Tipperary Excel

Tipperary Excel

Amharclann Excel, Tiobraid Árann
Excel Centre in 2021
Tipperary Excel Location within Ireland
Address	Mitchell Street
Location	Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates	52°28′29″N 8°09′36″W / 52.474841°N 8.159888°W / 52.474841; -8.159888
Owner	Tipperary Excel Heritage Co. Ltd
Capacity	377 (Simon Ryan Theatre)
Public transit	Bus: Tipperary (Abbey Street) Rail: Tipperary halt
Parking	Market Yard car park
Construction
Opened	5 May 2001 (2001-05-05)
Cost	€6.6 million
Website
tipperary-excel.com

Tipperary Excel is an arts and cultural centre located in Tipperary, Ireland, opened in 2001.

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.

Tipperary Excel Youth Theatre Group holds an annual play, and productions touring Ireland regularly play at the Excel.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Excel was used as a courthouse.

In 2022, Gemma Hayes performed a show at the Excel for Mabon, an autumn equinox festival.

It was refurbished in 2023.

Facilities

The Excel comprises the Simon Ryan Theatre, cinemas, an art gallery, tourism office, interpretative centre, Internet café and a genealogy research centre. 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.

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