# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: After sold-out performances at Bewley's and the Viking Theatre and five-star reviews, THE KISS comes to BallythomasAbout this EventA one-man tour-de-force! An extraordinary performance. A first-class script. FIVE STARS all around!Please note that this play is not suitable for children. Recommended age 16+The Kiss by Jimmy Murphy. With Luke Griffin.After a brutal hate crime on the city's streets how do we move forward when forgiveness feels impossible and forgetting unthinkable?Eddie has dreams but he can’t get moving anymore. Life was perfect for him and Val. They’d always dreamt of opening a little place of their own – ‘Val's Steak and Suds’. And then one night, just as they found the ideal place, a kiss changed everything forever.'Murphy constructs the monologue so well…and is extraordinarily well served by Griffin’ *****- Sunday Independent.‘A first-class script, excellently directed, with a beautifully judged performance, The Kiss packs a lifetime into a lunchtime’-*****-The Arts Review.‘One-man tour-de-force… The performance and the play will remain in my memory for a long time’*****- Reviews HubTHE CASTA good friend of the Gap, Luke Griffin performed in Setanta Murphy at the first Gap Festival in 2011, and we're delighted to welcome him back in this extraordinary piece of theatre.A very successful theatre career has taken him from the Abbey, the Gaiety, the Olympia to the English National Theatre and London's West End.He featured in TV’s Pure Mule, and Stephen Spielberg’s series Band of Brothers.Recent work includes Agnieszka Holland's searing epic 1983 as well as The Frankenstein Chronicles opposite Seán Bean, both for Netflix.An accomplished voice over artist, Luke's recent work includes the hit animated film Two By Two: Overboard , Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond , The Checkered Ninja and Dreambuilders.THE WRITERJimmy Murphy is a plawright living in Dublin. He was writer in residence at NUI Maynooth, a member of the Abbey Theatre's Honorary Advisory Council, a recipient of three Bursaries in literature from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíona and was elected a member of Aosdána 2004 and was elected to its governing body An Toscaireacht in 2025.His plays, including Brothers of the Brush, The Castlecomer Jukebox and The Kings of the Kilburn High Road have been widely performed here in Ireland, England, Canada, and the USA.His radio plays have been broadcast by RTE and the BBC. His play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road was adapted as the Irish language film KIngs, and was selected as Ireland’s entry for the best foreign-language film for the Academy Awards by the Irish Film and Television Academy.PLUSTHE GAP SHORT FILMThe Final Chapter - Terence White 2024This award-winning short documentary was broadcast on RTÉ 2, and is available on RTÉ Player.The film is about the last days of a unique bookshop in Dún Laoghaire, run by comedian Kevin Gildea.It was funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/11c87970-8d7f-11f1-88dc-e3856eb2568f-rimg-w1110-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gorey/the-gap-arts-fest-play-the-kiss/100001990773890296 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, theatre, festivals, literary-art, workshops, music, comedy - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-08-06T18:45:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Ballythomas National School - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 13.85, max: 13.85, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Gorey - **state**: WX - **country**: Ireland - **location**: Ballythomas National School - **lat**: 52.766341 - **long**: -6.360007399999972 - **full address**: Ballythomas National School, Ballythomas, Gorey, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/7df3bed025824aefc779b2fe6ee57020a52757f32819f07a128d42a1f7fd3594-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc020203-gmir.jpg?v=1782030607 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS being held? - **A:** The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS takes place on Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Ballythomas National School, Ballythomas, Gorey, Ireland. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS? - **A:** The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS is organized by The Gap Arts Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Gap Arts Fest Play - THE KISS is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Gorey, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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