City of Derry Drama Festival

30th City of Derry Drama Festival

5th - 13th March 2010

Adjudicator: Donn McMullin

Waterside Theatre Box Office 028-7131-4000

 Affiliated to Association of Ulster Drama Festivals & Amateur Drama Council of Ireland

Friday 5th March            8.00pm	By The Bog of Cats by Marina Carr performed by the Breffni Players, Co.Leitrim                                          A Tragedy with many comic moments.  The story is loosely based on the legend of Medea.  When Hester Swane, a member of the travelling community, who lives on the edge of a bog is deserted by her common-law husband, she resists and defies the settled community.
Saturday 6th March    8.00pm	The Banshee of Crokey Hill by Tommy Marren performed by the Crokey Hill Club, Co.Galway             A traditional style Irish family drama full of wit and humour.  When Mickey McMahon returns from England to tell his parents he is to be married in Manchester dark secrets are laid bare.
Sunday 7th March      8.00pm	Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck performed by Bradan Players, Leixlip*                                                       An American thriller of greed and double-cross. When two sisters inherit a fortune in stamps they get more than they bargained for!
Monday 8th March         8.00pm	The Gentle Island by Brian Friel performed by the Backburner's Drama Circle, Co.Tyrone                When Manus Sweeney and his family are the only islanders who decide not to leave their island home for good, the Island's history unfolds with unexpected consequences.
Tuesday 9th March    8.00pm	Philadelphia Here I Come by Brian Friel performed by the Lifford Players, Co. Donegal                           One of Friel's most popular plays.  Often described as a tragic-comedy it explores what happens when a young man, set to leave his dreary life in Ballybeg for the delights of Boston, begins to have second thoughts.
Wednesday 10th March 8.00pm	Where There's a Will by Val Gough performed by the Clanabogan Drama Circle, Co.Tyrone           Traditional Ulster Comedy.  An inheritance causes much mayhem and humour when the Nesbit brothers receive some unexpected visitors.
Thursday 11th March 8.00pm	Our Town by Thorton Wilder performed by Rosemary Drama Group, Belfast                                   Claimed to be, the most popular American play ever written.  It provides a fascinating portrayal of the citizens of a small American town.
Friday 12th March                  8.00pm	The Field by J.B. Keane performed by the Newpoint Players  Co.Down    A gripping exploration of human greed.  When lessee "Bull" McCabe discovers that the field he has tended for years is to be auctioned to the highest bidder he takes drastic action.
Saturday 13th March 7.30pm	Three Tall Women by Edward Albee performed by Theatre 3 Newtownabbey**                                          From last years Festival winners, a Pulitzer award winning play rarely seen on the Irish stage.  When a young female lawyer arrives to help an elderly lady sort out her affairs, memories unravel and provide a fascinating insight into the three stages of being a woman.

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*  Contains Strong language

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