Three Mayo venues to stage Tommy's hilarious play
The cast of 'Matches and Old Flames' in full flow at one of their recent performances. The comedy play has attracted huge praise since it debuted almost a year ago.
is the latest work by playwright and broadcaster Tommy Marren and is hitting the boards across three Mayo venues in the weeks ahead with shows in Claremorris, Louisburgh and Ballina.
Following on from his previous hit comedies , and , Tommy Marren promises 300 laughs in two hours in this fast-moving comedy with plots and sub-plots aplenty!
All of Tommy Marren’s plays have toured Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States extensively with both and enjoying extended runs in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.
The play is set over two days in the home of Matt and Maureen Corcoran. They live with their two ‘mature’ bachelor sons Pat and Joe and Maureen decides it’s time they both moved out! She spots an advertisement in where two equally ‘mature’ ladies are in search of husbands and so she puts in place her plan to find love for her sons.
Get ready for wall-to-wall comedy with rare diseases, tongue twisters, a missing wife, an overdue eternity ring, a ‘dodgy’ sponge cake and news of an old flame all adding to the mayhem and madness – not to mention the ‘sting in the tail’ at the very end!
This production has been touring Ireland since early 2024 with a full winter and spring tour lined up across the entire country.
See the hilarious by Tommy Marren at Claremorris Town Hall Theatre on Friday and Saturday, January 3rd and 4th. The play will also be staged in Louisburgh Community Hall on Friday and Saturday, January 24th and 25th, before heading to Ballina Arts Centre for shows on Friday, January 31st and Saturday, February 1st.
All shows start at 8pm nightly. Tickets would make an ideal Christmas gift.
