Beauty Queen to open at Theatre Royal
Four Rivers Theatre Company, in association with Theatre Royal Waterford, has announced that it will launch its 2021 season with a new production of ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’, premiering at Theatre Royal on 1-2 October before embarking on a national tour. Four Rivers is an ambitious new company producing world class theatre for audiences in the South East, and will this autumn bring two consecutive productions on the road. The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a blackly comic modern Irish classic from
‘Great day’ for live entertainment as Theatre Royal opens to 60% capacity
The team at Theatre Royal Waterford are delighted (and excited!!!!) to announced that, in line with the Government’s plan for the next and final phase of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ticket capacity at the theatre will increase to 60% from 6th September. In line with sectoral guidance, all audience members will be required to show their EU Digital COVID Certificate or HSE Vaccination Card on arrival at the theatre. Unvaccinated minors will be admitted to the theatre in the company of a fully
Waterford Council to Light Up for World Suicide Prevention Day
Waterford City and County Council, in support of Cycle Against Suicide, will light up on World Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place on September 10th. On average one person dies by suicide each day in Ireland. Cycle Against Suicide, an organisation dedicated to raising public awareness around suicide and lessening the toll suicide places on families and communities, is calling on people and organisations to come together for the Lighting of Lights. At 8pm, Friday, September 10th Waterford’s
Artist couple showcase their lockdown work at Theatre Royal
Home is very much where the art has been for Waterford artist/ musician couple Katy Flynn and Chris Falconer over the past eighteen months. The pair spent successive Covid-19 lockdowns working literally from the kitchen table on their individual creative projects but also ‘unofficially collaborating’ to help each other out on projects at a time when they were effectively cut off from the rest of their artistic community. In the coming weeks, however, they’re coming out of that kitchen, to showcase
Theatre Royal celebrates new Waterford art
Eleven Waterford-based artists whose work has not been publicly viewed since pre Covid will take part in a group exhibition at Theatre Royal Waterford’s 18th century vestibule this month. ‘Into the Spotlight – a celebration of new Waterford art’ will feature an eclectic mix of work produced in Waterford during the pandemic that includes printmaking, painting, photography, ceramics and multi-media visual art. The exhibition is taking place in partnership with GOMA, Gallery of Modern Art Waterford. Theatre
Greening Arts Venues Ireland
Theatre Royal has joined forces with the Green Arts Initiative in Ireland and through funding committed by the Arts Council under the Capacity Building Support Scheme each of the 7 participating venues will act on and adapt to climate change. The emphasis of the project is to engage with and empower the staff teams and stakeholders in the individual venues to carry out the following: Delivering a programme of training to the venues which includes developing an understanding of the challenges of the new
Live at the Royal
Theatre Royal Waterford will launch its post-pandemic reopening next month with ‘Live at the Royal’, a series of live, inhouse gigs featuring some of Waterford’s best-known and up-and-coming artists. ‘Live at the Royal’ kicks off on Saturday, 14th August with rapper Yung Shakur, an independent artist who made the national headlines last year with his John Mullane-inspired All Ireland anthem ‘Swing’. Yung Shakur (real name Odudu Johnson, also known as 'Oh Jay') has been making music since 2013, when he
Theatre Royal announces Jamie Beamish as first ever ‘artist-in-residence’
Waterford-born, Bridgerton/ Derry Girls actor Jamie Beamish has been announced as the first ever ‘artist in residence’ at the Theatre Royal. The residency, to commence later this summer, will involve Jamie creating a new piece of theatre for and about Waterford. During his 9-month stint with the Theatre Royal, Jamie will also take part in an engagement and mentoring programme with second level students in Waterford, passing on his knowledge and experiences to the next generation of local theatre
Music Network presents Spring/Summer 2021 digital touring programme
Cello Quartet featuring William Butt, Rosalie Curlett, Martin Johnson and Ailbhe McDonagh Music Network has announced its exciting new Spring/Summer digital touring programme, running from 12 May – 1 July 2021. The programme, which Music Network is presenting in collaboration with Waterford Music among 14 partner promoters around Ireland, features a quartet of masterful cellists, awe-inspiring Americana and a spectacular performance by two of Ireland’s outstanding young classical musicians. Audiences
