This year marks the sixteenth annual Five Lamps Arts Festival. Things kick off on the 13th of March with a jam-packed schedule ending on the 2nd of April. These three weeks of fun will celebrate all things art, culture, diversity, and inclusion. Paul Kelly’s exhibition in Central Bank will mark the beginning of the festival with a captivating exhibition. Named ‘Winds of Change’, this will illustrate the ever-changing urban landscape of Dublin1 through his photography and short film. By coming to this event, you will immerse yourself in the culture and spirit of the North Inner City

NIGHTHAWKS is a mixture of different types of music, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, spoken word, and short theatre. NIGHTHAWKS originally ran at the Cobalt Café & Gallery from 2008 until 2020. During that time, NIGHTHAWKS put on well over 250 acts, and every show completely sold out. NIGHTHAWKS also put on shows at other venues and festivals, including the Guinness Storehouse, the Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley, Twisted Pepper, Electric Picnic, and the Flat Lake Festival; and NIGHTHAWKS helped to curate a large number of live shows on RTE RADIO 1 for Arena. Put simply, NIGHTHAWKS is th

Escape the ordinary and enter the world of the extraordinary! Enjoy CIRQUE: The Greatest Show with all the family this April at The Helix Dublin. Welcome to Cirque: the award-winning, smash-hit circus musical that is fun for all the family. Let them take you on a truly wondrous journey as a monochrome life, bursts joyously into kaleidoscopic colour. Stars of the West End combine with incredible circus performers. The biggest hits from the greatest musicals of all time – from The Greatest Showman to Moulin Rouge, Hairspray to Rocketman the Musical – are brought to the stage in unique,

Martin Dodd for UK Productions Ltd proudly presents the Nottingham Playhouse production of THE BEEEKEEPER OF ALLEPO ‘I was scared of the bees at first, but now, they make me feel alive. They are like a society in complete harmony with itself. Not like people at all, but maybe what people have the potential to be’ Nuri is a beekeeper, his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo – until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. On their terrifying journey,

An Old Song, Half Forgotten opens a window into the life and soul of an older actor who is living in care with Alzheimer’s disease. When a visiting string quartet play, the music summons a suite of glorious characters and moments from his life, allowing him to revel once again in his great loves and losses, whilst conjuring up a smashing vision of his younger self. Written by Deirdre Kinahan and directed by Louise Lowe, An Old Song, Half Forgotten is written for and performed by one of Ireland’s most celebrated actors, Bryan Murray, who himself was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer�

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators. An American original and purveyor of urban cool, the cultural satirist and author is pointed, forthright, unapologetically opinionated, and known for her hilariously dry social commentary on American life. Lebowitz’s recent Netflix documentary series directed by good friend Martin Scorsese, Pretend It’s A City, was an unmitigated hit with its offering of a tantalizing snapshot of New York in full bloom, along with Lebowitz’s lively and unap