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Friday 17 July, 2009

Blackbird

Theatre & Dance

Ireland

Decadent & Galway Arts Centre
Blackbird
By David Harrower
Directed by Andrew Flynn

Cast: Stuart Graham and Judith Roddy

Blackbird unflinchingly portrays the brutal and shattering ... (click to read more)

CRAN

Music

CRAN's unique sound and style, while deeply rooted in tradition, has flair thanks to imaginative tune arrrangements and innovative, often harmonised song settings. CRAN is Ronan Browne (Uileann Pipes and Vocals) , Desi Wilkinson (Flute & ... (click to read more)

Cripil Inis Meáin

Theatre & Dance

Theatre
Ireland
An Taibhdhearc

1934 an bhliain… Ní mórán go nuaíocht an domhain mhóir atá ag sroicheadh oileán Inis Meáin nuair a thagann an scéala go bhfuil ... (click to read more)

DNA

Galway Youth Theatre

Theatre & Dance

Youth Theatre
Ireland
Galway Youth Theatre

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
By Dennis Kelly
Directed by Niall Cleary

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. When a high school "it" gang takes a joke ... (click to read more)

Flea Circus

Pignut Productions

Children's Theatre

It's amazing! It's spectacular! It's astounding! It's tiny! Feats of astonishing bravery - acrobatics, trapeze, high wire and more - all performed by highly trained, teeny tiny fleas. Pignut will be joined in this production by ... (click to read more)

Higgeldy Piggeldy

Children's Theatre

Ireland

Directed by Melissa Baker

Three, not so little, pigs bravely set off to make their fortune! Their exploits in the big city leads to adventure on the high seas. Journey with our intrepid trio through ... (click to read more)

Laughter Loft

Comedy

Described by the Irish Times as the "Oscar De La Hoya of Irish Comedy" gritty street-fighting charmer Gerry Mallon returns to host some of the biggest names in Irish comedy in the intimate setting of the Ruby Room. With a different line-up each ... (click to read more)

Michael Clark Company

Theatre & Dance

U.K.

Choreography Michael Clark
Lighting Design Charles Atlas

"One of Britain's most important living creators of dance" Daily Telegraph

Since forming 25 years ago, Michael ... (click to read more)

Music from the Penguin Cafe

Music

England

The Penguin Café Orchestra was the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Simon Jeffes and one of the most popular ensembles of their generation. Best known for as Telephone and Rubber Band, written around the ... (click to read more)

New York Dolls

Music

U.S.A.

Reformed in 2004 to play the Meltdown Festival curated by Morrissey, the New York Dolls were as notable for their extravagant behaviour as for their racous performances. As the precursors to punk, and an afterthough to the seedy ... (click to read more)

Niall Stanage

Talks/Literature

Ireland

Niall Stanage is the author of Redemption Song: An Irish Reporter Inside the Obama Campaign. Belfast-born and New York-based, he was one of the only foreign-born reporters to travel on board Barack Obama’s ... (click to read more)

Palace of the End

Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester

Theatre & Dance

England

By Judith Thompson
Directed by Greg Hersov

‘Have you ever told yourself an unforgivable lie?’

A female American soldier facing a court-martial for torture and prisoner abuse, a ... (click to read more)

Reptilian

Theatre & Dance

Ireland

Dragonfly

Reptilian
By Shona McCarthy

Dorothy believes her 63rd birthday will mirror every other day: cleaning the house and reciting poetry to her beloved turtles while her husband Richard works ... (click to read more)

Scarborough

Galway Youth Theatre

Theatre & Dance

An electrifying portrayal of a dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and their teacher. Step into a faded hotel room where a couple is having an illicit weekend away. Amidst the peeling wallpaper, they laugh, quarrel and make ... (click to read more)

Tommy Tiernan

Comedy

Ireland

Not content with breaking box office records all over the world, Tommy recently broke the Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy show by an individual comedian (36 hours 15 minutes). His work is a constant ... (click to read more)

13th-26th JULY 2009