RTE All Ireland Drama Festival, 2014

The RTE All Ireland Drama Festival, 2014 runs from today May 1st and over the next nine nights, groups from all over the country will entertain capacity audiences. Results will be announced on Saturday 10th at the awards ceremony. Festival Chairman, Joe Mc Carrick and his team have put together a very attractive and full fringe programme that will cater for the many visitors that will make the annual trip to Athlone. Included in this is an ADA sponsored production of the critically acclaimed Tuesdays With Morrie, starring ADA Chairperson, Terry Byrne. This is part of ADA’S 25TH Anniversary celebrations. Tickets are available from the Dean Crowe Theatre on 090 649 2129 or at www.deancrowtheatre.com

ADA would like to wish The All Ireland Festival committee, the 9 groups, the audiences and Adjudicator, Russell Boyce from our colleague organisation, SASDA, all the very best for a most successful festival.

Thursday 1 May
Curse of The Starving Class / Sam Shepherd / Ballyduff Drama Group
Friday 2 May
The Gingerbread Lady / Neil Simon / Ballyshannon Drama Group
Saturday 3 May
The Devil’s Ceili / P. Doherty and K. McGahern / Cornmill Theatre Group
Sunday 4 May
The Outgoing Tide / Bruce Graham / Nenagh Players
Monday 5 May
The Steward of Christendom / Sebastian Barry / Moat Club
Tuesday 6 May
A View from The Bridge / Arthur Miller / Thurles Drama Group
Wednesday 7 May
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Edward Albee / Bradan Players
Thursday 8 May
Boeing Boeing / Marc Camoletti / Prosperous Drama Group
Friday 9 May
Other Desert Cities / Jon Robin Baitz / Wexford Drama Group
Saturday 10 May
Gala Awards Presentation