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Congratulations to Bridge Players – All Ireland Champions 2016 !!!!
Our congratulations to Bridge Drama Group on their superb win with ‘Lost in Yonkers’ – All Ireland Champions 2016!
Thank you to all the Festival Committee, Gayle and Tommy in the Dean Crowe – not forgetting the wonderful audience – Your support, help and enthusiasm made our time in Athlone a truly amazing experience.
Also thanks to Padraig McIntyre – we are thrilled to be RUNNERS UP 2016!
Congratulations too to our own Maria Bruce on winning Best Actress and Barry Donaldson on winning Best Stage Lighting and to all our director cast and crew!!!
LINKS:
Video of Gala Night Awards Ceremony
RTE Nationwide on Wed 27th April, (13:30 mins) visiting rehearsals and Maria for tea!
Summary of adjudication for “Jane Eyre”
Maria Diamond Bruce – Best Actress 2016
Dalkey Performances prior to Athlone Finals
Prior to Dalkey Players’ performance of “Jane Eyre” at the RTE All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone, there will be 2 performances at Dalkey Town Hall on
Monday 2nd May & Tuesday 3rd May at 8pm
Bookings: 087 991 9261
As the Athlone performance is sold out, this will be the last chance to see this fantastic production, which has won 5 festivals, come 2nd in 2, and won multiple other awards enroute. If you haven’t seen it, don’t miss it! If you have, please tell all your friends how brilliant it is!
Festival Wins!!
We are delighted to share the results of the 8 Festivals in which we participated and to thank once more all who supported us and sponsored us along the way. Thanks also to all the Festivals for their wonderful hospitality. This means that we have qualified for the Finals of the 2016 RTE All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Results from the 8 Festivals | Awards | Recipients |
---|---|---|
Wins | 5 | |
Second place | 2 | |
Best Overall Play of Festival | 2 | |
Best Director | 5 | Emma Jane Nulty |
Best Visual Presentation | 1 | The Crew and set designers |
Best Set | 2 | Emma Jane Nulty and David Butler |
Best Lighting and Sound | 5 | Barry Donaldson, Tom McMahon and Emma Jane Nulty |
Best Actress | 4 | Maria Bruce 3 Maura Lavelle 1 |
Best Actor | 3 | Dermot Byrne |
Best Supporting Actress | 3 | Mo Hudson 2 Maura Lavelle 1 |
Best Supporting Actor | 4 | Alan Nuzum |
Acting Certificate of Merit | 1 | Maura Lavelle |
Best moments in Theatre | 2 | For the improvisation of a wheelchair from a bicycle wheel and The Horse aka Alan Nuzum |
Nominations | ||
Best Actress | 3 | Mo Hudson Maura Lavelle and Maria Bruce |
Best Actor | 1 | Dermot Byrne |
Best supporting Actress | 1 | Maura Lavelle |
Best supporting Actor | 1 | Alan Nuzum |
Best Stage Crew | 1 | Emma Mulligan Siobhan Caskie |
And below, a taster from the last few weeks….
Festivals!
What an experience it’s been for our Jane Eyre cast and crew!!! Eight festivals in 13 nights and so far, 3 wins and 2 seconds, plus multiple acting and other awards! Results from final 3 festivals due this weekend, so watch this space. Thanks a million to all our amazing supporters and sponsors – we couldn’t have done it without you!!!!
A Big Thanks to all our 40th Year Sponsors!
Jane Eyre: Dalkey 25th & 26th Feb before Festivals nationwide 4th – 16th March
Jane Eyre – 2 performances only, prior to RTE All Ireland Festivals
Well done, Alan Stewart, Runner-up Best Actor, Glenealy Festival
Congratulations to new member Alan Stewart who won the trophy as runner- up for Best Actor in the Glenealy Festival on Sunday night. We were thrilled for him and for Siobhan Galvin, who garnered lots of praise from the Adjudicator. Roll on Wednesday and our visit to Bray. Well done Emma Mulligan and crew on a fine performance all round.
“Melody” pre-festival & festival performances
Alan Stewart, Emma Mulligan & Siobhán Galvin at rehearsals for “Melody”
January One Act Festivals
Our pre Festival performances of
“Melody”
by Deirdre Kinehan
Directed by Emma Mulligan
Featuring Alan Stewart and Siobhan Galvin
will be in the Vico Room @Queens Pub Dalkey
on
Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21ST January 2016 at 8.30 pm
Please do come and support us.
Our performance dates are as follows:
Glenealy Drama Festival: January 24th
Bray Drama Festival: January 27th