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Fifth Province Productions was set up to produce work that's engaging and inspiring but also of value and insight, making it available to people who might not otherwise have access to high calibre live performance, as well as to new audiences for the arts. We develop and present theatre that adds to people's experience of themselves and their culture. Our work offers audiences of any background an opportunity to experience high quality work of Irish origin.

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With immense sadness we announce the death of Donal Cox,

co-founder of Fifth Province Productions and a widely respected

actor and collaborator, much loved in the industry and beyond.

29 March 1946 - 19 August 2024

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** Open digital access to our work **

During the challenging period of COVID-19 restrictions we made openly available the video recording of our popular and acclaimed signature work Journey to the Fifth Province.

We invite you to enjoy the show's uplifting and positive message.

Read about our productions of past years -

** Yeats by Lightning - original work celebrating the life, work and creativity of W B Yeats via the classical partnership of bard and Celtic harp; created to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth and performed to celebrate National Poetry Day **

** Journey to the Fifth Province - our signature original production first toured the UK in 2012 with support from Arts Council England, has since visited more than 30 venues and played in the presence of the Irish Ambassador to Great Britain **

** Night, A Wall, Two Men - our 5-star production of the play by internationally acclaimed playwright Daniel Keene, examining the human condition through the lens held up by two nameless, homeless men **

We gratefully acknowledge support from The Ireland Fund of Great Britain for activities in past seasons that brought theatre to communities across the UK, including vulnerable groups amongst the UK Irish.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous sponsorship of J. Murphy & Sons Ltd for our lead project in past seasons, which brought theatre to communities across the UK.

Murphy