The Arts House

To think that this week's Work of the Week is 157 years old wouldn't normally be a fact we'd labour. Many artworks in the Crawford Gallery Collection are that and older. But when you hear it's a PHOTOGRAPH, well you just have to look! And hear Michael Waldron tell Conor Tallon all about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judie Chalmers captivated us all with her description of A Christmas Carol which opens in Nano Nagle Place, and then Irene Warren got us all giddily anticipating Panto with Beauty and the Beast at the Everyman Theatre! 2 more fantastic shows in Cork this week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first Saturday of December Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We love the series Conor Tallon and Michael Waldron have been following for the last few years, looking at the individual pieces in the Crawford Art Gallery Collection, through the "Work of the Week". But right now, there's actually SO MUCH happening in the gallery, that Conor and Michael tried to to a whistlestop tour of the entire building covering multiple exhibitions in under 10 minutes! Hoste...

A multilingual poetry festival held in Cork City each November since 2013, Ó Bhéal is proud to present its annual  Winter Warmer  weekend. One of the highlights of Cork’s literary calendar, this unique event hosts over 30 renowned poets and performers from Ireland and 7-8 other countries. Paul Casey is the Director of OBhéal, and Elmarie chatted to him about this year's gathering. Hosted...

Red ‘n Blue Theatre Company  was founded by husband and wife Dylan Kennedy and Jenny Fennessy and they've had such a successful career together! This time round, they're staging a dark comedy: TABOO! "There was a boy and a girl and somehow, they met. Lily doesn’t get out much. Tom finds it hard to meet new people. And now they’re having their first date. Lily cooks a three-course meal. Tom br...

From an idea 20 years ago, to a team which tours the country, the Everyman Sunday Songbook crew bring joy and energy to all their shows! Some cast members have changed over the years, but originals Linda Kenny and Damien Smith are still as full of love and enthusiasm for the series as ever. Because they all live in different parts of the country, they have to travel to the midlands to meet and reh...

WOOHOO! It's time for Panto season to get started! And Cormac Costello and Padraig di Fusco joined Elmarie in studio to chat about getting the ball rolling with Beauty and The Beast at The Everyman Theatre this Christmas. This show has it all, and the audience will hold their breath for the superb transformation scene! What a musical! What a story! What a pack of messers! It's Cork's traditional p...

Once again Elmarie was delighted to celebrate the return of CYO to City Hall for the annual Christmas celebration of The Snowman concerts. Each season, the orchestra pulls out all the stops with a Gala Christmas concert and this year welcomes West End Star Cillian Donnelly, which is already sold out. But Cork families can look forward to sharing the magic of watching The Snowman screened with a li...

True Tides called into the studio ahead of their tour that is kicking off in Cork on Saturday November 11th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Horgan is the Cork One Act Theatre Festival Director Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Glucksman Craft + Design Fair showcases high quality Irish craft and design in the beautiful setting of the gallery’s airy and spacious exhibition spaces. Mathilde Corbineau, Retail and Communication Manager at the Glucksman is here to tell us more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the great storytellers, Ralph McTell, is celebrating more than 50 years on the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters - A celebration with Toni Lee at Cork Opera House, Toni had a chat with Mairead about her career in music and that on-stage proposal! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cork Shakespearean Company returns to Dance Cork Firkin Crane with their production of Hamlet this November. Kieran O’Leary, Chairperson of Cork Shakespearean Company is here to tell us more Run: 09/11/2023 - 11/11/2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fiona Clark, Cork International Film Festival Director and CEO is here to tell us all about this year's festival. It runs from November 9th - 26th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing this series on works in the National Collection and the Crawford Art Gallery, Michael Waldron and Conor Tallon look at "On the Run, War of Independence 1922" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrating 30 years of Cork City Ballet Company, Alan Foley is pulling out all the stops with Swan Lake, as he told Elmarie ahead of the performances in Cork Opera House on November 2nd to 4th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PHENOMENAL!!!!!!! Don't miss the Dragon of Shandon 2023, as the entire team of Cork Community Art Link bring a host of performers together to create pure magic on the streets for Halloween! Casey Walsh, project manager with the Dragon of Shandon for CCAL, chatted to Elmarie on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reggie from the Blackrock Road is the richest man in Cork by a huge margin in fairness to him. He lives in a 6.4 million euro mansion and has established a massive following on social media with his attacks on Liz Truss, northsiders, Kerry people and Kanturk.  After years of tyranny under Michael D. Higgins (who is from Limerick) Reggie has decided to run for Uachtarán na hÉireann, which...

Shy, sincere and conscientious, Eve Harrington’s dream is realised when she is taken on as a personal secretary by her actress idol, Margo Crane. However, Eve’s seemingly innocent and devoted demeanour masks her true intentions– to usurp Margo’s position in the theatre world and become the new reigning star. Many people know or have heard of the film version of this story, starring Bette Davis and...

Well everyone knows Halloween is October 31st, and it's sparked a whole series of amazing Halloween themed events. Like the Banshee Walk in Bandon on Friday nigh October 27th, which starts on South Main Street in the town at 7pm. There's music from the Fresh Air Collective, and a Fireshow from Rogu then at 7.30 up at the Shambles!  Leap Scarecrow Festival also gets underway in earnest with ev...

Yet another superb literary journal coming out of Cork, HOWL has its next launch in Waterstones this week, so Conor had a quick word with John Breen for the details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No script. No memo. No clue. Well, EVENTUALLY they have a clue, but as it's all made up on the spot, the cast of the Improv Murder Mystery in the Cork Arts Theatre are as clueless as the rest of us as to how it's going to go when the curtain goes up! Laura O Mahony & Laura Harte joined Elmarie Mawe live in studio to have a long over-due catchup! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

2 of Ireland's incredible Jazz voices, Laoise Leahy and Karen Underwood, joined Elmarie Mawe live in studio to chat about the upcoming Jazz Festival in Cork for the October Bank Holiday Weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.