Amateur Drama Council of Ireland
The Amateur Drama Council of Ireland (A.D.C.I) is the federation of amateur drama festivals for the whole of Ireland – North and South. A.D.C.I was founded in 1952 and has coordinated the running of preliminary drama festivals and All Ireland festivals ever since.
Amateur Drama Council of Ireland
Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland. The ADCI recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary having been founded in 1952.
The first meeting of the ADCI took place on 26th October 1952 when members of drama festivals from across Ireland met in Athlone to discuss plans for an All-Ireland Drama Festival as part of the 1953 An Tóstal celebrations.
Despite the many challenges it has faced over the years, the ADCI continues to be a thriving organisation in Ireland today, working to host drama festivals in communities across the country, featuring drama groups who travel from near and far to entertain audiences.
We look forward to many more years of success for the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland.
Festivals
Drama Festivals
The Amateur Drama Council of Ireland (ADCI) is a voluntary organisation. The ADCI currently has 37 Full-Length member festivals and 9 One-Act member festivals across the island of Ireland.
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🎭 Group Registration for the 2026 Full-Length Festival Circuit is now open. 🎭
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Very best wishes to the drama groups, festivals and adjudicators in the ADCI DLI One Act Drama Circuit from all of us on the ADCI/DLI Joint Committee (the 6 & 6). Hope everything goes well with your preparations and that all the drama stays on the stage 🎭
Back row L-R: Rita Connell (for Rachael Cullivane Elliott), Christine O’Brien, Marie Loftus, Willie O’Brien, Clare Atkinson, Noilín Hayes
Front row L-R: Ollie Kenny (Coordinator Playwriting Award), Mary Torsney (Secretary Joint Committee), Liam Hannaway (Chair Joint Committee and ADCI), Mary Newman (Chair DLI), Máiread Broderick (Recording Secretary Joint Committee), Joanne Keane (PRO Joint Committee).
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On your marks … get set …
Applications to the ADCI/DLI One Act Circuit Festivals open Sat 6th September - using the official application forms sent to groups showing their registration number.
Queries to ADCI/DLI Joint Committee Secretary Mary Torsney.
Festival contact details available on the ADCI and DLI websites.
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What an amazing opportunity! 🤩
Get your play entries in now - dli.ie/writing-competition/The ADCI/DLI Joint Committee (the 6&6) is delighted to announce a wonderful initiative for playwrights offered by Druid for this year's DLI/ADCI Playwriting Award 2025.
🎭 The adjudicating panel, consisting of Walker Ewart (Chair), Mary Newman (DLI) and Trish Keane (ADCI), will shortlist 3 of the one act plays submitted this year. These 3 plays will be presented as staged readings, read by a cast of professional actors and directed by Lianne O'Shea, at The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway on Sun 2 Nov.
🎭 The 3 shortlisted playwrights will be invited to attend rehearsals for their play reading as well as a workshop with professional playwright Meadhbh McHugh.
🎟️ The readings will be ticketed but free to attend for members of the amateur drama community, and will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
👏 Liam Hannaway (Chair of the ADCI/DLI Joint Committee and ADCI), Mary Newman (Chair of DLI), Ollie Kenny (Coordinator of the Playwriting Competition) and all the members of the Joint Committee commend Druid for this exciting opportunity for new writers.
🏆 The winner of the DLI/ADCI Playwriting Award will be announced on Sun 7 Dec, the final night of the three-day One Act Finals, hosted by Western Drama Festival, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. The winning playwright will receive a bursary (sponsored by The Ramor Theatre, Virginia, Co. Cavan) to attend a residential writing week at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.
⏰ The deadline for submissions of new One Act plays to the DLI/ADCI Playwriting Award is Wed 17 Sept. For full information on the submission process, please visit the websites of DLI or ADCI.
🔗 dli.ie/writing-competition/
🔗 adci.ie/the-dli-adci-playwriting-award/
🔗 Full article: www.druid.ie/about/news/druid-supports-national-one-act-playwriting-award
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🎭 ⚠️ EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ⚠️🎭 We are absolutely delighted to announce that the Western Drama Festival will be hosting the 2025 All-Ireland One-Act Drama Finals 🎉. Our committee is already busy planning for this prestigious event and we can't wait to bring all the fun and excitement of an All-Ireland Drama Final to Tubbercurry 🎭🎉 ... See MoreSee Less
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