75 wonderful years for Ballymoney Drama Festival

Ballymoney Drama Festival, which is the oldest of its kind in Ireland, will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year by staging nine nights of high quality amateur theatre in Ballymoney Town Hall.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Feb 2014, 10:25 BST

It will open at 8pm on Thursday 27th February. This year’s programme offers something for everyone: several comedies; two adaptations of well-known stories, at least one incorporating music; some modern American drama and a Northern Irish classic, all performed by some of the most experienced and best known amateur dramatic companies in the Province.

The adjudicator, Mr Paul Fowler, is particularly pleased to be coming to Ballymoney as so many people here share his enthusiasm not only for theatre but also for motorcycling.

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Ballymoney Festival is a member of the Association of Ulster Drama Festivals (AUDF); each company performing in Ballymoney, and other similar festivals, will be scored by an adjudicator and hopes to do sufficiently well to be eligible to take part in the Ulster finals in April.

The adjudicator shares some of his views on the performance after the play each night; this can add a great deal to the experience of seeing a play.

With so much on offer, Season Tickets are very reasonably priced at £40.00 (Concessions £30.00 ) for nine nights and will, for the first time, be on sale in the Town Hall between 10.00 am and 12 noon on Saturday 15th February. Nightly Tickets can be booked in the Town Hall from Tuesday 18th February from 9.00am until 4.00 pm (Monday – Saturday) and nightly during the Festival at a cost of £8.00 (Concessions £6.00) The telephone number for

Credit /Debit Card bookings is 028 2766 0230.

The Drama Festival will run from Thursday 27th February until Saturday 8th March and there will be a special exhibition marking the 75th Anniversary also in the Town Hall. Over the years the Festival has been generously sponsored by local businesses and supported by enthusiastic audiences; memorable performances have included one by a young Liam Neeson in 1973.The Festival Committee are looking forward to seeing familiar faces again and hope that some new friends will join them to celebrate this special occasion.

All booking details and information about our sponsors, about the career of Paul Fowler, the adjudicator, and about each play can be found on the Festival Website at www.ballymoneydramafestival.com

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