An Grianan Theatre

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Welcome to An Grianán Theatre
From powerful plays & dazzling musicals to thought-provoking dance & live music, we celebrate the magic of the stage in all its forms. Welcome to An Grianán Theatre, your premier destination for world-class live entertainment in the heart of Letterkenny! As a vibrant hub for performing arts, we showcase an unforgettable lineup of theatre productions, musicals, dance

, comedy, concerts, and community events. With a rich history and a passion for the arts, An Grianán brings together talented performers, theatre makers, and enthusiastic audiences under one roof. Whether you’re here for a family - friendly performance, or a local arts festival, we promise an inspiring and immersive experience for all ages. We are open to the public all day where you can check out our amazing cafe/bar, enjoy free parking at the rear of the building and also FREE Wi-Fi. Discover what’s on, book tickets, and be part of Donegal's thriving cultural scene today!

07/07/2026

▪ Rock Rising – The Supreme Classic Rock Show - October 31 ▪

THE SUPREME CLASSIC ROCK SHOW RETURNS TO LETTERKENNY AFTER A SELL OUT SHOW FOR ANOTHER NIGHT OF CLASSIC ROCK NOSTALGIA!

Rock Rising isn’t just a concert—it’s a full-throttle classic rock experience. With a powerhouse collection of some of irelands best, jaw-dropping electrifying stage presence, this show catapults audiences through the anthems that defined generations.

From the soaring soundscapes of Pink Floyd to the thunder of AC/DC, the anthemic power of Journey, Queen and Toto, and the unmistakable riffs of Thin Lizzy, Rock Rising delivers the ultimate soundtrack of the last four decades—live, loud, and larger than life.

With extensive tours throughout Germany with their record Label, Hypertension Music, and a trail of sold-out shows across Ireland, the UK and Germany, Rock Rising has earned its place as one of the most in-demand rock shows on the international circuit.

This is high-octane entertainment at its finest. World-class. Unstoppable. Unmissable.

Tickets >>> https://tinyurl.com/yjp294y7

If you are aged between 13 and 18 years old and on the hunt for something to do next week, we have four places now avail...
07/07/2026

If you are aged between 13 and 18 years old and on the hunt for something to do next week, we have four places now available for our Introduction to Performance Summer Camp with Andrea Emmett!

Running from the 13th to the 17th of July from 12pm - 3pm everyday next week.

Places are free but we are operating on a first come first served basis.

Please ring the Box Office on 074 9120777 to book your place.

Funded by the PEACEPLUS Programme, these workshops are a chance to introduce yourself to performance, the theatre and drama as dialogue.

06/07/2026

A performative journey which takes you to the Irish bog landscape through scent, created in response to the cessation of Ireland’s peat harvesting industry.

Luke Casserly collaborated with renowned perfume maker Joan Woods to create a unique distillation of the Midlands bog as the starting point for an olfactory encounter which looks at our human relationship to place. Dedicated to the future of our broken landscapes – in the hope that by listening to them, we might be able to better understand them. Distillation premiered as part of Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023, and has since toured extensively both in Ireland and internationally.

Presented as part of the Earagail Arts Festival 2026.

TICKETS >>> https://tinyurl.com/mwdppybc

▪ How’s Your Father? – Starring Conal Gallen ▪Saturday October 24“How’s Your Father?” is a non-stop, laugh a minute riot...
04/07/2026

▪ How’s Your Father? – Starring Conal Gallen ▪
Saturday October 24

“How’s Your Father?” is a non-stop, laugh a minute riot of craic, confusion and constant laughter!

It’s the hilarious comedy play from the cream of Irish comedy, father and son team, Conal and Rory Gallen, who have written probably their funniest comedy play to date.

A B&B! A Landlady! A Priest! A Jockey! A Mystery!

Bridie Murphy opens Bridie’s Boutique B&B, much to her husband Willie’s bewilderment.

“This is a B&B which has to be seen to be believed!!” – Tripadvisor

With their young, confused neighbour, Dick, having some family problems, Bridie steps in to help. There’s only one thing for it. Bring in the Priest.

Which only serves to make things even more confusing!!

It’s a side-splitting tale of love, deceit, mystery, bad food and a bit of “How’s Your Father” thrown in for good measure!

Tickets >>> https://tinyurl.com/5xyrhwet

▪ We Have Him Back! - Saturday September 5 ▪A historically accurate and deeply human account of the events surrounding t...
03/07/2026

▪ We Have Him Back! - Saturday September 5 ▪

A historically accurate and deeply human account of the events surrounding the three funerals of Frank Stagg who died after 62 days on hunger strike.

Written by Brían MacSuibhne and set in 70’s Leigue Cemetery, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

Developed with the blessing and factual input of the Stagg family, We Have Him Back! tells the story of a mother watching her son die, a wife confronting official falsehoods, a sister struggling to understand, and a brother whose love and resolve would not allow history to be buried in silence. Weaving documented conversations, world and national news, music, and life in 1970s rural Ireland, grounds the personal tragedy into a wider historical moment.

A major heritage and commemorative project, exploring themes of family, human rights and Section 31 State censorship. It is intended for audiences across generations: those with living memory and those encountering this tragic history for the first time.

TICKETS >>> https://tinyurl.com/yjhnacuz

The Irish Aerial Dance FestThe Irish Aerial Dance Fest (13th – 25th July) is an annual festival which attracts visitors ...
02/07/2026

The Irish Aerial Dance Fest

The Irish Aerial Dance Fest (13th – 25th July) is an annual festival which attracts visitors and participants from all over the world and includes lots of great workshops and shows for all the family to enjoy.

Between Earth & Sky
Friday 17th July, 8pm–Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre - €10
Between Earth & Sky uses dance, circus, autobiographical storytelling and original live music to create compelling visual theatre which looks at societal
perceptions of younger and older women and female
experiences of hypervisibility.

Itch
Friday 17th July, 9.30pm – Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre - €10
A deeply personal, wildly funny, and unapologetically honest journey through chronic eczema, q***r identity, and the flaky mess of being human. ITCH blends trapeze, storytelling, humour, and physical theatre to explore the ITCH that just won’t go away both literally and metaphorically.
Contains full frontal male nudity - 18 plus only.

IADF International Night & Homegrown
Wednesday 22nd July, 8pm – Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre - €10
IADF attracts participants from all around the world, and here we present some of these international artists, including Rosie Macari & Lila Naruse. This year we’re sneaking in some Homegrown artists too!

IADF Homegrown
Friday 24th July, 8pm–Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre - €10
At IADF we continue to support emerging Irish-based circus artists. This night is a medley of new Irish work in progress, including Hungry Ghosts by Polina Shapkina.

Emma Insley Cabaret Night
Saturday 25th July, 7pm–Letterkenny, An Grianán Theatre - €10
The Emma Insley Cabaret Night is an institution! Come and see all of the short acts from artists attending the festival.

Tickets >>> https://tinyurl.com/32su6usm

01/07/2026

▪ David Nihill: Taking Tangents Tour - Friday September 4 ▪

Leaving Dublin, Where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over eighty. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant.

David's videos have gone viral many times over with over 1 billion views and a social following of over 2 million people!

Don't miss your chance to see David at An Grianán >>> https://tinyurl.com/3bw9875j

▪ Hello Charlie - Friday September 25 - Saturday September 26 ▪Hello Charlie follows Sisters Maeve and Kate. They have f...
30/06/2026

▪ Hello Charlie - Friday September 25 - Saturday September 26 ▪

Hello Charlie follows Sisters Maeve and Kate. They have fled their past trauma in Derry and now live in London. Hedonistic Maeve binge-drinks to oblivion; brittle Kate sees history repeating itself. But Maeve dodges culpability for her drunken antics; the blame clearly lies with her beloved, inebriated alter-ego: Charlie.

A laugh out loud dark comedy that is courageous and fiercely original in its portrayal of addiction.

Hello Charlie was developed as part of The Lyric’s New Playwrights Programme. It was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, and a finalist for the inaugural Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy.

Written by Caoimhe Farren

Produced by SkelpieLimmer, Front and Centre, and An Grianán Theatre in association with Pavillion Theatre, Fishamble, and The Lyric Theatre Belfast.

TICKETS >>> https://tinyurl.com/2rjvmuwm

The Inishowen Peninsula is home to a rich and enduring tradition of unaccompanied singing, with songs carried for genera...
29/06/2026

The Inishowen Peninsula is home to a rich and enduring tradition of unaccompanied singing, with songs carried for generations through individual singers & families.

‘Sounding the Peninsula’ features specially commissioned arrangements of the songs performed by Inishowen Trad Choir with guest soloists: Kevin McGonigle, and three TG4 Gradam Singers of the Year, Rita Gallagher, Niall Hanna and Nell Ní Chróinín. Inishowen Trad Choir is under the direction of Lorna McLaughlin (The Henry Girls). Hosted by Lynette Fay.

For more information on all the ‘Sounding the Peninsula’ performers, arrangers and original singers, visit the Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle website.

Sounding the Peninsula is generously funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Donegal County Council.

Presented as part of the Earagail Arts Festival 2026.

Tickets >>> https://tinyurl.com/54tjtmrf

▪ The Cable - Thursday October 29 ▪The Cable presented by Siamsa Tíre, is a powerful new one-man drama written and perfo...
27/06/2026

▪ The Cable - Thursday October 29 ▪

The Cable presented by Siamsa Tíre, is a powerful new one-man drama written and performed by Mike Kelly (The Martian, The Last Kingdom), directed by Aidan Dooley (Tom Crean: Antarctic Explorer).

Set against the monumental laying of the Transatlantic Cable on Valentia Island in 1866, The Cable blends searing humour, haunting music, and unforgettable storytelling to explore themes of emigration, hope, and connection. Reviewers have called it “a new Irish masterpiece fit for a modern audience… visually breathtaking… definitely a hit that deserves its place in the Irish theatre canon.”

The historic cable, stretching over 3,000 kilometres from Valentia Island to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, revolutionised communication, shrinking transatlantic messaging from weeks to minutes. As the world changed, so too did the lives of ordinary people — a truth vividly brought to life in The Cable.

“This production is about more than a piece of history,” says writer-performer Mike Kelly. “It’s about the way we reach for each other across distances, how technology transforms us, and the enduring ties of family and love.”

Director Aidan Dooley added: “The Transatlantic Cable is a symbol of global connection, and this play brings that down to a deeply personal level — showing how progress and pain often walk hand in hand.”

The Cable promises to stir the soul and spark reflection, an extraordinary experience featuring live music, masterful storytelling, and a powerful message that resonates.

TICKETS >>> https://tinyurl.com/328rxbst

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