Ballymoney Drama festival is affiliated to The Association of Ulster Drama Festivals and is one the twelve provincial festivals through which competing teams may become eligible for consideration for a place in the Ulster Finals.
The Final Placings in 2011 were:
1st - Rosemary Drama Group - Glorious
2nd - Newpoint Players – Dancing at Lughnasa
3rd - The Clarence Players – Entertaining Angels
4th - Holywood Players – Absurd Person Singular
The following awards were presented at this year's festival:
The Commitee Cup for the overall winning play - Rosemary Drama Group – Glorious
The Lord Antrim Cup for the best comedy or farce - Rosemary Drama Group – Glorious
The Sir Robert Lynn Cup for the best Irish Dialect play - Newpoint Players – Dancing at Lughnasa
The Alex Blair Cup for the best George Sheils play - No Entry
The Route Cup for the best actor - Paul McParland who played Michael in Newpoint Players Dancing at Lughnasa
The Dalriada Cup for the best actress - Olive Melville who played Florence Foster Jenkins in Rosemary Drama Group’s Glorious
The Tom Dale Trophy for the best supporting actor - Des Loughridge who played Bardolph in The Clarence Players’ Entertaining Angels
The Tom Dale Trophy for the best supporting actress - Avril Robb who played Maria in Rosemary Drama Group’s Glorious
The Vin Smyth Memorial Trophy for the best producer - Seamus Steele, Rosemary Drama Group - Glorious
The Wreath Cup for the most ambitious choice of play - Rosemary Drama Group - Glorious
The Edmund Gordon Trophy for best moment of theatre - Rosemary Drama Group - Glorious
The O'Cahon Cup for decor - Alan Marshall who designed both The Clarence Players and Rosemary Drama Group sets
The Malachy McLaughin Cup for Stage Lighting - Rosemary Drama Group - Glorious
Certificates of special Merit:
Steve Emerson who played Sidney and Chris Woods who played Geoffrey in Holywood Players’ Absurd Person Singular.
Laura Kennedy who played Jo in The Clarence Players’ Entertaining Angels.
Corinna Cunningham who played Rose and Pauline Lynch who played Maggie in Newpoint Players’ Dancing at Lughnasa
Rosemary Drama Group – certificate for props and costumes and for short films.
