2005Following Ennis Players' win
at the All-Ireland 1-Act Open finals in December 2004 with their performance of
The Dandy Dolls, the Group performed this strange fantasy at the World Festival
of Amateur Theatre in Monaco in August 2005 to great critical acclaim. Meanwhile
Kathleen Ni Houlihan was performed as part of the Abbey Theatre's centenary celebrations
on December 27th 2005. The Group were honoured to be one of four amateur groups
chosen to commemorate the opening night of the Abbey.
2004 One-Act
CircuitAll-Ireland Finals, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim
****All-Ireland
1-Act Winners**** Winners Open Section
- Ennis Players "The
Dandy Dolls" by George Fitzmaurice
Cork Drama Festival
2
Best Play - "The Dandy Dolls"
Adjudicators overall performance award
- Jackie Scanlan as "The Hags Son"
Perpetual trophy for Best Presentation
- "The Dandy Dolls" Stage crew Haulbowline Drama Festival
Best Play - "The Dandy Dolls"
Best Actor - John Finn as "The
Grey man"
Best Actress - Bernie Harten as "Caít Carmody"
Best
Director - Geraldine Greene
Best Presentation - "The Dandy Dolls"
Stage crew Ballymahon Drama Festival
Best Play - "The Dandy
Dolls"
Best Actor - John Finn as "The Grey Man"
Best Director
- Geraldine Greene Kilmallock Drama Festival
Best Play - "The
Dandy Dolls"
Best Actor - Joe Varden as "Roger Carmody"
Best
Producer - Geraldine Greene |  | Play
acting down Abbey Roadby Joe ÓMuircheartaigh, Clare Champion,
26th
November 2004 Ennis Players never had it so good, writes Joe ÓMuircheartaigh,
what with an Abbey performance and representing Ireland in Monaco to look forward
to and the bread and butter of its Supper Theatre starting on Monday. Feature,
Clare Champion The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Poignancy amid the humour
By
Jim Murphy The Age, Australia
July 9 2003
'Leenane'
captures ugliness of poverty
By Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
Nov 2, 2002 All Ireland Winning Production:
The Beauty Queen of Leeane
by Kevin O'Donnell Atthetheatre.com The
Beauty Queen of Leenane
by Tom Williams The Wicker Park Voice
October 31, 2002 |
