Stage set for bumper 2022 at the Burnavon Theatre

SHOW or no-show? That is the big question for 2022, as the dreaded coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with stage curtains up and down the country.

As it stands, there is a bumper programme of entertainment in store at Cookstown’s popular Burnavon Theatre.

One of the first acts of the year, is Neil Delamere, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz. The Offaly-born comic hits the road again with his riotous new stand-up show, Liminal.

The audience can expect an evening perhaps best described as Schrodinger’s chat as our wisecracking comedic hero struggles to figure out this strange new world.

“You’ll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic.*****” says The Scotsman of Delamere who will take to the Burnavon stage on Thursday, February 3.

Just over a week later on February 11, it’s the turn of Phil Coulter to entertain the Cookstown audience. He is one of Ireland’s best known and most iconic singer songwriter and producer with a career that not only spans the years, crosses generations, but has reached far across the world.

From performing at The White House, playing live to 600,000 people on Capitol Hill (Washington DC), marching at the head of the St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York to Royal command performances from Japan to Finland, this is just the tip of an extraordinary professional ice berg.

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Phil Coulter has recorded with the greatest artistes in the business, had multiple hits, has a catalogue of albums and played with some of the best known acts in the business. His music remains timeless and is a symbol of his remarkable talent.

Country music fans are in for a treat on February 24, when Irish country sensation Derek Ryan’s road to stardom is set to continue with his biggest concert tour yet.

Following two sold out shows at Burnavon as part of the phenomenal HITS tour, Derek makes a welcome return to Cookstown.

Derek and his fantastic band (now rated as Ireland’s leading country band) are back on the road to perform brand new material from Derek’s new album along with the classic hits from his back catalogue such as; ‘Hold On To Your Hat’ ‘Down On Your Uppers’ and ‘God’s Plan’.

Continuing to propel to new heights, Derek has firmly cemented his position at the top table of Irish Country’s elite, with his brand of original, self-penned material and country classics.

The Carlow man is a multi-recipient of awards for his performances and songwriting, including numerous Sunday World accolades for ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Songwriter of the Year’.

On Saturday, March 5, Philomena Begley widely known as the Queen of Irish Country will play the Burnavon as part of her 60th anniversary celebrations

One of Begley’s biggest fans is Irish superstar Daniel O’Donnell, and he once said, “When Philomena sings a song you believe her, you feel that she’s experienced every emotion she expresses”. Join Philomena for this special show to mark the outstanding career of a true Legend.

Special guests on the show will be Ray Lynam, Hugo Duncan and Aidan Quinn.