ADCI Full Length Circuit, 2016

This year the circuit the circuit as always kicks off in Rush Drama Festival, this Thursday 18th February. ADA secretary, Imelda Mc Donagh is in the hot seat and Kilmuckridge Drama Group, the first group in the country to present their work to festival audiences. Both Kilmuckridge and Newtownstewart Drama Festivals open the following night. On Saturday 27th February the first results of the festival will be announced from these three festivals.
There are 36 qualifying festivals around the country and groups will travel with the hope of gaining a place in either the All Ireland Confined Drama Final, this year hosted by Castleblaney Drama Festival at The Iontas Arts Centre from 15 – 23 April, 2016, http://castleblayneydramafestival.ie/ The RTE All Ireland Drama Festival will take place in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone from 28 April – 6th May, 2016 http://dramafestival.ie/
ADA sends best wishes to all the qualifying festivals, audiences, the 28 Open Groups and the 26 confined groups for a great circuit. We also send our good wishes to our members who are adjudicating at the following festivals.
Cavan Brendan Murray 11 – 19 March
Clare Paul Brennan 3 – 12 March
Claregalway Geoff O’Keeffe 10 – 18 March
Claremorris Ailbhe Garvey-Hughes 10 – 19 March
Glenamaddy Imelda Mc Donagh 10 – 19 March
Kerry Michael Twomey 4 – 12 March
Kilmuckridge Geoff O’Keeffe 19 – 27 February
Kiltyclogher Alan Haslett 3 – 12 March
Newtownstewart Alan Haslett 19 – 27 February
Roscommon Paula Dempsey 4 – 12 March
Rush Imelda Mc Donagh 18 – 27 February
Shercock Michael Poynor 10 – 18 March
Strabane Aodh McCay 11 – 19 March
Tipperary Pat Nolan 11 – 19 March
West Waterford Peter O’Driscoll 3 – 12 March
Western John P Kelly 4 – 12 March
Wexford Jim Wolstencroft 3 – 11 March