Ballymacelligott Drama Group’s Love Knots Opens at the Ivy Leaf Tonight at 8

Ballymacelligott Drama Group members, seated: Una Morrissey (left) Cillian Rahilly and Kay Dowling. Back row: Maurice O’Connell, Aishlinn O’Brien, Deirdre Millane, Mick Bolger and Catherine Leahy.

Ballymacelligott Drama Group members are back on the boards again with their performance of Love Knots – a three-act comedy by Jimmy Keary. 

After a three year break due to Covid, the group will make its long-awaited return to the Ivy Leaf stage over this weekend starting tonight, Friday, March 24th at 8pm.

This year sees the return of previous members along with some new faces to the group.

Teacher and Part-Time Farmer

The play revolves around teacher and part-time farmer, Larry Casey.  Larry’s love life has been a series of disasters. Then he meets divorcee, Carmel Doherty and invites her to a GAA dance on the following Saturday night but Larry suddenly finds himself with two dates when his interfering neighbour, Vera Malone gets involved.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The play will be performed in the Ivy Leaf Theatre, Castleisland from tonight, Friday, 24th. Saturday, 25th and Sunday, 26th  March, 2023. 

Performances start at 8 pm each night. Bookings can be made by ringing or texting 087 3488283

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