A Tipperary drama group to stage 'Dancing at Lughnasa' at The Source in February

The Thurles Drama Group has announced its next production, Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Margaret McCormack.

Which will be staged at The Source Arts Centre in Thurles from Monday 23 February to Saturday 28 February, with performances beginning at 8pm each evening.

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Brian Friel's deeply moving memory play is set in rural Donegal during the summer of 1936.

Told through the eyes of Michael, now an adult recalling his childhood, it captures the lives of the five Mundy sisters—Kate, Maggie, Agnes, Rose, and Christina—as they navigate hardship, love, and fleeting joy in their small, impoverished household. 

Their fragile stability is disrupted by the return of their brother, Father Jack, home from years as a missionary in Africa, and by the occasional visits of Michael’s charming but unreliable father, Gerry.

As the sisters listen to music from their crackling Marconi radio, they are overtaken by an irresistible impulse to dance, momentarily escaping the confines of duty and repression.

Opening night on Monday 23 February will be held in aid of Ballysloe National School. Tickets for that performance are priced at €20.

The Thurles Drama Group has encouraged local audiences to attend what it describes as a "powerful and heartfelt production by our fantastic drama group." 

The production takes place at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles. Tickets are available through the box office or via the link below. 

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