THEATRE: THE LAST RETURN

Not all good things come to those who wait... Druid Theatre Company bring Sonya Kelly's acclaimed play back to theatres nationwide, with dates through Feb-Mar in Roscommon, Limerick, Clare, Donegal, Meath, Cork, Kerry and back to Druid's native Galway (Currently on tour).

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FILM: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Jenny Slate writes and stars in an adorable animated tale, based on the beloved short film and nominated for this year's Best Animated Feature Oscar. NB: It's not just for kids, and you might want to bring hankies (Selected cinemas nationwide).

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VISUAL ART: CLARE LANGAN

Known primarily for her expansive and award-winning film projects, At The Gates Of Silent Memory shines a welcome spotlight upon Clare Langan's parallel photography practice, taking the threshold between worlds, climates, and reveries as its starting point and gathering a series of works not yet seen (Luan Gallery Athlone, until April 20th).

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MUSIC: LISA O'NEILL

All Of This Is Chance is the first album in 5 years from one of the most distinctive voices in Irish folk - and it's extraordinary. Have a listen below, via Spotify (out now).

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BOOK: THE HOME SCAR

The forth novel from Kathleen McMahon, author of This is How it Ends is 'a luminous and precise story about the inheritance of loss and the possibility of finally making peace with it’. She talks to Brendan O'Connor below.

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