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AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 Sunday 5 Dec 3pmAdmission 6*/5*

CHRISTMAS FILM A NIGHT AT THE OPERADir: Sam Wood · USA 1935 · 92 mins

One of the great Marx Brothers comedies featuring some of their most brilliant routines. It follows Groucho, Chico and Harpo as they battle an arrogant opera tenor in an attempt to help their friend Ricardo take centre stage and win the heart of Rosa.

The fi lm will be screened in a party atmosphere with carol singing, spot prizes and light refreshments 30 mins prior to screening.

JOHN ARDEN PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST

John Arden fi rst came to prominence as one of the Royal Court playwrights in the late 1950s. His best known play, Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, shocked the critical establishment and his radical stance has been consistent ever since. In the 1970s he made Galway his home. To mark his 80th year, the Town Hall Theatre pays tribute to his lifetime achievement.

The evening will present a unique collage of short excerpts from Arden’s work, introduced by himself, illustrating the wide diversity of his work. It will feature a mix of music, performance and archival fi lm clips, including Arden in his acting role in Bob Quinn’s fi lm Caoineadh Art Uí Laoire. It will also feature a rehearsed reading of selected scenes from Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, directed by Eamonn Draper.

Friday 1 October 8pmTickets €10*

BURN THE BAD LAMPBY KEVIN BARRYWITH ROD GOODALL AND AINE NÍ DHROIGHNEÁIN

Tues 28 Sept - Sat 2 Oct 7.30pmTickets €10*/€8*

An aging owner of an antique shop sits astride the tumble down remains of a life’s work… Into this “rag and bone shop of the heart”, a lamp, a genie, a shaft of magic appear and a fairy tale for adults is spun. Challenging our cynicism, weaving wonder in your heart, it leaves you feeling good about life and where you’re going.

Sold out 9 performances at this year’s Cuirt festival

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Student Special Special rate for students.

Family Special Two adults, two children for a special rate.

Seniors Special Special rate for anyone over 65.

CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATESConcessions are available to most shows for Seniors, Unwaged and Students. ID required. 10% discount for groups of 10+ .

CONDITIONS OF SALETickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance is cancelled or abandoned.

26 SEPT HEARTBREAKER Dir: Pascal Chaumeil · France 2010 · 104 mins

3 OCT REVANCHE Dir: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy · Russia 2009 · 130 mins

10 OCT A ROOM AND A HALF Dir: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy · Russia 2009 · 130 mins

17 OCT GAINSBOURG Dir: Joann Sfar · France 2009 · 130 mins

24 OCT Bank Holiday - No Film31 OCT THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES Dir: Juan José Campanella · Argentina 2009 · 129 mins 7 NOV No Film 14 NOV LEAVING Dir: Catherine Corsini · France 2009 · 90 mins 21 NOV UNDERTOW Dir: Javier-Fuentes Loen · Peru 2009 · 100 mins 28 NOV IN THE BEGINNING Dir. Xavier Giannoli · France 2009 · 130 mins

5 DEC MOTHER Dir: Bong Joon-ho · South Korea 2009 · 128 mins

Sundays 8.15pmMembership/season ticket for above eight fi lms 38*/34* concessionGuest admission to single fi lms 8*/6*.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

From 26 Sept- 3 Oct over 100,000 people in 200 cities across six continents gather in cinemas for one purpose… to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in the Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. See the short-listed fi lms and participate in the worldwide vote.

Sun 3 October 3pmTickets €7*/€5*

PHIL COULTER

Sat 9 October 8pmTickets €27.50*

CATHY DAVEY2010 is turning into a landmark year for Cathy Davey. Her album The Nameless hit number one the same day as a sell-out Olympia Theatre Show. Her gigs at Oxegen, Electric Picnic and the Galway Arts Festival Big Top were real highlights.

Wed 6 October 8pmTickets €20*/€16*

PATSY CLINE The ConcertFeaturing the star of the original West End Production, Sandy Kelly, and her musicians in a non stop evening of hits. All of Patsy Cline’s biggest hits including Crazy, I Fall To Pieces, Blue Moon of Kentucky and many more.

Fri 8 October 8pmTickets €22.50*

JOE DOLANThe Reunion ShowThere was no show like a Joe Show! Now the magic of Ireland’s best-loved and greatest entertainer is set to come back reuniting his former band mates, his brother, Ben and nephews Ray and Adrian with a state of the art video-projected Joe.

Tues 5 October 8pmTickets €30*

VLADIMIR JABLOKOVClassical TwistVladimir Jablokov is a violin virtuoso from Bratislava. His Slovak Festival Quartet has played some of Ireland’s most prestigious venues; including the National Concert Hall and Áras an Uachtaráin.

Vladimir’s programme features a mix of classical, jazz and pop he calls ‘Classical Twist’. From Bach to Bowie, and from Mozart to Johnny Mercer; it puts a fresh, contemporary spin on some of the greatest melodies ever written with dazzling musicianship.

Sat 30 October 8pmTickets €22.50*/€20*

October Concerts

Sat 2 October 8pmTickets €20*

One of Galway’s best known singer/songwriters returns with full band & special guests. Performing songs from his new album ‘The Promise’, songs from Jimmy MacCarthy, Dan Fogelberg and a special tribute to the music of John Denver.

MARC ROBERTS

DAVID HULL PROMOTIONS

FOSTER AND ALLEN’S BIG NIGHT OUT

Wed 20 October 8pmTickets €30*

GUNA NUA PRODUCTIONS

LITTLE GEMBY ELAINE MURPHY

Three generations of women on a wild and constantly surprising journey through sex, birth, death, dildos and salsa classes: Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch… Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist… Amber has fi erce bad indigestion and the Sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. And then there’s Paul, the b*****, who is just using Amber until he can get to Australia… Then Little Gem announces his arrival in no uncertain terms and life is never the same again.

Winner Best Play & Best Actress, Irish Times Theatre Awards 2009

Mon 18 - Tues 19 October 8pmTickets €20*/€16*

“…this show, which made me laugh and cry with pleasure, is like a really marvellous wake: it brings three generations together in an emotive booze-up of sorrow, precarious joy and inappropriate laughter…“ ★★★★★ TIME OUT, LONDON

MUSIC FOR GALWAY 30th ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISING GALA Reception and Concert FEATURING

Metropolitan Opera star Rodion Pogossov, baritoneEvelina Dobra ceva, sopranoDearbhla Collins, piano

Rodion Pogossov, the sensational Russian baritone features regularly in the MET Opera line-up in New York. Recent engagements have included Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Malatesta in Don Pasquale.

Evelina Dobra ceva is a highly sophisticated singer whose dramatic artistry captivates her audience. She has performed with the Deutsche Staatsopern and the Bayerische Staatsoper.

Dearbhla Collins is regarded as one of Ireland’s fi nest and most versatile pianists.

Sat 16 OctoberReception 7.15pm, Concert 8pmTickets €30*

This heartrending opera recreates the world of Anne Frank in hiding, living in hope and fear. Russian composer Grigory Frid, whose own family suffered under Stalin, was so inspired by Anne Frank’s diary that he created the opera in 1969.Sung in English, her powerful optimism and unbending will to live continue to instill awe.

Andrew Synnott conducts OTC’s eight-piece chamber orchestra. Direction is by Ingrid Craigie and Annilese Miskimmon.

Thurs 7 October 8pmTickets €22*/€18*

CHRYSALIS DANCE

3 PIECE SUITE An eclectic triple bill of dance, created by three versatile choreographers, Judith Sibley, Tanya McCrory and Leighton Morrison, representing a skilful mix of classicism, contemporary music and modern themes.

Mon 25 October 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

ECHOAThis enormously charismatic group of dancers, drummers and physical comedians seize the stage with an electrifying brand of action percussion. Infectious, inventive and utterly unique, Echoa blurs the line between music and movement creating a new type of performance.

Ages 7+Mon 11 October 10am & 12pmTues 12 October 11am & 7pm Wed 13 October 10am & 12pm

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER FAVOURITES BY ERIC CARLE

Award-winning children’s book illustrator and writer Eric Carle’s stories are presented in this stunningly beautiful blacklight puppet production. Watch the children gasp in amazement as they sit mesmerised by the adventures of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud, and the Mixed Up Chameleon.

Ages 3 - 7 Thurs 14 - Fri 15 October 10am & 12 pm dailySat 16 - Sun 17 October 1pm & 3.30pm daily

KRI KRA KRO With the magic of digital media two friends are taken through a portal into a journey of imagination and visual poetry. They fl y through the clouds, visit inside a painting, race cars and watch people in a busy city, all without ever leaving the stage.

Ages 3-8 Mon 11 October 11am & 7pmTues 12 October 10.15am & 12pm

Full programme details at www.baboro.ieTickets for all Baboro shows €8* Family Special (4 people) €25*

International Arts Festival for Children 11-17 October 2010

Two clowns, “One” and “The Other” discover a strange world made only of cubes: big cubes and small cubes, red cubes and blue cubes. Two very different views of the world collide to create a wonderful clowning performance with horses, motorbikes, trains, castles, battles, love, laughs and even some tears.

All ages Sat 16 - Sun 17 October 2.30pm & 5pm daily

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IL CUBICO MAGICO

TOM LOVES A LORDBY MARTIN DYAR

Fri 29 October 8pmTickets €15*/€12*Seniors special €10*

Thursday 21 October 8pm Tickets 20*

DEAD CAT BOUNCEPHIL JUPITUSKARL SPAINPHIL NICHOL

Friday 22 October 8pm Tickets 20*

DAVID O’DOHERTYGEAROID FARRELLYKARL SPAIN

Saturday 23 October 8pm Tickets 25*

RICH HALLBRENDON BURNSJASON BYRNE (MC)

Sunday 24 October 8pm Tickets 25*

APRES MATCH

Friday 22 October 7pm Tickets 15*

CITY WEST SIDE STORIESBY ELEANOR TIERNAN & FRED COOKE

Thursday 21 - Sunday 24 October 9pmTickets 10*, Preview Thursday 8*

WHO NEEDS ENEMIESBY CONOR MONTAGUE

A moving and humorous dramatisation of the later life of the Bard of Ireland, Thomas Moore. Concerned for his patriotic credentials he attempts to restate his commitment to his mother country. He approaches his fi nal days with an outrageous plan to stage a rebellion at a high society dinner. Includes a selection from Moore’s Melodies by the soprano Anna-Louise Costello and accompanist, Aileen Cahill.

‘Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. (from ‘The Last Rose of Summer’)

THE FIVE LAMPS THEATRE COMPANY

DEAR FRANKIEBY NIAMH GLEESON

For over twenty years Ireland tuned in as Frankie Byrne solved the problems of a nation at lunchtime on Radio Eireann. Lovelorn teenagers, jealous husbands, concerned mammies, all write in looking for an answer to their problems. This by turns, hilarious and poignant play, tracks the life of this glamorous and popular Irish fi gure as she considers the burning social issues of the time - all the while, concealing deep sorrows in her own life. Featuring Nuala Hayes, in the title role, Sarah Barragry and Tim Landers.

Tues 26 - Wed 27 October 8pmTickets €16*/€12*Seniors special €10*

Tues 2 - Sat 6 November 7.30pmSat 6 November matinee 3pmSun 7 November matinees 2pm & 6pmTickets €45*/€35*Family Special (2 adults, 2 children) €125*

For the fi rst time ever at the Town Hall Theatre, a full scale professional musical: with sets and costumes from the West End the inspirational story of FAME will burst onto the stage in a new production choreographed by Gary Lloyd (X Factor Live, Thriller Live), musical direction by David Hayes and direction by Bryan Flynn. Ben Morris and Jessica Cervi won the hearts of the nation with their incredible performances in the search for the stars of Fame The Musical, and will play the roles of Nick and Serena in this inspirational story of a diverse group of talented students studying at the New York School of Performing Arts.

The show explores issues of prejudice, identity, self-worth, literacy and perseverance. The highs and lows are too much for some, but the kids’ determination to fi nd greatness shines through.

FAME THE MUSICAL Featuring the winners of the TV series BEN MORRIS & JESSICA CERVI & Soul Legend SHEILA FERGUSON (The Three Degrees)and a cast of 26

RELIVE THE SPIRIT OF ARCHAOS!

Fully Seated Thurs 4 November 8pmTickets €28*/€24*Special offer 4 tickets for €92*Not suitable for children under 12

The Four Chapters from Hell will take you on a journey through all four of the Circus of Horrors incarnations, beginning in a French Asylum, then moving into Victorian London, then enters the world of the Vampires before the fi nal twist to the story takes us into the future, and into 2020, a futuristic vision of Mad Max style civilization inhabited by Vampires, Zombies and the Undead.

The show contains some of the greatest, most bizarre & beautiful circus acts on earth. From dare devil fl ying trapeze to a vampiric crow woman suspended only by her hair, from whirlwind roller skaters to sword swallowers - all this plus pickled & bendy people, Voodoo Warriors, Knife throwers and an almighty cast of 26 of the wildest, weirdest but most of all greatest performers on earth.

THE CIRCUS OF HORRORSThe Four Chapters from Hell

DAVID HULL PRESENTS

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Sat 20 November 8pmTickets €30*

BELL X1A special acoustic eveing with Bell X1.

Thurs 18 November 8pmTickets €27*

THE NASC TOURING NETWORK

JOHN O’CONORJohn O’Conor has deservedly earned a worldwide reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and early-Romantic repertoires for piano.

Mon 22 November 8pmTickets €20*/€15*

Come along and hear the hits: Minnie Minnie, Greatest Lover, It’s a Real Good Feeling and many more!

Friday 12 November 8pmTickets €28.50*

OUT OF TIMEDEVISED AND PERFORMED BY COLIN DUNNE

A multiple World Irish Dance champion in his teens, Colin was the lead male dancer in Riverdance from 1995 - 1998, but in recent years he has been forging a new creative path. In 2007 he was nominated for a UK National Dance Award for performances at The Barbican in Fabulous Beast’s production of The Bull. Out of Time is his fi rst solo show and premiered in January 2008 to huge acclaim. The show seamlessly integrates movement, text, fi lm and sound design with the Irish step dance tradition to offer a contemporary perspective on the art form. Dunne’s percussive footwork is digitally processed live, then looped, remixed and layered to create a hauntingly evocative soundscore. Visually he is joined onstage by projected archival images of dancers from the 1930s onwards - including himself as a ten year old boy.

Tues 9 November 8pmTickets €15*/€12*Student special €10*

Thurs 25 - Sat 27 November 7.30Matinee Saturday 2.30pmTickets €16*/€14*

We’re off to see… the most magical adventure of them all! Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow for a truly magical journey: a spellbinding musical that will serenade you with all the great songs from the Oscar winning movie score. Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and the little dog Toto as they travel through the magical land of Oz. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat brought to you by the talented students of Performing Arts School Galway.

November Concerts

GINA DALE HAZE AND THE CHAMPIONS

Wed 10 - Thurs 11 November 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

A Spanish Armada captain is washed ashore on a Sligo beach in 1588. He makes his hazardous way across Ireland. Imagine his terror, his occasional surprise and the twists of fate that befall him.Living on his instinct for survival, he is ‘a gypsy among savages’ as he dreams of getting home. An extraordinary story!

Featuring Jaimie Carswell, Sorcha Fox with live music by Kíla.

PAN PAN THEATRE

OEDIPUS LOVES YOU BY SIMON DOYLE AND GAVIN QUINN

Mon 15 - Tues 16 November 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

With dark humour and a live punk music score, this eccentric and original production is inspired by the classic Oedipus plays of Sophocles and Seneca. The myth is transferred to a dysfunctional suburban household. The cast act out a complex family history - the self-pitying Oedipus, the suicidal Jacosta, the moody teenager Antigone and her cocaine-sniffi ng uncle Creon.

This daring production comes to Galway following a critically acclaimed season in New York in 2009 and the Sydney Festival in 2010.

“Wickedly funny and wonderfully theatrical”THE IRISH TIMES

THE PERFORMANCE CORPORATION

SLATTERY’S SAGO SAGAADAPTED BY ARTHUR RIORDAN FROM THE UNFINISHED COMIC MASTERPIECE BY FLANN O’BRIEN

A massive hit in Dublin over the summer - now on tour!

Quiet life at Poguemahone Hall is shattered by the arrival of a Scotch woman with a ridiculously evil plan while utter confusion awaits in the shape of a politically-correct Leprechaun, a beautiful typist and a tycoon T.D. One part carnival, one part surreal satire on modern Ireland, it is an unforgettable theatrical adventure.

Cast includes Clare Barrett, Darragh Kelly and Lisa Lambe.

Mon 29 November 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

“Arthur Riordan has cooked up a monstrous pudding of a comic play”IRISH INDEPENDENT

ABBEY THEATRE

OUTSIDERSWRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY DAVID McWILLIAMSDIRECTED BY CONALL MORRISON

Leading economist and commentator David McWilliams takes to the stage - a vivid, humorous and uncompromising account of Ireland’s boom and bust… and our way out. Ireland’s political and social divide is not so much about rich and poor, but about insiders and outsiders. The insiders - those who believe that today’s status quo must be preserved; the outsiders - those who realise that the status quo is part of the problem. But there is an alternative.

Performed to sold out houses earlier this year on the Peacock stage.

Tuesday 30 November 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

November DramaBook all four together for €50*

THE ADVENTURES OF THE WET SEÑORBASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF CAPTAIN FRANCISCO DE CUELLAR WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY DONAL O’KELLY

Sat 4 December 8pmTickets €25*

ROISIN DUBH PROMOTIONS

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUBThe electropop/indie band from Bangor Co. Down were voted by the BBC one of the “sounds of 2010”. Their album Tourist History received rave reviews - as did their appearance at this year’s Electric Picnic.

Thurs 9 December 8pmTickets €18*

HAWTHORNE PRODUCTIONS

THE EARLY HOURSBY BERNARD FIELD

An American lawyer in Dublin is on the town enjoying the craic… out from the bowels of the night spring shock and desire, love and hate... This psychodrama will have you on the edge of your seat.

KNOCKNACARRA AMATEUR THEATRE SOCIETY

PLAZA SUITEBY NEIL SIMON

Comedy in 3 acts DIRECTED BY SYLVIA NOLAN AND PAT LALLY

BOTTOM DOG THEATRE COMPANY

LANGUAGE UNBECOMING A LADYFresh from it’s success at the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival. In a dressing room an ageing drag queen reveals his life and loves, victories and defeats - the story of one gay man’s life in Ireland. From his childhood through adolescence and onto adulthood, the one constant in his life is the music of the divas, Garland, Streisand, Holiday, who provide comfort, strength and inspiration.

GOCART MOZARTTHE IRISH PREMIERE OF

WRITER’S BLOCK BY WOODY ALLEN

A story of infi delity, reality and the desperate attempt to fi nd identity from the master of comic angst, Woody Allen.Directed by Brendan Murray. Cast includes Helen Gregg, Daniel Guinnane and Ros na Run’s Fred McCloskey.

Mon 4 - Sat 9 Oct 8.30pmTickets €12*/€10*

Tues 9 - Sat 13 Nov 8.30pmTickets €15*/€12*

Fri 19 & Sat 20 Nov 8.30pmTickets €12*/€10*

Mon 29 Nov - Fri 3 Dec 8.30pmTickets €12*/€10*

December Concerts

THE HIGH KINGS LIVE 2010

RÓISÍN DUBH PROMOTIONS

VILLAGERS & guests

Sat 18 December 8pmTickets €18*

BLACK BOX THEATRE

BLACK BOXTHEATRE

RÓISÍN DUBH PROMOTIONS

THE CORONAS

Sun 19 December 8pmTickets €22*

BLACK BOX THEATRE

BLACK BOXTHEATRE

Christmas concert and award ceremony for Irelands largest playwriting bursary. Features acclaimed pianist and composer Tom Cullivan and the ever popular Taibhdhearc choir and orchestra ‘Seoda’.

Le aoíanna spésíalta, Tom Cullivan, an ceoltóir is cumadóir ceol mór lé rá agus an Cór agus ceoltóirí Na Taibheirce ‘Seoda’. Beidh sliochtanna as cuid de drámaí buacach á chuir i láthair ar an oíche!

Thursday 16 December 8pmTickets €15*

Direct from the biggest classical events of the year, Classical Twist at Marley Park Dublin and their sold out performances of ‘The Mario Lanza Tribute’ in Cork, Limerick and the National Concert Hall, the nationally acclaimed tenor voc alist Seán Costello returns with his Viennese Christmas concerts. Joined by a string orchestra and the wonderful soprano voice of Claudia Boyle, he will perform a celebration of Christmas and Viennese songs and music.

CRASH ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY ALAN PIERSON

Fri 3 December 8pmTickets €18*/€15*

From traditional Irish infl uences to Argentinian klezmer stylings, Crash Ensemble presents an exciting evening of new classical music.

The programme includes works by Irish composers Gerald Barry and John Godfrey, alongside the Irish premiere of Donnacha Dennehy’s As an Nós. Also international works from composers such as America’s John Zorn, Jacob TV from the Netherlands and Grammy Award-winning Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. Sun 12 & Tues 14 December 8pm

Tickets €30*/€25*

SECOND AGE

DANCING AT LUGHNASA BY BRIAN FRIEL

Tues 7 - Sat 11 December 8pm (excl. Wed 8)Tickets €25*/€20*Family Special 4 people for €72*

A moving portrait of fi ve spinster sisters living together in Northwest Donegal. Over the course of one summer in 1936, their lives are changed forever.

Dancing at Lughnasa is one of Friel’s undisputed masterpieces. It is a drama that mixes memory with desire, generous humour with piercing sadness. One moment you are laughing uproariously, the next your eyes are fi lled with stinging tears. Whatever the mood happens to be, at every moment the play feels startlingly true, tender and fresh.

Directed by David Horan.

Christmas Concerts

SEÁN COSTELLOA Viennese Christmas

EIMEAR QUINNChristmas ConcertListen… you could hear a pin drop. Such was the reaction when Ryan Tubridy invited former Eurovision winner Eimear to sing O Holy Night on his radio show. In this intimate and spiritual concert, Eimear will present her own special rendition of Christmas songs and carols. Her ethereal voice will blend beautifully with string quartet, harp and guitar.

Friday 17 December 8pmTickets €20*/€18*

The Wicked Witch casts an evil spell on the baby Princess because she was not invited to her christening party. On her 18th Birthday, the Witch lures Beauty to a scary Tower where she pricks her fi nger on the Spinning Wheel. However, the 100 years sleeping spell is broken when the Good Fairy weaves her magic. The Prince of Pop awakens the Princess with a kiss and all live happily ever after. Directed by Brian and Seán Power.

Thurs 30 Dec - Sat 15 Jan 7.30pm (excl. 31 Dec, 4, 9, 10 & 11 Jan)Matinees Dec 30, 1, 2, 3, 8 & 15 Jan 2.30pmSunday Matinees 9 & 16 January 12 noon & 4pmTickets €16*/€14*

Christmas Family Shows

CITY THEATRE DUBLIN

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS! BY SHAY HEALY AND MICHAEL SCOTT

Christmas Eve and Santa is in on his way when the Abominable Snowman stops his deliveries with a Big Chill that will keep him snowbound until Easter! The Elves beg him to lift the fog but he refuses. Then they hatch a plan to outwit the snowman with some hilarious wheezes that gets them all airborne again in time for the big day.

Thurs 2 - Fri 3 December 10am & 12 noon daily Tickets €10*(teachers/group leaders free)

YOUTH BALLET WEST

ONCE UPON A TIME and NUTCRACKER SUITE Once upon a time takes the audience on a spellbinding journey through many favourite classic tales, including Snow White, Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks.

The Youth Ballet version of Nutcracker Suite, played to sold-out audiences when it was last performed in 2008.

Sat 18 - Sun 19 December 8pmMatinee 19 December 3pmTickets €16*/€12*

ATTACK OF THE CIRCUSGalway Community Circus and Aerial Dance Theatre Company, Fidget Feet, present a contemporary circus show combining aerial skills with music and video art.

Wednesday 22 December 8pmTickets €12*/€8*Family Special 4 people for €32*

Coming Next Season

RENMORE PANTOMIME

SLEEPING BEAUTY

PASG

CINDERELLAA charming prince, an enchanting heroine, a wacky Fairy godmother and two outrageous Ugly Sisters! Written by Maeve Ingoldsby, directed by Jaimie Carswell, with choreography by Paula McGurrell, the show once again stars Carla Bredin, Gavin Ferry and Sean O’Meallaigh with a full supporting cast from the Performing Arts School Galway.

Sat 1 - Fri 7 January 2.30 & 7.30 dailySat 8 Jan 2.30 onlyTickets €16*/€14*Family Special 1, 2 & 3 January 2 Adults and 1 child bring 2nd child for free!

BLACK BOX THEATRE

BLACK BOXTHEATRE

Featuring Crystal Swing, The Conquerors, Des Lee from The Miami Showband, Eurovision stars Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, Lorraine McDonald and D J Curtin. The show’s exciting fi nale is an all cast salute to the Showbands with a medley of songs from the era.

REELIN’ IN THE SHOWBAND YEARSCOMPERE RTÉ’S RONAN COLLINS

Wed 19 January 8pmTickets €30*/€27*

Take a bow!

The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the

country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who

we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous

reputation our artists have earned around the world.

The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’

money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of

a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work

force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth 2.4 billion directly a year.

The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing

the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of

Arts, Sport and Tourism, for 2010 is 69.15 million, that’s less than 1 a week

for every household.

So, at the end of your next inspirational encounter with the arts, don’t forget

the role you played and take a bow yourself!

Find out what’s on at

www.events.artscouncil.ieYou can find out more about the arts here:

www.artscouncil.ie