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City of Derry Drama Fest kicks off
06.03.09
THE 29th City of Derry
Drama Festival kicks off tonight with players from
all over Ireland taking part in the week-long event.
Among the highlights of the festival will be
performances by the Bangor Drama Club with Sam
Sheppard's 'True West', while John B Keane's 'Sive'
will be performed by Sligo's Cloonacool Players.
Bernard Farrell's play 'I do not like thee Dr Fell'
will be performed by the Lurig Drama Group while
Brian Friel's 'Faith Healer' will be performed by
the Bradan Players from Co Kildare. |
The Lifford Players
also return to this year's festival with Gerard
Healy's 'Black Stranger' while Martin McDonagh's 'Pillowman'
will be performed by the Knocknaconnaragh Amateur
Drama Society from Galway. Productions of works by
Owen McCafferty, Neil Simon and Martin McDonagh will
also feature.
Derry Mayor Cllr Gerard Diver welcomed drama lovers
across the city, Donegal and wider North West to
catch one or two of the shows at the festival venue,
The Waterside Theatre.
"The City of Derry Drama Festival is one of the
highlights of the city's events calendar. Attracting
top players from across the country, |
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the festival offers a
wide variety of drama performances to suit all
tastes," he said. Tickets for the festival are
available from the Waterside Theatre Box Office
priced from £6 (conc) and £8 with a season ticket
for all nine nights £40 and £30 (conc) For more,
contact 048 71 314000 or 0044 78 111 45253.
The festival runs from Friday, March 6 - Saturday,
March 14. |
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