Culture
There are three theatres in Athlone: The Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre ,The Little Theatre, and Passionfruit Theatre Company. The RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival takes place annually in Athlone, and brings together 9 amateur drama groups from across Ireland. The festival is supported by an active fringe which involves street theatre, art exhibitions, workshops and events for young people.
Athlone Literary Festival is an annual event which began in 1999 originally as a week-end celebration of the life and works of John Broderick, but which now features a great variety of speakers and debaters.
Count John McCormack was born in Athlone and for many years an annual festival celebrated this world-renowned Tenor.
The Athlone School of Music opened in 2005 and is a grant aided project aimed at developing music education and services in the Midlands region.
Abbey Road artists' Studios launched in 2011 in a unique building from 1841. The Studios offer a dedicated space in Athlone town for local and visiting artists. The artists’ studios consist of four individual artists’ studios as well as a large multi-purpose upstairs space suitable for a variety of community cultural events including exhibitions, performances, workshops and seminars.
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