Ticket €23 | Student €11
Running time 120 min | Interval
Age recommendation All
Trigger Warnings Strong language
07 Sep
An absolute smash hit after its debut in The Glen Theatre Banteer in 2024, Roger’s Final Farewell is the only work of late Ballydesmond writer Seán Buckley.
The comedy follows the Johnson household with matriarch Aggie and her two daughters, Hazel and Purdly. They are mourning the recent death of household patriarch Roger. However, his drinking and gambling debts are revealed, throwing the home into disarray. A collection of strange characters in and out of the house, including a confused Irish War of Independence veteran grandfather with a ‘strong patriotic devotion to Ireland’, only adds to the hilarious chaos.
Seán Buckley was a native of Ballydesmond. According to Tadhg O’Keeffe of The Glen Theatre, he was a talented man in many avenues. He was gifted in the arena of building, having worked in the architectural, plumbing and electrical side of the industry. He even looked after animals in Coolwood Park in Killarney.
However, Seán had another talent that not many people knew about, and that was his gift of writing. Seán passed to his eternal reward in 2023. When announcing his death on rip.ie, his family posted with it the following sentiment: “To us you were someone special, someone set apart, your memory will live forever, engraved within our hearts.” Roger’s Final Farewell is Seán’s only work but he can include that in his legacy. It can be considered his masterpiece.
The Glen Theatre Drama Group would love to thank Seán and his wonderful family for the privilege of bringing his hilarious words to life for the first time. Thank you for the laughter, Seán! Here’s to Roger’s Final Farewell causing a lot of it!
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Tadhg O’Keeffe as Grandad
Eileen Houlihan as Aggie Johnson
Niamh Brosnan as Purdly Johnson
Laura Dunlea as Hazel Johnson
John O’Sullivan as Stracaire
Patrick O’Callaghan as Patcheen the Postman
Seán O’Riordan as Captain Hornsby
Dan Joe O’Keeffe as Tomásín Tadhg
Diarmuid Cronin as Tom Boy
Seamus O’Keeffe as Mickeen Healy
Pat O’Brien as Canon Morris
Denis O’Connell as Jack
Sound Designer Paul Broderick
Light and Set Designer Kirk Girdwood
Set by Sarah O’Keefe and Finbarr McCarthy
Stage Manager Kay Coffey
Ticket €23 | Student €11
Running time 120 min | Interval
Age recommendation All
Trigger Warnings Strong language
Amateur Drama