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Drama

Lislea Drama Festival 2009

June 3, 2020February 17, 2009 by John McCullagh

With the first signs of Spring come the amateur drama festivals and below is reproduced that for the beautiful village of Lislea in South Armagh.


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Gateway: the beginning

June 3, 2020December 19, 2008 by John McCullagh
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I am usually in the Gateway Club once a week for Bridge sessions and there are lots of Irish classes and other activities nightly.  Peter and Sinead Donaghy sometimes have gymnastic sessions there too.


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Newpoint’s Season draws to a close

June 3, 2020May 8, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Your final chance to see Newpoint’s highly successful production of Brian Friel’s Making History is TOMORROW (Friday) night at the Arts Centre at 8.00 pm. This is not to be missed …

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Drama Awards : Dundalk wins

June 3, 2020March 18, 2008 by John McCullagh

Having had a succession – including our own Eileen Mooney, current Chair of the Amateur Drama Society of Ireland –

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Final night of Drama: Philadelphia

June 3, 2020March 15, 2008 by John McCullagh

Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I come!  is a highly original piece that launched Friel on the international stage. 

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Shoot the Crow

June 3, 2020March 14, 2008 by John McCullagh

“Shoot the Crow” by Owen McCafferty – tonight’s offering in the Town Hall -is a sad and hilarious play about a day in the life of four Irish tilers on a building site.  


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Les Liaisons Dangereuses

June 3, 2020March 12, 2008 by John McCullagh

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton is Thursday night’s offering at the Newry Drama Festival.

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The Country Boy

June 3, 2020March 12, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Tonight (Wednesday) Rosemary Drama Group of Belfast present John Murphy’s (1929-1998) The Country Boy , a play which reflects on the social problems of emigration and rural life in the late 1950’s.


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Making History by Newpoint

June 3, 2020March 11, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Tonight’s play is the one most people have been waiting for, Sean Treanor’s production of Brian Friel’s Making History.


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