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Galway is experiencing a real growth in artistic activity, and it's at its most vibrant during
The Galway Arts Festival
. There's plenty to detain you year round too: Galway's the home of the versatile
Druid Theatre Company
(tel 091/568617,
info@druidtheatre.com
), in Chapel Lane, off Quay St; a relatively young company, it produces six new plays a year - many of them new works by Irish authors - and undertakes extensive tours. If you're lucky enough to be in Galway city when they're on, book a ticket in advance, as they play to packed houses. The most exciting artistic development of recent years has been the emergence of the local street theatre troupe
Macnas
(tel 091/561462,
www.macnas.com
). This internationally acclaimed group have elevated the art of street theatre to new heights; to watch one of their flamboyant street performances is a truly exhilarating experience and should not be missed.
An Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
in Middle St (tel 091/562024) is an Irish-language theatre that puts on an annual summer show of traditional singing, music and drama.
The Town Hall Theatre
, Courthouse Square, Woodquay (tel 091/569777,
www.homepage.eircom.net/~tht
) stages plays from visiting companies most nights of the year.
The
Galway Arts Centre
, Nun's Island, off Mill St, is used as a performance space for dance, theatre and music; for bookings, information and visual arts exhibitions call in at 47 Dominick St (tel 091/565886). It's also a good place to find out what's going on in the arts locally. There are a few
commercial art galleries
worth a visit too: The Bridge Mills Gallery, O'Brien's Bridge; The Kenny Gallery, Middle St (tel 091/553733,
www.kennysgallery.ie
); and the Logan Gallery in Woodquay (tel 091/563635). Other useful information
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Ireland,
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