Month: March 2017

‘The Hen Night Epiphany’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 13th, 8.15pm. Tonight at the Ballyshannon Drama Festival sees the return of the Newtownstewart Theatre Company with their production of ‘The Hen Night Epiphany’. Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Triona, her soon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive’s best friend, Anita. But Una is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will detroy all hopes of her dream wedding and living happily ever after with the love of her life….

‘The Play About The Baby’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 19th, 7.30pm. Closing the Ballyshannon Drama Festival this year we have Prosperous presenting Edward Albee’s ‘The Play About The Baby’. Please note the earlier start time of 7.30pm to allow for the awards ceremony, which will begin shortly after the adjudication. The play opens in a version of Eden, with the Boy and Girl. She is pregnant. The Girl gives birth to the baby. Soon, a middle aged couple, the Man and Woman appear…Witty, cryptic, part puzzle play, part vaudeville, the play is essential Albee, and shows the major American dramatist – now deceased – continuing a career of experimentation that has always been very European in its absurdist embrace and…

‘Philadelphia, Here I Come’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 18th, 8.15pm. On Saturday the 18th, Corn Mill present Brian Friel’s classic ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come’. ‘Philadelphia Here I Come’ is a 1964 play written by Brian Friel. It is set in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It centres around Garet (Gar) O’ Donnell’s proposed move to America. Gar is protrayed by two characters, Gar Public (the Gar that people see, talk to and talk about) and Gar Private (the unseen man, the man within, the conscience). It’s essentially about exile, the exile of emigration, the exile of emotional disconnect, the exile of choosing security over love and the exile of living fantasy rather than reality. The play is a…

‘Blackbird’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 17th, 8.15pm. On St. Patrick’s Night, Bradán make a welcome return to Ballyshannon with ‘Blackbird’ by David Harrower. A young woman is searching for a man she knew many years ago. She comes to his place of work and confronts him about past events. A tense, intriguing and explosive exposé of their lives ensues. Please Note: this play contains adult content. Running Time: 90 minutes – no interval.   UNA – MICHELLE READE RAY – GEORGE HOGAN DIRECTOR – REIDÍN DUNNE CREW Lighting: Tom Kennedy; Sound: Colette Kinsella; Stage Manager: Claire Reilly; Set/Sound Design/Projections: Brendan Farrell, Vinni Casey, Clodagh Whealan.   ‘Blackbird’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 17th, 8.15pm. Book your Season Ticket now to get access…

‘The Third Policeman’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 16th, 8.15pm. Next Thursday, Phoenix Players of Tubercurry bring Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Third Policeman’ to the Abbey stage. Is it about a bicycle? Is it about Heaven? Is it about Hell? Is it about God? Is it about Life? Is it about Death? In Flann O’Brien’s hilarious, curious play ‘The Third Policeman’, we meet dead men walking. However, this will not be the strangest encounter you will have over the course of this evening. In this play you will hear of people who can see the colour of the wind, see bicycles that are half people and among other things watch an elevator descend to Eternity so with an open mind…