Group

Play

Section

Synopsis

Fri 6^th March

Sliabh on Iarann

Many Young Men of Twenty by JB Keane

Non comp

A musical play which deals with emigration and the lack of jobs at home that forced people to leave their native Ireland for England.

Sat 7^th March

Ardagh Drama

Limerick

The Quiet Moment by Mike Finn

Confined

Peter arrives home from the US to visit his elderly father who has Alzheimers disease and is now resident in a nursing home.  Relationships between father and son, brother and sister are explored.  Unresolved issues from the past arise leading to emotional experiences for all involved.

Sun 8^th March

Lifford Players

The Black Stranger by Gerard Healy

Open

Set in the famine times the play depicts the harrowing experiences of the time, Knoyh, the McCarthy and Corcorna families

Mon 9^th March

Sillan Comm Players Shercock

Carthaginians by Frank McGuinness

Confined

Black comedy set in Creggan Graveyard in Derry in the early 70s in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday.  7 diverse people lay bare their tragic pasts.

Tue 10^th March

Night off

Wed 11^th March

Puddle Alley

Strabane Tyrone

Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney

Confined

Sequel to “Run for your wife” a bigamist, taxi driver John Smith juggles his hectic schedule.  Now his grown up children (one by each wife) have contact each other using the internet and romance is in the air!  John gets Stanley’s help to stop this disaster happening

Thurs 12^th March

Carrigallen

Kevin’s Bed by Bernard Farrell

Open

Kevin’s Bed is a play of nostalgia, expectations and broken dreams. Set in the golden wedding celebrations of Dan and Doris- a time for them to return to their old house, join in thir celebrations, contemplate a life in disarray and remember the joy of their silver anniversary – the Sonny and Cher days, the optimism and the expectations they had for their son, John and Kevin.

Fri 13^th March

Breffni Players

Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe

Open

Set in New York in the 70s this play is about the trials and tribulations of young love having to overcome older influences.

Sat 14^th March

Estuary

The Last days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Open

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot tells the story of Judas while in purgatory litigates with his lawyers for the entry into heaven. The play uses flashbacks to an imagined childhood, and lawyers who call for the testimonies of such witnesses as Mother Teresa, Caiaphas, Sigmund Freud and Satan.

Sun 15^th March

Droichead Nua

The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh

Confined

Valene & Coleman 2 brothers living alone in their fathers house after his recent death, find it impossible to exist without the most massive and violent disputes over the most mundane and innocent of topics.  Only Fr Welsh is prepared to try to reconcile the two before their petty squabblings spiral into vicious and bloody carnage.