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THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE

Linenhall Street, Castlebar
Castlebar, F23 AN24

A Christmas Carol


The award-winning  Dyad Productions , who have toured their sell-out festive show Christmas Gothic since 2015, now bring their magic to Dickens' classic and perennially ...


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Past Shows

A Comedy Tonight
A Comedy Tonight
10/17 - 10/18/2024


Castlebar Musical and Drama Society  is pleased to present a theatrical evening of comedy featuring three plays by Castlebar writer  Ken Armstrong . In  ‘Dance ...

Count to Ten


The Unmasked Players  are delighted to present  Count To Ten . It’s a light-hearted comedy that will have you laughing out loud. “Madame Director” is ...

Matches and Old Flames by Tommy Marren


It’s the brand new Irish comedy play by  Tommy Marren  – writer of  ‘It’s The Real McCoy' ,  ‘3 Hail Mary’s’  and  ‘Nobody’s Talking To ...

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar


Have you ever told a lie? How bad was it? And how far would you go to keep it a secret? After sell-out runs at ...

The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey


The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey  is a new  one man show written   and performed by Mikel Murfi . Following on from  The Man ...

Stolen Child


Clann Machua  presents  Stolen Child  by Bairbre Ní Chaoimh & Yvonne Quinn, directed by Seamus Corry. Set in 1990, Stolen Child tells the story of ...

KING
KING
2/21


KING  tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Baw’s hero, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Luther ...

‘Nettle Horse’ by Little John Nee


Hundreds of dispossessed families travel west after winning a lottery orchestrated by an unscrupulous local councillor at the behest of Dandelion Ní Houlihan, a mysterious ...

Am I Irish Yet?


Am I Irish Yet?,  a one-woman-play by Morag Prunty, aka bestselling author Kate Kerrigan (Romantic Novelist of the Year 2020) about what it means to ...

OCD Me
OCD Me
10/5


Sure, we all get a bit stressed sometimes. We all feel a bit isolated, ashamed, and terrified; convinced that the minutest of our actions may ...

Ophelia. Maybe


Australia’s Backyard Theatre Ensemble presents this theatre piece with two friends at its centre. Lucy and Emma are long time friends, sharing the same passion: ...

 For The Love of Mary


For The Love of Mary is a bilingual, autobiographical mapping of a journey to find the Virgin Mary, a figure glorified as the epitome of ...

Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer


Intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, Tom Crean is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley.  ...

The Pension Plan


From the pen of John McDwyer, (Unforgiven, Turning Mammy, An Ordinary Man) comes a new, rip-roaring comedy about the bachelor Flanagan brothers who live a ...

The Amadán In Me


Páraic Breathnach comes from a long line of Seanachies and storytellers from the Connemara Gaeltacht. "The Amadán in Me" unfolds in a style that sees ...

Love, Loss and What I Wore
Love, Loss and What I Wore
5/25 - 5/26/2023


Love, Loss and What I Wore was written by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia Ephron, adapted from a book by Ilene Beckerman. Presented by ...

From A Low and Quiet Sea


Decadent Theatre Company and Galway Arts Centre present FROM A LOW AND QUIET SEA,adapted for the stage from Donal Ryan’s acclaimed, Booker Prize-nominated novel. Four ...

Country and Irish by Pat McCabe


Peter Gowen takes the lead in Patrick McCabe's Beckett-esque one-man show. Meet Donnie Burris who overcomes his troubles (which includes his treacherous girlfriend, his overbearing ...

GomBean by Niamh McGrath


GomBean is a comedy set in a sleepy town in Sligo. Delivering a lock-down dose of caffeine fueled fun GomBean opens a lid on Grace ...

The Murder of Michael Collins


Historical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the death of Ireland’s first Commander-in-Chief. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images, shocking new ...

Silent
Silent
12/8


SILENT is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all - including his mind. ...

Demented by Deirdre O'Kane


The last few years have been something of a whirlwind for Deirdre O’Kane.  A co-founder of Comic Relief in Ireland, she fronted the critically and ...

The Keening
The Keening
10/31


Directed by Samuel Belton and Kealan Ó Fionnáin, Produced by Samuel Belton and Kealan Ó Fionnáin, ‘The Keening’ tells a story based on the famous ...

Solar Bones
Solar Bones
10/15


Marcus Conway has come home to his kitchen in Louisburgh Co. Mayo. Everything seems normal, yet he is haunted by the feeling that nothing is ...

 My Dead Husband's Hereford Bull


Joan finds it easier to talk to a chair than to anybody else about the bull that is pestering her, her husband's death, facing up ...

Unforgiven
Unforgiven
7/12


Unforgiven tells the story of bachelor brothers PJ and Eamonn who await their fathers death but for different reasons. Meanwhile, their neighbour, Mary, awaits her ...

All Stars Academy presents Matilda Jnr


All Stars Academy of Performing Arts, established in 1999, with classes throughout County Mayo and Galway. Offering children the opportunity to explore the Performing Arts ...

All Stars Academy presents Matilda Jnr


All Stars Academy of Performing Arts, established in 1999, with classes throughout County Mayo and Galway. Offering children the opportunity to explore the Performing Arts ...

My Aunt and I


A multi-generational show you cant afford to miss. Creativity can run in families. My aunt and I, 4 generations, explores such a family, from the ...

[REACTIONS] by Crash Ensemble


Crash Ensemble play a selection of their [REACTIONS] commissions & postcard miniatures as part of their Irish tour, alongside sounds from across the globe and ...

The Visit
The Visit
6/2


Rose has washed and ironed her cowgirl shirt and skirt. She carries it on a hanger. She likes the way the fringe swings when she ...

The Handyman


Hugh Spotten is the local Handyman. He is about to receive an award for his contribution to the community... but all is not what it ...

Snapshot
Snapshot
4/8


Do you remember where you were when...?Snapshot is a play inspired by 44 real-life interviews with people in the Sligo area about their experiences of ...

Halcyon Days by Deirdre Kinahan


Patricia has a zest for life and men when she is thrust together with Sean who is languishing in a nursing home. They form a ...

Looking For América


Directed and co-written by Janet Moran, Looking for Amrica is the real-life story of writer and performer Federico Julin Gonzlez. Following his fathers arrest by ...

Twilight
Twilight
2/9


Two friends, who havent met for over thirty five years meet for coffee on the patio of a hotel. Why have they not met for ...

Eden
Eden
11/24


Decadent Theatre Company presents Eden, a powerful story of an ordinary relationship on an extraordinary weekend. Billy and Breda are approaching their 10th wedding anniversary. ...

Fight Night
Fight Night
11/18


Aonghus Og McAnally returns with his multi-award winning solo show Fight Night by Gavin Kostick for a 10th anniversary nationwide tour. A gripping journey charting ...

Iron Annie Cabaret


The Iron Annie Cabaret is a celebration of music, theatre and literature. Based on Luke Cassidys debut novel Iron Annie, it tells the story of ...

Appropriate


Sarah-Jane Scotts internationally award-winning and critically acclaimed debut Appropriate is the darkly comic tale of Sorcha; queen bee of her small West of Ireland town ...

Mustard
Mustard
4/29


The Linenhall Arts Centre will showcase its first online theatre offering, Mustard on Thursday, April 29th via its new on demand platform, which is available ...

Fishamble Theatre Company - Wheelchair On My Face


Actress and stand-up comedian Sonya Kelly (Savage Eye) delivers a hilarious and poignant one-woman show based on her own childhood experience. Sonya was diagnosed with ...

Brendan Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh


Two consummate Traditional musicians, Brendan Begley and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, combine their formidable talents to present A Moment of Madness, an evening of “wild and ...

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Smock Alley Theatre (11/26 - 11/29)
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