Picturesque backdrop to the Ardhowen Theatre

The Ardhowen Theatre is situated with the picturesque backdrop of Enniskillen’s Lough Erne. The theatre opened in 1986 and offers a year round programme inclusive of various art forms including professional drama, classical music, opera, ballet, contemporary dance, a wide range of music; jazz, blues, country, folk, as well as comedy, arts, children events and lectures.

The venue has a 290 seater raked auditorium as well as a smaller studio space for smaller and more intimate performances. In addition to these performance spaces the Ardhowen has a number of hospitality facilities including a splendid restaurant and a number of bars and an exhibition space.

The theatre is home to the annual International Beckett Festival which usually runs in August for a week. Last year the festival was met with rave reviews including a piece in the New York Times who remarked on how great the festival was and how popular it was among the local population. Keep your eyes peeled as the line-up will be revealed in the next few weeks.

Grainne Duffy performs at Ardhowen 25th April

The next few weeks sees a strong live music schedule with performers set to include home-grown singer-songwriter Grainne Duffy who is a unique talent, raw and powerful, edgy and elegant. She is deeply influenced by the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and the Pretenders and this comes out in her original compositions she performs. She takes to the Ardhowen’s stage on 25 April and you can book your tickets here.

Derek Ryan comes to Enniskillen on 30th April

The following night the theatre plays host to The Legend of Luke Kelly, a tribute to the iconic singer from the Dubliners, sang by perhaps Ireland’s finest ballad voice Chris Kavanagh. A few days later on 30^th April it’s Derek Ryan’s turn to take to the stage. Derek has recently become one of Ireland’s most popular Irish country music stars. Join the Carlow Man, formerly of boy band D-Side, as he belts out his back catalogue of hits which include ‘The Red, Yellow and Green’ and ‘100 Numbers’.

If music is not for you, then never fear, the Ardhowen has a great variety of different events in the listings that you can check out here on their website.