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Corn Mill Theatre |
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The tradition of Drama in Carrigallen
goes back to the late 1800’s. The
present group was founded in 1963 as
The Community Players and there has
been no break in activity since that
time. The group has competed on the
festival circuit since 1970 and has
reached the All-Ireland Finals in
Athlone on thirteen occasions. In 1989
the group opened their own theatre -
The Corn Mill Theatre and Arts Centre.
In that year the name of the group was
changed to the Corn Mill Theatre
Company. In 1999 major renovations
took place when the foyer, new
dressing rooms, rehearsal and storage
areas were built.The group has won the
All-Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone on
two occasions - in 1998 with
Belfry by Billy Roche and in
2005 with Stolen Child
by Yvonne Quinn and Bairbre Ni Chaoimh.
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The Dock Arts Centre |
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The Dock is housed in the beautiful 19th
Century former Courthouse building,
overlooking the majestic river Shannon,
which has been wonderfully restored into
Leitrim's first integrated centre for
the arts. It is a
multi purpose arts centre in
Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim Ireland
with an extensive performing and visual
arts programme and a vibrant community
workshop programme.
The Dock houses a 100+ seat
performance space, three art galleries,
artists studios, an arts education room
and it is home to The Leitrim Design
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Splodar Theatre
Company, The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton,
Leitrim |
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At the start of the 1990s, a local
community group, aiming to develop the
Arts in the North West, bought the
former Methodist Church in Manorhamilton.
The Church was in poor condition at the
time and it was restored with financial
assistance from the I.F.I.
(International Fund for Ireland). The
new Arts centre was named The Glens
Centre because it is located in the
heart of the North Leitrim glens. The
then President of Ireland, Mary
Robinson, performed the official opening
in July 1995. The centre hosts a broad
range of activities such as theatre,
workshops in music, writing and drama as
well as poetry readings. Dermot Healy is
the current writer-in-residence and he
has assisted greatly in the development
of creative writing in the area. Writers
who have read their work at the centre
over the years include Louis de Paor,
Cathal Ó Searcaigh and Nuala Ní
Dhomhnaill. Additionally popular groups
Fibín and Kíla perform in the Glens
regularly. And, of course, Splódar stage
drama in Irish also. The centre has a
recording system and groups who have
recorded recently include Dervish…..
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