# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Play: Tom Crean, Antarctic Explorer
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Tom Crean (1877 – 1938) the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley.

Hear the riveting true stories of Crean’s Antarctic explorations as one of the few men to serve with both Scott and Shackleton and survive three famous expeditions.

Crean’s story is a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of Antarctic. His 36 mile solitary trek to base camp during the Terra Nova expedition to rescue his comrades Teddy Evans and William Lashly has been described by Antarctic historians as “the finest feat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration”.

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Aidan Dooley first performed ‘Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer’ at Siamsa Tire, Tralee for Tom Crean’s family and then at the Medway Fuse Festival followed by The New York International Fringe Festival (Best Solo Show Award Winner). He has also been nominated for awards at The Dublin Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and The Elliot Norton Theatre Critics Award Boston and in 2006 won the prestigious Fringe First at Edinburgh. He was seen in Galway Girl and Melody (Celctic Coupling) in the UK Fuse Festival. He has worked for many years developing various performance pieces and historical characters for all the National Museums in England including the National Maritime Museum Greenwich where the idea of a performance on Tom Crean originated.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dundee/play-tom-crean-antarctic-explorer/200029464439439
- **Event Categories**: festivals, trips-adventures, art, theatre, trekking, performances, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftom-crean-play-discovery.eventbrite.com%2F&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dundee-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dundee
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Discovery Quay, Riverside Dr, DD1 4XA Dundee, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 56.45635
- **long**: -2.97049
- **full address**: Discovery Quay, Riverside Dr, DD1 4XA Dundee, United Kingdom, Dundee, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Discovery Point and RRS Discovery (https://allevents.in/org/discovery-point-and-rrs-discovery/12721984)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Discovery Quay, Riverside Dr, DD1 4XA Dundee, United Kingdom, Dundee, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Discovery Point and RRS Discovery
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, trips-adventures, art, theatre, trekking, performances, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Play: Tom Crean, Antarctic Explorer ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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