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Kilmeen Drama Group presents

From Eden

Awards won:
  • All-Ireland One-Act Drama Finals 2025
    Best Female Performance (Open)
    Open Section – 1st Place
  • Cork Drama Festival 2025
    Open Section – 3rd Place
  • Goresbridge Drama Festival 2025
    Open Section – 1st Place
  • West Cork One Act Drama Festival 2025
    Best Actor
    Best Director
    Open Category
  • West Waterford Drama Festival 2025
    Open Section – 1st Place
PlayEnglish · 2025 · Clonakilty, Ireland

Direction: Denis O'Donovan

Description

About this production

Kilmeen Drama Group staged Stephen Jones's play From Eden on the Irish one-act festival circuit in 2025. The production was directed by Denis O'Donovan.

Press

In the press

Members of Kilmeen Drama Group, including director Denis O'Donovan, posing as All-Ireland winners
Photo: The Southern Star · Article preview
They had a hat-trick between 2011 and 2013, when they were top of the acts for three years in a row.
— Kieran O'Mahony, The Southern Star

Summary by Stageify

A Southern Star report on Kilmeen Drama Group's double win at the ADCI/DLI All-Ireland One Act Drama Finals in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, where From Eden took Best Drama in the Open section, Laura Connelly won Best Female Performance and director Denis O'Donovan won Best Director. O'Donovan credits the whole team and thanks playwright Stephen Jones. The piece also covers the group's welcome party in Rossmore, its history since 1970 and its eight All-Ireland titles.

Credit: Kieran O'Mahony / The Southern Star · Article preview

Recognition

Awards & nominations

  • Best Female Performance (Open)
    All-Ireland One-Act Drama Finals2025
    Laura Connolly
    Won
  • Open Section – 1st Place
    All-Ireland One-Act Drama Finals2025
    Won
  • Open Section – 3rd Place
    Cork Drama Festival2025
    Won
  • Open Section – 1st Place
    Goresbridge Drama Festival2025
    Won
  • Best Actor
    West Cork One Act Drama Festival2025
    Tomas White
    Won
  • Best Director
    West Cork One Act Drama Festival2025
    Denis O'Donovan
    Won
  • Open Category
    West Cork One Act Drama Festival2025
    Won
  • Open Section – 1st Place
    West Waterford Drama Festival2025
    Won
Run

Show dates

Previously played
25
OCT
Sat
2025
6
NOV
Thu
2025
8
NOV
Sat
2025
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