Festival

Rush Drama Festival is back in 2025! Here’s the exciting line up – full of variety from across the country right in the heart of Rush. The adjucator for Rush Drama Festival 2025 is – Michael McCabe. This will be Michael’s first time adjudicating the Rush Drama Festival, bringing with him a wealth of experience…

Winners in the Confined Section – Rush Drama Festival 2024 Adjudicator’s AwardCathy Tighe for Sound Effects in Hooked! – Kilrush Drama Group Technical AwardKevin McEvoy for Lighting in Hooked! – Kilrush Drama Group Best ActressErin Hogan as Lydia in Hooked! – Kilrush Drama Group Best ActorJohn Dunne as Da in Trad – The Clodiagh Players…

We are back for our 20th anniversary of the Rush Drama Festival. We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we had our first festival. We are delighted to our adjudicator is the incredible Tony Finnegan. All season tickets are booked out gone – consider yourself lucky if you got one. The full list of…

What a fantastic festival run we had at the Millbank Theatre. We had a variety of plays on our stage from groups across the country. We would like to thank all the groups for coming to Rush and a special thank you to Sarah Purcell for being our adjudicator. We are delighted to be able…

It’s back for it’s 19th year – Rush Drama Festival runs from 3rd to 11th March. This year features adjudicator Sarah Purcell. Sarah Purcell currently teaches acting technique at Michael Chekhov Studio, Berlin, is a Freelance Acting Coach, and teaches weekly acting classes at Tanzraum, Berlin. Some seasoned Festival patrons may remember Sarah from a…

We were lucky enough to get our 2020 Festival completed just before lockdown. We never got to do a Festival in 2021. So it’s been 2 years since we had our 9 night festival of Theatre. We are thankful to Fingal County Council for funding the Rush Drama Festival 2022. To open on our first…

Nominations & Winners In The Confined Section Adjudicators Award Nominations Winner – Costumes – Sillan Players At the Black Pigs Dyke Best Actress Nominations Winner – Yvonne Seymour as Lizzie Boles in Sillan Players At the Black Pigs Dyke Best Actor Nominations Winner – Francis Brennan as Tim Gallagher in Phoenix Players Tubbercurry – The Communication Cord Best…

Rush Drama Festival Results 2006 Adjudicator – Brid McBride Open Groups 1st Lifford Players – “Twelve Angry Men” 2nd Place Blue Transit Theatre Company – “Night Mother” 3rd Place Kilmeen Drama Group – “A Crucial Week In The Life Of A Grocer’s Assistant” Confined Groups 1st Place Bunclody/Kilmyshall Drama Group – “The Salvage Shop” 2nd Place Bridge…

Rush Drama Festival Results 2005 Adjudicator – Terry Byrne ADA Open Groups 1st Kilmeen Drama Group – “Portia Coughlan” 2nd Place Estuary Players, Dublin – “Proof” 3rd Place Gorey Little Theatre – “A Life” Confined Groups 1st Place Bridge Drama Group, Wexford – “Lovers At Versailles” 2nd Place Kilrush Drama Group, Wicklow – “The Man From Clare”

Rush Drama Festival Results 2004 Adjudicator – Barry Cassin Open Groups 1st Place Lifford Players – “Waiting for Godot” 2nd Place Baileboro Drama Group – “On Raftery’s Hill” 3rd Place Bealtaine Theatre Group -“True West“ Confined Groups 1st Place Bridge Drama Society – “The Cripple Of Inishmaan” 2nd Place East Wall PEG Drama Group – “The…