Three plays never-before performed will feature in the finals of this year's competition for amateur drama societies and clubs across Ireland, including a new Irish play, Margaret.
The festival is also set to feature performances by two first-time qualifiers.
The nine 2024 finalists are:
- Bridge Drama will perform The Wake by Tom Murphy on Thursday May 2nd, 2024.
- Wexford Drama Group will perform How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel on Friday May 3rd
- Ballyduff Drama Group, directed by Ger Canning, will present The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth on May 4th.
- Prosperous Dramatic Society will perform A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller on Sunday May 5th.
- First-time qualifiers Clontarf Players will premiere Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory on May 6th.
- Dalkey Players will present The Crucible by Arthur Miller on Tuesday 7th May
- Newpoint Players present In the Shadow of the Glen: Reimagined (after JM Synge) on May 8th.
- First-time qualifiers Ballycogley Players, directed by Pat Whelan, will perform Out of Order by Ray Cooney on Thursday May 9th.
- Ballyshannon Drama Society will premiere Margaret, a new Irish play by Shaun Byrne, on Friday May 10th.
And we are off! @rte @AbbeyTheatre @westmeathindo pic.twitter.com/J8ZksJoOee
— RTÉ All IrelandDrama (@AllIrelandDram1) April 14, 2024
To mark the occasion, the festival will this year present a special one-off Bride Rosney Memorial Award, recognising the best newcomer from across all skillsets involved.
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