Blue Teapot to premiere new screenplay
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
BLUE TEAPOT Theatre Company will showcase the world premiere of 84, a new screenplay by Len Collin, at Druid Lane Theatre tomorrow at 8pm.
Read more ...Galway Film Society to screen two films this weekend
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
THE GALWAY Film Society begins its autumn/winter season this weekend with two screenings - one taking place on Galway Culture Night, the other on the traditional Sunday slot.
Read more ...An extra serving of Tommy Tiernan
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
WOULD YOU like a side portion of laughs with your lunch? Well that will be the order of the day at The King’s Head with Tommy Tiernan.
Read more ...Garvey’s comedy open mic night
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.
Read more ...Win tickets to Crazy Stupid Love @ Omniplex
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
CAL WEAVER thinks he has the perfect life, until he discovers that his wife has cheated on him and wants a divorce.
In order to get him back on his feet, handsome ladies man Jacob Palmer takes him under his wing to help Cal start re-living life. However the one thing that cannot be made over is Cal’s heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
Read more ...Tom Paxton Songs for every age
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
TOM PAXTON, one of the enduring legends of American folk music, is coming to the Town Hall at the end of this month for what promises to be a real treat for concert-goers.
Read more ...Big stars and award winning films for new GFS season
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
CATHERINE DENEUVE, Antonio Banderas, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, and Audrey Tautou are among the big name stars who will appear on screen during the Galway Film Society’s autumn/winter season.
Read more ...Galway Jazz Festival returns
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
RICK MARGITZA, the American saxophonist described by Allmusic.com as one of the “young lions” of modern jazz will play Galway as part of the Galway Jazz Festival.
Read more ...Galway Youth Theatre - twenty years a-growing
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
THIS YEAR marks both the 20th anniversary of the foundation of Galway Youth Theatre and the 10th anniversary of Andrew Flynn becoming the company’s artistic director.
Read more ...Galway Theatre Festival returns next month
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
POPULAR IRISH actor Don Wycherly recently launched the fourth Galway Theatre Festival which will run from October 25 to 31.
This year’s programme features the return of Dragonfly with two short plays; Jinx Lennon’s one man audio-visual performance; a production direct from Dublin’s Absolut Fringe Festival; British visual artist Donna Rutherford’s multi-media piece KIN; Mephisto’s new production Almost A Fantasy.
Read more ...Concert to celebrate John McCormack
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
THE TOWN Hall Theatre will host a concert celebrating singer John McCormack and violinist Fritz Kreisler this Monday at 8pm.
Read more ...The Celtic soul brother
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
GROWING UP in a house where the old vinyl collection featured Bob Dylan, Sweeney’s Men, and Pentangle alongside the Rolling Stones and Slade meant there was a good chance I would end up liking folk music as much as rock.
Read more ...Marketa Irglova to play Galway
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
MARKETA IRGLOVA, who rose to prominence with her collaborations with Glen Hansard in The Swell Season and in the Oscar winning film Once, is coming to Galway.
Read more ...Sarah Lasko on The Crucible’s ‘manipulative’ Abigail
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
ARTHUR MILLER’S classic play The Crucible graces the Town Hall stage next week in an exciting co-production between the venue and Washington DC’s Keegan Theatre Company.
Read more ...Duo Vocis - Frank Naughton and Sean Costello
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
GALWAY TENORS Frank Naughton and Sean Costello will present their show, From Broadway to La Scala, in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 at 8pm.
Read more ...Don Wycherley to launch Galway Theatre Festival
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
IRISH ACTOR Don Wycherley will launch the fourth annual Galway Theatre Festival in Massimo, Sea Road, this evening at 8pm.
Read more ...The funk is coming to Monroe’s
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
THE BACKSTAGE Bar at Monroe’s will be getting funky when The Getaway Gondola funk band and DJ Will Softly take to the stage this evening from 9pm for Tougue.
The Getaway Gondola is an energetic eight-piece funk band who play both funk classics and original songs. The line-up is Barbara Vulso (vocals), Declan O’Donoghue (drums) and Alan Preims (percussion), Charles Carr (bass), Peter Akerstrom (guitar), Marcin Plaza (piano/keyboard), Stefano Muscovi (trumpet) and Duncan Moore (trombone).
Read more ...The Followers Of Otis to launch new EP
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
GALWAY BAND The Followers Of Otis will launch their new EP The Claddagh Sessions with a gig in Muddy Maher’s, Woodquay, this Saturday at 9.30pm.
Read more ...The High Kings play Seapoint on Saturday
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
THE HIGH Kings, the Irish folk/trad/balladeer group who have taken the US by storm, return to Galway for a show in Seapoint this Saturday at 7.30pm.
Read more ...September Silent Discos @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
SEPTEMBER IS Silent Disco month at the Róisín Dubh with the Dominick Street venue running four such events over the next few weeks.
The dates for the Silent Discos are Tuesday September 13 at 10pm; Saturday 17 at 11pm; Tuesday 20 at 10pm; and Tuesday 27 at 10pm.
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