PLAYS Exhibitions - RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival

Abbey Road
Studios
Thursday 28th April, 8 pm
Athlone Springs
Hotel
St. Peter’s Luan Gallery
Church
Abbey Road Studio and Athlone Institute of Technology
Midland Photography Club Exhibition
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Kilmeen Drama Group
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Dean Crowe Theatre (AIB Gallery)
Civic Centre
Athlone
Aidan Heavey Town
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Wales Hotel
St. Mary’s
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Athlone Town Centre Balcony
Car Park Dean Crowe
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Athlone IT
Athlone Photography Club Exhibition
Athlone Town Retailers
Athlone Town Crier and Pierrot Mime Artist performances
Surprise locations around Athlone Town
Athlone Library
(Running during the Festival within normal library hours)
- 1916 The Westmeath Connection - The story so far, illustrations by Jill Parkinson (4th-6th May)
for ‘Reedbound’ by Giles Byford
Shamrock Lodge Hotel
Colm Noonan – exciting young artist
Ennis Players
The Loves of Cass Maguire by Brian Friel
Saturday 30th, 8 pm
Bridge Drama
Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon
Prosperous Dramatic Society
One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean
Monday 2nd May, 8 pm
Golden Island
Shopping Centre
Retail Window Display with drama masks
Friday 29th April, 8 pm
Sunday 1st May, 8 pm
Savoury Fare
Shamrock Lodge
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Exhibitions
Dean Crowe Theatre
Athlone Town Centre
Athlone Little Theatre
Savoury Fare
Sheraton Hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel
St Mary’s Hall
Athlone Castle
Luan Gallery
Abbey Road Studios
Flannery’s Bar
Aidan Heavey Library/
Civic Centre/Civic Square
Ballyshannon Drama Society
Old Times by Harold Pinter
Tuesday 3rd May, 8 pm
Dundalk Theatre Workshop
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
Poetry
Entertainment
Music
Wednesday 4th May, 8 pm
Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group
Moonshine by Jim Nolan
Thursday 5th May, 8 pm
Art
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Drama
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Workshops/Tours
Workshops/Tours
The Festival HUB – Information & Tickets
Daily: 12 noon to 3 pm, Thursday 28th April – Saturday 7th May
“The Hub” is an information stand, located at the Radisson Hotel, where
information on all aspects of the Festival can be found. Admission tickets
to some Fringe events are required & are available at the Hub.
There is free entry to all events where admission price is not stated.
Dalkey Players
Jane Eyre Adapted by Polly Teale
April 28th-May 6th
Friday 6th May, 8 pm
Palace Players
The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy
tickets at www.deancrowetheatre.com
Temple Printing Co. Ltd., Athlone
www.dramafestival.ie
Festival fringe
Thursday 5th May 3 pm
arts & Crafts and Artisan Food Fair
Historical ‘John Count McCormack’ Guided Walking
Tour of Athlone
John Count McCormack Square, Town Centre
Start Point: St. Mary’s R.C. Church, St. Mary’s Square
Tuesday 26th April, 11 am
Major public event including family entertainment.
Free Event Join Baritone Darren O’Hara and Mezzo Soprano Catherine Finerty, accompanied by concert
pianist Lupe Alvarez De Toledo as they pay a tribute to 1916 by performing favourites from their
established Irish and Theatre repertoire.
Schools Playwright Competition
Experience the hidden stories behind the streets and buildings of McCormack’s Athlone with local
historian Gearoid O’Brien. Finish at Dean Crowe Theatre.
Dean Crowe Theatre
Saturday 30th April, 12 noon to 5 pm
(weather permitting – Alternative date Monday 2nd May)
Tuesday 3rd May, 11.30 am
Free Event
160 local students have written original one act plays on the theme of ‘freedom’ in this
competition. Presentation of prizes and performance of winning play in a rehearsed reading.
Saturday 30th April, 3 pm
Free Event
Afternoon T series: ‘Galway girl’
Athlone Little Theatre
Afternoon T Series: Piano Recital
Stage to Screen - Much Ado About Nothing
Fr. Mathew Players, winners of 2015 All Ireland (confined) one act drama, present a couple
sitting at opposite ends of a table, reminiscing about their life together. Each has a point of view and
they rarely address each other directly. The anecdotes are both humorous and tragic. Their lives seem
wasted, yet the wife’s muted final gesture of affection conveys a love endured.
Recital by next generation musicians from KS Piano Academy. Young award winning Athlone
musicians trained by Kateryna Selve perform classical piano pieces.
Tuesday 26th April, 8 pm
Athlone Little Theatre
Tuesday 3rd May, 3 pm
Athlone Little Theatre
Admission Tickets €5
Afternoon T series: Darren O’Hara Baritone
Athlone Little Theatre
Admission €5
Thursday 5th May, 4 pm
Recital of Drama, Prose and Poetry
Aidan Heavey Library
Students of local speech and drama teacher, Mary Whelan Fox will present a demonstration of solo
dramas, poetry and rehearsed pieces of drama theatre, including their own written material.
Free Event
Book reading ‘REEDBOUND’
Thursday 5th May, 6.30 pm
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of the Bard, the Festival, in association with Athlone Film
Club, is delighted to screen what is regarded as Shakespeare's greatest comedy. Directed by Kenneth Branagh
and with a star-studded cast, this comic tale of love and deception received rave reviews on its release in 1993.
Admission Tickets €5
Admission Tickets €5
Sunday 1st May, 1 pm
Opening of ‘Colours’ Art Exhibition
Traditional irish music
The Castle Writers Group Athlone will recite readings of their creative work.
Athlone Springs Hotel
Free Event
AIB Gallery, Dean Crowe Theatre for duration of the Festival
Round up the weekend with Trad. Music from Tír na nÓg to 3pm and carvery lunch available
all day. No bookings necessary.
Group exhibition of Athlone Arts Group celebrating over 30 years in existence.
Free Event
Wednesday 4th May, 3 pm
Sunday 1st May, 2 pm
Athlone Little Theatre
Free Event
World Premier of new play by Jean Farrell. This entertaining and interesting drama looks
at emigration today and in the days of Percy French. Songs from both eras are performed throughout
the play.
Friday 6th May, 3 pm
Wednesday 27th April, 6.30 pm
Free Event
Wednesday 27th April, 8 pm
Confined All Ireland Winning Play
Dean Crowe Theatre
Performance of the winning play (to be confirmed) from the 2016 Confined All Ireland drama finals.
Admission Tickets €10
Thursday 28th April, 7 pm
Defence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade
(Athlone) by kind permission of GOC Eastern Brigade
Forecourt Dean Crowe Theatre
Musical entertainment to start the 2016 RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival
Free Event
Poetry in the Park
Athlone Castle Courtyard
The EPIC award winning community Poetry group, “Poetry in the Park” present poetry recitals, short
stories and more, from their third community chapbook, published in February this year.
Athlone A Cappella
Sheraton Hotel Foyer
Enjoyable entertainment on a Bank Holiday Friday evening with award winning choral group.
Free Event
Literary Recital
Aidan Heavey Library
Afternoon T series: ‘Now and Then’
Admission €5
Free Event
Aidan Heavey Library
Giles Byford's story of an English couple's struggle to bring a barge across the Irish Sea to
the inland waterways of Ireland.
Free Event
Thursday 5th May, 7.15 pm
Athlone Pipe Band
Join in and March across the famous Bridge, beginning at John Count McCormack Square
to the Dean Crowe Theatre forecourt.
Afternoon T series: ‘Power lunch’
Athlone Little Theatre
Sunday 1st May, 3 pm
Thursday 5th/Friday 6th May
Bradán Players, winners of the 2015 All Ireland (open) one act drama, present the
immature, improbable, sometimes interchangeable secret notions of a man and a woman trying to
balance their urges to compete, copulate and connect.
Schools Theatre Workshop with Majella Flanagan
Admission Tickets €5
Athlone Little Theatre
St. Mary’s Hall
Fresh back from Innisboffin, our own Athlone Little Theatre, present their award winning
one act play by Rob Johnston. Set in the Northern England, the play takes us on a journey and asks
us: Is this a land much like ours?
Free Event
Afternoon T Series: ‘In a Land Much Like Ours’
Admission Tickets €5
Friday 29th April, 6.30 pm
Tuesday 3rd May, 3 pm
Two-day fun-filled theatrical educational workshop exploring acting skills, vocal skills,
physical movement and creativity. Transition Year Students.
Sunday 1st May, 3 pm to late
Stout’n’Trout
Start Point: Main Gate Custume Barracks
Jazz and Blues musical entertainment in a marquee setting.
Free Event
Saturday 30th April, 10.30 am & 2 pm
Defence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade
(Athlone) by kind permission of GOC Eastern Brigade
Forecourt Dean Crowe Theatre
Thursday 5th May, 11.30 am (& 12 noon if full)
Custume Barracks Historic Walking Tour
Flannery’s Bar, Sean Costello Street
Friday 6th May, 7 pm
A guided tour of one of the most historic military barracks in Europe with Lt Col Harry Smith (retired)
Tickets required (Free)
Popular musical entertainment for the last night of competitive drama.
Free Event
‘Michael McLiamoir, The self-inventor’
Saturday 7th May, 2.30 pm
Dean Crowe Theatre (Bar)
Thursday 5th May, 10 am & 1.30 pm
Stage Management Workshop with Kate Ferris
Des Lally, historian, presents the stories behind one of Ireland’s most colourful and creative
theatre personalities.
Free Event
Playwriting Workshop with Michelle Read
Monday 2nd May, 3 pm
Luan Gallery
Luan Gallery
Afternoon T series: 1916 COMMEMORATION 2016
In this 2.5 hour introduction course participants will learn what is Stage Management and
roles and responsibilities, how to run a rehearsal room including blocking, prompting and reporting.
Introduction to creating a Prompt Copy and calling cues for production.
Saturday 7th May, 7.30 pm
Admission €20 Pre-booking (non-refundable) through the Luan Gallery at 090 6442154
Admission tickets €40 dinner
In this 2.5 hour introduction course, through writing exercises, discussion and scene analysis,
participants will learn about: dynamic characters, engaging stories, active dialogue, clear stage
pictures and how to create script for live performance.
Admission €20 Pre-booking (non-refundable) through the Luan Gallery at 090 6442154
Athlone Little Theatre
Trí Ceol, Filíocht agus Amhránaíocht
Admission tickets €5
Gala awards ceremony and dinner
Athlone Radisson Hotel