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1916 Commemoration Season Gets Underway At Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

Posted by on April 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

A very special 1916 Commemoration Season gets underway at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre this week. Starting this Saturday 16 April with the play, Sisters of the Rising, the next two months will see a packed programme of theatre, music, discussion, poetry & storytelling at the Offaly venue. Based on eye witness accounts of women […]

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1916 Commemoration Season to Savour at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

Posted by on March 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Birr Theatre & Arts Centre will host a very special 1916 Commemoration Season starting next month.   Sister of the Rising, written by Offaly playwright and actor Christiane O’Mahony, will kick off proceedings on Saturday 16 April.  The play is a funny and poignant story and a testament to the many forgotten women who fought […]

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