SPOTLIGHT 23 SEPTEMBER 2026

H hears about a Sea Thief at the Erin Arts Centre, some Bad Women at the PCC, has a last walk around the Carnival of colour at the Loom Gallery in Laxey and finishes with a poignant poem for Remembrance from Bard Boaksey . .

H enjoys a walk around a Carnival of Colour at the Loom Gallery in Peel, drops into the preview of “Blink” a new two-woman exhibition at Studio 42 and goes potty about a Potters Fair this coming weekend.

As the evenings get darker, Dracula takes up residence at the Gaiety theatre, the Arts Council loan collection is out of frame and murder most excellent at Government House!

H hears about a world premiere of a musical at the Gaiety . . .telling the life story of the man who designed it - Frank Matcham. A special guest conductor comes to the Island for the IOM Wind Orchestra workshop weekend and the EAC gears up for a special hop-tu-naa screening of the Wicker Man!

H catches up with the latest happenings at the EAC, more from Haiku master Paul Quayle and Rocky Horror for Hop tu Naa! Plus a Mannin Arts Group charity event this weekend and the last concert this year for the Ramsey Music Group

H brings us a golden ray of artistic Autumn warmth, with news of a Peel poetry workshop, the Isle of Man holiday diaries of a 19th Century Tourist and artwork capturing animals in motion.

H hears about a wonderful new book based around the diary of a nineteenth century tourist, enjoys verse which is mostly Haiku, looks forward to NT Connections 2027 and drags up a chair for a watch party!

H hears about a new show based on the life of Frank Matcham, some first words from the new Manx Bard, look forward to the Cooish Vooar and Manx Opera and it's the Manx Last Night of the Proms!

In the last programme for a few weeks ahead of the election, H Carries on up Prospect Hill, hears of the Island's first ever jazz workshop, composer premieres at the first ever Manx Opera and more from the ever busy accidental author Rob Cowley as he goes Orange

H hears about LitFest events for 2026 and as the deadline approaches for applications to be the new bard - and changes are made to times and places for the bardic inauguration, h talks to Team Bard member Jo Overty