Via Dolorosa returns to the Nuns Island Theatre

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

MUST OUR lives in the West necessarily be shallower than those of people for whom the stakes are so much higher?”

Acting classes and workshops

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

SARAH O’TOOLE, a former member of Galway Youth Theatre and a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting, will be giving acting classes for adults in Galway starting next week.

The introduction to acting classes start on October 15 and will be held on Wednesdays from 6.30pm to 9.30pm for six weeks in the Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill. There are 12/14 places available. Classes cost €120/100. The classes are open to all levels of ability.

Baboró gets sheepish with Schaf!

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

IN KEEPING with its enviable record for introducing children to the full gamut of the arts, Baboró this year features an opera specially written for young audiences.

Jinx Lennon returns

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

CO LOUTH agit-folk troubadour Jinx Lennon, will bring his mix of singer-songwriter, social commentator, satire, humour, and rage to the Róisín Dubh on Monday at 9pm.

On the night, Jinx will be joined on-stage by vocalist Miss Paula Flynn and they will be singing songs from Jinx’s forthcoming album.

No half measures from Halfset when it comes to the music

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

IT HAS been three years since Halfset - the Dublin band whose sound combines indie-rock, mood music, electronica, atmospheric instrumentals, and songs - released their debut album Drammanalog.

Let Damien Dempsey teach you something at Campbell’s

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

IT IS not only fans of great songwriting and Irish folk who will be looking forward to this weekend’s activities in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford, but also those who aspire to write songs and sing.

This weekend and next, Damien Dempsey, Noelie McDonnell, and US guitarist and songwriter Erin McKeown will be playing Campbell’s and giving workshops to the public as well.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting in a restaurant on the harbour front of Loggos, a village on the Greek island of Paxos. Family and friends around me

Sitting in a restaurant on the harbour front of Loggos, a village on the Greek island of Paxos. Family and friends around me

Songwriter Johnny Duhan to launch autobiography

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

SINGER-SONGWRITER Johnny Duhan, best know for his songs ‘The Voyage’ and ‘Don’t Give Up ‘Till It’s Over’, will launch his autobiography To The Light in Galway next week.

Charlie Byrne’s Literary Table Quiz

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

THE SIXTH annual Charlie Byrne’s Literary Table Quiz takes place in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill on Wednesday at 8pm.

Harry & His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

HARRY COULD not have timed his discovery better, as five years old is exactly the right age to discover dinosaurs!

How to lose respect and alienate viewers

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

A funny thing happens in the moments before the opening credits to a film adapted from one of your favourite books. You get this brief reality check, push-and-pull where you want the film to be even better than the book but know in the very back of your mind that the chances it will are very slim. How To Lose Friends and Alienate People is unfortunately no different.

Pacino returns in preposterous psychological thriller

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

FOLLOWING last week’s Righteous Kill, Al Pacino returns to cinema screens this week in 88 Minutes. This furiously paced thriller stars Pacino as an academic psychiatrist, Dr Jack Gramm, who is renowned both for his abilities and decadent lifestyle.

Two NUIG students win documentary award

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

TWO NUI, Galway students - Richard Walsh and Julian Ulrichs - have won the Best Short Documentary prize at the Radharc Awards in Dublin for their short documentary FGM – No Way Home.

Galway teens asked for film script ideas

Thu, Oct 09, 2008

TEENAGERS WITH a story to tell and who think it might make a good script for a film, the basis for a novel, or idea for a video game are asked to get writing.

The competition is open to those aged between 13 and 18 years old. Entrants must write a 500 word idea for a story which could be for a feature film, short film, a documentary, book, or video game!

Fight Like Apes and the imminent conquest of Britain

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

IT IS a manic time for Dublin indie-pop mavericks Fight Like Apes. “We have worked our asses off. We have not been home for even a week in months,” declares singer MayKay of the whirlwind circuit that has seen them play Oxegen, Glastonbury, Reading, and Castle-palooza, before supporting the Ting Tings British tour this month.

Something global?

Baboró’s special brand of child’s play

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

GALWAY’S VIBRANT children’s arts festival Baboró has unveiled its line-up for this year’s programme and, as ever there’s a wealth of colourful, magical, and enthralling shows on offer that are sure to captivate audiences both young and old.

Dean Kelly to unveil his modus operandi in Kenny’s

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

“I AM impressed with the graphic skills as per usual, and also by the expressive power of the imagery. The work is strong, being both subtle yet positive at the same time.”

Experience the Found phenomenon at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

ARE YOU a hoarder or collector? Do you wonder about the stories behind an old photograph, scrap of paper, or discarded letter that you might have come across?

New Galway theatre festival showcases local talent

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

IN RECENT years Galway’s theatre scene has witnessed the emergence of a raft of enterprising, talented, new companies such as Moonfish, Mephisto, Zelig and Selkie, who are doing much to carve out a niche for themselves with a series of strong productions.

Reimagining Desdemona as a sexual libertine

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

DESDEMONA…A Play About A Handkerchief, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, will be staged by Galway’s Selkie Theatre in the Town Hall Studio next week.

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