CORK OPERA HOUSE

On September 20, Cork Opera House presents an Immersive Experimental Sound Experience, created by composer Kevin Terry. This unique event invites attendees to navigate a ...

What started out as a desire to work with each other for a once off show has now become the talk of the country! Jimmy ...

John Scotts Irish Modern Dance TheatrepresentsTHE WANDERERas part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2022 Cork Opera House: Monday 20 June, 2022 [World Refugee Day]Who walks the ...

After three consecutive Top 5 albums, 750,000 sales and three headline sold-out tours, The Overtones continue to reboot classic sounds for contemporary audiences with the ...

Following on from the successes of the 2012 pantomime Alice In Wonderland, once again Cork Opera House bring you the most Spectacular Christmas Panto in ...

Directed by Ellen Kent featuring the Celebrated Chisinau National Opera and National Philharmonic with International Guest soloists Aida, the grandest of all Ellen Kent’s operas ...

After two complete sell out performance at Cork Opera House in October 2012 , The Royal Moscow Ballet returns to the Cork stage once again ...

Moyet began her musical journey in punk bands before `Only You` became a worldwide hit for her and Vince Clarke - the duo otherwise known ...

Tall Stories’ Room on the Broom Adapted for the stage from the best-selling book by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson MBE and Axel Scheffler. A spellbinding ...

The Donegal crooner is back on his Irish Summer Tour and swings by Cork to again delight his local fans. Daniel has sold millions of ...

'Grease' is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW)...

The 14-piece Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club make their eagerly awaited return to Europe in 2013. Their most influential style is the exuberant, polyrhythmic music ...

Cork Opera House, through the generous support of the Arts Council of Ireland, is honoured to present the Irish Premiere of Piazzola’s Tango Opera Maria ...

Students from the Alan Foley Academy of Dance present 'Dance Offering 2013' on Sunday 9th June at 7.30 pm. Featuring guest artistes from Cork City ...

Ireland's Colm Wilkinson is best known as the original Jean Valjean and the Phantom, roles he created and embodied in London, Toronto and New York ...

Three people on stage, happy, successful, gorgeous!!! But there’s one thing they have in common. Each of these people has now or at some time ...

Channel 5 and Premier Stage Productions are proud to present the brand new milkshake!live tour starring milkshake! favourites: Little Princess and Scruff, Noddy and Tessie ...

La Sylphide opened in March 2012 at the 2000 seat Convention Centre Dublin – a remarkable achievement and milestone for Irish Ballet led by Ireland’s ...

Opera & Ballet International presents an Ellen Kent production... BIZET CARMEN THE MOST SEDUCTIVE OPERA EVER WRITTEN Directed by Ellen Kent, this traditionally staged, dazzling ...

Directed by Ellen Kent and featuring the full Chisinau National Philharmonic orchestra and chorus, this most popular of operas with its tender, moving arias Vissi ...

From the creation of Rhythm of the Dance 14 years ago – (initially the show was set up for a 3 week tour of the ...

Following hot on the heels of the Gruffalos sell out tour and his monstrous West End success comes the GRUFFALO'S CHILD - with attitude! Just ...

Two-time Grammy nominee and finger style extraordinaire, Tommy Emmanuel has a professional career that spans over four decades and continues to intersect with some of ...

Hey, Mr. Director! Is a gala performance celebrating the significant contribution to Irish Musical Theatre of director and writer Bryan Flynn. Following the consistent success ...

Cork Opera House proudly brings you the world's most popular musical 'The Sound of Music' to the stage once again. One of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ...

Tommy Fleming is now recognised throughout his homeland of Ireland and across the world as one of the finest singers of his generation. Appealing to ...

Join one of Irelands best loved voices, Cara OSullivan, who will take a nostalgic trip back through her unique career in music. As well as ...

The Ronan Collins Showband Show Reelin In The Showband Years is back! And once again, there is a terrific line up. RTEs Ronan Collins is ...

Frank, dean and Sammy are coming to Cork Opera House! This Christmas, Cork Opera House is proud to host the ultimate musical tribute to The ...

Once again, Cheerios and Cork Opera House brings you the most Spectacular Christmas Pantomime in the Land. Join Alice, Mad Hatter, The Tweedles, the White ...

Frankie Boyle has been pilloried, misrepresented and demonised. And for what? For Telling It Like It Is. Now he will attempt a final tour, to ...

Cork Opera House musician in residence, cellist Kate Ellis presents a night of inspired music-making, exploring rich musical collaborations with several Irish based musicians, all ...

Des Bishop is back in Cork Opera House after what turned out to be a very special, and emotional year. Cork’s favourite comedian is back ...

‘Twas the Panto before Christmas and all through the gaff, Were feens, shams and beores, all out for a laff. Not a script was in ...

Leapfrogging over barriers of genre, time and taste, the West Cork Ukulele Orchestra is comprised of nine disparate musical talents, brought together for one purpose: ...

Ireland's leading commentators on economics and politics will discuss the central theses of their new books. They will examine the current crisis, lift the lid ...

To celebrate the centenary celebrations of one of the most iconic figures of ballet in Ireland - Joan Denise Moriarty, Cork City Ballet presents Tchaikovskys ...

After first bringing his unique brand Aussie humour to our shores more than 25 years ago, KEVIN BLOODY WILSON returns in 2012, for his FINAL ...

“People used to say we would never make it... all those people can go and SUCK IT!” Featuring rocking acrobatics, kick ass dance routines, and ...

Following their recent sold out Irish tour, The Overtones have confirmed Irish dates for November 2012. Britain’s hottest male vocal group featuring Corkonian Timmy Matley ...

Casta Diva is Niall Morris's new hit show, honouring the legacy of the great opera diva Maria Callas. It stars the sensational Irish soprano Mairead ...

A poignant theatrical adaptation of Patrick Kavanaghs epic poem, The Great Hunger centres on Patrick Maguire, a farmer whose life is an endless cycle of ...

17 years after its conception at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival the show has gone on to tour the World achieving cult status and dragging Circus ...

Irelands Folk Band of the year The High Kings comprising Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey and Darren Holden. Coming from accomplished musical pedigrees, The ...

Human beings, in pursuit of a better life, are inclined to think that beyond the frontier there is a wonderful, promising world. And they may ...

Roaratorio: an Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake was composed by John Cage in 1979 and realized in collaboration with sound engineer John David Fulleman. The ...

Perfect for spy-kids who love to write, this intensive spy-training programme encourages descriptive writing, code wordplay and imaginative reporting....

In this fun-filled childrens show from Theatre Makers, the famous and fabulous fables of Aesop are hilariously brought to life with all their too familiar ...

A little boy struggles to be heard over the bustle of family life. His young ears pick out a strange song, a mystical echo of ...

Amidst a world-music landscape now teeming with Balkan gypsy influences, describing this fted Band of Brigands as seminal hardly covers it. Taraf de Haidouks are ...

Monsters make music? Yes they do and in wonderful ways, too! Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other...monsters making music! Your family's ...

The Moscow Ballet delighted audiences in Dublin, Drogheda, Cork & Limerick last October with their production of The Nutcracker. This year they will perform Tchaikovskys ...

The sound of CARRIED BY WAVES has been described by critics as "sublime, beautifully crafted, euphoric, lush, astral, dreamy, textured, layered, engrossing, uplifting, gorgeous, organic-electronic ...

Old Oak & Cyprus Avenue presents Wallis Bird Wallis Bird is wild. Wallis Bird is unpredictable. And she is contradictory. The best way to sum-up ...

He has captivated audiences worldwide along with his Cork audience and so he is set to return for two dates only in October 2012. On ...

Translunar Paradise takes you on a journey of life, death, and enduring love. After his wife passes away, William escapes to a paradise of fantasy ...

We are delighted to welcome these three stunning artists: Hauschka, Dustin O'Halloran & Jóhann Jóhannsson to Cork Opera House this May. Each artist here occupies ...

The Kilfenora Céilí Band’s story is the story of Irish music itself. Founded in 1909, the band is still on the road 103 years later. ...

PJ has played sold out shows throughout Ireland and at the biggest and best comedy festivals that the country has to offer including Kilkenny Cat ...

We’ve Only Just Begun The Love Songs of The Carpenters Following on from last November's sell out night Toni Lee returns to Cork Opera House ...

One of the world’s most celebrated ensembles; The King’s Singers have amassed a portfolio of concerts, recordings, media and education work that spans the globe. ...

Ballet Ireland is proud to present a restaging of their hugely successful Romeo and Juliet’ choreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple. A dazzling combination of love and ...

Cork Opera House welcomes you to the ‘House of Fun’ this Spring season with a shiny new programme of events bursting with activities for the ...

Led by Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields career now spans two decades and ten albums. The most recent - Realism in 2010 - was well ...

The legendary comic duo D’Unbelievables, Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny, are delighted to announce that they will return with their nationwide tour titled ‘One Hell ...

Slow Motion Heroes Jodavino Time Is A Thief Rob The Nation The Billy Kennedy Band Dimitry Datus The David Nelligan Thing Tomas McCarthy and Eric ...

The seats have been stripped out for what promises to be an absolutely joyous double bill, Kormac's Big Band and The West Cork Ukelele Orchestra. ...

We're pulling the seats out this April for the wildly popular and up and coming international superstar Professor Green. Originally signed by Mike Skinner to ...

Following her acclaimed appearance with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in 2008 Sharon Shannon takes to the stage once again with an entirely new collection of ...

ITSA Theatre Company Presents The Irish Canon (abridged) 10 plays, 70 characters, 3 actors, 1 hour Scripted and directed by Laura Harte From the crazy ...

Cork Opera House is honoured and proud to present the second annual Gamelan performance, in association with UCC School of Music and Theatre Studies, following ...

Monsters make music? Yes they do and in wonderful ways, too! Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other...monsters making music! Your family's ...

Dear Frankie by Niamh Gleeson Directed by David Horan With Nuala Hayes as Frankie Byrne Dear Frankie is the story of Frankie Byrne, Ireland’s first ...

Following the success of Kate's sell out concert last November, Cork Opera House musician in residence, award-winning cellist Kate Ellis presents a night of inspired ...

Featuring the Internationally Acclaimed Ukrainian National Opera of Kharkiv With handpicked soloists, a highly-praised chorus, and full orchestra. Starring the International Soprano’s Rosa Lee Thomas ...

Verdi LA TRAVIATA The love story that gripped Paris Back by public demand A tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music, La Traviata is ...

BACK FOR A FRESH LOOK AT IRELAND AND THE WORLD! After selling over 45,000 tickets across Ireland with the first Gift Grub Live stage production, ...

The Moscow State Circus brings its latest & most Spectacular show to date to the UK with this sensational extravaganza Babushkin Sekret Inspired by the ...

National Dance Company Wales presents the work of world-class choreographers with twelve international dancers in a programme of spectacle, dynamism and profound emotional expression. With ...

Ireland’s hottest trio Declan Kelly, Morgan Crowley and David Martin will serenade mothers from across Munster this Mother’s Day! This thrilling concert is packed with ...

Molloy, Malone Dies & The Unnamable are novels by Samuel Beckett. Gare St Lazare's presentations of the novels consist of extracts selected by Conor Lovett ...

Starring: Conor Lovett Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett “This is wondrous acting. Scabrous, vile reality rendered into a universal, healing balm” Sunday Independent...

Man 1, Bank 0 is Patrick Combs’ amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,093.35 junk-mail cheque into his own bank account and about what ...

Fresh from a sell-out nationwide tour in 2011 which included Dublin’s Vicar St. ,the INEC and the Waterfront in Belfast, Friends In Low Places better ...

Some people say the best thing about Castletown is the road out of it. But ya have to use that road to get back into ...

The greatest family comedian of our generation proudly presents 40 years in the Comedy business and most of this time at the very top of ...

The Henry Girls are fast becoming one of the most talked about folk/roots acts to come out of the North West of Ireland in the ...

Five brilliant comic maestros perform classic Ennio Morricone soundtracks from the iconic Clint Eastwood movies The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, For A Few ...

Camille O'Sullivan enjoys a formidable international reputation for her dramatic interpretations of the songs of Brel, Cave, Waits, Bowie and more. Chameleon-like on stage, each ...

The multi-talented comedian and star of the Police Academy series Michael Winslow tours Ireland in February 2012. The American actor and a comedian is billed ...

CoisCéim Dance Theatre presents TOUCH ME Set among the remains of a boarded up room, a group of strangers look in from outside. A set ...

David Pomeranz is one of the most succesful and prolific songwriter and recording artists on the scene today. His songs have sold over 35 million ...

‘Mary Black in Concert’ in aid of Chernobyl Children International. For over 25 years, Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, here ...

‘Singing Nina’ is the fabulous new show brought to you by the Chicago Jazz Queen, Karen Underwood and her band. Karen brings to you in ...

‘Hello!’ Whether you’re single, engaged, on a first date, a spinster, or married for over 40 years, we have put together something a little unconventional ...

Gavin Friday’s career spans four decades, and he still puts the same energy and passion into his work that he did with the Virgin Prunes ...

Alabama 3 return to Cork with full band for the first time since a sold out show at The Savoy Theatre in October 2007. They ...

Calling all Gleeks!! Following two sold out performances at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin in September , The Glee Experience comes to Cork next February ...

Following 2010’s 150 date sell out tour of the UK & Ireland and best selling DVD This Is The Show Irish funnyman Dara O Briain ...

Cork Opera House is proud to host the first lady of Irish musical theatre for a greatest hits concert celebrating a career that has spanned ...

Neil Delamere, star of RTE’s The Panel and BBC’s The Blame Game is back in Cork Opera House with a brand new show. Restructuring sees ...

Johnny Cash has covered him, Bjork adores him, and Michelle Williams hummed his tune (Check out the film ‘Wendy and Lucy’ to hear it.) Oh, ...