Sanctuary in Galway for theatre festival

Production companies go west for this week’s schedule of performances, says Pádraic Killeen

THE Galway Theatre Festival kicks off a week-long programme today.

Now in its fifth year, the event’s growing prominence is evidence of a theatre resurgence in the city. Galway is home to a number of admired young companies, among them Fregoli, Mephisto, WaterDonkey, and Fíbín, and this year’s Festival programme – overseen by director Róisín Stack – has consolidated the progress made in recent years.