An Grianán Theatre is seeking to appoint an experienced Drama Facilitator for An Grianan Youth Theatre for the 2026/2027 season (with potential involvement in our Summer Camp week from 10th-14th August 2026.) The season usually includes 2 terms from September to December, January to June, mirroring school calendars. An Grianán Youth Theatre meets on Wednesdays […]
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NAVIGATOR Artist in Residence Meabh McKenna announced for An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, this July 2026 Improvised Music Company (IMC) and An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny, Co. Donegal) are delighted to announce multi-instrumentalist Meabh McKenna as their musician in residence for the 2026 NAVIGATOR residency programme. IMC’s Navigator Jazz Residency programme was established in 2021. Since then
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May 2026 was a busy month for The Viewing Project with several different projects getting underway with partners from around the north west. Sister Sister Above: The Adult Women’s Group: Part of the Sister Sister project, in collaboration with LYFS (Letterkenny Youth and Family Services). These art workshops are focused on sculpture and textiles and
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This May, we partnered with theatre artist Paul Curley to bring his project, The Elephant in the Room, to two local schools, Lurgybrack National School and Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal. Paul brought his huge Elephant sculpture to each school for several days, with the aim of provoking conversation about things that are really obvious, yet
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Via Cultura – Cultural Companions Programme Love arts, heritage & culture? Would you like to welcome someone new to Ireland through shared cultural experiences? Why not take part in a brand-new cultural companion’s programme called Via Cultura – Donegal Arts Service’s Cultural Companion’s Programme in partnership with the Regional Cultural Centre, Donegal County Museum and
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Our summer 2026 brochure is available to download now. It features our events from May to September 2026 including the Earagail Arts Festival and the IADF 2026. For our full list of events, from now and into 2027, visit our What’s On page.
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An Grianán Theatre is delighted to announce that this July we will be hosting two weeks of Summer Camps for the young people of the North-West. These week-long workshops will cater to young people from the ages of 8 – 18 and focus on introducing them to the core principles of performing onstage and art
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As we enter into the month of May, we’re preparing to embark upon an exciting and vital new stage of The Viewing Project and we wanted to update you all on our gargantuan progress. This month, The Viewing Project is off to a great start collaborating with Letterkenny Pride and An Grianán Youth Theatre and
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About the North-West Dance Residency Programme The purpose of the North-West Dance Residency Programme is to build and create a supportive framework for dance in the north-west region, through provision of space, a financial stipend and access to practical supports such as production advice, accessing funding streams and mentoring. This programme is made possible through
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Following a successful first year of bursaries and artistic support, An Grianán Theatre is excited to announce a second year of our Acorns Programme, an artist-led development initiative which aims to support eight theatre artists of any discipline and career level to buy time, space and creative brain power to dedicate towards a project or
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Enjoy an early chance to experience our new drama Hello Charlie as we present a staged reading as part of Front & Centre: International Women’s Day Playwriting Festival this March at the Playhouse in Derry. On Sunday 8 March, there will be a stage reading of an extract of this new drama we are co-producing
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An Grianán Theatre Leads Cross-Border PEACEPLUS Arts Project in Donegal and Border Regions On Monday 9 February 2026, we officially launched The Viewing Project and the beginning of a massive arts adventure for everyone in Donegal and the border regions—from the age of 10 to 100. The Viewing Project is a two-year creative arts initiative
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Lisdoon NirvanaA one-man dramatic monologue by Frankie McCaffertyat Wexford Arts CentreReport: Jackie HaydenSaturday, January 31, 2026 RELIVING THE LAST LISDOONVARNA MUSIC FESTIVAL The last music festival at Lisdoonvarna in Co Clare took place in 1983 with a line-up that included Rory Gallagher, Christy Moore, Stockton’s Wing, De Danann, Van Morrison Moving Hearts and more. In
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Our building renovations are almost complete and we are looking forward to welcoming audiences back this weekend to our new look front of house and freshly painted auditorium. The box office will be open from 6pm to showtime this Friday 30 January for the sold out farewell show by The Fureys. Opening Hours this weekend:
Check out our latest events guide covering shows at An Grianán Theatre from January 2026 to May 2026. We add new events regularly – check out our What’s On page for all our latest additions.
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