Cork theatre launches urgent public appeal because of 'dire' financial situation
The interior of Cork Arts Theatre
It’s the small Cork theatre where future stars cut their teeth, and it’s in danger of closing. The Cork Arts Theatre, affectionately known as the CAT Club, is a 100-seater theatre where many of Cork’s best-known actors trod the boards for the first time.
“All but one of the cast of the Young Offenders started off in productions here,” CAT Club director Dolores Mannion says. “Cillian Murphy did his first gig here. The people who have come out of it are so successful, but they have to start somewhere.
