Irish Times Theatre Award Winners

Here is the list of winners from the recent Irish Times Theatre Awards in Dublin, courtesy of RTÉ

• Owen Roe won Best Actor for his performances in The Taming of the Shrew, Catastrophe and Festen.
• Jane Brennan was named Best Actress for her performance as Alice in the Alice Trilogy.
• Declan Conlon won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Month in the Country.
  
• Mary Murray took away the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the Alice Trilogy.
• The Best Director award went to Atom Egoyan for Eh Joe.
• Rough Magic theatre company won the Best Play award for The Taming of the Shrew.
• Tom Murphy was honoured with the Best New Play award for his Alice Trilogy.
• Wexford Festival Opera received the Best Opera Production award for Transformations.
• A special tribute award was presented to Ingrid Craigie for her contribution to Irish theatre.
  
• The judges' special award went to Fishamble Theatre Company for Whereabouts and its use of Temple Bar for theatre productions.
• Sabine Dargent won the Best Set Designer award for her work on Hysteria and The Walworth Farce.
• The Best Designer: Costume award went to Monica Frawley for her work on The Taming of the Shrew.
  
• Rupert Murray was posthumously awarded the Best Designer: Lighting award for his work on Catastrophe, Play and The Taming of the Shrew.