The Glen Theatre’s 2nd Annual One Act Play Festival a Success

It was a wrap for the second Annual Glen Theatre Festival of One Act Plays held in Banteer on Saturday, 28th October 2023. Over the week the Glen Theatre witnessed some incredible performances, some amazing sets, some beautiful costumes and met some wonderful people

The Glen Theatre would like to thank their fantastic audiences who came out to watch and to support our festival, the groups who travelled here, all those who helped out in any way and of course the festival’s super adjudicator - the lovely Helen Hallissey.

Adjudicator Helen Hallissey

The cast of ‘All’s Fair at the Science Fair’ comprised of Juliet Bailey, Olivia Lehane, Anna Lehane,Anthony Fogarty, Catherine Angland, Donnacha Fogarty, Liam O’Connor and Mary Sheehan. Their play won numerous awards at the various festivals, here they are pictured at the Ballincollig One Act Festival.

The winners of the festival are...

Open Category

Best Supporting Actress

Coachford Players

“Watching the Magpies”

Best Supporting Actor

Kilmeen Drama Group

“Home Talk From Abroad”

Best Actress

Oakhill Players

“The Chipvan Plays Dixie”

Best Actor

Oakhill Players

The Chipvan Plays Dixie”

Golden Moment

Coachford Players

Watching the Magpies”

Best Director

Blue Hat

“Riders to the Sea”

Runners Up

Oakhill Players

The Chipvan Plays Dixie”

Best Play

Gunpowder Drama Group

Bombshell”

Confined category:

Best Supporting Actress -

The Pyke Theatre Group

The Visitor”

Best Supporting Actor

The Glen Theatre

Trains of Thought”

Best Actress

The Pyke Theatre Group

The Visitor”

Best Actor

The Glen Theatre

Trains of Thought”

1st Time Performers

The Glen Theatre

All is Fair at the Science Fair”

Adjudicators Award

The Glen Theatre

All is Fair at the Science Fair”

Runners Up

The Glen Theatre

“All is Fair at the Science Fair”

Best Play

The Glen Theatre

“Marrying Mary”.

Philip Lenihan presents the Open Category Best Supporting Actress award to Katie Ní Mhurchú

Seamus O’Keeffe presents the Open Category Best Actress award to Cathy Collins.

Seamus O’Keeffe presents the Open Category Best Actor award to Dave Hanley

Linda O’Connell presents the Open Category Runner up for Best Director to Mary Callaghan.

Gérard O’Callaghan presents the Confined Category Adjudicators Award for Best Play to Connie Hartnett.

Cathy Bailey presented Maureen O’Brien with the 1st Time Performer Award.