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Ballyshannon Drama Society’s production of ‘The God of Carnage’ is on hiatus (as playwright Yasmina Reza would put it) for a few days before assaulting the circuit again on Friday night. The show has participated in four out of its eight festivals, and achieved fantastic results. On February 28th, ‘Carnage’ made its circuit premier in Newtownstewart with great success, winning First Place, the Best Actor award for Richard Hurst, Best Director for Ann Mc Hugh and Best Set. A week later, Saturday the 7th of March, we closed the Castleblayney festival and took home the trophy for Second Place, with Patricia Keane winning Best Actress. The next day, Sunday, we headed to the Western Drama Festival,  Tubbercurry, and completed the run…

Last night, ‘The God of Carnage’ played in the fantastic Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen, which is always a joy. Thanks to all on the Enniskillen Drama Festival committee and to the staff of the Ardhowen for the welcome and assistance (and for pointing us in the right direction when we got lost in the backstage labyrinth, which happened quite often!).

Thanks everyone in the Western Drama Festival committee for the fantastic welcome, help and support we received on Sunday night. It’s a great pleasure to be able to play in the wonderful St. Brigid’s Hall, to such a warm and wise audience, and to be treated like royalty throughout!

Ballyshannon Musical Society present ‘Hello Dolly’ in the Abbey Arts Centre from March 3rd to 7th. Drama trivia fans will know that this is a musical adaptation of the Thornton Wilder farce ‘The Matchmaker’.