Kilmeen Drama Group, the three in-a-row winners, are bringing their magic to the Peacock Stage. Their 2013 festival production of The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge, which topped the bill at the All-Ireland Open Drama Finals in Athlone last week, opens on Thursday 23rd May and runs for three nights in our capital city.
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There comes a time when you simply just have to take your hat off. This is the time. On Saturday night Kilmeen Drama Group joined the list of all time greats and made it, not only three in-a-row, but four All-Ireland Open titles since 2006.
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The RTÉ All-Ireland Open Drama Finals got underway on Thursday night with the Estuary Players and their production of The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin. A captivating performance by the boys and girls from Baldoyle I believe, although Adjudicator Tony Rushforth was and indeed will be keeping his cards very close to his chest this week.
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So the results are in and Padraic McIntrye has cast his vote; the All-Ireland Confined Winners for 2013 are Millrace Drama Group with ‘Trad’.
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So it’s that time of the year again. It only feels like yesterday that I was in Shercock waiting for Letterkenny DS to take the stage for their final performance of The 39 Steps. This year, all roads lead to West Cork and the home of Kilmeen Drama Group; Rossmore for the All-Ireland Confined Finals 2013.
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It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Tim Coffey, Kilmeen Drama Group. His immense talent, vision and enthusiasm for theatre were the core reasons behind Kilmeen’s success over the past few years. Success that brought three All-Ireland Open titles; 2006 (A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant), 2011 (A Whistle in the Dark) and 2012 (The Weir) plus numerous applauding theatre fans, such as myself, who were totally captivated by his masterful hand on each production. My deepest sympathies go out to his wife Juliet, sons Dylan and Jack. I’ll let the words of his friend Kevin O’Donovan express the loss felt, not only by his family but by his friends, his group Kilmeen and the entire drama community. Ar dheis De a anam
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Well the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. RTE 1, Tuesday 16th of April at 7:00pm. Simply Am-Dram hits the national airwaves. Time to set the remote to record. Clear the diary, cancel the Tuesday card game and take the phone of the hook.
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Sive made her dash to Rush on Thursday and got us up and running. Festival number 1 of 37. Kilmuckridge, Newtownstewart and Lislea Drama Festivals have joined the party. Mugs of tea, ham sandwiches, homemade apple tart and the odd – very odd these days – pint will be consumed.
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