Drop into the gallery between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday 5th April to meet the photographer behind our current exhibition: Portraits of Mann by Milen Stankov.He'll be here with his vintage cameras and a selection of beautiful hand-made, black & white, large format contact prints to chat with visitors.

Hysteria, Evil ChoirWeird. Creepy. Fun.Hysteria is a non-traditional acapella choir, singing exclusive vocal arrangements in 3 or 4 part harmony. We use modern songs to interpret haunting supernatural experiences, from love stories and seances to curses and demonic summonings.We’re already planning to celebrate Mary Shelley’s birthday (Aug 2025) and Hop Tu Naa (Oct 2025) with live shows in the Erin Arts Centre’s gorgeously atmospheric chapel-turned-theatre.Singers of any range are welcome to join, we just ask [read more…]

Please note - tickets for this event are now sold out. Please contact John Quirk from Rushen Heritage Trust on rushenht@gmail.com or call 464634 to be added to the waiting list. Adults £7 | RHT Friends £5 For the last in this season of talks. join us as James Frankllin from Culture Vannin takes us on a tour through some of the strange and mysterious happenings recorded in Port St Mary. Expect fairy vomit, furious ghosts, [read more…]

Adults £12 / Over 65s £10 / Under 18s £5 Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and Saturday 12th April 2025 Curtain up 7.30pm each night Such a Blessing by Liz  DobsonAfter 25 years of marriage Bert and Dora had lost all hope of having a family, until their prayers were answered when they became parents to Carol. Now an adult, Carol has been seriously ill in hospital but is recovering after treatment for her illness. Bert [read more…]

Hysteria, Evil ChoirWeird. Creepy. Fun.Hysteria is a non-traditional acapella choir, singing exclusive vocal arrangements in 3 or 4 part harmony. We use modern songs to interpret haunting supernatural experiences, from love stories and seances to curses and demonic summonings.We’re already planning to celebrate Mary Shelley’s birthday (Aug 2025) and Hop Tu Naa (Oct 2025) with live shows in the Erin Arts Centre’s gorgeously atmospheric chapel-turned-theatre.Singers of any range are welcome to join, we just ask [read more…]

The next start date for the six week course in acrylic landscape painting with Ellie Baker is 15th April. Sessions are on Tuesdays from 2pm to 5pm at Erin Arts Centre.Each week has a different focus and areas such as texture, bold colour, mark making and composition are covered.The emphasis of the course is on imagination and experimentation. There are lots of demonstrations and one-on-one time - it is always a small group so Ellie [read more…]

Adults £8 / under 18s £2 Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pmWednesday 16th AprilThe final film in Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s triptych of portraits of influential, melancholy women, Maria stars a magnetic Angelina Jolie as temperamental soprano Maria Callas, seeing out her final days in Paris. Unable to gratify the public demand for her presence due to declining health, Callas mourns the loss of her younger self: the celebrated prima donna whose career broke records and whose [read more…]

Adults £8 / under 18s £2 Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm Wednesday 16th April The final film in Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s triptych of portraits of influential, melancholy women, Maria stars a magnetic Angelina Jolie as temperamental soprano Maria Callas, seeing out her final days in Paris. Unable to gratify the public demand for her presence due to declining health, Callas mourns the loss of her younger self: the celebrated prima donna whose career broke records [read more…]

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Eleanor Church and crew member Rowan Henthorn. Tickets £10 (£2 for under 18s who are accompanied by a responsible adult). 14 Women. 3,000 Nautical Miles. X Trillion Pieces of PlasticWe are delighted to be able to bring you the IOM premiere of this incredible documentary, featuring Manx marine scientist Rowan Henthorn, following a pioneering, all-women expedition to the great Pacific garbage patch. X Trillion, the feature [read more…]

Happy Easter from Erin Arts Centre We will be closed Friday 18th April 2025 for the holiday

Following the cancellation of ISLE LISTEN’s Saturday 19th gig here at EAC, MAD DADDY were due to appear at THE RIDDLER UNDER THE NEST.They have informed us that this will now NOT be happening.

Adults £15 / Under 18 £2 Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as the clever valet Figaro, opposite soprano Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins stars as the skirt-chasing Count, soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as the adolescent page Cherubino.Seville, the setting of Le Nozze di Figaro and its prequel, The Barber of Seville, was [read more…]

Hysteria, Evil ChoirWeird. Creepy. Fun.Hysteria is a non-traditional acapella choir, singing exclusive vocal arrangements in 3 or 4 part harmony. We use modern songs to interpret haunting supernatural experiences, from love stories and seances to curses and demonic summonings.We’re already planning to celebrate Mary Shelley’s birthday (Aug 2025) and Hop Tu Naa (Oct 2025) with live shows in the Erin Arts Centre’s gorgeously atmospheric chapel-turned-theatre.Singers of any range are welcome to join, we just ask [read more…]

2pm Wednesday 7th May £2 minimum donation Agent Zig Zag by Ben Macintyre Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Join us [read more…]

Following on from the recent talk by filmmaker James Levelle, we are now screening the Race for the Future movie. This film follows his adventures travelling from the UK to a climate change conference in Chile, without using fossil fuel and collecting messages from young voices along the way.In a voyage filled with adventure and unexpected twists and turns, James reflects on our relationship with nature, and on the need for young people to have [read more…]

"What defines who we are? Is it the experiences we encounter, the choices we make, or the paths we are compelled to follow when circumstances strip us of control?​​For many, exile is not a choice but a necessity - a consequence of crisis, conflict, or survival. Through my lens, I seek to understand this complex existence between identity and displacement. I strive to look for some answers through those forced to leave their homes, sharing [read more…]

Erin Arts Centre Dark Arts Exhibition Celebrating National Photography Month in May 2025 with a unique exhibition A collection of darkroom creations, experimental prints & found artwork Gallery open 10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday plus during events until 18th June 2025 Do you have something you'd like to add? Get in touch or bring it down to chat with Pip & Lou in the office

Please note - this event is now sold out.The Isle of Man Arts Council is thrilled to announce that as part of its 60th Anniversary celebrations, it will be bringing The Untold Orchestra and their acclaimed Icons series to the island this May, delivering three unforgettable concerts celebrating musical legends. Known for their dynamic performances and innovative arrangements, the Manchester-based ensemble will perform in three local venues, each concert dedicated to a different musical icon.The series kicks off on Thursday 8th [read more…]

But First… we have availability for the magnificent Ben Ottewell on Friday 9 May, and tickets have become available for the Saturday night.Local support on both nights, Wez Clarke on Friday and Jeff Jepson on the Saturday.

Adults £8 / under 18s £2 In 1961, 19-year-old Bob Dylan breezes into New York with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. Forming his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement, making a controversial choice that is both his musical crucifixion and his rebirth.Timothy Chalamet gives a hilarious and seductive performance as the shapeshifting troubadour, strongly supported by Elle Fanning [read more…]

Adults £15 / Under 18 £2 Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot, one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story— filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting, rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van [read more…]

Tickets: Adults £12 / Over 65s £10 / Under 18s £5 This classic Victorian thriller was first produced in 1935. Jack Manningham is slowly, deliberately driving his wife, Bella, insane. He has almost succeeded when help arrives in the form of a former detective, Rough, who believes Manningham to be a thief and murderer. Aided by Bella, Rough proves Manningham's true identity and finally Bella achieves a few moments of sweet revenge for the suffering inflicted [read more…]