Upcoming Theatre Events

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Shackleton theatre

Shackleton Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Tuesday 29th October, 8pm "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold . . . safe return doubtful." Ireland's longest running theatre ensemble, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, perform Shackleton, the story of County Kildare-born explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's failed voyage to cross the Antarctic continent in 1914. It's a visually spectacular re-telling of perhaps the greatest survival story ever, and features an ensemble cast, supported by original footage and clever puppetry. Director Niall Henry says that in almost thirty years of making theatre with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, 'Shackleton' has been the show with ...

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Ballina One-Act Drama Festival 2019 theatre

Ballina One-Act Drama Festival has quickly become one of the most exciting stops on the drama festival circuit, with full houses and great drama and groups from all over the country taking part. With nine plays over the weekend including a fest of comedy, the festival is a must for your calender again this year!!!

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Danny Darkness theatre

Nephin Theatre Group are delighted to return to Ballina Arts Centre with their new comedy “Danny Darkness” written by Martin Donohoe. Can DJ Danny Darkness and his beautiful silky voice win back a listenership to the fledgling local Radio station or will he run and hide? Established in 2014, Nephin Theatre pride ourselves on bringing original plays to the stage performed by actors from North Mayo. We can guarantee you a wonderful night’s entertainment. Follow us on Facebook to get updates on our new production and to meet the cast members.

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Into The Wood by Kilmoremoy Kids Drama Group theatre

As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Saoirse Allen), a baker (Gavin Gilligan) and his wife (Rebecca Cronin) are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella (Caoilfhinn Geoghegan), Little Red Riding Hood (Laura Jackson), Rapunzel (Annabelle Durcan) and Jack (Henry McLoughlin), each one on a quest to fulfil a wish. Once again, we are raising money ...

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Into The Wood by Kilmoremoy Kids Drama Group theatre

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The Beckett Trilogy (Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable) theatre

Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable are three novels by Samuel Beckett. Gare St Lazare Ireland presents extracts selected by Conor Lovett and Judy Hegarty Lovett, recited with the kind permission of the Samuel Beckett estate. The Beckett Trilogy has toured extensively and continues to be in great demand internationally. "A cold, hard jewel of a performance, an absolutely riveting experience that, if it ever comes your way, is worth dropping everything to encounter." - Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times. "Once you have seen this you will never go back. You will not want anyone but Gare St Lazare to do Beckett ...

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Before by Pat Kinevane (as part of Ballina Fringe Festival) theatre finished

"From Pat Kinevane and the team that brought you Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent, Before is a new play with much music, set in Cleary’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts – for good. Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father’s journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O’Connell Street. Some folk are impossible to buy for… Directed by Jim Culleton. ...

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My Dad’s Blind theatre finished

My Dad’s Blind Written by Anna Sheils-McNamee Wednesday 18th September, 8pm Centring on a dysfunctional relationship between a blind father and his sighted daughter, My Dad’s Blind uses audio recordings, irreverent comedy and real-life memories to explore a father-daughter relationship and all the awkward, embarrassing and ridiculous ways the two of them struggle to navigate a sighted world... with the help of a guide dog which has just had a stroke. Starring Steve Blount and Anna Sheils-McNamee. Directed by Gemma Aked-Priestley. Winner “Best Production” - Dublin Fringe Festival 2018. Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland. "At its core lies ...

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TWO theatre finished

TWO Loose Tea Company Saturday 7th September, 8pm Written by Jim Cartwright in 1989 but still astonishingly real today, much loved two-hander Two waltzes the audience through a spectrum of human emotion, weaving a rich tapestry of life through intimate insights into the lives of the colourful pub regulars. Taking place over the course of one evening in the local pub and featuring fourteen diverse characters brought to life by just two actors, Two is funny, poignant and incredibly human. Each character or couple acts like a fragment of shattered glass reflecting back at us as the play mines the depths of the human experience. Performed by Niamh ...

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Mayo Youth Theatre: The Crucible theatre finished

The Crucible By Arthur Miller Mayo Youth Theatre Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July, 8pm Mayo Youth Theatre, present Arthur Miller’s timeless classic. The Crucible is set in the year 1692, a dark period of American history, during which time the Salem Witch Trials took place, creating widespread paranoia and creating tensions amongst locals and family alike of those accused of being involved with the dark arts of witchcraft, and acting against Christian God’s law. Starring the members of Mayo Youth Theatre, in roles both on and back stage. Directed by Head Facilitator Ronan Colhoun. Mayo Youth Theatre is an ...