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Druid bring Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey to Lime Tree Theatre on February 18 and 19

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Druid bring Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey to Lime Tree Theatre. All hell breaks loose in The End of the Beginning (1937) when Darry Berrill and his wife Lizzie agree to swap their household roles – and that’s before Darry’s clumsy friend Barry arrives.

Druid return to Lime Tree Theatre with Three Short Comedies by one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights on February 18 and 19

Druid return to Lime Tree Theatre with Three Short Comedies by one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights on February 18 and 19
Druid Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey, The End of the Beginning, photo Ste Murray

Following their record-breaking 2024 tour of O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman, Druid return to Limerick’s Lime Tree Theatre with these classic rip-roaring one-act plays by one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights.

The show comes to Lime Tree Theatre On the 18th and 19th of February, 2025.

These short tales of misadventure – A Pound on Demand (1939), Bedtime Story (1951) and The End of the Beginning (1937) – will be directed by Garry Hynes and performed by Druid ensemble members Marie Mullen, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea, alongside Venetia Bowe, Caitríona Ennis and Liam Heslin.


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Set in a post office, A Pound on Demand (1939) is the tale of Jerry and Sammy who badly need a quick injection of cash to continue their night on the town.

In Bedtime Story (1951), poor John Jo Mulligan learns the hard way that inviting members of the opposite sex to Miss Mossie’s lodging house comes with serious consequences.

All hell breaks loose in The End of the Beginning (1937) when Darry Berrill and his wife Lizzie agree to swap their household roles – and that’s before Darry’s clumsy friend Barry arrives.

Since 1975, Druid have been criss-crossing the country to bring world-class theatre to audiences in their own communities. This new national tour marks the beginning of their 50th anniversary programme in 2025.

The show comes to Lime Tree Theatre On the 18th and 19th of February, 2025, with tickets priced from €28 to €30 with shows at 8pm.

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