Tag: arts week
Standoff over chair led to Sonya’s latest play
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
A chance encounter with a snooty curator at the Irish Embassy in Paris was the spark that ignited Furniture, Sonya...
Woman’s desire at the heart of ‘Baoite’
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
“A good woman making difficult decisions,” is how Carraroe actress Siobhán O’Kelly describes Cáit, the character she plays in Baoite...
‘Shelter’ offers a fresh take on thorny issue
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
An often-quoted piece of advice given to would-be authors is ‘write about what you know’. Playwright Cristín Kehoe doesn’t agree...
New circus plan means lots of clowning around
Arts Week with Ciara Ferguson
A new campaign from Galway Community Circus, entitled Fuelling Creativity, Confidence and Change was launched on Tuesday at its base...
Gratitude is key as Seán embraces summer shows
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
“I never set out to make singing my career and to take on music as a way of making my...
Legendary Don McLean for two Galway shows
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean will be in Leisureland on Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9, as part of a...