Amharclann Excel, Tiobraid Árann[1] | |
Address | Mitchell Street |
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Location | Tipperary, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°28′29″N 8°09′36″W / 52.474841°N 8.159888°W |
Public transit | Bus: Tipperary (Abbey Street)[2] 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.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
Tipperary Excel Youth Theatre Group holds an annual play, and productions touring Ireland regularly play at the Excel.[7][8][9]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Excel was used as a courthouse.[10]
In 2022, Gemma Hayes performed a show at the Excel for Mabon, an autumn equinox festival.[11][12]
It was refurbished in 2023.[10]
The Excel comprises the Simon Ryan Theatre, cinemas, an art gallery, tourism office, interpretative centre, Internet café and a genealogy research centre.[13] 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.[14]