Christian O’Reilly will perform the official opening for the 2020 festival

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Claremorris Drama and Fringe festival are delighted to announce that  Christian O’Reilly will perform the Official opening on March 12th.

Originally from Listowel, Christian O’Reilly is a Galway-based writer. His plays include It Just Came Out (Druid Debut Series 2001), The Good Father (Druid – Galway Arts Festival 2002; national tour 2003; joint writer of the 2002 Stewart Parker Trust New Playwright Bursary), Is This About Sex? (Rough Magic – 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival; 50th Dublin Theatre Festival; Winner of Best Theatre Script at the 2008 Irish Writers’ Guild Awards), Here We Are Again Still (Decadent/ Galway City Council – 2009 Nun’s Island; bealtine Festival and national tour in 2011), and Sanctuary (Blue Teapot – 2012 Galway Theatre Festival; 2013 Galway Arts Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival).

His screen credits include episodes of BBC One dramas Doctors, Casualty and Holby City as well as Inside I’m Dancing (2004), a feature film based on his original story, which was released in the US as Rory O’Shea Was Here.Two of his plays are being performed at the 50th anniversary Festival, “The Good Father” and “Chapatti”.