Ballyshannon Drama Society

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Ballyshannon Drama Society

The Ballyshannon drama society are on a roll with their production of “Old Times” by Harold Pinter

Having recently won –

 

Shercock Drama Festival:
Second Place – ‘Old Times’, Ballyshannon Drama Society
Best Performer – Rachel O’Connor (Kate)

Newtownabbey Drama Festival:
First Place – ‘Old Times’, Ballyshannon Drama Society
Best Actor – Richard Hurst as ‘Deeley’
Best Director – Conor Beattie
Best Décor – John Travers
Nomination for Best Actress – Rachel O’Connor and Trish Keane
Nomination for Best Technical – Mark Fearon for Lighting in ‘Old Times’
Nomination for Best Set
Nomination for Moment of Theatre – the lighting at the close of ‘Old Times’

Carrickmore Drama Festival:
Second Place – ‘Old Times’ by Ballyshannon Drama Society
Best Actor – Richard Hurst as ‘Deeley’
Nomination for Best Producer – Conor Beattie
Nomination for Best Lighting – Mark Fearon
Nominations for Best Actress – Trish Keane, Rachel O’Connor

Newry Drama Festival:
Third Place – ‘Old Times’
Best Actress – Trish Keane as ‘Anna’

Strabane Drama Festival:
Second Place – ‘Old Times’
Best Actress – Trish Keane as ‘Anna’
Best Set – John Travers
Nomination for Best Director – Conor Beattie
Nomination for Best Actor – Richard Hurst
Adding to their previous wins this leaves the Ballyshannon Drama Society with 36 points, with 3 Firsts, 3 Seconds and 1 Third for ‘Old Times’, with one final performance on the circuit in the Bangor Drama Festival on Thursday.
We at the Abbey Arts Centre would like to wish the Ballyshannon Drama Society the best of luck for this final festival

 

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