County Tipperary Open Drama Festival 2025.

**Mr Donal Duggan**. *(Director* *Tipperary Open Drama Festival)*.

As stated in an earlier post, the prestigious County Tipperary Open Drama Festival, under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland will be held once again in Holycross Community Centre, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. This popular event will take place, over 9 nights, from Friday March 21st until Saturday March 29th.
The centre will open nightly at 8:30pm, except on Awards Night (Saturday March 29th), when the centre’s activities will commence, sharp, at 8:00pm.

As already announced, the Adjudicator for this year, will be Ms Irene O’Meara (B.Ed. LLSM, MA Drama & Theatre Studies); with Mr Donal Duggan continuing in his role as Festival Director.
Festival committee members will be on hand, as is usual, to cater for attending patrons during necessary interval breaks.

This year, nine of Ireland’s leading drama groups will present plays by top playwrights.

Plays and Players.

Friday March 21st, (Open); “The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot”, By Stephen Adly Guirgis, (Clontarf Drama Group, Dublin).
Saturday March 22nd, (Open); “The Blackwater Lightship”, by Colm Toibin (adapted by David Horan).
Sunday, March 23rd, (Confined); “A Living Will”, by Jim Keane, (Suir Productions, Tipperary).
Monday, March 24th, (Open); “The Weir”, by Colm McPherson (Brideview Drama Group, Waterford).
Tuesday March 25th, (Open); “Rathmines Road”, by Deirdre Kinihan (Thurles Drama Group). [Note: Not Suitable for Children].
Wednesday March 26th, (Confined); “The Beauty Queen Of Leenane” By Martin McDonagh (Flavour Of The Month Productions, Limerick).
Thursday March 27th, (Open); “Bailegangaire”, by Tom Murphy (Kilrush Drama Group).
Friday, March 28th, (Confined); “The Snapper”, By Roddy Doyle (Clann Machua, Mayo). [Note: Not Suitable for Children].
Saturday, March 29th (Confined); “Amongst Men”, by Eoghan Rua Finn (Wayside Player’s Wexford).