It’s been an amazing fortnight of theatre – and the results are in! Congratulations to all our companies on a gripping, engaging, quality and emotive fortnight of theatre:
Hilton Edwards Award for Best Aspect of Production:
Nominees:
Angel on Eros, Artwork,
The MP, Aunty Mandy and Me, Technical presentation, Emmerson & Ward, UK
Our Son, Surtitles and direction, Serbia
The Importance if Being Earnest as Performed by 3 F*cking Queens and a Duck, Aubrey Beardsley for the backdrop, Australia
WINNER: La Carn, Lluis Garcia, Onstage technical design and operation, Spain
Sean Meehan Identity in Theatre Award:
Nominees:
Connor O Donoghue, Body image, Homobesity, Ireland/UK
Garrett Baker, Cancel culture and trans identity, The War Wounded, Ireland
Rosalind Patton, The Troubles and prejudice, I Didn’t See That Coming, Northern Ireland
Thalia Gonzalez Kane and Ty Autry, Gay parenting, At Birth, US/Ecuador/Canada
WINNERS: Ella Skolimowski, Non-binary story, Looking CIS, Ireland/Poland
Amy Dalton Award for Volunteer of the Year:
WINNER: Ivan O Loingsigh, Treasurer
Patrick Murray Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish LGBT Theatre
WINNER: Amanda Brunker, An ally who recognises the opportunities of the Festival’s inclusiveness, for writing, producing, and generous promotion of the Festival, Ireland
Doric Wilson Award for Intercultural Dialogue:
Nominees:
The Heterosexuals, Johnnie Walker, The battle between the straight and gay self, Canada
The War Wounded, Garret Baker, Cancel culture and trans identity, Ireland
Grinder, Saghdar agus Cher, Aerach Aiteach Garelach, Showing you can do it as Gaeilge, Ireland
I Didn’t See That Coming, Rosalind Pattton, Troubles and prejudice in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
WINNER: At Birth, Thalia Gonzalez Kane and Ty Autry, Gay parenting, US/Ecuador/Canada
Robert Patrick Best Ensemble Award (Casting)
Nominees:
The War Wounded, Ireland
Our Son, Serbia
Angel on Eros, USA
Enough With Your Lies, Israel
Winner: The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck, Australia
Oscar Wilde Award for Best New Writing:
Nominees:
The War Wounded, by Garrett Baker, Ireland
The MP, Aunty Mandy and Me, by Rob Ward, UK
Our Son, by Patrik Lazic, Serbia
Angel on Eros, by Ricatrdo Melendez, USA
My Dead Husband’s Hereford Bull, by Anne Walsh Donnelly, Ireland
At Birth, by Thalia Gonzalez Kane and Ty Autry USA/Ecuador/Canada
Winner: Enough With Your Lies, by Nir Frankel and Teri Hecht, Israel
Michael Mac Liammoir Award for Outstanding Performance in aMale-Identifying Role:
Nominees:
Conor Clear as Humphrey, How to Leave Your Husband, Ireland
Joe Leather as Joe, Wasteman, UK
Conor Burke as Malachy, Everything Is Grand and I’m Completely OK, Ireland
Rick Watkins as The Prince, Happily Ever Poofter, UK
WINNER: Rob Ward as Dom, The MP, Aunty Mandy and Me, UK
Eva Gore Booth Award for Outstanding Performance in a Female-Identifying Role
Nominees:
Dragana Varajic as Mother, Our Son, Serbia
Lucie Barat, Standing in the Shadows of Giants, UK
Ciara Ni E, Grinder Saghdar agus Cher, Ireland
Thalia Gonzalez Kane, At Birth, Ecuador/Canada
WINNER: Liath Hannon as Sophia, The War Wounded, Ireland
