Festival

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…