All Ireland Confined Drama Festival 2003

The Adjudicator for the festival is Mr. Billy Burns (GODA & SASDA). 

Garry Lombard, Festival Director; Jim Furlong, ADCI;  David Warren, Gorey LTG.

Here is the line up for the Festival 

The following companies are the Major Sponsors of the Drama Festival. Please give them your support. If you wish to visit their website please click on the links below.

Wexford County Council.

 Walsh Mushrooms Limited, Gorey.

Sord Data Systems Limited, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.

Fujitsu Services, Leopardstown, Dublin 18.

 McCauley's Pharmacy, Gorey.

 Gorey Credit Union, Gorey.

Taravie Hotel, Courtown Harbour.

Torex Limited, Merchant's Quay, Dublin 8.

Ramstown Development, Gorey.

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The All Ireland Confined Drama Festival came to a very successful close and here are the major results. The results of the Quiz are also on the Quiz page. Thank you all for your positive comments.

Best Presentation:

First: Kings of Kilburn High Road.

Second: Borstal Boy.

Third: The Odd Couple.

Best Director: Sean Judge, Borstal Boy.

Also Nominated: Breda Hayes, Dolly West's Kitchen; Hugh McGinley, Lonesome West; Michael Byrne, The Miracle Worker; Harry Ringwood, The Odd Couple; Seamus Cooney, Kings of Kilburn High Road.

Best Actor: Conor Sheridan, Kings of Kilburn High Road.

Also Nominated: Con Doyle, Dolly West's Kitchen; Tom Mekitarian, The Man From Clare; Des Garret, The Lonesome West; Liam Quinlivan, Borstal Boy; Paddy Sheanon, Kings of Kilburn High Road.

Best Actress: Evonne Jordan, The Odd Couple.

Also Nominated: Mary Doyle, Dolly West's Kitchen; Katherine Murphy, Dolly West's Kitchen; Claire Ryan, Absent Friends; Jenifer Doherty, Boyd's Shop; Margaret Nolan, The Miracle Worker.

Best Supporting Actor: Pat McGlynn, Big Maggie.

Also Nominated: Gerry Hipwell, Lonesome West; Paddy Greaney, Dry Rot; Mark Stafford, Borstal Boy.

Best Supporting Actress: Mandy Ivory, The Odd Couple.

Also Nominated: Carmel Kenny, Dry Rot; Liz Hession, Dry Rot; Jacinta Kavanagh, Miracle Worker; Angela Doyle, Big Maggie.

Best Lighting: The Miracle Worker.  

Also Nominated: Dolly West's Kitchen, Boyd's Shop, Borstal Boy.

Best Setting: The Odd Couple.

Also Nominated: Dolly West's Kitchen, Boyd's Shop, The Miracle Worker, Kings of Kilburn High Road.

Best Stage Management: Borstal Boy (props and furniture).

Also Nominated: Big Maggie (Change from the graveyard to the shop), Lonesome West (Breakup of the oven), The Odd Couple (Change from Act 1 to Act 2.).

Special Moment in Theatre Award: The Lonesome West (Oven explosion)

Also Nominated: Dry Rot (Rehersal of the horse race), Boyd's Shop (Dunwoody's sermon), Miracle Worker (Clearing of the table), Kings of Kilburn High Road (Fight scene, act 1.).

Scholarship to Gormanstown: Jennifer Doherty, Boyd's Shop.

Special Adjudicator's Award: Jade Young, Miracle Worker. 

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Please visit the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland's website www.adci.ie if you want further details or results of festivals.