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Tour Memories - Finishing Off
So there's no show tonight, which means no venue to attribute memories to. What there would have been is one almighty party last night...
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Tour Memories #18 - Killyleagh Castle
Well, here we are. Tonight would have been our last night of another year of summer touring. We'd have spent the day in equal parts...
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![Tour Memories #17 - Philipstown House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5509e_278b3461e03841d8a900a6744a783dc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f5509e_278b3461e03841d8a900a6744a783dc2~mv2.webp)
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Tour Memories #17 - Philipstown House
It's hard to quite put into words what good hospitality does for a tired theatre company. By this point in the tour we are at our...
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Tour Memories #16 - Killruddery House
Tonight's show would have put us on the home stretch for 2020's touring run of Love's Labour's Lost. We would be turning thoughts to...
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![Tour Memories #15 - Bantry House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5509e_4f6f1f5c375e4bbb98a260fb12dedce8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f5509e_4f6f1f5c375e4bbb98a260fb12dedce8~mv2.webp)
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Tour Memories #15 - Bantry House
If you've never visited Bantry Bay, what are you playing at? In fact, with that said, if you've visited Bantry Bay and not...
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Tour Memories #14 - Glebe Gardens
Tonight's show begins the countdown of our final week in Ireland. It's just as well the venues are as magical as they are for this final...
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Tour Memories #13 - More Ireland!
Tonight continues our weekend trend of revisiting any and all previous Irish venues. Tonight however, we have a particular focus on...
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Tour Memories #12 - Ireland!
So this weekend we had a full end of week bonanza of new venues, spread across Ireland. There can't be many memories associated...
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Tour Memories #11 - Lisnavagh House
Well, here we are. We would have arrived in Ireland yesterday, and today would mark our first 2020 show of the Irish leg of our tour.
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Tour Memories #10 - Gordale Garden Centre
Gordale Garden Centre is famous amongst Wirral residents - I defy you to find someone from the Wirral who doesn't know of it
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Tour Memories #9 - Royden Park
Royden Park is the true home venue of OTG. If the Premier League were deciding whereabouts to award OTG the trophy after a record-breaking..
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Tour Memories #8 - Plas Newydd
Tonight would have seen us make a return to a very special venue for OTG.
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![Tour Memories #7 - Prestatyn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5509e_5cd61956a8fa4df78c5f45b6fd21ee7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f5509e_5cd61956a8fa4df78c5f45b6fd21ee7e~mv2.webp)
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Tour Memories #7 - Prestatyn
Last year Off the Ground visited Coronation Gardens in Prestatyn for the first time ever.
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Tour Memories #6 - Queen's Park, Meols
Queen's Park is tucked away on the border between Meols and Hoylake. It's a lovely green space in between the bustle...
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Tour Memories #5 - Claremont Farm
Claremont Farm is another fairly recent addition to the OTG touring schedule.
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Tour Memories #4 - Gawthorpe Hall
Off the Ground owe a lot to Gawthorpe Hall. Their support over the many years we have been performing there has been invaluable...
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Tour Memories #3 - Burton Manor
Burton Manor is another Wirral gem which, if you haven't had the pleasure of visiting, you simply must.
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Tour Memories #2 - Birkenhead Priory
Tonight would have seen us heading to one of the Wirral's more historic sites, right next door to one of its most famous...
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Tour Memories... #1 - Maesmor Hall
Tonight is a bit of a sad night for all of us at OTG. We should have been opening our summer touring production of Love's Labour's Lost...
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Love's Labour's Postponed
This week's blog is a bit of a sad update, unfortunately.
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