Back Row, left to right; Maureen Dunn (Theatre 3, Newtonabbey) director of overall winning play, "A Walk In The Woods", Frances Hastie , representing Clarence Players, winners of Lord Antrim Cup, the best comedy award for "Brighton"; Seamus Steele (Rosemary Drama Group, Belfast), director of "Kindertransport", winnners of the Wreath Cup for the most ambitious choice of play; Margaret Montgomery, honorary Treasurer of the festival. Front Row, left to right; Alex Blair, honorary Secretary of the festival; Jan Palmer Sayer, Adjudicator: Mac Pollack, Chairman of the festival.
The results of the 77th annual Ballymoney Drama Festival are as follows:
Committee Cup for Overall Winner: Theatre 3, Newtownabbey – A Walk in the Woods.
Sir Robert Lynn Cup for Best Irish Dialect Play: Lifford Players – A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant
Route Cup for Best Actor: Paul Cuming for his performance as Andrey Botvinnik in Theatre 3’s production of A Walk in the Wood
Left to right; Seamus Steele director of "Kindertransport", Rosemary Drama Group, Belfast, winners the Wreath Cup for most ambitious choice of play and the Fiers Trophy for set decor; Frances Hastie, representing Clarence Players, Belfast, winners of the Lord Antrim Cup for best comedy with "Brighton" and the Dalriada Cup for best actress to Dorothy Wiley in her role as 'Lily'; Jan Palmer Sayer, adjudicator; Mac Pollack, chairman of the festival.
Dalriada Cup for Best Actress: Dorothy Wiley for her performance as Lily in the Clarence Players’ production of Brighton
Tom Dale Trophy for Best Supporting Actor: James McGarrigle for his performance as Alec Brady in Lifford Players’ production of A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant
Tom Dale Trophy for Best Supporting Actress: Kate Redmond for her performance as Mona in Lifford Players’ production of A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant
Vin Smyth Memorial Trophy for Best Producer: Maureen Dunn - Theatre 3 - A Walk in the Woods
Left to right; Maurenn Dunn, winner of the Vin Smith Memorial Trophy for best director with "A Walk In The Woods" (Theatre 3, Newtonabbey) which was also won the Committee Cup as the overall winning play, the Route Cup for best actor to Paul Cuming in the role of 'Andrey Botvinnick', the Malachy McLaughin Cup for stage lighting and the O'Cahan Cup for set decor; Jan Palmer Sayer, adjudicator.
Malachy McLaughlin Cup for Stage Lighting: Theatre 3 – A Walk in the Woods
Wreath Cup for Most Ambitious Choice of Play: Rosemary Drama Group - Kindertransport
O’Cahan Cup for Décor: Theatre 3 – A Walk in the Woods
Edmund Gordon Memorial Trophy for Best Moment of Theatre: Neil Heaney in Newpoint Players’ production of Time and Remembering
Left to right; Seamus Steele director of "Kindertransport", Rosemary Drama Group, Belfast, winners the Wreath Cup for most ambitious choice of play and the Fiers Trophy for set decor; Frances Hastie, representing Clarence Players, Belfast, winners of the Lord Antrim Cup for best comedy with "Brighton" and the Dalriada Cup for best actress to Dorothy Wiley in her role as 'Lily'; Jan Palmer Sayer, adjudicator; Mac Pollack, chairman of the festival.
Friers Trophy for Décor: Rosemary Drama Group - Kindertransport
Certificates of Merit:
Drew McConnell & Paul Parkhill – The Clarence Players
Eddie Flanagan – Lifford Players
Left to right; Maurenn Dunn, winner of the Vin Smith Memorial Trophy for best director with "A Walk In The Woods" (Theatre 3, Newtonabbey) which was also won the Committee Cup as the overall winning play, the Route Cup for best actor to Paul Cuming in the role of 'Andrey Botvinnick', the Malachy McLaughin Cup for stage lighting and the O'Cahan Cup for set decor; Jan Palmer Sayer, adjudicator.
Alan Kennedy – Rosemary Drama Group
Sarah Donnelly – Rosemary Drama Group
Andrew Tinney – Lifford Players
Des Loughridge – The Clarence Players
Austin Branagh – Belvoir Players
Helina King – Belvoir Players
1st Theatre 3, Newtownabbey – A Walk in the Woods; 2nd The Clarence Players, Belfast - Brighton; 3rd Belvoir Players, Belfast – After Dresden;4th Rosemary Drama Group - Kindertransport.