Winners from Dramafest 2010
Tue, 28 Sept 2010, 11:31 amkerri9 posts in thread
Winners from Dramafest 2010
Tue, 28 Sept 2010, 11:31 amAWARDS FROM DRAMAFEST 2010
Best Overall production: Goldfields Repertory “Derek Drives a Datsun”
Best Director: Simon James “When Nixon Met Elvis” Arena Arts & Entertainment
New Writing: John Grimshaw “Checkout” Melville Theatre
Rob de Vaak Most Innovative Production “Striptease” Upstart Theatre Co.
Encouragement: Stage Left Theatre Troupe
Adjudicators Award: Zoe Hollyoak “Hush Little Celia” last minute replacement and fine performance as Celia Stirling Players
Best Actor: Nathan Catalano in “Hooker from Hell” KADS
Best Actress: Leonie Lever in “Hooker from Hell” KADS
Best Support Actor: Zach Hawke in “The Shock of recognition” Stage Left
Best Support Actress: Lisa Skrypichayko in “Past Loves” Old Mill
Best Costume Award: Stage Left “ Work – You’re doing it wrong”.
People’s choice award: “Hooker from Hell” KADS
Certificates
Martin Watkins masterly property master Irish Players
Adrian O’Neill for Mr Wedgecock in Checkout Melville
Set Design and Decor for Stage Left’s Work-You’re doing it wrong
The cast of When Nixon Meets Elvis for absolute Precision
Doreen Hill for the splendid keening finale in Riders to the Sea - Irish Players
SPY “Black Skirt” for fine ensemble performance
LX design/execution for The Game - Melville
In defence of Earnest
Wed, 29 Sept 2010, 10:06 amSorry John to disagree
but as someone who has done both new plays and Earnest...
In fact the last two plays I was involved with were a new play and Earnest...
You need to do the great plays and do them often, and if the new writers see them and pay attention they will learn how to become better writers.
I like to see new works, but I like to see GOOD new works (so not a dig at you John, I really like your writing) but I would rather sit through another Earnest every two months than sit through some of the really inane english comedies or TV adaptations that get trotted out FAR more often!!!
THEY are the true enemy to new writing, not the Earnests!