Ballyshannon Drama Society return to the Abbey Centre stage with the first production of 2024, the hilarious comedy ‘The Two Lives of Gabriel Foley’ by Jimmy Keany. This is the first production to be directed by Geraldine Diver, after recently stepping down as Principal of the Abbey Vocational School, who will be ably assisted by Trisha Keane.
The cast includes a number of familiar faces from the Ballyshannon theatrical scene: Ronan Drommund, Callum Gallagher, Louise Larkin, Joanne Cassidy, Mary Daly, Ailis Mc Intyre, Mary Hoey and Keith Robinson.
The play is a hilarious story of romance and confusion set in rural Ireland! Gabriel Foley is a middle-aged bachelor farmer, who lives with his elderly mother. He has been unlucky in love many times, much to his mother’s frustration. She thinks she’ll never get rid of him. Then he meets upmarket, Hazel Myers and joins the posh drama group in the nearby town in order to romance her.He is unaware that Chrissie McCabe – a cheerful countrywoman, who comes in to help him and his mother – fancies him. By the time Chrissie makes her feelings known to Gabriel, he has already got Hazel’s attention. He and Chrissie decide to try going out together. He tries to let Hazel down gently, but Hazel is not a woman to give up easily.
The show will run from Wednesday, February 14th to Saturday the 17th, at 8pm nightly.
Tickets can be booked online via the Abbey Centre website or by phone 0719851375.
Online Booking: https://abbeycentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652373