About Us

The Abbey Arts and Cultural Centre is situated at the top of the beautiful and ancient market town of Ballyshannon. It opened its doors originally as a cinema in 1959 and currently serves the local communities of South & West Donegal, Leitrim, North Sligo, Fermanagh & Tyrone with a rich programme of theatre, music, comedy, dance, visual arts, education and film. The Centre has 3 auditoriums:  Theatre 1 - seats 268, comfortable fixed seating, but can accommodate up to 300, with extra seating if required, and has been recognised nationally as an excellent quality acoustically designed space. Full Dolby Stereo sound and 35mm projection is available, served by its own green room and changing facilities with showers and toilets. Theatre 2 - is a comfortable venue with 100 seats. It offers 35mm projection and Dolby Stereo surround sound which makes it ideal for small showings for our film screenings. The Patsy Croal Theatre - is an 80 seater auditorium and serves as an intimate venue for theatre, music, comedy and other performance events. Also, very suitable for conference and public presentation events. The White Room - The Centre also has an excellent large workshop and rehearsal space (available for hire), Contact details above. The Helen Allingham Gallery – this is a lovely light and airy Visual Arts exhibition space located in the Foyer, also available for exhibitions at an affordable rate, contact details at the top of the page.

If you require space for your meetings, rehearsals or other community events please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.