Ballina One Act Festival returns for eleventh year at Mayo arts centre
The festival, run by the Joint Amateur Drama Council of Ireland and The Drama League of Ireland, features an excellent mix of drama, mystery, comedy and dark comedy performed by 9 groups from across the country.
A feast of drama awaits as Ballina One Act Festival returns for its eleventh year at Ballina Arts Centre from Friday, November 6, to Sunday, November 8.
The festival is run under the auspices of the Joint Amateur Drama Council of Ireland and The Drama League of Ireland. It is one of 23 festivals on the Preliminary circuit. Groups will be aiming to achieve 36 points to attend the All-Ireland Finals this year, taking place in An Grianán, Letterkenny.
Patrons can expect an excellent mix of drama, mystery, comedy and dark comedy performed by five Open and four Confined groups from Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. Also included in the mix are three newly scripted plays.
Groups competing this year will include Butt Drama Circle, Charlestown Drama Group, Upstage Players, The Moat Club-Naas, Insight Theatre, Letterkenny Musical and Drama Group, Roscommon Drama Group, Clann Machua and Castleconnor Drama Group.
Imelda McDonagh will return to this year's festival as adjudicator.
Organisers have said strict curtain times will be in place. On Friday, November 6, curtains are at 7.30 pm, with Saturday and Sunday’s curtain times scheduled for 7pm.