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First Thought, the Galway International Arts Festival talks platform, is back with more intriguing conversations this July!

Pillow Queens, Soda Blonde, Hermitage Green, Somebody’s Child, Louis Baker, The Whileaways, Darragh O’Dea, and Shampain, IMOGEN and Efa O'Neill to perform as supports at this year’s Heineken® Big Top.

University of Galway and Galway International Arts Festival today announced details of their partnership for 2023, including an exclusive event for University alumni, the largest ever festival theatre being built on campus, and an education programme for the next generation of artists, arts managers and creative entrepreneurs.

Druid Debuts is an annual series of rehearsed readings of new plays which have been submitted through Druid’s New Writing programme. This year’s plays, selected from over 550 submissions. A unique opportunity to experience brand new plays fresh off the page. If tickets sell out, please consider joining the waiting list.

‘The world was hushed, terrified and then bored into non–existence. But inside my house I was alive to possibility — and him — and us.’

Presented in association with Education Partner, University of Galway, The First Thought Talks series is the Festival’s hugely popular thought leadership platform that interrogates the world around us, exploring the big issues and challenges of today.

As part of its ongoing sustainability drive, Galway International Arts Festival and its partners are asking people planning to attend this year’s festival to use public transport and active travel where possible.