February 2008
COMEDY
Fri 1 February at 8pm
Tickets: €18/€16
Friends Personal: 3 for 2, Couples: 4 for 2, Business 6 for 3
SOLD OUT
Colin Murphy’s distinct fusion of edgy ‘in your face’ topical satire, with off beat, but acute observational material, make him a highly original and much sought after performer. Read more...
Comedy
Saturday 2 February at 8pm
Tickets: €25/€20, Friends €15
Star of BBC’s ‘Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive’ & ‘Rich Hall’s Fishing Show’ the Edinburgh fringe favourite and Perrier Award winner returns with his alter-ego the redneck, jailbird character Otis Lee Crenshaw. Read more...
Drama
Mon 4 & Tues 5 February at 8pm
LOVE&MADNESS
Tickets:€18/€13
Tickets available on the door
A great new adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale from British company Love and Madness.
Victor Frankenstein is an ambitious young student who discovers the secret of giving life to inanimate material. He assembles a creature from dead body parts and succeeds in giving it life. Horrified by the result he abandons his creation, leaving it to fend for itself, learn the cruelty of mankind and ultimately exact its terrible revenge. Read more..
MUSIC
Fri 8 February at 8pm
Tickets: €20 Friends €15
NB: Please note change of date from that advertised in the brochure. This event has been moved from Sat 9 to Fri 8 of Feb.
After 25 years of performing, recording and
generally being Ireland’s ’Hardest Working Band’,
Aslan have just released their new album “For
Some Strange Reason” and played a sell out show
at Dublin’s Point Theatre. Read more..
Music
NB: This event has been rescheduled from Thursday 14 February at 8pm to SAT 8 MARCH AT 8PM
Tickets: €22.50
The Irish Pink Floyd presents a show that combines the very best of Pink Floyd's back catalog with the extravagance of their legendary lives shows. Founded nearly three years ago, they quickly established themselves as Ireland's unrivalled Pink Floyd covers band. Read more..
Drama
Friday 15 February at 8pm
Ballytour Productions & Abbey Arts Centre
Tickets: €12/€10
Maura Logue plays Inion Dubh, mother of Red Hugh O'Donnell and the woman responsible for ensuring her son was in a position to challenge English rule in the closing years of the 16th century. As she approaches the end of her life she finds herself wondering if it was wrong to place chieftainship of Donegal and the Clan before the needs of the heart? Read more..
Comedy
Saturday 16 February at 8pm
Tickets: €18/€16
Friends Personal: 3 for 2, Couples: 4 for 2, Business 6 for 3
Limited availability
Winner of the Chortle Award for Best Headliner 2007, presenter of RTE's hit show Anonymous and one of the Edinburgh Fringe's most in demand comics, Jason Byrne is one of the geniuses of the comedy circuit. Read more..
NB: Over 18s only. Contains strong language/content.
Musical
Tues 19 to Sat 23 February at 8pm
Letterkenny Musical Society
Tickets: Wed to Sat €18/€14
Tuesday: Opening Night Charity Gala in aid of St Bernadette's School. ALL TICKETS €20
With its exotic Japanese setting and its hilarious plot, The Mikado is a musical that will appeal to all. Amongst its many delightful songs is the classic 'Three Little Maids From School Are We'. Widely regarded as Gilbert and Sullivan's finest work, this musical comedy has remained a perennial favourite with theatre-goers since it was first performed in London in 1885. The formidable cast is led by world renowned soprano Ann Jennings. Read more...
Dance
Thursday 28 February at 8pm
Fluxus Dance
Tickets: €10
The exciting Fluxusdance Company, from Kildare, will hold a residency in Letterkenny from Monday 25th to Thursday 28th, hosting a series of workshops and classes which will all lead up to the final public performance on the Thursday evening. Read more..
Comedy
Friday 29 February at 8pm
Tickets: €18/€16
Friends Personal: 3 for 2, Couples: 4 for 2, Business 6 for 3
Kevin McAleer adds an extra day to February by popular demand to bring his special leap-year show to Letterkenny. His live shows continue to pack them in nationwide and abroad, with their winning mix of top quality original writing and unique delivery. Read more..