Kilmuckridge Drama Group
present


The Communication Cord

by Brian Friel

Saturday,

7 March 2026

7.30 p.m.

Confined




Important: The theatre doors will close strictly at 7.30!
Please be seated by 7.20.

(Please note: no food or drink will be allowed in the theatre during any performance, as this is a competition.)



The Play

Set in a restored thatched cottage close to the sea in the remote townland of Ballybeg, County Donegal, The Communication Cord is a farce which is preoccupied with language and its powerful effects.


The Cast

Barney the Banks (German)

John O'Connor

Evette Giroux

Christine Quin

Claire Harkin

Annette McCarthy

Tim Gallagher

John Kirwan

Jack McNeilis

Denis O'Connor

Nora Dan

Clare Jacklin

Senator Doctor Donovan

Fintan O'Reilly

Susan Donovan

Emma Atkins


Crew

Director

Anthony O'Connor

Assistant Director

Amanda Farrelly

Lights

Billy McCreary

Sound

Martin McCarthy

Set Design

Kevin O'Leary

Stage Management

Imelda O'Connor
Stephen O'Connell

Costumes

Mary Walsh

Back Stage

Orla Doran
Vanessa Farrell
Tony Brady
Francis Harney

Special Effects

Francis Harney
Stephen O'Connell

Set Crew

Matty Foley
Jay Quigley
Paddy Kinsella
Paddy Murphy
Jimmy O'Leary
Martin McCarthy
Martin McCarthy Jr.
Richard Devereux
John Hearne
Billy McCreary
David Burke
Francis Harney
Kevin O'Leary
Denis O'Connor
Fintan O'Reilly
John Kirwan
Peter Prendergast
Mary Kelly
Thomas Devereux
Imelda O'Connor
Stephen O'Connell
Kenneth Hearne



The Group

Kilmuckridge Drama Group reformed in 2008 and have staged productions on the circuit every year since. The group won the Clare Galway trophy in the Confined All-Ireland Finals for the first time in 2014 with their production of Conor McPherson’s "The Weir". After a few years in the Open section, the group returned to Confined and the winner’s trophy was brought back to Kilmuckridge for a second time in 2022 with their production of "The Playboy of the Western World" by JM Synge. Last year the group performed “Juno and the Paycock” by Seán O’Casey on the Confined full-length circuit.