What Eamonn has to say about being Irish

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

WHAT DO Irish cultural identity and ‘having the craic’ mean in a post-truth world? What makes someone Irish? These are the weighty themes of a new musical-comedy which will also ask, "And do you have these in a size nine?"

Two Irishmen and the birth of Canada

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

THE GALWAYMAN, who assassinated the Louth man who was turning Canada from a series of provinces and into a nation, will be the subject of a new play at this year's Galway Theatre Festival.

Evelyn Cusack and a fun family concert

Thu, Apr 06, 2017

EVELYN CUSACK, the well known meteorologist, will tell the story of 'The 3 Little Musical Piggys', featuring a porcine Mozart playing a concerto on the hosepipe, at a show coming to the Town Hall Theatre.

Theatre review: Spamalot (Twin Productions, Town Hall)

Theatre Reviews Wed, Apr 05, 2017

SEAN AND Brian Powers’ Twin Productions brought a feast of Monty Python-inspired laughter, zaniness, and song to the Town Hall Theatre last week with their lively staging of Broadway smash Spamalot - the musical’s first Irish production.

GIAF to host world premiere of major new music/theatre show

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

THE WORLD premiere of Woyzeck in Winter, a major new music theatre production, will take place in Galway as part of the Galway International Arts Festival 2017, after which the show transfers to London’s prestigious Barbican Centre.

Heroes, rebels, and vampires - Galway Theatre Festival

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

A LADY vampire with designs on your daughter; puppets re-enacting the mighty clash between Connacht and Ulster, and the Galwegian accused of killing a leading Canadian politician - it's all at the Galway Theatre Festival.

Noises Off starts in An Taibhdhearc tonight

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

A BEDRAGGLED road company is flailing through the dress rehearsal for Nothing On, a silly sex romp scheduled to open that night in the backwater hamlet of Weston-super-Mare.

Saucy tomfoolery at The Dirty Circus

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

A NIGHT of burlesque and cabaret, the most fantastic foolishness ever imaginable, all delivered with lashings of sauce and sexiness await Galwegians when The Dirty Circus brings its April Fools! show to the Róisín Dubh.

What if you knew your days were numbered?

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

WHAT WOULD a society look like if people knew from the outset how long they are going to live? This is the question asked by the play Die Befristeten, which is to be performed by NUI Galway students.

Moonfish invited to develop work at The Abbey

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

GALWAY THEATRE company Moonfish Theatre will be one of six companies which have been invited to develop work in the Abbey as part of the national theatre's new work-in-progress programme.

Galway Theatre Festival line-up unveiled

Wed, Mar 08, 2017

BITE CLUB was chock a block with eager punters on Monday evening for the programme launch of this year’s Galway Theatre Festival, and once again festival manager Máiréad Ní Chróinín and her team have put together a mouth-watering array of exciting, challenging, and entertaining shows.

‘Deep and complex’ and Made In China

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

THE EXCITING new Dublin company Corps Ensemble come to the Town Hall Theatre this month with its blistering production of Mark O’Rowe’s high-octane drama, Made In China.

Lïnger - a 'powerful exploration of gay masculinity'

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

IT HAS been called "a must-see full-on theatrical show", one which possibly redefines and expands Irish dance. This is Lïnger, a contemporary dance work from former Riverdance principal dancer, Breandán de Gallaí.

Hang On with Fidget Feet

Thu, Mar 02, 2017

HANG ON brings the suited denizens of the business world into the sumo wrestlers’ circle of combat, and in the process mixes an aerial dance trapeze duet with a musical performance, all wrapped up in the battle of the sexes.

Theatre review: Eternal Youth (Cáca Dána Theatre Company)

Theatre Reviews Tue, Feb 28, 2017

BRIGHT YOUNG things Cáca Dána Theatre Company, formed in Galway just last year, were in the Town Hall Studio recently with their second production; Niamh Ryan’s hugely impressive Eternal Youth.

Druid announces 2017 programme of plays

Mon, Feb 27, 2017

CRESTFALL, AN early play by Mark O'Rowe, best known for scripting the films Intermission and Perrier's Bounty, will be staged as part of the 2017 Galway International Arts Festival.

Tull MacAdoo needs your vote to be The Successful TD

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

VOTE FOR Tull MacAdoo and he will look after you. A vote for Tull is a seat for yourself. He fought in the 1916 Rising, brought 200 jobs to the region, and has arranged television licenses and free electricity grants for “constituents in need”.

NUIG students to stage rarely seen play Machinal

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

NUI GALWAY'S O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance is about to stage its first production, the classic 1928 American expressionist drama Machinal, by Sophie Treadwell.

Mick Lally Theatre available for hire

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

THE MICK Lally Theatre on Druid Lane, off Quay Street, home to renowned Galway theatre company, Druid, is a state of the art venue now available for hire for private and public events.

Workshop to explore the art of performance

Thu, Feb 23, 2017

GALWAY ACTOR and theatremaker John Rogers will host a series of workshops, in The Blue Teapot Theatre, Munster Avenue, exploring what it takes to be strong onstage in front of an audience.

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