Mountmellick Drama Festival

Festival Program

Season and Nightly Ticket Sales to the Mountmellick Drama Festival 2026 are now Live!!!

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to our loyal patrons to book a ticket to this years festival, under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland. This year there will be no assigned seating.

Please see the lineup below.

06 March, 2026

8:00 pm –

Season Ticket Book a Ticket

06 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Year of the Hiker Book a Ticket

Author: John B. Keane

Group: Upstage Players Claremorris

07 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Chapatti Book a Ticket

Author: Christian O'Reilly

Group: Glenamaddy Players

08 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Burned Man Book a Ticket

Author: Patrick Fogarty

Group: Fomóire Productions

09 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Outgoing Tide Book a Ticket

Author: Bruce Graham

Group: Sliabh Aughty Drama Group

10 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Salvage Shop Book a Ticket

Author: Jim Nolan

Group: Nenagh Players

11 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Sive Book a Ticket

Author: John B. Keane

Group: Dalkey Players

12 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

From Under the Bed Book a Ticket

Author: Seamus O'Rourke

Group: Bualadh Bos Drama Group

13 March, 2026

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Da Book a Ticket

Author: Hugh Leonard

Group: Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group

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Mountmellick

Mountmellick Drama Festival has been in existence for over thirty years. The festival is firmly established as the premier event in the Laois and Midland’s Theatre calendar.

The Festival runs in the newly refurbished Mountmellick Community Arts Centre. The Arts Centre boasts a four-hundred and fifty seat Auditorium with a Michael Scott designed proscenium style stage ensuring perfect sight lines with a full view from every seat in the house. Seating is Pullman styled ensuring a comfortable evening for all patrons.

Mountmellick Drama Festival is renowned nationally as the friendliest theatre event on the circuit. The hosting committee will greet you each evening and are available to attend to your every need. You will have the opportunity to chat about the show over light refreshments and the interval and post-show banter that takes place each night is a theatre in itself. It is not unusual to see the audience, performers, adjudicator, and festival staff submerged in discourse long after the final curtain.

FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

About

Mountmellick Drama festival

We are a voluntary run, self-funded, not for profit organisation made up of members with many diverse skills and talents from all over the community.

After a two year unavoidable absence the wait is over, live theatre is back and we couldn’t be happier. A warm welcome awaits you and your friends, we’ve truly missed you.

To the participating drama groups, welcome and thank you for bringing your production to Mountmellick Drama Festival 2022. We wish you the very best and hope your circuit journey is enjoyable and rewarding.