All Ireland Confined Drama Finals 2026

The All-Ireland Confined Amateur Drama Finals 2026 will take place at The Patrician, Carrickmore from Thursday 9 April to Friday 17 April, with a Gala Awards Night on Saturday 18 April.

Nine leading amateur drama groups from across the island of Ireland will perform over ten nights, presenting a varied programme of Irish and international work.

Programme:

Performances take place at 8 pm nightly.

Thursday 9 April – Upstage Players, Claremorris – The Year of the Hiker by John B. Keane
Friday 10 April – Sliabh Aughty Drama Group – The Outgoing Tide by Bruce Graham
Saturday 11 April – Tinahely Variety Group – Moonglow by Kim Carney
Sunday 12 April – Enniskillen Theatre Company – Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Monday 13 April – Gorey Little Theatre – Gut by Frances Poet
Tuesday 14 April – Clones Drama Group – The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge
Wednesday 15 April – Bualadh Bos Drama Group – From Under the Bed by Seamus O’Rourke
Thursday 16 April – Glenamaddy Players – Chapatti by Christian O’Reilly
Friday 17 April – Memory Lane Theatre – Heaven by Eugene O’Brien

Saturday 18 April – Gala Awards Night

Box Office Information
The Box Office open Monday to Friday, 10.00am – 4.00pm. 
Telephone: 028 807 61906

Further information is available at Patrician Hall website www.patrician.ie or via the Mid Ulster Drama Festival Facebook page.

Event and Media Enquiries
For event or media enquiries, please contact Mid Ulster Drama Festival Director, Patricia Nugent on 07517 460425.