All good things come to an end but top showband Clubsound will be ending their five-decade-long career on a high. The band were meant to have played their 50th anniversary tour two years ago only for Covid and lockdown to intervene. But now, their final swansong tour is underway with Enniskillen to see them one […]
McAleer on Derry Girls and making Liam Neeson laugh
OMAGH comic, Kevin McAleer, admits that while his Derry Girls character, Uncle Colm, has been good for his profile, he won’t be inflicting him upon the Ardhowen Theatre audience later this month. McAleer will be starring in his “Why Am I Here?” show at the Enniskillen venue on September 29 fresh from the success of […]
Re-visiting Ireland’s JFK moment in one-man show
Historical entertainer, Paddy Cullivan, will be showcasing Ireland’s own ‘JFK Moment’ at the Ardhowen Theatre with his one-man show, “The Murder of Michael Collins”. As with the assassination of American President, John F. Kennedy in 1963, the death of Ireland’s first Commander-in-Chief, Michael Collins from a sniper’s bullet in 1922 has stirred much debate over the […]
Paddy Raff to have Enniskillen in tears of laughter
BT9 Nigel – the alter-ego of comedian Paddy Raff – looks set to have the audience howling with laughter as well as putting the noses of Fermanagh’s yacht-owners out of joint. Paddy Raff embarks on his Irish tour which will take in Enniskillen’s own Ardhowen Theatre on Thursday, September 8. The west Belfast comic has […]
Maria pays tribute to mum with art exhibition
By Matthew Leslie LEITRIM-based artist, Maria Noonan-McDermott, says her “Time Lapse” exhibition at the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen encapsulates not only living with her late mother’s Alzheimer’s but how she became closer to her during the final years. Maria’s mum, Maisie Noonan, passed away last year aged 86 and been suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease for the […]
TEDx is coming to Fermanagh!
BEST-selling author, Emma Weaver, is on a mission to showcase what her home county of Fermanagh has to offer on a global level by bringing the prestigious TEDx stage to the Ardhowen Theatre for the first time ever. The Enniskillen-based author and founder of Mental Wealth International has organised a line-up of local and international […]
Ardhowen Theatre set for £8 million refurb
There had been some fear the iconic building may have needed to be demolished.
Ardhowen theatre pioneers’ new way of performing
Audiences gather in the Ardhowen for the first time since pandemic began over 18 months ago
Theatres get go-ahead to reopen after lockdown
THEATRES and concert halls across the North have been given the ‘go-ahead’ to reopen after an announcement was made by Stormont last week. As doors reopened on Saturday, staff during the month of August will be able to return to work and make preparations for the return of live audiences and performers can start rehearsals. […]
Plans for Ardhowen Theatre still up in the air
A YEAR on since it was announced the local landmark was in line for a major overhaul, and possibly even relocation, the Council has yet to confirm its plans for the future of the Ardhowen Theatre. Last September the Herald revealed the Council were considering five options for the 30-year-old building, which included relocating the […]