Welcome back! Yes, the Town Hall & Black Box Theatres will reopen for live performances from Sat 5 September. And we are delighted! We have put in place a range of measures to ensure a safe, comfortable & enjoyable experience for all including reduced capacity, socially distanced seating arrangements & the wearing of face coverings. The programme will initially feature a limited number of events each week & events will typically be of 60-70 minute duration without interval. Tickets for all events must be purchased in advance. For the safety of customers & staff, the box office will not initially open to the public & the bar will not open. For queries, email thtsales@galwaycity.ie or phone 091 569777 Mon-Fri, 10am-12 noon & 2pm-4pm. If you do not have a credit card, don’t worry – we will accommodate you. Read more
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| MUSIC | Seán Keane | September Seán Keane MUSIC Seán Keane will return to the stage (for the first time in 6 months due to the Covid-19 restrictions) along with Pat Coyne and Fergus Feely when he performs at the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday 19 September 8pm sharp (Doors 7.30pm) Tickets €25* Limited Capacity Show. Maximum 6 Tickets per purchase. TICKETS ON SALE 10AM THURSDAY Join Seán and the lads to hear some of his classic folk ballads as well as some more recent material from his Gratitude album. A great night’s entertainment is assured with the man from Caherlistrane. Over the past few months, the Town Hall team have been working hard to put in place a range of measures to ensure a safe, comfortable & enjoyable experience for all its patrons. The wide range of safety measures now in place include reduced capacity, socially distanced seating arrangements & wearing of face coverings. For more click here https://tht.ie/corona-update Duration 70 mins. No interval. No bar. A great night out guaranteed! | 19th Sep | Buy |
| MUSIC | Seán Keane - Live in Galway | September Seán Keane - Live in Galway MUSIC Online Concert Streamed Live From Town Hall Theatre Galway This Saturday night, you can watch Sean Keane Live in Galway from your living room, anywhere in the world! Due to phenomenal public demand, Sean Keane will live stream his concert at the Town Hall Theatre this Saturday night, 8pm. The show, performed in front of a live - and socially distanced – audience in Galway, will be an hour long and the number of online tickets will be limited to 400, the actual capacity of the venue. Tickets at €10 are now available from www.tht.ie Sean will be joined on stage by Pat Coyne and Fergus Feely to perform some of his classic folk ballads as well as some more recent material from his Gratitude album. A great night’s entertainment guaranteed by the man from Caherlistrane and a great opportunity to support the arts in Galway. Don’t miss! The stream will be available until midnight on Saturday 26th of September | 19th Sep | Buy |
| MUSIC | Mary Coughlan | September Mary Coughlan MUSIC One of Ireland’s greatest soulful jazz and blues singers and Galway favourite Mary Coughlan returns to the Town Hall Theatre for two intimate and reduced capacity shows on Thurs 24 and Fri 25 September. The shows will include songs from Mary’s highly anticipated new album ‘Life Stories’. Over the past few months, the Town Hall team have been working hard to put in place a range of measures to ensure a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for all its patrons. The wide range of safety measures now in place include reduced capacity, socially distanced seating arrangements and wearing of face coverings. ‘The emotional purity in Mary Coughlan’s songs is so fragile that it is possible to become inconsolable when listening to her in a darkened room. ’ Q Magazine Mary Coughlan is arguably the greatest female singer to have emerged from Ireland in recent times. Whether you’re into folk, blues or jazz, you can’t fail to be moved by the emotional depth, expression and power in her voice, forged from an extraordinary life. Mary has carved out a timeless and highly regarded career, with a legion of devoted fans worldwide. To hear Mary sing is truly to be at the core of the human heart. ‘A song is not complete unless it has been sung by Mary Coughlan.’ Melody Maker Since her first album ‘Tired and Emotional’ rocketed her to overnight fame in 1985, she has recorded 15 further solo albums. Coughlan has sold out some of the UK’s most prestigious venues and has toured the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Scandinavia. Throughout 30 years of her quite extraordinary life and recording career, Mary has drawn heavily from her legendary heroes: the grievous, teary outpourings of Billie Holiday (to whom she devoted a double album of her songs), the husky flirtations of Peggy Lee, Van Morrison’s soulful wails and the defiant chanteusery of Edith Piaf. In June 2020, in recognition of Mary’s achievements and immense impact on the culture and arts community in Galway City, the Mayor, Mike Cubbard presented her with a 2020 lifetime achievement award. The new album “Life Stories” was mostly written and recorded by Pete Glenister and Mary Coughlan at No Name Studio. The album will be released on 4th September 2020. ‘Dubbed as Ireland’s Billie Holiday, Mary is a jazz & blues singer whose life story gives weight to the truth that the best singers are the ones with the most painful lives. ’ The Guardian | 24th - 25th Sep | |
| MUSIC | Ultan Conlon | October Ultan Conlon MUSIC Irish singer-songwriter, Ultan Conlon has shared the stage with the likes of John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Shelby Lynne, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, John Grant, Eddi Reader, Patty Griffin and Richard Hawley, among others. Ultan has also performed duets with Glen Hansard and John Martyn, and Martyn recorded Ultan’s song “Really Gone” in 2005. Many of Ultan’s critically acclaimed songs have received extensive airplay in Ireland (RTE Radio 1, Lyric FM, Today Fm, KCLR) and the UK (BBC). ‘There’s A Waltz’ produced by Grammy Award-winner Sean Watkins, is Ultan’s fourth record and was recorded in Los Angeles. "RTE Radio 1's Album of the week” "a record that revels in the beauty of the simple and unspectacular." Sunday Irish Times “one of the year’s standout records” International Americana Music Show Duration 70 mins. No Interval. No Bar. Limited Capacity Show. Max 6 Tickets per purchase | 3rd Oct | Buy |
| FESTIVAL | Baboró 2020 | October Baboró 2020 FESTIVAL Feel The Wonder of the 24th Annual Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. Taking place from 5 - 18 October, 2020, In Person and Online. In Galway and in our Imaginations. 20+ events over 14 days including live performances, online experiences, dance, theatre, music, visual and so much more! Visit baboro.ie for more information. td.buy { width: auto; } Monday 5th October Wilde Stories Mick Lally Theatre 3.30pm SOLD OUT Wilde Stories Mick Lally Theatre 6.30pm SOLD OUT Tuesday 6th October Wednesday 7th October Thursday 8th October Meet Luke Mick Lally Theatre 5pm Buy Meet Luke Mick Lally Theatre 8pm Buy Friday 9th October The Barceló Bros Black Box 3.30pm SOLD OUT The Barceló Bros Black Box 7.30pm SOLD OUT Saturday 10th October The Electric Kazoo Black Box 1pm SOLD OUT The Electric Kazoo Black Box 5pm SOLD OUT Sunday 1th October The Electric Kazoo Black Box 1pm SOLD OUT The Electric Kazoo Black Box 5pm SOLD OUT Monday 12th October Tuesday 13th October The Dig Mick Lally Theatre 3.30pm SOLD OUT The Dig Mick Lally Theatre 6.30pm SOLD OUT Wednesday 14th October The Dig Mick Lally Theatre 3.30pm SOLD OUT The Dig Mick Lally Theatre 6.30pm SOLD OUT Thursday 15th October Friday 16th October Birdboy Black Box 7pm SOLD OUT Saturday 17th October Birdboy Black Box 12pm SOLD OUT Goodnight Egg Mick Lally Theatre 1pm SOLD OUT Goodnight Egg Mick Lally Theatre 4pm SOLD OUT Birdboy Black Box 5pm SOLD OUT Sunday 18th October Birdboy Black Box 12pm SOLD OUT Meet the Strings Claregalway College 4pm SOLD OUT Birdboy Black Box 5pm SOLD OUT Visit baboro.ie for more information. | 5th - 18th Oct | |
| MUSIC | Celebrating Emily Anderson | October Celebrating Emily Anderson Music for Galway & NUI Galway present MUSIC Symposium & Concert A day of celebration of one of Galway’s finest daughters, Emily Anderson. Music for Galway has honoured her each year and this year is no different. Given her close connections to Beethoven, it is even more important that we remember her in 2020. Find out more about this extraordinary woman who is only starting to get the recognition she deserves. Immerse yourself in late Beethoven as John O’Conor tackles his final three piano sonatas. BEETHOVENPiano Sonata no. 30 in E major Op. 109Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major Op. 110Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor Op. 111 | 15th Oct | Buy |
| COMEDY | Fannying Around with Joanne McNally | October Fannying Around with Joanne McNally COMEDY In an attempt to remember how to do her job, Joanne would love you to join her for an evening of fannying around. She wants to exercise her comedic muscles with you so that she is ready to get back to embarrassing her family for a living. She’ll be doing a mix of old and new so is recommending you drink heavily on the night so that nobody can tell the difference. Socially Distanced & Limited Capacity Show. Maximum 6 Tickets per purchase. Duration 70 mins. No interval. No bar. A great night out guaranteed! | 23rd - 24th Oct | Buy |
| COMEDY | Neil Delamere Pick N Mix | October Neil Delamere Pick N Mix COMEDY Neil is one of the top acts working in the Irish comedy scene today - well known to audiences for his regular television appearances on RTE and the BBC as well as his hilarious sell-out stand up tours. With stellar reviews as well as a number of platinum-selling DVDs under his belt, this show in the intimate surroundings of the Town Hall Theatre is sure to showcase him at his best. Socially Distanced & Limited Capacity Show. Maximum 6 Tickets per purchase. Duration 70 mins. No interval. No bar. A great night out guaranteed! | 30th Oct | Buy |
| MUSIC | Abendmusik VI : Resounding Landscape | November Abendmusik VI : Resounding Landscape Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present MUSIC in association with Irish Baroque Orchestra Due to the ever changing circumstances, ticket sales for this event are on hold until further notice. To get updates, join the MfG mailing list on https://tinyurl.com/v283pj6 Serendipitously, our final Abendmusik of the season falls on the feast day of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. Purcell’s ode in honour of the Roman martyr sets a text by Irishman Nicholas Brady in which a wide array of musical instruments are extolled both as human characters and voices of nature itself. Heaven and earth are brought together, and the “jarring seeds of matter” into agreement, in Purcell’s grand choruses and intimate arias and duets. These themes are the inspiration for the programme’s “curtain-raiser”: Rhona Clarke’s new setting of Hildegard’s extraordinary O vis eternitatis, a celebration of the divinity of the created order. Resurgam | Irish Baroque Orchestra | Peter Whelan director RHONA CLARKE O vis eternitatis – world premiereHENRY PURCELL Hail! Bright Cecilia | 22nd Nov | Buy |
| THEATRE | Blindboy Live PODCAST Show | November Blindboy Live PODCAST Show In association with AMA Music Agency THEATRE Blindboy's increased notability away from his band Rubberbandits, has allowed for him to explore wider avenues and create perhaps outrageously mind-altering brainchildren which can only be described as courageous, yet bonkers. With a number one selling book under his belt and a podcast that has reached interest not only in Ireland but internationally, the satirist could possibly single-handedly change people's mindset on mental health and the deafening stigma it surrounds. Outspoken, informed and empathetic, Blindboy engages his audience with an unusual touch of realism. There is a very authentic feeling of "freedom" he exhumes which allows his listeners and participants to openly speak their mind without judgement and no topic off limits - certainly an air of belonging encircling the space you find yourself in when listening or in the company of Blindboy. His latest innovative creation, The Blindboy Podcast does not only indoctrinates mental health issues but reaches further into a wide spectrum of current topics, may it be gun laws, feminism, racism or a bit of history. Blindboy has it covered. ‘’His uncanny ability to articulate what nearly everyone is thinking is unparalleled and something that is sorely needed in Irish society’’ The Daily Edge Blindboy has over 1 x million listeners to his podcast No 1 bestseller Book in Ireland Frontman with Rubberbandits as seen on Trainspotting Movie ( T2) BBC - Hosted his own TV show (see BBC i-player) Listen to Spike LEE + Blindboy Podcast Radio Times international list the biggest podcasts in the world, Blindboy Joins the top list | 29th Nov | Buy |
| COMEDY | December Des Bishop - Mia Mamma COMEDY I am often asked “where do you get your material from?” The truth is really that I try to see the funny in everything. My mother died in March 2019 and of course it was sad and grief can be tough sometimes but I saw a lot of funny in that too. Since death comes to us all and grief is something most of us will experience I thought there must be plenty of people who would like that funny to be shared. Also I did a show about my Dad being sick back in 2010 and I couldn’t face my mother in the afterlife because I know her first question would be “your Father got a show, how come I didn’t get one?” I think it’s tougher to lose your mum. My Dad was best supporting actor. My mother was the actress in a leading role. You are never ready when the star of the show dies. So this is a show about My mother. It’s a show about motherhood and sacrifice, anxiety and grief, the mistakes you make as a mother and a son and the hard road to forgiveness and finally it’s about loss, grief and the chaos that surrounds it. Where do I get my material from? Life and death! | 9th - 10th Dec | ||
| THEATRE | Peppa Pig - Best Day Ever | January Peppa Pig - Best Day Ever THEATRE Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s going to be her best day ever! Get ready for a road-trip full of adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more! Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans! Limited run – early booking is advised! www.peppapiglive.com | 11th - 12th Jan | Buy |
| MUSIC | Aslan | January Aslan MUSIC Aslan's 2020 tour will see the Dublin band performing songs from their full back catalogue of albums with a host of hit singles alongside fan favourites. The band have also hinted that the very special tour will feature songs that have not been performed live in a very long time. | 23rd Jan | Buy |
| MUSIC | The Way of Sorrow | April The Way of Sorrow Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present MUSIC Pärt’s setting of the St. John Passion is perhaps one of the best-known choral works of the late twentieth-century. The gospel narrative speaks with direct intimacy, through a small piquantly-voiced instrumental and vocal ensemble and rigorous patterning of simple ideas. Despite the economical means, the work has a breathtaking nobility equal to its subject matter, and offers us a chance to follow the via dolorosa in a new and powerfully immediate way. The lineup of performers includes Galway’s most wellknown players alongside some of the brightest young Irish singers emerging on the European scene. Brian McAlea bass (Christus) | Ciarán Kelly Pilatus Aisling Kenny soprano (evangelist) | Laura Lamph alto (evangelist) | Chris Lombard tenor (evangelist) Malachy Frame bass (evangelist) | Bogdan Sofei violin | Adrian Mantu cello | Matthew Manning oboe | Mariana Paras bassoon | Ronan De Burca organ | Collegium | Mark Duley director | 2nd Apr | Buy |
| COMEDY | Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible | April Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible PM Live LimitedProudly Presents COMEDY One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Milton reveals the truth about being an international spy, before being given a disappointing new identity which forced him to appear on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo. But this is also a love story with the twist, or even a really bad sprain. Just gloriously daft nonsense or is there a deeper meaning?Every man has his price. Sainsburys, where good food costs less. “He’s fast, absurd and very Funny” - Radio Times ‘No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride’ The Guardian | 28th Apr | Buy |
| MUSIC | Rebecca O’Connor as Tina | May Rebecca O’Connor as Tina MUSIC Simply the Best! Back by overwhelming demand in the words of Tina Turner... “Rebecca is so good, it’s scary…’’ Be prepared to stand in your seats as Rebecca O’Connor delivers her flawless rendition of Tina Turner’s greatest hits including Nutbush City Limits, Proud Mary, River Deep, Private Dancer, When the Heartache Is Over, Better Be Good To Me, and of course her anthem, Simply the Best. A night you’ll never forget! Rebecca is the only artist touring in the world that is personally endorsed by the legend. And this show is perfectly summed up by living legend Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac stating that “Rebecca is an amazing singer and performer, I was mesmerized… a night you’ll never forget”. | 28th May | Buy |
| THEATRE | Jason Manford: Like Me | September Jason Manford: Like Me Phil McIntyre Live ltd, by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management Proudly presents THEATRE Coming September 2021 He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. ‘Like Me’ is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and is sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’ (Mail on Sunday). Jason said: “After the fun we had on my last tour ‘Muddle Class’, I’m excited to get back on the road with my new stand up show, ‘Like Me’. In these trying times it’s always important to be able to get away for a couple of hours and exercise the old chuckle muscle! So I’m coming to a venue near you in 2021 so we can have a good laugh together. See you then.” ‘First & Last’ (BBC One), ‘The Masked Singer’ (ITV1), ‘What Would Your Kid Do?’ (ITV1), ‘Olivier Awards’ (ITV1), ‘Scarborough’ (BBC One), ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ (Channel 4), ‘The Nightly Show’ (ITV1), ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ (ITV1), ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC One), ‘Have I Got News For You’, (BBC One), QI (BBC Two) and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (ITV1) have all helped establish Jason as a nationally known comic. The Sunday Times “Engaging and Witty” The Times "Manford, in short, is a total pro." “Effortlessly entertaining” ★★★★ Evening Standard “He's blessed with the sort of laid-back charm and sharp turn of phrase you can't manufacture”★★★★ Daily Telegraph “Manford successfully straddles the line between contemporary stand-upand old-school mainstream entertainment.”The Guardian Manchester Evening News "…you'll doubtless love this show" | 15th Sep | Buy |