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Saturday 18 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)

Colm O'Gorman

Talks/Literature

Ireland

Beyond Belief tells Colm O’Gorman’s true story of his stance against the clerical abuse he suffered as a child. In 2002 he took part in BBC’s documentary Suing the Pope, which told the story of ... (click to read more)

ConTempo & Alexander Balanescu

Music

Romania/Ireland

ConTempo and Alexander Balanescu return to their Romania roots in this concert which will feature, among others, work from Balanescu's CD Maria T which was inspired by one of his earliest influences, the Romanian ... (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)

Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club

Music

Ireland

Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club are on one the most eclectic bunch of musical chameleons ever to share a stage, all guided by the beatific gaze of chief Mudbug, Mr. Jerry Fish himself. Their new album The Beautiful Untrue was ... (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)

Mark Thomas

Comedy

England

Mark Thomas - The Manifesto

Mark Thomas' new show attempts to probe our collective creativity. The economy's bust, the environment broken and governments have run out of ideas, the only people who can save the day.... is ... (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)

Padraig Rynne

Padraig Rynne is a virtouso concertina player whose music is informed by a wide interest of all music genres.

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)

Sean Tyrell

Music

Ireland

Sean Tyrell - Message of Peace

Sean Tyrell's CD Cry of the Dreamer tells the amazing story of a lesser-known Irish hero John Boyle O'Reilly through song. In Message of Peace Tyrell effortlessly traces O'Reilly's ... (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