New York indie-rock Renaissance man

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

HE GREW up in a counterculture atmosphere in New York’s Lower East Side, surrounded by music, comic books, and alternative ways of looking at the world. He is Jeffrey Lewis - singer, songwriter, lyricist, artist, storyteller, and comic book creator.

The Adventures of Shay Mouse

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

THERE ARE some big shows to look forward to in the Galway Arts Festival and in terms of cast-size alone Galway Youth Theatre and Galway Community Theatre’s The Adventures of Shay Mouse is right up there.

With a cast of 32 plus a live band, the production is a new stage musical adapted from the children’s novel by Pat McCabe, first published in 1985.

Theatre shows @ NUIG

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

NUI GALWAY’S Cube Theatre will host nine plays over two weeks, from new and emerging Irish theatre voices, as part of this year’s Galway Fringe Festival.

An Tíoránach Drogallach

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

AN TAIBHDHEARC’S offering for this year’s Galway Arts Festival is An Tíoránach Drogallach, a translation as Gaeilge from Tom Murphy’s play, The Last Days Of A Reluctant Tyrant.

The story of a fighting man

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

JOHNNY KILBANE, the Irish-American boxer who remains the longest reigning World Featherweight Champion of all time, is the subject of a film to be shown at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Croí Trodach - A Fighting Heart, directed by Des Kilbane, a relative of Johnny, will be shown in the Cinemobile, outside the Town Hall Theatre, on Saturday July 13 at 6pm (as Gaeilge) and on Sunday 14 at 10am (in English).

Galway Arts Festival @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

GALWAY FANS of Irish trad as well as of singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy, will be looking forward to the Galway Arts Festival line-up in Monroe’s this month.

Gypsi Swing @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

THE ENERGETIC sound of gypsy jazz will light up Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight from 10pm when Gypsi Swing take to the stage.

Digital Chaos @ The Cellar Underground

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

IGITAL CHAOS return to the Cellar Underground this Saturday and will treat clubbers to a total experience of music and energy.

Stickies, Provos and the ‘genius’ of Sir Ian Freeland

Literature Reviews Thu, Jul 04, 2013

YOU WERE always a great one for your turning points,” one of Samuel Beckett’s characters says. Northern Ireland is similarly a great place for forks in the road after which next to nothing is the same again.

A prickly beginning

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

THERE IS, in picking up a debut collection of short stories, especially when the author is unknown to you, a sense of a new beginning, a sort of tingling, not to say exciting anticipation of discovery.

It is also mixed with the fear of disappointment that this new author may have been published too early and that the stories will fail to touch any chord.

‘I mine relentlessly for truth’

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

IT HAS been five years since feted South African director Yael Farber last featured in the Galway Arts Festival. In 2008, Molora, her visceral and compelling version of Sophocles’ Oresteia was one of the high points of that year’s programme.

Creativity and innovation take to the stage for First Thought

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

ARTISTS, DANCERS, playwrights, directors, and top academics all had a dream - the need to fulfil their ability and create something that would not only impact at home, but abroad too.

Galway Fringe Festival 2013

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival returns next month for a feast of music, theatre, art, cabaret, and literature from more than 100 local, Irish, and international acts.

Colum McCann - Ireland’s Universal Writer

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

THE FOLLOWING e-mail was received about seven years ago:

Des Keogh returns to the Town Hall

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

DES KEOGH returns to the Town Hall Theatre with his award winning stage show The Love Hungry Farmer on Friday July 5 and Saturday 6 at 8pm.

Get your questions ready for Zachary Quinto

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

GALWAY ‘TREKKIES’ will be looking forward to the Galway Film Fleadh when Star Trek’s Zachary Quinto takes to the Town Hall Theatre stage.

Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

GERRY MALLON’S Laughter Loft, described by The Irish Times as a “Galway Arts Festival institution”, returns next month to the Ruby Room in The King’s Head.

Comedy shows at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

NEIL DELEMARE, one of Ireland’s most popular comedians, and four emerging names in Irish comedy, will present new shows at the Róisín Dubh.

Ahead of its Edinburgh run, Neil Delamere will present Smartbomb on Sunday June 30 at 8.30pm. The show looks at the meaning and power of words. The Scotsman said: “Delamere is a master.”

X-Factor star for Galway

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

X FACTOR winner Matt Cardle and acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Ryan Sheridan will play Monroe’s Live next month.

Disconauts @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

THE DISCONAUTS make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 11pm for a DJ and percussion set.

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