Am-Dram takes centre stage on TV

THE passion for treading the boards on the amateur drama circuit will be documented in a new six-part series on RTÉ One, starting on Apr 16.

Simply Am-Dram was filmed over nine months in the run up to the 2012 RTÉ All Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone which take place in May every year. It’s fiercely competitive, on a par with the fervour associated with a GAA All Ireland Final and attracts people from every walk of life.

Filmed in an observational documentary style, seven drama groups are followed as they attempt to be crowned All Ireland Champions. The groups are reigning champions Kilmeen Drama Group from West Cork, Ballyshannon Drama Group, Brádan Players from Leixlip, Cornmill Theatre Company from Leitrim, Brideview Drama Group from Waterford, Prosperous Dramatic Society from Kildare and Nenagh Players from Tipperary.