Drama festival to close on a high note

TOWNHALL THEATRE Third and final night of Cavan One Act Drama Festival takes place tonight

The Cavan One Act Drama Festival comes to a close tonight with another great serving of live theatre at the Townhall Theatre.

Tonight’s drama gets underway with The Moat Club (Open) from Naas performing ‘Idlewild’ by Jimmy Murphy. As the streets of Dublin play host to a bitter gangland feud, two former best friends, now rival gang leaders, meet over the grave of their best friend to finally end the bloodshed. The cast of Brian Lyons and Conor O’Connell take on the roles of two men who play God, leaving the Devil to decide who wins.

More homegrown drama is served up by Mill Race Drama Group (Confined) from Mullagh. ‘Dancing at Lunacy’ is Seamus Scanlon’s high energy dark comedy set in a republican basement bar in Belfast in 1984 during the troubles. An IRA hitman, Victor Mc Gowan, is sent to flush out an informer within an IRA unit. The play is tense, violent and funny. Eoghan Yore takes on the role of the entertaining, dangerous psychopath Victor, and is ably assisted by Conor Shaffrey, Paddy Sheanon, Diarmuid O’Reilly, and Liam McHugh.

Backstage Theatre (Open) from Co. Longford will have the honour of bringing down the curtain on the festival with Neil Simon’s ‘Visitor From Forest Hills’. This comedy revolves around married couple Roy and Norma Hubley on their daughter Mimsey’s wedding day. In a rush of nervousness, Mimsey has locked herself in the suite’s bathroom and refuses to leave. Her parents make frantic attempts to cajole her into attending her wedding while the gathered guests await the trio’s arrival downstairs. The four strong cast are Maureen Dunner, Tom Lyons, Cora Doyle, and David Flaherty.

Then all eyes will be on the adjudicator to see where the prizes go.

Tickets

Curtain raises at 8pm sharp each night; Admission €15.