Life from the back of a flatbed truck...

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

“THERE ONCE was a man in the middle of his life and he lived in the middle of a small town. He had a grand wee business for himself...moving people's lives from one place to another. He was a removals man.”

Brú Theatre to host physical theatre workshops

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

IN AUGUST, Brú School will host a two-week physical theatre summer school for adult theatre makers, led by Phillipa Hambly from Arthaus Berlin and Brú’s James Riordan.

One Good Turn - live from The Abbey to Galway

Tue, Jun 22, 2021

ONE GOOD Turn, a new comedy play by Una McKevitt opened this week at The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and this weekend it will be livestreamed to Galway.

Domhnall Gleeson to star in new Enda Walsh play at Galway International Arts Festival

Wed, Jun 02, 2021

DOMHNALL GLEESON, best known for his roles in the new Star Wars trilogy, and as the hapless Doofus in Frank of Ireland, will star in Medicine, the new play by Enda Walsh.

Druid to stage Chekhov’s The Seagull in Coole Park

Mon, May 31, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company will return to Coole Park this summer for a series of live outdoor performances of Chekhov’s The Seagull, directed by Garry Hynes.

Fíbín to take over An Taibhdhearc for three years

Thu, May 20, 2021

For the first time, an independent theatre company is to take over the programming and administration of An Taibhdhearc, the national Irish language theatre.

Looking at the future of LGBT+ theatre in Galway

Thu, May 20, 2021

THE FUTURE of LGBT+ theatre in Galway, community-building, and making space for diverse stories on the Irish stage, will be the focus of an event taking place next week.

Deadline looms for Town Hall's Theatre Development Programme

Mon, May 17, 2021

THE DEADLINE is fast approaching for applications to the Town Hall Theatre's Theatre Development Programme which offers support and mentorship to emerging artists.

What does it mean to be a woman?

Thu, May 13, 2021

AWARD WINNING Galway theatre company, Eva’s Echo, is bringing a new one woman show, Uniform, to the Town Hall Theatre, from where it will be streamed to homes around Galway.

A one night stand with Ross O’Carroll-Kelly

Tue, May 11, 2021

“THE ROSSMEISTER General is coming to your gaff! And the lockdown isn’t going to stop me! That’s right, people! I’m taking my act from the stage into your bedroom! Or your living room! You could go totally mad and enjoy me in every single room in the house!”

DruidGregory scoops Business to Arts award for Druid and Aerogen

Thu, May 06, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company and Aerogen won Best Small Sponsorship Award at the recent Business to Arts awards, for their partnership on the DruidGregory Education and Community programme.

Three young Galwegians chosen for Lasta young curators programme

Mon, May 03, 2021

LISA MANNION, Oisín Parslow, and Emily White - two NUI Galway students and an NUIG graduate - have been chosen for Lasta, the ground-breaking new national arts programme for young people by young people.

Town Hall Theatre seeks applications for 2021 Patron Donation Awards

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

The Town Hall Theatre is inviting applications for its 2021 Patron Donation Awards from artists, companies, or producers based in Galway city or county.

Drone Bone Jetty - Little John in a dystopian landscape

Thu, Apr 22, 2021

IN A dystopian future, where ‘art without artists’ is the desired reality, Puck roams a ravaged landscape, attempting to find meaning in a world divorced from nature and humanity.

Druid announces new production about poet Eavan Boland, edited by Colm Tóibín

Thu, Apr 08, 2021

Druid has announced a new theatrical production, Boland: Journey of a Poet, which will be live streamed from The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid’s home in Galway, from Thursday April 22 to Saturday April 24.

Galway Theatre Festival 2021

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

HOW THEATRE and performance is made, presented, and experienced has changed dramatically over the past 12 months, and the 2021 Galway Theatre Festival will explore this new relationship with creativity and space.

Town Hall Theatre open call for young curators

Wed, Mar 24, 2021

DO YOU have ambitions to create a new festival for Galway? Would you like to assist the Town Hall Theatre in drawing up a programme of events?

Druid’s The Cherry Orchard - free to stream next week

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

DRUID’S ACCLAIMED production of The Cherry Orchard, starring Derbhle Crotty, will be accessible to audiences across the globe, when it is free streamed next week.

Final ten playwrights for Baboró’s You, Fin and the Play Between announced

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

The final 10 participants have been selected for You, Fin and the Play Between, the new playwriting programme from Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, Graffiti Theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences Ireland.

Town Hall Theatre announces €150,000 programme of artists' supports

Wed, Mar 10, 2021

THE TOWN Hall Theatre this week announced details of a ground-breaking programme of artist supports including commissions, awards, and residencies worth more than €150,000, made possible through support from the Arts Council, the Galway City Council, and others.

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