04/03/2026
A great performance and a fantastic set!
🥰They say, "It takes a village" and this is certainly true of our recent production of Brian Friel's classic, "Philadelphia, Here I Come!"💼 here in the little village of Dooega
We'd like to thank......
🚙💨Kevin, John and Charlie for braving the elements and organizing the parking for the large crowds who attended each night
🤵🏻👩🏼💼👩🏻💼🤵🏼Our front of house crew, Deirdre, Sadhbh, Breda, Joan, Kevin, Chris, Cian, Anthony, Edwin, Michael and Mícheál
🎟️💸Our ticket sellers, Sarah, Áine, Veronica, Sinead and Eoin....
📮and to Kathleen in the Post Office
🥪☕To Gráinne and Breda for keeping us well fed back stage with delicious sandwiches and refreshments
📸🎥On video & photography we'd like to thank Hironori Masuda, Seán Molloy and John Corrigan
📰 📻 To The Mayo News, Western People and Midwest Radio for the great coverage we received in the run up to the show. Thanks to Edwin for organizing this
🙏 Thank you Paul McNamara for always supporting our small but mighty drama group
🎁To everyone who donated wine, whiskey, biscuits and choccies, (we couldn't possibly name everyone who dropped in prizes!!) and to those who donated vouchers...
Paul Stenson from Sabhna Saunas
Mary Cattigan from Achillpuncture
Coláiste Acla
Lorna and Aisling Quinn from Lorna's Mobile Hairdressing and Achill Island Beauty Room
Glenamaddy Theatre Festival
Achill Cliff House Hotel & Restaurant
Eskape Beauty Salon
Achill Experience, Aquarium & Visitor Centre
🎩🧥👗👔To Caroline for searching high and low, near and far for the perfect costumes and props
👨🏼🔧🛠️Our amazing set designer, builder, historian, prop and stage manager, the perfectionist Denis McCarthy!
🎭To our cast, Stephen, David, Aisling, Marty, Mícheál, Yasmin, Michael, Paddy, Fionn, Myles, Caroline, Jessie and Cathal for bringing all of Brian Friel's wonderful characters to life
🎬🪑Special thanks here to Marty for doubling up as director & not getting too cross!! and to Pádraig for his invaluable guidance and support during our season
🙋🏼♀️💁🏼♀️🙆🏼♀️🙅🏼♀️To the lady who put it all together, the fabulous Grainne McCarthy who kept the show on the road and us all on our toes!
🔊👨👩👧👦👨👩👧👦👨👩👧👦And finally to you our wonderful audience who turned up to support us over the 3 nights
😊🙏👏🎭😊🙏👏🎭😊🙏👏🎭
THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL!!🎭
