Tipperary Excel
 Excel Centre with clock tower (left) | |
  Tipperary Excel Location within Ireland | |
| Address | Mitchell Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Tipperary, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°28′29″N 8°09′36″W / 52.474841°N 8.159888°WCoordinates: 52°28′29″N 8°09′36″W / 52.474841°N 8.159888°W |
| Public transit | Bus: Tipperary (Abbey Street)[1] Rail: Tipperary halt |
| Parking | Market Yard car park |
| Owner | Tipperary Excel Heritage Co. Ltd |
| Capacity | 377 (Simon Ryan Theatre) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 5 May 2001 |
| Construction cost | €6.6 million |
| Website | |
| tipperary-excel | |
Tipperary Excel is an arts and cultural centre located in Tipperary, Ireland, opened in 2001.[2][3][4]
History[]
The Excel was opened by then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on 5 May 2001. Its theatre is named after Simon Ryan (died 2011), a brother of Tony Ryan and a longtime promoter of amateur theatre.[5]
Tipperary Excel Youth Theatre Group holds an annual play, and productions touring Ireland regularly play at the Excel.[citation needed]
Facilities[]
The Excel comprises the Simon Ryan Theatre, cinemas, an art gallery, tourism office, interpretative centre, Internet café and a genealogy research centre.[6] It also hosts a dance school.[citation needed]
The Simon Ryan Theatre has a stage measuring 40 x 27 feet (12 x 8 m). The proscenium arch is 33 feet (10 m) wide and 18 ft 7 in (5.6 m) high.[7]
References[]
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Tipperary Excel Centre". Discoverireland.ie.
- ^ "Upcoming Events at the Tipperary Excel Arts Centre – Tipperary Town". Tipptatler.ie. 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary Film times Cinema film listings times movie reviews trailers cinemas information". Entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Late Simon Ryan's daughter urges support for theatre named after her father - Arts culture entertainment". Nationalist.ie.
- ^ "Tipperary Excel Centre Tours Ireland, how to get to Tipperary Excel Centre, train and buses to Tipperary Excel Centre map". Southeastireland.com.
- ^ "Technical Specifications - Tipperary Excel". Tipperary-excel.com.
- Theatres in County Tipperary