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Marian Players excited to get back on stage
By Michelle Crean
With a cast of over 50 it's no small undertaking - but that won't deter one panto group who are only too happy to get back on stage this weekend.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
ALL SET: Members of the Marian Players Rathmore are ready for the stage this weekend with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
It's been two years since they staged a show due to COVID but the Marian Players Rathmore are rearing to go tomorrow night (Saturday) with their hilarious show 'Dame Annie Goes West'.
A medley of comedy and colour, combined with music and dance, locals from both sides of the border have been working together to make it a great production.
"We're very excited, we can't wait! It's great to be back," Mary Hickey told the Killarney Advertiser.
"They [the cast] got together in October and they're at it since."
Val Moynihan is the "genius behind it", she added, and it's produced by her son Brian Hickey, and co-written with Eilish Coakley.
She said that they have loads working in the background also doing the stage curtains, lighting and making costumes amongst other tasks.
"It's a pantomime without the pantomime in the background! It's a whole community effort both sides of the border."
Evening shows start at 7.30pm tomorrow (Saturday) and again Sunday (January 29) at 3pm.
Mid-week shows continue on Wednesday next (February 1) at 7.30pm, Thursday (February 2) at 7.30pm and also Saturday (February 4) at 7.30pm and Sunday (February 5) at 3pm.
The booking office (085 2031730) will be open every day from 2pm to 6pm to reserve seats and collect tickets and is located adjacent to the community centre, next to Christy’s Take Away.
Seats may be reserved over the phone too and paid for using a bank card. All proceeds are going to Kerry Parents & Friends Association.
Wallace Arnold coach drivers return to Killarney
A group of 26 former coach drivers, wives, and friends from the Wallace Arnold tour company returned to Killarney over a recent weekend.
The group travelled from Holyhead to Dublin in a restored Wallace Arnold coach, staying at the Killarney Towers Hotel for three nights.
During the visit, the group drove the vintage coach to local landmarks, including Kate Kearney’s Cottage and Muckross House, before returning to town ahead of the Kerry versus Donegal match. The itinerary also included a trip around the Ring of Kerry.
The trip allowed the former drivers to reconnect and reminisce about their years touring Ireland. Organiser Bob Adams said that the vintage coach drew attention from local residents along the route.
The group noted the absence of several former colleagues who could not travel due to health reasons, including veteran driver Hilton Caldwell who is well known in Killarney.
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