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  • Before

    Fishamble: The New Play Company Presents BEFORE A new play with much music by Pat Kinevane.

  • Amazing Grace

    Áras Éanna

    The story of a fierce feminist leader, seafarer, and mother from the West of Ireland will be brought to life in a special 50 minute stage production at Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne, Inis Oirr, on Wednesday night, May 4th (8pm). This family show, which is mostly ‘as Gaeilge’, tells the story of Gráinne Ní Mháille,...

    €5 – €10

  • The Curly Organ and Silent Disco

    The Curly Organ Prepare to be disrupted outodoors! An improvised project by music / visual artist The Curly Organ (Donal McConnon) in which he seeks connection with members of the public through bell ringing is coming to Inis Oirr for two days and nights on July 31 and August 1. Donal will engage with passers-by...

  • Arán agus Im

    Áras Éanna

    Manchán Magan Acclaimed writer and documentary maker Manchán Magan is coming to Áras Éanna with a new 70 minute show which celebrates the Irish language in an engaging, accessible way through sourdough bread and home-churned butter. Arán & Im is a bilingual theatrical performance in which Manchán bakes bread while offering insights into the wonders of...

    €15 – €20

  • Halla Inis Oírr , Ireland

    Big Maggie Staged by Aisteoirí Chois Fharraige This is the story of Big Maggie Polpin and her efforts to keep her children together after the death of her husband, a longtime favourite story of theatregoers. It is a play full of humour and scolding as this strong woman wants her children to do well in...

  • Humans: A Robot Musical

    Áras Éanna

    Humans: A Robot Musical The seventh best musical robot group in the world - well, they were fifth but it went to their heads - are making a NEW musical. It’s going to be performed to all robots everywhere and it’s going to explain what Humans are. Everything will be fine, they just need some...

  • THE BRÓD, THE BOLD, & THE BEAUTIFUL

    Áras Éanna

    "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are" E.E. Cummings Inspired by true stories THE BRÓD, THE BOLD, & THE BEAUTIFUL is an original, raucous new comedy drama spanning 30 years of Irish LGBTQ+ experience and exploring the challenges and joys of living as a young LGBTQ+ person today. Using their innovative physical...

  • Vixen

    Áras Éanna

    It is the first anniversary of Martin’s death- Angie’s lover- and his family has come to visit his grave. Angie watches the mourners from the safety of her car, hidden under the Yew tree. She remains unseen, her own grief buried deep within. She remembers the foxes, appearing in formation like a string of ugly...

  • Enchanted (12:30pm & 3pm)

    Áras Éanna

    Within this playful, immersive experience, the merfolk sip seaweed tea inside eerie underwater buildings, Seagull-John cooks white birds over trash fires, and dreams from the future explore loss, rainbows, and sorrow in a liminal space gone awry with climate chaos. The magician (Ali Keohane) brings the audiences onto Hy-Brasil, the mythical disappearing island, while they...

  • For the Love of Milseáin – Bilingual comedy drama

    Áras Éanna

    Award winning comedian and Ireland’s “queen of the offbeat” Áine Gallagher, is on a mission to prove that speaking Irish can be both accessible and hilarious. Using her quirky and deadpan style as her secret weapon, Áine navigates dating, mug-cake-baking, and mistake-making to create a wholly unique comedy experience. A comedy experience that is bilingual...

  • Ar An Dé Deiridh

    Áras Éanna

    A new play entitled Ar An Dé Deiridh, based on the folklore and history of Connemara that brings the ancient stories and place names of the place to life, is coming to Inis Oírr on Tuesday 16th July.  Produced by Gliogar, a collection of Connemara artists, and with Caoimhghín Ó hEoghusa as lead actor, this...

  • Nettle Horse

    Áras Éanna

      ‘Nettle Horse’ is about a man selling edible beetles at a horse fair, a woman who’s just got planning permission to build a pyramid and a horse eating nettles Written and performed by award winning writer, performer and musician, Little John Nee, ‘Nettle Horse’ is a transformative theatrical odyssey weaving storytelling, song, and satire,...

  • We Built This City on Rock and Coal

    Áras Éanna

    We Built This City on Rock and Coal brings scientists and theatre-makers to the rural west of Ireland for a co-created comedy show driven by hopepunk, climate research, music, and what matters most to the local community. It’s a show that’s fun for you, and good for the planet! We believe that every individual and their...

  • Zeitgeist Jukebox

    Áras Éanna

    Zeitgeist Jukebox  On a night such as this, some folk meet up at an old warehouse in response to a notice on a lamppost. An invitation to join the oddest band that ever was in the making of the greatest album of the twenty-first century. Primitive recording equipment sits ready for use; the clock ticks…it’s now...

  • Achill Island, Basking Shark Fishermen

    Áras Éanna

    Achill Island, Basking Shark Fishermen is a musical response to Achill Island’s basking shark fishing industry, preserving this important part of Achill’s heritage for future generations. Following the release of their first album Isle of the Eagle in August 2023, The Achill Sound presents its latest project focused on preserving the oral history and stories of the basking...

  • Sheep!

    Áras Éanna

    Sheep! Lunchtime theatre – 1pm     Saturday 23 August Sheep! is a play about sheep!. Not about people. Not about you. Except... it is about all of us, about flocks, belonging - and violence that make us afraid to look anyone in the eyes in fear of inviting unwanted attention. A play in progress showing of...