In association with Town Hall Theatre
Shamtown - A Musical Show
The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane / 15 - 22 Nov 2026
Due to Due to popular demand! Extra shows added!
Adapted from songs by Davy Carton and Leo Moran
Director Andrew Flynn / Written by Ollie Jennings
Featuring songs by Paul Cunniffe & Padraig Stevens
Tuam was always a town bursting with music and craic. In the 1960's, there were three showbands operating out of the Ballygaddy Road. Blaze X brought punk to Tuam, rocking a packed Scout Hall. But by the 1980s, recession had hit hard. The sugar factory closed, dole queues grew, and many took the magic bus out of town in search of something better.
Yet in the back room of the Jersey Bar, something quietly magical was beginning. Guitars and mandolins were passed around, free pints kept the music flowing, and two young songwriters, Leo Moran and Davy Carton, started singing about first love, Presentation Boarders and wishing they were on the N17.
SHAMTOWN is a joyous new play bursting with music, storytelling and fun, charting how a gang of unlikely lads from Tuam captured the heart of a nation and beyond- then brought it all back home in unforgettable style.
