Bangor Drama Club Est. 1935Bangor Drama Club began in 1935 when a group of people with a passion for theatre starting reading plays together. The Club put on its first production in 1938 and hasn't looked back since!
The Clubhouse (a former builder's yard and Home Guard station during the war) was acquired in 1947 and plays were then performed in a number of venues but mostly in "The Little Theatre" across the road. In 1993, when The Little Theatre closed, the Clubhouse was converted into the Studio Theatre nestled off central avenue in the heart of Bangor. |
Studio 1A
In its 80th year, the Club moved to its current home, Studio 1A, on Hamilton Road (formerly the Good Templar Hall). After plenty of planning, fundraisers and elbow grease, Studio 1A opened in early 2017 and has hosted countless successful productions already - with many more to come! The Club puts on at least three productions a year and offers a range of Summer theatre productions by visiting companies in July and August. There are also regular play readings twice a month from September - June annually. |
Join us from 29th March - 1st April for the hilarious dark comedy 'Red Roses and Petrol' by Joseph O'Connor.
Tickets are £12 and will be on sale through Bangor Visitor Information Centre and Ticketmaster.
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Bangor Festival Results Announced
The annual Bangor Full-Length Drama Festival closed on Saturday night after a week of exceptional productions and performances. Adjudicator David Grant had a difficult job choosing the winners amongst teams who were merely points apart. Dundalk Theatre Workshop were the overall winners with their production of Faith Healer by Brian Friel. The audience agreed wholeheartedly with this choice having voted overwhelmingly for this production to win the Audience Award.
Dundalk Theatre Workshop also took Best Actor Award for Fergus Mullen's portrayal of the charismatic faith healer Francis Hardy. Other acting awards went to Lynn Gordon for her performance in One Man, Two Guvnors, Rosemary Drama Group's Shirley Sweeney and Jeremy Lewis who portrayed racing columnist Roger Mortimer in Dear Lupin.
The full list of award winners is as follows:
Best Decor: Mark Irvine and Richard Dowling (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Costume: Madeline Smith (Bart Players)
Technical Excellence: Seamus Farrell (Dundalk Theatre Workshop)
Best Moment of Theatre: "Silent Night" scene by Geoff Hatt (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Young Player: Jay Henry (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Sweeney (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Lewis (Ballymoney Literary and Debating Society)
Best Actress: Lynn Gordon (Bart Players)
Best Actor: Fergus Mullen (Dundalk Theatre Workshop)
Lady Sylvia Hermon Award: Theatre 3, Newtownabbey (For their "show must go on" spirit)
Best Director: Gillian Porter (Bart Players)
Audience Award: Dundalk Theatre Workshop - Faith Healer
1st: Dundalk Theatre Workshop
2nd: Rosemary Drama Group
3rd: Bart Players
Successful teams will progress to the Ulster Drama Finals in The Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey from 24th - 29th April 2023.
The annual Bangor Full-Length Drama Festival closed on Saturday night after a week of exceptional productions and performances. Adjudicator David Grant had a difficult job choosing the winners amongst teams who were merely points apart. Dundalk Theatre Workshop were the overall winners with their production of Faith Healer by Brian Friel. The audience agreed wholeheartedly with this choice having voted overwhelmingly for this production to win the Audience Award.
Dundalk Theatre Workshop also took Best Actor Award for Fergus Mullen's portrayal of the charismatic faith healer Francis Hardy. Other acting awards went to Lynn Gordon for her performance in One Man, Two Guvnors, Rosemary Drama Group's Shirley Sweeney and Jeremy Lewis who portrayed racing columnist Roger Mortimer in Dear Lupin.
The full list of award winners is as follows:
Best Decor: Mark Irvine and Richard Dowling (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Costume: Madeline Smith (Bart Players)
Technical Excellence: Seamus Farrell (Dundalk Theatre Workshop)
Best Moment of Theatre: "Silent Night" scene by Geoff Hatt (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Young Player: Jay Henry (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Sweeney (Rosemary Drama Group)
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Lewis (Ballymoney Literary and Debating Society)
Best Actress: Lynn Gordon (Bart Players)
Best Actor: Fergus Mullen (Dundalk Theatre Workshop)
Lady Sylvia Hermon Award: Theatre 3, Newtownabbey (For their "show must go on" spirit)
Best Director: Gillian Porter (Bart Players)
Audience Award: Dundalk Theatre Workshop - Faith Healer
1st: Dundalk Theatre Workshop
2nd: Rosemary Drama Group
3rd: Bart Players
Successful teams will progress to the Ulster Drama Finals in The Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey from 24th - 29th April 2023.
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Call in and see Lisa our Theatre Administrator on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings - click here for more.
Tel: 028 91 226161
