Friel classic comes to Athlone Little Theatre this March

Athlone Little Theatre is delighted to kick off their 2023 season with an Irish theatre classic, ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come!’. Written by Brian Friel, the play will run from March 9th to 16th.

A talented cast of fourteen, under the expert direction of Billy Nott, will transport the audience back to Friel’s Ballybeg, Donegal of the 1960s, on the day before and the morning of Gar’s departure to Philadelphia.

Book your tickets now on athlonelittletheatre.ie or on the Eventbrite website. Please note the matinee at 3 pm on Sunday, March 12th, is the only performance on that day. All other performances take place at 8 pm.

This amateur production of ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come!’ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. For more, visit concordtheatricals.co.uk.

Creative Director at Night and Day Festival Declan Hurley said: “We’re delighted to be running the song contest again this year, after receiving so many great entries last year. It’s a very important part of our fest and it’s great to have so many amazing studios on board this year which I’m sure will attract songwriters from far and wide”.

For the purposes of the competition, a song must have both lyrics and music. All submitted songs must be original, unpublished (or self-published) songs that have been written or co-written by the entrant(s). Applicants can send their audio recordings to declan@nightandday.ie. The closing date for applications is April 30th.

Last year’s song contest was won by Patrick Stefan. Patrick and the other song contest finalists will feature in a five-part series on Night and Day being broadcast on TG4 later this year.

The 2023 Night and Day Festival takes place on June 24th and 25th on the grounds of Lough Key Forest Park in Boyle, Co. Roscommon.

Local comedian for TedFest competition

Roscommon town comedian Cathal Shanagher is set to take part in tonight’s (Thursday) TedFest ‘Toilet Duck Awards’ at the Roisin Dubh in Galway. The competition features 16 of Ireland’s finest up and coming comedians battling it out until there’s only one stand-up left standing.

The winner will walk away with the coveted Toilet Duck Awards trophy, €300 in cash, and hundreds of euro worth of paid comedy club and festival spots! Doors open at 8 pm and the show commences at 8.30 pm. Tickets are available from www.roisindubh. net.

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