Limerick woman wins prestigious award for play

JOANNE Ryan from Limerick received the award for best radio drama script at the Zebbie awards.

The award was received for her successful play Eggsistentialism, with which she made her solo professional debut in 2016.

Since then she has toured with the show in London, Liverpool, Cyprus, Malaysia and Australia.

Joanne has previously been awarded the Lustrum Award for Best Festival Moment at Edinburgh Fringe, The Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award, The Sydney Fringe Critics’ Pick Award and was nominated for Best Performance at Melbourne Fringe.

She is a theatre artist in residence at the Lime Tree Theatre and artist in residence at Ormston House.