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Thursday 23 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)

Block Party - Dance Theatre of Ireland

Street

Dance/Street
Ireland

Dance Theatre of Ireland
Bloc Party!
Choreography: Robert Connor & Loretta Yurick
Original Music: Robbie Harris

Dancers: Adam Murphy, Kat Doherty, Mirjam ... (click to read more)

Bon Iver

Music

U.S.A.

With support from Alela Diane

Having exploded on to the world’s stage in the past 18 months Bon Iver have garnered a legion of fans and superb critical acclaim for their live performances and debut ... (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)

Furioso

Circa

Theatre & Dance

Physical Theatre/Dance

Created by Yaron Liftschitz and the Circa Ensemble

Circa, Australia’s premier contemporary physical theatre company return to Galway Arts Festival following their sell out ... (click to read more)

John Faulkner and Eoin O'Riabhaigh

Music

John Faulkner is one of Ireland's foremost songwriters. A multi-instrumentalist, John will be joined by one of the country's finest pipers Eoin O'Riabhaigh for a one-off concert.

Krapp's Last Tape

Theatre & Dance

Ireland

Moving Still
Krapps’ Last Tape
by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Art O’Briain

Performed by Fergus Cronin

Connemara based company Moving Still presents what is often described as ... (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)

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)

The Gigli Concert

Druid Theatre

Theatre & Dance

Ireland

Druid
THE GIGLI CONCERT
By Tom Murphy
Director Garry Hynes

Cast
Denis Conway, Peter Sullivan & Eileen Walsh

Writer Tom Murphy and Director Garry Hynes once again join ... (click to read more)

The Legend of Lowry Lynch

Your Man's Puppets

Children's Theatre

By Clare Murphy

Directed by Martial Anton and Tommy Baker

Music by Katharina Baker

Performed by Tommy Baker

Based on the children's fable

The King with Donkey's Ears

On the day ... (click to read more)

The Merchant of Venice

Propeller

Theatre & Dance

England

The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Edward Hall

William Shakespeare would delight in the compelling, audaciously cheeky theatre of Edward Hall and ... (click to read more)

13th-26th JULY 2009