BTG An Evening of One Acts
An Evening of One Acts
Backstage Theatre Group
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Following the huge success of last year’s autumn short plays, BTG once again brings you an entertaining evening of new plays by Irish writers performed by local actors and directors.

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Baby Steps
Written by Moira Mahony & Sarah Fahy
Directed by Christine O’Brien
In an effort to fix their broken marriage and escape the small-town gossips, Ash and Chris decide to move from their home in Galway for a fresh start in Oxford. But if it wasn’t hard enough to make a marriage work, they’ve decided to throw in the one thing guaranteed to test even the strongest relationship – building a flatpack!
Cast:
Chris – Oisin Hourican
Ash – Sarah O’Keeffe
Chorus – Deirdre Brennan, Anthony Heavey, Jess Kersh,
Edel Lally, Padraig Reilly, Katie Smith
*****
Dada
Written by Frank Houlihan
Directed by Maureen Dunne
A comedic play about two sisters in a local town who are considered a little quiet and inoffensive – pillars of the community. Until, that is, we see their dark side when their trips to the confessional reveal an interesting interpretation of right and wrong…
A little bit of Give Up Your Oul Sins with a dash of murder!
Cast:
Brady – Peter Columb
Father Bill – Jim Davey
Guard – Dee Monahan
Nonie – Trish McCormack
Min – Laura Brennan![]()

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