2025 Gala Night Award Winners

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:
Iggy Beamish Destroys Traditional Marriage, Canada
The Strange Case of Dr. Dillon, UK
WINNER: The Little Black Fish, Iran


 

Sean Meehan Identity in Theatre Award:

Runner-up: The Little Black Fish, Iran
WINNERS:Oh! I Miss the War, UK

 

Amy Dalton Award for Volunteer of the Year:

WINNER: Vitaly Chakaveh, Box Office
WINNER: Thomas Wall, Tech


 

Patrick Murray Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish LGBT Theatre

WINNER: Sean Denyer & Acting Out


 

Doric Wilson Award for Intercultural Dialogue:

Runner-up: Iggy Beamish Destroys Traditional Marriage, Canada
WINNER: The Littlke Black Fish, Iran

 





Oscar Wilde Award for Best New Writing:

Nominees:
Sean Denyer for Stealing Stories, Ireland
Cloud Quinn for The Strange Case of Dr. Dillon, UK
WINNER: Conor O’Dwyer for Homo(sapien), Ireland


 

Eva Gore Booth Award for Outstanding Performance in a Female-Identifying Role

Nominees:
Aytak Bibivar in The Little Black Fish, Iran
Faezeh Daemi in The Little Black Fish, Iran
WINNER: Kaylee Eluvian, The Strange Case of Dr. Dillon, UK


 

Michael Mac

Liammoir Award for Outstanding Performance in a Male-Identifying Role:

Nominees:
Johnnie Macnamara for Iggy Beamish Destroys Traditional Marriage, Canada
Conor O’Dwyer for Homo(sapien), Ireland
WINNER: Bill Bowers for It Goes Without Saying, USA