Mountmellick Drama Group

21/05/2026

Thank you to Mountmellick Credit Union for their continued support! We were delighted to attend the Annual Community Fund Awards recently! 🎭💛

12/05/2026

We are delighted that the National Finals of the One Act Amateur Drama Competition will take place in Mountmellick Macra Hall on the 16th & 17th of May 🎭

Wishing all competing groups the very best of luck. We’re looking forward to two brilliant nights of theatre!

Doors open at 7:30pm.
Show starts at 8pm.
€10 admission each night.

All are welcome!

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09/05/2026

30/04/2026

Best wishes to the Festival Committee and all competing groups as the All Ireland Drama Festival opens tonight! 🎭💛

The wait is over! The RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival officially opens tonight in the Dean Crowe Theatre, the culmination of the festival season and the true pinnacle of Irish amateur drama.

At the heart of it all are the nine outstanding qualifying groups, who have travelled the length and breadth of the country to earn their place at the ADCI Open Finals. Each brings excellence, passion and powerful storytelling to the stage and we wish them every success.

Presiding over the week is adjudicator Padraic McIntyre, with the unenviable task of selecting the winners from what promises to be an exceptional line-up. We wish him the best with the task ahead.

The very best of luck to Festival Director Michael McGlone, Secretary Doreen Holloway, and all the team as they prepare to welcome the drama community back to Athlone for this special gathering of friends, performers and theatre lovers.

Here’s to a fantastic festival of drama! 🎭

09/04/2026

🎭 All Ireland Drama season kicks off today!

The ADCI All-Ireland Confined Drama Finals 2026 open tonight in Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone, hosted by the Mid Ulster Drama Festival. Wishing Patricia Nugent, James Warnock and all of the Mid-Ulster team every success for a wonderful festival of drama, creativity and community.

Nine dedicated and award-winning drama groups from across the country are ready to take to the All-Ireland stage. Congratulations to each of the qualifying groups and best wishes for a fantastic performance in The Patrician.

We extend our very best wishes to adjudicator Martin Maguire, who takes on the exciting challenge of selecting this year’s winners.

Break a leg to all involved! 🎭

08/04/2026

Best wishes to festival director Patricia Nugent and all our friends at the Mid Ulster Drama Festival as they host the 2026 All Ireland Confined Drama Finals! 🎭💛

Wishing you a wonderful week of drama and theatre from everyone at Mountmellick Drama Festival ahead of your opening night tomorrow! 🎭

🟢🟢 BOX OFFICE IS NOW OPEN 🟢🟢

🔴 Box Office from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday 🔴
☎️ Telephone 028 807 61906 ☎️
🎫 Nightly Tickets £15 / €18 per night 🎫
Proudly sponsored by Nugent's Corner Bar, Pomeroy.
Along with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Amateur Drama Council of Ireland
Drama League of Ireland

20/03/2026

Best of luck to our friends in the Mountmellick Arts Collective with their production tonight! 🎭

That's a wrap on the 2026 Mountmellick Drama Festival! Thanks to everyone who showed up and the wonderful performers who put on such wonderful shows. We have more upcoming at the Arts Centre with page to stage on this Friday evening presented by the Mountmellick Arts collective. You won't wanna miss it folks!

15/03/2026

A busy week on the road for DLI Chairperson Mary Newman. Thank you to Mountmellick Mountmellick and Roscommon Drama Festival festival committees for such warm welcomes. Mary was lucky enough to see Dalkey Players’ wonderful production of Sive in Mountmellick. Congratulations to Emma Jane and all her team who have now qualified for the Open Final in the ADCI Full Length Circuit. Then on to Roscommon where she caught another qualifier, Glenamaddy Players’ very moving Chapatti. Again, big congrats to Coman and his team. Congratulations too to Bridge Drama, Enniskillen Theatre Company and Gorey Little Theatre for qualifying.

Looking forward to hitting the road again in the coming week for more drama treats.

Best of luck to all!

Mary
Drama League of Ireland
Amateur Drama Council of Ireland
Association of Drama Adjudicators
Association Of Ulster Drama Festivals
Mid Ulster Drama Festival
All Ireland Drama Festival

15/03/2026

Huge thank you to Mountmellick Drama Group for the wonderful hospitality we received at your Drama Festival. We really enjoyed performing in your beautiful theatre again and thank you for all the support from your wonderful committee. 🎭🎭🎭

14/03/2026

🎭 2026 MOUNTMELLICK DRAMA FESTIVAL RESULTS!🎭

Congratulations to all the prize winners of the 2026 Mountmellick Drama Festival!

🏅 Best Set Design - Dalkey Players for “Sive”

🏅Adjudicators Award - the lighting design by Padraig Mannion of Bualadh Bos Oranmore for “From Under the Bed”

🏆OPEN SECTION 🏆

🥇Dalkey Players - “Sive”
🥈Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group- “Da”

🏅Best Director - Emma Jane Nulty of Dalkey Players for “Sive”

🏅Best Actor - Dermot Byrne of Dalkey Players as Thomasheen Sean Rua in “Sive”

🏅Best Actress - Sarah Coughlan of Dalkey Players as Mena in “Sive”

🏆CONFINED SECTION 🏆

🥇Glenamaddy Players - “Chapatti”
🥈Bualadh Bos Drama Group - “From Under the Bed”
🥉Formoire Production - “The Burned Man”

🏅Best Director - Coman Keaveney of Glenamaddy Players for “Chapatti”

🏅Best Actor - Norman Skillen of Sliabh Aughty Drama Group as Gunner in “The Outgoing Tide”

🏅Best Actress - Marie Coneran of Glenamaddy Players as Betty in “Chapatti”

A massive thank you once again to all our competing groups for providing an incredible week of entertainment! We wish you all the very best of luck on the remainder of the Circuit. 🎭💛

Amateur Drama Council of Ireland Drama League of Ireland Association of Drama Adjudicators