Ballyduff Drama Group looking forward to Athlone trip

Ballyduff Drama Group is one of nine groups to have qualified for the RTE All-Ireland drama finals in Athlone which runs from Thursday, May 2nd to Friday, May 10th.

Three plays never-before performed will feature in the finals of the 2024 RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival commencing on May 2nd, including a new Irish play, ‘Margaret’. The festival is also set to feature performances by two first-time qualifiers. The RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival is held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland.

To mark the occasion, the festival will this year present a special one-off Bride Rosney Memorial Award, recognising a best newcomer from across all skill sets involved.

The nine 2024 finalists are: May 2 - Bridge Drama will perform ‘The Wake’ by Tom Murphy; May 3 Wexford Drama Group ‘How I Learned to Drive" by Paula Vogel; May 4 Ballyduff Drama Group ‘The Ferryman’ by Jez Butterworth; May 5 Prosperous Dramatic Society ‘A View from the Bridge’ by Arthur Miller; May 6 Clontarf Players ‘Radium Girls’ by D.W. Gregory; May 7 Dalkey Players ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller; May 8 Newpoint Players ‘In the Shadow of the Glen: Reimagined’ (after JM Synge); May 9 Ballycogley Players ‘Out of Order’ by Ray Cooney and May 10 Ballyshannon Drama Society ‘Margaret’ by Shaun Byrne.

Tickets go on sale online from 10am on April 18th on the Dean Crowe website at http:// www.deancrowetheatre.com/ and from midday at the theatre box office, phone (090) 6492129. Admission €22. Concessions (€20) are available.