Galway casts its spell with Arts Festival

Local actor Cathy Belton is proud to be leading the charge at the Galway Arts Festival, writes Padraic Killeen

The Galway International Arts Festival gets into full swing this week. Among the highlights this year are concerts by Sinead O’Connor, St Vincent, and Damien Rice, a provocative exhibition of the works of Australian visual artist Patricia Picinini, a new film installation by Enda Walsh, and a number of intriguing theatre productions, including Samuel Beckett’s Lessness starring Olwen Fouéré, controversial South African show Exhibit B, and the festival’s flagship theatre event — the Irish premiere of Frank McGuinness’s The Match Box, starring Cathy Belton.