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THE John B Keane classic, Sharon's Grave is the 2025 offering from the Athea Drama Group.
The popular west Limerick drama group took to the stage this weekend and continue on March 2, March 6 and March 8-9 at Con Colbert Memorial Hall, Athea, at 8pm.
In a fresh twist, a woman plays the role of the devious and menacing paraplegic cousin Deezie who locked her sights on inheriting a farm at all costs, leading to tragedy.
Athea Drama Group have designed a set in black with little light shining through representing the dark hole that is Sharons Grave.
Featuring a cast of 12, all the actors are based in Athea and neighbouring villages, just a few miles from Keane's Listowel, so you'll hear the story in the exact dialect it was written 65 years ago.
In the 1930s/40s, the Catholic Church instituted a ban on attending cinema and dancing during the pre-Easter season of Lent.
People in villages like Athea turned to amateur drama. At this time of economic stagnation, countless communities rallied to build and renovate local halls to stage plays.
Such determination has left a powerful and vibrant legacy of amateur drama in rural Ireland.
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