Les Liaisons Dangereuses - live from London

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

DOWNTON ABBEY'S Michelle Dockery stars in the stage adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in London's National Theatre, a performance of which will be broadcast to The Eye Cinema on Thursday January 28 at 7pm.

A Sacrilegious Lesbian and Homosexual Parade

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A SACRILEGIOUS Lesbian and Homosexual Parade, Brian Fleming's acclaimed one-man show, described as “original, fun and different" by The Irish Times, will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre, as part of the actor/writer/musicians upcoming show Trilogy.

Galway Actors Workshop spring classes

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

THOSE LOOKING to take up acting in 2016 and those seeking to improve their skills may want to check out the spring series of classes from the Galway Actors Workshop, in the Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill, starting this month.

NoRopes return with The Open Couple

Thu, Jan 07, 2016

NOROPES PRODUCTION of The Open Couple returns to the Town Hall Studio on Friday January 15 and Saturday 16 at 8.30pm. A three-hander, its fast-paced, satirical style, perfectly suits the studio setting.

A Sacrilegious Lesbian and Homosexual Parade

Tue, Jan 05, 2016

A SACRILEGIOUS Lesbian and Homosexual Parade, Brian Fleming's acclaimed one-man show, described as “original, fun and different" by The Irish Times, will be performed in the Gallery Café, Gort, this Sunday, January 10, at 8.30pm.

Town Hall 2016 highlights

Tue, Dec 29, 2015

AS 2015 exits stage left, 2016 awaits it cue and the year ahead in the Town Hall has much for theatre-goers to look forward to. First out of the blocks, on January 15th and 16th, is local company No Ropes with The Open Couple, Dario Fo and France Rama’s sharp marital comedy, which enjoyed a sell-out run earlier this year.

The Dirty Circus - a saucy start to 2016

Tue, Dec 29, 2015

IF YOU want to get 2016 off to the kind of start that would make Kenneth Williams' go 'Oooh Matron!' and make Frankie Howerd just go 'Oh-oooh!', then Galway's much loved burlesque and cabaret night The Dirty Circus is the place to be.

Children’s 1916 theatre show to get Galway premiere

Thu, Dec 17, 2015

MALONEY'S DREAM, a new theatre show and interactive website, to allow children discover and learn about the 1916 Rising, will receive its world premiere in Galway next year.

DruidShakespeare documentary to be broadcast on RTÉ tonight

Tue, Dec 15, 2015

DRUID THEATRE Company's ambitious and hugely successful DruidShakespeare project will be the subject of a documentary which will be broadcast tonight [Tuesday December 15] at 10.15pm on RTÉ One.

Christmas crooning by the fire

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

"Baby It’s Cold Outside" as the song goes. Recently it has also been wild, windy, and very wet, but Christmas is coming and what better way to get into the Yuletide mood, than with some crooners delivering classic festival songs.

Frank Naughton's A Vintage Christmas at Town Hall

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

ONE OF the west of Ireland's finest and most popular tenors, Frank Naughton, brings his A Vintage Christmas show to the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday December 17 at 8pm.

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker for children

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

THE NUTCRACKER, the magical story of toys that come to life and their battle against evil mice, set to some of Tchaikovsky’s most memorable music, comes to Galway for a special performance.

Galway Actors Workshop's new spin on The Snow Queen

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

HANS CHRISTIAN Andersen’s classic story, The Snow Queen, gets a daring modern makeover from Galway Actors Workshop in a new production at the Town Hall studio from Wednesday December 9 to Saturday 12 at 8.30pm.

Aerial thrills in Fidget Feet’s Catch Me

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

THE EXHILARATING aerial circus company Fidget Feet swoop into the Black Box next week, for one night only, with Catch Me, their thrilling version of Red Riding Hood.

Coppélia - ballet, dancing dolls, and mad scientists

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DR COPPELIUS has made a life-size dancing doll, so lifelike, young Franz becomes obsessed with it, abandoning his girlfriend, Swanhilda. Can Swanhilda save Franz from his own folly, and from the evil designs of the dastardly doctor?

Órla McGovern acting workshops

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ÓRLA MCGOVERN, the artistic director of The Spontaneous Theatre People, will teach two classes in improv to the Galway Actors Workshop this weekend and next weekend.

Annie as Gaeilge sa Taibhdhearc

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

ANNIE, ONE of the best known and loved musicals in the world, receivse an Irish language performance in An Taibhdhearc Theatre, Middle Street, from Saturday December 12 to Sunday 20.

See Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down The Wind

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

A GROUP of children in rural Louisiana, with little to do and not much to look forward to, befriend a criminal on the run, known only as 'The Man', but who the children come to think is Jesus Christ returned to earth.

Renmore Panto's Jack and the Beanstalk

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

REHEARSALS ARE in full swing for Renmore's 37th pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, scripted by veteran panto dame Peter Kennedy, and directed by AIMS award-winning brothers Brian and Seán Power.

An Triail returns to Black Box

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

AN TRIAIL, the Irish language classic set in 1961, about a young, unmarried, Irishwoman who discovers she is pregnant, returns to the Black Box Theatre next week.

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