‘Opera has been well ahead of the Zeitgeist in embracing gender fluidity’

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

IT WAS the chance purchase of a recording of Orfeo ed Euridice which led PE teacher Sharon Carty on a path that has seen her become one of Ireland’s finest mezzo-sopranos, performing across Europe to great acclaim. This year, she takes the lead role in the opera where, for her, it all began.

Paddy Hanna - GIAF 18 show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

GIVEN STRANGE Brew Rekkids' releases to date have been firmly rooted in electronica, the sound of a gentle electric guitar, piano, and an oboe playing a melody faintly recalling Bette Midler's 'The Rose', is the last thing you expect to hear.

Marisa Tomei to attend screening of Behold My Heart

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

THE 30TH Galway Film Fleadh takes place this week and among the highlights will be the screening of Behold My Heart, starring Marisa Tomei, who will attend the screening at the Town Hall Theatre.

Lisa Casey - Irish Comedian Of The Year @ Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

LISA CASEY, the reigning Irish Comedian Of The Year, is at the Róisín Dubh next week, headlining the latest instalment of the Dominick Street venue's Comedy KARLnival night.

Galway Fringe Festival 2018

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

THE EIGHTH Galway Fringe Festival runs from Sunday July 15 to Monday 30, with a programme boasting free and ticketed events across all art forms including theatre, visual art, music, film, comedy and spoken word.

Album review: The National

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 12, 2018

LIVE ALBUMS are very much a 1970s phenomenon, a chance to vicariously attend a concert by a band who would never play your town. They have also been among the classic 'contractual obligation' releases.

'Everyone can see a part of themselves in The Fall'

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

IN RECENT years South Africa has provided GIAF with some of its most memorable shows, such as Yaël Farber’s Molora and Mies Julie, to Brett Bailey’s Exhibit B. The Fall, from Baxter Theatre Centre and University of Capetown, is set to continue that trend in this year’s festival.

Cinema review: Dublin Old School

Films Reviews Thu, Jul 12, 2018

DUBLIN OLD School is the surely going to be the Irish film of the year. Viral YouTube star - although he probably cringes at the title - Emmet Kirwin, along with co-writer and director David Tynan, has adapted his award winning play for the screen.

Danny O'Brien - Lock-In at GIAF 18

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

THERE ARE not many comedians who can boast they have followed in the footsteps of Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran, and Dara O’Briain, but that is what Irish comic Danny O'Brien did in 2016.

No failures, just great indie

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

DO NOT be fooled by the title. A Litany Of Failures: Volume II, a new album featuring 18 songs from Irish DIY, post-punk, and indie band, contains some of the most exciting young musicians currently at work.

Romeo and Juliet - live at The Eye

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

ROMEO AND Juliet, arguably Shakespeare’s most famous play, will be staged by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, and be broadcast live, via satellite, to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.

Macnas - In Sight on Inis Oírr

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

MACNAS IS best known, and hugely acclaimed, for its street parades, but there will be a chance to see a different side to its creative artists, in an exhibition on the Aran Islands.

World premiere for When All is Ruin Once Again

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

THE WORLD premiere of When All Is Ruin Once Again, a Galway made feature documentary about memory and the importance of preserving it, will be shown at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh.

Seamus Fogarty's 'treasure trove of noises'

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

"THE GHOSTLY emotional wallop" of the music of Seamus Fogarty "will take your breath away", according to The Irish Times; The Quietus called it "psychedelic folk, a peaty brew", while The List declared it "dreamy, mesmerising folk music with Americana feel".

Galway Jazz Festival to defy Brexit

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

IN DEFIANCE of the impending reality of Brexit, and what it may mean for touring musicians, the Galway Jazz Festival has announced a line up for this October's event, that contains strong UK representation.

The Clandestinos @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

GALWAY SKA/REGGAE band The Clandestinos return to Monroe's on Friday August 17 at 11pm, where they will play reggae and ska takes on classic songs, and some originals too.

Incantata and ‘reaching across the void’

Wed, Jul 11, 2018

THE SHOWPIECE theatre premiere in this year’s GIAF is the staging of Paul Muldoon’s great elegy Incantata, which the poet wrote in response to the death from cancer, in 1992, of his one-time lover, artist Mary Farl Powers, who was aged just 44.

Circuses, streets, and gardens - all part of GIAF magic

Tue, Jul 10, 2018

FROM ITS earliest days, Galway International Arts Festival has wowed audiences by transforming city streets into sites of magic and bringing the visual verve of circus to indoor venues. This year’s festival again delivers a feast of spectacle and who better to give the lowdown on the hoedown than GIAF artistic director, Paul Fahy.

'Orfeo ed Euridice is very much a spiritual journey'

Tue, Jul 10, 2018

THE MYTH of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired countless artists down the centuries, including Ovid, Cocteau, Stravinsky, Titian, and Rodin. Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice is part of a rich and enduring artistic tradition and its exciting new staging from Irish National Opera, directed by Emma Martin, is a highlight of this year’s GIAF programme.

The 'joyful music' of Amadou & Mariam

Mon, Jul 09, 2018

MUSICAL MAGIC from Mali will be sure to light up the Heineken Big Top on Wednesday July 18 when husband and wife duo Amadou & Mariam unleash their irresistible brand of Afropop on Galway.

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