Feast of acting awaits at Goresbridge One-Act Drama Festival in Kilkenny

Kilcumney Players will stage the Goresbridge One-Act Drama Festival 2018 in Ionad Dara, Goresbridge on Friday, October 26, Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28.
This is a Drama League of Ireland festival, one of 24 that are held across the 32 counties of Ireland over five weekends from late October to the end of November 2018.
Over three nights, nine visiting groups will participate, with three on each night with the winners competing in the All Ireland finals in early December in Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford.
The festival kicks off on Friday, October 26 at 8pm with Conna Drama Group and ‘The Problem’, a comedy by AR Gurney. The second production on Friday is Camross Drama Group with ‘Lucy In The Sky’ by Tony Layton. , Model Box Productions from Co. Wicklow will perform ‘A Frank Exchange’ by Nicholas Marsh, a drama set in Nazi occupied Amsterdam in 1944.
On the Saturday, there is a 7pm start with New Ross Drama Workshop’s production of ‘Specter’ , a thought provoking retelling of an old ghost story by American playwright Don Nigro.
Appearing in Goresbridge for the first time are Palace Players from Kilworth/Fermoy, Co. Cork, with Where Is This Malabar, written by Liam Howard.
Malabar is set in 2004 and explores the plight of rural people in isolated farming communities in Ireland with great insight. Friday night’s programme will finish with Bridge Drama, Castlebridge (Co. Wexford) who will perform ‘After The Picnic’ by David Foxton, a play that questions what happened after the ending of the film ”Picnic at Hanging Rock”.
On Sunday at 7pm, Moat Club from Naas will perform What’s Left Of The Flag, a play by Jimmy Murphy.
Competing in Goresbridge for the first time are The Venue Players from Rathoath, Co. Meath who will present ‘Keeping Abreast’ by one of their members Eileen Kavanagh. To conclude, Blue Hat Productions from Whitechurch, Co. Cork will present Wanda’s Visit’ an American comedy by Christopher Durang.
Red Mills is again the main sponsor.
The festival receives great support particularly from the sponsors without whose generosity the festival simply would not be possible.
Donohoe’s Horse Sales and Goresbridge Credit Union have been festival sponsors since its outset.
Tickets for each of the nights cost €10 for adults, €8 for concessions and €5 for children. Tickets will be available at the door.