8:00PM THE TAILOR & ANSTY

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A true story about two people; the tailor, Timothy Buckley and his wife Ansty who lived in a small cottage in West Cork, Ireland. The couple were immortalised in Eric Cross's “The Tailor and Ansty”. When it was first published in 1943 it caused outrage and was banned by the censorship board, with three priests making the tailor burn the book in his own fireplace. Now a powerful, touching and hilarious play, we are taken on a journey through bygone Ireland. Originally dramatized for the stage by P.J. O'Connor in 1967 when the great Eamon Kelly and Brid Lynch played the title roles at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin and now, in this latest production by The New Theatre, directed by Nuala Hayes, with Ronan Wilmot and Nuala Hayes as the eponymous couple. Enjoy the stories of the tailor at his fireside and relive the innocence, fun and tragedy.