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Created: 02 October 2024

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We welcome Flash Fiction Armagh to Abbey Lane Theatre for this fancy dress  evening of drama and scary stories. 

Tickets are extremely limited as witches covens and ghosts will be flying to Abbey Lane in great numbers. If you are young or of a nervous

disposition...THIS IS NOT FOR YOU!   Use link above for those precious tickets Aaagggghhh!

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Created: 29 September 2024

Open Mic in Abbey Lane theatre was special for several reasons this month. Award winning poet David Braziel presented the overall winner of our 30-3-100 final poetry competition to Jordan Rafferty. Guest artists this month Sarah McStay and Liam Hughes pulled out all the stops to royally entertain us on harp ,fiddle,guitar ,uilleann pipes and singing. Video clips can be seen on our Facebook page Armagh Theatre Groupatg.

We had our popular raffle and then the Open Mic with Ellen McKenna; story, Mark Brownlee; poetry; Theo Sinton; singing his own compositions ; David Braziel recited others and his own work; Jay Rafferty, Mary Jbara, Lily Rose Conway with their competition poems and Liam McIlvanna yarns. The welcome return of Dymphna Ferran after a sojourn in CAH proving no change in her style ! and Malachi finished with a true story- truly. 

Next Open Mic 25th October then on Halloween night 31st Oct ATG are holding an evening of ghost stories and a play in conjunction with Flash Fiction Armagh...Halloween fancy dress is encouraged.  And on 9th November Colm Gavin and D Cullen are in Abbey Lane for a night of misic and song . Tickets for this night on Evenbrite.

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Created: 05 September 2024

SEPTEMBER 27th OPEN MIC presents...

ATG are excited to have as our September guest artist Lurgan native Sarah McStay. 

Sarah is a multi instrumentalist who has been playing music from the age of 6.

First learning to play fiddle from many great teachers including Seamus McNiece and through Chomhaltas Ceotheoiri Eireann.

Having played throughout Ireland and with the Ulster Youth Orchestra Sarah has also played in France Portugal Spain and USA.

'The love of the music can take you anywhere with a good tune under you'.

Also September 27th will be the presentation of our Winner's Final from 30-3-100 In -house poetry competition. Judged by renowned

Portadown based poet David Braziel we are sure to have a very high standard of entry for the £100 cash prize.

Invited past winners have until 15th Sept to get their entries in to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before deadline. 

Along with the above we will have our Open Mic contributors and famous raffle to make it a night not to be missed.

£5 entry ,slots of 5mins for poets, musicians, singers,storytellers, writers and yarnspinners. BYOB doors open 7.45pm Limited seating.

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Created: 07 August 2024

 Armagh Theatre Group are delighted to welcome back internationally acclaimed artist/poet Raquel McKee to Abbey Lane as our special guest  for August 30th Open Mic 

Raquel has been resident in N. Ireland for over 18 years.  She is a performing artist who is recognised in N.I. for her role as Asha the asylum seeker in the play  Lives in Translation, which toured N. Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.  She is also known for her storytelling; for being one of the Pivot ladies who hosted their own podcast UnMute Now (Check it out on You Tube) and for her Jamaican Dub Poetry performances and poetry readings, for which some in Armagh might remember her. (Check out Raquel McKeeChannel on You Tube).  She is an active member of the John Hewitt Society committee, where this year she hosted the panel discussion on Crossing Thresholds: The Migrant’s Narrative.  

The Garage Band originated as a six-piece band during the lockdown in Armagh.

The current lineup consists of Ryan Beagan on Bass, Aidan McGillion on drums and percussion, Sárán Ó Machail on electric guitar, and recently Adrian Kissane on guitars and vocals filled in for Eoin Kelly and Eamon Trainor. 

They have since performed at various community events throughout the county and have recently played at the 7 Hills Blues Festival.

See the band perform  their wide variety of musical talents at Open Mic in Abbey Lane Theatre, 30th August doors open 7.45pm £5 in.

Five minute slots availble for performers on the night- Poets, singers, storytellers,writers yarnspinners etc - Super half time raffle 

See you there and remember ---Limited seating. Co Armagh's premier Open Mic for the last 10 years!

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Created: 05 July 2024

ATG are delighted to announce  our John Hewitt International Summer School/ Open Mic special guest is Gaynor Kane.

Gaynor Kane is a  poet from Belfast who came to writing late and is trying to make up for time.

She has two poetry pamphlets, and a full collection, from Hedgehog Poetry Press, they are Circling the Sun, Memory Forest, and Venus in Pink Marble (2018, 2019 and 2022 respectively).

She is co-author, along with Karen Mooney, of a pamphlet of pandemic poetry entitled Penned In (2020). Gaynor has performed at several literary events including Mount Stewart Conversations, The Belfast Book Festival, Open House Festival, Stendhal Music Festival, Gloucester Poetry Festival and Cheltenham Poetry Festival.

Recently, she has been guest sub-editor for the inaugural issue of The Storms: A journal of prose, poetry and visual art. Her latest chapbook, Eight Types of Love, was released in July, 2022.

Diary date Friday 26th July 8 *Note later start of 9pm.*Prebook your 5 min slot to perform by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before

Monday 22nd midnight. Indicate your subject please (Poetry/Song/Music/Stories etc)