The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

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2010 awards

• Louis Lovett, as B and Brian in B For Baby at the Abbey Theatre
• Malcolm Adams, as Tim Hartigan in Slattery's Sago SagaMarty Rea, as Hamlet in Hamlet
• Karl Shiels, as Quinn in Penelope

• Hilary O'Shaughnessy, as the tour guide in Berlin Love Tour
• Eileen Walsh, as Medea in Medea
• Aoife Duffin, as Winnie Butler in Christ Deliver Us!

• Joe Hanley, as Fluther Good in The Plough and the Stars
• Ronan Leahy, as Tutor/Messenger in Medea
• Conor MacNeill, as Lyokha in Plasticine

• Andrea Irvine, as Lady Macduff in MacbethEleanor Methven, as Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest
• Karen Ardiff, as Mrs Cregan and Sheelagh Mann in The Colleen Bawn
• Brid Brennan, as Madge in Philadelphia, Here I Come!

• Jo Mangan, for Slattery's Sago Saga, produced by Performance Corporation
• Wayne Jordan, for Christ Deliver Us!, produced by the Abbey Theatre
• Rachel O'Riordan, for Over the Bridge, produced by Green Shoot Productions

• John Comiskey, for Sodome My Love
• Tom Pye, for John Gabriel Borkman

• Bláithin Sheerin, for PhaedraJoan Bergin, for John Gabriel Borkman
• Miriam Duffy, for The Birthday of the Infanta

• Paul Keogan, for PlasticineSinéad Wallace, for Happy Days
• Sinéad McKenna, for Medea

• Ellen Cranitch, for Phaedra
• Philip Stewart, for The Early Bird

• Siren Productions, for Medea
• Anu Productions, for World's End Lane
• Rough Magic Theatre Company, for Phaedra

• Opera Ireland, for Roméo et Juliette, by Charles Gounod
• Opera Theatre Company, for The Diary of Anne Frank, by Grigory FridWexford Festival Opera, for Virginia, by Saverio Mercadante
• Dumbworld/Brian Irvine Ensemble, for Postcards from Dumbworld, by Brian Irvine

• Theatre Upstairs
• Carysfort Press
• Louise Lowe/Anu Productions

2011 awards

• Patrick O'Kane as John Proctor in The Crucible Cillian Murphy as Thomas Magill in Misterman
• Paul Reid as Farrell Blinks in Man of Valour
• Philip Judge as Older Man in Trade

• Amy Conroy as Gina Devine in Eternal rising of The Sun
• Marie Mullen as Woman in Testament
• Aisling O'Sullivan as Maggie Polpin in Big Maggie

• Rory Nolan as Commissioner in The Government Inspector
• Frankie McCafferty as Ivan in The Seafarer
• Bob Kelly as Martin O Bonnassa / Osborne O'Loonassa / Gentleman / Others in The Poor Mouth

• Dearbhla Molloy & Ingrid Craigie as Eileen and Kate in The Cripple of Inishmaan Aoife Duffin as Abigail Williams in The Crucible
• Karen Ardiff as Aase / Green-Clad in Peer Gynt
• Caitriona Ní Mhurchú as Masha in 16 Possible Glimpses

• Louise Lowe for Laundry
• Niall Henry for The Poor Mouth
• Gavin Quinn for All That Fall

• Paul O'Mahony for PygmalionJamie Vartan for Misterman
• Sabine Dargent for The Crucible

• Peter O'Brien for Pygmalion
• Gaby Rooney for The Lulu House

• Adam Silverman for MistermanAedin Cosgrove for All That Fall
• Ciaran Bagnall for Guidelines

• Mel Mercier for Sétanta
• Carl Kennedy and Tarab for Peer Gynt

• The Lyric Theatre, Belfast for The Crucible
• Landmark Productions and Galway Arts Festival for MistermanANU Productions for Laundry  
• Pan Pan Theatre for All That Fall

• Fight Night written by Gavin Kostick and directed by Bryan Burroughs for Rise Productions in association with Bewleys Cafe Theatre
• No Romance written by Nancy Harris and directed by Wayne Jordan for The Abbey Theatre Trade written by Mark O’Halloran, directed by Tom Creed for Thisispopbaby
• Silent written by Pat Kinevane, directed by Jim Culleton for Fishamble

• Opera Theatre Company, for The Magic Flute, by MozartNI Opera, for Tosca, by Giacomo Puccini
• Wexford Festival Opera, for La Cour de Celimene, by Ambroise Thomas
• Wexford Festival Opera, for Maria, by Roman Statkowski

• Val Sherlock
• The Lyric Theatre
• Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre
• '''Landmark Productions'''

2012 awards

• Aaron McCusker as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest
• Marty Rea as Michael in A Whistle in the Dark
• Garrett Lombard as Tom in Conversations on a Homecoming

• Eileen Walsh as Betty in A Whistle in the Dark
• Cathy Belton as Mary in The House Keeper
• Caitriona Ennis as Young Girl in The Boys of Foley Street

• Gavin Drea as Des in A Whistle in the DarkAaron Monaghan as Liam in Conversations on a Homecoming
• Lorcan Cranitch as William Shawn in The Talk of the Town
• Owen Roe as Shelley Levene in Glengarry Glen Ross

• Jacqueline Boatswain as Mrs Muller in Doubt – A Parable
• Eleanor Methven as Mother in The HouseMarie Mullen as Missus in Conversations on a Homecoming
• Grace Kiely as Millie in The Mai

• Louise Lowe for The Boys of Foley Street
• Andrew Flynn for Port Authority
• Oliver Mears for The Turn of the Screw

• Joe Vanek for Orfeo
• Naomi Wilkinson for Alice in Funderland

• Richard Kent for Titanic Peter O’Brien for The Talk of the Town
• Lisa Zagone for Pagliacci

• Nick McCall for The Great Goat Bubble
• Simon Corder for L’arlesianaThomas Kluth for The Barber of Seville

• Carl Kennedy for Doubt - A ParableLittle John Nee for Sparkplug
• Tom Speers for Macklin: Method and Madness

• WillFredd Theatre and Absolut Fringe Festival for Farm
• AC Productions for Pinter X 4
• The Abbey Theatre and THISISPOPBABY for Alice in Funderland

• Quietly written by Owen McCaffertyThe House Keeper written by Morna Regan
• The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle written by Ross Dungan
• Halcyon Days written by Deirdre Kinahan

• The Turn of the Screw composed by Benjamin Britten for Northern Ireland Opera
• FLÅTPÄCK composed by Tom Lane for Ulysses Opera Theatre
• A Village Romeo and Juliet composed by Frederick Delius for Wexford Festival Opera

• Blue Teapot Theatre Company
• Stephen Rea
• Tom Creed and the city of Cork

2013 awards

• Cillian Murphy for Ballyturk
• Rhys Dunlop for Punk Rock
• Ciaran Hinds for Our Few and Evil Days

• Judith Roddy for Pentecost
• Marie Mullen for Bailegangaire
• Aoife Duffin for A Girl is a Half-Formed ThingSinead Cusack for Our Few and Evil Days

• Des Keogh for Dreamland
• Mark Lambert for Twelfth Night
• Ian Toner for Punk Rock

• Bríd Ní Neachtain for Sive
• Aisling O’Sullivan for Bailegangaire
• Caitriona Ennis for Spinning

• Conall Morrison for Sive & She Stoops to Conquer
• Enda Walsh for Ballyturk Selina Cartmell for Punk Rock
• Jimmy Fay for Pentecost

• Paul Wills for Our Few and Evil Days
• Jamie Vartan for BallyturkAlyson Cummins for Pentecost
• Mario Beck for Waiting in Line

• Carl Kennedy for Mr Foley the Radio Operator Teho Teardo/ Helen Atkinson for Ballyturk
• Fergus O’Hare for Punk Rock and Pentecost
• Tom Lane & Rob Moloney for Between Trees and Water

• Peter O’Brien for An Ideal Husband
• Catherine Fay for Breaking Dad and Our Few and Evil Days Mike Britton for How Many Miles to Babylon
• Niamh Lunny for Heartbreak House

• Chahine Yayrovan for The Vortex and Punk Rock
• John Comiskey for Sive
• Adam Silverman for Ballyturk Ciaran Bagnall for Pentecost

• Lyric Theatre for Punk Rock
• Wildebeest Theatre Company for On the Wire
• Abbey Theatre for Our Few and Evil Days

• Dreamland by Jim Nolan
• Conservatory by Michael West
• The Mariner by Hugo HamiltonOur Few and Evil Days by Mark O’Rowe
• Petals by Gillian Greer

• Der Vampyr by Heinrich Marschner, directed by Michael Barker-Caven and John O’Brien for Everyman and Cork Operatic Society
• The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, directed by Michael Barker-Caven for Irish Youth Opera and Wexford Festival Opera Silent Night by Kevin Puts, directed by Tomer Zvulun for Wexford Festival Opera
• Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Oliver Mears for Northern Ireland Opera  

• Lyric Theatre: For a consistently high standard of productions in a most welcoming venue
• The Lir: For producing skilled graduates of a very high calibre
• Stage managers and technicians: For keeping the show on the road after opening night and for loyal support to cast and creatives

2014 awards

• Denis Conway for his role as Irish Man in the Gate Theatre production of Tom Murphy’s The Gigli Concert
• Adrian Dunbar for his role as Tommy in the Dublin Theatre Festival and Lyric Theatre production of Conor McPherson’s The Night Alive
• Mark O'Halloran for his role as Donal Davoren in the Abbey Theatre/ Lyric Theatre production of Sean O’Casey’s The Shadow of a GunmanMarty Rea for his role as King Richard 11 in DruidShakespeare

• Cathy Belton for her role as Sal  in the Galway International Arts Festival production of The Matchbox by Frank McGuinness Derbhle Crotty for her role as King Henry 1V in DruidShakespeare
• Susan Lynch for her role as Hester Swane in the Abbey Theatre production of By the ''Bog of Cats by Marina Carr
• Aisling O'Sullivan for her roles as Hal/King Henry V in DruidShakespeare

• Peter Campion for his role as Katurian in the Decadent, in association with the Lyric Theatre, production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman
• Brian Gleeson for his role as Sean in the Landmark Productions in association with MCD, production of Enda Walsh’s The Walworth Farce Laurence Kinlan for his role as Doc in the Dublin Theatre Festival and Lyric Theatre production of The Night Alive by Conor McPherson
• Rory Nolan for his role as Falstaff in DruidShakespeare

• Clare Barrett for her role as Aoife/Margaret Gaj in the Rough Magic production of The Train by Arthur Riordan and Bill Whelan               
• Dawn Bradfield for her role as Mona in the Gate Theatre production of  The Gigli Concert             
• Amy McAllister for her role as Minnie Powell  in the Abbey Theatre and the Lyric Theatre production of Sean O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman                Abigail McGibbon for her role as Sandra in the Rough Magic production of Everything  Between Us by David Ireland.

• Grace Dyas for the THEATREclub production of The GameGarry Hynes for DruidShakespeare          
• Wayne Jordan for the Abbey Theatre and Lyric Theatre production of Sean O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman and for the Abbey Theatre production of a new version of Oedipus by Sophocles          
• Pat Kiernan for the Corcadorca and Eat My Noise production of Gentrification by Enda Walsh     

• Aedín Cosgrove for the Abbey Theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Francis O'Connor for DruidShakespeaqre                                   
• Ciaran O'Melia for the Gate Theatre production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

• Denis Clohessy for the Brokentalkers and junk ensemble production of  It Folds
• Gregory Clarke and Conor Linehan for DruidShakespeareJimmy Eadie for the Dead Centre production of Chekov’s First Play
• Tom Lane for the Abbey Theatre production of Oedipus by Sophocles in a new version by Wayne Jordan

• Sarah Bacon the Abbey Theatre production of The Shadow of a Gunman
• Catherine Fay for the Gate Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet
• Monica Frawley for the Abbey Theatre production of By the Bog of Cats Doreen McKenna and Francis O'Connor for DruidShakespeare

• Aedín Cosgrove for the Abbey Theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream  
• Sinéad Wallace for the Abbey Theatre production of Oedipus Sarah Jane Shiels for the Brokentalkers and junk ensemble production of It Folds and ANU Production of  PALS – The Irish at Gallipoli        
• Adam Silverman for the Landmark Productions and Wide Open Opera production of The Last Hotel           

• Druid Shakespeare for the way in which the company has assembled and enabled a group of actors to work together as a true ensemble, the pinnacle of this rare achievement being its 2015 Druid Shakespeare production                                          
• Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, Sligo, for its imaginative restoration of the theatre of W B Yeats as part of its A Country Under Wave programme                                       Lian Bell for leading the wakingthefeminists movement with courage and conviction, highlighting the inequalities in Irish theatre and advocating for sustainable change.                 
• Galway International Arts Festival for its consistently supportive role as co-producer to the independent theatre sector

2022 awards

• Owen Roe for his role as Thomas in the Gate Theatre production of Sebastian Barry's The Steward of Christendom

• Janet Moran for her role as Mal in the Fishamble: the New Play Company production of Eugene O’Brien's Heaven

• Rory Nolan for his role in the Abbey Theatre production of Anthony Simpson-Pike's An Octoroon

• Anna Healy for her performances in Abbey Theatre's Portia Coughlan, Druid's The Last Return and, Corcadorca Theatre Company's The Spin

• Judy Hegarty Lovett for the production of The Realistic Joneses

• Aedín Cosgrove in Dead Centre's production of Good Sex

• Madeleine Boyd for Wexford Festival Opera's production of Lalla-Roukh

• James C McFetridge for Lyric Theatre's production of Big Man

• Carl Kennedy for Gate Theatre and Theatre Lovett's production of The Tin Soldier
• Conor Linehan for Gate Theatre and Theatre Lovett's production of The Tin Soldier
• Olesya Zdorovetkska for Gate Theatre and Theatre Lovett's production of The Tin Soldier
• Louis Lovett for Gate Theatre and Theatre Lovett's production of The Tin Soldier

• David Bolger for Blackwater Valley Festival Opera's production of Orfeo ed Euridice and CoisCéim Dance Theatre's production of Go to Blazes

• Druid's production of The Last Return

• Northern Ireland Opera's production of Into the Woods

• Fishamble: the New Play Company's production of Heaven by Eugene O’Brien

• Opera Collective Ireland and Kilkenny Arts Festival's production of Semele

• Loughlin Deegan

• Mags Mulvey with Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company for Minimal Human Contact

• Bosco Hogan

• No Magic Pill