Longford's Backstage Theatre announces Spring line up

In the build up to Christmas there’s a huge demand for tickets to the comedy, drama and kids’ shows on offer at Backstage Theatre.
The Longford arts and culture hub welcomes the return of Ireland’s King of Swing Luke Thomas and his band The Swing Cats and their unmissable Kings of Swing Tour, while Rónán Ó’Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly are sure to delight their ever-growing fan-base with a soulful evening of folk, trad and ambient crossover.

In March Mary Coughlan teams up with celebrated singer-songwriter Ultan Conlon for a special live recording of their podcast A Close Encounter.
Fans of the incomparable Leonard Cohen can get their fix with A Thousand Kisses Deep, a reimagining of Cohen classics by Christine Tobin.

Theatre fans can look forward to a double helping of Mikel Murfi, first in the spectacular Dances Like A Bomb when he takes to the stage alongside Finola Cronin, and again in The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey, the captivating final chapter of the Pat Farnon trilogy.
Nettle Horse from award-winning storyteller and musician Little John Nee is a spellbinding theatrical odyssey inviting audiences to step into a parallel universe of their own imaginations.
Actor and writer Caoimhe O’Malley’s electrifying debut Prickly takes a look at the cut-throat world of debt collecting.

DruidO’Casey makes a return with their thrilling adaptation of Seán O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman – this record-breaking box office smash is sure to be another sell-out.
The story of a lonely girl living on the edge is brought vividly to life in gripping new drama The Hare from Clare Monnelly, while Charlie McGuinness’ solo turn in The Determinator tells the hilarious story of one young man’s epic trek from Leitrim to New York to win back his ex-girlfriend’s heart.
Seamus O’Rourke teams up with Joan Sheehy in Oisín Flores Sweeney’s full length debut The Empty Nest, a look at how couples negotiate life after their kids leave. Backstage Theatre Group takes us on a trip back to the eighties with Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper in March.

The multi-talented Ceol Connected will delight with The Land of a Hundred Little Hills, a beautiful interpretation of Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “A Christmas Childhood” featuring live music, puppetry and animation.
Other magical shows to look forward to include a sing-along celebration of the world’s best-loved nonsense rhyme There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, the immersive multi-sensory dance performance Making Waves designed specifically for disabled children and young people, the joyful, balloon-filled, acrobatic dance of Fall & Float, and the return of award-winning children’s entertainer Kyle Riley.

On the comedy front there’s sure to be laughs galore with Gearóid Farrelly's Glamour Hammer, while the inimitable Deirdre O’Kane is back with O’Kaning It.
Tickets and details of all Spring events plus some unmissable shows coming up next Summer are available on backstage.ie, 0433347888