RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival, Athlone – Celebrating 70 Years
Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
5th – 13th May 2022
Awards Night on Saturday 14th May 2022
Adjudicator – Michael Poynor (ADA)
| Date | Group | Play | Author | Results |
| Wed 4th May | *Glenamaddy Players | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Martin McDonagh | |
| Thur 5th May | Palace Players | Chapatti | Christian O’Reilly | 3rd |
| Fri 6th May | Kilmeen Drama Group | Conversations on a Homecoming | Tom Murphy | |
| Sat 7th May | Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group | The Good Father | Christian O’Reilly | 2nd |
| Sun 8th May | Ballyduff Drama Group | Rabbit Hole | David Lindsay-Abaire | 1st |
| Mon 9th May | Butt Drama Circle | An Incident with Dave Cotter | Shaun Byrne | |
| Tue 10th May | Prosperous Dramatic Society | God of Carnage | Yasmina Reza | |
| Wed 11th May | Kilrush Drama Group | Class | Iseult Golden & David Horan | |
| Thur 12th May | Ballyshannon Drama Society | All My Sons | Arthur Miller | |
| Fri 13th May | Dalkey Players | Eurydice | Sarah Ruhl |
*Glenamaddy came 2nd in the All Ireland Confined Drama Finals and will perform in a non-competitive capacity.
RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival Awards 2022
Abbey Theatre Award – Ballyduff Drama Group, ‘Rabbit Hole’
John Butler Scholarship to the DLI Summer School – Alison Murphy, Kilmeen Drama Group
ADCI/DLI Scholarship – Ronan Bennett, Ballyduff Drama Group
Best Stage Management – Ballyduff Drama Group, ‘Rabbit Hole’
Best Stage Lighting – Kevin McEvoy, Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group, ‘The Good Father’
Best Stage Setting – Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group – Kieran Tyrrell & Chris Atkinson
Adjudicator’s Award – Shaun Byrne, Butt Drama Circle for Extraordinary Writing
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Dermot Byrne as Lord of the Underworld, Dalkey Players
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Sharon Mawe as Peggy, Kilmeen Drama Group
Best Actor – Robert Massey as Alan, Prosperous Dramatic Society
Best Actress – Mary Colbert as Betty, Palace Players
3rd Place – Palace Players – ‘Chapatti’
2nd Place – Bunclody-Kilmyshall Drama Group – ‘The Good Father’
Best Director – Ger Canning, Ballyduff Drama Group
Perpetual Trophy (1st Place) – Ballyduff Drama Group – “Rabbit Hole’
