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Award-winning Derry playwright to leave stage for the last time

Award-winning Derry playwright Brian Foster has announced he is to retire later this year. The decision by the 69-year-old follows the cancellation of his upcoming show, When the Creggan Heights Spinster Met the Buncrana Stud,' due to be staged at ...

31 Jan 2022 at 20:33

Author and playwright David Benedictus dies aged 85

Author and playwright David Benedictus has died suddenly at the age of 85, his family has said. The writer was best known for novels including the Eton-set The Fourth Of June, which he adapted into a West End play, and You’re A Big Boy Now, which ...

09 Oct 2023 at 12:19

Local News

‘I carry their memory as I take on this role’ - Ruth McGill in Dancing at Lughnasa

Ardara’s Ruth McGill has been cast in ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’, an appointment close to her heart. Ruth will play Kate Mundy and is ‘delighted’ to fill the role in the play written first in 1990 by Brian Friel, a native of Glenties. “I am honoured ...

05 Jun 2024 at 18:33

‘Emotional’ show helped playwright navigate grandmother’s dementia diagnosis

A playwright has said he was “so grateful” that his theatrical work exploring the transformative power of music for people with dementia helped him navigate his grandmother’s diagnosis. Matthew Seager, 31, told the PA news agency that he wrote ...

08 Sept 2023 at 08:07

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Derry woman turns passion for writing into debut play on Derry stage

Derry woman, Rosie Patton, has always been creative but discovered her passion for writing four years ago. Since then, she has written her first ever play, 'I Didn't See That Coming,' which will make its stage debut this October at Derry's ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:33

South Donegal

In pictures: Smiles all around as Ballyshannon Drama Festival winners receive awards

The Ballyshannon Drama Festival was held in The Abbey Arts Theatre from March 9 to March 17 - Please click on the arrows to view the gallery The festival had a varied lineup for all drama fans with a wide-ranging programme throughout the ...

20 Mar 2024 at 16:33

Local News

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee conferred with Freedom of Derry and Strabane

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, has led the tributes to Derry screenwriter and playwright Lisa McGee following a ceremony to confer her with the Freedom of the City and District in the ...

05 Dec 2022 at 19:33

King and Queen pay tribute to ‘dear friend’ Sir Tom Stoppard

Award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

The King and Queen have led tributes to award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 88, describing him as “a dear friend who wore his genius lightly”. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Charles said: ...

29 Nov 2025 at 22:50

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