Well, here we are again at the end of another year. The theatrical peak of which is this awards ceremony.
Qualification for any award is based on the reviews written throughout the year. To acknowledge those in contention for the awards, nominations are listed in some categories, but not in all. The decisions of the jury are final.
Importantly, please accept this in the spirit in which it is intended.
Enjoy and be proud of (nearly) all who are mentioned below!
COMEDY PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
LUCKY NUMBERS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN – St Austell Arts Centre & Theatre Royal Plymouth The Drum
THE WINNER IS;
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
YOUNG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
CHARLIE BRYANT – Frank Churchill in Emma, Ron Miller in Breaking the Code, Charles Murdock in THE GHOST TRAIN – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JUSTIN DAVIES – Ben inGANGSTA GRANNY – Exeter Northcott Theatre
BRANDON EADY – Jan Warwick in THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, Fancourt Babberley in CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
LIV KOPLICK – Harriet Smith in EMMA, Ela Delahay in CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JAKE SEABROOK – Jack Chesney in CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
ALBIE SNELSON – Fat Sam in BUGSY MALONE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
REECE YARNOLD – Steven in LUCKY NUMBERS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS;
BRANDON EADY – Specifically for the incredibly subtle and accurate performance in The Unexpected Guest
MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
BUGSY MALONE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
CHICAGO – Theatre Royal Plymouth
THE WINNER IS;
BUGSY MALONE
DANCE PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
COPPELIA – Birmingham Royal Ballet – Theatre Royal Plymouth
DON QUIXOTE – Birmingham Royal Ballet – Theatre Royal Plymouth
MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY – New Adventures – Theatre Royal Plymouth
NDT2 – Nederlands Dans Theater – Theatre Royal Plymouth
THE WINNER IS;
COPPELIA
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
DREW MCONIE – Bugsy Malone – Theatre Royal Plymouth
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
JENNY GAYNER – Lena Lamont – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN – Theatre Royal Plymouth
MOLLY GRACE-CUTLER – Carole King – BEAUTIFUL – Theatre Royal Plymouth
AIDAN OTI – Fizzy – BUGSY MALONE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
DJALENGA SCOTT – Velma Kelly – CHICAGO – Theatre Royal Plymouth
BOBBY WINDEBANK – Pharoah – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT – Theatre Royal Plymouth
THE WINNER IS;
DJALENGA SCOTT
SET DESIGN OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
ANDREW BECKETT – BREAKING THE CODE, EMMA, HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES – Manor Pavilion Sidmouth
TOM PARIS – THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
RYAN DAWSON LAIGHT – MY SON’S A QUEER, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? – Garrick Theatre
LEZ BROTHERSTON – MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY – Theatre Royal Plymouth
DAVID WOODHEAD – THE DA VINCI CODE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
JACQUELINE TROUSDALE – GANGSTA GRANNY – Exeter Northcott Theatre
THE WINNER IS;
ANDREW BECKETT – specifically awarded for the perfect simplicity of the design for BREAKING THE CODE.
DUD OF THE YEAR
BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS – Theatre Royal Plymouth
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT – Theatre Royal Plymouth
THEATRE/COMPANY OF THE YEAR
BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET
SUPPORTING PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
SIMON CHAPPELL – Dillwyn Knox in BREAKING THE CODE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
DANIELE COOMBE – Miss Bates in EMMA – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
MARK LAVERTY – Bob Philips in HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES & Mick Ross in BREAKING THE CODE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
BRENDAN MATTHEW – Cosme McMoon in GLORIOUS & Henry Angell in THE UNEXPECTED GUEST – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JAMES PELLOW – Saul Hodgkin in THE GHOST TRAIN & Stephen Spettigue in CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS;
BRENDAN MATTHEW
NEW WRITING AWARD
ROB MADGE – My Son’s A Queer, But What Can You Do?
TECHNICAL AWARD
JODIE UNDERWOOD – Lighting Design For Summer Play Season – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
INVENTION AWARD
IAN NICHOLAS – For the Cushion/Hotwater Bottle Device used to produce the perfect projectile vomiting moment in God Of Carnage at The Oso Arts Centre in Barnes. Noteworthy in this award is also Emily Outred who had to use the said prop and did so very effectively.
COMEDY PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
DANIELE COOMBE – Miss Bates in EMMA – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
RACHEL FLETCHER-HUDSON – Mary Featherstone in HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JASON FURNIVAL – Mr Parker in GANGSTA GRANNY – Exeter Northcott Theatre
ANITA GRAHAM – Nana in LUCKY NUMBERS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
DOMINIC MCCHESNEY – Jeeves in JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JAMES PELLOW – Stephen Spettigue in CHARLEY’S AUNT – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JEREMY TODD – Seppings in JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS;
JAMES PELLOW – specifically for his glorious channeling of Kenneth Williams in CHARLEY’S AUNT
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
CLAIRE EVANS – GLORIOUS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
MICHAEL FENTIMAN – THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
SEAN HOLMES – BUGSY MALONE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
JASON MARC-WILLIAMS – EMMA – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JASON MOORE – THE UNEXPECTED GUEST – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
MAX BEX ROBERTS – BREAKING THE CODE & JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS
JASON MOORE – for elevating a production to a level far above what might be expected.
PLAY PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
BREAKING THE CODE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
EMMA – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
GLORIOUS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE LION THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE – Theatre Royal Plymouth
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN – St Austell Arts Centre & Theatre Royal Plymouth, The Drum
THE UNEXPECTED GUEST – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS;
BREAKING THE CODE
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
NOMINATIONS;
STEVE BLACKER-BARROWMAN – Alan Turing in BREAKING THE CODE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
EMILY LOUISE CONNOR – Emma in EMMA – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
SAM ELLIS – Frank Foster in HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
ISABEL FORD – Granny in GANGSTA GRANNY – Exeter Northcott Theatre
HILARY HARWOOD – Florence Foster Jenkins in GLORIOUS – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
BEN KERNOW – Slim Gunwallow in SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN – St Austell Arts Centre & Theatre Royal Plymouth, The Drum
DOMINIC MCCHESNEY – St Clair in GLORIOUS, Jeeves in JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
JOSHUA WICHARD – Bertie Wooster in JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE – Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth
THE WINNER IS;
DOMINIC MCCHESNEY
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR IN ANY GENRE/PRODUCTION
ROB MADGE – MY SON’S A QUEER, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? – GARRICK THEATRE LONDON
PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR IN ANY GENRE
MY SON’S A QUEER, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? – GARRICK THEATRE LONDON
CORMAC RICHARDS – 27 DECEMBER 2022
Thank you Cormac for sharing your love and joy of the theatre, it helps enormously that we have such support.
Here’s to another opportunity to fill the theatres with life affirming plays in 2023.
Jeremy
Thank you Jeremy. It has been my absolute pleasure to see so many great productions this year – especially at Sidmouth, which surpassed itself. More of the same next year I hope and look forward to seeing you in the Summer I do hope.