THE ROSE BOWL AWARDS 2024
The winners were announced on Sunday 24th November 2024
The Chris Harris Award for Best Variety/Revue/Pantomime
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WINNER - SODBURY PLAYERS - ROBIN HOOD & BABES IN THE WOODS
NOMINEES
Cotswold Players – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sodbury Players – Robin Hood & Babes in the Woods
First Corporate Award Coup De Theatre
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WINNER - WESTON SUPER MARE OPERATIC SOCIETY - OKLAHOMA - PHOTOGRAPH
NOMINEES
BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol – Marleys Apparition
Cotswold Players – Nicholas Nickleby – whole Play concept
Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast – Be Our Guest effect
Weston Super Mare Operatic Society – Oklahoma – Photograph
Spirolux Award for Technical Achievement
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WINNER : KELVIN PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY - BLACK TEETH & A BRILLIANT SMILE - FOLEY SOUND EFFECTS
NOMINEES
Athenaeum Masqueraders – Ghost the Musical – Best Tech
Axminster Musical Theatre – Jekyll and Hyde the Musical – Orchestra
Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Black Teeth & a Brilliant Smile – Foley Sound Effects
David Higson Award for Best Supporting Actor (Dramatic Production)
WINNER: STEPHEN MURPHY as ALGERNON MONCRIEFF in THE IMPORTANT OF BEING EARNEST - CLIFTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
NOMINEES
Jem Andrews as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society
Stephen Murphy as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest – Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society
Charlie Whitehead as Toby in Duets – St Albans Players
Ethan Taylor as Mozart in Amadeus – Swan Theatre Company
Patrick Knox as Graham Greene in A Splinter of Ice – Swan Theatre Company
Quartet Community Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dramatic Production)
WINNER - BARBARA INGLEDEW as LADY BRACKNELL in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - BRADFORDIANS DRAMATIC SOCIETY
NOMINEES
Alison Jenkinson as Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life - @2K Theatre
Barbara Ingledew as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest – Bradfordians Dramatic Society
Fiona Morrison as Liz Morden in Our Countrys Good – Kelvin Players Theatre Company
Fran Lewis as Helen Saville in The Vortex – Kelvin Players Theatre Company
Sarah Simpson-Down as Angela in Duets – St Albans Players
Sarah Nias as Pip in Things I know to be True – Swan Theatre Company
Solutions On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actor (Musical Production)
WINNER - PHIL WARD as ORIN SCIVELLO in the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - EXETER LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY
NOMINEES
Pip Knowles as Franklin Hart Jr in 9 to 5 the Musical – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society
Rob Ridd as Rev Shaw Moore in Footloose – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society
Phil Ward as Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors – Exeter Little Theatre Company
Si Ellis as Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood & Babes in the Woods – Sodbury Players
Neil Burge as Nicky and Christopher King as Rod in Avenue Q – TinkCo
Towergate Insurance Award for Best Supporting Actress (Musical Production)
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WINNER - LEAH DRIVER AS ADO ANNIE in OKLAHOMA - YEOVIL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY
NOMINEES
Jane Knowles as Petra in A Little Night Music – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society
Lydia McCotter as Countess Charlotte in A Little Night Music – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society
Becky Hennessey as Vi Moore in Footloose – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society
Penny Daw as Nettie Fowler in Carousel – Exeter Musical Society
Emma Chudley as Serena in Fame – Exmouth Musical Theatre
Ruth Tavener as Thérèse Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players
Michelle Hole as Mother Superior in Sister Act - Trowbridge Musical Theatre
Leah Driver as Ado Annie in Oklahoma – Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society
Walter Hawkins Award for Creativity and Design
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WINNER - ZENITH YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - CONCEPT OF THE ANCESTORS
NOMINEES
Amateur Players of Sherborne – A Wife for All Reasons – Set
BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol – Set
Maple Theatre Company – Rent – Set
Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast – Costumes
Sodbury Players Youth Section – Get Your Greek On – Staging, Lighting & Sound
Taunton Thespians – Here Be Dragons – Production, Design & Construction
Weston Super Mare Operatic Society – Chess – Lighting
Zenith Youth Theatre Company – The Addams Family – Concept of the Ancestors
Jimmie Morris Award for Best Choreography
WINNER - COTSWOLD PLAYERS - PRIVATE LIVES
NOMINEES
Beechen Cliff & Hayesfield Schools' in Partnership with Bath Theatre School - West Side Story
BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol
Cotswold Players - Private Lives
Exmouth Musical Theatre – Fame
Muses Theatrical Productions – Rock of Ages
Perform Chepstow – Frozen Jnr
Trowbridge Musical Theatre– Sister Act
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society – Oklahoma
C H & HH Consultancy Award for Best Publicity
WINNER - SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE MUSIC & DRAMA GROUP - THE THRILL OF LOVE
NOMINEES
Devizes Musical Theatre – Sister Act
Exeter Little Theatre Company – Little Shop of Horrors
Muses Theatrical Productions – Rock of Ages
Phoenix Youth Theatre - We Will Rock You
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Music & Drama Group – The Thrill of Love
Best Actor in a Youth Production
WINNER - JAMIE SCORGIE AS JEAN VALJEAN in LES MISERABLES - ATHENAEUM MASQUERADERS
NOMINEES
Jamie Scorgie as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables – Athenaeum Masqueraders
Finn Wisby as Javert in Les Miserables – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth
Fin Hancorn as Javert in Les Miserables – Curtain Up Theatre School
Fin Hancorn as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family – Zenith Youth Theatre Company
Keynsham Light Opera Group - Musicals by Candlelight
Barbara Macrae Award for Best Actress in a Youth Production
WINNER - SOPHIE BUTLER as LADY JACQUELINE CARSTONE in ME AND MY GIRL - CENTRE STAGE
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NOMINEES
Alice Beach as Gavroche in Les Miserables– Athenaeum Masqueraders
Sophie Butler as Lady Jacqueline Carstone in Me and My Girl – Centre Stage
Grace Hulland as Matilda in Matilda – Curtain Up Theatre School
Beth Fear as Charity Barnum in Barnum – Zenith Youth Theatre Company
Linda Evans Award for Best Youth Actor in an Adult Production
WINNER - HEIDI ISSAC as JEMIMA POTTS in CHITTY CHITTING BANG BANG - BRIDGWATER OPERATIC SOCIETY
NOMINEES
Eva Cooke as Babe in Babe the Sheep-Pig – Bradfordians Dramatic Society
Archie Clark as William Frankenstein in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society
Heidi Isaac as Jemima Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Bridgwater Operatic Society
Lily Trafford as Little Lucy in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players
Jean Fennell Award for Best Youth Production
WINNER - PERFORM CHEPSTOW - FROZEN JNR
NOMINEES
Athenaeum Masqueraders - Les Miserables
Beechen Cliff & Hayesfield Schools in Partnership with Bath Theatre School - West Side Story
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth - Les Miserables
Bristol Musical Youth Productions – Frozen Jnr
Perform Chepstow – Frozen Jnr
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - The Addams Family
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Barnum
Joan Hawkins Award for Best Shakespeare, Classic or Restoration Play
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WINNER - WELLS LITTLE THEATRE - THE GLASS MENAGERIE
NOMINEES
Bradfordians Dramatic Society – The Importance of Being Earnest
Cotswold Players - Private Lives
Wells Little Theatre – The Glass Menagerie
Knights Solicitors Award for Best Actor (Dramatic Production)
WINNER - JAY BILLINGTON as FIONA / ADRIAN in ROTTERDAM - The EXMOUTH PLAYERS
NOMINEES
Ross Aldridge as Frank in Educating Rita – Bonzo Productions
Ross Scott as The Creature in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society
Phil Domaille as Joe Keller in All My Sons – Cotswold Players
Jay Billington as Fiona/Adrian in Rotterdam – The Exmouth Players
Peter Carter-Brown as Salieri in Amadeus – Swan Theatre Company
Robert Brydges as Kim Philby in A Splinter of Ice – Swan Theatre Company
Phil Crossland as Eric Swann in Cash on Delivery – West Huntspill Players
Eileen Hartley Hodder Award for Best Actress (Dramatic Production)
WINNER - SARAH AMBROSE as FRAN IN THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE - SWAN THEATRE COMPANY
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NOMINEES
Emma Lygo as Rita in Educating Rita – Bonzo Productions
Sarah Wiggins as Amanda Prynne in Private Lives – Cotswold Players
Kate Ryan as Pauline Escobar in Death & the Maiden – Kelvin Players Theatre Company
Sarah Ambrose as Fran in Things I Know to be True – Swan Theatre Company
Samantha Elgar as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie – Wells Little Theatre
Bernard Fennell Award for Best Actor (Musical Production)
WINNER - NEIL STEPHENSON AS ANATOLY SERGIEVSKY in CHESS - WESTON SUPER MARE OPERATIC SOCIETY
NOMINEES
Jaryd Evans as Pippin in Pippin – Bristol Musical Comedy Club
Daniel McLoughlin as Mr Poppy in Nativity the Musical – Exeter Little Theatre Company
Timothy Case as Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance – Keynsham Light Opera Group
Sam Board as Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players
Simon Vardakis as William Cartwright in The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Tickenham Drama Group
Sean Andrews as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady – Trowbridge Musical Theatre
Neil Stephenson as Anatoly Sergievsky in Chess – Weston Super Mare Operatic Society
Connor Vickery as Curly In Oklahoma – Weston Super Mare Operatic Society
Melanie Evans Award for Best Actress (Musical Production)
WINNER - BEX MOULD as MOLLY JENSEN in GHOST THE MUSICAL - ATHENAUEM MASQUERADERS
NOMINEES
Bex Mould as Molly Jensen in Ghost the Musical – Athenaeum Masqueraders
Kirby Warren as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Bridgwater Operatic Society
Dani Copperstone as Leading Player in Pippin – Bristol Musical Comedy Club
Gemma Waterfields as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors – Exeter Little Theatre Company
Emily Jones as Fiona MacKeith in Brigadoon – Olveston Parish Players
Carrie Jo Good as Deloris in Sister Act – TinkCo
Grace Hawker as Florence Vassy in Chess – TinkCo
Eden Simpson as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act – Wells Little Theatre
John Coe Award for Best Dramatic Production
WINNER - KELVIN PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY - DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE
NOMINEES
Bradfordians Dramatic Society – Frankenstein
Cotswold Players – All My Sons
The Exmouth Players-Rotterdam
Frome Drama Club – A Bunch of Amateurs
Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Black Teeth & a Brilliant Smile
Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Dead Dog in A Suitcase
Swan Theatre Company – Airswimming
Swan Theatre Company - A Splinter of Ice
The Evening Post Award for Best Musical Production
The Evening Post Award for Best Musical Production
WINNER - BLOC PRODUCTIONS - A CHRISTMAS CAROL
NOMINEES
Axminster Musical Theatre – Jekyll and Hyde the Musical
BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol
Devizes Musical Theatre – Sister Act
Exeter Little Theatre Company -Little Shop of Horrors
Exeter Little Theatre Company – Nativity the Musical
Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society – Oklahoma