KNOCKADERRY is getting ready to host the West Limerick Drama Festival, which takes place in the community’s Resource Centre from February 28 to March 9.
The Resource Centre will stage six shows across two weekends in a facility with superb sound and lighting, a capacity of 200 seats and a bar area for refreshments.
The festival kicks off on Friday February 28 with Knockaderry Drama Group’s adaptation of ‘Moonshine’ by Jim Nolan, with further shows from drama groups from Banagher and Dooega on Saturday March 1 and Sunday 2.
It will resume on Friday March 7 for a second weekend with shows from Feohanagh/Castlemahon and Fonehagh drama groups, and the final show on Sunday 9 is JM Synge’s ‘Playboy of the Western World’ by the Seamus O’Kelly Players from Loughrea.
Curtain for all six shows is 8pm and audience members will have the choice to buy tickets nightly or purchase a ‘season ticket’ for the entire festival.
Trophies will be awarded at the culmination of the festival, based on the decision of a panel of adjudicators.
Full schedule:
Friday February 28: Knockaderry Drama Group presents ‘Moonshine‘ by Jim Nolan, a dramatic comedy in which members of a motley crew search for their private resurrections.
Saturday March 1: Banagher Drama Group presents ‘Red Roses and Petrol’ by Joseph O’Connor, a comedy based on a family returning to Ireland for their father’s funeral.
Sunday March 2: Dooega Drama Group presents ‘Done Deal’ by Martan O Mongan, a three-act comedy based on a wheeler dealer property consultant whose deals involve more than just property developmment.
Friday March 7: Feohanagh/Castlemahon Drama Group presents ‘Barndance’ by John Fraher, a comedic drama tale of land, lust, love and loss in the 1900s.
Saturday March 8: Fonehagh Drama Group (Galway) presents ‘Many Young Men of Twenty’ by John B Keane, a story of emigration in the south west of Ireland.
Sunday March 9: Seamus O’Kelly Players (Loughrea) present ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ by JM Synge.
