Bunclody/Kilmyshall drama season begins with week of performances

BUNCLODY-Kilmyshall drama group kick off a week of performances at Bunclody Golf club, running this week from this evening until 6 November.

The group will perform a series of one-act plays across the five nights, with performances beginning at 8pm.

Each of the performances offers a different situation and emotion for the actors to explore; a complicated mother-daughter relationship, a love story revolving around an explosive device and the story of a marriage told through the notes they send to each other.

The group launched their drama season in style, showcasing their packed slate in Redmond’s Loft, Bunclody in October.

The drama group enjoyed a night of festivities ahead of their heavy slate of shows, with five performances in the works.

“This demonstrates the commitment and passion of all our members front of stage, in the wings and behind the scenes,” said chairperson Josephine Byrne, expressing her pride in the group.

The group is taking to the competitive circuit with No Romance by Irish playwright Nancy Harris. Directed by Elaine Jordan, the one-act play stars Lisa McCann and Tynan Hooper and explores secrets in even the closest of relationships.

The cast first performed the two-hander at Gorey Little Theatre. They embarked on their competitive journey on 22 October in Goresbridge, hoping to qualify for the one-act All-Ireland drama festival in Letterkenny in December.

The group also teased their full-length play, scheduled for spring 2027, which will also take to the competitive circuit. God’s Gift by Wexford native John Banville, directed by Ronan P Byrne, transposes the action of a classic Greek myth onto Wexford during the 1798 rebellion.

Josephine said the launch event showed the best of what amateur drama has to offer to its members and the community and she encouraged any new members to become involved.