Lucinda Sly – love, lust, and murder

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

IN MARCH 1835, 10,000 people crammed the streets of Carlow to see the public hanging of Lucinda Sly and John Dempsey, who had been convicted of the murder of Lucinda’s husband Walter.

Irish comedy favourites for Vodafone Comedy Carnival

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

ALL THREE Dylan Moran shows at the Black Box Theatre have sold out, as has Nina Conti’s Town Hall show, while only a few tickets remain for the incredible Stewart Lee at the Róisín Dubh. Fear not though, there are still plenty of great shows to see at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Hometown to play Seapoint

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

HOMETOWN, THE six-piece Irish boyband, who have enjoyed two No 1s with 'Where I Belong' and 'Cry For Help', play a 'Róisín Dubh presents...' concert at Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, on Saturday September 26 at 7.30pm.

The Whistling Girl - evoking the world of Dorothy Parker

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

THE CAUSTIC wit, high times, eventful life, and inner shadows of writer Dorothy Parker are all evoked in The Whistling Girl, a new musical show featuring the combined talents of composer Trevor Knight and actor/singer Honor Heffernan.

Courses and classes for actors

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

Core Theatre College
CORE THEATRE College's new course, Core Theatre Performance I, runs throughout next month, concentrating on imagination, voice, body, text work, physical theatre, ensemble development, and the Chekhov and Lecoq techniques.

Philippe Cassard in concert in Galway

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

"PHILIPE CASSARD'S piano sound is rich in shades and colours, he has a light but firm touch and it seems his artistic personality is devoid of all extremes…the piano was virtually singing under his hands.”

Over The Edge open reading

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

RAFIQ KATHWARI, the first non-Irish recipient of the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award, will be among the featured readers at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library on Thursday September 24 at 6.30pm.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

AFTER ITS successful opening night last week, the second instalment of the The Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh returns this Friday, with two stalwarts of the Irish comedy scene - Alison Spittle and Edwin Sammon.

The Rocky Horror Show - from the West End to the Eye

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

The Rocky Horror Show - from the West End to the Eye

When poetry, printing, and etching meet

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

THE MOUNTAIN Ash Broadside, an work combining a poem by Joan McBreen and an etching by Margaret Irwin-West, will be launched this Saturday in the Clifden Arts Festival gallery.

Music for Galway launch new series of Lunchtime classical concerts

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

IRISH VIOLINIST Gina Maria McGuinness and Swiss pianist Maki Wiederkehr will perform the first concert in a new series of lunchtime shows, taking place in the Hotel Meyrick in Eyre Square.

Auditions for Renmore panto

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

THE 37TH annual Renmore pantomime will be Jack and the Beanstalk, scripted by Peter Kennedy and directed by Brian and Seán Power, and auditions take place this weekend and next week.

Drama group Bualadh Bos to host open nights

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

Oranmore drama group Bualadh Bos is hosting a series of open nights to encourage people to join the society as actors, set designers, stage managers, playwrights, and directors.

Auditions for St Nicholas Schola Cantorum

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

ST NICHOLAS Schola Cantorum choir is looking for boys and girls aged between eight and 14, from all religious traditions and none, who are interested in singing, to audition and become members.

Space rock and metal @ The Cellar

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

WILD ROCKET, the Dublin space rock quartet whose improvisational, exploratory music has been compared to Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles, Queens of The Stone Age, play The Cellar Bar tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Paintclub's September session

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

PAINTCLUB RETURNS to An Púcán, Foster Street on Thursday September 24, and is open to both beginner and experienced painters, looking to create, enjoy a social night out and a cocktail, and develop their painting skills.

Marc Roberts to perform John Denver tribute

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

MARC ROBERTS' tribute show to John Denver, a multimedia journey through the singer-songwriter's life and music, which has won critical acclaim and toured internationally, returns to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday September 25 at 8pm.

Shuffle! for Calais Refugee crisis

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

SHUFFLE! RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 11pm and will be a fundraiser for Ireland Calais Refugee Solidarity campaign, which is collecting supplies to bring to migrants stranded in Calais and living in tents.

Plutonic House @ Rocktoberfest

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

PLUTONIC DUST will bring their punk/funk, cinematic disco/techno, to the Rocktoberfest weekender at Monroe’s Live, joining The Hot Sprockets, Vann Music, The Geddes, The Woodburning Savages, D-Day, and others from October 1 to 4.

Raging Sons @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 17, 2015

RAGING SONS, the Limerick alternative-rock quintet who reached the final stages of the renowned Indie Week Battle of the Bands competition this year, play Monroe’s Live on Saturday September 26 at 9pm.

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