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Trad
Rush Dramatic Society presents: Trad Trad, a short but epic voyage, follows the relationship of a one hundred year old Irishman and his father, in a surreal comedy that looks at the value of tradition. Da, an ancient widower, berates his son Thomas for failing to provide a son to continue the family line. But…
Read MoreRush Drama Festival 2022 Results
We were lucky enough to get our 2020 Festival completed just before lockdown. We never got to do a Festival in 2021. So it’s been 2 years since we had our 9 night festival of Theatre. We are thankful to Fingal County Council for funding the Rush Drama Festival 2022. To open on our first…
Read MorePat Kinevane
Due to covid we had to post pone Pat coming to the Millbank Theatre. But great news – he’s back! Think it’s safe to say we are all delighted and very excited about this. He comes to us with two of his shows over 3 nights. First up on March 24th is “Silent“ “Hopeless, helpless,…
Read MoreDrama Dudes
Junior Drama has played a big part of of the community in Rush for the last 34 years. Hundreds of children have taken part in classes and got to experience their first time on stage in our Theatre. Celebrating the art of theatre and drama in the community through showcases, St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 events…
Read MoreMillbank Minis Premiere
Earlier this year, our members were invited to take part in a play writing course. When we reached out to Fishamble about arranging this, they suggested that we do the format of a Tiny Play. This allowed us to have a number of online classes which our members could get tips, submit work in advance…
Read MoreRIP Bob Browne
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of our great friend, the President of Rush Dramatic Society, Bob Browne. Originally from Portumna in Co Galway, a welder and metal worker by trade, Bob worked in Dublin in the 1960s, where he found himself employed on the site of the new Abbey Theatre.…
Read MoreMillbank Theatre to receive Grant from Fingal County Council
Here’s the video of Fingal County Councillors having discussing the €15K grant to be received by The Millbank Theatre https://fingalcoco.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/517776 Discussion about the Millbank Theatre starts at 3 minutes 40 seconds and ends at 21 minutes 35 seconds. Article that featured in the Fingal independent Grant agreed to save Millbank from closure Fingal County Council…
Read MoreChristmas Vouchers
It’s that time of year where we are planning on getting something special for our loved ones. It’s also a time where you want to be able to support local and purchase online. At the Millbank Theatre we have a solution for you. Vouchers are available online on our website. Vouchers are available online and…
Read MoreIFI French Film Festival 2020
Millbank Movies is still postponed while we are at Level 5. Our movie lovers really do miss seeing the latest films and love to see something that’s a little different. On our social media we love to share what bits of theatre online there is out there and now we have found some online for…
Read MoreGovernment moves country to Level 5
With the government moving the country to level 5 this means now that we have had to suspend all stage performances. This means that Pat Kinevane is now cancelled as well as “The Man in the Woman’s Shoes”. We are sorting out refunds – so please bare with us. Our Movies are also cancelled inline…
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