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Roscommon Drama Festival
7th - 15th March 2008


Cornmill & Corofin Scoop Top Awards
at Roscommon Drama Festival
 

The 2008 Roscommon Drama Festival drew to a close on Saturday night last March 15th following 9 nights of superb drama played to packed houses throughout at Roscommon Arts Centre. Audiences delighted in the mix and high calibre of productions staged as Cornmill Theatre, Carrigallen‘s production of The Trappe Family and Corofin Dramatic Society’s staging of The Beauty Queen of Leenane took the top honours in the open and confined sections respectively.

Following the final reckoning, adjudicator Padraic McIntyre praised the festival, Arts Centre, audience and the community in general for the warm welcome he received during his stay. His nightly appraisal was hugely informative and entertaining and his presence added a further dimension to the festival itself. In her closing address Chairperson Mary Cox thanked everyone who supported, sponsored and contributed over the past number of months to help make the festival the resounding success that it is.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Main Award: Open
Winner: Cornmill Theatre for The Trappe Family

Main Award: Confined
Winner: Corofin Dramatic Society for The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Best Director: Open
Winner: Brian Reilly (Cornmill Theatre) for The Trappe Family

Best Director: Confined
Winner: John Clancy (Corofin Dramatic Society) for The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Best Actor:
Winner: Brian Sheehan (Shoestring Theatre) for the part of Gar Public in Philadelphia Here I Come

Best Actress:
Winner: Maura Clancy (Corofin Dramatic Society) for the part of Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Best Supporting Actor:
Winner: Charles McGuinness (Cornmill Theatre) for the part of Patrick in The Trappe Family

Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Miriam Pettit (K.A.T.S. Galway) for the part of Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie

Best Stage Setting:
Winner: Shoestring Theatre, Charleville for Philadelphia Here I Come

Special Award: Adjudicator’s Award A
Winner: Mary Mullan (Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society) for standing in the part of Sarah in Borrowed Robes

Special Award: Adjudicator’s Award B
Winner: Peadar Conway (Cloonacool Players) for the part of Byrne in Big Maggie

PERPETUAL AWARD:
Cornmill Theatre, Carrigallen for The Trappe Family
 
Special Award- Adjudicator's Award B: Sponsored by Pat Hughes & Co. Ltd. Doreen Conlon presents award to Cloonacool Players representative on behalf of Peadar Conway for the part of Byrne in Big Maggie.
Special Award- Adjudicator's Award A: Sponsored by Canon Eugene McGloughlin, P.P. Canon Eugene McGloughlin presents award to Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society representative on behalf of Mary Mullen for the part of Sarah in Borrowed Robes.
Best Stage setting: Sponsored by Sean Cox electrical. Blaithin Cox presents award to Mark Sheehan on behalf of Shoestring Theatre, Charleville for Philadelphia Here I Come.
Best Supporting Actress: Sponsored by McNulty's Carpet Lighting and Furniture World. Pauric Brennan presents awards to Sinead Keavney on behalf of Miriam Pettit (K.A.T.S Galway) for the part of Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie.
Best Supporting Actor: Sponsored by Ms.Brid Miller, Solicitor.Paddy Kearney presents award to Cabrina Hackett on behalf of Charles McGuinness (Cornmill Theatre) for the part of Patrick in The Trappe Family.
Best Actress: Sponsored by Mr.Hugh Baxter, Cerena Consulting Ltd. Hugh Baxter presents award to Maura Clancy (Corofin Dramatic Society) for the part of Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
Best Actor: Sponsored by Tom Madden meats. Tom Madden presents award to Kevin O'Shea (Shoestring Theatre) on behalf of Brian Sheehan (Shoestring Theatre) for the part of Gar Public in Philadelphia Here I Come.
Best Director-Confined: Sponsored by Brendan Kelly Engineering. Evelyn Killeen presents award to John Clancy (Corofin Dramatic Society) for The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
Best Director-Open: Sponsored by Marie and Pat McCrann.Marie McCrann presents award to Patricia Ledwith on behalf of Brian Reilly (Cornmill Theatre) for The Trappe Family.
Main Award-Confined: Sponsored by The Roscommon Herald.Sean Byrne presents award to John Clancy on behalf of Corofin Dramatic Society for the Beauty Queen of Leenane.
Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival -Chairperson) and Nigel Dineen present Main Award-Open: Sponsored by DNG Nigel Dineen and Perpetual Award: Sponsored by O'Brien's Pharmacy & Health Food Store award to Patricia Ledwith and Cabrina Hackett on behalf of Cornmill Theatre, Carrigallen for The Trappe Family.





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