Dancing at Lughnasa

Accessible Concert or Performance Event Exhibition & Shows

Ballarat

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Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play is an astonishing evocation of a family’s world on the brink of change.

It’s harvest time in County Donegal, Ireland, 1936.

Outside the village of Ballybeg, the five Mundy sisters battle poverty to raise seven-year-old Michael and care for their brother, ‘Uncle’ Jack.

During the Festival of Lughnasa, Pagan and Christian meet and collide. The sisters fight each other, love each other, dance, yearn and survive.

Directed by Mary-Rose McLaren

Ballarat National Theatre has been performing community theatre since 1938. This adaption is an amateur production made with the passion and energy of volunteers who can’t wait to bring this story to life.

Content: Ballarat National Theatre

Dates & Times

Fri 27 Sep 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sat 28 Sep 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sun 29 Sep 2pm–4pm
Wed 2 Oct 7:30pm–9:30pm
Thu 3 Oct 7:30pm–9:30pm
Fri 4 Oct 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sat 5 Oct 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sun 6 Oct 2pm–4pm

Accessibility Information

Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

Fri 27 Sep 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sat 28 Sep 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sun 29 Sep 2pm–4pm

Woodman's Hill Performing Arts Centre (WHPAC)

1 Fussell Street, Ballarat East VIC 3350

$10 - $25

Accessibility Information

Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

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