The Wonder Wheel by Ballyshannon Drama Society, Abbey Centre

Ballyshannon Drama Society stage The Wonder Wheel at the Abbey Centre on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, one of the opening events of the town’s Allingham Festival.

What to expect

The Abbey Centre’s own events listing places The Wonder Wheel among the first shows of the 2026 Allingham Festival, alongside a CCBS Drama, Film & Theatre Studies production on the same day. Ballyshannon Drama Society is the town’s own amateur company, and the Abbey Centre is its home venue. The listing does not give a start time, synopsis or running time for the production, so anyone wanting more detail should check with the Abbey Centre or the Allingham Festival programme directly.

Getting there

The Abbey Centre is on Tir Connell Street in Ballyshannon, south Donegal, close to the Erne estuary. Ballyshannon sits on the N15 and N3, roughly 6km from Bundoran and 30km from Donegal town, with Bus Éireann services connecting it to Donegal town, Bundoran and Sligo.

While you’re in Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon is one of Ireland’s oldest towns, built on a steep hill over the River Erne, and is the birthplace of poet William Allingham, after whom the November festival is named. A local amateur company opening the festival on home ground is typical of how the week mixes homegrown and touring acts. More on Ballyshannon and Co. Donegal.

Good to know

• Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026; start time not published on the listing, confirm with the venue.
• Venue: Abbey Centre, Tir Connell Street, Ballyshannon.
• Price: not listed on the booking page; check with the box office, (071) 9851375.
• Booking: via the Abbey Centre.
• Part of the 2026 Allingham Festival programme.
• Runs alongside a CCBS Drama, Film & Theatre Studies production on the same opening day of the festival.
• Details from the Abbey Centre events listing, checked 14 September 2026.