Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bart Players present Summer by Hugh Leonard at Newry Drama Festival 2017. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Committee members and guests at the presentation of awards at Newry Drama Festival. Front from left: Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down Council; Scott Marshall, Adjudicator; John Travers, Chairman, ACDI and Gerry McNulty, Chairman, Newry Drama Festival. Back: Eileen Mooney, Secretary,; Charlie Smyth, President and Maureen Grant, PR, Newry Drama Festival; Mac Pollock, Chairman, AUDF and Christine Farrelly, Treasurer. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Elizabeth Weir and Avril Robb, front, Rosemary Drama Group receive their awards from Scott Marshall, Adjudicator and Mac Pollock, Chairman AUDF. Also pictured back are Newry Drama Festival committee members and guests. From left: Gerry McNulty, Chairman and Maureen Grant, PR; Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down Council; Charlie Smyth, President ; Eileen Mooney, Secretary and Pat Grant, Committee. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Prosperous Dramatic Society members with their awards. Front from left: Jimmy Grace; Robert Massey and Siobhan Keogh receive their awards from Scott Marshall, Adjudicator and Mac Pollock, Chairman, AUDF. Newry Drama Festival office bearers and guests are pictured back, from left: Maureen Grant, PR; Gerry McNulty, Chairman; Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down Council; Charlie Smyth, President and Christine Farrelly, Treasurer. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Shaunagh McKirgan, Clarence Players, front centre won the award at Newry Drama Festival for Best Supporting Actor and Frances Hastie received the award on her behalf. Festival organisers and guests are also included, from left: Pat Grant, Committee; Maureen Grant, PR; Scott Marshall, Festival Adjudicator; Gerry McNulty, Chairman; Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down Council; Christine Farrelly, Treasurer; Mac Pollock, Chairman, AUDF and Charlie Smyth, President. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Barbara McCombe, front, Bunclody, Kilymyshall Drama Group with the trophies won by the group at the 2017 Newry Drama Festival. Also included are from left: Gerry McNulty, President; Maureen Grant, PR; Scott Marshall, Adjudicator; Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down Council; Christine Farrelly, Treasurer; Eileen Mooney, Secretary and Charlie Smyth, President. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Barbara McCombe, Bunclody, Kilymyshall Drama Group receives the trophies won by the group at the 2017 Newry Drama Festival from Gerry McNulty, President, Newry Drama Festival and Scott Marshall, festival Adjudicator. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Mother Miriam Ruth (Josephine Byrne) and Agnes (Kate Power) in Bunclody/ Kilmyshall Drama Group's production of Agnes of God by John Pielmeier. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Bunclody/ Kilmyshall Drama Group's production of Agnes of God by John Pielmeier. Photograph: Columba O'Hare