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He is one of Ireland's most distinctive singers and this weekend Seán Keane comes to Longford's Backstage theatre. Born in a small village called Caherlistrane near Tuam, Galway, Seán Keane is a national treasure. He grew up in a family of singers ...

15 Sept 2023 at 17:59

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Just the Tonic for a Longford audience!

Rough Magic's visit to Longford in the guise of the amazing Calibri Triplet Family Band was a brief but brilliant venture. The travelling troubadours laid out for the adoring audience how to take the doom out of doomsday. 'Tonic' is a comedic ...

25 Apr 2023 at 15:59

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Longford Backstage: So sorry about that Oliver, really we are

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. What about waiting 374 years to exact that revenge. In August 1649 Oliver Cromwell, along with soldiers largely composed of veterans from the New Model Army, landed near Dublin to re-conquer the ...

05 Dec 2023 at 13:59

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St Mel’s pupils wide awake in Backstage

The Transition year students of St Mel’s College, under the keen direction of Mickey Kenny, bring the hilarious comedy ‘A Wake in the West’ to Backstage Theatre next Wednesday, May 8. The play centres on the wake of Tom Healy, a man known ...

06 May 2024 at 13:01

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Longford looks forward to stunning adaptation of From a Low and Quiet Sea

Hold onto you hats, Backstage Theatre are about to present another unmissable theatre experience when they welcome Decadent Theatre's dramatic adaptation of Donal Ryan’s acclaimed, Booker Prize-nominated novel, From a Low and Quiet Sea. ...

23 May 2023 at 09:01

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The Importance of Longford connections for ALT

Longford theatre fans may be tempted to cross the border into Westmeath for a theatre experience that will feature a couple of their own. Athlone Little Theatre opens its new season with Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy classic ‘The ...

20 Aug 2024 at 15:02

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King sized entertainment comes to Backstage

Anyone who has ever experienced the sheer joy of watching Pat Kinnevane as he manipulates an audience will be thrilled to hear he plays Backstage this week. The Olivier award winning actor and writer returns to Longford with a ...

13 Mar 2023 at 20:59

Arts & Entertainment

Youtube star to bring Manny Man to Backstage Theatre

A Donegal-made theatre production based on a YouTube sensation will come to the Backstage Theatre in early March. Based on his hugely successful YouTube series and published books, John D Ruddy brings Manny Man and the ...

26 Feb 2019 at 17:00

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Longford actor marks half a century of Druid Theatre

Longford has a particular fondness for the dramatic arts. At present there are around eight amateur drama groups dotted around the county, with shows drawing punters to community halls and professional venues ...

28 Feb 2025 at 11:58

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Pension Plan comes to Longford's Backstage Theatre

Backstage audiences are getting set to welcome one of the favourite neighbours as a brand new play from comedy king, John McDwyer, comes to town. 'Pension Plan' follows the Flanagan brothers, a pair of ...

08 Jul 2023 at 17:56

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Review: Longford audiences blown away by Backstage Theatre Group's Autumn offering

Directed by Declan Donohoe, who also directed the award-winning ‘The Chipvan Plays Dixie’, the show was performed over three nights to very appreciative audiences from October 20 - 22. From the start, ...

27 Oct 2016 at 13:23

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Surgeon accused of murdering his wife in Longford production

The jury trial of Chelsea resident Patrick Sherwood goes before the Old Bailey for the first of three sittings this Thursday, October 20 at 8pm. Mr Sherwood (48) of 22 Cadogan Villas, Chelsea, London ...

19 Oct 2016 at 11:39

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