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06 Dec 2025

New dark comedy set to take to the stage at Tipperary arts centre

Declan's Got Talent will be staged in November

New dark comedy set to take to the stage at Tipperary arts centre

The Source Arts Centre, Thurles, presents a dark new comedy about a lonely man stepping out of his comfort zone as he prepares to audition for a talent show.

Fight2Flight Theatre’s latest offering is Declan’s Got Talent: a new dark comedy for two actors by Peter Gowen.

The show will be staged on Friday, November 1, at 2pm.

Tickets for the show cost €18 and can be bought on the Source website.

The show sees Declan trying to prepare for his upcoming audition on a talent show, but there is someone else there.

And as Declan tries to silence this other voice, the audience is dragged back into East Cork/West Waterford in the late Sixties.

It follows Declan attempting to enter the Church, cope with his infatuations and watch him triumph over this negative friend.

Declan lives on his own, but he is not alone.

He wants to prove to himself and his constant companion that he has got what it takes.

After years of suffering from a lack of confidence, he’s decided to “Go for it!”

The play is on tour for three weeks in the autumn and will be revived in January 2025 at Smock Alley as part of First Fortnight Festival 2025.

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