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The Long Road – Wednesday31st August to Saturday 3rd September, 2022

The highly anticipated return of the St. Patrick’s Dramatic Society, purchase your tickets (€18) here or phone 01-280 7185.

The Long Road looks at the sadly topical issue of knife crime and its effect on a once close-knit family. When eighteen-year-old Danny is fatally stabbed in a random attack his family struggles to find meaning and forgiveness. His mother’s determination to understand the atrocity brings her face to face with his killer and forces the family to confront the bitter senselessness of their loss. Directed by Judith Elmes, the cast features Clare Cresswell in the role of Mary, Danny’s mother; Len Nealon as John, his father; Michael Fogarty as Joe, his brother; Hannah Blair White as Emma, the young offender and Tara Murphy as Elizabeth, the counsellor / facilitator.

This powerful play has a running time of 90 minutes with no interval. The Long Road will be staged nightly at 8pm sharp at The Studio in the dlr Lexlcon (Lower Ground Floor), Moran Park, Dún Laoghaire from Wednesday 31st August to Saturday 3rd September, 2022 inclusive.