RUSH DRAMA FESTIVAL 2012 Announced   

 

Date	Group	Play & Author	Section
Thurs. 23 February	Ballycogley Players	Mother Knows Best by Jimmy Keary	Confined
Fri. 24 February	Bridge Drama	Portia Coughlan by Marina Carr	Open
Sat. 25 February	Conna Drama	Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel	Confined
Sun. 26 February	Kilrush Drama Group	Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh	Confined
Mon. 27 February	Bradán Leixlip	Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (Friel version)	Open
Tues. 28 February	Silken Thomas Players	Jerusalem by Jed Butterworth	Open
Wed. 29 February	Wexford Dramatic Society	Frozen by Bryony Lavery	Open
Thurs. 1 March	Nenagh Players	Jekyl & Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson	Open
Fri. 2 March	Glenamaddy Drama	The Odd Couple by Neil Simon	Confined
Sat. 3 March	Kilmeen Drama	The Weir by Conor McPhearson	Open

OPEN SECTION

Best Supporting Actress  Mary Gibson Grandma Fraochlán The Mai Bunclody Kilmyshall, WEXFORD

Best Supporting Actor     Shaun Nugent Various Roles        Tom and Viv Bradán Players, KILDARE

Best Actress                  Adrienne Meyler Sr Aloysius         Doubt - A Parable Wexford DG WEXFORD

Best Actor                      Patrick Rohan  George                 Out of Order Nenagh Players, TIPPERARY

Best Director                  Thomas O'Leary                           Wexford Drama Group, WEXFORD

3rd Place                        Nenagh Players                          Out of Order

2nd Place                       Bunclody Kilmyshall DG              The Mai

1st                                 Wexford Drama Group                 Doubt A Parable

 

CONFINED SECTION

 

Best Supporting Actor     Neal Higgins Ray - Beauty Queen of Leenane, Garrymore DG, MAYO

Best Actress                  Ann Hurley Peggy - Stolen Child,     Conna Drama Society, CORK

Best Actor                      Liam Hannigan Mick - Stolen Child, Conna Drama Society, CORK

Best Director                  Emer Martin, Stolen Child,              Conna Drama Society, CORK

3rd Place                        Holycross Ballycahill Drama Group Lovers at Versailles

2nd Place                       Garrymore Drama Group                The Beauty Queen of Leenane

1st                                 Conna Dramatic Society                Stolen Child

 

 

 

 

 

2010 Rush Drama Festival Winners 

Open Competition
1st Place - Estuary Players (There Came a Gypsy riding)
2nd Place - Bridge Drama (Blithe Spirit)
3rd Place - Wexford Drama Group (Translations)

Best Director
Myra Maguire Estuary Players There Came A Gypsy Riding

Confined Competition
1st Place - Kilrush Drama Group ( On Raftery's Hill)
2nd Place - Glenamaddy Players ( Moonshine)
3rd Place - Crokey Hill Players ( The Banshee of Crokey Hill)

Best Director 
Mick Byrne, Kilrush Drama Group, On Raftery's Hill

 

 

2009 Rush Drama Festival Winners

Open Competition
1st Place - Bunclody/Kilmyshall (The Wake)
2nd Place - Balally Players (The Great Hunger)
3rd Place - Nenagh Players (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Best Director
Geoff O’Keefe Balally Players The Great Hunger

Confined Competition
1st Place - Bridge Drama (Same Old Moon)
2nd Place - The Cloonacool Players (Sive)
No 3rd Place, as only three groups in competition

Best Director
Susan Somers, Bridge Drama Same Old Moon