Claremorris Drama festival is ready for its 43rd instalment

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

The 43rd Claremorris Drama Festival will take place from March 8 to 18, 2013, with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny performing the official opening on Friday, March 8. Tickets for each show are prices at €13 for adults, €9 for OAPs and students, €5 for children and a limited number of season tickets are available for €75.

Parke Arts and Drama group are back on stage

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Parke Arts and Drama presents The Maiden Aunt, a hilarious three act comedy written by Jimmy Keary and directed by Michael Rice. The Maiden Aunt tells the story of Dan and Mary Murphy as they play host to Mary's elderly aunt, the formidable Gertie O'Grady who is convalescing after a spell in hospital. With high hopes of getting into Aunt Gertie's will Dan and Mary find they have their work cut out for them and when Gertie apparently ‘dies’ Dan comes up with an elaborate plan to get their hands on her money. Meanwhile Dan and Mary's son John Paul, an aspiring musician, is busy planning on hitting the big time.

Vickers Vimy live at the Linenhall next month

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Five-piece Galway-based folk band Vickers Vimy performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday, March 14 at 8pm.

Friends in Low Places returns to the Royal

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Continuing on from a sell out nationwide tour in 2012, which included Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre and the Waterfront in Belfast, Friends In Low Places, better known as The Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience returns to The Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Saturday May 11

New Beezneez production of Scorpion

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

Beezneez Theatre Company brings its spanking brand new production Scorpion to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday, February 26 at 8pm.

Last weekend of Paddy Lamb exhibition in Westport

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

The exhibition of paintings by Paddy Lamb entitled Memory of Absence will wrap up its run at the Custom House Studios in Westport this Sunday evening, February 17.

Using landscape as a foundation, and regardless of specific location, Paddy Lamb’s paintings and drawings continue an exploration of several themes. His approach is strongly influenced by history, social culture, and memory. It is also affected by his relationship with Ireland and western Canada, offering up differences and similarities in terms of geography and history and adding a personal narrative based on his own circumstances as both an emigrant and an immigrant.

The Erris players present John B Keane’s Moll

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

Erris Players presents Moll by John B Keane, in Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet Arts Centre, on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 February at 8pm. This comedy is a hilarious look at a rural Irish parochial house, giving an insight into who is truly running local affairs in a fictional parish. The comedy brings the audience behind the doors of the presbytery, circa 1971, when to most Catholics that area was sacred and primarily the domain of the priest's housekeeper. The comedy opens in Canon Pratt's parlour, when he and his two curates, Fr Brest and Fr Loran, are faced with the problem of replacing their housekeeper. As the comedy develops, many changes come to the parish and the parochial house. Directed by Mary Heston and Mary Markwick. Admission is €10.

Poetry Tree on tour of Mayo

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

The Poetry Tree has been doing a tour of some of Mayo’s bigger libraries. The tree has just left Ballina Library and the poetry tree is currently in Ballinrobe Library. So far the tree has visited Castlebar Library, it made a special appearance in the foyer of the Clew Bay Hotel during the Rolling Sun Literary Festival in Westport, and then moved to Westport Library.

Classical music at the Linenhall

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

Soprano Deirdre Moynihan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra chamber soloists perform Hidden Handel: Where Light and Shadows Merge at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday March 12 at 8pm.

Tickets on sale today for Billy Connolly’s Castlebar show

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

At every good-times gathering of joke-telling friends, invariably there is always a joke told that belongs to this legend of comedy - a priceless one-liner, or one of his bizarre stories told in a Scottish accent. But no one can do it like ‘The Big Yin’ himself, Billy Connolly, who is finally coming to Castlebar and will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre on Tuesday April 30. Tickets have gone on sale from today and are priced at €54.25 and €49.25.

Billy will be bringing his The Man Live’ show to Mayo for what promises to be a great night of laughter and entertainment.

Many Stars Shine Bright at the Royal Theatre

Fri, Feb 08, 2013

It is unusual to have a festival atmosphere on a Monday night in a west of Ireland town in early February, but that was the case in Castlebar last week, when several large band trucks arrived into town that day and set up outside the Royal Theatre. The job of unloading stage equipment and instruments started early and by 5pm all was in place for a magical Night With The Stars, hosted by Midwest Radio. And shine brightly the stars did, to a capacity crowd, who cherished each performance – including some surprise guests.

Mayo Youth Orchestra took take centre stage in Dublin

Fri, Feb 08, 2013

Members of Mayo Youth Orchestra are on the road to Dublin tomorrow, Saturday February 9, to play at the 18th Festival of Youth Orchestras at the National Concert Hall. This special festival has been honoured by inclusion in the Official Cultural Programme for the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU. Minster of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, will be guest of honour during the afternoon performances at the festival and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, will present the Achievement Award for 2013.

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