Winners of The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
Christopher Meloni as Eddie Carbone in the Gate Theatre production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Also nominated
Jon Kenny for his various roles in the Island Theatre/Glór co-production of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Owen Roe as Titus in the Siren production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Alan Stanford as Oscar Wilde/Lady Bracknell in the Abbey Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Catherine Walker as Bridgie Cleary in the Abbey Theatre production of What Happened Bridgie Cleary by Tom Mac Intyre
Also nominated
Olwen Fouéré as Tamora in the Siren production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Marie Mullen as Maurya in the DruidSynge production of Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge
Ailish Symons as Jean in the Asylum Productions/Cork Midsummer Festival production of Pondlife Angels by Enda Walsh
Nick Dunning as Robert in the Gate Theatre production of Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Also nominated
Malcolm Adams as Father Pat in the Livin' Dred production of Belfry by Billy Roche
Laurence Kinlan as Georgie in the Gate Theatre production of Poor Beast in the Rain by Billy Roche
Philip O'Sullivan as Father in the Second Age Theatre Company production of How Many Miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnston, adapted for the stage by Alan Stanford
Ruth Negga as Lavinia in the Siren production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Also nominated
Susan Fitzgerald as Mrs Synott in the Bedrock production of Shooting Gallery by Des Bishop and Arthur Riordan
Mary Murray as Nadezda in the b*spoke theatre company production of Family Stories by Biljana Srbljanovic, translated by Rebecca Rugg
Elaine O'Dea as Celia in the Classic Stage Ireland production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Selina Cartmell for the Siren production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Also nominated
Mark Brokaw for the Gate Theatre production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Garry Hynes for the DruidSynge production of Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge
Pat Kiernan for the Corcadorca and Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture production of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Andre Barbe for the Wexford Festival Opera production of Pénélope by Gabriel Fauré
Also nominated
Paul Keogan for the b*spoke production of Fermín Cabal's Tejas Verdes translated by Robert Shaw and the Rough Magic production of The Sugar Wife by Elizabeth Kuti
Francis O'Connor for the DruidSynge production of the plays of John Millington Synge
Joe Vanìk for the Landmark production of The Goat or Who is Sylvia by Edward Albee
Paul Keogan for the b*spoke production of Fermín Cabal's Tejas Verdes translated by Robert Shaw and the Siren production of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Also nominated
John Comiskey for the Abbey Theatre and Lyric Theatre production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Marcus Costello for the Storytellers production of The Dream of a Summer Day based on the life and writings of Lafcadio Hearn
Rupert Murray for the Rough Magic production of The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht in a version by Howard Brenton
Sinead Cuthbert for the Second Age production of How Many Miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnston, adapted for the stage by Alan Stanford and the Ouroboros production of Making History by Brian Friel
Also nominated
Achim Freyer for the Opera Ireland production of Die Zauberflöte by Mozart
Soutra Gilmour for the Opera 2005 production of Figaro's Wedding by Mozart
Peter O'Brien for the Gate Theatre production of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
Siren for Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, directed by Selina Cartmell
Also nominated
Gate Theatre for A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, directed by Mark Brokaw
Abbey Theatre for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Conall Morrison
Corcadorca and Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture for The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Pat Kiernan
Wexford Festival Opera for Susannah by Carlisle Floyd, directed by John Fulljames
Also nominated
Opera 2005 production of Figaro's Wedding by Mozart, directed by Michael Hunt
Opera Ireland for Imeneo by Handel, directed by David Bolger
Opera Theatre Company for The Coronation of Poppea by Monteverdi, directed by Annilese Miskimmon
Tom Mac Intyre for What Happened Bridgie Cleary, produced by the Abbey Theatre
Also nominated
James Butler for Stuck in the Mud, produced by Barnstorm Theatre Company
Brian Friel for The Home Place, produced by the Gate Theatre
Elizabeth Kuti for The Sugar Wife, produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company
DruidSynge for its powerful and compelling presentation of the complete stage works of J M Synge.
Also nominated
Playgroup in co-production with the Everyman Palace and Cork Midsummer Festival for the extraordinary and total transformation of the theatre during Dark Week
Operating Theatre Company for Here Lies, which brought Artaud back to Galway in an imaginative and haunting installation.
Pan Pan for One, its 100-room performance project
Rough Magic for the Seeds 2 Showcase, its development initiative for emerging playwrights and directors
Shadowbox Theatre Company for the excellence of its work with actors with intellectual disabilities.
Michael Colgan, director of the Gate Theatre