The playboy of the western world
In cinemas from June 25 https://sharmillfilms.com.au/national-theatre-live/nt-live-the-playboy-of-the-western-world/
Northern Territory Irish Music Festival
The Northern Territory Irish Association is holding their annual Irish Music Festival next Saturday 11 July at Darwin Ski Club!
Get ready for a massive day of live music, dancing, kids activities and enjoying a slice of home all the way up in Darwin.
TOURING
The High Kings
The Rocky Road Tour 2026
A Celebration of Irish Folk on a Global Stage
Ireland’s leading folk group, The High Kings, are set to excite fans once again with the announcement of their Rocky Road Tour 2026.
Tickets for The Rocky Road Tour 2026 in Australia will go live on Thursday 2nd of April 2026.
DATES
Friday 9 October 2026 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Saturday 10 October 2026 – Costa Hall, Geelong
Sunday 11 October 2026 Civic Hall, Ballarat
Monday 12 October 2026 – Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston
Wednesday 14 October 2026 – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Thursday 15 October 2026 – Twin Towns, Tweed Heads
Friday 16 October 2026 – The Gov, Adelaide
Saturday 17 October 2026 – PCEC Riverside Theatre, Perth
Wednesday 21 October 2026 – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong
Thursday 22 October 2026 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Friday 23 October 2026 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 24 October 2026 – City Hall, Newcastle
Sunday 25 October 2026 – The Art House, Wyong
Gilbert Hotel Adelaide Sunday July 12 Crack Me Up Comedy
Gilbert Street HotelAdelaide, SA
Sunday 12 July • 5:30 PM – 7 PM
Sunday afternoon laughs with a fine mix of top comedians.
After a brilliant run of sold-out shows during Adelaide Fringe, Craic Me Up Comedy returns upstairs at The Gilbert for an early evening comedy show on a glorious Sunday in July.
Hosted by local Irish man Sean Quinn, with special guests announced soon.
Come early, grab food or a drink downstairs, then head upstairs for comedy from 5:30pm. Kitchen open until 9pm.
A Sunday comedy show in a great pub – What more do you want?
Antarctica! Sydney Opera House – 24 July
© Anita Murphy 2025
Antarctica! Crew wanted for a bold sensory expedition from Galway across the Globe
Theatre created in collaboration with young people with additional needs lands at Lincoln Centre and Sydney Opera House.
A powerful and immersive theatrical experience inspired by one of the greatest survival stories ever told is preparing to embark on an international voyage.
This April, Antarctica! will tour to New York City, performing at the Big Umbrella Festival for neurodiverse audiences at the Lincoln Centre from April 17th to 19th and 24th to 26th, before travelling to Australia for a two week run at the Sydney Opera House starting on 24th July. This international tour with Galway based Rosán Sensory Adventures marks a significant moment for inclusive Irish theatre, placing work created with and for young people with additional needs on two of the world’s most prestigious stages.
Rosán Sensory Adventures, which was founded by sensory artist and educator Phillida Eves, creates immersive, musical, and theatrical experiences tailored for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Phillida works with multidisciplinary artists on Rosán’s projects. Antarctica! was co-created with Galway based artist Amélie Bal.
Antarctica! is a sensory-led performance that brings audiences on an expedition through the icy world of the South Pole. Told through music and movement, the work draws inspiration from the legendary journey of Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton and his ship, Endurance, which became trapped in pack ice and ultimately sank during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Created specifically with and for young people with additional needs in Special Schools aged 12–18, the 45-minute production is a fully immersive sensory experience. Made in collaboration with the Senior 5 class at St. Joseph’s Special School, Galway- not created first and adapted later, but developed from the outset with access, agency and authentic participation at its core. It was further adapted to also reach younger children and larger audiences.
This is more than a retelling of history. Audiences are invited to join the crew as they set off across ice and water, navigating harsh conditions and unknown perils. As the landscape shifts and danger closes in, survival depends not on conquest, but on teamwork, resilience and camaraderie.
‘Antarctica! has been shaped by the young people themselves- their responses, their movement, their sensory world. This is not theatre adapted for them; it is theatre created with them, and because of them,’ explained creative sensory artist and educator, Phillida.
With its focus on survival, solidarity and shared endeavour, Antarctica! invites every audience member to become part of the crew. As the expedition unfolds, the boundaries between performer and spectator dissolve, creating a shared sensory landscape where communication goes beyond words.
Antarctica! was commissioned by Baboró International Arts Festival for Children through funding from the RTÉ Toy Show Fund. Its national tour was funded by the The Arts Council, with international touring supported by Culture Ireland.
From Galway to New York and Sydney, Antarctica! stands as a testament to the power of inclusive creativity- proving that work rooted in access and collaboration can resonate on the world stage.
For further information about Antarctica! and touring details, visit:
https://www.rosan.ie/
Save the date
IRISH FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCH + TICKETS ON SALE
Thursday 10 SEPTEMBER: Consulate-General of Ireland, SYDNEY
IN CINEMAS
SYDNEY Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 OCTOBER: Palace Moore Park
BRISBANE Friday 16 – Monday 19 OCTOBER: Palace Barracks
MELBOURNE Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 OCTOBER: The Kino
PERTH Friday 30 OCT – Monday 2 NOVEMBER: Palace Raine Square
CANBERRA Friday 6 – Monday 9 NOVEMBER: Palace Electric
ONLINE
Across Australia Thursday 8 OCTOBER – Sunday 15 NOVEMBER via ACMI Cinema 3
Ulysses for Everyone:
A Friendly Introduction
Always wanted to try it? Tried but got lost?
Now’s your chance!
3ZZZ, 309 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria
10:00am – 4:30pm
Sunday 23rd August 2026
$95 / $85 (concession) / $75 (Celtic Club Members)
The Great Irish Famine: History, Diaspora, and the Global Legacy
The Great Irish Famine Online Course
ONGOING
Irish Language Events Around the Country
Pop Ups Nationwide
Bíonn Pop-Up Gaeltachtaí nó ciorcal comhrá ar siúil go minic in
Mparntwe/Alice Springs: cur teacs chuig nó cur glaoch ar Séamus ar 0414 883 478;
Meanjin/Brisbane: tuilleadh eolas ar suíomh Gaeilge Brisbane Gimuy/Cairns: tuilleadh eolas ar suíomh Cairns Le Gaeilge
Warrane/Sydney: tuilleadh eolas ar suíomh Comhaltas Sydney
Adelaide: Beidh Pop-Up Gaeltacht againn Dé Sathairn , 16 Bealtaine, ag 11rn i Plant 4, Bowden. Beidh comhrá, cluichí agus craic trí Ghaeilge. Tá fáilte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge. Ní rang é – deis shuaimhneach é Gaeilge a úsáid, triail a bhaint aisti, agus caife a ól le chéile.
Our next Pop-Up Gaeltacht is on Saturday, 16 May at 11am in Plant 4, Bowden. We’ll have chat, games and a bit of craic in Irish. All levels are welcome. It’s not a class, just a relaxed opportunity to practice Irish and enjoy a coffee together.
Click the Facebook event for updates.
Australia’s very own Celticist and Gaeilgoir, Dr Pamela O’Neill, of the Australian School of Celtic Learning in NSW also regularly hosts online events about early Irish history and language – more info here.
New Conversation Group on the Gold Coast
Ciorcal Comhrá Nua ar an gCósta Óir
Tá Ciorcal Comhrá nua tosnaithe ar an gCósta Óir agus bíonn sé ar siúl gach dara Domhnach i SoPo i Southport, ón 4 go dtí a 6pm. Féach ar Gaeilge Gold Coast ar Facebook chun breis eolais a fháil agua na sonraí a aimsiú.
A new Ciorcal Comhrá has started on the Gold Coast and runs every second Sunday in SoPo, Southport from 4 to 6pm. See the Gaeilge Gold Coast Facebook page for more details https://www.facebook.com/groups/846998784830932/
What’s On at the Celtic Club Melbourne
The Celtic Club is an organization that celebrates and supports pride in Irish heritage and culture, as well as the broader Celtic community. We provide opportunities for our members and guests to benefit from, learn about, and enjoy Gaelic language, Irish music, art, culture, and more.
For further information please visit us here:https://www.celticclub.com.au/whats-on
Ceoltóirí Naarm Melbourne
This group of very young and very talented musicians are worth supporting.
Gaeilge Brisbane agus Preab-Ghaeltacht Brisbane
Gach coicís, tagann grúpa díograiseach le chéile chun gaeilge a labhairt agus ceangal a dhéanamh leis an gcultúr i gciorcal comhrá in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. Is ciorcal é seo ina bhfuil neart léibhéil agus tá fáilte roimh éinne ina bhfuil suim acu sa teanga agus a bhfuil fonn orthu an méid gaeilge atá acu a úsáid. Ciorcal sóisialta, cairdiúil, neamhfhoirmiúil atá ann agus tá beim ar an labhairt ach go háirid.
Chomh maith leis sin, tá Preab Ghaeltacht ar siúl i Gilhooley’s Bar ar gach Domhnach deireannach den mhí. Buail isteach agus usáid an méid geailge atá agat!
Breis eolais le fáil anseo.
Each fortnight, a committed and enthusiastic group convene at Woolloongabba, Brisbane, to connect with the Irish language and culture. The group consists of many levels of fluency and all who are interested in the language and wish to speak are very welcome. It is an informal, friendly, social group with an emphasis on connection and on using the language.
Furthermore, a Pop-Up Gaeltacht convene on the last Sunday of the month at Gilhooley’s Bar, Brisbane for the same purpose. Come and join and put your Irish language to work!
See here for more information.
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Sunday sessions (Canberra Irish Club) Canberra
Musicians and singers are invited to express their talents and to entertain patrons of the Canberra Irish Club on Sundays from 2- 4pm
Find out more here
Celtic Music @ Chelsea Yacht Club
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