GROUP HISTORY
The tradition of
Drama in Carrigallen goes back to the second last century. The
present group was founded in 1963 as 'The Community Players' and
there has been no break in activity since that time. The company
has competed on the festival circuit since 1970 and has reached
the All Ireland Finals in Athlone on nine occasions. In 1989 the
company opened their own Theatre, i.e. The Corn Mill Theatre and
Arts Centre. In that year the name of the company was changed
to the Corn Mill Theatre Company. In 1998 the company won the
Esso All-Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone with Billy Roche's play
'Belfry', directed by Killian McGuinness.