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Rebecca O'Connor as Tina Turner.

Renowned Tina Turner Tribute Act Set For Tralee Date On June Bank Holiday Weekend

May 25, 2023 at 9:27 am 0 comments

WITH news of the passing of the great Tina Turner yesterday, local fans will have a chance to hear her music performed live by a renowned tribute act in the coming weeks. Siamsa Tíre will host ‘Rebecca O’Connor as Tina Turner — Simply The Best’ on Sunday, June 4, while she’ll […]

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Cast members Danielle Mullery, Jackie O'Mahoney, Kerry Fleming and Tim Landers before the Tralee Musical Society's production of 'Ghost' at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee Musical Society’s ‘Ghost The Musical’ Is A Sellout Success At Siamsa

April 13, 2023 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

THE appetite for top musical entertainment is as voracious as ever in this town, as Tralee Musical Society began a sellout run of four shows last night in Siamsa Tíre. There was great anticipation backstage minutes before curtain up as the cast prepared to bring ‘Ghost The Musical’ to the […]

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Bryan Carr with Hans, Elsa, Olaf, Anna and Kristof before Wednesday night's opening performance at Siamsa Tíre. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Audiences Warm To Frozen Jr. On Opening Night At Siamsa Tíre

March 30, 2023 at 9:13 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was great excitement backstage at Siamsa Tíre last night as the cast of Frozen Jr. prepared for curtain up. Presented by Shannon Star Entertainment Ltd in association with Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts, Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical (which itself was based on the […]

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Sean de Butler Riordan with his work at the opening of the ‘Mise, le Meas’ Exhibition at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday  night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Minister Foley Opens ‘Mise, Le Meas’ Exhibition At Siamsa

February 17, 2023 at 9:43 am Comments are Disabled

A VISUAL media exhibition which is based on original documents and accounts from the people who were affected by the Civil War in Kerry has been opened at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee by the Minister for Education, Norma Foley. Mise, le Meas is an innovative collaboration between visual media students […]

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Ben McAteer, Leanne Fitzgerald, Graeme Danby and Kelli-Ann Masterson in Don Pasquale. Photo: Pat Redmond

Hugely Acclaimed Opera Comes To Siamsa Tíre This Saturday Night

February 8, 2023 at 1:43 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre will host a special event on this Saturday night which is a must for fans of opera. Irish National Opera presents  Don Pasquale, Donizetti’s effervescent comic masterpiece, at 8pm on Saturday, February 11. It’s described as a witty, high-spirited, inter-generational tug of war about love and money — […]

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Leanne Fitzgerald and Ben Escorio in Don Pasquale. Photo: Pat Redmond

Lixnaw Native Leanne Looks Forward To Performing In ‘Don Pasquale’ On Siamsa Stage

January 31, 2023 at 8:59 am Comments are Disabled

A LIXNAW native says she’s looking forward to coming back to performing on the Siamsa stage on when the acclaimed ‘Don Pasquale’ comes to Tralee on February 11. Mezzo-soprano Leanne Fitzgerald has her family to credit for her artistic upbringing. Having an Irish dancing master for a grandmother and a […]

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Cast members of Mercy Mounthawk's 'High School Musical', Sarah Brett, Conor Breen, Lily Parker, Gearóid Meehan, Sinead Carr and Eoin Griffin at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A ‘High School Musical’ Treat From Mounthawk Students At Siamsa Tíre

January 19, 2023 at 10:03 am Comments are Disabled

AUDIENCES at a sold-out Siamsa Tíre were highly entertained last night as the latest production from Mercy Mounthawk students began a four night run. Months of hard work paid off for the students who gave wonderful performances in the popular ‘High School Musical’. Auditions were held as far back as […]

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Launching the event at Siamsa Tíre were Dr Susan Motherway (Lecturer, MTU), Tadhg O'Shea (Lecturer, MTU), Karen Trench (Listowel), Muiris O'Laoire (Lecturer, MTU), and Gabriel Fitzmaurice (writer, poet from Moyvane). Photo by Dominick Walsh

Song, Drama, Poetry And Reading Performances In Siamsa As Part Of Civil War Conference

January 17, 2023 at 9:53 am Comments are Disabled

A SPECIAL commemorative concert marking the centenary of the Civil War in Kerry will take place at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee next month as part of the programme of events for a three-day conference on the conflict in the county and beyond. ‘Their Memory Will Endure’ is a concert of song, […]

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Christmas Panto Is Back With A Beauty Of A Production Next Week

Christmas Panto Is Back With A Beauty Of A Production Next Week

December 22, 2022 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Christmas period wasn’t the same for families over the past couple of years without the annual panto, so it’s no surprise that tickets are flying out the door for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ next week. Presented by Oliver Hurley Productions, Sleeping Beauty is the spellbinding tale of a beautiful Princess, the evil Maleficent, […]

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Artist Margaret Anne Suggs

Exhibition At Siamsa Explores Idea Of Home From Perspective Of Immigrant Artist

October 6, 2022 at 12:12 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW art exhibition, exploring the idea of home from the perspective of an immigrant artist, will open at Siamsa Tíre next week ‘Home is Where the Heart Is’ features art by Margaret Anne Suggs, one of the illustrators who contributed to ‘A Way Home’, the exhibition commissioned by Siamsa Tíre which […]

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Highly Acclaimed Opera Production At Siamsa Tíre This Sunday

Highly Acclaimed Opera Production At Siamsa Tíre This Sunday

September 22, 2022 at 9:29 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S just days to go until a highly acclaimed opera production comes to Siamsa Tíre. Irish National Opera, in association with Landmark Productions, bring the ‘The First Child’ directed by Enda Walsh to the Tralee venue for one night only on this Sunday, September 25. The public can get a […]

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Free Opera And Trad Events At Siamsa Tíre For Culture Night

Free Opera And Trad Events At Siamsa Tíre For Culture Night

September 15, 2022 at 9:54 am Comments are Disabled

CULTURE Night sees an explosion of free events taking place all over Ireland on Friday, September 23 this year and Siamsa Tíre, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, will host four different events. Two of them will showcase the richness of our local traditional culture and Siamsa Tíre’s young curator […]

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'The First Child' comes to Siamsa Tíre on Sunday, September 25.

A Five-Star Opera Treat In Store At Siamsa Tíre With ‘The First Child’

September 6, 2022 at 3:14 pm Comments are Disabled

OPERA fans are in for a real treat later this month when a highly acclaimed production come to Siamsa Tíre. Irish National Opera, in association with Landmark Productions, bring the ‘The First Child’ directed by Enda Walsh to the Tralee venue for one night only on Sunday 25 September. ‘The […]

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Grace & Mary Walsh and Dáibhéid, Tara and Oisín O Regan, all students of the National Folk Theatre Training Academy, pictured at the Garden of Europe in Listowel.

Children Invited To Audition For Training Programme At Siamsa Tíre

June 7, 2022 at 4:50 pm Comments are Disabled

AUDITIONS will soon be taking place for the National Folk Theatre of Ireland’s three-year training programme at Siamsa Tíre. These auditions are open to children between the ages of 7 and 12 and take place at three locations in Kerry. On Thursday June 16th, the children of North Kerry can […]

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Leonard Barry will partner with up Seamie O’Dowd for the concert in Tralee on May 27.

Tralee Native Returns To Siamsa For Trad Connections Concert

May 17, 2022 at 12:11 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE native will return home to take part in the latest Trad Connections concert on Friday May 27 in Siamsa Tíre. Leonard Barry will partner with up Seamie O’Dowd for the latest in the Trad Connections series. Originally from Tralee and now living in Sligo, Leonard Barry is widely regarded as […]

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Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre members Luke Healy, Charley Harris, Ciara Sugrue and Darragh O'Shea who performed  in 'Back To The Music' on Friday night in Siamsa Tire. Photo by Dermot Crean

‘Back To The Music’ Hits The Siamsa Stage

May 7, 2022 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

THE excitement was palpable on Friday evening as around 150 young performers gathered backstage at Siamsa Tíre for the opening performance of ‘Back To The Music’. Following on from the Easter Panto ‘Cinderella’, the award-winning director Oliver Hurley is presenting a variety of musical theatre excerpts this weekend in a […]

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Art teacher Mary Kirby, Joanne Roche (teacher) and student Syanne Dowd with her work at the opening of the exhibition of work by Creative Arts learners at Kerry College at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry College Students Display Talent At Exhibition In Siamsa Tíre

May 6, 2022 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

STUDENTS from creative arts courses at Kerry College gathered at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday for the official launch of an exhibition of work. Kerry College learners on the QQI Level 5 Art, Craft & Design; Animation; Games Design and Digital Design with Visual Communication courses are exhibiting their work until […]

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Artistic Director Jonathan Kelliher, Lisa McElligott from the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Directors Seán Murphy, artist Henk Heideveld, and Executive Director Róisín McGarr receiving a donation of the artist’s portrait of Siamsa Tíre’s founder, Fr Pat Ahern.

Dutch Artist Makes Presentation Of Fr Pat Portrait To Siamsa Tíre

April 27, 2022 at 1:18 pm Comments are Disabled

DUTCH artist Henk Heideveld marked the end of his recent exhibition at Siamsa Tíre by donating his portrait of the National Folk Theatre of Ireland’s founder, Father Pat Ahern, to the theatre. The presentation is timely in the light of Fr Pat Ahern receiving the Kerry Association in Dublin Arts Award […]

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Janna Foley, John Drummey, Aaron McLarnon, Jayda Kahraman, Charley Harris, Alan Teahan and Gary Murphy  cast members in the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre's production of Cinderella at Siamsa Tíre on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Audiences Are Having A Ball At ‘Cinderella’ In Siamsa

April 13, 2022 at 10:12 am Comments are Disabled

AUDIENCES are loving ‘Cinderella’ at Siamsa Tíre this week and there’s still time to catch the last two show before it finishes on Wednesday night. The Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre is pulling out all the stops and are on top of their game with standing ovations at every […]

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Panto time is almost here.

It’s Panto Time At Siamsa As Oliver Hurley Presents ‘Cinderella’

April 9, 2022 at 10:32 am Comments are Disabled

THE rehearsals are almost complete, the costumes are ready and it’s nearly time for curtain up at the long awaited pantomime in Siamsa Tíre. Yes, after being postponed due to COVID restrictions at Christmas, the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre will finally bring Cinderella to the stage over the […]

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Cast members of 'Matilda The Musical' Vilte Kuraite, Emma Hayes Ryan and Adriana Araiza  before the final performance of the production at Siamsa Tire on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: ‘Matilda The Musical’ Works Its Magic On Siamsa Audiences

April 9, 2022 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

FIVE fantastic performances were enjoyed by audiences in Siamsa Tíre over the past few days, as the Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts brought ‘Matilda The Musical Jr.’ to the stage. Based on the Roald Dahl novel, the musical adaptation ran from Wednesday to Friday featuring about 120 children who saw […]

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The menacing Mrs Trunchbull (John Feeley) with terrified Matildas Aoibhín Dowling, Kate Ryle and Imogen Carroll Kelly rehearsing for 'Matilda The Musical Jr.' at Siamsa Tíre. Photo by Dermot Crean

Fantastic Family Fun As ‘Matilda The Musical’ Comes To Siamsa This Week

April 5, 2022 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

EXCITEMENT is building among the children in the Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts as they prepare to bring ‘Matilda The Musical Jr.’ to the Siamsa Tíre stage this week. Based on the Roald Dahl novel, this Broadway Junior adaptation of the Olivier Award-winning hit will be performed from Wednesday to […]

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Siamsa Tíre Helps Out Local Organisations With ‘Adopt A Show’ Initiative

Siamsa Tíre Helps Out Local Organisations With ‘Adopt A Show’ Initiative

March 15, 2022 at 12:03 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre has recently set up a fundraising scheme for local charities and community organisations. Arlington Lodge Homeless Shelter, St John of Gods Kerry Services  and Adapt Kerry Women’s Refuge are currently selling tickets to events at Siamsa Tíre in an effort to raise much-needed funds. “We have so many deserving […]

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Cast members of 'Barndance' in rehearsals for the play which will be performed in Siamsa Tire from March 9-11. Seated from left; Mags Slattery, Raphael Crowley, Rhona Johnston and Siobhan Keane. At back; John Scroope, Chris Conlon, John Patton, George Lowe and Ken Quillinan. Photo by Dermot Crean

‘Barndance’ Begins Run In Siamsa Tíre

March 9, 2022 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE’S Zyber Theatre Group begins their run of of performances tonight at Siamsa Tíre with ‘Barndance’. The last Zyber production was ‘The Field’ back in March 2020, just before the pandemic started, so cast members are eagerly looking forward to the run. ‘Barndance’ was written by founder member of Zyber, […]

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Cinderella Panto Moves To Easter Week At Siamsa

Cinderella Panto Moves To Easter Week At Siamsa

February 11, 2022 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was huge disappointment at Christmas when the panto at Siamsa Tíre had to be cancelled due to Covid restrictions, but boys and girls shall go the ball after all, because Cinderella will now run at Easter. Yes, Oliver Hurley has just announced that his production will run over four […]

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Shane Clifford before his stand-up show at The Blasket on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Music And Comedy Stars On The Way To Siamsa Tíre In The New Year

December 16, 2021 at 12:49 pm Comments are Disabled

A HOST of popular music and comedy acts are coming to Siamsa Tíre next year as their spring programme was announced. Declan O’Rourke (March 6), Eddi Reader (February 19) and Declan Nerney (January 23) are some of the music acts while Tralee’s native Shane Clifford (April 1), Neil Delamere (March […]

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Panto In Siamsa Cancelled But Cinderella Will Be Staged In INEC

Panto In Siamsa Cancelled But Cinderella Will Be Staged In INEC

December 10, 2021 at 6:41 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tire announced this afternoon that they will not be able to host Oliver Hurley’s production of Cinderella in the theatre this Christmas. However, the show must go on and Oliver is taking the production to the INEC Killarney instead, early in the new year. Siamsa Tíre regretfully announced that, […]

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Tralee man Fionn Van der Noll contributed to the 'Make Your Mark' exhibition.

Siamsa Tíre Makes Its Mark With New Free Art Exhibition

December 8, 2021 at 12:48 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW free art exhibition, ‘Make Your Mark’, a free art exhibition featuring works by local and national printmakers, is running at Siamsa Tíre until January 15. The exhibition has just been launched in its gallery to showcase its new brand identity.  This identity draws on Siamsa Tíre’s history, its connection with its local community, and […]

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'Dame' John Drummey, with 'Dame' Gary Murphy, and Lauren O'Sullivan, Kerry School of Music Dance Academy's Dancer of the Year 2021 looking forward to the Christmas season in Siamsa Tire.

Siamsa Tíre Looks Forward To A Packed Schedule Of Events For Christmas Season

November 23, 2021 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre has organised a festive line-up that features music, dance, theatre, and fun events for all the family. The seasonal entertainment kicks off on Saturday December 4th with the Irish Rambling House.  Presented in partnership with Radio Kerry, this show promises songs, stories, and plenty of side-splitting laughs from special […]

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Siamsa Tíre Looks For Submissions For ‘Make Your Mark’ Exhibition

Siamsa Tíre Looks For Submissions For ‘Make Your Mark’ Exhibition

October 24, 2021 at 9:49 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is calling on artists to draw on the elements for its upcoming open submission exhibition, Make Your Mark. Like many cultural centres across the world, Siamsa Tíre closed its doors due to the pandemic in March 2020.  It used the past 18 months to examine its role in the local and national […]

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