THE MAN FROM MOOGAGA

Side-splitting humour, but also a sharp insight into community cohesion and the effects of emigration.

“The Man From Moogaga” is an hilarious, fantastical tale of growing up in remote small town Ireland in the 1980’s, while playing with friends on the local GAA team. As the years pass, he and his teammates take to the road, becoming part of the Irish diaspora. This rights of passage tale is full of twists and turns with a cast of strong, peculiar characters.

Reviews

★★★★  ‘He has taken an ancient form of storytelling and updated it with his own distinctive style. It’s an absolute pleasure to witness something so intrinsically Irish, something that is both modern and ancient at the same time.’ – Philip Dunne, State.ie

‘The story-telling, the poetry, music, timing and production of this programme was not only unique but exemplary. It stood out on so many levels. It has side-splitting humour, but also a sharp insight into community cohesion and the effects of emigration.’  Celtic Media Award judges

★★★★  ‘The fiddle is adeptly used by its master to serve the story and paints vivid pictures of unfolding events.’ – Brendan O’Donohue, thecircular.org

Cast

Aindrias de Staic has been described in the media as ‘a captivating yarn-spinner’,but he is also an accomplished musician and actor having won the ‘Best Actor’ award at the Geelong Film Festival (Australia) for “Malarkey” (dir. Joe Loh 2006) and The Galway Music Award 2007. Born in Galway Ireland, his rich ‘n rare style of fiddle playing is as unique to the west of Ireland as his story-telling, antics and humor.

Dates & Venues

Fri August 9th 2019 – 8:00 pm
Sherkin Island Community Hall*
Tickets at door

Sat August 10th 2019 – 8:00 pm
Rerrin Lecture Theatre*
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Sun August 11th 2019 – 8:00 pm
Ballydehob Community Hall
Tickets at door

Please note: tickets available on the door and doors open 30min before show start time.