The Glen Theatre Drama Group is based at The Glen Theatre Banteer. This Drama Group have performed many plays over the past number of years in England, Northern Ireland as well as The Olympic and Civic Theatres in Dublin, The Everyman in Cork and at various other locations throughout Ireland. There has been an amazing increase in audience attendances each year.
The membership of the group currently stands at approximately 40 and is growing annually. It comprises of all age groups from teenagers, who frequently join following their experience of amateur drama in school, right up to the senior citizens!
Our Current Production
Roger’s Final Farewell
Are you all looking for a laugh this winter? We certainly hope so. The Glen Theatre Drama Group has a comedy for you, beginning Saturday November 23rd, and running Nov 24th, Dec 1st, and Dec 8th. January 17th 2025 & January 19th 2025, Shows Begin at 8 pm Admission €15
Written by Ballydesmond writer, the late Seán Buckley, ‘Roger’s Final Farewell’ follows the Johnson household with matriarch Aggie and her two daughters; Hazel and Purdly. They are mourning the recent death of household patriarch Roger. However, his drinking and gambling debts are revealed, throwing the home into disarray. A collection of strange characters in and out of the house, including a confused Irish War of Independence veteran Grandfather with a ‘strong patriotic devotion to Ireland’, only adds to the hilarious chaos.