Ballycogley and Kilrush are Wicklow winners

By Dan Walsh

Ballycogley (Open Section) and Kilrush (Confined Section) have been named as winners at the South Wicklow Drama Festival which ran for eight nights in St. Brigid’s Hall, Carnew, and finished tonight (Saturday). The adjudicator was Imelda McDonagh.

OPEN SECTION; 1^st, Ballycogley Players with Out of Order by Ray Cooney; 2^nd, Bridge Drama with The Wake by Tom Murphy; 3^rd, Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group with The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh.

CONFINED SECTION; 1^st, Kilrush Drama Group with Hooked by Gillian Grattan; 2^nd, Clodiagh Players with Trad by Mark Doherty; 3^rd, Kilmuckridge Drama Group with I Do Not Like Three Dr. Fell by Bernard Farrell.

Confined Section:

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Eddie Condon as Fr. Rice in ‘Trad’, Clodiagh Players

Best Actor in a Major Role – John Redmond, in ‘Hooked!’, Kilrush

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Kay Cahill as Mary in ‘Hooked!’, Kilrush

Best Actress in a Major Role – Erin Hogan as Lydia, in ‘Hooked!’, Kilrush

Best Director – Niall McGrath – ‘Hooked’, Kilrush

Open Section;

Best Supporting Actress – Catherine Stafford as Pamela Willey in ‘Out of Order’, Ballycogley

Best Supporting Actor – Ken Murphy as Finbar in ‘The Wake’, Bridge

Best Actress – Mairéad Ryan as Vera in ‘The Wake’, Bridge

Best Actor – Fr. Pat Mernagh as Richard Willey in ‘Out of Order’, Ballycogley

Best Director – Pat Whelan – ‘Out of Order’, Ballycogley

Adjudicator Award 1 – Tom Kennedy & Kris Mooney, for lighting design, Balally

Adjudicator Award 2 – Joseph Sunderland, Bridge

Adjudicator Award 3 – Mag Clooney for window work, Ballycogley

Best Comedy Performance (Jim Tighe Trophy) – Sean Carthy as George in ‘Out of Order’, Ballycogley

Magic Moment in Theatre (Pat Connaughton Award) – The fight scenes in ‘The Lonesome West’, Bunclody-Kilmyshall

Audience Cup (Altura Credit Union Award) – ‘Out of Order’ – Ballycogley Players

Best Presentation – ‘The Wake’ by Bridge Drama.