Bangor One-Act Drama Festival 2026

Over three days groups will compete for points towards the Northern Ireland One-Act Finals and the All-Ireland One-Act Finals. Our adjudicator, Tristan Marshall (Guild of Drama Adjudicators), will present his adjudication of the performances at the end of each night with a final adjudication and presentation of awards on the Saturday night.

SEASON TICKET
A season ticket priced at £36 is available to book in person or by phone via the box office at Studio 1A Hamilton Road (028 91 226161) on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings between 10am and 12pm.

PROGRAMME OF PLAYS

Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm

Theatre 3 Newtownabbey presents Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Set in 1916, a Nebraskan farmhouse is examined for clues in the wake of the unexplained murder of a reclusive farmer. DRAMA

Mná Moira Players present The Allotment by Gilliam Plowman
Four women serving community punishment orders meet on an allotment where a new probation officer arrives with fresh ideas about their rehabilitation. DRAMA

Newpoint Players present The Two Gentlemen of the Holylands by Lorcan McGreevy
Follow the adventures of Collie and Dazzle in this Shakespearian pastiche take on life in the Belfast Holylands area. Contains reference to drugs, alcohol and sex. COMEDY

Friday 30 October, 7.30pm

Coachford Players present Scarecrow by Don Nigro
A lonely girl living with her eccentric mother is led into a web of lust and betrayal by a strange man she meets under a tree by the creek. DRAMA

Belvoir Players present No Regrets by Julie May Noteman
A dark memory play in which a woman relives the events surrounding her sister’s sudden death. Explores the theme of assisted suicide. DRAMA

Slemish Players present Bull by Mike Bartlett
Set in an office where redundancies are being made, resulting in tense and awkward viewing of office politics and bullying.  Contains reference to sexual assault. DRAMA

Saturday 31 October, 12pm

Bangor Drama Club present The Proposal by Anton Chekov
A hypochondriac landowner asks for his neighbour’s daughter’s hand in marriage.  A fierce argument breaks out over land and it seems it will not end well.  COMEDY

BDC present What’s for Pudding? by David Tristram
Mary and Jack’s dull evening is interrupted by the arrival of three uninvited guests and the evening quickly descends into a drunken gathering. COMEDY

Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm

Prosperous Dramatic Society present Interview by Jean Claude Van Itallie
A darkly comic exploration of the modern employment interview. An unsettling and often hilarious reflection on modern society. COMEDY

Lucan Drama present The Reunion by Connor Hillman
Three friends reconnect after 15 years, opening old wounds. Is it ever too late for second chances? DRAMA

Rosemary Drama Group present Song for Aoife by Seamus Steele
Two men from opposite sides of the political divide meet in the garden of a hospice when visiting their sick children. Contains adult content. DRAMA