Great news for local theatre-goers as after a twelve year absence the sensational play ‘Packie’s Wake’, by Eddie Kerr, makes a long overdue return to Letterkenny. The Derry based PlayStation Theatre Company present this hilarious play for a three night run at An Grianán from Thur 20th to Sat 22nd October. Last time it was at …
July 1st 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in human history. As part of the commemorations the Abbey Theatre present this major new production of Frank McGuinness’s classic war drama which tells the story of eight soldiers from Ulster and the terrible toil that war takes …
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Written by Jessica Traynor, Literary Manager of the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland. “Frank McGuinness is a playwright of whom Donegal and its people can be truly proud. His work enshrines the Donegal people and landscape at the heart of some of the most vital Irish drama of the past thirty years.” Hailing …
Tour: Wed 18 May Letterkenny, Thur 19 May Roscommon, Fri 20 May Carndonagh, Sat 21 May Kilcar. There’s a second chance to see drama I Would Walk These Fields Again as it embarks on a mini tour this May as part of the Bealtaine Festival. Produced by An Grianán Theatre in association with the Donegal …
A cross-community bus run to Donegal, a newly formed Protestant flute band and the Iris Robinson scandal are just some of the incidents audiences can expect to see in comedy play The History of the Peace (Accordin’ to My Ma) which comes to An Grianán Theatre this May. This is the follow up to the wildly …
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A big Hollywood production is coming…no, not Star Wars – this is the storyline to Martin McDonagh’s brilliant comedy drama The Cripple of Inishmaan which comes to An Grianán Theatre on Sat 9 April. Set in 1934, on the remote island of Inishmaan off the west coast of Ireland, there is great excitement when news …
Prime Cut’s After Miss Julie opened in Dublin’s Project Arts Centre this week and is already enjoying fantastic feedback from audiences: here’s what some people have been saying about it: @projectarts brilliant show After miss Julie some outstanding acting and the set! Wow! — MPS Ireland (@MPS_Ireland) March 21, 2016 @prime_cut Prime Cuts After Miss …
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A Terrible Beauty: Remembering 1916 is our short season of events marking the centenary of the Easter Rising. We have three shows which will look at 1916 from three different perspectives. We have a dramatic reading of Kieran Kelly’s new play Beneath An Irish Sky which looks at the impact that the Rising had on …
I was working in our box office one evening when the visiting show’s stage manager approached. How are tickets for tonight? he said. Pretty good, about 270 now. I said. Really? We’d a full house in Monaghan last night, he said. What do they hold though? 200? Yes about that, but we sold out. Well …
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Adapted by John Steinbeck from his novel of the same name, Of Mice and Men is a powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship. This large scale production comes from Rail Theatre Company and is directed by Sean Lynch from Mullingar Arts Centre, Cast: Murt Ennis as …
This Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th February we welcome Livin’ Dred Theatre’s production of Jimmy Murphy’s emigration drama The Kings of the Kilburn High Road. But back in the summer of 2000, not long after An Grianán first opened its doors, we were fortunate to host the original Red Kettle Theatre production of this play. …
An Grianán Extra – A Wee Bit More is our new arts magazine. Designed to compliment our standard events brochure, Extra offers a slightly more in depth look at some of our upcoming shows. We have a profile on Donegal playwright Frank McGuinness written by Jessica Trainer, Literary Manager of the Abbey Theatre as well …
Rehearsals got under way in Belfast this week for Prime Cut’s latest production, After Miss Julie. Featuring an outstanding cast, this play comes to us in March and will appeal to fans of period drama and romantic intrigue. After Miss Julie is Patrick Marber’s rework of August Strindberg’s 1888 iconic play Miss Julie. Originally Marber’s …
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road is our first drama of 2016 and what a way to kick off a season of outstanding plays here at An Grianán. Director Padraic McIntyre and his company Livin’ Dred Theatre have assembled an stellar cast for this powerful Irish drama. About the play The Kings of the …
Last May children from our youth theatre programme presented a new production of Annette McNelis’ litter awareness show Environment the Musical. Tonight RTE1’s Nationwide will present a special report on the show: ENVIRONMENT THE MUSICAL/REPORT BRIAN MCVEIGH “We all share responsibility for protecting our environment, be it in the home recycling or by keeping our …
