# Event Details - **Event Name**: Tenebrae with Conor Hinds as Narrator and The New Quay Singers - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A moving and atmospheric event in the Easter calendar, mark Good Friday this year at the Portico of Ards in Portaferry.About this EventEach year we mark Good Friday in our Tenebrae Service, with our friends from Portaferry Presbyterian Church. Join us on Friday 3rd April, when the renowned Irish actor, Conor Hinds, will narrate the Gospel of St Matthew from Christ’s arrest at the Garden of Gethsemane to his death on Golgotha. The music, sung by the New Quay Singers with the Portico Orchestra and Richard Campbell on organ, will be Stanford’s glorious Requiem. Rebecca Murphy (soprano), Sarah Richmond (contralto), Dessie Havlin (tenor) and Ryan Garnham (bass) will take the solo parts.In the dramatic service of Tenebrae – with its origins in the 4thC, after each reading (or “Shadow”), a candle is extinguished and the lights dimmed a little, until, for the last reading, the building is in total darkness and the Strepitus – the “great noise”, is sounded.The Rev Brian Gibson will preside for the service.Everyone, whether they have a religious faith or not, is welcome to join us for this poignant and moving event.Admission is free of charge but there will be a retiring collection – suggested donation £10 pp - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portaferry/tenebrae-with-conor-hinds-as-narrator-and-the-new-quay-singers/100001984966646674 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, theatre, easter, nonprofit, good-friday, performances, calendar - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ftenebrae-with-conor-hinds-as-narrator-and-the-new-quay-singers-tickets-1984966646674 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Portaferry - **state**: NI - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Portico of Ards - **lat**: 54.3799777 - **long**: -5.546615400000064 - **full address**: Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Portico (https://allevents.in/org/portico/22528602) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/a338334a623cb5ad722d19eb6c50e733245ac85aec022e24e2e1e0390310a889-rimg-w1200-h800-dc787878-gmir.jpg?v=1773621383 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/6c926b56eda5e04bc4c07b332bd3f69aafc4295146496b56f177e2bea4519a61-rimg-w400-h400-dc787878-gmir.jpg?v=1773621383 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Portico - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, art, theatre, easter, nonprofit, good-friday, performances, calendar - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tenebrae with Conor Hinds as Narrator and The New Quay Singers ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Tenebrae with Conor Hinds as Narrator and The New Quay Singers", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/a338334a623cb5ad722d19eb6c50e733245ac85aec022e24e2e1e0390310a889-rimg-w1200-h800-dc787878-gmir.jpg?v=1773621383", "startDate": "2026-04-03T19:30:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-03T21:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/portaferry/tenebrae-with-conor-hinds-as-narrator-and-the-new-quay-singers/100001984966646674", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Portico of Ards", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Steel Dickson Avenue", "postalCode": "BT22 1LE", "addressLocality": "Portaferry", "addressRegion": "NI", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.3799777", "longitude": "-5.546615400000064" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A moving and atmospheric event in the Easter calendar, mark Good Friday this year at the Portico of Ards in Portaferry.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-16", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-03T21:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-16", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/portaferry/tenebrae-with-conor-hinds-as-narrator-and-the-new-quay-singers/100001984966646674" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-16", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/portaferry/tenebrae-with-conor-hinds-as-narrator-and-the-new-quay-singers/100001984966646674", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Portico", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/portico/22528602", "description": "The Portico of Ards ('Portico') is an Arts and Heritage Centre in Portaferry, County Down, at the mouth of Strangford Lough in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (45 mins south of Belfast).Built in 1841, Portico is a venue with unique grade A listed Greek architecture. 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