Enniskillen Drama Festival

Theatre 3
Newtownabbey 35 mins OpenTrifles
by Susan GlaspellSet in 1916
in a small Nebraskan farmhouse surly, and reclusive farmer John Wright was
found murdered. His apathetic wife Minnie is the prime and only suspect and
sitting in jail for the crime. Now a small group of people enter the home
Looking for the clues that would explain why a woman would suddenly strangle
her husband in the night. While County Attorney Henderson, Sheriff Peters and
neighbour Mr. Hale roam the house looking for clues, the women (Mrs. Peters and
Mrs. Hale) examine the ‘trifles’ of a country kitchen, such as frozen jars of
preserves, and a poorly sewn quilt. But as the women look closer at Minnie’s
World, they make a bone chilling discovery.An Stoirm
Chiúin 40 mins ConfinedShe Said
She Said by Michèle CibaAfter Liam
O’Connor is arrested on suspicion of abusing his wife, the play returns to the
events that led to his arrest. Concerned by Caoimhe’s behaviour, Mairéad
arranges a book-club meeting so that she and Tom can assess Liam for
themselves. His tense and confrontational manner appears to confirm their
fears. When Caoimhe later arrives injured and frightened, they encourage her to
report him. However, the same events are subsequently revealed from another
perspective, exposing what occurred between Caoimhe and Liam in private and
forcing the audience to reconsider who is controlling whom. Their competing
accounts finally meet in a Garda interrogation where appearance, testimony and
Truth become dangerously difficult to separate.A
psychological drama about coercion, credibility and Narrative ControlAdult-content
Notice:Contains
Strong language, themes of domestic and psychological abuse, staged physical
Violence, blood/injury effects, alcohol use and references to self-harm.IntervalBelvoir
45 mins OpenNo
Regrets by Deirdre DooleyNo Regrets
is a dark memory-play in which Deirdre Dooley relives the events surrounding
her sister Geraldine’s sudden death. The action shifts fluidly between a
courtroom-where Deirdre stands accused of murder-and the run-down rural family
home where the sisters’ final encounter unfolds. Characters transform in full
View of the audience, blurring memory, guilt, and imagination.Geraldine, a
Flamboyant but failing actress, returns home unannounced after years of
absence. She has sold the family house without warning, forcing Deirdre to move
out. Their reunion exposes a lifetime of imbalance: Deirdre, the dutiful older
sister who endured their father’s violence and loss of her child; Geraldine
the indulged sister who escaped into drama school and chaos. Their
Conversations swing between affection, resentment and unresolved trauma.Rat poison
heavy drinking, and a night of rain set the stage for Geraldine’s death
Suicide, an assisted death, or something darker?The
audience, as the jury, are left to decide whether Deirdre is innocent or
Guilty; a caring woman driven by love or a murderer consumed by hate?Booking information:·
Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.·
£30.00 Season Ticket covering all 3 nights is available to purchase
from the Box Office on 028 66 325440