In Light of Salt Rings They Drew

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

FOLLOWING A car crash, the circumstances of which cannot be explained, Maisie reluctantly takes up residence in a mental rehabilitation centre for a period of observation. Then she gets some surprising news.

Bravo Theatre presents The Last Five Years

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

LOUGHREA'S BRAVO Theatre Group make their Galway city debut this weekend at the Town Hall Theatre with the musical drama, The Last Five Years. Written by Jason Robert Brown, it is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress, told from both points of view.

Crazy fun at Baboró with Paper World

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

THE CRAZY clowns from Ukraine's Mimirichi Clown and Pantomime Theatre are bringing their wild, wacky, and hilarious family comedy show, Paper World, to the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.

Lucinda Sly – love, lust, and murder

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

IN MARCH 1835, 10,000 people crammed the streets of Carlow to see the public hanging of Lucinda Sly and John Dempsey, who had been convicted of the murder of Lucinda’s husband Walter.

Courses and classes for actors

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

Core Theatre College
CORE THEATRE College's new course, Core Theatre Performance I, runs throughout next month, concentrating on imagination, voice, body, text work, physical theatre, ensemble development, and the Chekhov and Lecoq techniques.

Auditions for Renmore panto

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

THE 37TH annual Renmore pantomime will be Jack and the Beanstalk, scripted by Peter Kennedy and directed by Brian and Seán Power, and auditions take place this weekend and next week.

Drama group Bualadh Bos to host open nights

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

Oranmore drama group Bualadh Bos is hosting a series of open nights to encourage people to join the society as actors, set designers, stage managers, playwrights, and directors.

A child-delighting feast of shows

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

FOR THOSE of us blessed with kids, or who can borrow kids, a highlight of the year is the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. So it was with great delight that your trusty correspondent attended the Monday evening launch for this year’s festival where details of the 2015 programme were unveiled.

Kicking Oscar’s Corpse

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

A FASCINATING story connected to Oscar Wilde arrives at the Town Hall Theatre next week with Brendan Murphy’s Kicking Oscar’s Corpse. Set against the backdrop of WWI, the play centres on a libel case brought about by the dancer Maud Allan against the right wing British MP Noel Pemberton-Billing in 1918.

Theatre review: Vernon God Little

Theatre Reviews Wed, Sep 09, 2015

THE MAN sitting behind me laughed uproariously. Volleys and explosions of mirth erupted from other punters nearby. A standing ovation greeted the final curtain. Yet Vernon God Little completely bypassed my own funnybone and that is nothing to do with Decadent’s fine stage adaptation of DBC Pierre’s Booker-winning novel. His brand of humour just doesn’t float my boat.

Return of Star Of The Sea

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

ONE OF the big hits of last year’s Galway International Arts Festival was Star Of The Sea, the superb stage adaptation of Joseph O’Connor’s acclaimed novel jointly produced by Moonfish and An Taibhdhearc. Audiences now have a second chance to see this much-praised show when it returns to An Taibhdearc for a short run prior to embarking on a national tour.

Patricia Routledge in conversation at the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

"SHE'S SINGING at me! She's always singing at me!" the beleaguered and long suffering divorcee Emmet would utter in panic stricken moments whenever Hyacinth Bucket ("it's pronounced 'Bouquet!") crossed his path in the classic sit-com Keeping Up Appearances.

Guess How Much I Love You comes to Baboró

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

GUESS HOW Much I Love You, the much loved and award winning children's story written by Irish author Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, will be brought to the stage as part of the Baboró International Children's Festival.

'The language just fizzes with energy and colour' –Decadent’s Jarlath Tivnan on Vernon God Little

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

It’s Monday afternoon in Nun’s Island theatre and Decadent director Andrew Flynn is rehearsing a scene from Vernon God Little with actors Jarlath Tivnan, Eilish McCarthy, and Peter Shine.

Decadent bring Vernon God Little to the stage

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Following the huge critical and popular success of their production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman earlier this year, Decadent Theatre Company are back with another exciting, high-profile, show; the stage adaptation of DBC Pierre’s Booker-winning novel, Vernon God Little.

From Mervue to mayhem and murder: The McGowan Trilogy 

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

The McGowan Trilogy by Seamus Scanlon is back for one night only at the main auditorium of the Town Hall.

Fregoli chosen as first recipients of Michael Diskin Arts Bursary

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Galway theatre company Fregoli will perform a new original production on August 21 and 22, as a result of being awarded the Michael Diskin Arts bursary last year. 

NoRopes debuts with The Open Couple

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

NEW GALWAY theatre company NoRopes presents its debut production in the Town Hall Studio on Friday August 21 and Saturday 22, with The Open Couple, a three-hander whose fast-paced satirical style perfectly suits the studio setting.

Seussical the Musical hits the Town Hall

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

THE EVER popular works of Dr Seuss are celebrated in the musical Seussical which runs at the Town Hall next week, in a production directed by Association of Irish Musical Society award winners Brian Power and Seán Power, with AIMS award winner musical direction by Shane Farrell, and choreographers Katie Upton and Declan Gardiner.

Moonfish revives Star Of The Sea for September

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

STAR OF The Sea, the much acclaimed theatrical adaptation of Joseph O’Connor's novel, and one of the hits of the 2014 Galway International Arts Festival, returns to the Galway stage in September.

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