Claremorris Drama Festival

Drama Awards 2010

Blue Riband Trophy

The Ray Leonard Memorial Trophy
"The Playboy of the Western World" by Ennis Players

Best Play (Open)

1st - Ennis Players - "The Playboy of the Western World" by J.M. Synge
2nd - Shoestring Theatre Co, Charleville - "The Salvage Shop" by Jim Nolan
3rd - Estuary Players, Dublin - "There Came a Gypsy Riding" by Frank McGuinness

Best Play (Confined)

1st - Compantas Lir, Claregalway - "I Do Not Like Thee Dr Fell" by Bernard Farrell
2nd - DADS Dunmore - "The Last Apache Reunion" by Bernard Farrell
3rd - Phoenix Players, Tubbercurry - "The Mai" by Marina Carr

Best Producer (Open)

Fr.P.V O,Brien Memorial Trophy
Geraldine Greene (Ennis Players)

Best Producer (Confined)

Sponsored By The Gift Centre
Philip Cribbin (Compantas Lir)

Best Female Actor (Open)

Eileen Dyer Memorial Trophy
Jackie Murphy (Estuary Players) for the part of Bridget in "There Came a Gypsy Riding"

Best Male Actor (Open)

Tony Kitching Memorial Trophy
Joe Verden (Ennis Players) for the part of Chrisy Mahon in "The Playboy of the Western World"

Best Female Actor (Confined)

Margaret Kilcoyne (Phoenix Players)

Best Male Actor (Confined)

M.J.Reidy Trophy
John Donlon (Glenamaddy Players)

Best Supp. Male Actor (Open)

Michael Dorgan (Shoestring Theatre Co)

Best Supp. Female Actor (Open)

Mary O'Sullivan (Shoestring Theatre Co)

Best Supp. Female Actor (Confined)

Marie Dowling (DADS Dunmore)

Best Supp. Male Actor (Confined)

Vincent Moran (Compantas Lir)

Audience Trophy

"The Salvage Shop" (Shoestring Theatre Co)

Best Presentation Overall

Sean Quinn Memorial Trophy
"Playboy of the Western World" by Ennis Players

Adjudicator's Awards

1 - Noel Hogan and Shane Kelly (Father and Son in Car) in "Rosie and Starwars"
2 - Peter Davey Pushing out the Bounderies with "The Mai"
3 - Liam Howard for set attention to detail in "Letter from America"
4 - Padraig Hastings as Sylvie Tansy in "The Salvage Shop"
5 - Miriam Pettit as "Hedda Gabler"