Cancelled Garth Brooks concerts are the inspiration for a new play at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.
Thousands of Garth Brooks fans were left disappointed when his comeback concerts in Dublin were cancelled. A new play titled 'Are you there Garth? It's me Margaret', opens in the Gaiety Theatre later this month and revisits the cancelled shows.
Speaking in Croke Park in 2014, Garth Brooks announced his plans to perform at Croke Park.
If you're going to do a comeback special and you can pick any place in the world to play, this is the place to play.
Seven months later, all five planned concerts were cancelled.
The concerts that never happened have now been the inspiration for a drama of its own.
'Are you there Garth? It's me Margaret' is currently in rehearsal and stars Deirdre O'Kane as Margaret. A long time fan of Garth Brooks Margaret talks tothe star in her kitchen when times get tough.
Deirdre O'Kane describes how much the cancelled concert meant to Margaret.
The concert meant a lot for lots of other reasons than just a music concert.
Much of the dialogue in the play is inspired by real life events. Fair City actor, Maclean Burke, plays the part of Garth Brooks.
Writer Fiona Looney explains how she went about documenting the events before turning them into her story.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 1 October 2015. The reporter is Sinéad Crowley.
