Hale Festival 2003 Winners
Sam Cup for Best Overall Play Skelmersdale Players	Roy Bradley Shield (Adjudicators Award) Roy H Vernon Romily Little Theatre	Vicki and David Lane Trophy for Best Director (Adult) Ian Duffy Skelmersdale Players	Harris Sheild for Best Director (Junior) Jo Wornell Hulme Hall School	Bert Holland Award for Best Director Youth Val Harris & Barrie Hesketh Club Drama	Best Individual (Youth) Michael Palmer Hulme Hall School
Ruby Smith Quaich for Best Individual (Junior) Suzanne Goddard Mossley A.O.D.S.	Best Play Youth Detention Northern Youth Theatre	Best Individual (Drama) Ian Duffy Skelmersdale Players	Best Play Junior Why Did the Chicken Cross The Road Mossley A.O.D.S	Best Individual Comedy Ewan Mc Cutcheon Thunder Clap	Best Overall Comedy Thunder Clap
Paula Tilbrook Laurence Tratalos Michael Hills	Val Harris Paula Tilbrook David Woods