40th Annual Tipperary Drama Festival Begins Today

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This evening sees the first of 9 nights of Drama in Holycross Community Centre as the 40th Annual Tipperary Drama festival commences.

Dancing at Lughnasa is the opening performance by Holycross Drama Group – the line up also includes Moyne Drama Group(DG) with Stolen Child tomorrow night and Rearcross Drama Group performing Drama at Inis on Thursday March 21st.

The shows begin each night at 8.30pm except for Saturday 23rd when there is an 8pm curtain time.  

Full details are available on the tipperarydrama.ie website.  Nightly, season and concession tickets are available.

Festival Director Donal Duggan has led the hugely successful and popular event since 1983.

A parental advisory has been issued in respect of Saturday nights (16th) play and Sunday nights play (17th) which are not suitable for children.

The full line up for the nine nights is as follows –

March 15th    Dancing at Lughnasa   Holycross DG

March 16th    Stolen Child   Moyne DG

March 17th    On Raferty’s Hill   Wayside Players

March 18th      The Ferryman   Ballyduff DG

March 19th      Antigone   Brideview DG

March 20th      Same Old Moon   Sliabh Aughty

March 21th      Drama at Inis    Rearcross DG

March 22nd      The Lonesome West   Kilmeen DG

March 23rd  Now and Then  Harvest Moon