The Nominations
The winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony on 20 October 2019
CHRIS HARRIS AWARD for Best Variety/Revue/Pantomime
WINNER: The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - Cinderella & Jack and The Beanstalk
Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - King Arthur
Timsbury Theatre Group - Little Red Riding Hood
FIRST CORPORATE COUP DE THEATRE AWARD
WINNER: Bristol Musical Theatre - Mirroring Sequence before and during "What Causes That", involving
Bobby and Mr Zangler in "Crazy For You"
BLOC Productions - The flying ‘Chitty, Chitty’ car in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Bristol Musical Youth Productions - Motormouth’s rendition of ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’ in ‘Hairspray’
The Cotswold Players - The moment when Clarence gains his wings in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Marion Brazier’s cameo in ‘Road’
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society - ‘Framed faces’ in ‘42nd Street’
SPIROLUX LIMITED AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: The Cotswold Players - ‘Anne Boleyn’ – lighting and projected images
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth - 'High School Musical’ – lighting
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ – lighting and effects
Bristol Musical Theatre - ‘Crazy for You’ – sound and lighting
Starlite Productions - ‘Aladdin’ – lighting, sound and stage management
Weston-super-Mare Operatic Society - ‘Cats’ – sound and lighting
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society - ‘42nd Street’ – lighting and special effects
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - ‘Titanic – the Musical’ – lighting
DAVID HIGSON AWARD for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Drama)
WINNER: The Cotswold Players - Phil Domaille as Thomas Cromwell in ‘Anne Boleyn’
Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - Duncan Mitchell as Bernard Nightingale in ‘Arcadia’
Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society - Jack Blackmore as Tom in ‘The Anniversary’
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Mike Luckett as Tolliver Groat in ‘Going Postal’
Sodbury Players - Richard Cottle as Harold Wilson in ‘The Audience’
The Trowbridge Players - Tony Giddings as Mr Partridge in ‘Hi De Hi’
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARD for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Drama)
WINNER: SPP Productions - Cynthia Goldstein as Doll Common in ‘Playhouse Creatures’
The Cotswold Players - Heidi Price as Lady Bracknell in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Oldland Players - Natalie Brown as Annabella in ‘The 39 Steps’
Sodbury Players - Jade Meachin as Cassie Cooper in ‘Rumours’
Talent Art Box - Jackie Brown as Social Worker in ‘The Lady in the Van’
Taunton Thespians - Nicki Bassett as Cecily Cardew in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
SOLUTIONS ON STAGE AWARD for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Musical)
WINNER: Axminster Musical Theatre - Ben Malone as Eddie O’Grady in ‘Made in Dagenham’
BLOC Productions - Alex Milner as Boris in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
BLOC Productions - Peter Cottell as Goran in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Exeter Musical Society - Liam Mabin as Doody in ‘Grease’
Keynsham Light Opera Group - Pip Knowles as Dennis/Sir Galahad/Prince Herbert in ‘Spamalot’
TOWERGATE INSURANCE AWARD for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Musical)
WINNER: The Worx Productions - Dani Copperstone as Sonja in ‘The Life’
Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - Barbara Ingledew as Golde in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Bridgwater Operatic Society - Sarah Creswick as Mother Superiorin ‘Sister Act’
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society - Natalie Williams as Penelope Pennywise in ‘Urinetown’
Clevedon Light Opera Club - Kianna Ashton as Lucy Harris in ‘Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical’
Exmouth Musical Theatre Company - Penny Daw as Mother Superior in ‘Sister Act’
St Mary’s Players - Emily Sollors as Nancy in ‘Oliver!’
WALTER HAWKINS AWARD for CREATIVITY AND DESIGN
WINNER: St Mary’s Players - ‘Oliver!’- set design
Bristol Musical Youth Productions - ‘Half a Sixpence’ – choreography
Centre Stage, Exmouth - ‘Crazy For You’ – set design
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - ‘Going Postal’ – set design
Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - ‘Into the Woods’ – set design and props
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - ‘Titanic – the Musical’ – set design & construction
MANOR PRINTING SERVICES AWARD for the BEST PUBLICITY MATERIAL
WINNER: St Alban’s Players - ‘Goodnight, Mr Tom’
Athenaeum Limelight Players - ‘Steel Magnolias’
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - ‘Cinderella & Jack and the Beanstalk’
Just Us Productions - ‘Big Fish, the Musical’
St Philip & St James Church Drama Group - ‘Misjudged, the Easter Story on Trial’
Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - ‘Into the Woods’
PAMELA SOUTHERN AWARD for BEST ACTOR in a YOUTH PRODUCTION
WINNER: Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Marcus May as Andrews in ‘Titanic–the Musical’
Bristol Musical Youth Productions - Isaac Lewis as Arthur in ‘Half a Sixpence’
Centre Stage, Exmouth - Max Abrehart-Smith as The Artful Dodger in ‘Oliver!’
Curtain Up Theatre School - Ollie Woodhouse as Eddie in ‘Sister Act’
Sodbury Players Youth Section - Ryan Carroll as Sky in ‘Guys & Dolls’
Sodbury Players Youth Section - Jake Palmer as Nathan in ‘Guys & Dolls’
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - George Miles as Captain Smith in ‘Titanic–the Musical’
BARBARA MACRAE AWARD for BEST ACTRESS in a YOUTH PRODUCTION
WINNER: Bristol Musical Youth Productions - Ruby Loftus as Tracy Turnblad in ‘Hairspray’
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth - Maddie Walker as Gabriella Montez in ‘High School Musical’
Northavon Youth Theatre Company - Ella Bryant as Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde, the Musical’
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Beth Hunger as Anita in ‘West Side Story’
T-WORX AWARD for BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN AN ADULT PRODUCTION
WINNER: Bath Acting & Theatre Studio - Lollie McKenzie as Maggie in ‘Tusk Tusk’
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - Tabitha Lamb as the Narrator’s Child in ‘Cinderella & Jack and The Beanstalk’
St Alban’s Players - Cosmo Kay as Zach in ‘Goodnight, Mr Tom’
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society - Lewis Ward as Tobias Wragg in ‘Sweeney Todd’
JEAN FENNELL AWARD for BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION
WINNER: Zenith Youth Theatre Company - ‘West Side Story’
Centre Stage, Exmouth - ‘Oliver!’
Curtain Up Theatre School - ‘The Addams Family’
Bristol Musical Youth Productions - ‘Hairspray’
Thornbury Musical Theatre Group Juniors - ‘Cats’
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - ‘Titanic – the Musical’
JOAN HAWKINS AWARD for BEST SHAKESPEARE, CLASSIC OR RESTORATION PLAY
WINNER: The Cotswold Players - ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
The Cotswold Players - ‘SWISH … again’
Taunton Thespians - ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
AWARD FOR BEST OPERA/LIGHT OPERATIC PRODUCTION
WINNER: Bath Gilbert & Sullivan Society - ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
TAOS Musical Theatre - ‘The Gondoliers’
BEVAN BRITTAN LLP SOLICITORS AWARD for BEST ACTOR (Drama)
WINNER: The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Sam Grayston as Ned in ‘Parlour Song’
Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - Aaron Hooper as Septimus Hodge in ‘Arcadia’
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - Gareth Lloyd as Elwood P Dowd in ‘Harvey’
Chedworth Drama - Ross Aldridge as Bernard in ‘Season’s Greetings’
Failand Drama Circle - Paul Eccleson as Jefferson Steel in ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Alex Heath as Moist von Lipwig in ‘Going Postal’
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - David Alexander as Andre in ‘The Father’
Taunton Thespians - maat ward as Algernon Moncrieff in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
EILEEN HARTLY HODDER AWARD for BEST ACTRESS (Drama)
WINNER: The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Fiona McClure as Anne in ‘The Father’
Athenaeum Limelight Players - Charlotte Stringer as Truvy Jones in ‘Steel Magnolias’
Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - Lydia Stevens as Thomasina Coverly in ‘Arcadia’
Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society - Gill Cowen as Mum in ‘The Anniversary’
The Cotswold Players - Katie Smith as Gwendolyn Fairfax in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Failand Drama Circle - Lisa Smith as Dorothy Nettle in ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’
St Ursula Players - Jo Deasey as Sara Fine in ‘Lucky Me’
BERNARD FENNELL AWARD for BEST ACTOR (Musical)
WINNER: Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - Richard Prior as The Baker in ‘Into the Woods’
Bridgwater Operatic Society - Liam Frampton as Eddie in ‘Sister Act’
Clevedon Light Opera Club - John Prescott as Jekyll/Hyde in ’Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical’
The Cotswold Players - Jon Baron as Georg in ‘She Loves Me’
Glastonbury & Street Musical Comedy Society - Matthew Maisey as Gomez in ‘The Addams Family’
St Mary’s Players - Steve Woolley as Fagin in‘Oliver!’
MELANIE EVANS AWARD for BEST ACTRESS (Musical)
WINNER: The Cotswold Players - Grace Hawker as Amalia Balash in ‘She Loves Me’
Axminster Musical Theatre - Laura Addy as Rita O’Grady in ‘Made in Dagenham’
BLOC Productions - Grace Macdonald as Truly Scrumptious in‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - Rachel Courage as the Narrator in ‘Cinderella & Jack and The Beanstalk’
Bridgwater Operatic Society - Natasha T Green as Deloris Van Cartier in ‘Sister Act’
Exeter Little Theatre Company - Elaine Kingston as Violet in ‘9-5, the Musical’
Starlite Productions - Yvonne Young as Aladdin in ‘Aladdin’
Tickenham Drama Group - Jenny Marsh as Amy in ‘Company’
JOHN COE AWARD for BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
WINNER: Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - ‘Arcadia’
Bath Acting & Theatre Studio - ‘Tusk Tusk’
The Bradfordians Dramatic Society - ‘Harvey’
Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society- ‘The Anniversary’
The Cotswold Players - ‘Anne Boleyn’
The Kelvin Players Theatre Company - ‘The Father’
St Alban’s Players - ‘Neville’s Island’
Sodbury Players - ‘Rumours’
THE BRISTOL EVENING POST AWARD for BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
WINNER: BLOC Productions - ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Axminster Musical Theatre - ‘Made in Dagenham’
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society - ‘Urinetown’
Bristol Musical Theatre - ‘Crazy for You’
The Cotswold Players - ‘She Loves Me’
Exmouth Musical Theatre Company - ‘Sister Act’
Thornbury Musical Theatre Group - ‘Into the Woods’
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society - ‘42nd Street’
Have a look at The Winners Page for the photographs of our winners
