THE STORY OF IRELAND

A brand new stage show featuring all of the best-loved Irish ballads and traditional favourites is coming to Rhyl this month…

The Story of Ireland is part of a 23 venue UK tour that is taking place throughout 2023, and it is coming to the Rhyl Little Theatre on Sunday 30th April.

All of the cast and crew are North West based, making this a very special production for a region with so many Irish connections. The show is a fully staged production with set, costumes, props, narration, poetry, music and song and will appeal to not only those with Irish blood but also those who love all things Irish. Who isn’t moved by beautiful ballads such as ‘Danny Boy’, ‘Town I Loved So Well’, ‘I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen’ – and who can resist toe tapping and clapping along to songs such as ‘Galway Girl’, ‘Tell Me Ma’, ‘The Wild Rover’ and ‘Black Velvet Band’ to name just a few.

The cast features Morgan Wild (The Wizard of Oz / Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf / Rapunzel); Tom Loughlin (Carmen the Opera / The Devil Rides Out musical / Cinderella); Julie Proctor (Ramsbottom Concert Orchestra / Bolton Symphony Orchestra / Ribble Valley Jazz Festival); Michelle Victoria Riley (Ada / Birdsong in Bedlam / Hearts Hands and Cake); Tom Collins (Edinburgh Festival / Cannon and Ball show / Keeping It Country TV); and Ryan Ireland (Celtic Christmas tour / The Devil Rides Out musical / Rock’n’Roll Roadshow UK Tour).

The role of Dara, the soprano, is played by Shelley Anne Rivers, who is fresh from her appearance on ITV’s Starstruck as Judy Garland.

So go on a journey across the Irish Sea to hear about the mass emigration, the effects of the famine, the building of the titanic, the 1916 rising – and Irish music spreading across the world. With a fantastic cast of seven actor/singer/musicians all based in the North West it really is a production that will showcase some of the wonderful talent in the region. n

Tickets available from Rhyl Little Theatre box office 01745 342 229 or www.rhyllittletheatre.co.uk