RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival, Athlone
Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
27th April – 5th May 2023
Awards Night on Saturday 6th May 2023
Adjudicator – Paula Dempsey (ADA)
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RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival Awards 2023
Abbey Theatre Award – ‘The Father’ – Wexford Drama Group
ADCI/DLI Scholarship – Fiona Ahern, Ballyduff Drama Group
Best Stage Management – Dalkey Players, ‘By the Bog of Cats’
Best Stage Lighting – Barry Donaldson, Dalkey Players
Best Stage Setting – Donie O’Sullivan, Ballyduff Drama Group
Adjudicator’s Award – Treasa Davey, Newpoint Players
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Matt Tracey as Ivan in ‘The Seafarer’, Thurles Drama Group
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Rachel O’Connor as Claire in ‘A Delicate Balance’. Ballyshannon Drama Society
Best Actor – Andy Doyle as Andre in ‘The Father’, Wexford Drama Group
Best Actress – Sarah Coughlan as Hester Swaine in ‘By the Bog of Cats’, Dalkey Players
3rd Place – Thurles Drama Group – ‘The Seafarer’
2nd Place – Ballyduff Drama Group – ‘The Welkin’
Best Director – Emma Jane Nulty, Dalkey Players
Perpetual Trophy (1st Place) – Dalkey Players, ‘By the Bog of Cats’