Get All Shook Up with St Brendan’s Choral and Dramatic Society

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THIS YEAR marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of the King of rock’n’roll, Elvis Presley, and St Brendan’s Choral and Dramatic Society has announced that its coming show will be a tribute to the King, All Shook Up.

This new musical comedy is based around the music of Elvis. It is 1955 and Chad, a handsome, hip-swivelling, guitar-struming, roustabout, is fresh out of jail. Looking for somewhere to fix his motorbike, he lands in a small town where he causes all the girls palpatations. The mechanic, Natalie, can fix his bike, but can she overhaul his heart?

Surviving Santa Ponsa at the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

ENJOY A night of comedy at the Town Hall Theatre with the sequel to the smash hit play Santa Ponsa or Bust. Surviving Santa Ponsa sees the two Cork families return for more madcap adventures. Finbarr, currently on his ninth FAS scheme, is approached by a mysterious stranger, who offers Finbarr, his wife Carmel, and their friends, two weeks in the glamorous Hotel del Mar in return for delivering a sealed package to Santa Ponsa.

Snatch competition winners

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE FOUR winners of a pair of tickets to the screening of British gangster classic Snatch as part of the Jameson Cult Film Club are as follows: Joanne Whelan from Ardrahan, Gary Shiels from Knocknacarra, Evelyn Kenny from Dangan Heights, and Danny McTiernan from Athenry.

It will be the first time the Jameson Cult Film Club comes to Galway. These free screenings are held in mysterious locations that are designed to transport you right into the world of the film. The screening of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 cult classic, starring Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, and Vinnie Jones, takes place at a secret location on August 23. The venue is only revealed to lucky ticket holders, and you can register for tickets on www.jamesoncultfilmclub.ie

Sive @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

“PERHAPS HER standout instrument is her voice, which sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows.”

The Wilful @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE WILFUL play Monroe’s Live this Saturday from 11.30pm and as firm believers in the notion that they must first entertain, they will put on a great show.

Bring it all back with Smash Hits at Upstairs @ Halo

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

FANS OF the golden era of 90s dance, pop, and R’n’B are in for a treat as Smash Hits return to the stage at Upstairs@Halo on Friday August 24.

Galway-based artist launches exhibition at Bar No 8

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

Galway-based artist Bertrand Huvé is to launch his first solo art exhibition Premier Sourire at Bar No 8, on the docks, next Monday at 6pm.

Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland hosts birthday show in aid of Galway Hospice

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

To celebrate its one year anniversary, Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland will be hosting a special show in aid of Galway Hospice at the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 31.

Over The Edge open reading

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE OVER The Edge: Open Reading series returns to the Galway City Library on Thursday August 30 at 6.30pm with writers Leeanne Quinn, Pat Finnegan, and Adedotun Adekeye.

Exciting new art at Lorg Printmakers’ exhibition

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

An exhibition of works by the recipients of the Lorg Printmakers Annual Bursary Award will take place at City Hall, Galway, from August 24 to September 24.

Fundraising for Galway Theatre Festival

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE GALWAY Theatre Festival, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has launched a fundraising campaign on the FundIt website.

Stories for grown-ups at Celtic Tales

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

WE MAY think of stories being just for children, but that is not always the case. Storyteller Rab Swannock Fulton performs his acclaimed Celtic Tales every Thursday at the Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

Comedy legend Brendan Grace comes to Galway

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

One of Ireland’s greatest comedians, Brendan Grace, is celebrating 41 years in the comedy business. His new show Best of 41 Years features some new material as well as old favourites, including the ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Chinese Takeaway’.

Mike Scott’s adventures of a Waterboy

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

ROCK MEMOIRS are not always noted for their literary excellence but Mike Scott’s Adventures Of A Waterboy, recently published by Lilliput Press, triumphantly bucks that trend.

One man show on Karl Marx at Town Hall

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

KARL MARX, author of Das Kapital, co-author of The Communist Manifesto, and the revolutionary thinker, whose ideas on class, economics, and capitalism, remain challenging to this day, will be the subject of a play at the Town Hall Theatre studio.

Marx In Soho, written by historian and political scientist Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of America, will be staged on Thursday August 23. The show will be performed by Jerry Levy.

Tom Portman Trio @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

TOM PORTMAN, the gifted guitarist, and his band, will take to the stage of Monroe’s Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 10pm.

‘Play it again, Sam’... Casablanca @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

CASABLANCA, THE much loved 1942 film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, will be screened in the Róisín Dubh on Monday August 20 at 8pm.

If you have never seen Casablanca before, now is your chance. If you have seen it before, take the opportunity to see it again, at this event billed as I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen...CASABLANCA.

Velvet Revolution comes to Campbell’s Tavern

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

THE TIRELESS Truman Town Theatre are in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloghanover, Headford, this weekend for two performances of their latest hit play, Velvet Revolution, written and directed by Mick Donnellan.

Win tickets to the Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Snatch

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

SNATCH, THE cult gangster classic starring Brad Pitt and Vinnie Jones, will be screened at the exclusive Jameson Cult Film Club, which is coming to Galway for the first time on August 23.

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