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The Lantern Theatre is the home of the amateur theatre group The Dilys Guite Players with members from Sheffield and the surrounding area. The Dilys Guite Players began in 1957 and perform four plays a year. The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield's only small Victorian theatre, is a beautiful and intimate setting. Members are able to become involved in a variety of areas of a production including acting, set design, set building, stage management, directing, lighting, front of house and even bar work. Most of the Dilys Guite Players productions can be booked online. The Lantern Theatre is also home to a tremendous variety of other professional and amateur productions throughout the year from stand up comedy, rock bands, poetry evenings and more. More information can be found in our What's On guide. |
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by Conor Mcpherson
22nd - 27th February 2010
Performed by The Dilys Guite Players
Set in a rural Irish pub with Brendan, the publican and Jack, a car mechanic. These two begin to discuss their respective
days and are soon joined by Jim. The three then discuss Valerie, a pretty young woman from Dublin, who has just rented an
old house in the area. Finbar, a real estate agent, arrives with Valerie, and the play revolves around the four men who vie for
her attention. After a few drinks, the group begin telling stories of Irish folklore.
After each man told a story, Valerie tells her story: the story of why she left Dublin....
Conor McPherson won the Laurence Olivier Award in 1999 for The Weir.
Lauded by critics and audiences alike, The London Telegraph named McPherson 'the finest dramatist of his generation'.
This production features some strong language, as befits the knockabout rural Irish setting
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