culture night 2021

For this year’s Culture Night (Friday 17th September 2021) Enchanted Croí Theatre, in collaboration with The Irish Heritage Trust, brings to you a unique spectacle of Live Outdoor Drama and Digital Theatre in the Walled Gardens of Strokestown Park.

In Strokestown Park Archive, a locked diary, and a bundle of love letters have been opened. Secrets, under lock and key for a century. The Story of Life behind the Demesne Gate during the War of Independence.

Assemble at the steps of Strokestown House at 6.45pm on Culture Night. The ghost of Olive Pakenham Mahon will emerge and guide you through her Enchanted Garden, followed by an outdoor premier of our Digital Theatre Performance piece in the recently-refurbished Slip Garden.

Free event – no booking necessary

Hot beverages and refreshments will be available to purchase from our mobile food pod.

Supported by Roscommon County Council under the Decade of Centenaries Grant Scheme.

A Rain Of Words

Join us for the unveiling of a specially commissioned poem about Strokestown by the town’s Poet Laureate Noelle Lynskey.

An enjoyable evening of poetry and music, showcasing local talent, hosted on Facebook by Strokestown Library on Culture Night Friday 17th September from 4pm.

https://www.facebook.com/RoscommonLibraries/

Joining our Poet Laureate will be Cathy Jordan, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and local poet Gerry Boland.
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Strokestown is Roscommon's selected town. Its history is steeped in poetry and literature and it is home to the annual Strokestown International Poetry Festival.

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