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A FASCINATING and insightful book on four key Shakespeare tragedies, aimed at Leaving Cert and undergraduate students, theatregoers, and those who would like to ‘get’ Shakespeare, will be launched next week.

LAST WEEK, Druid’s production of Helen and I concluded with the sound of rain pouring down outside the kitchen where the play’s action takes place. The Beauty Queen of Leenane opens with the same sound but where the rain in Helen and I signified release, in Beauty Queen it’s symptomatic of misery and confinement.

BRECHT AND Weill’s raucous musical The Threepenny Opera and Bellini’s classical bel canto opera Norma are both being staged in London and both will be broadcast live to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.

FOR ANY comedian trying to make his/her way in the world, it is important to put something on the poster after his/her name other than ‘Mammy thinks I’m funny’. that is why there is now the Irish Comedian of the Year competition.

Are you between six and 17 years? Would you like to act in a film? If that’s a yes, then this is the course for you.

Introducing a code of conduct for city buskers has met a hostile reception from city businesses who are demanding by-laws instead to give gardaí the power to confiscate amplifiers for musicians who go over 75db in volume.

With less than two weeks to go, Moate Christmas Market is well on track to build on the massive success of last year with 60 stalls already confirmed.

GALWAY YOUTH Theatre and the Galway Arts Centre are seeking members for the new Galway Youth and Community Theatre Network, open to all ages interested in theatre, performance, or a desire to try something new.

Castlebar Musical and Dramatic Society will be holding auditions on Monday August 24 and Tuesday August 25 at 7pm for its upcoming production, Fiddler on the Roof, in the TF Royal Theatre Castlebar. Those interested in joining the chorus are encouraged to attend on the Monday night, while those looking for a principal part can audition on the Tuesday night. Details of the auditions can be found on the society’s website www.cmds.ie.

WINGIN' IT, the new, monthly night of comedy and theatre improv at The Loft in Seven, Bridge Street, returns on Tuesday August 11 at 8.30pm.