Our 2018 Festival has come to a close with our Festival Gala Awards Night on May 20th.
Congratulations to all of our winners and nominees after two fantastic weeks of theatre.
IDGTF AWARDS 2018
Oscar Wilde Award – Best New Writing
Phoebe Simmonds and Hallam Breen, Ginger Beer, UK
John M Farrell 3 Lies About Brooklyn IRL
Daniel McIvor, His Greatness, CAN
Jay Whitehead Tab and Landon, CAN
Belinda Barrett, Memories We Lost In the Fire, UK
Winners: Phoebe Simmonds and Hallam Breen, Ginger Beer, UK
Belinda Barrett, Memories We Lost In the Fire, UK
Micheal Mac Liammóir Award – for outstanding male performance
Ned Costello, Sammy, Ginger Beer, UK
Johnny Worthy, Evan, Ethan and Evan And All They Know, IRL/UK
Danne W Taylor, Tennessee Williams, His Greatness, USA
Reon Mason, Taylor, Memories We Lost In The Fire, UK
Alistair Nathan Mac Donald, Tab, Tab and Landon, CAN
James, Are You Lonesome Tonight, IRL
Winners: Alistair Nathan Mac Donald, Tab, Tab and Landon, CAN
Danne W Taylor, Tennessee Williams, His Greatness, USA
Hilton Edwards – Best Aspect of Production
The Drowning Room – Ensemble
Writers In The Stars – Ensemble
Memories We Lost in The Fire – Ensemble
Ginger Beer – Ensemble
Blue Island 99, Taiwan – technical presentation
Winner: Blue Island 99
Eva Gore Booth – For Outstanding Female Performance
Susan Barrett, Maura, The Drowning Room, IRL
Ceara Carney, Mary Shelley and various Writers In The Stars IRL
Franny Mc Cabe-Bennett Smashes, CAN
Mia Cain, Flora Easter Sunday USA
Del, Easter Sunday
Winner: Del, Easter Sunday
Patrick Murray Award
The Teachers Club for 15 years of a warm welcome and great support.
Sean Meehan Award for Identity in Theatre
John Farrell for highlighting the impact of Mother and Baby home adoption
Mark Pinkosh, for passing the torch
Blue Island for Asian identity
Are You Lonesome Tonight for inter-generational care
Bellevedere theatre for on stage diversity
Winner: John Farrell for highlighting the impact of Mother and Baby home
adoption
Doric Wilson Intercultural Dialogue Award
The Drowning Room because hate crime affects everyone
3 Lies About Brooklyn for the children trafficked who returned
Let Me Look at you – for remembering Aids
Blue Island for Asian LGBT identity
Memories We Lost In the Fire – for challenging the stereotypes
Winner: The Drowning Room because hate crime affects everyone (Declan
Flynn)
