2026 Finalists and Plays

MEET THE GROUPS

GROUP	PLAY
Bridge Drama	Things I Know to Be True
Dalkey Players	Sive
Kilmeen Drama Group	Ballyturk
Balally Players	Heaven
Corofin Dramatic Society	Wit
Wexford Drama Group	Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me
Brideview Drama Group	Da
Ballycogley Players	All My Sons
Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group	Da

Draw for the running order: 6th April 2026

Last updated 2nd April 2026

Corofin Dramatic Society

Corofin has a proud dramatic tradition dating back over 150 years. Since 1945, the society has staged over 120 productions, ranging from serious drama to comedy, from farce to pantomime and pageant. The group have been regular participants on the amateur circuit since 1970, both one-act and full-length. Corofin Dramatic Society (CDS) qualified for the One-act All-Ireland finals eight times, winning on two occasions 1993 (confined) and 2011(confined). CDS won the full length Confined All- Ireland in 2008 and have since qualified for the Open All-Ireland finals in Athlone on seven occasions. The group has produced five playwrights.

Play Synopsis

Dr. Vivian Bearing is a renowned professor of English literature. When she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Vivian undergoes aggressive experimental treatment, confronting the reality of her mortality with the same intellectual rigor she once applied to her scholarship. As her illness progresses, she reflects on her life, her teaching, and her emotional detachment, ultimately discovering the value of compassion and human connection over intellect and wit. The play is both deeply moving and darkly humorous, exploring themes of life, death, and the search for meaning.

Wexford Drama Group

Wexford Drama Group was founded in 1966 in the Dun Mhuire Theatre in Wexford Town.
WDG performs three full length plays per year, a summer production, an October production
to coincide with the Wexford Festival Opera and a Drama Circuit entry in March.
We have happily qualified for the All Ireland Drama Finals for the last four years
consecutively.

Play Synopsis

An Irishman, an English man and an American are held hostage in a Lebanese jail. As the
three men strive for survival, they also strive to overcome their personal and nationalistic
differences.