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Comment on Results from All Ireland Confined Finals, Shercock. by barney farrelly

barney farrelly — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:22:48 +0000

well done Shercock

Comment on Choosing plays: some questions. by Michael Poynor

Michael Poynor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0000

The festival I’m adjudicating at present has plays by Wasserman, Priestley, Wilde, Havel, Godber and McDonagh … a pretty eclectic bunch! And certainly some demanding work there as well, which challenged resources, ingenuity and innovation. As ever, the challenge for adjudicators is to assess how well the play is done, not whether it is a good piece of writing, or not …. the challenge for the groups and their audiences is to select plays that provide good ‘theatre’ (whatever you think that might mean) and then deliver then with panache!

Comment on ‘It’s Your Line’ website by ADA

ADA — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:09:58 +0000

Some very interesting articles appearing, Ronan. I’d be particulary interested in reading observations on the circuit from a Festival committee’s viewpoint. Are their needs met? What changes might help them to improve the overall experience of festivals? I believe that the more dialogue there is between groups, festivals, ADCI, DLI and Adjudicators will make for a more enriching Festival experience for all.

Comment on ‘It’s Your Line’ website by Ronan Ward

Ronan Ward — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:21:38 +0000

Thanks for the plug Geoff! The membership is steadily growing week by week.

Comment on Adjudicating One Act Festivals by ADA

ADA — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:31:00 +0000

In my experience, it has always been a case of adjudicating all three at the end of the night. I’m not aware of any Festival where adjudication is given after each performance. I imagine from a festival/audience/groups perspective, it would make for a very long night, given the need to strike and set and for teas/coffees etc to be sold.

Comment on A TRIBUTE by Michael Poynor

Michael Poynor — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:41:02 +0000

I remember working with Phylis when she brought Gemini Productions’ ‘Da’ to the Lyric Theatre in 1974 … the set came up by train! I re-lit the show for the Lyric … Eddie Golden played the title role … others in the cast included a young Barry McGovern, Anita Reeves.
Mary O’Malley’s book on the Lyric Theatre, states that Phyliss tempted me to Dublin to leave the Lyric .. alas! ’twas never the case!