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FESTIVAL	Cúirt 2021	April Cúirt 2021 FESTIVAL Cúirt 2021 A Welcome from Director, Sasha de Buyl Fáilte roimhaibh chuig Cúirt 2021!Níl ach bhliain amháin thart ónár bhféile dheireanach,ach tá gach rud athraithe go mór. It’s hard to overstate how much has changed in the past twelve months, but what has been heartening for many, through isolation and immeasurable loss, is how much literature has endured as a source of comfort, joy, solace and celebration. Building on what we achieved in 2020, this year brings a hybrid programme of events, broadcast live from Galway and recorded at the beautiful grounds of Ashford Castle – as well as some world class writers from distant shores. Over five action-packed days, we hope you’ll fill your homes with brilliant stories and fascinating perspectives, and continue the conversations we started in our online festival community. Our programme this year reflects the diversity of our changing world and the wealth of international and Irish writing talent that we’ve been lucky enough to read this past year. Many... Please visit the Cúirt website for full details	21^st - 25^th Apr	Buy
THEATRE	Boland: Journey of a Poet	April Boland: Journey of a Poet Druid Presents THEATRE Early Bird tickets available until Sunday 11 April Buy Tickets 'If there was a narrative to my life in those years, then let this be the sound of it.' With words by Eavan Boland, edited by Colm Tóibín and directed by Garry Hynes, Boland: Journey of a Poet is a new theatrical production exploring the mind and imagination of one of Ireland's great poets. Performed by Siobhán Cullen and live streamed from The Mick Lally Theatre in Galway, this world premiere production examines Boland's relationships with family, poetry, memory, womanhood and national identity. Also, inspired by Eavan Boland's mother, the expressionist painter Frances Kelly, Boland: Journey of a Poet will feature the Irish artist Debbie Chapman live on stage who will create a piece of art in response to the production. Boland: Journey of a Poet is the latest in the Druid at Home series of online theatre. Previously, Druid presented the world premiere of Sonya Kelly’s Once Upon a Bridge and an encore screening of their 2020 production of The Cherry Orchard. Credits : Words by Eavan Boland / Edited by Colm Tóibín / Directed by Garry Hynes / Performed by Siobhán CullenDirector of Photography Colm Hogan / Set Designer Francis O’Connor / Costume Designer Clíodhna Hallissey / Sound Designer Sinéad Diskin / Composer Conor Linehan / Portrait Artist Debbie Chapman Boland: Journey of a Poet is presented in partnership with the NASC network of touring venues: An Grianán, Letterkenny; Backstage Theatre, Longford; Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise; Glór, Ennis; Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire; Siamsa Tíre, Tralee; and Town Hall Theatre, Galway. Join the conversation: #BolandJourneyOfAPoet #DruidAtHome Duration: 60 mins approx How to Book and Watch Live Stream: Thu 22 - Sat 24 Apr Thu 22 Apr 7.30pm / Fri 23 Apr 7.30pm / Sat 24 Apr 2.30pm / Sat 24 Apr 7.30pm There will be four live stream performances of Boland: Journey of a Poet from The Mick Lally Theatre in Galway between Thursday 22 and Saturday 24 April. Buy Tickets On Demand: Tue 27 Apr - Sun 2 May A performance recording will then be available to view on demand between Tuesday 27 April and Sunday 2 May. Purchasing an on demand ticket allows you to view the performance on one device in your own time from Tuesday 27 February 2021 at 10am GMT until Sunday 2 May at 11pm GMT. Captioned PerformanceThe on demand performance of Boland: Journey of a Poet is available with captions.To view with captions, please book an on demand ticket. Once you activate your on demand video link, an option to view with captions will be available on the video page. You can view the performance on your computer, tablet or phone. You can also cast it to your smart TV. Please note that the box office will close 30 minutes before each live performance	22^nd Apr - 02^nd May	Buy
THEATRE	The Visiting Hour	April The Visiting Hour Streamed from The GateWorld Premiere THEATRE by Frank McGuinness “When you blow your big chance, people forget you” A daughter visits her ill and elderly father, but conversations about the past can be dangerous, and family memories can look very different, depending on who is telling the story. This beautiful new play about a father and daughter at visiting hour in a nursing home in Ireland will be streamed from The Gate on Thurs 22, Fri 23 and Sat 24 April at 7.30pm. Starring Stephen Rea and Judith Roddy A Digital Tour, presented in partnership with NASC Theatre Network - An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, Backstage Theatre, Longford, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise, glór, Ennis, Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Town Hall Theatre, Galway. Captioned Performance Option Available Fri 23 April Duration 60 mins Tickets can be booked right up until show time. €20 early bird available until April 2 Tickets Standard €25; €15 Concessions, €40 Household Ticket; €50 Ticket & Support future productions. Tickets: Thursday Friday Friday (Captioned) Saturday Customer Information: On the night of the performance, the stream will go live 15 minutes before show time at 19:15. This allows you time to check that everything is working for you. The streamed performance will begin at 19:30 and will run for a total of 60 minutes. The stream will remain open for a short period after the performance, at which point it will close. The stream is viewable within a web browser, and also on a variety of devices: Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV. TicketCo have created a write-up of the streaming process for each device: https://start.ticketco.events/how-it-works-ticketco-media-services/#FAQ. The ‘’Buy Now’’ ticket link will bring you to the Gate’s TicketCo booking platform. The TicketCo booking process is broken down into the following stages: Ticket selection, Order Summary, Contact Information, Payment. Customers are required to provide a name and email address, with the option to provide a contact number. TicketCo accepts payments made by Visa or Mastercard. Customers are not able to purchase tickets using gift vouchers or theatre credit. The final stage is a Booking Confirmation/Digital Ticket page containing event information and a link to the stream marked by a Play symbol. By clicking the link marked by the play symbol, customers can access the stream straight away. In advance of the stream going live, a countdown clock will mark the remaining time. Customers will also receive this link by email immediately after completing their order. The email is from no-reply@ticketco.events and contains within the subject line the words "ref number". If you are unable to locate your confirmation email, you can retrieve your tickets by going to the Gate Theatre TicketCo Page and clicking "Find your purchased tickets" and following the instructions (when you have retrieved your ticket, you will need to download it as a PDF to access the reference code. The final step is to go to https://ticketco.events/stream and input the reference code, which will bring you to the stream of The Visiting Hour for which you have purchased tickets). If you are experiencing any issues booking tickets, on the TicketCo platform is a "Contact the organisers" button which will send a message to the Gate Theatre Box Office email address. The Gate will have a member of staff monitoring the email on the night for any last-minute enquiries.	22^nd - 24^th Apr	Buy
THEATRE	Drone Bone Jetty	April Drone Bone Jetty THEATRE Written & performed by Little John NeeDirector: Laura Sheeran I am not a hologram, I’m a beating heart. Puck Tyrrell is waiting for a boat. He hasn’t gone to work today. He has probably lost his job anyway. Puck’s had a run of good luck lately; first the allotment, then the free ticket to Heebie Jeebies and the new job; the newest recruit at the Academy of Holodramatic Arts, where algorithms do all the heavy thinking; those algorithms just can’t get enough in the Unity quest to create “art without artists''; studying the freaks, creating the data. An exciting new filmic/stage collaboration between Laura Sheeran and Little John Nee; “Drone Bone Jetty”, like their last collaboration “Radio Rosario” is set in a not too distant dystopian future in the west of Ireland. Written and performed by: Little John NeeDirector: Laura SheeranCreative Producer: Dani GillProduction Manager: Mike O’HalloranCostume Design: Ilaria PellizzaroProduction Partners: Siamsa Tire (Tralee), Town Hall Theatre (Galway), An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny), Donegal County Arts Service, Galway County Arts Office, Aras Eanna Inis Oirr.	30^th Apr	Buy
FESTIVAL	Galway Theatre Festival 2021	April Galway Theatre Festival 2021 FESTIVAL GirlPlay Sweet Rock Cáll Dragon Shakes Borders The Common Good Eszter Fishamble Dramaturgy Workshop Galway Theatre Festival is delighted to present Festival 2021, coming straight to you wherever you are! We have a really exciting programme of theatre, works-in-progress, workshops and talks streaming live into living rooms, home offices and bedrooms around the country. Where and how we create, present and experience theatre and performance has changed dramatically in the past 12 months. This year’s programme explores this new relationship with creativity and space. For full details please see the Galway Theatre Festival Website Sarah RichardsonGirlPlay Buy Tickets May 1st & 3rd / 6pm / 55mins / Online / Audio Play / 16+ / €10 Meet Lucy. She’s average, awkward and when it comes to sex, what she lacks in experience she makes up for in curiosity. But that’s all set to change. On a night of firsts she opens the door to a world of relationships and sex that she had only ever dreamt about. But is the reality all she had hoped it would be? And can love really sustain the test of time? An exploration of love and sex spun out in slam. Credits: Written by Sarah Richardson / Directed by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth / Starring Martha Dunlea, Rachel O'Connell and Sarah Richardson / Sound Design & Engineering by Sam Hardiman / Visual Design by Áine O'Hara / Produced by Marisa Conroy / The Rampant Collective The Spontaneous Theatre PeopleSweet Rock Cáll Due to circumstances beyond our control, Galway Theatre Festival have had to cancel all performances of Sweet Rock Cáll. Full refunds will apply. Please contact Box Office thtsales@galwaycity.ie to arrange. Apologies for any inconvenience caused Fizz and Chips ProductionsDRAGON Buy Tickets May 6th - 8th* (*8th May post show Q&A) / 8pm / 60mins / Online / 12+ / €10If you are watching with a group, please consider purchasing a group ticket for €15 "Can monsters ever change? And how?" Dragon is a new musical, telling the tale of a young man (but not that young). He is a serial-first-dater, Tinder Wizard, and a fantasy aficionado. As the cafés and girls change, the story he tells remains the same: the mythical tale of an all-powerful dragon. This world becomes illuminated before our very eyes as the focus shifts to the dragon, terrorizing a village of defenseless civilians. But perhaps this story tells us more about the present than any fantasy world... Exploring the mythology of masculinity, Fizz & Chips will take you on this journey through music, movement, laughter and tears. Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Fringe Lab, Kildare County Council, Smock Allies Scene and Heard and UNESCO Eileen GibbonsThe Common Good Buy Tickets May 2nd & 3rd / 1pm / 55 - 70 mins / Online / €5 An invitation to get involved As a result of pitching this idea at ITI’s Prime Platform (supported by Age & Opportunity) in November 2019 Eileen was invited to become an associate artist with axis: Ballymun in January 2020, as well as receiving funding from Galway County Council. With this support the first draft of ‘The Common Good’ was written during 2020. At its most simple the play is about housework and what has traditionally been seen as ‘women’s work’. As an audience member you will be invited to participate, to read, to perform, to comment or simply to observe. This is an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the process of building and making a new piece of work for the theatre. Supported by The Galway County Council Eileen Gibbons is a Galway-based theatre practitioner. Eileen was co-founder of the comedy duo Electric Bridget. Her plays include Waiting for Elvis (Galway Arts Festival, axis: Ballymun) and The Grippe Girls (Galway Arts Festival). Most recently, Eileen has worked as a dramaturg on Charlene Kelly’s new play ‘Into the Dark Woods’ produced by Blue Teapot Theatre Company. Eileen is an associate artist with axis: Ballymun. Kevin MurphyShakes Buy Tickets May 7th / 6pm / 60mins (Q & A after performance) / Online / 16+ / €5 Kieran is a struggling alcoholic who is constantly tormented by his inner demons. These demons have manifested as Kieran's dead drinking buddy, Skipps. When Kieran's family life and friendships begin falling apart, Kieran must overcome his demon and tackle his addiction one day at a time. How long can one day be, every single day? Crew: Director/Writer: Kevin Murphy / Stage Manager: Kate O'Mahony / Lighting Designer: Conor McLaughlin / Sound Designer: Barra McMahon / Costume Designer: Julie Quinn / Set Designer: Oisín Parslow Cast: Kieran: Eoin Mullins / Skipps: Mark Fitzgerald / Shannon: Saorla Fenton / Mark: Sean Murphy / Counsellor: Gavin Friel Beluga TheatreBorders Buy Tickets May 8th (Q&A after performance) / 12pm / 25 mins / Online / 8+ / €5 A line in the sand, a fence in a field,A crack in the earth, a face on a screen. We are curious about the borders in our lives, visible and invisible. Join the exploration! This work-in-progress production is suitable for audiences aged 8+ Borders is an international collaboration developed by Oisín Robbins (Beluga Theatre), Hyemin Han and Bright Ong with support from Galway Theatre Festival, Offaly County Council, Singapore National Arts Council and Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. Eszter NemethiAsking the Audience Buy Tickets May 4th, 6th & 8th / 4pm / 90 mins / Online / €7 'What does it mean to be an audience now? What will it mean when we can gather again? What did it mean when we still could? How and when do we 'listen' to the audience?' Over the course of three days theatre maker and researcher Eszter Nemethi, artist on Galway Theatre Festival’s InterAction programme, will invite audiences, makers and the general public to question what it is to be an audience, how we want to be addressed and hosted in our own homes and how we imagine the return to venues when we can gather together again. Each day, the conversation will be structured differently, testing and examining different ways of engaging with digital audiences. Each event is a stand-alone conversation, while building on the discussion from the day before. Audiences are invited to attend individual or multiple sessions Gavin Kostick, Fishamble: The New Play CompanyDramaturgy Masterclass Buy Tickets May 4, 6th & 8th / 3pm / 90 mins / Online / €12 Join Gavin Kostick, Literary Manager with Fishamble: The New Play Company, in this three-part introduction to dramaturgy. Three contemporary new works will form the basis of case studies, to explore the role and practice of dramaturgy in new work for theatre. Each masterclass is a stand-alone workshop, using an individual play as a case study. Note: Booking closes on Monday 26th April. Scripts will be emailed to participants in advance Galway Theatre Festival Recommends Drone Bone Jetty The Competition Mustard	30^th Apr - 08^th May	Buy
THEATRE	The Competition… an interactive feis	May The Competition… an interactive feis Town Hall Theatre & Galway Theatre Festival present THEATRE Fontanella Dance Company An interactive and live digital dance performance where you decide the winner. ‘The Competition’ is an innovative exploration of competitive Irish dance feiseanna and explores the exhilarating highs of winning and the crushing blows of losing – but the ultimate decision of who walks away in first place lies in your hands. During this light-hearted look inside the world of competition, 4 dancers and 2 musicians will navigate their way through 5 rounds of intense rivalry and battle it out to win your vote using our online voting system. Your decision as an audience member will have a real-time effect on every moment in the show and each night will be truly unique. What is it like to be at the top and how do you stay there? What does winning mean and is there ever a loser? Who is your biggest competitor? What is your biggest competition? Duration 35/40 mins Creative Team Kristyn Fontanella (choreographer/director) As a choreographer/dance artist Kristyn Fontanella focuses her past knowledge of Irish step dancing and presents it in a contemporary context. Having toured for many years with Riverdance, Lord of the Dance & as lead soloist in Gaelforce Dance, her current mission is to show another side of the complex world of Irish Step dancing to future generations. Kristyn's duet with Sibéal Davitt, 'As We Know It' was an early success, showing in NYC, Dublin Dance Festival, Marseille New Danse Festival, & Tanzmesse Germany. Her latest ensemble work, IN LiMBO, which has had continued support from the Arts Council, recently completed its seven venue Irish National Tour in February 2020. Kristyn is currently involved with two projects for Galway 2020; Plurabella, a solo dance film commissioned by Ríonach Ní Néill (Hope it Rains) and a site specific dance piece with Dansnest (NL) through Galway Dance Project. Further funding has been secured from the Irish Arts Council for her new traditional dance comedy 'The Competition... an interactive feis' to premier in 2021. Alongside her choreography, Kristyn has developed her skills as a producer for fellow dance artists. She believes working along like-minded individuals to present and share their work will widen the market for dance in Ireland. www.kristynfontanella.com Sarah Fennell (Dancer) / James Greenan (Dancer) / Laura Lundy (Dancer) / Yuki Noyima (Dancer) / Paddy Kiernan (Musician) / Dale McKay (Musician) / Bryan Quinn (MC/Dramaturge) / Susan Collins (Lighting Design & Operator) / Lucy Dawson (Live Video Production) / Jane Hanberry (Producer) / Darach Ó Ruairc (Production Manager) / Johnathan Tweedie (Creative Consultant) / Shane Vaughan (Live Video Production) / Cherie White (Costume Designer & Maker)	1^st May	Buy
THEATRE	Mustard	May Mustard Fishamble in association with Sunday’s Child presents THEATRE Written & Performed by Eva O’ConnorDirected by Hildegard Ryan A one-woman show about heartbreak, madness and how condiments are the ultimate coping mechanism, by award-winning playwright and performer Eva O’Connor. When E meets the man of her dreams, a professional cyclist, love hits her in the pubic bone like a train. But when it ends she plummets into a black hole of heartbreak at the speed of a doped up team on the Tour de France. WINNER Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019 WINNER Lustrum Award, Edinburgh 2019 www.fishamble.com #MustardPlay #Fishamble Age restriction: 14+. Please note: contains reference to mental health struggles, depression, and self harmDuration: 55 mins, no interval Reviews: ‘Part Fleabag, part Marina Abramović, it straddles the line between theatre and performance art. Eva O’Connor delivers a fiery performance that never wavers in its intensity… Her writing, too, is strong. The script is densely packed with jokes and rich metaphors and she explores the issue of mental health with sensitivity and aplomb.’ ★★★★ Irish Times ‘A powerful metaphor for year of upheaval… Really deserves a wider audience.&rsquo ★★★★ Sunday Business Post ‘O'Connor is captivating… Hildegard Ryan directs the performance with a confident vision… compelling… the writing has lyrical elegance… A vivid coup de théâtre renders it totally unforgettable.’ Irish Independent ‘Eva O’Connor’s solo show straddles the line between dramatic monologue and performance art…The writing is appealingly spicy and has real poetic momentum’ The Stage ‘so scarring and funny, so laden with jealousy and hate and wickedness…The stagecraft is starkly simple, the set could be a work of conceptual art, but delicious and shocking to watch, if not to eat…What a privilege to see this …if you want to see a bit of real theatre, go see Mustard.’ ★★★★ Scotsman Eva O’Connor has a fierce presence, as hot, fiery and burning as the mustard of her play… skilful writing elevates this above novelty into a breathless, intense show’ ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag	7^th May	Buy
THEATRE	Uniform	May Uniform Eva’s Echo Theatre Company THEATRE What is it to be a woman?Is it what you wear?Your vocation? Are you not a woman because you don’t wear heels or a skirt?Are you not professional because you like to dress in pink? This thought provoking one woman play written by and starring award winning playwright Hazel Doolan explores self-identity, coming of age and loss of agency. Download the Programme Streamed Performance from the Town Hall Theatre, Galway Duration: 90 minutes	22^nd May	Buy
MUSIC	~~Rebecca O’Connor as Tina~~	May Rebecca O’Connor as Tina MUSIC Deferred until May 2022, new dates will be on sale from June 2021 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”. Deferred until May 2022, new dates will be on sale from June 2021	28^th May
COMEDY	Des Bishop - Mia Mamma	September 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!	25^th - 26^th Sep	Buy
TALK	Where Is My Mind? by Niall Breslin	October Where Is My Mind? by Niall Breslin TALK The award winning podcast live for an Ireland and UK Autumn 2021 tour. The Live Show Niall 'Bressie' Breslin takes his No. 1 hit podcast 'Where Is My Mind' on the road. No stranger to the stage, the chart-topping singer turned best-selling author, former professional athlete, and mental health advocate takes an irreverent, entertaining, and in depth look inside our heads. This immersive and dynamic live podcast show will explore how we navigate the head-melty, shitshow of a world we live in. Through monologue, music, and conversations with exciting guests, the unvarnished truth of the human condition will be revealed in an entertaining but meaningful way. This is a journey into the real thing Where Is My Mind podcast ‘Where Is My Mind’ is the award-winning, weekly podcast that explores how we can better look after our heads and hearts in the chaos of the modern world. Guests have included Dan Harris, Jameela Jamil, Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Prof Andrew Hubermann, Dr Chris Ryan, Ruby Wax, Professor Luke O’Neill, and Sharon Salzberg. ‘Where Is My Mind’ regularly features in the UK and Ireland top podcast charts and was the winner of the most Creative Podcast category at the British Podcast Awards. Hosted by Niall Breslin, who is known as one of Ireland’s most formidable and inspiring mental health advocates and public speakers. Niall is a bestselling author, musician, philanthropist, former professional athlete and also the voice for Spotify’s Wake-Up/Wind-Down podcast. Wake-Up/Wind-Down podcast Niall is also the voice of Spotify’s hugely successful, daily Wake-Up/Wind-Down podcast. The podcast has regularly been in the UK top 10 podcast charts and was the no. 1 Spotify wellness podcast in the USA in 2020. Buy Tickets Tickets (including booking fees) €25.40	3^rd Oct	Buy
MUSIC	Bell X1	October Bell X1 MUSIC SOLD OUT Acoustic-ish with Dowry Strings Bell X1 live is always a magical experience, and the band are constantly evolving and changing things up for themselves and their fans. Collaborating with Dowry Strings has resulted in an incredible and quite moving live experience. “It’s been a joy to work with Éna and the strings on some more songs from the catalogue, and also some brand new tunes that we’re itching to play live” says Paul. Last year Bell X1 and Dowry Strings performed a very special version of Rocky Took A Lover on the Late Late Show Bell X1 are Paul Noonan, Dave Geraghty & Dominic Philips. Dowry Strings specialise in cross-timbral & cross-genre collaborations. The ensemble is run by Éna Brennan (Dowry) and includes musicians Gareth Quinn Redmond, Nozomi Cohen and Yseult Cooper Stockdale. http://bellx1.com/ www.twitter.com/bellx1 www.instagram.com/bellx1	9^th Oct	Buy
MUSIC	The Raines	December The Raines MUSIC LIVESTREAM from Town Hall Theatre, Galway When three extremely well-regarded folk musicians came together to form The Raines, great things were bound to happen. Following a chance meeting on Inis Oírr, off the West coast of Ireland, Ruth Dillon, Yvonne Tiernan and Juliana Erkkonen - all talented musicians with eye-opening resumes - an idea to form The Raines was born. The chemistry was instant and fans are going wild over the mix of vocal harmonies, rhythmic strings, honest lyrics with an interesting Americana flavour added to the mix. “The Raines put me in mind of something from Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue from 1975 - particularly with the parts with Scarlet Rivera on violin opposite Bob - meets an edgy Emmylou Harris...” Barry Egan, Independent.ie The musical background and collective experiences of each musician lends itself to the individual sound of The Raines. Yvonne (vocals/banjolele) has toured as a singer with musical giants 'The Chieftains' since her early twenties, Ruth (vocals, guitar, ukulele) toured and recorded with the legendary vocalist Dolores Keane, is a former member of The Molly Hicks, and has three solo albums of her own, and Juliana, also a former member of The Molly Hicks (fiddle and vocals) has been at the fore front of the Americana musical scene in Ireland, where her fiddle playing has won over many a fan. Their debut single “Bare Feet on Grass” was recorded in the Black Gate Studio Galway by Liam King and then mixed and mastered by legendary award winning engineer Brian Masterson, famous for his work with The Chieftains, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and The Bothy band, to name just a few. The Raines are currently writing and arranging songs for the recording of their debut album to be released in 2021. “The Raines new single Bare Feet on Grass is a cure for all that ails you”. Ronan Collins (RTÉ Radio 1) The Raines have created a unique and pure sound, writing strong and melodic songs where they weave in and out of vocal harmony and counter melody, interlaced with tender and rhythmic strings, which seem to connect deeply with the listener. The Raines recently stormed the charts with their debut single “Bare Feet on Grass” reaching No. 1 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Chart / No.12 on Main iTunes Chart and was chosen as RTE.ie Culture ‘Song of the Week’ as well as being featured on RTÉ Radio 1 Recommended Watch List for two weeks running. You will receive the link for the event from thtsales@galwaycity.ie approximately an hour before the scheduled start time. Don’t forget to check your junk/spam folder!	10^th Dec	Buy
COMEDY	Farmer Michael	February Farmer Michael TEG MJR Eire Presents COMEDY The King of farming satire; after six years on the comedy scene, Stevo has gathered a following of over 500,000 people worldwide, and over 100 million views on some of their single sketches. The viral comedy sensation has sold out shows all over Ireland and the UK. With videos racking up a staggering 90 million views on Youtube and half a billion on Facebook, you may recognise Farmer Michael's from various TV networks including CNN, FOX and Sky. On Sale Friday!	4^th Feb	Buy
COMEDY	Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible	March Milton Jones in Milton: Impossible PM Live LimitedProudly Presents COMEDY Please note the change of date to March 2022 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	3^rd Mar	Buy
THEATRE	Jason Manford: Like Me	June Jason Manford: Like Me Phil McIntyre Live ltd, by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management Proudly presents THEATRE Please note the change of date to June 2022 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"	16^th Jun	Buy