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Caitríona Ennis, Marty Rea and Rory Nolan in The Shadow of a Gunman as part of DruidO’Casey. Photo by Ros Kavanagh.

Druid Theatre tours Sean O’Casey’s classic play The Shadow of a Gunman to the Lime Tree Theatre showing this Friday, 16 and Saturday, 17 February

Druid Theatre tours Sean O’Casey’s classic play The Shadow of a Gunman to the Lime Tree Theatre showing this Feb 16 & 17
Caitríona Ennis and Marty Rea. Photo by Ros Kavanagh.

Druid Theatre tours Sean O’Casey’s classic play The Shadow of a Gunman to the Lime Tree Theatre.

Set against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, and by turns tragic and comic, O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman is the tale of an ambitious young woman who dreams of a life beyond her Dublin tenement with the mysterious neighbour downstairs.

Directed by Garry Hynes, The Shadow of a Gunman features Druid Ensemble members Rory Nolan and Marty Rea, alongside Gabriel Adewusi, Clare Barrett, Caitríona Ennis, Bosco Hogan, Sean Kearns, Robbie O’Connor and Catherine Walsh.


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The Shadow of a Gunman is a 1923 tragicomedy play by Seán O’Casey set during the Irish War of Independence, the story centres on the mistaken identity of a building tenant who is thought to be an IRA assassin.

Founded in 1975, Druid is a touring theatre company, anchored in the West of Ireland and looking to the world.

Druid is a writers’ theatre, exploring ambitious projects, reimagining classics and premiering new work annually. The company continues to nurture playwrights through its New Writing programme while also presenting classics from both the Irish and international canons.

At the heart of our artistic programme is the Druid Ensemble who work closely with the Artistic Director, Garry Hynes and the Druid team to deliver a varied and ambitious body of work.

Venue: Lime Tree Theatre

16th & 17th February 8pm

Saturday matinee 2.30pm

€30/€28/€25 matinee

Tickets: https://limetreebelltable.ie/events/shadow-of-a-gunman/

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