Play synopsis 2025
Friday 7th March Kilmeen Drama Group
THE WASP
By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm OPEN
Heather and Carla haven’t seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths – Carla lives a hand-to-mouth existence while Heather has a high-flying career, husband and a beautiful home. And yet, here they are in a café having tea and making awkward conversation. That is until Heather presents Carla with a bag containing a significant amount of cash and an unexpected proposition
“The Wasp is a gripping and suspenseful psychological thriller – so if you enjoy a good twist and a surprise ending, this is definitely the play for you.”
Saturday 8th March Bradan Players
LITTLE GEM
By Elaine Murphy OPEN
Three generations of Dublin women, Kay (grandmother), Loraine (mother) and Amber (granddaughter) narrate several months of emotional turmoil that they have experienced. Each woman is experiencing some sort of emotional crisis and communication between the three is fraught at best.
One year can bring extraordinary change; and as the year moves forward, the women confront their individual challenges with courage and humour, finding strength in one another and discovering the beauty and complexity of family
“A poignant and hilarious play about love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes.”
Sunday 9th March Newtownstewart Theatre Company
THE REMAINS OF MAISIE DUGGAN
By Carmel Winters CONFINED
Kathleen Duggan has rushed home to Ireland upon hearing the news that her mother, Maisie, has died.
Only when she gets back to the house, she finds that her mother is alive and well. Almost.
However, after a routine car accident, Maisie believes that she is now dead and wandering around the homestead, awaiting her funeral.
Still able to talk to her childish adult son and her violent, temperamental husband, she will no longer be silenced by the male-dominated, pugnacious atmosphere that has kept her quiet all these years. So when Kathleen comes back for the ‘funeral’, Maisie expects to find her final resting place, safe from the threat of domestic violence once and for all.
“A captivating exploration of intimate family turmoil.”
Monday 10th March St. Patrick’s Drama Group
WOMAN AND SCARECROW
by Marina Carr CONFINED
Woman and Scarecrow centres on a dying woman reflecting on her life as she confronts her imminent death. Lying in bed, she is joined by Scarecrow, a mysterious, spectral figure that embodies her unfulfilled dreams and the life she could have lived. Together, they delve into Woman’s regrets, failed relationships, and her dissatisfaction with her loveless marriage.
“Potent, bittersweet, and darkly funny it is marked by moments of great beauty and a robust sense of humour.”
Tuesday 11th March Cornmill Theatre
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK
by Tom Murphy OPEN
The play tells the story of the confrontation between Michael, the oldest of the Carney sons, and his father and brothers, a brawling, hard-drinking, criminal gang of Irish immigrants living and working in Coventry. A powerful portrayal of tribal violence and the devastation it brings in its wake in spite of attempts to stand against it
“This is a powerful and demanding play that will haunt you long after you leave the theatre.”
Wednesday 12th March
No performance.
Thursday 13th March Corofin Dramatic Society
THE WEIR
by Conor McPherson OPEN
In a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie arrives and becomes spellbound by an evening of ghostly stories told by the local bachelors who drink there. With a whiff of sexual tension in the air and the wind whistling outside, what starts out as blarney soon darkens as the tales drift into the realm of the supernatural. Then, Valerie reveals a startling story of her own.
“A haunting play that takes the audience to an otherworldly dimension.”
Friday 14th March Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group
THE BEACON
By Nancy Harris OPEN
Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Her relative peace is disrupted when her estranged son, Colm, returns home with his new American wife Bonnie, searching for answers about his father’s mysterious death. Prying into the past comes with a cost, however, and returning to the island will leave some people searching for a light – and others avoiding its glare.
“Absorbing, intelligent and grimly funny.”
Saturday 15th March Kilmuckridge Drama Group
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK
by Sean O’Casey CONFINED
Dublin, 1922, the Irish Civil War is tearing the nation apart. In the cauldron of the family’s tiny tenement flat, Juno Boyle, a beleaguered matriarch whose sharp wit is a survival tool, struggles to make ends meet and keep the family together. Her husband, ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle, fancies himself a ship’s commander but sails no further than the pub. Johnny, her son, is a moral weakling who has betrayed a Republican comrade, while her daughter, is vain and is a poor judge of male character. When providence comes knocking with news of a great inheritance, could the family’s troubles finally fade away?
“Juno and the Paycock is a mesmerising mix of comedy and tragedy.”