In Dublin a man comes to a counsellor seeking help. He claims to have seen the ghost of his recently deceased wife. But what begins as just an unusual encounter becomes a desperate struggle between the living and the dead - a struggle which will shape and define both men for the rest of their lives.

"McPherson writes like a dream"
Daily Mail

Cast: Ronan Ward, Seamus O'Rourke, Patricia Ledwith & Tommy Sharkey.
Directed by Gus Ward


NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN


PREVIEWS:
Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd February

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday 25th, Friday 26th & Sunday 28th February
Wednesday 3rd, Friday 5th & Saturday 6th March

bookings@cornmilltheatre.com

The Corn Mill Theatre Group present 'Shining City' by Conor McPherson. Directed by Gus Ward
Ian (Ronan Ward) & John (Seamus O'Rourke)

Our Christmas production of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Killian McGuinness opens on Thursday 10th December and runs for 6 nights during December and is the ideal Christmas Part Night out!

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. He must cope with both the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters - each one's choice of husband moves farther away from the customs of her faith - and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.

Cast includes; Bernard McCartin, John Lockhart, Sean McIntyre, Edel McIntyre, Stephen Gray, Jacque Davey, Rita Gorby, Seamus O'Rourke, Raymond Hackett, Betty McDermott, Andrea Donohoe, Patricia Ledwich, Colin Doonan, Philip McIntyre & Caroline Bradley.


Final Performance:
Saturday 16th January 2010

Booking: (049) 4339612

bookings@cornmilltheatre.com

The Corn Mill Theatre Group present 'Fiddler on the Roof' Directed by Killian McGuinness
Caroline Bradley, Jacqui Rooney, Andrea Donohoe & Rita Gorby

The 6th Annual One Act Drama Festival will be held in the Corn Mill Theatre on Friday 13th November, Saturday 14th November commencing at 8:00pm and on Sunday 15th November commencing at 3:00pm. This year there will be two plays on stage written by two local playwrights 'Wagging Finger' written by Seamus O'Rourke and will be performed by the Corn Mill Theatre Group. 'Faded Footsteps' written by Maura Williamson and will be performed by The Breffni Players, Carrick-on-Shannon. Admission is €10.00 or €20.00 for the weekend. Booking on (049) 4339612.

Saturday 14th November

Silken Thomas Players, Kildare present
A Dog called Redemption (Open)
by Matthew Landers

Bradán Players, Dublin present
The Quality of Boiled Water (Open)
by Jason Milligan

Breffni Players, Carrick-on-Shannon present
Faded Footsteps (Confined)
by Maura Williamson

Sunday 15th November

Backstage Theatre, Longford present
Small Box Psychosis (Confined)
by Barry McKinny

Cloonacool Players, Sligo present
The Land of Hearts Desire (Confined)
by WB Yeats

36 Players present
27 Wagons Full of Cotton (Open)
by Tennessee Williams

Corn Mill Theatre Group present
Wagging Finger (Open)
by Seamus O'Rourke

Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th August 2009 at 8.30pm

The much loved Beezneez Theatre Company finally arrive in the Corn Mill Theatre, Carrigallen with their rip roaring comedy 'A Wake in the West' play on Wednesday and Thursday, August 5 and 6 at 8.30pm.

A Wake in the West comes to Carrigallen on the back of sold out performances and standing ovations in Cavan, Carrick-on-Shannon and Roscommon. Indeed. such has been the reaction to the play in Carrick-on-Shannon that the company have had to add another week of performances there at the end of the current tour. A Wake in the West is a charming old Irish play which Beeznees artistic director John McDwyer describes as probably the funniest Irish play he has ever read.

Written in the 70s, it lay forgotten until revived a few years ago and has since become a hit all over Ireland. Set during the wake of Tom Healy who has drank himself to the grave and now wishes his grave to be a watery one by requesting cremation and the scattering of his ashes in the sea, the comedy begins when a neighbour decides that Tom is not entitled to take it all with him. It is a comedy of physical and verbal theatre and given Beezneez production values, this play will both amuse and delight. Beezneez accept no responsibility for anyone who dies laughing at this production! If experience is anything to go by, performances will sell out rapidly and early booking is essential to ensure a seat. The box office number is (049) 4339612.

On Thursday last an audience of up 100 were treated to a unique experience in Aughawillan. Three specially written pieces adapted from John McGahern's work by leading writer Brian Leyden were interpreted by the Corn Mill Theatre Company from Carrigallen. The performances were brought to life outdoors in places which featured in the Leitrim author's writing.

On a rare fine July evening three vignettes were performed. The first - a scene from The Barracks - took place outside the community hall in Aughawillan. Here a home scene depicted the young McGahern and his sisters, as their father is greeted by his wife as he returns from work. The audience and players then walked to the old national school, to a performance of a scene from the short story 'High Ground' - complete with an alcoholic schoolmaster, council workers, a vintage car.

As the audience walked up to the Church in Aughawillan for the final piece, we were reminded of the numerous descriptions of such walks in McGahern. Outside the church the evening closed with a superb setting based on Memoir, which depicted McGahern at the time of his mother's passing. Here the acting passed from McGahern as a young boy to the writer describing his own reflections. The scene cultimated in a most moving funeral passage. Throughout the evening there were exceptional performances by members of the Corn Mill Theatre Company which included Seamus O'Rourke, Eileen Ward and Gus Ward.

The overall performace was directed by Killian McGuinness (Corn Mill Theatre Artistic Director). Earlier in the evening, as the participants gathered in McGirl's (Mac Fhearghail) Ballinamore, Fiona Kuehl (Dromahair) read extracts from McGahern and subsequently acted as presenter between the scenes. As well as foreign visitors and students of the McGahern Summerschool, the large attendance incuded locals who knew McGahern personally and some who had attended school in Aughawillan.

The evening was the brainchild of Cairde McGahern, a small group from north Leitrim which formed after the Leitrim Arts Office initiative to encourage people in Leitrim to read McGahern. Susan Carton, the facilitator of the group said that she was delighted with the overall response to the initiative. Many people and groups had helped to make it happen. In particular she thanked the Corn Mill Theatre Company for their willingness to innovate and Brian Leyden for his inspirational work. Among the others who supported the initiative were the Aughawillan Community, the Leitrim Arts Office, Ballinamore Library, and the McGahern Summerschool (NUIG). The event was entitled An Droichead Beo – Retracing McGahern - a more apt title could not have been chosen.