Sunday, 15th May (Directed by Brian Merriman) Temple Bar Music Centre at 8pm. Tickets 12 euro

The final event of the Second International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is a night devoted to celebrating gay theatre. This Gala Night of celebration will feature music, drama, dance, poetry, song and theatre - with segments from all the festival's major productions together with performances from several special guest artists including Tony Flynn, Mark O'Halloran and Mark Power.

This glittering occasion will also mark the first presentation of Three Gay Theatre Rewards...

The Oscar Wilde Award for achievement in Writing
The Hilton Edwards Award for achievement in Production
The Micheal Mac Liammoir Award for achievement in Performance

This event is the highlight of the festival calendar and tickets are limited. Join the casts, crews and special guests in an innovative and entertaining night of theatre and song.

Show Reviews

"A great night's entertainment showcasing snippets of nearly all the major productions and once again people regretting they hadn't seen more, such was the standard on offer. Special guests actor Mark O'Halloran, and singers Danna Davis and Mark Power each added greatly to a night of celebration and skill. The inclusion of just a few awards added glamour and reward to this successful event and it was great to get to see many of the award winners perform on stage again on the night. The award winners and nominees were:

The Oscar Wilde Award for achievement in new writing - ominations: Verity Alicia Mavenawitz, "And Then There was Me", Three Wise Women Productions; Alex Baker, "Say Sorry", Slice of Life Productions, London; Blair Fell, "Naked Will", Biscuits for Breakfast Productions. Winner: Alex Baker.

The Hilton Edwards Award for Achievement in an aspect of Production - Nominations: Brian Desmond/John McCarthy, "The Self Obsessed Tragedy of Ed Malone", Be Your Own Banana Productions, Cork, for lighting; Peter Hussey, Crooked House Theatre Company, Newbridge Co. Kildare for producing "Citizenship" from work in progress play reading to stage performance; Joe Redmond, "Naked Will", Biscuits
for Breakfast, Dublin, for costumes. Winner: Peter Hussey.

The Micheal MacLiammoir Award for Best Female
Performance - Nominations: Katherine Murphy, Helen/Sybil
"Decadence", Spike Productions; Helen Langford, Rose/Marlowe "Naked Will", Biscuits for Breakfast Productions; Claire Kissane, Mrs Mumford, "The New Boy", The Actors Circle, London.
Winner: Claire Kissane.

The Micheal Mac Liammoir Award for Best Male Performance - Nominations: Tom O'Leary, Steve/Les, "Decadence", Spike Productions; Neil Harris, Christian, "Say Sorry", Slice of Life
Productions; James Milton, Mark, "The New Boy", The Actors Circle, London. Winner: Tom O Leary.

Gordon's Good Things:

A Terrific Programme, with some brave, diverse, inclusive and innovative choices from Dublin and beyond. More people attended and were entertained - very good value for money. Social Issues and a new
womens' and young people's theatre programme added greatly to the integrity of the festival as theatrical event.

Gordon's Bad Things:

Not enough support for the more serious issue plays which were great. Booking fees, and distractions by audience at some plays (like talking and mobile phones). That the festival does not have the financial
resources to reach its potential – it deserves it. " - Gordon Farrell, Scene City - June 2005