Countdown is on to Roscommon Drama Festival 2025
Roscommon Drama Festival Committee pictured with adjudicator Padraic McIntyre at the final night of the Roscommon Drama Festival last year at Roscommon Arts Centre. Pic. Michelle Hughes Walsh
This year’s Roscommon Drama Festival will be officially launched on Wednesday, March 26th by Cllr Paschal Fitzmaurice, Cathaoirleach Roscommon County Council. The ever-popular festival will take place from Friday, March 7th to Saturday, March 15th.
The festival once again boasts a wide range of amateur talent from all over the country in both the open and confined sections. Many of the groups have progressed to national honours in the past and are hoping to do so again.
Chairperson of the festival committee, Mairead Nally noted: “We are so lucky every year with the quality of the groups that perform here, and this year promises to be no exception. We have the cream of Irish amateur drama with us, and I am really looking forward to eight wonderful nights of entertainment.”
One of the highlights of the festival is the children’s story writing competition. A shortlist of four plays in the programme has been made available to the primary schools in the area and students in Fifth and Sixth Classes are encouraged to participate and write a short story based on any one of them. The competition has gone from strength to strength each year and great credit is due to the students, teachers and parents. The presentation of prizes will take place at the festival launch in Aras an Chontae on February 26th.
Tickets are now on sale at Roscommon Arts Centre priced at €17. A special five night costs €70, while a season ticket costs €96. Demand for tickets is very brisk, and you are advised to book now for what promises to be “eight great nights of wonderful entertainment”. Booking at Roscommon Arts Centre Box Office 090 662 5824 or roscommonartscentre.ie.
