REVIEW: Endgame by Druid
Theatre Reviews Thu, Jul 18, 2024
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Druid’s decision to revive Beckett’s classic play Endgame came as something of a surprise to some within the Irish theatre community. Its contributions to the Galway International Arts Festival always prove to be a highlight, but often tend to be new plays, many of which go on tour to great acclaim, as was the case with Sonya Kelly’s Furniture and The Last Return.
An Fear and loathing in lost grayness
Thu, Jul 04, 2024
A co-production from Fibín sa Taibhdhearc in association the Galician National Theatre, An Fear Liath will be staged outdoors nightly at 10pm on July 25, 26, and 27.
Read more ...Mr President addresses disability at Town Hall
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
The world premiere of a groundbreaking opera, Mr President, will take place in the Town Hall Theatre on Friday, June 21 at 7pm.
Read more ...Blue Teapot hosts meeting on future of arts and disability
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Artists and creative companies working at the intersection of arts and disability across Galway gathered for an important meeting at the Blue Teapot Theatre last week.
Read more ...MASTERCLASS
Theatre Reviews Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Presented by Brokentalkers and Adrienne Truscott
Town Hall Theatre, Galway, June 11, 2024.
Killing babies makes for Unspeakable Conversations at arts festival
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
The controversial US film maker Michael Moore once said the purpose of art is to make you feel uncomfortable, “or at least to go to that place that's already of discomfort inside you, and tap into that.”
Read more ...Play to mark Humanity Dick’s bicentenary
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
This June marks the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the world’s first animal cruelty society by Galway’s own Richard ‘Humanity Dick’ Martin MP.
Read more ...‘Masterclass’ parodies privilege and power
Thu, May 23, 2024
An award-winning play that tackles the influence great writers have on who and how their scripts are staged will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, June 11.
Read more ...Why are the Irish so good at storytelling?
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
To be human is to be a natural-born storyteller, and there are theories about why that is. But one thing that is not up for debate is that storytelling is precious in Irish culture.
Read more ...Glenamaddy celebrates 60 years of theatrics
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
The home side scooped a number of awards at the 60th Glenamaddy Theatre Festival held in Glenamaddy Town Hall last week, narrowly missing out on the top gong to Donegal’s Ballyshannon Dramatic Society.
Read more ...Nuns, paranoia and illegal booze — KATS revive Drinking Habits
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
By popular demand, KATS, the award-winning local theatre company, is reviving its brilliant production of Tom Smith’s laugh-out-loud comedy, Drinking Habits.
Read more ...More gongs for DADS before Town Hall premiere
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
The Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society is cleaning up at competitive theatre festivals around Ireland with performances of Brian Friel’s ‘Faith Healer’ to be showcased in Galway’s Townhall Theatre next week.
Read more ...Taibhdhearc reveals its tales of Galway
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Six applicants have been selected in response to Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc’s open call for creatives to perform stories of Galway past and present.
Read more ...There's so much to see at the Town Hall Theatre
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
The Town Hall Theatre has just announced a packed programme of events for April - June 2024 that will entertain and enthral. Dive into a sea of theatre, music, comedy and dance - there’s something for everyone!
Read more ...Free talk on radical Seventies theatre in Galway
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Controversial Scottish agitprop theatre troupe 7:84 visited Galway in 1974 and left a lasting impression on the city and its nascent arts scene.
Read more ...Town Hall Theatre - Brightening Up Your 2024!
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
The wait is over! Town Hall Theatre has just announced a packed programme of events for January - March 2024 that will entertain and enthral. Dive into a sea of theatre, music, comedy and dance - there’s something for everyone!
Read more ...Tá Fíbín ag lorg daoine cruthaitheachta Gaillimhe
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Tá Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc i gcomhpháirt le Comhlacht Cultúir na Gaillimhe ag lorg iarratas ó ealaíontóirí chun “Scéal na Gaillimhe” a insint mar cheiliúradh ar 20 bliain ar an bhfód.
Tugtar cuireadh d’ealaíontóirí, do thaibheoirí, do dhéantóirí, do dhearthóirí, agus do dhaoine cruthaitheacha ó Chathair agus Chontae na Gaillimhe, atá ag obair trí mhéan na Gaeilge, páirt a ghlacadh i dtogra spreagúil a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar saibhreas cultúrtha na Gaillimhe.
Read more ...Because the night belongs to us…Nostalgia of the 90s lives on
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
After captivating audiences with its debut performance at The Blue Note in Galway's Westend on Culture Night 2023, Jezahel will make its way to Galway's Town Hall Theatre in December, promising a night of humour, nostalgia, and an intoxicating blend of class As craic.
Read more ...Shadow of a Gunman returns to Galway
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Sean O’Casey’s classic The Shadow of a Gunman will play Galway’s Town Hall Theatre as part of an 11-venue national tour next spring.
Read more ...For One Night Only - United States vs Ulysses
Mon, Nov 13, 2023
1930s New York was a town of shebeens, jazz, sex and... Ulysses. It was the era of Prohibition and James Joyce's novel - like liquor - was much in demand, but could only be bought under the counter. Until, that was, a feisty young publisher sailed to Paris to buy the rights from Joyce, hired the best free speech lawyer in the land, and took a case to liberate Ulysses from American censorship.
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