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PUCKOON

It's 1924 and the Boundary Commission must decide on a new border between the North and South of Ireland, a task finally achieved when everyone grasps the pencil and carves a line through the middle of the town of Puckoon, dividing house from outhouse, man from wife, pub chairs from bars, and church from cemetery.

Chaos ensues as the townsfolk struggle to get the beer on the cheap side of the pub and procure passports in order to bury the recently deceased.

Based on Spike Milligan's legendary comic masterpiece first published in 1963, 'Puckoon' is a hilarious and irreverent look at rural community life - an inspired piece of theatrical goonishness that tells a bawdy tale of borders, brass, and bellybuttons.

Adapted by Vincent Higgins and Zoë Seaton
Music by Paul Boyd
Directed by Zoë Seaton

PUCKOON will be touring Ireland from 30th January until 14th March 2009. Venues include: -
Strule Arts Centre, Omagh - Fri 30 & Sat 31 January at 8pm
Box Office: 028 8224 7831

Roscommon Arts Centre - Tuesday 3 February 2009
Box Office: 090 66 25824

Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen - Thurs 5 & Fri 6 February at 8pm
Box Office: 028 6632 5440

Iontas Theatre, Castleblayney - Saturday 7 February 2009
Box Office: 042 9753 400/1

Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo - Tuesday 10 February at 8pm
Box Office: 071 916 1526

Market Place Theatre, Armagh - Wed 11 & Thurs 12 February at 8pm
Box Office: 028 3752 1821

Garage Theatre, Monaghan - Friday 13 February at 8pm
Box Office: 047 81597

Ramor Theatre, Virginia - Saturday 14 February at 8.30pm
Box Office: 049 854 7074

Riverside Theatre, Coleraine - Wednesday 18 February at 8pm
Box Office: 028 7032 3232

The Alley Theatre, Railway Street, Strabane - Friday 20 February at 8pm
Box Office: 028 7138 4444

Garter Lane Theatre - Sunday 22 February at 8pm
Box Office: 051 855038

Studio, Belfast Waterfront - Wednesday 25 February at 8pm
Box Office: 028 9033 4455

Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda - Thursday 26 February at 8.30pm
Box Office: 041 9833946

Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray - Fri 27 & Sat 28 February at 8pm
Box Office: 01 2724030

Siamsa Tire, Tralee - Tuesday 3 March at 8pm
Box Office: 066 7123055

Simon Ryan Theatre, Tipperary Excel - Wednesday 4 March at 8pm
Box Office: 062 80520

An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny - Friday 6 March 2009
Box Office: 074 9120777

Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick - Saturday 7 March at 8pm
Box Office: 028 4461 0747

An Táin Theatre, Dundalk - Monday 9 March at 8pm
Box Office: 042 939 2919

Civic Theatre, Tallaght - Tues 10 - Sat 14 March at 8pm
Box Office: 01 4627477