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The Moat Theatre building itself becomes a character in the play, with the audience travelling through backstage and non-theatre spaces, and the walls humming with stories from Moat Club members past and present.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring performances by members of the Darn Skippy Ensemble alongside Moat Club actors, as well as Olivier Award Winner and former Moat Club member Pat Kinevane, this newly explored version of <em>PLAY<\/em> will be presented during the Moat Club\u2019s 70th Anniversary year as part of Heritage Week in August 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with the Darn Skippy Ensemble&#8217;s progress and development of the show on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darnskippy_prod\/\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darnskippyproductions\/\">Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>Full booking details for <em>PLAY<\/em> will be available soon at the Moat Theatre box office: <a href=\"https:\/\/moattheatre.com\">https:\/\/moattheatre.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Richard Lennon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":29951,"template":"","class_list":["post-29950","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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