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The Year of the Hiker by John B Keane
The Play
“The Year of the Hiker” is a tragicomic story of unrequited love set in the 1960s. Twenty years after the reprobate “Hiker” Lacey abandoned his wife and three children, he returns on the day of his daughter’s wedding. He is seeking forgiveness and a place to die. His sister-in-law has assumed the father’s role. She and each member of the family react to the homecoming in their individual manner. Tempers flair, regrets are voiced and poignant moments filled with hatred and love are shared. Mixing humour and tragedy, laughter and tears Keane explores these emotions in a truly gripping and utterly credible tale.[g-gallery gid=”5946″ random=”1″ watermark=”1″]
The Theatre Company
Laois Open Door Theatre is a prolific amateur dramatic group active since the early 1980’s. With 40 current members it attracts new talent to practice their craft each year. Laois Open Door Theatre Group has kept community drama alive in Laois in recent years, touring within and outside the county with their high class productions of both world famous and home-grown drama, catering for all tastes from comedy and farce to tragedy and drama. A list of recent plays is shown below.
| Year | Play |
| 2015 | The Hen Night Epiphany |
| 2013 | It Runs in the Family |
| 2012 | Keane and Scream |
| 2012 | Rumours |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Here I Come |
| 2010 | Sive |
| 2009 | Play On |
| 2008 | Eclipse |
| 2007 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| 2006 | Arsenic and Old Lace |
| 2005 | Juno and the Paycock |
| 2004 | The Cripple of Inishmaan |
| 2003 | The Plough and the Stars |
| 2002 | A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant |
| 2001 | Blinded by the Light |
| 2000 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
The Cast and Crew
Cast: Michelle O’ Sullivan, Roxanne Byrne, Aaron Sheil, Joe Murphy, Paddy Aylesbury, Stasia Kilroy, Kevin Lalor Fitzpatrick
Backstage crew: David Corri, Eamonn Delaney, PJ Mulhall