Erin Arts Centre

Rushen Silver Band Christmas Concert (matinee & evening shows)
2025-11-29 19:30 (Europe/Isle_of_Man)
Adults £12 / Under 18s £3 (+booking fee)

The Rushen Silver Band Christmas show is one of the highlights in our calendar, signalling the start of our festive celebrations and hectic season for the band. Full of popular festive tunes and singalong carols, the event is guaranteed entertainment for all the family. They’ll be decking the halls, jingling the bells and inviting a special guest or two to join in the party. Don’t miss out!

Once again, due to previous sell-outs, the concert will be held twice! We’ll host both a matinee and evening performance, with an identical programme. This will allow families and people who would prefer not to be out at night to see the show. Bring your Christmas jumper and hat!

Ballafesson Brass Christmas Concert
2025-11-28 19:30
Rushen Silver Band’s training band, Ballafesson Brass, will be holding their Christmas Concert on Friday 28th November, starting at 7:30pm at the Erin Arts Centre.

This short, informal concert gives players receiving tuition a great chance to showcase their talents. Please come along to support them if you can.

FREE ADMISSION

RESCHEDULED Midweek Movie: The Ballad of Wallis Island (12) (2pm + 7.30pm)
2025-11-26 19:30
Update 19/11/25: Good news for all those people disappointed by our forced cancellation of this excellent film. We’ve found a gap in the calendar and reprogrammed for Wednesday 26th 7.30pm. Evening show only. Once again, apologies but hopefully a happy ending!

Update 18/11/25: Unfortunately, through no fault of our own, the licensing company have been unable to provide us with a copy of ‘Ballad of Wallis Island’ in good time. We therefore have no option but to cancel both screenings. We are really sorry for the inconvenience and will be issuing full refunds for all tickets purchased.

Adults £8 / under 18s £2

The Ballad Of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on the remote Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

James Griffiths’ unfussy direction allow Mulligan, Basden and Key to shine in this poignant and comical exploration of music, loss, nostalgia and hope.

UK Film Rating: 12

Met Opera: Arabella (Strauss)
2025-11-23 17:55
Tickets £15 / Under 18s £2

Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th century Vienna to the New York Met in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.

This stunning, modern production features exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals. A buffet is served during the break. Feel free to dress for the occasion!

Meet the artist: Steve Naisbitt
2025-11-22 12:00 - 16:00
Meet the artist of our current exhibition, Steve Naisbitt. He has led a fascinating life, including everything from installing bathrooms to deep sea diving! After starting painting in his 70’s, Steve’s unique and deeply personal approach to creating art is a constant surprise.

His current collection Awakening, on exhibition in the Erin Arts Centre until Wednesday 26th November, perfectly showcases his eclectic talents with large-scale abstract and landscape pieces sparking with life on the gallery walls. Ask about any work and you’ll hear a story about saving plywood from a skip to make his sculpturally-inspired wooden works, giving his old building tools a new life in artistic mark-making, and even experimenting with a honey finish vs varnish.

Steve is a regular at the EAC and we’re honoured have his work on the walls. Meet him in person 12-4pm on Saturday 22nd November, this is not one to miss!

Rushen Players present Heartbreak House (3 nights)
2025-11-20 19:30 - 2025-11-22 19:30
Tickets £12 / Over 65s £10 / Under 18s £5 Drop into the EAC office or book online.

In Heartbreak House, Shaw uses eccentric characters, witty dialogue and absurd situations to create an entertaining and memorable comedy.

The play is about the Hushabye family and their guests, who gather at Captain Shotover’s ship-shaped house for a weekend of emotional turmoil, romantic entanglements, and social critique on the eve of World War I. Young Ellie Dunn navigates her engagement to the industrialist Boss Mangan and her attraction to the deceptive Hector Hushabye, while the eccentric Captain Shotover tries to invent a weapon of mass destruction.The play concludes with a bang – literally! – raid that kills two characters, leaving the guests and the audience shaken and bemused.

Blue Train Saxophone Quartet
2025-11-15 19:30
Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2

The Blue Train Saxophone Quartet play a range of styles including classical, jazz, celtic, and show tunes, allowing them to showcase the saxophone and bring audiences something different whilst retaining the element of fun.

Mike (soprano), Julie (alto), Marcus (tenor) and Jenny (baritone) – all members of the Blue Train Big Band – are looking forward to meeting you at the Erin Arts Centre for an evening of saxophone entertainment

Inner Wheel Christmas Coffee Morning
2025-11-15 11:00 - 13:00
Join Inner Wheel for a Christmas coffee morning on Saturday 15th November, in support of Hospice IOM and other local charities.

£3 at the door includes tea/coffee and a mince pie!

Friday Film Club: Holy Cow (15)
2025-11-14 19:30
Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2

Holy Cow is director and part-time farmer, Louise Courvoisier’s enchanting feature debut about a teenager from a struggling family of cheese makers in the remote French region of Jura.

18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying with friends until harsh reality catches up with him. Obliged to make a living and take care of his 7-year-old sister, he sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, in an attempt to win a competition gold medal and 30,000 euro prize.

Newcomer Clément Faveau (a poultry farmer in real-life) gives a subtle, yet complex performance as Totone and Maïwene Barthelemy is terrific as a teenage dairy farmer that he falls for, in this vivacious, coming-of -age tale of solidarity in rural life.

Warm hearted in all the best ways, this is an unassuming triumph.

UK film rating: 15

Friday Film Club is kindly sponsored ​by ​The Elizabeth Clucas Trust.

Met Opera: La Boheme (Puccini)
2025-11-08 17:55
Tickets £15 / Unders 18s £2

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the ardent poet Rodolfo, whilst Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts.

This stunning, modern production features exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals. A buffet is served during the break. Feel free to dress for the occasion!

Live Roots Music IOM: Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo
2025-11-07 19:30
Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo has been called “today’s country blues at its very best” by Living Blues Magazine, who crowned Erin “one of the finest fingerpicking acoustic blues singers in the land”.

The group showcases Erin’s exceptional vocals and mastery of finger-style blues guitar – which she does while also playing foot percussion & kazoo! Rounding out the pair’s full-band sound, Erin’s husband – Jim Countryman – provides the perfect counterpoint with grooving bass and backing vocals. This dynamic duo boasts a career studded with numerous accolades, and miles of musical highway.

Get ready for a foot-stompin’ good time, as the powerhouse Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo brings you captivating roots and blues!

Opening for the Duo will be well-known Isle of Man country blues guitarist John Gregory, AKA Blue John. John specialises in fingerpicking blues from the 1920s onwards, and has extensively toured the UK to high acclaim.

All in all a great night out not to be missed!

Cooish: What's In A Name? with Ruth Keggin Gell
2025-11-06 19:30
What’s in a name? Manx language and a sense of place.

Ruth Keggin Gell, Yn Greinneyder (The Encourager) – Manx Language Development Officer for Culture Vannin

Everything you wanted to know about common Manx place names but were too afraid to ask! An illustrated, entertaining and informative talk (in English) that will dive into Manx place names, and explore just why place names are so important.

This FREE event is part of the Cooish (Manx language festival).

Advance booking is strongly advised.

EAC Book Circle: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
2025-11-05 14:00
2pm Wednesday 5th November

£2 minimum donation

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if humans suddenly disappeared. It is a book-length expansion of Wiesman’s February 2005 Discover article “Earth Without People”.

Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat about our chosen books – newcomers welcome!

Hop Tu Naa Weekend: Spooky Village Walk
2025-11-02 17:00
A fabulously frightening, family friendly, free night out!

Sunday 2nd November

5pm at The Railway Station for a spooky guided walk around Port Erin then…

5.30pm at Erin Arts Centre for live music & games, plus the Best Moot and Best Costume competitions!

Children are welcome at this event but they must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

This event is kindly sponsored by Port Erin Traders Association.

Hop Tu Naa Weekend: Balla Sabbath SOLD OUT
2025-11-01 20:30
Tickets £10

Out of the working class smoke of Birmingham came 4 musicians. Their band?… Polka Tulk… They quickly changed their name to… Earth… but then they changed it again to… Black Sabbath.

They would go on to define a new genre of music. Some would call it heavy metal.

Some would call it a racket.

They would influence thousands of bands from all over the world. That Latvian folk metal band? Yep, Sabbath influence. French death metal? Kiwi garage rock? Yep, Sabbath. Ballasabbath formed early 2025, featuring an all star cast of well known local musicians. Drawn together through their love of Sabbath, they performed their first gig on Port Erin beach to rapturous applause. The night promises to be an atmospheric celebration of all things Sabbath, and now with Ozzy’s passing, it promises to be a poignant tribute to the creators of heavy metal.

Please note – this gig is standing only in the auditorium.

November Events at Erin Arts Centre
2025-11-01 10:00 - 2025-11-30 16:30
Tickets for mot of November’s events can be sound on Erin Arts Centre’s normal ticket site: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre

Tickets for What’s In A Name with Ruth Keggin Gell (Thursday 6th November at 7.30pm) are available online via Culture Vannin. Tickets are free but please book in advance so they aware of numbers.

Please note – anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Hop Tu Naa Weekend: Radiohead x Nosferatu
2025-10-31 20:00
Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2

As part of our Hop Tu Naa Horror weekend (Fri 31st Oct – Sat 1st Nov), we’re excited to bring you the original horror classic Nosferatu from 1922, now soundtracked with Radiohead’s Kid A & Amnesiac albums! Book your seat to celebrate the spookiest night of the year.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Wzp7YGHvs

Radiohead x Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring audiences a unique big screen experience. This reimagining of the iconic Nosferatu (1922) features Radiohead’s Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) albums.

An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu (1922) is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau’s Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws — perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned.

Don’t miss out on the chance to experience this imaginative new take on an iconic horror classic on Hop Tu Naa night!

Hop Tu Naa at Erin Arts Centre
2025-10-31 19:30 - 2025-11-02 17:00
Join us for a weekend of hop tu naa horrors!

Friday 31st October – spend hop tu naa in the dark, watching classic horror Nosferatu with a Radiohead soundtrack. Tickets are only £8 (£2 for under 18s) and available from the EAC office or online.

Saturday 1st November – continue the spooky fun with a live show from the island’s own Black Sabbath tribute band, Balla Sabbath. This show is sold out but you can add your name to the waiting list.

Sunday 2nd November – round out the weekend with the littl’uns on a guided walk around Port Erin after dark, followed by games, music & prizes for best costume and best moot. The walk will be leaving Port Erin Railway Station at 5pm and arriving at Erin Arts Centre approx 5.30pm. This is a free family-friendly event so no need to book a ticket, but all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Half Term Film: Lilo & Stitch (live action)
2025-10-29 14:00
Under 18s £2 / Adults £8

If you’re in search of a family film during half-term, look no further than this rambunctious, live-action remake of a Disney classic.

A lonely Hawaiin girl named Lilo adopts a small, strange-looking dog from an animal shelter and names him Stitch. He would be the ideal pet if he wasn’t actually a genetic experiment who had escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Mischief and havoc ensue as Lilo tries to educate her pet in the Hawaiin concept of ohana, or family.

The Half-Term Film is sponsored by the Elizabeth Clucas Charitable Trust

UK Rating: U

Please note – anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Exhibition: Awakening by Steve Naisbitt
2025-10-27 10:00 - 2025-11-24 16:30
A collection of abstract and organic paintings, using both bright colours and monochrome, all sparking with life.

The exhibition is on show until Wednesday 26th November.

Drop in to meet the artist on Saturday 22nd November between 12pm and 4pm.

The EAC gallery is open 10am to 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday, plus during events.

Met Opera: La Somnambula (Bellini)
2025-10-25 17:55
Tickets £15 / Unders 18s £2

The New York Met Opera launches it’s new season with this breathtaking production of Vincenzo Bellini’s La Somnambula (The Sleepwalker).

Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, director Rolando Villazón, retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

This stunning, modern production features exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals. A buffet is served during the break. Feel free to dress for the occasion!

Paint With Ellie Baker (21 Oct - 2 Dec 2025)
2025-10-21 14:00 - 2025-12-02 16:00
Paint With Ellie Baker – Build skills in acrylic landscapes over 6 weekly classes

Tuesdays 2-4pm from 21st October to 2nd December (no class on 18th November)

Have fun with bold colour and texture, unleash your imagination and refine a range of techniques – all materials included.

The course is £240 for 6 full classes, working out to just £40 per week. Get in touch with Ellie by email springtreescontact@gmail.com or message her via Instagram @elliebakerart

But First Promotions: Leddra Chapman
2025-10-18 19:30
Celebrating the release of her third full-length album, Telling Truths, Leddra Chapman is continuing her run of live shows in 2025.

Known for her emotive storytelling and “pitch perfect pop” (The Independent), Chapman’s career has drawn critical acclaim and notable industry support. Her debut album, Telling Tales, gained BBC Radio 2 backing and praise from Sir Terry Wogan, with Ed Sheeran naming it one of his “favourite albums of the year” (GQ). She also appeared as a guest vocalist on Sheeran’s early EPs and debut album, +. Her second album, Fidelity & Grace, was similarly celebrated, with lead single “All About You” named BBC Radio 2’s Record of the Week.

With over 40 million streams to date, Chapman’s music has captivated audiences worldwide. Making her mark in music education, she now leads the BA Music Production, Performance & Business degree at the University of Westminster, championing the next generation of music professionals.

You can check out Leddra’s socials to find out more about her.

Midweek Movie: Black Bag (15) (matinee & evening screening)
2025-10-15 14:00
Adults £8 / Under 18s £2

What better way to take your mind off the cold mornings and darkening nights than a stylish, sexy, spy thriller!

Playing like an update to cold-war classic Bridge of Spies, Black Bag is an elegantly crafted, impeccably tailored story of intrigue and deception.

George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender), plays an MI6 spy tasked with investigating a group of his co-workers, one of whom has supposedly leaked top-secret code with the potential to destabilize a government. His main problem is that the primary suspect is his wife and fellow MI6 operative Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett).

The two leads are masterful, contrasting their cold exteriors with a fiery chemistry and are backed by a stellar cast of chaotic personalities.

At a brisk 94 minutes, writer David Koepp (Mission Impossible, Jurassic Park) and director Steven Soderbergh make every second count, with smart dialogue and fluid camera movement keeping the tension high throughout.

Perfect for keeping the Autumn blues on hold!

UK Rating: 15

The Midweek Movies are kindly sponsored by The Elizabeth Clucas Trust.

Port Erin Jazz Festival: Lucy Pickering's Court & Spark
2025-10-04 19:30
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 King, Rickie Lee Jones, and James Taylor and we can’t wait to hear it on our stage. Lucy (vocals/piano) will be joined by EAC regular Beccy Rork (saxophone), Andy Williams (guitar), Terry Pack (bass) and Milo Fell (drums). Whether you’re a jazz fan or an aficionado of that golden singer-songwriter era, you will not want to miss this!

Support comes from The Stillmen, a local ensemble under the leadership of pianist and arranger John Stillman, who will warm you up with a selection of mainstream and progressive jazz standards. The band features saxes, double bass, drums, guitar and piano and the band have been rehearsing relentlessly all year with this performance in mind!

This event is kindly sponsored by Ramsey Crookall & IOM Steam Packet’s Manx Community Assistance (MCA) Scheme.

Friday 3rd October:

The Dan Forshaw Quartet – New York Jazz

Port Erin Jazz Festival: Dan Forshaw Quartet
2025-10-03 19:30
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 of a city where jazz isn’t history – it’s lived experience. Now, 20 years later, his new quartet project reflects on that formative time with music shaped by the energy of New York and the depth of personal journey.

This isn’t nostalgia – it’s a celebration of how far you can travel in music, in thought, in tone. Forshaw’s saxophone voice, refined over years of playing across clubs, cathedrals and concert halls, still carries echoes of those intense New York days. The Quartet brings that sound to life with a mix of original compositions and reworked classics, drawing lines from Coltrane to today. Expect sharp interplay, melodic clarity and moments of raw, honest power. These aren’t museum pieces – they’re living, breathing statements, played by a musician who has always treated jazz as a conversation across time and place.

It started on the bridge. It continues here. A must for sax lovers everywhere!

Support comes from local party starters, The Blue Train Big Band, launching the festival with a rousing set of swinging stompers. Bright shirts and big tunes guaranteed to get your feet moving!

Saturday 4th October:

Lucy Pickering’s Court & Spark – A jazz tribute to the Laurel Canyon songwriters

EAC Book Circle: Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg
2025-10-01 14:00
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 Oxford.

Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat about our chosen books – newcomers welcome!

October at Erin Arts Centre
2025-10-01 10:00 - 2025-10-31 16:30
Port Erin Jazz Festival 2026

Friday 3rd October 7.30pm: Dan Forshaw Quartet with support from Blue Train Big Band

Saturday 4th October 7.30pm: Court & Spark with support from The Stillmen

Tickets £20 each night (under 18s £2) available in person or online from EAC

Midweek Movie: Black Bag (15)

Wednesday 15th October 2pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £8 (£2 for under 18s) available in person or online from EAC

But First Promotions: Leddra Chapman

Saturday 18th October 7.30pm

Tickets £22.50+booking fee available online from But First Promotions

NY Met Opera: La Somnambula

Saturday 25th October 5.55pm

Tickets £20 (under 18s £2) available in person or online from EAC

Half Term Kids Film: Lilo & Stitch (live action)

Wednesday 29th October 2pm

Tickets £2 for kids (over 18s £8) available in person or online from EAC

Hop Tu Naa Weekend

Friday 31st October 8pm: Nosferatu X Radiohead

Saturday 1st November 8pm: Balla Sabbath

Sunday 2nd November 5pm: Spooky Village Walk (free & family friendly)

Tickets available in person or online from EAC

Please note – anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Manx Litfest: An Evening with Joanne Harris
2025-09-28 19:30
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 her writing, particularly her newest book ‘Vianne’ – the long awaited prequel to ‘Chocolat’.

Get a combined ticket to this event and ‘Rogue Teacher, with Mark Grist’ for £30.

Manx Litfest: Rogue Teacher with Mark Grist
2025-09-28 17:00
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 film with Studio Canal.

As the self-proclaimed Rogue Teacher of his show’s title, Mark left his career as an English teacher to try and pursue his love of words more directly as a poet, and it’s these stages of his life, along with the inadvertent rap battles that brought him to the public’s attention, that make up the majority of this show.

Get a combined ticket to this event and An Evening with Joanne Harris for £30.
