Author: Jon Griffiths

We are delighted to unveil an all-star cast for the first of our three concerts to celebrate 50 years of the EAC. Featuring: John Riley and members of the Festival Chorus, Manx Ballet Company, Judith Christian, Jane Corkill, Paul Costain, John and Karen Elliott, Mandy Griffin, Annie Kissack, Ruth Tickle, The Service Players and MC for the evening, Charles Guard. More tickets to be released next week!

Next year’s Young Singer and Musician Competitions will take place in January/February 2022 at the EAC (see poster for details). If you or someone you know is interested, watch this space – application forms are coming soon!!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported the first Port Erin Jazz Festival! Alan, Dave and the Leeds College band were spectacular but what stood out for us was the quality of the local bands on Saturday afternoon. You did us all proud! 👏 Hopefully, this is an event that can grow and grow, so fingers crossed, we’ll see you all next year. PS. If anybody has photos, especially of the afternoon gigs, that [read more…]

Unfortunately, Rushen Players have had to cancel their upcoming show due to cast members testing positive for Covid19. We wish them all well and look forward to them rescheduling in the future.

Join Rushen Silver Band for their annual Christmas concert. Full of popular festive tunes, and singalong carols, the event will be entertaining for all the family. The concert, at the end of November, signals the start of the bands Christmas period and to get us in the festive spirit, we shall be decking the halls and jingling the bells along with a special guest artist from the local music scene.  This year, due to previous [read more…]

Hop tu naa/Day of the Dead, it’s that time of year! Save yourselves from bored kids on half-term Wednesday by bringing them to see this Pixar masterpiece. Showing here Wednesday October 27th 2pm. Under 18s £2, accompanying adults £6.  Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land [read more…]

Attention all film buffs! The wonderful ‘First Cow’ is showing here on Wednesday (2pm and 7.30pm) Do not miss this rare and original movie. Adults £6/Under 18’s £2 The Isle of Man premiere of the multi award-winning film, First Cow. We are extremely excited about this one! Two travellers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich, but their tenuous plan to make their fortune [read more…]

We are extremely excited to kick the weekend off tomorrow night! Friday night is completely sold out and there are only 8 tickets left for Saturday. There will be also free jazz in the day at the Riddler (The Falcons Nest) and The Bay Hotel, so get down and support these brilliant acts! See below for the full lineup FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER – ERIN ARTS CENTRE 7:30pm | £15 (Doors open at 7pm) Cooil Hand [read more…]

We have a wonderful exhibition starting today! Iris Eleanor Burton (1925 – 2020) Award-winning Manx watercolour artist Iris Burton had a long relationship with the Erin Arts Centre. In 1971 Iris was one of three original Trustees of the Centre, who along with six friends bought the chapel for £3,000 to promote interest of the public of the Isle of Man in music, drama and the co-related arts. The building was well known to Iris [read more…]

As we no longer take telephone bookings, we have ceased the Box Office telephone number, 832662. If you wish to call us, please use the office number 835858. All bookings are now via Ticketsource or in the box office during office hours, or pre-show.