Jack and the Beanstalk

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

BOYZONE AND former Coronation Street star Keith Duffy is the ‘baddie’ in this year’s University Concert Hall, Limerick, panto Jack and the Beanstalk.

Christmas Crooners at the Town Hall

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

“CHRISTMAS CROONERS is guaranteed to get you in the festive mood; singing and swaying all the way home.” So said the Daily Herald about a show coming to Galway.

The Night Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

IT WAS a dark and stormy night in Cavan. Locals were taking shelter in the pub, but none of them expected Joe Dolan to walk through the door.

Beauty and the Beast - as Gaeilge

Wed, Dec 10, 2014

OH NO it’s not! Oh yes it is! The An Taibhdhearc panto is back and this Christmas Beauty and the Beast will get the as Gaeilge make-over as Áille agus Allta from December 17 to 20.

Boicíní Bhóthar Kilburn

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

LÉIREOIDH AISTEOIRÍ an Spidéil Boicíní Bhóthar Kilburn sa Spidéal i dTír an Fhia agus i nGailimh i rith mhí na Nollag agus mhí Eanáir.

Cats in Galway

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

ANDREW LLOYD-Webber’s magnificent musical Cats, based on TS Eliot’s much loved cat poems for children, will be stage in Galway this weekend.

Theatre review: No Show (Thereisbear! Mick Lally Theatre)

Theatre Reviews Wed, Nov 26, 2014

UP-AND-coming Galway ensemble Thereisbear! launched Druid’s emerging artists FUEL residency programme in fine style on Tuesday night at the Mick Lally Theatre with the premiere of No Show, written and directed by Peter Shine.

Brendan O’Carroll’s The Course on tour

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

BRENDAN O’CARROLL’S riotous comedy play The Course will be performed in An Taibhdhearc by Mountbellew drama group The Malthouse Players.

Improv theatre workshop

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

GALWAY ACTORS Workshop will host A Big Day of Play, an improv theatre intensive course, which will be taught by performer and facilitator Órla McGovern.

Rollin’ and tumblin’ - Damn The Circus comes to Galway

Tue, Nov 18, 2014

GRAVITY DEFYING trapeze acts, red nose slapstick, poetry, Hula-Hoops, juggling, and breath-taking acrobatics will collide in a show by a pair of performers The Irish Times said are “turning the circus tradition upside down”.

Here come The Ladyboys!

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

GALWAY AUDIENCES are in for a treat next week when The Lady Boys of Bangkok come to the Town Hall Theatre with their new show, Red Hot Kisses.

Faulty Towers - The Murder Mystery

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THERE WAS the incident of The Kipper and The Corpse; there was the time Basil locked Manuel in a burning kitchen; and Basil sometimes even assaulted his guests, but it never got as far as murder.

The Wizard of OZ in the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

JUDY GARLAND may be the iconic Dorothy for her role in the classic 1939 film of The Wizard of Oz, but this month Dorothy will be Corrandulla’s Sarah Maguire.

Renmore Panto to perform Cinderella

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE 36TH Renmore's pantomime returns for the Christmas and New Year season at the Town Hall Theatre with Cinderella.

Agatha Christie’s Go Back For Murder

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

ON HER 21st birthday, Carla Le Marchant discovers the truth about her parents, how her mother was sent to prison for the murder of her father.

Flann’s Yer Only Man

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

HE IS best known as Flann O’Brien, he was sometimes known as Myles naGopaleen, while to his mother and close friends he was Brian O’Nolan.

No Show. Yes show! Thereisbear!

Wed, Nov 05, 2014

DRUID’S MICK Lally Theatre this week saw the unveiling of details of ThereisBear! Theatre Company’s No Show, written by Peter Shine, part of the FUEL: Druid’s Emerging Artist Residency.

An Taibhdhearc to host One Act Drama Festival

Thu, Oct 30, 2014

GALWAY CITY will hold its first competitive drama event when the annual Dunmore One Act Drama Festival is held in An Taibhdhearc from Thursday November 6 to Saturday 8.