Country music star and award-winning vocalist Cliona Hagan returns to Tuar Ard this December with her much-loved festive concert, Christmas Time. Now in its third year, this festive show has become a seasonal tradition for local audiences, and Cliona is thrilled to be back after selling out her last performance here in 2023. Joined by...
As part of our 25th anniversary season, we are thrilled to welcome Simon Casey, one of Ireland’s most beloved performers to Tuar Ard for a magical evening of festive music and heartfelt classics in his five-star-rated show Wish for Christmas. Simon first graced the Tuar Ard stage for our first programme back in 2000 with...
Get ready for a toe-tapping, magical adventure this Christmas with I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas! This heartwarming children’s show, presented by the Talisman Theatre Company, invites audiences into the whimsical world of Polly Greenjeans, a little girl with a BIG Christmas wish. When Polly writes a last-minute letter to Santa asking for a hippopotamus,...
Performance by musicians from Athlone Community Music Hub in association with Music Generation.
After the death of Colm Canavan, his four adult children reluctantly reunite in the family home. Each carries their own resentments and emotional baggage and any attempt at civil conversation quickly spirals into arguments. Things worsen when their father’s will reveals a surprising condition: they must unanimously agree on how the estate is to be...
Tuesday 14th April 2026 at 8pm Souleymane is an asylum seeker from Guinea living in Paris, forced to join the daily rush for a bed in a homeless shelter. Unable to work legally, he earns some money by ‘renting’ someone else’s work profile on a food delivery app. He also pays a fellow Guinean to...
Saturday 14th February 2026 at 8pm A riotous comedy full of confusion, identities, lies and door slamming. Set in a luxury country hotel, Bill the groom wakes up on his wedding morning with a very attractive girl beside him in the bed. In the depths of his drunken hangover, he can’t even remember meeting her...
Irish country music icon Declan Nerney has been inducted into the Irish Country Music Hall of Fame, cementing his status as a beloved national treasure. The honour was bestowed during the Late Late Country Music Special, where Nerney received his award to the delight of fans and fellow artists alike. A Lifetime of Music, Charm,...
John Bosco McLaine is a man who has never lain down with a woman but has had romantic blood pulsing through his veins all his life. Always an optimist, and virgin in equal measure, he embarks on a search for an ideal companion regardless of age, failure rate or dammed advice! … and in a...
Straight from London’s West End - an evening where laughter, mystery, and meaning share the same stage! Join us on February 28th for an unforgettable evening with Conor Breen, known as Teach! With over 30 million views worldwide on social media and recent appearances on CBS television in the US, “Teach” delivers a magical blend...
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 at 8pm Widowed mother of three, Suzanne, is struggling to hold her family together while quietly drowning her grief in alcohol. When an accident on the school run exposes the reality of her situation, social services intervene and she is given a stark ultimatum: enter rehab or risk losing custody of...
Wednesday 11th March – Sunday 15th March 2026 at 8pm Rosemount Drama Group make their annual return to the Tuar Ard stage with Bernard Farrell’s hit comedy Canaries - a sharp, fast-paced holiday comedy packed with mishaps, misunderstandings and memorable characters. Set in a sun-soaked Canary Islands, a group of Irish holidaymakers find their long-awaited...
