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SUMMARY:Afternoon T Series: ‘Dying Minutes’
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 10 th May\, 3pm\nAfternoon T Series: ‘Dying Minutes’.\nAthlone Little Theatre\nBailieborough Drama Group present their 2025 confined All-Ireland winning one act play.\nSet in a pub\, this one act answers the question: why would anyone be in a pub on a Monday\nMorning? We glimpse into a world at which we laugh\, empathise and even recognise.\nAdmission €10 Tea afterwards in Green Room.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/afternoon-t-series-dying-minutes/
LOCATION:Athlone Little Theatre\, St Mary's Place\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 XR52\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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SUMMARY:Athlone A Cappella
DESCRIPTION:Friday 9 th May\, 6.30 pm\nSheraton Hotel Foyer\nAthlone A Cappella return with their unique choral recitals.\nPopular vocal musical entertainment.\nFree Event.
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/athlone-a-cappella-2/
LOCATION:Sheraton Hotel Athlone\, Gleeson St\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 D953\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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SUMMARY:Defence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 8 th May\, 7 pm\nDefence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade\, by kind permission of GOC Eastern Brigade \nForecourt Dean Crowe Theatre\nOpen air musical entertainment to start the 2025 RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival\nFree Event
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/defence-forces-band-of-the-eastern-brigade-4/
LOCATION:Dean Crowe Theatre\, Chapel Street\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 VF29\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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SUMMARY:Winners from the All Ireland Confined Final 2025 St Patrick's Drama Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 7 th May\, 8 pm\nSt Patrick’s Drama Group\, winners from the All Ireland Confined Final 2025 perform ’Woman and Scarecrow’ at the Dean Crowe Theatre \nFree admission
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/winners-from-the-all-ireland-confined-final-2025-to-be-confirmed/
LOCATION:Dean Crowe Theatre\, Chapel Street\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 VF29\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250507T193000
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SUMMARY:Presentation of awards for Shop Window Display
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 7 th May\, 6.45 pm\nPresentation of awards for Shop Window Display\nLaunch and reception of Art exhibition ‘The West; in Light and Shade’\nLandscape artists Yvonne McDonald and John Higgins display their work of the wild wonderful west.\nAIB Gallery\, Dean Crowe Theatre\nFree Event
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/presentation-of-awards-for-shop-window-display-2/
LOCATION:Dean Crowe Theatre\, Chapel Street\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 VF29\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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SUMMARY:St Jarlath’s Credit Union Schools Playwright Competition
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday May 6th May\, 11 am\nSt Jarlath’s Credit Union Schools Playwright Competition\nDean Crowe Theatre\nTransition year students from all around Ireland\, have written original one act plays on the\ntheme of ‘Care’. Presentation of prizes\, followed by the ‘world premiere’ performance of\nthe winning play. Produced and directed by Alfie Kilduff.\nFree Event
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/st-jarlaths-credit-union-schools-playwright-competition/
LOCATION:Dean Crowe Theatre\, Chapel Street\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 VF29\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250504T160000
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SUMMARY:Connaught Gardens Market with Lifesize Puppets
DESCRIPTION:Picture credits Paola Bassanese \nA family friendly pop-up market in Connaught Gardens starting at noon on Sunday May 4th till 4pm. Face painting (no real paint)\, Puppets\, Food\, Bric a Brac.
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/connaught-gardens-market/
LOCATION:Connaught Gardens\, Connaught Gardens\, Athlone\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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SUMMARY:Athlone Film Festival IMC Athlone
DESCRIPTION:The Athlone film festival is celebrating it’s seventh year this year with seven high quality short films from around Ireland on May 3rd in the Athlone IMC cinema starting at 8pm and finishing approximately 10:30pm. \nAther the screening there will be a short panel discussion with the film makers and light refreshments. \nThe films this year are: \nA Simple Killing directed by Jason Branagan \nWhile trying to take her own life\, Mai is interrupted when a young\, pregnant woman in distress calls to her door in desperate need of help. \nThe Wilde Sisters directed by Táine King \nAfter dying in a tragic party fire\, sisters Emily and Mary Wilde are trapped in purgatory\, struggling with denial and painful truths about their lives as they seek a way to finally move on. \nTrespass directed by Desmond Lynch \nA young boy witnesses the murder of his father on his doorstep in Belfast\, 1976. Years later having never forgotten that day\, he seeks revenge as an older man. \nUpper Current directed by Gregory O’Reilly \nA hit-and-run spirals into a nightmarish struggle against fate as a man’s desperate attempt to cover his crime leads him into the merciless grip of the open sea. \nVanilla directed by Tony O’Donnell \nWhen a villager meets his local doctor in the pub\, the doctor reveals a test he carried out to confirm the legitimacy of his new born baby. \nDear Imelda directed by Árón Holden \nIn rural Ireland\, the unwanted open-ended arrival of Grandson Ciaran to his Nanny Imelda’s traditional home\, forms an unexpected bond to unite generations and connect lost friends. \nA Roscommon Snapshot directed by Kathy Raftery \nUnveiling the untold connections of three Roscommon men in the heart of the Vietnam War\, this documentary delves into their unexpected reunion on the front page of the Roscommon Herald\, exploring the intriguing journey that led these hometown neighbours to the battlefields of Saigon.\n \nEventbrite price: 10 euro
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/athlone-film-festival-imc-athlone/
LOCATION:IMC Athlone\, Golden Island Shopping Centre\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T130000
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SUMMARY:Short Film Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop on short film structure and how to start writing your first short film while avoiding the biggest mistakes people make\, with Rachel Moloney.
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/short-film-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Luan Gallery\, Elliot Road\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250502T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250502T210000
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SUMMARY:Filmmakers Networking Event & SCREENING
DESCRIPTION:Friday 2nd May\, 6.30 pm\nFilmmakers Networking Event & SCREENING\nTUS University reception from 6.30 pm\nIn conjunction with Westmeath Film Collective\, The Networking event holds an opportunity\nfor Actors/Producers/Directors/Lighting/Sound/Costume/Set designers to meet\, greet and\nexperience the film making activities that are taking place in the region.\n7pm – 9pm approx.: screening of short films
URL:https://www.dramafestival.ie/event/filmmakers-networking-event-screening/
LOCATION:TUS AThlone Campus\, University Road\, Athlone\, Co. Westmeath\, N37 HD68\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2025
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