Whether it is a weekend of revelry at a music festival, discovering new work at a fortnight-long arts festival, or enjoying family fun at a local fair, from here until the autumn you are guaranteed to find a festival almost every week.
Whether it’s a move like I’m making, just a stroll in the park, or a dance with friends, this May I’m making time for movement and it looks like our stages are too!
With the Grand Stretch still a distant hope, it can be hard to muster the motivation for jogging on a cold morning, or replacing cosy festive evenings with night classes, so I’m here to liven things up and add a theatrical spin to your resolutions.
It might be the month of All Souls’ Day, of lengthening nights and crisp falling leaves, but it’s also a time to look forward and so this month I suggest you hunt out some new writing and fresh work to keep the wintry days bright.
It’s that time of year again, programmes are landing through letter boxes, theatre companies are hunting down the holy grail of affordable accommodation in Edinburgh, sales of glitter have spiked…it’s festival season.
Theatre and the arts in general are fuelled by creativity, innovation and generosity, so celebrate World Creativity and Innovation day by taking yourself to the theatre and discovering something new.
Read on for some ideas of how to celebrate our national holiday with a whole host of Irish artists, whether you’re on home turf or in some other corner of the globe.