CORMAC RICHARDS THEATRE AWARDS 2022


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

2 thoughts on “CORMAC RICHARDS THEATRE AWARDS 2022”

  1. 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

    1. 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.

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