Ballyshannon Drama Society

Congratulations to the 9 acts in this year’s Confined Finals! We look forward to meeting you all in the Abbey Arts Centre very soon.

It’s hard to believe that only five weeks have passed since ‘All My Sons’ premiered in the Abbey Arts Centre. Since then the show has participated in eight festivals on the All Ireland Amateur Drama circuit, winning multiple awards along the way. Cast and crew have travelled to five counties in the last few weeks to build the set and put on unforgettable performances (four shows in five nights in the first week!) and all the effort has paid off. With 1 First Place, 5 Seconds and 2 Thirds, we have secured our entry in both the Ulster Final in Ballymena and the All Ireland Final in Athlone.

Of course, there is a much more to the drama circuit than scoring points on a leaderboard. It wouldn’t be much fun without the support of all the wonderful people we met out on the road. Thanks to all of the committee members, technicians and volunteers who welcomed us into their theatres and halls like old friends, and of course thanks also to the local audiences who came to see us along the way.

And the fun continues! Ballyshannon Drama Society will host the Confined Finals from April 22nd to the 30th. Shortly after that, ‘All My Sons’ will participate in the Ulster Final in Ballymena in the first week of May (date to be drawn), followed by the All Ireland Final taking place from May 5th – 13th in the Dean Crowe Theatre in Athlone.

For now, here is a recap of the nominations and awards ‘All My Sons’ has received so far:

There are only 4 days to go until the opening and closing performances of ‘All My Sons’ in Ballyshannon!

Here we have a few shots from an early dress rehearsal, set in the backyard of Joe and Kate Keller’s home, where the story unfolds over the course of one dramatic day.

There will be two shows, our opening matinee performance at 4pm, followed very quickly by our closing show at 8.30pm. If you haven’t already booked, you can book online via the Abbey Arts Centre website.

Why only two shows in one day? Unfortunately we had to cancel our original scheduled run of 4 nights, and now we want to give everyone a chance to come and see this fantastic production before we head out on the circuit!

‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller
Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon
Sunday March 6th
2 performances: 4pm & 8.30pm
Book Online: https://abbeycentre.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173620980

We are delighted to announce that there will be two performances of Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ on Sunday, March 6th, in the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, at 4pm and 8.30 pm.

We look forward to getting back on the Abbey Arts Centre stage in front of a home crowd after such a long time away, and especially with this fantastic play! These two shows will give us a great boost before we hit the festival circuit, with our first festival appearance two days later on March 8th.

Booking is now available via the Abbey Arts Centre website – click the button below:

Synopsis:

Joe Keller, the patriarch in All My Sons, desperately wants to secure and maintain the financial security and legacy he spent so many years building, ready to hand it down to his surviving son Chris. At the same time, Joe’s wife Kate is still waiting for their eldest son Larry to return from war, determined that he is alive and will marry the former girl-next-door, Ann –the daughter of Joe’s former business partner who is sitting in prison, punished for Joe’s crimes. To complicate this family drama, Chris and Ann are in love and want to get married. In All My Sons, Arthur Miller creates a post-war American family in a tragic downfall of lies, greed, love, and loss, and demands its audience examine their own social responsibilities to all the sons of American wars.A stunning Miller play as relevant now as then.

UPDATE: This week’s performances of ‘All My Sons’ have been cancelled.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, it is with great regret that we have decided to cancel all scheduled performances of ‘All My Sons’ in the Abbey Arts Centre.

The dates affected are as follows: Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th 3pm and 8pm.

We apologies to all our drama fans for the inconvenience. We hope to be able to reschedule some performances in March. In the meantime, the box office at Abbey Arts Centre will be in touch regarding re-booking/Refund.

Once again, we apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We look forward to performing this wonderful show for you in the near future.

Our plans to participate in the festival circuit remain unchanged. The festival dates are as follow:

‘ALL MY SONS’ Rescheduled Dates:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the performances of ‘All My Sons’ scheduled for Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th and Friday 18th have been postponed.

Our new performance dates are:

Those who have already booked their tickets will be contacted by the Abbey Centre to reschedule, or you can phone the box office on 0719851375. Apologies for the short notice but we are looking forward to entertaining you all with our Production of ‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller this weekend!

There is just under a week to go until the curtain opens on our latest production, ‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller, directed by Trish Keane, starring this delightful bunch of thespians, all very enthusiastic to tread the boards once again!

L-R: Tony Liston, Troy Devanny, Audrey Davitt, Terence Mc Eneaney, Deirdre Ferguson, John Mc Hugh, Ailis Mc Intyre, Rachel O’Connor, Ronan Drummond and Richard Hurst.