International Arts Festival, returns next year, for a two night run at the Town Hall Theatre.

John B Keane's The Matchmaker returns

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

TWO OF Ireland's best loved actors, Mary McEvoy and comedian Jon Kenny, are coming to the Town Hall Theatre to star in John B Keane's much loved comedy, The Matchmaker.

Galway Youth Musical Theatre - debut performance at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

GALWAY YOUTH Musical Theatre, the city's new performing arts company for young people, will hold its first end of term performance and showcase this weekend in An Taibhdhearc.

Fintan O'Toole to begin GIAF winter talks

Tue, Nov 20, 2018

FINTAN O'TOOLE of The Irish Times, City of Thorns author Ben Rawlence, and former Galway West TD, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, are among the speakers for a new 'out of season' Galway International Arts Festival event.

The Sound Of Music at the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

THE SOUND of Music is one of the world's best loved musicals, and will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre by Claregalway's 9 Arch Musical Society tonight, Thursday November 15, Friday 16, and Saturday 17.

Druid announces FUEL participants

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

DRUID THEATRE Company has announced its four artists for this year's FUEL residency - Tara Breathnach, Mags Keohane, Elaine Mears, and Sarah-Jane Scott - all of whom are based in Galway.

The Nutcracker at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

THE NUTCRACKER, one of the most beloved of all ballets, is coming to Galway in a new production by Ballet Ireland, featuring an international cast of world-class dancers.

Aon - new show from former Riverdance dancer

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

FORMER RIVERDANCE principal dancer Breandán de Gallaí’s latest creation, Aon - Gaeilge for one; single; alone - will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre this month.

Holy Mary 'a pure joy and a delightful night out'

Theatre Reviews Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Playgoers are in for a treat next week when Eoin Colfer’s achingly funny comedy, Holy Mary, comes to the Town Hall on Tuesday, November 13, at 8pm.

Remore Panto Sleeping Beauty auditions

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

SLEEPING BEAUTY, the 40th annual production by the Renmore Panto, takes place in the Town Hall Theatre from December 29 to January 13, for a total of 21 fun-filled performances.

Celebrating Siobhán McKenna and An Taibhdhearc's archive

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

A CELEBRATION of the life and work of the much respected Galway actor Siobhán McKenna, will take place in An Taibhdhearc next week as part of the national Irish language theatre's Taibhdhearc@90 events.

Mr Day's struggles with the day to day grind

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

MR DAY takes up a new position within a vast, complex, organisation, but struggles to understand its inner workings, andis out of harmony with both his surroundings and the people he encounters.

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is coming to Galway

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

"IT'S GREAT to be going to Galway as it's rare that people on that side of the world get to see a world class rugby player up close!" Clearly Ross O'Carroll-Kelly has not been keeping up with Connacht Rugby over the past five years.

Playing gender roles in Men At Play

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

GENDER - Is it something you are born with, or is it a social construct, a set of behaviour and attitudes, imposed on, and expected from individuals simply because of the genitalia they were born with?

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