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THE DAUGHTER of an exiled writer and comic from Iran, Shappi Khorsandi’s upbringing was in no way conventional, but what a story, and what comedy, she makes from it all.

STONES IN His Pockets, the theatre phenomenon, returns for another naitonwide run, which includes the Town Hall Theatre from Monday April 7 to Saturday 12 at 8pm.

BEARDYMAN – DJ, producer, and entertainer – brings his Eat Sleep Shave Repeat Irish Tour to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tonight.

BEARDYMAN – DJ, producer, and entertainer – brings his Eat Sleep Shave Repeat Irish Tour to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday April 3.

Gerry Barnes in association with Decadent Theatre presents Martin McDonagh’s A Skull In Connemara, directed by Andrew Flynn.

Presented by Decadent Theatre Company A Skull in Connemara, fresh from its stint in the Gaiety Theatre, will run at the Mullingar Arts Centre from February 19-22.

On October 22 1959 an unusual play opened at the Royal Court theatre, London; a theatre never afraid to be different. It had after all presented John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger* three years previously - a play which rocked the establishment, and transformed English drama for ever. The critics adored it, it played to full houses every night, and it made lots of money for everyone concerned.

RADIO BIRDMAN might have sung about ‘More Fun’ but Markus Birdman can promise plenty of it when he comes to Galway next week.

AN AMBASSADOR may spoil you with Ferrero Rocher but the Galway Comedy Festival is spoiling us with two shows from the legendary Rich Hall.

The Tory Party is often seen as the bastion of British conservatism, unionism, and jingoism, but it actually owe its name, and possibly event its existence, to a Galwegian.