The Arts House

Cork City was burned down on the night of December 11th 1920. It's hard to fathom that now. It's only by seeing the scale of the disaster in photos of its aftermath that we can imagine what the terror on the streets was like. Well it was the closing night of The Gondoliers in Cork Opera House, and that's the starting point for Ger Fitzgibbon's novel "Songs for a Burning City", as he told Elmarie i...

The Choir of St Mary's and The Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra combine in yet another spectacular concert in St Mary's on Pope's Quay in the city, for Fauré's Requiem. Elmarie chatted to Keith Pascoe, Director of the CFSO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wouldn't it be so romantic to stay in a Lighthouse?! Well, wouldn't it??!!! Listen to Irene Kelleher tell Conor Tallon what it inspired in her for this new version of her play "A Safe Passage" opening in the Cork Arts Theatre in May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a festival is ahead for STAMP 2024 in Triskel this year! Aoibhie McCarthy chatted to Elmarie Mawe all about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Love poems, war poems, poems about grief, joy, rage, loss, despair................ Poems about nature, historical figures, missing home, loneliness, - YOU NAME IT! It's all covered in yet another superb poetry festival in Cork this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Camilla Griehsel’s Mamasongue is at Cork Opera House on May 12th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fastnet Film Festival is on from May 22nd - 26th in Schull. Hilary McCarthy looks after Marketing and Programming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visual Art teacher, Niamh Porter and students at Regina Mundi College chatting to Mairead ahead of  Conversations in Creativity: An Exhibition of Student Work at St Peter’s, North Main Street from May 8th - 11th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Declan Wolfe was live in studio chatting to Mairead ahead of Drama Jubilee: A 25-Year Celebration of Drama at Studio Wolfe at the Everyman on May 12th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madeleine D'Arcy, co-editor of this collection of Cork short stories, published by Doire Press, joined Elmarie Mawe and Conor Tallon in studio, to celebrate its launch in Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Cork Proms are at Cork Opera House on June 12th and 13th. Heyday - A mixtape of Irish Rock and Pop - features Jack O’Rourke who joined us on the show this morning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kilmeen Drama Group will bring their production of Martin McDonagh’s The Lonesome West to the Everyman on Wednesday. Nora Scannell is here to tell us more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish National Opera presents Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade at the Everyman this Tuesday night. Fergus Shiel is director of the Irish National Opera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of their centenary celebrations, The Cork Shakespearean Company is presenting the famous and tragic love story "Romeo and Juliet". It opens at Cork Arts Theatre on Tuesday April 30th and runs until Saturday May 4th. Kieran O’Leary, chairperson and Cian Morey, director joined us on the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 20th Cork World Book Fest gets underway on April 23rd. The programme is packed with something for everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paradise Cabaret, “Cabin Fever” is coming to Connollys of Leap next Saturday night, April 27th. It’s presented by Lords of Strut and Ping Pong Disco. Eddie Kay had a chat with Mairead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The grand finale of Music of… is happening Sunday April 28th at the Everyman. Music of… Faith and Doubt features Karen Underwood who spoke to Mairead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crawford Art Gallery collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa O'Connor is an actor / writer originally from Clare. Lisa is a graduate of the Cork School of Music. Lisa has written and starred in a short film which has been accepted to a number of film festivals this year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loop Love is a voice and art experience for people with mild to moderate learning disability It's at Cork Opera House on the morning of Saturday April 20th Artistic Director Yvon Bonenfant joined us on the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italian Film Festival runs from April 26th - 28th. This is the third year of the festival in Cork and it is also taking place in Galway and Dublin. Marco Gioacchini tells us more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following its successful run on the Abbey Theatre stage in 2021, Elsewhere, an opera by Michael Gallen, is on tour and is to visit Cork Opera House on April 17th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first Baltic Film Festival in Ireland takes place next weekend at the Triskel. There will be screenings of three specially selected films from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.