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Before by Pat Kinevane
Galway City, Co. Galway
10 June 2025
From the team that brought you Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent, Before is a play with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good.

Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father’s journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O’Connell Street.

Some folk are impossible to buy for…

Duration: 80 mins no interval

Age: 14+

Tickets €20 / €18 (Ticket for Before and Silent €30)

Readers are advised to check with the venue before relying on the details published here.

Event details
Dates
10 June 2025
Time
Start 20:00End 21:20
Price
20
Contact details
Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, H91 H3C2, Ireland
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The Town Hall Theatre is a major performance arts venue in Galway City. The building dates back to the 1820s and served as a courthouse, then as the town hall, before its refurbishment in the 1990s. Galway City hosts many arts festivals throughout the year.

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