New York’s annual 1st Irish Theatre Festival finds prominent backers

“When you think that New York City has eight million people and Northern Ireland only has 1.7 million, it’s like we’re working in a small country and this festival helps to raise our profile. The plays themselves are looking beyond the Troubles, which reminds people we have political stability and a peace process that other countries are learning from,” he said.

“A lot of the playwrights have already grown up after the ceasefires, and their works send a different message. Their experience of living and growing up in Northern Ireland is different of someone of my age. That’s being proven in the festival and that message is invaluable.”

For tickets and show times to the festival visit www.1stirish.org.

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