A tour through some of the strange and mysterious happenings recorded in Port Erin. Expect holy wells, captured mermaids, ghostly funerals, fairy feasts, invisible bugganes and disguised witches as well as hovering UFOs and protective urine. Join James Franklin from Culture Vannin for stories offering surprising connections, fascinating histories and always a better understanding of the Manx and their lives. Monday 6th February 2023 - 7.30pm at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin£5 per person [read more…]

Screenings at 2pm & 7.30pmAdults £6 / under 18s £2Based on Paul (Manxmouse) Gallico's novel, the film follows the fortunes of Ada Harris, a widowed cleaning lady who becomes obsessed with a Dior dress. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to buy her own dress, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook but the very future of the House of Dior.Wednesday 8th February [read more…]

Masterclass at 11am (free entry, please book in advance)Recital at 7.30pm (adults £15 / under 18s £2) The Piano Series returns in fine style with a recital and masterclass here at EAC by outstanding Romanian pianist George Todică.The evening’s Piano Series guest, outstanding Romanian pianist George Todica, will give a free masterclass playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital. This will include works by Chopin, R Schumann, Rachmaninov and Enescu.  This [read more…]

Following the Friday Film Club season's theme of anti-heroes taking on "the man", Jimmy Cliff is electrifying as Ivanhoe Martin, a country boy who comes to the city looking for work. He lands a record contract, cutting the eponymous track for an unscrupulous local producer who exploits him. After a bitter dispute, he resorts to petty crime to pay the bills, as his record tops the charts. Director Perry Henzell's all-Jamaican production portrays the vibrancy, [read more…]

Wednesday 22nd February - 2pm Under 18s £2 / Adults £6Taking inspiration from such classics as Fantastic Voyage and King Kong, Disney's latest action-adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land. Here, fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial mission.UK Rating: PG

Adults £15/Under 18 £2We are delighted to be hosting the first night of these two incredibly talented performers latest IOM jaunt! Damian Wilson is an English songwriter and vocalist who’s known for his exploration into different genres and is considered one of the most versatile singers in rock. To this day he has released 6 solo albums and 3 albums as a duo with Adam Wakeman.Damian balances his career as a singer-songwriter with being an [read more…]

Tickets £5 (£4 for Friends of RHT)Monday 6th March - 7.30pmThe Rushen Heritage season continues with a fascinating look inside Bradda Mines.  For four years the Laxey Mines Research Group has been rebuilding the interior of the north Bradda Mine - creating bridges over the shafts, ladder ways and platforms. Peter Geddes, the group's founder, recounts the history of Bradda Mines and the work that has taken place so far. 

The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell & Brendan GleesonScreenings at 2pm and 7.30pmAdults £6 / under 18s £2On a remote island off the west coast coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when Colm abruptly ends their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, his resolve brings about an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.Martin McDonagh's tragicomic [read more…]

Adults £15/Under 18's £2The EAC Jazz Club is proud to present piano legend Mr Dave Newton, back by popular demand. His last appearance with Alan Barnes, here at the Port Erin Jazz Festival was an absolute keyboard masterclass and we are very lucky that he was keen to return, playing both solo and ably backed by the cream of Manx jazz, All The President's Men. Dave has been voted Britain's best jazz pianist no less than [read more…]

Thursday 23rd March, 7.30pm. Free Admission, please book to reserve your place.The Isle of Man Arts Council are proud to present an evening of short films.The evening will feature films by Brook Wassall, John Craine, Aegis Productions, Dark Avenue Film, Three Leg Productions, Joe Simmons, Daniel Harris and Peter Marsden, and will include the premiere of “Sollys,” a dance film by the Arts Council’s Graduate Intern Sophie Linham.The Arts Team and Arts Council members will [read more…]

This show was originally planned for 9th, 10th and 11th March but was postponed due to bad weather. Anyone who booked for the original dates via Ticketsource or by card in the office has been automatically refunded. If you paid by cash, please drop into the EAC box office for a refund.New date: 7.30pm Friday 24th March (one night only)Adults £10 / Under 18s £2 September In The Rain by John GodberNewly-wed Yorkshire couple Liz and [read more…]

Saturday 25th March - 5pmThis is a live recording of the performance on 18th March 2023.Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years. In a sequel to his revelatory production of Parsifal, director François Girard unveils an atmospheric staging that once again weds his striking visual style and keen dramatic insight to Wagner’s breathtaking music, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct a supreme cast led by [read more…]

Our gorgeous new photography exhibition is now open!!! The EAC gallery is open as usual Tuesdays to Friday 10am to 4.30pm for FREE ENTRY to see "A Year in The Life of Port Erin" all through April and until Friday 5th May.You can also drop in on Saturdays 1st, 8th and 22nd April between 12pm and 4pm to see the exhibition and meet a member of Southern Photographic to chat about their work.This is a [read more…]

Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy features a brilliant ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s celebrated staging. Baritone Michael Volle sings his first Verdi role at the Met as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance. Reuniting after their acclaimed turns in the production’s 2019 run are soprano Ailyn Pérez as Alice Ford, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg Page, and mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly. Soprano Hera Hyesang Park [read more…]

Monday 3rd April 2023 - 7.30pm at Erin Arts CentreAdults £5 / Friends of Rushen Heritage Trust £4 - general admission (no assigned seating).Popular local historian Peter Kelly presents some of the fascinating pictures he put together for the Isle of Man Examiner Millennium Supplement in 1999, the images taken from photographs, magic lantern slides and glass plate negatives held in the Manx National Heritage collection - and presented in Peter’s inimitable and relaxed style.Tickets [read more…]

Our gorgeous new photography exhibition is now open!!! The EAC gallery is open as usual Tuesdays to Friday 10am to 4.30pm for FREE ENTRY to see "A Year in The Life of Port Erin" all through April and until Friday 5th May.You can also drop in on Saturdays 1st, 8th and 22nd April between 12pm and 4pm to see the exhibition and meet a member of Southern Photographic to chat about their work.This is a [read more…]

Wednesday 12th March 2023 - screenings at 2pm and 7.30pmAdults £6 / Under 18s £2Starring Sex Education's Emma Mackey and directed by Frances O' Connor, the film imagines Emily Bronte's transformative and exhilarating journey to womanhood. As the rebellious misfit strives for personal and artistic freedom within the confines of her family life, she channels her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.UK Rating: 15

A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging. This live cinema transmission is part of [read more…]

As a special holiday treat, we're screening the family-friendly, animated classic that launched the Minions!A man who delights in all things wicked, supervillain Gru, hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru makes ready to vanquish all who stand in his way. However, nothing in his calculations and groundwork has prepared him for his greatest challenge: three adorable [read more…]

“Ravens’ Nests & Spring Tides” – writing about place and nature in Iceland and the Isle of Man Author talk by Dr Sarah Thomas and Dr Fiona Gell Wednesday 19 April 7.30pm Authors Sarah Thomas and Fiona Gell have written about two very different places – Iceland’s Westfjords and the underwater world around the Isle of Man – but their writing has captured the landscapes, nature and heritage that have shaped their own stories. From the cultural importance of [read more…]

Our gorgeous new photography exhibition is now open!!! The EAC gallery is open as usual Tuesdays to Friday 10am to 4.30pm for FREE ENTRY to see “A Year in The Life of Port Erin” all through April and until Friday 5th May.You can also drop in on Saturdays 1st, 8th and 22nd April between 12pm and 4pm to see the exhibition and meet a member of Southern Photographic to chat about their work.This is a [read more…]

Wednesday 10th May to Saturday 13th May 2023 - 7.30pm each nightAdults £10 / Under 18s £2 Set in the 1980s with costumes and music to match!Orphaned twins, shipwrecks, love triangles and more ......Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian in a shipwreck, finds herself in Illyria, where she dresses as a boy (Cesario) to work for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia and sends Viola [read more…]

The IOM's first and only horror-pop singing club! A monthly singing session with no commitments - warm up, learn a cool-but-weird song, record it to share on the socials, then home happy and wait for next time! It's basically a musical coven, meeting in the gorgeously gothic Erin Arts Centre and hosted by musical director Louisa Thomas.This event is focused on expression and performance, with each monthly Sunday session a unique chance to learn/workshop a [read more…]

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing at the Oscars 2023. The penultimate Midweek Movie of the season is Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's mind-melting, multi-Oscar-winning, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Wednesday 17th May 2023 at the Erin Arts Centre - screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm - tickets £6 (under 18s £2) Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Wang, a laundromat owner who becomes [read more…]