The competition will take place on Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February 2026 and sees the introduction of a new Intermediate class, alongside the existing Junior and Senior classes. The classes will now be organised by school year rather than age and we hope that these amendments will add focus to the competition and facilitate management of the event. A new trophy and equivalent prize money will be awarded in the Intermediate class. More [read more…]
Adults £7 | RHT Friends £5 The third in Rushen Heritage Trust's season of talks takes a fresh look at one of the Island’s most dramatic stretches of coastline. Adam Horne takes us on a west coast voyage from Peel down to Fleshwick, sweeping into Port Erin Bay, and onward through yn Cheyllys Vooar – the great Sound between Kitterland and the Calf. For most of us, seeing the land from the water offers a [read more…]
Join the EAC Book Circle on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) from 2pm to discuss the chosen book over tea & coffee. £2 minimum donation and newcomers welcome! Wednesday 4th February - from 2pm My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor Based on real events, this novel follows an Irish priest smuggling allied troops and Jews out of Italy in 1943. Suspenseful and beautifully written, My Father's House tells an unforgettable story of [read more…]
Tunesmiths in collaboration with Ballagroove Recording Studio recording studio presents… “Songwriter’s selections - Open Mic night” at Harry’s bar, Erin Arts Centre Friday 6th February @ 7pm. This is Tunesmiths first addition to the 2026 musical calendar. We would love to invite artists of all abilities to come and play their music to a great crowd in a lovely setting at Harry’s bar, Erin Arts Centre. The musical epicentre of Port Erin and the south! [read more…]
Adults £8 / Under 18 £2 I Swear, is a compassionate, clear-eyed portrait of the life of Tourette's activist John Davidson. It's 1983 in Galashiels, Scotland, John is a happy, popular boy, the star goalkeeper at his school and crazy about chips. When involuntary tics start to creep into his voice and mannerisms, his life changes dramatically. Dismissed by his parents and ostracised and ridiculed by his friends, John's life begins to spiral until he [read more…]
A note from the organisers: We’re thrilled to announce that Robert Vincent, joined by the wonderful Anna Corcoran, will perform live on the Isle of Man for two special nights of music: Erin Arts Centre – Friday 13 February 2026 Peel Centenary Centre – Saturday 14 February 2026 Fresh from the success of his critically acclaimed album ‘Barriers’ – which spent weeks in the Country Music Charts and reached the Top 10 of both the [read more…]
Adults £5 Afternoon Classics is a series of matinees brought to you in association with Southern Befrienders. Come and enjoy a classic movie, followed by free tea & biscuits and the opportunity for a friendly chat. Filmed during WW2, Brief Encounter is a 1945 masterpiece of romantic cinema, directed by David Lean and based on a play by Noel Coward. Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) and Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) spend each Thursday in Milford [read more…]
Under 18s £2 / Adults £8 This half-term, we're revisiting one of the all-time Pixar classics. In a world behind our closet doors, lies a city where monsters reign supreme. The utility company Monsters Inc, specializes in powering their world with the screams of human children. A team of scarers led by lovable Sulley and his wisecracking best friend Mike, work long and hard to ensure a constant supply of this frightening fuel. However, their [read more…]
Adults £8 / Under 18 £2 Friday Film Club opens the doors to Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, one of the most original and exhilarating films of 2025. Set in 1932, what appears to be a social drama soon becomes something much darker. Identical twins Smoke and Stack return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi after spending time in Chicago, Illinois. They have amassed a considerable sum of money working for the mob there and make a [read more…]
2pm to 5pm Saturday 21st February 2026 Erin Arts Centre £3 entry - all ages welcome, children must be accompanied by a responsible adult Come and get creative with fantastic local artist Kate Summerville, who will be giving a free, all ages workshop at EAC as part of this year's Window Wanderland event. Originally created in Bristol in 2015, Window Wanderland is a much-loved community arts project that encourages residents to turn their windows and [read more…]
Nigel Clark, the frontman of legendary indie band Dodgy, and upcoming UK singer-songwriter Tom Bright, return to the Erin Arts Centre on Saturday 28 February 2026. Dodgy are best known for their hits ‘Staying Out for the Summer’, ‘If You’re Thinking of Me’ and ‘Good Enough’ which reached No.4 on the UK Singles Chart. Their albums ‘Homegrown’ released in 1994 and ‘Free Peace Sweet’ (1996) achieved Gold and Platinum sales respectively, and have just released [read more…]
Join the EAC Book Circle on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) from 2pm to discuss the chosen book over tea & coffee. £2 minimum donation and newcomers welcome! Wednesday 4th March - from 2pm Educated by Tara Westover Tara Westover's journey from an isolated survivalist Mormon upbringing in Idaho to stepping into a classroom at 17 and earning a PhD from Cambridge. Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It [read more…]
Tickets £15 / Under 18s £2 Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a ‘compelling’ (★★★★ Telegraph) new production starring David Harewood OBE (Homeland, Best of Enemies), Toby Jones OBE (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Detectorists), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession, Masters of Sex), Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point) and Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob). Directed by Tony Award-winner Tom Morris OBE (War Horse, Dr Semmelweis, The Grinning Man) with music by PJ [read more…]
Tickets:Adult £12Over 65s £10Under 18s £5 Legion Players and Rushen Players present an evening of theatre raising funds for the benefit of Alzheimer’s Society (IOM) Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet by Alan Bennett Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet paints an intimate portrait of one woman and the forces that shape her life. We are deeply moved by Bennett’s compassionate display of human frailty in the person of an ordinary, middle-aged Englishwoman who speaks as though chatting with [read more…]
Update 23/1/25: We have some sad news regarding Martin Carthy's scheduled appearance at Erin Arts Centre. ABM and the Carthy family had hoped that the planned 2026 tour and festival dates with Martin Carthy, alongside his daughter Eliza, would offer a graceful and dignified exit from touring for him: one in which he could celebrate his amazing legacy and leave audiences with fond memories. Sadly, Martin's health has rapidly declined in the last few weeks. [read more…]
Adult £12 / Over 65 £10 / Under 18 £5 Festival season ticket £35 MADF is delighted to welcome back to EAC their 2026 Festival of One Act Plays, adjudicated by hugely popular Sue Doherty (GODA). Presenting Drama and Comedy from renowned playwrights and featuring four original pieces of writing from Island authors. Enjoy 4 nights of thought-provoking entertainment provided by talented actors and directors from across the Island. Sue Doherty will give an enlightening [read more…]
After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan. The momentous occasion also marks the advent of a new, Met-debut staging by Yuval Sharon—hailed by The New York Times as “the most visionary opera director of his generation” [read more…]
James ‘Jay’ Lewis, bass player with Cast, lead guitarist with The Zutons, will be playing two 45 minute sets (one acoustic, one electric) that showcase both aspects of his back catalogue. All you need to know about James Jay Lewis: Self-taught multi-instrumentalist, James ‘Jay’ Lewis has graced some of the biggest stages across the globe as part of three of the biggest bands to come out of Liverpool (apart from you know who!), performing in [read more…]
Join the EAC Book Circle on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) from 2pm to discuss the chosen book over tea & coffee. £2 minimum donation and newcomers welcome! Wednesday 1st April - from 2pm The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien First published in 1960, the novel was banned in O’Brien’s native Ireland for its frank and candid portrayal of female desire, sexuality and independence, subjects that were not discussed in the conservative [read more…]
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph). Tchaikovsky’s many moods—tender, grand, [read more…]
Join the EAC Book Circle on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) from 2pm to discuss the chosen book over tea & coffee. £2 minimum donation and newcomers welcome! Wednesday 6th May - from 2pm The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloots Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Her cancer cells, taken without her knowledge, became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools [read more…]
Ian Prowse and the Fiddle of Fire return to the Erin Arts Centre on Saturday 9th May for another electrifying performance. Ian’s shows are full of energy and passion, and he will be performing songs from his extensive back catalogue with Pele, Amsterdam and his own solo material. You don’t have to be familiar with his songs to be carried away on a wave of enthusiasm and Scouse humour.
Join the EAC Book Circle on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) from 2pm to discuss the chosen book over tea & coffee. £2 minimum donation and newcomers welcome! Wednesday 3rd June - from 2pm The Aspern Papers by Henry James A novella originally published in The Atlantic in 1888. Arguably the most popular and critically successful of James’ longer works, The Aspern Papers tells the story of a poetry enthusiast and aspiring [read more…]
