NoRopes stages Irish premiere of Kate Tempest's Wasted

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

PERFORMANCE POET Kate Tempest has been one of the most exciting and acclaimed new voices to emerge in Britain over the past decade, and Galway’s NoRopes Theatre Company is about to present the Irish premiere of her high-octane play, Wasted, directed by Mairéad Folan.

New Year acting courses for all levels

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

GALWEGIANS WHO have long wanted to take up acting or who wish to get back into it can make a New Year's resolution to check out the upcoming series of classes from the Galway Actors' Workshop.

The Dirty Circus - naughty and nice

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

CHRISTMAS IS a time of jollity, merriment, and goodwill, but who said it cannot also have a side order of lashings of sauce, sexiness, and all things 'naughty but nice'?

Christmas family concert of song, music, and ballet

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

A CHRISTMAS feast of classical music, song, story, and ballet to delight families, takes place in the Town Hall Theatre at the Galway ConTempo Quartet and Friends' Christmas Family Concert.

Oliver! hits the Black Box Theatre

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

OLIVER! THE much-loved family musical by Lionel Bart, comes to the Town Hall Theatre next week in a vibrant staging from Twin Productions. This fully-staged, fully costumed production, features students from Power Performance Academy and many talented adult performers from some of the best musical societies in the west of Ireland.

Hans Christian agus a chairde

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

THE STORIES of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, will be told as Gaeilge in a new musical, Hans Christian agus a Chairde, An Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe's Christmas show.

A fresh take on Pygmalion

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

A NEW staging of GB Shaw’s Pygmalion, at the Town Hall studio, re-imagines this classic 1912 comedy about gender, class, and identity for the present day and in the theatrical style of Bertolt Brecht. The play, the inspiration of the hit musical My Fair Lady, sees the arrogant Professor Higgins transform common flower seller Eliza into a genteel lady, for a bet.

‘It brings out the child in every audience member’

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

BALLET IRELAND brings the perfect flavour of Christmas to the Town Hall Theatre with its touring production of The Nutcracker on Tuesday November 29 and Wednesday 30 at 8pm. This timeless classic, with beautiful costumes and Tchaikovsky’s beloved and sumptuous score, takes audiences on a wondrous adventure of full of the quintessential Christmas magic.

Aindrias de Staic - The Man From Moogaga is back

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

THERE WAS The Man From UNCLE, the man from Del Monte, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Man Who Fell To Earth, but there has never been anyone like The Man From Moogaga.

'Grab your coconuts...' It's Monty Python's Spamalot

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

MONTY PYTHON'S Spamalot will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre next year after Galway theatre company Twin Productions secured the rights to the Tony Award-winning show. It will also be the first Irish company to produce this show in Ireland.

Seamus Moran's Have a Heart

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

FORMER FAIR City star Seamus Moran comes to the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with his self-penned solo play, Have A Heart - a wonderfully dynamic and visual drama about love, obsession and head-versus-heart conflict featuring a tour de force performance from Moran.

Hairspray to hit Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

THE YEAR is 1962. Teenager Tracy and her friend Penny are watching The Corny Collins Show. When the chance to dance on the show arrives, Tracy quickly takes the opportunity.

Rehearsals in full swing for Renmore Panto

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

REHEARSALS ARE in full swing for Renmore's 38th annual pantomime, Little Red Riding Hood, which will run at the Town Hall Theatre from December 30 to January 15 for a total of 21 performances.

Theatre review: The Playboy of the Western World - the musical

Wed, Nov 09, 2016

THE PLAYBOY of the Western World has had countless outings and re-imaginings since its 1905 premiere, but few as rollicking and royally entertaining as Justin McCarthy and Diarmuid De Faoite’s musical version running in the Town Hall Theatre until Saturday.

'The Bonnie and Clyde of mythological Ireland'

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

GALWAY'S FÍBÍN Theatre Company will premiere Tóraíocht, its new version of the epic tale, The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne - written by Philip Doherty and directed by renowned actor and director Mikel Murfi - next week at the Black Box Theatre.

Sail to Byzantium in Bastard Amber

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

INSPIRED BY the poet WB Yeats and the artist Patrick Scott, Bastard Amber, a dance production by the acclaimed Liz Roche Company, makes its Galway debut at the Town Hall Theatre next week.

Acting course for beginners

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

ACTING 101, a new, six-week course from the Galway Actors Workshop, teaching the basics of acting to beginners in a relaxed, enjoyable, way, starts next month.

Cinder & The Ellas – Fidget Feet give fairytale a fresh spin

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THE FAMILIAR story of Cinderella gets a high-flying makeover from Fidget Feet in its thrilling new show - Cinder & The Ellas - which will be performed in the Blackl Box Theatre on Sunday November 6 at 8pm.

Amigo Productions to fly over the cuckoo’s nest

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

NEW GALWAY community theatre company Amigo Productions makes its bow next month with Ken Kesey’s classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. The play runs at An Taibhdhearc in November, with all proceeds going to Pieta House West.

Luck Just Kissed You Hello returns

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

LUCK JUST Kissed You Hello, Amy Conroy's powerful exploration of gender and sexual identity, and a hit at the 2015 Galway International Arts Festival, returns to Galway as part of a new national tour.

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