TO
Balally Players presents
Heaven
Awards won:
- Ballyshannon Drama Festival 2026Best Set
- Newry Drama Festival 2026Best Actress – The Anne Boyle Cup
- RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival 2026Adjudicator Award
- Tipperary Drama Festival 2026
Play
Description
About this production
Balally Players staged Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven in 2026, directed by Seán Murphy, with Declan O’Loughlin as Mal and Claire Parkes as Mairead. The production played on Ireland’s amateur drama festival circuit and at the Dean Crowe Theatre in Athlone.
Recognition
Awards & nominations
- BDBest SetWon
- NDBest Actress – The Anne Boyle CupClaire ParkesWon
- RAAdjudicator AwardSusan McHugh, Kris Mooney & Gary WallWon
- TD1st TIPP FM TROPHYWon
- TDBest Actor (Open)Declan O’LoughlinWon
- TDBest LightingWon
- TDBest Producer (Frank Gleeson Award)Sean MurphyWon
- TDBest Set OverallWon
- BDBest ActorDeclan O’LoughlinNominated
- BDBest ActressClaire ParkesNominated
- BDBest LightingNominated
- BDOpen Section – Second PlaceNominated
- NDRunners up - The Lions CupNominated
- RARTÉ Perpetual Trophy to the Overall WinnerNominated
Same group
More from Balally Players
Other productions by the same group.
The Comedy of Errors
