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Midlands Man To Star In New Irish Musical

Thursday, 5 October 2023 11:38

The show had its debut earlier this year.

A midlands actor will star in a new Irish musical drama.

Rathdowney's Jim Carroll will take on the role of Von Ulrich, in "Letters From the Front."

It tells the story the story of three Irish families caught up in the turmoil of World War 1, and debuted earlier this year.

The show will be on offer at the O’Reilly Theatre in Belvedere College, from November 21st - 24th.

Mr. Carroll will join award winning West End actress Rebecca Storm as a member of the cast.

Creators Don O’Connor and Ollie Hennessey says:

"The reaction ‘Letters from the Front’ got in Kilkenny back in March made us believe that there is an audience for these stories. 

Many of our cast including Rebecca herself have family links to WWI and we were unaware of the scale of Irish participation in WWI (over 200,000 Irish men served in the British military with 35,000 losing their lives) until we started writing the musical."

Ms. Storm says:

"I'm absolutely thrilled to be a part of 'Letters from the Front' and to bring this incredible story to Dublin for the very first time. It's a powerful and moving piece of musical theatre. 

I actually have the letters written by my great grandfather who fought at the Battle of the Somme, so these four performances in such an intimate Dublin venue will be very special not only for me but also the other cast members many who like me have ancestors who fought in WWI."

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