Official opening of 2011
Roscommon Drama Festival


The 2011 Roscommon Drama Festival got under way with the official opening by our special guest, Mr John Waters. The festival will run for 9 nights with visiting drama groups competing for awards and nominations to the RTE All Ireland Finals in Athlone and Wexford.
Photos: Hurson Photography

John Waters, Paula Dempsey (Adjudicator), Mary Finn (Roscommon Drama Festival Secretary), Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival Chairperson) pictured at the opening night of the Roscommon Drama Society Drama Festival on Friday.

Pat McDonald, Paula Dempsey (Adjudicator) and Joe Nally (Roscommon Drama Festival Committee)

Pictured are students from Roscommon Convent of Mercy who preformed before the play in the Arts Centre with their teacher Soifra Cox, Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival Chairperson) and special guest John Waters at the opening night of the Roscommon Drama Drama Festival

Sr. Josephine, Eileen Kelly and Peggy Finn all from Roscommon

Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival Chairperson) with her parents Frank and Frankie Lannon

Maria Roughneen (Athenry), Marion Moran (Claregalway), Noreen Hynes (Claregalway) and Kathleen Brehony (Knock)ayo

Mary and Stella O'Gara

Patricia Lyons (Roscommon), Kathleen McDonagh and Myra Murray both from Ballygar

Oonagh Farrell and John Gannon (Tarmonbarry)

Paula Dempsey (Adjudicator), Marie McCrann (Roscommon Drama Festival Committee member), and Patricia Collins (Roscommon)

Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival Chairperson), Donald Feeley (Lecarrow), Ray Donnelly (Rahara), Phil Feeley (Lecarrow)
and Pauline Donnelly (Rahara)

Tom Judge, Angela Burke, Stella O'Gara and Mary O'Gara





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