Dundalk Theatre Workshop founded in 1978
with the intention of doing plays hitherto ignored in Dundalk. Albee, Miller,
Coward, were among many successful productions some of whom toured in the U.S.
and Scandinavia. Entered Festival Circuit in 1999 only with "Someone Who'll
Watch Over Me", runner-up in Athlone that year (by one Mark) and winner of
International Festival in Dundalk and Chicago.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Moat Club is a nationally renowned group
formed in the early 1950's. They have won the All Ireland One Act Title and the
All Ireland Three Act Title on several occasions.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Fairly regular competitors on the
festival circuit, Thurles Drama Group have a proud and distinguished record,
winning many awards in virtually every category. Our last festival play was
2001's 'Da' which unfortunately coincided with the 'foot and mouth' disease
crisis. Our golden years were 1996, 1997 and 1998 when we reached Athlone with
'Dancing At Lughnasa', 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' and 'Faith Healer' respectively.
At home we regularly perform plays by John B. Keane and Bernard Farrell among
others. We recently put on a superb presentation of Oscar Wilde's 'Lady
Windermere's Fan'.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
K.A.T.S.
(Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society) is a community based theatre group, which
was formed in 1998 and has staged several one act full-length plays locally
since then. This is their first year on the festival circuit.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Ballyduff Drama Group have been
performing on the 3 Act Drama Festival Circuit for over twenty years. In that
time, they have won Best Production, Best Presentation, Best Stage Management
and Best Actor Awards at All Ireland Finals in Athlone.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
The present company has been in existence
for over twenty nine years with regular one and three act plays as well as
producing Sligo's annual pantomime for the last twenty four years. The group
first entered festivals in 1989 winning numerous individual and group awards
since, including the All Ireland Confined 3 Act Finals in 1993.
Coolera have appeared in the Dundalk
International May time Festival, played twice in the Ulster Finals at the Lyric
Theatre, Belfast, performed in the All Ireland Open Finals in Athlone on five
occasions in the last ten years and were runners up in the 2000 Finals.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
The
Torch Players, founded in 1976, perform regularly in Limerick and also compete
on the festival circuit every year. They have qualified for the All Ireland
Finals in Athlone on twelve occasions including the last eight years in a row.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Kilmeen
Drama Group is based in St. Mary’s Theatre, Rossmore. Annual activities
include participation in the One-Act and Full Length Festival Circuits, as well
as running Drama courses for the children and teenagers of West Cork. The group
is one of the longest established currently on the circuit and has won many
major awards including three All Ireland titles. “The House” is it’s first
presentation of a Tom Murphy play.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
Classic Revival, was formed for
the purpose of putting on stage old classic films seldom seen. We started with
'12 Angry Men' which, to our delight, came second in the All Ireland Finals last
year. We happily offer you 'Steel Magnolias' for this years venture.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003
The Lifford Players were first
established in 1952. Winners of the All Ireland Festival 1982, 1985, and 1987.
Their Path to Athlone
All Ireland Open Finals 2003