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Full Length Amateur Drama Circuit 2012

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    #92
    pat loughnane
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pat loughnane


    Any play that is good enough to get to Athlone is entitled to good adjudication and there is nothing surprising about that . The standard is obviously very high . Everyone is in with a shout on Saturday night !


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    #93
    poteen
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭poteen


    pat loughnane wrote: »
    Any play that is good enough to get to Athlone is entitled to good adjudication and there is nothing surprising about that . The standard is obviously very high . Everyone is in with a shout on Saturday night !

    I agree with you to a point Pat. But the standard is higher in Athlone than at Prelim festivals and so the expectation and demands on groups should also be higher in my opinion. I think the adjudications need to get right under the production and they should be informative for the audiences and they should be aware of the elements of a good production that the adjudicator is looking for.

    That said you do not want the kind of adjudicatios that Tom Doherty gave a couple of years back which were just bang out of order.


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    #94
    pat loughnane
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pat loughnane


    poteen wrote: »
    pat loughnane wrote: »
    Any play that is good enough to get to Athlone is entitled to good adjudication and there is nothing surprising about that . The standard is obviously very high . Everyone is in with a shout on Saturday night !

    I agree with you to a point Pat. But the standard is higher in Athlone than at Prelim festivals and so the expectation and demands on groups should also be higher in my opinion. I think the adjudications need to get right under the production and they should be informative for the audiences and they should be aware of the elements of a good production that the adjudicator is looking for.

    That said you do not want the kind of adjudicatios that Tom Doherty gave a couple of years back which were just bang out of order.
    If the main objective of the adjudication is to inform the audiences then I think he is doing a good job


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    #95
    cavalcaders
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭cavalcaders


    Anyone see last nights show.........how did ballyduff get on???


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    #96
    TrailerBob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    According to the Twitter feed last night, they did ok, had issues with lighting in act 1, and thought set limited the movement, but generally quite positive. Most of the adjudications have been like this too. This could go any number of ways!


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    #97
    pat loughnane
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pat loughnane


    TrailerBob wrote: »
    According to the Twitter feed last night, they did ok, had issues with lighting in act 1, and thought set limited the movement, but generally quite positive. Most of the adjudications have been like this too. This could go any number of ways!
    Yea ... anything could happen tomorrow night ! The atmosphere is going to be electric in Athlone ... can't wait !!!


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    #98
    pat loughnane
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pat loughnane


    Any word how corofin got on tonight ?


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    #99
    Peter grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Peter grimes


    Well, what do we think of the results!!!! What a great night at the Radisson. It was really well run, I thought! Results were strange but then when are they not!!! Felt really sorry for the groups who didn't pick up anything. It is so tough. Certainly results didn't go the way people were expecting. The set nominations were so strange. Not taking anything away from Prosperous but there were better sets.
    Also very strange that the lead actress from Bunclody wasn't nominated.
    What about the 1.2.3. Definitely wouldn't have been mine.


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    #100
    TrailerBob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    Peter grimes wrote: »
    . The set nominations were so strange. Not taking anything away from Prosperous but there were better sets. .

    That's where opinions are a great thing, it picked up 5 set awards on circuit too, but i am biased!


    Congrats to Kilmeen on a 2 for 2, great bunch of guys What i find more peculiar is that Kilmeen won, but got no awards other than direction - and that's not to say they didn't deserve it.. they did. I spoke to one of their guys about it and he was amazed too, how can the winning group not be best in at least a couple of other areas? Again... opinions!!

    This happened to us last year with a certain Mr.Kelly, runner up, but not even a consolation of a summer school award (And popular opinion was we had the best set then too!!)


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    #101
    dos1965
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭dos1965


    Peter grimes wrote: »
    Well, what do we think of the results!!!! What a great night at the Radisson. It was really well run, I thought! Results were strange but then when are they not!!! Felt really sorry for the groups who didn't pick up anything. It is so tough. Certainly results didn't go the way people were expecting. The set nominations were so strange. Not taking anything away from Prosperous but there were better sets.
    Also very strange that the lead actress from Bunclody wasn't nominated.
    What about the 1.2.3. Definitely wouldn't have been mine.

    Peter.

    It really was a terrific night and hats off to all the award recipients. What a great sense of celebration. The organisation was wonderful.

    but....

    Why would you preface something with "not taking anything away ....but..." and then proceed to recommend the award was unwarranted ? You can't have it
    both ways in fairness.


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    #102
    poteen
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭poteen


    Its not the first time that a group wins a festival without any other awards so for me its not unusual or a bad thing. I think the Adjudicator without doubt got the No. 1 right which is the most important decision. They may not have won an acting award but the production was so well balanced acting wise that to award an individual was very difficult to do. I was delighted for Corofin. It was their first night in Athlone and some of the more established groups and likely dismissed them. Again in my mind a similar situation to Kilmeen. A balanced cast performed on the night and took a new lease of life and freshness to Athlone.

    For me too many groups in Athlone this year had not Balanced casts. You had many situations where 60%/70% of them in show worked. In Athlone you will not win with less than 100%

    Again Silken come in the top 3 which is a great achievement for the group. In my mind they were just about value for that. That show had so many strong moments but the difference for me was the points i Mentioned in the last paragraph.

    Here's one for debate. How do people think Letterkennys '39 Steps' would have done in Athlone ?


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    #103
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Vinny-Chase


    Someone mentioned to me yesterday that they spoke to Walker at the interval in Shercock and he said "Well, they haven't done enough to win it for me" and that was after the 1st stronger act. He did go on to criticise the 2nd act in his adjudication. Interesting...


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    #104
    poteen
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭poteen


    Vinny-Chase wrote: »
    Someone mentioned to me yesterday that they spoke to Walker at the interval in Shercock and he said "Well, they haven't done enough to win it for me" and that was after the 1st stronger act. He did go on to criticise the 2nd act in his adjudication. Interesting...

    Walker got too caught up in keeping people guessing in Shercock and went to extremes to stress that it was his decision and referenced this point on stage every night. Too often Adjudicators are trying to become the main act and centre of attention. His adjudication on closing night was by far the most severe all week in Shercock and it was just a power trip. He couldnt but give the win to Letterkenny.

    It was by far and away the best show in Confined this year and in recent years.


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    #105
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Vinny-Chase


    poteen wrote: »
    Walker got too caught up in keeping people guessing in Shercock and went to extremes to stress that it was his decision and referenced this point on stage every night. Too often Adjudicators are trying to become the main act and centre of attention. His adjudication on closing night was by far the most severe all week in Shercock and it was just a power trip. He couldnt but give the win to Letterkenny.

    It was by far and away the best show in Confined this year and in recent years.

    I think you may be right. However the feeling amongst the audience up there on the night was a very mixed bag.


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    #106
    jorg
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭jorg


    poteen wrote: »
    .......Here's one for debate. How do people think Letterkennys '39 Steps' would have done in Athlone ?

    The Ulster finals might answer that. Letterkenny are up against the Silkies and Estuary!


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    #107
    poteen
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭poteen


    So Letterkennys '39 Steps' wins the Ulster Finals with Silken in Second...


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    #108
    giggs2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭giggs2


    poteen wrote: »
    So Letterkennys '39 Steps' wins the Ulster Finals with Silken in Second...

    I am not surprised at the Ulster winners. I saw them in Shercock and they were brilliant. They would have won in Athlone if they were there. Well done LETTERKENNY you deserved it .


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    #109
    Jon Joe1
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Jon Joe1


    Can anybody explain to me the rules involving the set and setting up in the One Act drama festival?? Anybody else thinking of doing a One Act play??


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    #110
    observe
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭observe


    You have 10 mins to set and 5 mins to strike. These times are monitored and points deducted for going over time.
    The set should consist of free standing pieces. Essentially what can be put in place in 10 mins. Some venues on circuit are tight on wing space and storage so the less you have the better.
    But.....a one act should have a strong design element to it. 15 marks are given for PRESENTATION, including set, lighting, sound, costume makeup etc.
    All the best.


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    #111
    brightspark
    Registered Users Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭brightspark


    The full rules are on the DLI site

    http://www.dli.ie/downloads/Rules%20for%20One%20Act%20Circuit%202012.pdf


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    #112
    Jon Joe1
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Jon Joe1


    Thanks.. To think were talking about the one acts and some groups have already beginning to hold auditions for the festival 2013 circuit... A bit mad!!


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    #113
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Vinny-Chase


    Hi guys,
    Curious as to any one who has wrote their own play and had it performed or anyone from any of the groups that put on a new play from a new writer and how it worked with the rights on the circuit?


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    #114
    Vinny-Chase
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Vinny-Chase


    Hi guys,
    Curious as to any one who has wrote their own play and had it performed or anyone from any of the groups that put on a new play from a new writer and how it worked with the rights on the circuit?


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    #115
    naasrd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    Vinny-Chase wrote: »
    Hi guys,
    Curious as to any one who has wrote their own play and had it performed or anyone from any of the groups that put on a new play from a new writer and how it worked with the rights on the circuit?

    Rights are the author's, standard DLI fees would apply per performance and a license issued from the author or an agent.


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