Town Hall Theatre (Galway)
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The Town Hall Theatre ( ga, Amharclann Halla na Cathrach) is a
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in
Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
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History

The building which houses the Town Hall Theatre was erected in the 1820s and served first as a courthouse and later as a town hall. In the 1950s, the building was converted into a
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and was used for film screenings until it fell into disrepair in the 1990s. Galway Corporation (now
Galway City Council Galway City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Galway, Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for hous ...
), with the assistance of a
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from the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, undertook a major refurbishment of the building between 1993–95 and it reopened as a state of the art, 393-seat Municipal Theatre in October 14th 1995 with a production of "Chess" by the Patrician Musical Society. The venue attracts audiences in excess of 100,000 annually (close to 2 million since being officially re-opened on 1st February 1996) making it the most successful theatre of its size in Ireland. It is used as a venue for several festivals annually including
Cúirt International Festival of Literature The Cúirt International Festival of Literature (pronounced ) is an annual literary festival held since 1985 in Galway in Ireland. The Irish language word ''cúirt'' means "court". The festival consists of a variety of events taking place over th ...
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Galway International Arts Festival The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF), founded in 1978, is a cultural organization that produces an annual arts festival in Galway, Ireland. It also produces new work that tours nationally and internationally, in addition to presenting ...
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Galway Film Fleadh The Galway Film Fleadh (; Irish for "festival") is an international film festival founded in 1989 as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Describing itself as Ireland’s leading film festival, the event is held every July in Galway city in Irela ...
and more. Charlie Byrne's hosts a pop-up bookshop there each year during Cúirt."About Charlie Byrne's"
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External links


Official site


References

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