Galway Youth Musical Theatre - debut performance at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

GALWAY YOUTH Musical Theatre, the city's new performing arts company for young people, will hold its first end of term performance and showcase this weekend in An Taibhdhearc.

Fintan O'Toole to begin GIAF winter talks

Tue, Nov 20, 2018

FINTAN O'TOOLE of The Irish Times, City of Thorns author Ben Rawlence, and former Galway West TD, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, are among the speakers for a new 'out of season' Galway International Arts Festival event.

The Sound Of Music at the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

THE SOUND of Music is one of the world's best loved musicals, and will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre by Claregalway's 9 Arch Musical Society tonight, Thursday November 15, Friday 16, and Saturday 17.

Druid announces FUEL participants

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

DRUID THEATRE Company has announced its four artists for this year's FUEL residency - Tara Breathnach, Mags Keohane, Elaine Mears, and Sarah-Jane Scott - all of whom are based in Galway.

The Nutcracker at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

THE NUTCRACKER, one of the most beloved of all ballets, is coming to Galway in a new production by Ballet Ireland, featuring an international cast of world-class dancers.

Aon - new show from former Riverdance dancer

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

FORMER RIVERDANCE principal dancer Breandán de Gallaí’s latest creation, Aon - Gaeilge for one; single; alone - will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre this month.

Holy Mary 'a pure joy and a delightful night out'

Theatre Reviews Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Playgoers are in for a treat next week when Eoin Colfer’s achingly funny comedy, Holy Mary, comes to the Town Hall on Tuesday, November 13, at 8pm.

Remore Panto Sleeping Beauty auditions

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

SLEEPING BEAUTY, the 40th annual production by the Renmore Panto, takes place in the Town Hall Theatre from December 29 to January 13, for a total of 21 fun-filled performances.

Celebrating Siobhán McKenna and An Taibhdhearc's archive

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

A CELEBRATION of the life and work of the much respected Galway actor Siobhán McKenna, will take place in An Taibhdhearc next week as part of the national Irish language theatre's Taibhdhearc@90 events.

Mr Day's struggles with the day to day grind

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

MR DAY takes up a new position within a vast, complex, organisation, but struggles to understand its inner workings, andis out of harmony with both his surroundings and the people he encounters.

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is coming to Galway

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

"IT'S GREAT to be going to Galway as it's rare that people on that side of the world get to see a world class rugby player up close!" Clearly Ross O'Carroll-Kelly has not been keeping up with Connacht Rugby over the past five years.

Playing gender roles in Men At Play

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

GENDER - Is it something you are born with, or is it a social construct, a set of behaviour and attitudes, imposed on, and expected from individuals simply because of the genitalia they were born with?

Conal Gallen's Off Your Trolley

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

CONAL GALLEN, one of Ireland's most popular comedians is coming back to Galway with his new play, Off Your Trolley, which will be performed at the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday November 3 at 8pm.

Taibhdhearc@90 - a major celebration for a major birthday

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

AN TAIBHDHEARC, the city’s oldest theatre and the national Irish language theatre of Ireland, is about to celebrate its 90th birthday with Taibhdhearc@90, a star-studded show, to be directed by Maolíosa Stafford.

Les Misérables stars go Beyond the Barricade

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

WEST END stars are coming to Galway to perform songs from Les Misérables, as well as The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, The Lion King, and others, in the acclaimed show, Beyond the Barricade.

Frank Pig Says Hello

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

FRANK MCCABE'S 1992 novel The Butcher Boy was both hilarious and tragic, one of the most acclaimed Irish novels of the era. Its stage version, Frank Pig Says Hello, is equally celebrated.

A reunion of four stalled lives

Theatre Reviews Tue, Oct 16, 2018

THE THEME of the returned emigrant has driven landmark Irish plays such as John B Keane’s The Field, Brian Friel’s The Loves Of Cass Maguire, and Tom Murphy’s Conversations On A Homecoming.

The Dreamboys - beefcakes set to sizzle

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

DUE TO circumstances beyond the control of the Town Hall Theatre, The Dreamboys have been cancelled. Full refunds are available from the Town Hall box office on 091 - 569777. The venue said it would like to "apologise for any inconvenience caused".

Three days of two one-act plays

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

LUCY IN The Sky, a play about three women meeting for the first time in a homeless shelter in England, is a play with much relevance for Ireland during this period of the State's homeless and accommodation crisis.

When the Suffragettes demanded the vote at the Town Hall

Thu, Oct 04, 2018

CHRISTABEL PANKHURST, daughter of women's suffrage movement leader Emmeline Pankhurst and the radical socialist Richard Pankhurst, came to Galway in 1911 and spoke at the city's Town Hall at a meeting to demand that women have the right to vote.

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