Gift Grub 2 - is back again to cast an eye on eland

Fri, Oct 19, 2012

After selling over 45,000 tickets across Ireland with the first Gift Grub Live stage production, Mario Rosenstock returns to the Royal Theatre on Saturday, November 17 with a totally new show for 2012! Don’t miss your chance to catch up with Michael ‘Soft Day’ Flatley, Joan ‘Can I Just Say’ Burton, Vincent ‘Ah That’s Very Good’ Browne and many more live on stage! And in Ireland today there are lots of interesting people to focus on and, of course, it would be rude not to give it a bit of ‘Boom Boom’ to Enda Kenny as part of the huge cast of characters - all played by one man - amazing!

The House that Jack Filled is Ready for Roolaboola

Fri, Oct 19, 2012

You may know him best as Dieter Langer in RTÉ’s Killinascully, but actor Louis Lovett is more than just a German cheese seller from the television. He is in fact one of Ireland’s most experienced and critically acclaimed performers for children, and he is currently starring in Theatre Lovett’s superb new theatrical experience for young people, The House that Jack Filled, which will be staged as part of the Linenhall Arts Centre’s, Roolaboola, Children’s Art Festival on Friday, October 26 at 7.30pm and Saturday, October 27 at 2.30pm. Over the past 20 years Louis has worked with children of all ages through theatre and music with many companies including The Abbey Theatre, TEAM Educational Theatre Company, The Chester Beatty Library, and The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children.

Mayo Male Voice Choir launch their debut CD

Fri, Oct 19, 2012

The Mayo Male Voice Choir will launch their debut album tonight in the Fáilte Suite in the Welcome Inn Hotel. The choir under the direction of musical director Deirdre Lee the 60 plus choir has built up a top class reputation for it is live performances over the past number of years. This seven track CD will give the choirs many admires a permanent memento of the talents of the choir. The selection of tracks on the CD combine the best of showtime favourites, popular classics and choral standards. Tony Conway, chairman of the Mayo Male Voice Choir, has extended an invitation to all music lovers to attend tonight’s launch at 8 pm saying: "This is an opportunity for the choir to welcome its many friends to this special occasion, and to mark the launch of the first CD as another milestone in the history of the Mayo Male Voice Choir ."

Festival Folk fundraiser next week in the TF for St Joseph’s Secondary School

Fri, Oct 19, 2012

The cream of Irish folk performers including Sean Keane, Johnny Duhan, Charlie McGettigan and many more will perform at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Wednesday next, October 24 with all the proceeds going to St Joseph’s Secondary School, Castlebar. The night called Festival Folk promises to be an evening of ‘Ceol agus Craic’ for all.

Kerbdog battle back to the stage

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

To day time listeners to 2FM’s Rick O’Shea show his voice is a familiar part of the “organised madness” that goes out on the air each afternoon. But a long time before he ever took to the national airwaves, Cormac Battle was living the life that everyone who picks up a guitar dreams of. Moving to London with his band Kerbdog to record a debut album, then following that up by heading to the USA to record the follow up, before being dropped by the record label, Battle has seen both the good and the bad side of the music industry during the 1990s.

Mischa Barton - Renaissance woman

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

While she is best known as a television and film actress, particularly for her role in the iconic noughties’ TV series The OC, Mischa Barton finds the most challenging and rewarding parts to play are in the theatre.

ACCA/DACCA! The closest you can get without joining AC/DC's road crew

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

ACCA/DACCA do justice to the Aussie legends with patented ACCA/DACCA devotion, precision, and fury. Australia's only internationally acclaimed, totally rockin', tribute show to the late great man of rock - Bon Scott, and the legend that is AC/DC.

Ballet Ireland presents The Nutcracker in Castlebar

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

It is Christmas and Clara receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas present. Asleep under the Christmas tree, at the stroke of midnight, the magic begins. Clara is swept along into a world of mice and soldiers, caught in a snowflake blizzard and swept into the kingdom of the sweets, with the delectable Sugar Plum Fairy. A sparkling Christmas classic.

A bit of everything in Brennan’s Lane this weekend

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Tonight, the heat will be turned up in Brennan’s Lane in Ballina by Hot Fuss, one of Ireland’s best pop and rock bands. Hot Fuss have made their name by bringing the best in eighties, nineties, and current chart hits live to the stage, and tonight’s gig in Brennan’s Lane promises not to disappoint.

Famous Lambert Puppet Theatre returns to Ballina Arts Centre

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Lambert Puppet Theatre returns to Ballina Arts Centre with its wonderful show Cinderella on Sunday, October 14, with shows at 2pm and 4pm. From its earliest beginnings, the Lambert family has been involved with RTE TV, working on the hugely popular series Wanderly Wagon featuring the late Eugene Lambert and Judge.

Steel Magnolias hits Castlebar this month

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

The Royal Theatre will welcome the ever popular and always hilarious comedy Steel Magnolias to the stage in Castlebar this autumn. Hollywood actress Mischa Barton, star of The Sixth Sense and The OC, makes her Irish stage debut as Shelby Eatenton, and Anne Charleston, who played Madge Bishop in Neighbours, plays Ouiser Boudreaux in this production. They will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Thursday, October 18, and Friday, October 19.

Enjoy the best musical numbers from the West End

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Phantom and the Musicals is a tribute to some of music’s legendary performers, as the group will sing the very best musical numbers from the West End and Broadway. In a nutshell, this is a lively, dynamic, colourful and nostalgic trip down memory lane where some of the best songs from a range of well-known musicals are brought to life.

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