Barney the Banks – John O Connor
Evette Giroux – Christine Quin
Claire Harkin – Annette McCarthy
Tim Gallagher – John Kirwan
Jack McNeilis – Denis O Connor
Nora Dan – Clare Jacklin
Senator Doctor Donovan – Fintan O’ Reilly
Susan Donovan – Emma Atkins
Director – Anthony O’Connor
Assistant Director – Amanda Farrelly
Sound – Martin McCarthy
Lighting – Billy McCreary
Set Design – Kevin O’Leary
Costumes – Mary Walsh
Stage Management – Imelda O’ Connor & Stephen O Connell
Backstage – Orla Doran, Vanessa Farrell, Tony Brady & Francis Harney
Special Effects – Francis Harney & Stephen O Connell
Set Crew – Matty Foley, Jay Quigley, Paddy Kinsella, Paddy Murphy, Jimmy O’Leary, Martin McCarthy, Martin McCarthy Jr., Richard Devereux, John Hearne, Billy McCreary, David Burke, Francis Harney, Kevin O’Leary, Denis O’Connor, Fintan O’ Reilly, John Kirwan, Peter Prendergast, Mary Kelly, Kevin O’Leary, Thomas Devereux, Imelda O’Connor, Stephen O’Connell & Kenneth Hearne.
Set in a restored thatched cottage close to the sea in the remote townland of Ballybeg, County Donegal, The Communication Cord is a farce which is pre-occupied with language and its powerful effects.
Kilmuckridge Drama Group reformed in 2008 and have staged productions on the 3-Act circuit every year since reforming. The group reached the confined 3-Act finals on many occasions during these years. They won the Clare Galway trophy for the first time in 2014 with their production of Conor McPhersons The Weir and for a second time in 2022 with their production of The Playboy of the Western World” by J.M Synge. In 2015 the group reached the open finals for the first time with their production of The Kings of the Kilburn High Road by Jimmy Murphy. In 2023 the group were placed third in the All Ireland finals with their production of Sive.
