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By John Crowley's

More dates have been added to the Stones In His Pockets national tour. 

The play, about a Hollywood film crew which descends on a small rural village in Co. Kerry, has won a string of awards after being a hit with audiences in the West End and Broadway. 

The troupe goes to the Arts Depot, Finchley, north London (January 13-15); HMT, Aberdeen (January 18-22); Northcott Theatre, Exeter (January 28-29); Derngate, Northampton (January 31); Norden Farm Centre, Maidenhead (February 1); The Capitol, Horsham (February 2-3); Marina Theatre, Lowestoft (February 4); Broadway Theatre, Barking (February 5) and Corn Exchange, Newbury (February 8-9).