2pm Wednesday 3rd September £2 minimum donation Trust by Hernan Diaz Hernan Diaz is Hernan Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author. Trust, is a collection of four manuscripts at different stages of completion, and they tell different versions of the story of a Wall Street businessman and his wife in the years leading up to the Great Depression. Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat [read more…]

New Announcement Tickets on sale at 10am Friday 13 June: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/butfirstpromotions One of Britain’s most cherished and inventive music creators Ed Harcourt will hit the road this autumn to tour behind an upcoming new release. Making his debut with the Mercury Prize-nominated Here Be Monsters in 2001, Harcourt has released music under his own name that blends raw emotions, impeccable songwriting and visionary flights of imagination. A succession of ten rich, enthralling albums have followed [read more…]

Live Roots Music IOM Presents: Katie Nicholas with Càel Oak and April Moon on Friday 12th September 2025 at 7:30PM has been cancelled. Regrettably, due to serious illness. Katie Nicholas has had to postpone her IOM shows. We wish Katie a speedy recovery & hope to see her on the Island next year alongside Cael Oak. We apologise for any inconvenience caused; full refunds will be issued for any tickets purchased. Katie Nicholas with Càel Oak:Katie Nicholas is [read more…]

Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm Wednesday 17th September Adults £8 / under 18s £2 The new EAC Midweek Movie season launches with director Marc Evans true story of the teacher who inspired and encouraged the metamorphosis of wayward Welsh schoolboy Richard Jenkins, into Hollywood acting legend Richard Burton. In Port Talbot, 1942,  a community ravaged by the war, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is caught between the pressures of his struggling family and his own ambitions. [read more…]

Adults £8 / Under 18 £2 Friday Film Club is back for a new season with this magnificent, Cannes-winning, widescreen paean to the enduring relationship between man and dog. Recently released from jail, brooding loner Lang (Eddie Peng) returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of his rehabilitation order, he is required to join a dog catching gang, tasked with cleaning up the streets before the coming Bejing Olympics. As Lang patrols the city’s [read more…]

Free Admission - 11am start - Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers For the first Piano Series of the season, we are thrilled to welcome rising star Julian Chan.  In this free masterclass, Julian will be playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Bartok, Lisz, Chopin and Godowsky. These informal sessions allow a fascinating look inside the mind and technique of [read more…]

Admission £15 / Under 18 £2  We promise you a stunning start to this season’s Piano Series, with a Recital and Masterclass by the excellent, Julian Chan. Rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation, Julian Chan has given performances at numerous prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Nanjing Poly Theatre, and Palau de la Música Catalana. Performing music by a particularly diverse range of composers, he has [read more…]

Tickets £12.50 / Under 16s £5  Drop into the EAC box office or book online. Former President of Rushen Silver Band, founder member of the EAC, and lifelong champion of arts and culture (and many other causes!) in the IOM, Joyce Corlett was a highly valued and much-loved member of our community. Having won the Cleveland Medal in 1982, she was an acclaimed musician in her own right, supporting the arts in all it's forms.  [read more…]

Mark Grist is an award-winning poet, rapper, storyteller, podcaster and children’s author, who rose to fame when his Don’t Flop rap battle against Mancunian MC Blizzard became an internet sensation. Mark’s shows are absolutely unmissable, thanks to his inspirational storytelling skills and passion for his subject, along with his complex grasp of rhyme and writing techniques. His live show ‘Rogue Teacher’, which he is performing at Manx Litfest, is currently in development as a feature [read more…]

We are thrilled to welcome Joanne back to Manx Litfest, ten years on from her first visit. Joanne is perhaps best known for her bestselling 1999 novel, ‘Chocolat’, which was turned into a film of the same name, but she is the author of many critically-acclaimed works, in a whole variety of different genres, including gothic horror, psychological thriller, Norse mythology, fairytales and cookery.  Over the course of the evening Joanne will be talking about [read more…]

2pm Wednesday 1st October £2 minimum donation Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his wings. This is the tale of a boy who lived in a pub and expected to leave school at fifteen yet won a scholarship to [read more…]

Admission £20 / Under 18s £2 Buy a ticket for both nights at the same time and pay only £35 (click "continue shopping" after first booking) The Dan Forshaw Quartet - New York Jazz  Two decades ago, award-winning saxophonist Dan Forshaw stood on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York, horn in hand, following in the footsteps of Sonny Rollins. Fresh from studying with jazz legends Branford Marsalis, Eric Alexander and Dave Liebman, Forshaw absorbed the spirit [read more…]

Admission £20 / Under 18s £2 Buy a ticket for both nights at the same time and pay only £35 (click "continue shopping" after first booking) Lucy Pickering’s Court & Spark - A jazz tribute to the Laurel Canyon songwriters  This exciting quintet reimagine classic tracks from the Laurel Canyon era through a jazz lens, combining improvisation with thoughtful arrangements. The band's debut album, The Mermaid Cafe, offers fresh interpretations of songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole [read more…]