THE 2019 Galway Theatre Festival was launched in Biteclub on Monday, promising nine days of drama, circus, spectacle, and storytelling. The festival runs from May 3 to 11.
The Theatre Festival brochure spoke of “magic to be found in the most unlikely and ordinary of places”, a theme echoed by festival director, Sorcha Keane, who encouraged those attending to, "take a moment to slow down, look around with open eyes, and see beneath the surface".
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The main speaker at the launch was Jane Daly, from the Irish Theatre Institute, who noted that “living and working in the west of Ireland is a challenge” for theatre makers. She also called for “more funding, more incentives, more infrastructural and long term supports, to be offered as part of a broader ambitious cultural strategy for the west”.
Early Bird tickets of €8 will be on sale until April 19 via www.galwaytheatrefestival.com and the Town Hall Theatre (091 - 569777, www.tht.ie ).
