2016 Festival awards

Best Actor Male: Eamonn Smith (The Line Rehearsal).
Shortlisted: Michael Gleeson and Vinny O’Loughlin (both I Don’t Know).

Best Actor Female: Donna Ruane (The Line Rehearsal).
Shortlisted: Laoise McKeogh (Escaping the Fun House) and Mary Henry (Izzy).

Best Director: John Farragher (Izzy).
Shortlisted: Seamus Cafferkey (Sway) and Ken Armstrong (The Line Rehearsal)

Winning Script: Izzy by Nicola Keane
Runner-up: The Line Rehearsal by Ken Armstrong

Adjudicators’ Special Awards:

  • Anna Sammon (Lesbian experience that wasn’t – The Authoress)
  • Fiona Poole (Promising Young Actor – Sway)
  • John Farragher (Portrayal of gorilla – Fingers and Toesies)
  • Mary and Orlaith Henry (Harmony vocals – Izzy)
  • Red Card Players (for Costume – I Don’t Know)
  • Laoise McKeogh (for minimalism of set – Escaping The Funhouse)
  • Elizabeth Murphy (disinterested cameo in I Don’t Know)

Fringe Festival 2016 schedule

Tuesday March 15th
15 minutes after adjudication of main play in the Town Hall
A Test of Mettle
 by Stephen R Bond, Kentucky, USA
.
Director: James Garvey
I Don’t Know
 by James McLindon, Massachusetts, USA
.
Director: John Nolan

Wednesday March 16th
15 minutes after adjudication of main play in the Town Hall
Sway
 by Eamonn Dolan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
.
Director: Seamus Cafferky
The Authoress
 by Seth Freeman, California, USA
.
Director: Seamus Cafferky

Friday March 18th
15 minutes after adjudication of main play in the Town Hall
Escaping The Fun House
 by Tess Light, New Mexico, USA.

Director: Laoise McKeogh
Izzy
 Nicola Kean, Claremorris, Co. Mayo.

Director: John Farragher

Saturday March 19th
15 minutes after adjudication of main play in the Town Hall
Fingers and Tosies
 by Rex McGregor, New Zealand
.
Director: Joan King
The Line Rehearsal
 by Ken Armstrong, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
.
Director: Ken Armstrong