Prosperous (Open) and DADS (Confined) win in 64th Ballyshannon Drama Festival

RESULTS FROM THE 64TH BALLYSHANNON DRAMA FESTIVAL   BLUE RIBAND: ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’, Prosperous OPEN FIRST PLACE (OPEN): ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’, Prosperous SECOND PLACE (OPEN): ‘Translations’,  Butt Drama Circle THIRD PLACE (OPEN): ‘The Salvage Shop’, Castleblaney BEST PRODUCER (OPEN): Lurlene Duggan, Prosperous BEST ACTOR (OPEN): Robert Massey, Prosperous BEST ACTRESS (OPEN): Amanda Ryan, Prosperous CONFINED FIRST PLACE (CONFINED): ‘The Gigli Concert’, DADS SECOND (CONFINED): ‘Factory Girls’, Newtownstewart THIRD (CONFINED): ‘Sunshine Boys’. Phoenix Players BEST PRODUCER (CONFINED): Philp MacDonnell, DADS BEST ACTRESS (CONFINED): Briege McSorley, Newtownstewart BEST ACTOR (CONFINED): Ollie Turner, DADS   BILLY MYLES AUDIENCE AWARD: ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’ by Prosperous BEST SET: ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’ by Prosperous BEST STAGE MANAGER: Prosperous, Marie Flanagan LIGHTING: DADS, Kieran Dowling…

Sunday 20th Curtain at 7.30pm

Please note the earlier start of 7.30pm for tonight’s play, ‘The Gigli Concert’ presented by DADS. Patrick Sutton will give his adjudication on the production directly after the play. There will then be a 20 minute break before the Awards Ceremony begins. Results will be posted on ballyshannondrama.com and our Facebook page directly after the ceremony has ended.

Sunday Night’s Festival Play: DADS present ‘The Gigli Concert’ by Tom Murphy, 7.30pm

Sunday 20th March, 7.30pm DADS (Confined) present “The Gigli Concert” by Tom Murphy J.P.W. King is an Englishman holed up in his Dublin office. He offers his services as a practitioner of ‘Dynamatology’, an organisation that promises spiritual healing and the ultimate in self-realisation to the wounded soul. But JPW himself is wounded, what with his dependence on vodka, the demands of Mona, his mistress, the unobtainable love of his life, Helen, and the big one: Christ, how is he going to get through today? There is a knock on his door: he has a client, an Irishman who wants to sing like Gigli. Prices – €15/€12

‘Old Times’ Second in Mid-Ulster DF (Carrickmore), Richard wins Best Actor

Results from Carrickmore Drama Festival: Second Place – ‘Old Times’ by Ballyshannon Drama Society Best Actor – Richard Hurst as ‘Deeley’ Nomination for Best Producer – Conor Beattie Nomination for Best Lighting – Mark Fearon Nominations for Best Actress – Trish Keane, Rachel O’Connor

‘Old Times’ First in Newtownabbey Drama Festival, Best Actor, Best Director

Results from Newtownabbey Drama Festival: First Place – ‘Old Times’, Ballyshannon Drama Society Best Actor – Richard Hurst as ‘Deeley’ Best Director – Conor Beattie Best Décor – John Travers Nomination for Best Actress – Rachel O’Connor and Trish Keane Nomination for Best Technical – Mark Fearon for Lighting in ‘Old Times’ Nomination for Best Set – John Travers Nomination for Moment of Theatre – the lighting at the close of ‘Old Times’