Cavan Drama Festival Committee is delighted to be continuing an impressive tradition of more than 75 years by yet again bringing groups from all over the country to perform a selection of wonderful plays, both old and new, to the Townhall Theatre in Cavan.

Make sure to take this opportunity to see these groups perform during a week long celebration of incredible dramatic talent and creativity!

Adjudicator: Darragh Smith

All shows are at 8:00pm with the following ticket options available:

• Adults: €15.00 
• Four night ticket €50.00 
• Season ticket for €80.00
• Students and Senior Citizens:€10.00

Tickets can be purchased in the Box Office in the Townhall or by phoning 049 - 4380494. Alternatively you can purchase tickets from the link below 👇🏻

https://townhallcavan.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173636639

Whats on....

Saturday 4th March:

COROFIN DRAMATIC SOCIETY - OPEN

'Stolen Child' - by Yvonne Quinn & Bairbre Ní Chaoimh

Set in 1990, this humorous yet moving play tells the story of a woman adopted at birth who enlists the help of a colourful private detective to search for her mother and uncover the secrets of her family history. What begins as a personal odyssey for Angela Tierney to discover her past, soon becomes a fascinating exploration of one of the darkest chapters in the history of modern Ireland.

Sunday 5th March:

A CELEBRATION OF DRAMA BY LOCAL GROUPS

'Operation Desperation' - by Catherine McKiernan

Best friends, Lynn and Moira are determined to be beach body ready for the summer. Unfortunately, their motivation doesn’t quite match their determination.

'The Bargain' - by Alice Lynch

Patrick has something that Michelle wants. How far will she go to get it? And what price will he have to pay? Initially written as a ten minute play, The Bargain has been developed to a full length comedy ‘Entangled’ which will be presented to audiences later this month.

'Two in the Dock' - by Eddie Brady

An amazing short Play “Two in The Dock” a farce of fun and comedy!

Monday 6th March:

LIFFORD PLAYERS - OPEN

'When Elephants Collide' by Edward Flanagan 

A tale of inheritance. A family in crisis. A father who doesn’t know which child to trust with his legacy. This fast paced play is interwoven with sibling rivalry, jealousy and greed set in a 21st Century Ireland still anchored to 19th Century traditions.

Tuesday 7th March:

DALKEY PLAYERS - OPEN

'By the Bog of Cats' - by Marina Carr

Hester Swayne, a woman abandoned once and discarded later, threatens a whole community as she awaits her mother’s return to the Bog of Cats. Forgiveness, vengeance and disparate forces figure in the tangled history embodied in her powerful drama as it makes its way through heartbreak and occasionally, hilarity and the secrets of her tangled history are revealed.

Thursday 9th March:

LISLEA DRAMATIC PLAYERS, NEWRY - CONFINED

'See How They Run' - by Philip King

Set in a vicarage at the end of World War 2 where the local Vicar has married a west end actress to the consternation of some of the villagers. As the Vicar prepares for a ceremony the next day all turns a bit frantic with unannounced and unwanted visitors. A laugh a minute farce for the whole family.

Friday 10th March:

BUTT DRAMA GROUP - OPEN

'Darkness Echoing' - by Shaun Byrne

Joe returns home to Donegal from London under a cloud to find his father seriously ill and is forced to deal with issues concerning his own young son’s passing some years earlier helped by Marie his father’s home help. It deals with loss, addiction, illness-serious issues but like ‘An Incident with Dave Cotter’ last year, humour appears in unexpected places.

Saturday 11th March:

WAYSIDE PLAYERS - CONFINED

'The Field' - by John B. Keane

The Field tells the story of the hardened Irish farm ‘Bull’ McCabe and his love for the land he rents from Mrs Butler and is set in a small country village in southwest Ireland. The rugged Bull McCabe has spent five hard years of labour cultivating a small plot of rented land, nurturing it from barren rock into a fertile field. when the owner of the field decides to auction it, he believes that he has a claim to the land. The McCabes intimidate most of the townspeople out of bidding in the auction, to the chagrin of an auctioneer Mick Flanagan, but Galwayman William Dee arrives from England where he has lived for many years, with a plan to cover the field with concrete and extract gravel from the adjacent river. An encounter between William and the McCabes ends in William’s death and a cover-up.