Get ready for an action-packed night of drama and comedy as a brand new 3-act Irish Comedy is heading to the States this March – just in time to whet the appetite ahead of St. Patrick’s day!

Its two years now since Tommy Marren – a broadcaster on Midwest Radio in Mayo – arrived in the States with a play entitled “The Banshee of Crokey Hill,” and he returns in March with a new show that promises to deliver rip-roaring comedy, fascinating plots and sub plots, and some riveting drama.

“It’s the Real McCoy” is set in rural Ireland in 1964 and focuses on the life of 68 year-old Madge Mulloy who has spent over 40 years struggling to survive on a small farm with her only daughter Maura.  Sadly, Madge has had to live with the fact that her husband Tom simply vanished within five months of marrying her without trace.

The play centres around the fact that Tom has decided to return home to explain to Madge the sequence of events that led to his disappearance and what unfolds on stage is a combination of high drama, amazing Irish wit, and a happy ending.

There are seven characters in the production with two of Ireland’s nosiest neighbours constantly appearing in Madge’s kitchen at the most inappropriate moments!  Nora O’Hora and her daughter Cora definitely add spice to the plot!  The local postman Martin Daly is played by Midwest Radio presenter Gerry Glennon and the local curate Fr. Michael McCoy is played by the writer and director Tommy Marren.

This is a play that will really keep the audience on the edge of their seats right to the final curtain.  Already the play has attracted huge audiences in the west of Ireland, and local publications have published glowing reviews of the production.

“It’s The Real McCoy” is a two-hour play that is a “must see.”  The group will perform four performances in total whilst on their whistle stop tour of the States, including: