Ireland Celebrates Its Greatest Living Playwright With New Two-Part Festival

The inaugural Lughnasa International Friel Festival (LIFF) will take place between 20-31st August 2015, in celebration of Ireland’s greatest living playwright, Brian Friel. In what is to become the only cross-border annual cultural festival celebration, the LIFF festival, directed by Sean Doran, will feature an extensive multi-arts and multi-disciplinary programme of performances, talks, discussions, music, …

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Something big is happening…

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A message from Druid’s director Garry Hynes: “Something big is happening in Letterkenny this summer and we want to make sure you know about it: DruidShakespeare tours to An Grianán from 3rd – 6th June. The production is not only one of our most ambitious undertakings ever, it also marks our fortieth year making theatre! …

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DruidShakespeare: What audiences have been saying

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Just when I thought the Murphys couldn’t be matched-Massive congrats to the incredible @DruidTheatre team for #DruidShakespeare #EpicTheatre — Clare Monnelly (@ClareMonnelly) May 18, 2015 DruidShakespeare is an epic theatre event that condenses four action-packed plays – Richard II, Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2), and Henry V – into one thrilling drama played out …

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James Joyce classic this March

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Next Saturday 7 March 2015 we have the acclaimed stage adaptation of James Joyce’s iconic novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It comes from director Jimmy Fay (The Seafarer) and was produced by The New Theatre Dublin and Richard Ryan. Featuring a cast of five, this production makes full use of …

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12 Days of An Grianán – day 11. All aboard the good ship Catalpa!

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We’re closed for our Christmas holidays but we’ve lined up a few extra special online offers to tempt you over the festive period. Starting on Christmas Day our ’12 Days of An Grianán’ will offer you a huge discount on a selection of shows including drama, music, comedy and summer schools! It’s a different offer …

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 9! Get the scales out.

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12 Days of An Grianán! Day 6: James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist

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Black Friday Special

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#BlackFriday special for comedy The Far Off Hills. 20% off all tickets for today only! http://t.co/aDYFedNXZT pic.twitter.com/dTjeQ05A73 — An Grianan Theatre (@angrianan) November 28, 2014

Letterkenny One Act Festival 2014 Results

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Here are the results of this year’s Letterkenny One Act Festival: Blue Riband: Belvoir Players The Spelling Mistake Best Play – Open: Belvoir Players The Spelling Mistake 2nd- Open: Bradán Players Unveiling 3rd –Open: Theatre 3 The Virtuous Burglar Best Director – Open: Chris Darcy – The Spelling Mistake, Belvoir Players Best …

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Letterkenny One Act Drama Festival 2014

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The organisers of the Letterkenny One Act Drama Festival have another great line up of amateur drama companies from across the island of Ireland competing this week. Tickets for each night are €8/€6 or save some money by becoming a Friend of the Festival – it’s €15 for an individual or €30 for a couple …

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Coming soon: Sive by John B Keane

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One of the main highlights of our 2014 drama programme is the Abbey’s latest revival of the John B Keane classic Sive. First produced by the Abbey Theatre in 1985, the original 1959 production was presented by the Listowel Amateur Drama Group at Walsh’s Ballroom in Kerry on 2nd February 1959. It immediately struck a …

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Now on tour – Frank Pig Says Hello

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Our latest inhouse production is the Pat McCabe classic Frank Pig Says Hello. We opened at the Brian Friel Theatre at Queen’s University, Belfast last weekend and enjoyed standing ovations and great feedback from the audience. Our tour continued last night in Monaghan in the Garage Theatre, very appropriate as the venue is named after …

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Fiesta: Extra show added!

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We’ve had such a great response to our production of Fiesta that we’ve added an extra performance!. We will now run from Sat 12 right through to Tues 15 July. You can book tickets now on 0749120777 or online here. Fiesta is a celebration of the dancers, the chancers and the lovers who graced the …

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Writing Fiesta – Guy Le Jeune

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“There are a hundred thousand stories about the Fiesta, some of them may have happened, some of them may have been altered by time and experience. Our memories are strange things. I like to think of them as a favourite book. Every time we open the pages, we scribble notes in the margins or cross …

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Frank Pig Says Hello – Coming Sept 2014

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After our Earagail Arts Festival show Fiesta our next inhouse production will be the Pat McCabe drama Frank Pig Says Hello. Adapted from Pat McCabe’s novel The Butcher Boy, Frank Pig Says Hello tells the story of a young boy’s breakdown in a rural Irish town. Pat McCabe is one of Ireland’s most daringly original …

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Ireland Celebrates Its Greatest Living Playwright With New Two-Part Festival

Something big is happening…

DruidShakespeare: What audiences have been saying

James Joyce classic this March

12 Days of An Grianán – day 11. All aboard the good ship Catalpa!

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9! Get the scales out.

12 Days of An Grianán! Day 6: James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist

Black Friday Special

Letterkenny One Act Festival 2014 Results

Letterkenny One Act Drama Festival 2014

Coming soon: Sive by John B Keane

Now on tour – Frank Pig Says Hello

Fiesta: Extra show added!

Writing Fiesta – Guy Le Jeune

Frank Pig Says Hello – Coming Sept 2014

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