KATS to stage Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

THE PILLOWMAN, by the award-winning dramatist and Golden Glode and BAFTA winning screenwriter Martin McDonagh, will be performed in Galway next week.

Dr Suess’ characters in Athenry

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

THE CAT In The Hat, Horton the Elephant, Mayzie LaBird, and Yertle the Turtle are in Athenry for Seussical The Musical.

Some country-blues with Charlie Parr

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

CHARLIE PARR is, for some, the alternative Seasick Steve, the man for whom Steve is, in a sense, making the paths straight.

See ‘Nashville’s best kept secret’

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

THE MUSIC journalist and author Vic Garbarini has described American songwriter and guitarist Dana Cooper as “one of Nashville’s best kept secrets”.

Rarely Seen Above Ground @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

RARELY SEEN Above Ground is quite unusual because he takes the entire notion of ‘the one man band’ into extreme and unusual places.

If the shoe fits... at Halo

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

HALO WILL hold a special themed night on Friday March 6 at 11pm entitled If the shoe fits... inspired by the story of Cinderella.

Start the St Patrick’s Day celebrations early at Campbell’s

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

TG4’S TRAD music programme Geantraí, returns to Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, tomorrow to record a night of music and craic, which will be broadcast on St Patrick’s Day.

Patrick Kavanagh Award Winner for Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

THE PATRICK Kavanagh Poetry Award 2008 winner Geraldine Mitchell will be among the featured readers at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading.

The event takes place in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 26 at 6.30pm with Geraldine Mitchell, Hajo Quade, and Marie Cadden.

You having a laugh?

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

For one night only on March 1, the Comedy Club at Cuba* reverts to its traditional Sunday night slot with a show from the dynamic and hilarious Jason Byrne (pictured), a master of improvisation and madcap buffoonery. There will be a full support bill and Gerry Mallon is the MC. Tickets are available in advance at Bar 903, The Cellar Bar, and at the door which opens at 8.30pm

Leading vocal coach to give classes in Galway

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

WENDY PARR, one of only eight speech level singing master voice teachers, will be coming to Galway to give classes later this month.

Auditions

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

Theatre auditions

Charity night for Australian bushfire appeal

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

LOCAL DANCE club Galway Swing will hold a charity night this month to raise vital funds for those affected by the Australian bushfire disaster.

The cream of comedy from Neil Delamere

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

THROUGHOUT THE past decade Offaly’s Neil Delamere has been one of the top comics on the Irish comedy circuit. After graduating from DCU in the late 1990s he decided programming computers wasn’t for him and instead he began to do open mic slots in Dublin circuit.

Tommy Tiernan to play The Comedy Club in Cuba*

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

A PHENOMENON, a force of nature, and possibly the greatest comedian to ever come out of Ireland, Tommy Tiernan will headline the Comedy Club at Cuba* on Friday February 20.

The unstoppable force that is Eddi Reader

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

EDDI READER is something of an unstoppable force. Despite repeated injuries to her back and ribs, the celebrated Scottish folk-rock singer is touring Ireland this month and has a new album set for release in April. As far as she is concerned, life is very good indeed.

Opera Theatre Company presents Handel’s Xerxes

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

WITH ITS instantly recognisable opening aria sung to a tree (‘Ombra Mai Fu’) and a storyline bristling with thwarted passions, Xerxes is arguably Handel’s greatest opera.

Breakdown Rambler to launch debut album in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

GALWAY FOLK-rock band Breakdown Rambler will launch their debut album Witness By Moonlight in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 9pm.

Jenny Mulvey to launch new album at The Crane

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

JENNY MULVEY is something of a Renaissance woman. She brought ladies’ Gaelic football into Trinity College, has been a teacher, has travelled the world, and is also a very fine singer.

Vibe For Phil Lynott in Cuba*

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

THE LATE, very great, Phil Lynott will be remembered and celebrated at the Vibe For Phil Lynott show in Cuba*, Eyre Square, tomorrow at 8pm.

Phil Lynott is one of the titans of rock. He was the leader, bassist, songwriter, and vocalist with Thin Lizzy. He passed away on January 4 1986 aged 37. On the night there will be music by Remembering Lizzy. Phil’s mother Mrs Philomena Lynott will be guest of honour.

Colin Devlin to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

COLIN DEVLIN will be performing songs from his new album Democracy Of One when he plays an acoustic show upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8pm.

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