LIMERICK will host the world premiere production of Angela’s Ashes – The Musical in July 2017. #worldpremiere #limerick
The musical is based on Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize winning, multi-million-selling novel set in Limerick. The show will premiere at the Lime Tree Theatre in the first two weeks of July, prior to a two week run at Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre.
Theatre Producer Pat Moylan (Stones in his Pockets, I, Keano, The Shawshank Redemption) spent the past three years developing the show with writers Adam Howell and Paul Hurt.
Angela’s Ashes – The Musical is the, “largest scale show hosted by the Lime Tree Theatre since it opened its doors”, according to Theatre Director, Louise Donlon. The company will come to the Lime Tree for three weeks. Week one will see them undertake the technical fit-up. The first half of the second week will see technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals, with the first performance scheduled for Thursday, July 6.
Tickets for the world premiere of Angela’s Ashes – The Musical here in Frank’s home city of Limerick go on sale tomorrow Friday, November 25 at 12 midday. Tickets from www.limetreetheatre.ie
The show will play at Limetree Theatre from Thursday 6 to Saturday 15 July 2017.
