Hair Today Gone Tomorrow with Paul Daniels in Castlebar

Fri, Feb 03, 2012

When Paul Daniels takes to the stage wearing a wig, depending on your sensibility, you can be pretty sure that the next hour will be full of fun and entertainment. The legendary magician and performer will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Thursday, May 3.

In the world of television magic, no one has enjoyed more success than Paul Daniels. From the moment he burst onto our screens his magic shows have topped the ratings. Add to that a unique comedy style and you have a complete entertainer and one of the funniest men in show business.

Sesame Street presents Elmo Makes Music at the Royal Theatre

Fri, Feb 03, 2012

Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other — monsters making music. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music at the Royal Theatre on Easter Monday, April 9, for two shows one at 2pm and another at 4.30pm.

The Beat are back and coming to the Royal Theatre, Castlebar for one of only three Irish dates

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Formed in the working class suburbs of industrial Birmingham in England in 1978 The Beat arose at a time of high unemployment and social upheaval. From the outset the band offered messages of hope and peace with an insight into socio-political topics that would later, alongside The Specials, see them heralded as forerunners of the whole

Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In next up for Westport Film Club

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

With The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito), Pedro Almodóvar delivers yet another twisted masterpiece, compounding his genius for turning the ridiculous into the sublime. Westport Film Club will be hosting a screening of the movie in Westport Cineplex on Wednesday, February 1 at 8.45pm.

Mayo County Council supports international disabled day projects

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

In 1992, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed December 3 as International Disabled People’s Day, which brings together individuals, businesses, community organisations, and governments from every corner of the world to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions, skills, and achievements of disabled people. Mayo County Council’s Arts Office has made a considerable commitment to the development of arts and disability and has an excellent working relationship with a number of local arts initiatives for groups of disabled artists such as the Luisne visual arts project, Ballinrobe, and the Scanán Technology project, Ballina.

The Willoughby Brothers are coming back to Castlebar

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Richie, Des, Sammy, Robbie, Johnny and Jerome Willoughby hail from Coolboy in Wicklow. Six brothers, with just over a decade between the eldest and youngest, singing in harmony is what makes this act all the more special. They will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre on February 24 at 8pm. Their passion for singing and performing, combined with a genuine closeness, stems from a childhood filled with music and singing, a love they carried with them through the years into adulthood.

Big Whiskey live in Brennan’s Lane tonight

Fri, Jan 27, 2012

Big Whiskey is a tight three piece band hailing from Sligo, All three members have toured the country with other respected bands, and have now joined forces as one super band bringing all their respective musical tastes and talent together in the form of Big Whiskey; there will be no small ones had when Big Whiskey is in town. And tonight Big Whiskey will be taking to the stage in Live at the Basement in Brennan’s Lane, Ballina.

Upfront leading the three piece is Sean McCarthy on guitar and vocals, with Eddie Delaney keeping it all in time on the drums, and with Duane Gallagher on bass guitar and backing vocals. The trio will take to the stage tonight, Friday January 27 in Brennan’s Lane.

Ex-Iron Maiden front-man Blaze Bayley will be making his way to Castlebar this summer

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Blaze Bayley started his musical career as the lead vocalist of Wolfsbane. When Bruce Dickinson departed heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1993, Blaze Bayley was chosen as his replacement. Following Blaze Bayley's departure from Iron Maiden, he formed his own band, Blaze. In 2000 the band released their debut studio album Silicon Messiah. The album was followed up by Tenth Dimension and the band's first live album, As live as it gets. This summer he will be coming to The Clubhouse, Castlebar, on his The Kings of Metal tour thanks to Finbar Hoban Presents...

Activities continue at Museum of Country Life

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

The National Museum of Country Life keeps up its wide range of education and demonstration programmes in the coming weeks. A textile craft demonstration will take place on Sunday January 28 from 11am to 4pm. The following Friday, February 3, the knitting circle will return. This drop-in event will take place from 11am to 1pm and is open to all. The following day, Saturday February 4, it is the turn of the music circle to strike up a tune from 3pm to 5pm.

Poetry reading by Phoebe Dick at Creel Restaurant

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Custom House Studios and the Creel Restaurant Westport Quay host a reading of “Like a Marble Rolled”, a contemporary epic poem written and performed by artist/poet Phoebe Dick, on Thursday January 26, at 8.30pm at The Creel Restaurant, Westport Quay. It tells the story of a journey two friends make across a city. Part spoken word, part slideshow, part good old fashioned storytelling, this is 75 minutes of bardic tradition with a modern twist. Further details; 098 28735 or log onto www.customhousestudios.ie

Man 1, Bank 0, an improbable true story for our times

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Patrick Combs is an average guy. An average guy who, in 1995, decided on a whim to deposit one of those fake cheques so common in junk mail. Man 1, Bank 0 is Combs’ amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,093.35 junk-mail cheque marked ‘non-negotiable’ into his own bank account and about what happens after his bank clears it. He’s rich – or is he? This outrageously funny and dramatic comedy that quickly becomes a staggering and funny David vs Goliath-like real-life adventure, returns to Ireland after a hugely successful tour in June 2011 and smash hit sold out shows in New York, Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

What happens after the bank cashes the ridiculous check? To name only a few things: angry banking officers threatening “jail time” and “death”; the nation’s leading authority on banking coming out of retirement; astonishing legal twists; and worldwide media coverage (including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Good Morning America, and calls from Letterman and Leno).

Dooega Drama group bring John B Keane classic to the Royal Theatre

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Steeped in classic John B Keane humour, Many Young Men of Twenty is considered by many to be one of Keane’s finest, and while it deals with the dark topics of poverty, love, and emigration in Ireland in the sixties, all of which have a particular resonance in today’s climate, the play is also raucously funny.

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