Omagh Sligo Joint Cultural Events Project is pleased to welcome back Stage Beyond Theatre Company and their new adaptation of George Bizet's classic opera Carmen, in Strule Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 20 at 11.30am.

Directed by Jenny Long and with an original score by graduate students from the University of Ulster, Stage Beyond debuted Carmen in the Millennium Forum to a sold out audience. This adaptation is a highly ambitious production filled with music, dance, love and murder! This updated version is set in the heady days of 1950s urban America and tells the story of the bewitching Carmen and her lovers – Escamillo the heroic bullfighter and soldier Don Jose, following Bizet's original fateful storyline. A spokesperson said, "The company has spent the past six months working on Carmen. We knew we were undertaking a very large scale project with bigger sets and more elaborate costumes, but the company were up for the challenge and it has been so much fun."

Stage Beyond is a theatre company for young adults with learning disabilities. The company is made up of 14 members from throughout the North West, who already have shown a keen interest in drama. These actors research, devise and tour shows as well as providing accompanying workshops. Based in the Millennium Forum, Stage Beyond offers the opportunity for participants to challenge, inform and entertain.

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So come along and be prepared to follow the loves and lives of the beautiful Carmen in this colourful production filled with glamour, dance, action and live music.

Stage Beyond will be performing in Strule Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 20 at 11.30am. Tickets are priced at £3 and group discounts are available. To book your tickets please contact Strule Arts Centre box office on 028 8224 7831.

This performance is programmed as part of the Omagh/Sligo Joint Cultural Events Project. It is part financed by the European Union's Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and supported by funding from Omagh District Council and Sligo Local Authorities.