History of the Group
Podcast of the History of Letterkenny Music and Drama Group
The Letterkenny Music and Drama Group was formed in 1991 to fill a void of dramatic and theatrical inactivity in the area. There was no theatre in the town and so the group staged all their plays in The Loreto Convent Concert Hall and their musicals in St. Eunan's College Hall. The Convent stage was smaller and more intimate and suited staging plays whereas the College stage was slightly bigger and so more suited for musicals. All practices for all shows were in The Loreto Convent. We owe a great dept of thanks to those two institutions for making their premises available to us over the years to stage our shows.
Since October 1999 we have been staging all our shows in An Grianán Theatre. An Grianán is one of the best equipped theatres in the country and has the second largest theatre stage in the country.
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We still have to hold all our practices in Loreto Convent.
So far we have staged the following:-
| Plays |
Musicals |
| The Absent Minded Bridegroom |
Oklahoma! |
| The Patsy |
Calamity Jane |
Juno and The Paycock |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| Arsenic and Old Lace |
South Pacific |
| The Field |
Musical Memories Concert |
| The Enemy Within |
The Sound of Music |
| Widows Paradise |
Christmas Variety Concert |
| Wedding Fever |
Magic of the Musicals |
| All the King's Horses |
Guys and Dolls |
| The Resurrection[1 act] |
Carousel |
| Juno and the Paycock | Fiddler on the Roof |
| The Celtic Story | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
| Kevin's Bed | South Pacifi c |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Tsunami Concert |
| Widows' Paradise | Magic of the Musicals 2005 |
| Lovers at Versailles | Children of the Dead End |
| Don't Tell the Wife! | The Buddy Holly Story |
| Where are the Parents? | Magic of the Musicals 08 |
| The 39 Steps | Boogie Nights |
| Gala Concert 2010 |
You can see more about all our productions by visiting our Archives page
The group began to enter the Drama Festivals in 1996 and have won many group and individual awards along the way. We qualified for the All Ireland Confined Drama Finals on two occasions with Wedding Fever and All the King's Horses. Anthony Delap won best Supporting Actor at the All Ireland Finals in Ballyduff in Co. Cork in 2000
Committee for 2011 - 2012
| Chairman | Pluincéad Ó Fearraigh |
| Secretary | Aoife Boyce |
| Treasurer | Fiona Mc Daid |
| Entertainments Officers | Mags Gallen |
| Elaine Gillespie | |
| PRO | John Ruddy |
| Members | Anthony Delap |
| Rosa Glackin | |
| Robert Glackin | |
| Andy mc Granaghan | |
| Anne Flannery | |
| Kieran Kelly | |
| Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhrighde |
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