Adults £15 / Under 18 £2Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions.Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova and tenor SeokJong Baek, in his company debut, are Fenena and Ismaele, whose love transcends politics, and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy repeats his celebrated portrayal of the high priest Zaccaria. [read more…]

Adults £5 | RHT Friends £4 | Under 18s £2William Hoggatt is well-known as a painter of Manx landscapes, but he was also an outspoken campaigner and champion for the protection and preservation of the Manx countryside in the late 1930's. In the next of our season of talks, Yvonne Cresswell, former curator of Social history for Manx National Heritage, will reveal how there was much more to this elderly artist than his familiar mac and [read more…]

New exhibition Tuesday 8th January to Friday 18th February 2024.Gallery open 10am-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday, plus during events and selected weekends.

Adults £6 / under 18s £2We open the new Midweek Movie season with a variation on our recent theme of absconding senior citizens taking long journeys!Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson are on sparkling form in this true-life heartwarmer about the Word War 2 veteran Bernard Jordan, who in 2014, jauntily sneaked out of his seaside care home (where he lived with his wife Irene)  to get aboard a cross-channel ferry and attend the [read more…]

Free Admission- 11am startThis evening’s Piano Series guest, outstanding Russian pianist, Nikita Lukinov , will give a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. This is an ideal opportunity for aspiring pianists to meet and observe a young professional at the top of his craft. Tell all your keyboard playing friends! A disciple of the Russian Piano School, Nikita Lukinov began his [read more…]

Meet the artist - Frauke will be in the gallery to answer questions and chat about her work between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday 20th January (no entry fee).This exhibition is available from Tuesday 9th January to Friday 16th February 2024.The gallery will be open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm, plus during events and specially selected Saturdays.For as long as she can remember, Frauke has been fascinated by the things other people consider as [read more…]

Adults £15 / Under 18s £2 We continue the Piano Series 2023/24 with a recital by another outstanding young player, Nikita Lukinov. A disciple of the Russian Piano School, Nikita Lukinov began his musical education at the age of six in the class of Svetlana Semenkova in Voronezh, Russia. At the age of ten, he had his debut performance as a soloist with a symphony orchestra, winning a full scholarship to study with Tatiana Sarkissova at the [read more…]

Adults £6/ Under 18 £2Charlotte Regan’s feature debut, about a resourceful 12-year-old living alone whose father re-enters her life, fizzes with energy, ideas and colour.Since her mother died, 12-year-old Georgie (Lola Campbell) has been living alone in the flat they shared, getting by on her electric wits, whilst pulling the wool over the eyes of the social services. When Jason (Harris Dickinson), her absent father turns up out of the blue, she is forced to [read more…]

Apply online: www.erinartscentre.com/ysom2024 Saturday 27th January - Juniors (7-12 years)Sunday 28th January - Seniors (13-18 years) Come and support your young singers in this friendly and exciting competition. Each competitor sings two songs in pursuit of the Young Singer of Mann title!The winners of both the Junior and Senior competitions will receive a £150 cash prize, the Young Singer or Junior Singer of Mann trophy, and an additional trophy which they keep. Runners-up will each [read more…]

Drop into the gallery at Erin Arts Centre this Saturday to chat with our current artist, Frauke Watson. Her fascinating and exhibition includes a collection of colourful and unique pieces created with found and recycled objects.

Adults £15 / Under 18 £2The Met's second production of the year is one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, Bizet's Carmen.Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story and uncovering issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labour structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside [read more…]