Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

To date, many diverse productions have been staged at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre. Musicians Luka Bloom, Mundy, Jack L, Don Baker, Johnny Carroll, Frances Black, Ronnie Drew, Comedians Pat Short, Kevin McAlleer, The Drawing Room Opera Company, Co-Opera, Lamberts Puppet Theatre, Ballet Ireland and many local and national Theatre groups have all received a warm welcome in this wonderfully intimate venue. Children and adults alike have enjoyed the Puppet Festival over the past 2 Mayday weekends. A very successful Annual Jazz festival has been established over the August bank holiday weekend, drawing top musicians including Acker Bilk, Paddy Cole, and Professor Peter O’Brien. Photo and Art exhibitions by local artists have been held. A Film Club with over 100 members has been established. The new dance programme for County Offaly, led by Flexusdance, is based at Birr Theatre and Arts Centre. Master classes on all aspects of production, led by Actor Aidan Quinn, Designer John Rocha and Directors Garry Hynes and Patrick Mason are planned for the year ahead, culminating in Birr Georgian Society’s production of The Marriage Of Figaro in the autumn.