All-Ireland Confined Drama Finals begin in Glenamaddy

Glenamaddy Theatre Festival is proudly hosting the 2023 Bostik

All Ireland Confined Drama Finals, commencing tonight (Thursday).

The All Ireland Confined Drama Finals 2023 are run under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland (ADCI), of whom Glenamaddy native Coman Keaveny is currently chairperson.

The event will provide a significant economic boost to the area, with hotels & B&Bs in the locality booked our as theatregoers converge on Glenamaddy for the finals.

The drama begins this evening, Thursday, 13th of April, and continues to Friday, 21st of April (inclusive), with an Awards Night wrapping up proceedings on Saturday, April 22nd.

Nine qualifying groups will take part. The following is the schedule:

Thursday 13th April: Lislea

Dramatic Society present

‘See How They Run’ by

Philip King

Friday 14th April: The Ray Leonard Players present ‘The Kings of Kilburn High Road’ by Jimmy Murphy

Saturday 15th April: St. Patrick’s Drama Group Westport present ‘Dear Frankie’ by Niamh Gleeson

Sunday 16th April: Wayside

Players present ‘The Field’ by John B. Keane

Monday 17th April: Salmon

Eile present ‘The Pitchfork Disney’ by Philip Ridley

Tuesday 18th April: Clontarf

Players present ‘The Im- portance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde

Wednesday 19th April: Harvest Moon Theatre Group present ‘God of Carnage’ by Yasmina Reza

Thursday 20th April: Kilmuckridge Drama Group present ‘Sive’ by John B. Keane

Friday 21st April: Glenamaddy Players present ‘Proof’ by David Auburn

The performances will be staged in Glenamaddy Community Centre, which has been transformed into a 340-seater venue especially for this event.

Doors will open each night at 7.15 pm, with curtain up at 8 pm. An awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, 22nd of April in Raftery’s Oakland Hotel, Glenamaddy. Adjudicator this year is Geoff O’Keeffe. Geoff is highly experienced in all elements of drama production.

For further information, please see www.glenamaddydrama.ie