Filmmakers Wanted For Offline Film Festival 2016 57 Hour Filmmaking Challenge
Take your first step on the road to The Oscars and get involved in the 57 Hour Filmmaking Challenge at the 2016 OFFline Film Festival, which runs from Wednesday October 12th to Sunday October 16th in Birr, Co Offaly and the surrounding region. Teams of filmmakers will register on Thursday 13th, then will shoot […]
Exploring The Universe from Birr With Peter Gallagher
One of the most interesting events at this year’s Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival will be Exploring the Universe from Birr with Professor Peter Gallagher at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Thursday 4 August. Birr has a long and distinguished tradition in astronomy dating back to the mid-1800s. Over a century and a […]
Mundy Is Back For Birr Vintage Week And Arts Festival
He’s back: The one and only MUNDY returns to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre this Saturday night (July 30). Start your Birr Vintage Week off right with old favourites Gin & Tonic Sky, Springtown and July. €21. 8pm To book: www.birrtheatre.com Box Office (057) 91 22911
Drama In Birr – New 1916 Commemoration Book To Be Launched
A new book commemorating the activities at Oxmantown Hall (now Birr Theatre & Arts Centre) during 1916 will be officially launched next week. Written by Margaret Hogan, Drama in Birr: Oxmantown Hall 1889 to 1916 briefly traces the origins and early history of the venue alongside some of the real-life drama which took place […]
A Chance To Dance At Birr Theatre & Arts Centre
A Chance To Dance, a summer camp for children with special needs will be running at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre from Monday 11-Thursday 14 July. Facilitated by Mia King, this is an opportunity for children with special needs age 6 – 12 years (negotiable) to spend time with an experienced professional dance artist […]
The Six Marys Returns To Birr Theatre & Arts Centre This Month
She’s back! Jean Farrell returns to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Friday 17 June with her beloved one-woman show, The Six Marys. Enjoyed by over 6,000 people to date all around the country, The Six Marys is a comical yet poignant look at life from childhood in 1950s Ireland to the present day. It […]
Birr Wows American Travel Professionals
Representatives of Pleasant Holidays – one of the largest tour operators in the United States – together with five of its top-selling travel agents, have been visiting Co Offaly and Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. Pleasant Holidays launched Ireland as a new destination in January of this year, […]
Voices Rising – A Very Special Concert At The Birr Theatre And Arts Centre
A very special concert is being held in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Saturday 28 May in support of a new outdoor community arts facility in Cloughjordan. Planning permission has been granted for a new Community Amphitheatre, to be located in lands owned by the educational charity, Sustainable Projects Ireland, developing the ecovillage in the town of Cloughjordan. […]
The Story Of Michael Collins, Brought To Life On Birr Stage
The story of one of the most revered figures in Irish history, Michael Collins, will be brought to life on stage at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Thursday 19 May. Developed with support from the Abbey Theatre, Declan Gorman’s new drama, The Big Fellow, is a non-stop, edge-of-your-seat adventure, laced with humour, scenes of […]
