Upcoming Theatre Events

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Ballina Comedy Club: Edwin Sammon, Danny Ryan and Siobhan Brosnan theatre

Offaly native Edwin Sammon has established himself as one of the most popular comedians in the country over the last few years, his unpredictable and crowd pleasing style saw him win the Tedfest Golden Toilet Duck award in 2011 and led to him supporting the likes of Jason Byrne, Phil Jupitus and Ardal O’Hanlon while performing at major festivals and comedy clubs across Ireland and the UK. He went on to appear on RTE’s New Comedy Awards and in 2013 he was part of the sold out nationwide Lads of Comedy tour. Edwin has also starred as Fr. Gabriel in RTE’s latest ...

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Blackbird theatre

Blackbird by David Harrower Decadent Theatre Company Decadent Theatre Company continues to forge a theatrical path to venues around Ireland with a national tour of David Harrower’s award-winning drama, Blackbird. Directed by Andrew Flynn, it comes to Ballina Arts Centre on Thursday 2nd June as part of an extensive tour running from April to June 2022. Blackbird was an adrenaline jolt to critics and audiences alike when it premiered at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. It has since received productions around the world including in the West End where it won the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Play and on ...

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Shirley Valentine theatre

Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine Starring Norma Sheahan Following its sell-out run at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre in October 2021, treat yourself to an evening of laughter and triumph, as Norma Sheahan, one of Ireland’s leading dramatic actors, breathes new life into Willy Russell’s effervescent and iconic character... SHIRLEY VALENTINE. Trapped in a dreary marriage and humdrum life, Shirley wonders when she lost her hopeful, youthful self. With no support from her demanding husband, snooty neighbour, or self-absorbed teens, Shirley resorts to full-blown (although somewhat one-sided) conversations with her kitchen wall. So, when a divorced friend asks Shirley to ...

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How to get the Menopause and enjoy it! theatre

What is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shakes others to the core? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? And why oh why is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life? What is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shakes others to the core? And why is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life? Anne answers all these and more, as she brings TMI to a whole new level. 'Amazingly funny and really accurate ...

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In the Wake of Suicide theatre

“Suicide is like a tornado that rips the rooftop off your family home, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake, scattering everything that is dear to you for miles on end…” In the Wake of Suicide is a powerful one-man theatre performance, written and performed by Stephen Doyle. This production is a hard hitting, honest, no-holds-barred, portrayal of the devastating impact of suicide, reflecting the highs and lows of life, and the brutal reality of the ultimate choice made by so many. It takes the audience on a journey both wonderfully colourful and contrastingly dark, causing us to feel the ...

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An Evening with Oscar Wilde theatre finished

Join Richard Lynch for a classic Victorian evening and share the company of one of the greatest writers in English literature… Oscar Wilde. Transport yourself back in time to the Victorian era, and treat yourself to an evening of sparkling humour and wit, tinged with a certain pity and sadness. Meet the fearsome austere Lady Bracknell in that timeless comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest, and the innocent Mr Jack Worthing who craves the hand of her only daughter, Gwendolin, in marriage. The Picture of Dorian Gray depicts a terrifying moral about a man who craves eternal youth. ...

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The Communication Cord theatre finished

The Communication Cord By Brian Friel Phoenix Players Thursday 21st April, 8pm Set in a restored thatched cottage close to the sea in the remote townland of Ballybeg, County Donegal. Tim, a junior linguistics lecturer devises a scheme to borrow the ancestral Donegal cottage of his Barrister friend Jack for an hour in an effort to impress Senator Donovan, father of his intended sweetheart Susan. The scheme goes horribly and hilariously awry as other unexpected characters enter the fray including a former girlfriend, a wealthy German, a French paramour and the local busybody. Even the cottage itself becomes a ...

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Superstar: Heroes for Hospice theatre finished

Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th April, 8pm The local Heroes for Hospice group makes an eagerly anticipated return to the stage of Ballina Arts Centre with its latest musical production, Superstar on Wednesday 13th and Thursday, 14th April, at 8pm each night. This incredibly talented group needs no introduction, having staged sensational sell-out fundraising musical shows like Beyond the Barricade and Oliver with a Twist at local, national, and international level in recent years. In the process the ‘Heroes’, led by Lavinia Gilmartin, have raised over €60,000 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. Their latest production, Superstar offers a contemporary ...

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Superstar: Heroes for Hospice theatre finished

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3 Hail Marys theatre finished

3 Hail Marys The Crokey Hill Club Friday 8th and Saturday 9th April, 8pm After spending over 10 years together in the same nursing home it’s time for Mary O’Toole, Mary O’Neill and Mary O’Brien to bid farewell to one another. It might be their last day in each other’s company but they decide to celebrate it in style! From nostalgia to comedy and even a few sing-songs, it’s going to be on hell of a hooley!!! This rip-roaring Irish comedy is written by Tommy Marren – writer of It’s the Real McCoy and Nobody’s Talking to Me – ...