Lïnger - a 'powerful exploration of gay masculinity'

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

IT HAS been called "a must-see full-on theatrical show", one which possibly redefines and expands Irish dance. This is Lïnger, a contemporary dance work from former Riverdance principal dancer, Breandán de Gallaí.

Hang On with Fidget Feet

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

HANG ON brings the suited denizens of the business world into the sumo wrestlers’ circle of combat, and in the process mixes an aerial dance trapeze duet with a musical performance, all wrapped up in the battle of the sexes.

Theatre review: Eternal Youth (Cáca Dána Theatre Company)

Theatre Reviews Tue, Feb 28, 2017

BRIGHT YOUNG things Cáca Dána Theatre Company, formed in Galway just last year, were in the Town Hall Studio recently with their second production; Niamh Ryan’s hugely impressive Eternal Youth.

Druid announces 2017 programme of plays

Mon, Feb 27, 2017

CRESTFALL, AN early play by Mark O'Rowe, best known for scripting the films Intermission and Perrier's Bounty, will be staged as part of the 2017 Galway International Arts Festival.

Tull MacAdoo needs your vote to be The Successful TD

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

VOTE FOR Tull MacAdoo and he will look after you. A vote for Tull is a seat for yourself. He fought in the 1916 Rising, brought 200 jobs to the region, and has arranged television licenses and free electricity grants for “constituents in need”.

NUIG students to stage rarely seen play Machinal

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

NUI GALWAY'S O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance is about to stage its first production, the classic 1928 American expressionist drama Machinal, by Sophie Treadwell.

Mick Lally Theatre available for hire

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

THE MICK Lally Theatre on Druid Lane, off Quay Street, home to renowned Galway theatre company, Druid, is a state of the art venue now available for hire for private and public events.

Workshop to explore the art of performance

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

GALWAY ACTOR and theatremaker John Rogers will host a series of workshops, in The Blue Teapot Theatre, Munster Avenue, exploring what it takes to be strong onstage in front of an audience.

Review: That Same Old Story (Espresso Theatre Company, Town Hall studio)

Theatre Reviews Wed, Feb 22, 2017

GERRY CONNEELY'S Espresso Theatre Company graced the Town Hall studio last week with his warmly funny, Valentine's-appropriate, love-themed musical play That Same Old Story.

Cáca Dána explore the trials of teendom in Eternal Youth

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

UP AND coming local troupe, Cáca Dána Theatre Company, makes its first outing of 2017 at the Town Hall studio with the premiere of Niamh Ryan’s new play, Eternal Youth.

Gender battles and a sexually ambiguous Greek (rock) god

Wed, Feb 15, 2017

CURRENTLY RUNNING at Druid’s Mick Lally Theatre, Max Hafler’s terrific production of Euripides’ The Bacchae attests to the gifted student talent of NUI Galway’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance and Chekhov Training and Performance Ireland.

That Same Old Story – celebrating love’s vagaries for Valentine's

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

GERRY CONNEELY returns to the Town Hall studio on St Valentine’s week with a delightful musical play on the subject of romance, The Same Old Story. The show portrays Conor and Katie, two 20-year-olds in the first flush of new love and Frank and Maggie, an older couple, who are contemplating divorce.

Dancing along Ireland's coastline

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

"A MULTI-layered meditation on overcoming the constant force of gravity, and the fear of falling, in order to achieve the joyous freedom of the peak” is how Irish Theatre Magazine described The Cove.

Hard lovin’ Valentines with The Dirty Circus

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

THE LIGHTS will be low, but the spirits will be high as the cream of Irish and world burlesque struts its sexy stuff on stage for The Dirty Circus' Valentines Hard Lovin' Party in the Róisín Dubh.

Weir back - Decadent return with McPherson hit

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

FOLLOWING AN acclaimed tour last year, Decadent Theatre Company return to the Town Hall Theatre, with its staging of Conor McPherson’s The Weir, from Monday February 13 to Friday 17 - excluding Tuesday 14, when the company relocate to Tigh Neachtain’s for a special one-off performance.

NUI Galway launches Theatre Week 2017

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

NUI GALWAY'S Theatre Week, showcasing student talent in theatre, literature, and film, returns, and includes Drama Soc performing the stage version of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

Galway Community College to stage The Devil In Drag

Thu, Feb 02, 2017

AN INCORRUPTIBLE judge investigates an arson attack on a local circus, but the more he investigates, the more dark forces try to discredit him, and then things take a very strange turn, as two devils, dressed as clowns, try to possess him.

Joyce's The Dead - 'Letting the music tell the story'

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

THE DEAD, James Joyce’s best-loved short story, has been given a thrilling new operatic treatment by the much-acclaimed company Performance Corporation, which is bringing it to the Town Hall Theatre, next month.

GUMS presents Urinetown: The Musical

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

GUMS, OTHERWISE known as the Galway University Musical Society present their 17th annual show, the Tony Award-winning Urinetown: The Musical, at the Black Box Theatre from Tuesday February 7 to Saturday 11.

Big Bobby, Little Bobby - dark, twisted humour

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

THE ACCLAIMED comedy-drama, Big Bobby, Little Bobby, written by Camille Lucy Ross and Kelly Shatter, who also directs, is coming to the Town Hall Theatre. The play, performed by Ross, enjoyed sell-out runs and rave reviews at the Dublin Fringe, First Fortnight Festival and Brighton Fringe; won the First Fortnight award; and received Best Performer and Little Gem Nominations at Dublin Fringe.

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