THE ROSE BOWL AWARDS 2022

Nominees and Winners of the Previous Seasons

The Chris Harris Award for Best Variety/Revue/Pantomime

WINNER

Wellington Pantomime Group - Treasure Island

NOMINEES

Curtain Up Theatre School - Charity Showcase

Keynsham Light Opera Group - Musicals by Candlelight

The Nightingales - Ever After

Phoenix KYT - Lights, Camera, Action

Sodbury Players - Treasure Island

Wellington Pantomime Group - Treasure Island

First Corporate Award Coup De Theatre

WINNER

Cotswold Players - Absurd Person Singular - The Tableau

NOMINEES

Bridgwater Operatic Society - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Onstage Audio Visuals

Cotswold Players - Absurd Person Singular - The Tableau

Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society - Kinky Boots - The Angels

Spirolux Award for Technical Achievement

WINNER

Devizes Musical Theatre - Wind in the Willows - Staging

NOMINEES

Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society - Crazy for You - Lighting

Clevedon Light Opera Club - The Addams Family - Lighting

Devizes Musical Theatre - Wind in the Willows - Staging

Keynsham Light Opera Group - Musicals by Candlelight - Sound

Muses Theatrical Productions - The Producers - The Pigeon Coop

David Higson Award for Best Supporting Actor (Dramatic Production)

WINNER

Patrick Knox as Mr Myers QC - Witness for the Prosecution - Amateur Players of Sherborne

NOMINEES

Richard Culham as Geoffrey Fisher - Billy Liar - Amateur Players of Sherborne

Roger Chadbourne as Mr Mayhew - Witness for the Prosecution - Amateur Players of Sherborne

Patrick Knox as Mr Myers QC - Witness for the Prosecution - Amateur Players of Sherborne

Al Brunker as Graham Whittaker - Talking Heads - The Bradfordians Dramatic Society

James Locke as Jack Lane - The Herbal Bed - Tickenham Drama Group

Quartet Community Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dramatic Production)

WINNER

Fran Lewis as Bertha (Mrs Rochester) - Jane Eyre - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

NOMINEES

Christine Heward-Mills as Siobhan - Charlie - Cotswold Players

Fran Lewis as Bertha (Mrs Rochester) - Jane Eyre - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Lorna Evans as Lady Angkatell - The Hollow - Taunton Thespians

Solutions On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actor (Musical Production)

WINNER

James Gaylard as Uncle Fester - Addams Family the Musical - Motiv8 Productions

NOMINEES

James Canning as Peron - Evita - Bath Light Opera Group

Tristan Carter as Che - Evita - Bath Light Opera Group

James Gaylard as Uncle Fester - Addams Family the Musical - Motiv8 Productions

Towergate Insurance Award for Best Supporting Actress (Musical Production)

WINNER

Ashleigh Stubbs as Beth– Little Women - Bridgwater Operatic Society

NOMINEES

Phoebe Petrov, Paige Brunton & Ashleigh Stubbs as The Divas - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Bridgwater Operatic Society

Ashleigh Stubbs as Beth– Little Women - Bridgwater Operatic Society

Becky Hennessey as Roz Keith - Nine to Five, the Musical - Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

Claire Greenwood as Mother Dear - Betty Blue Eyes - Cotswold Players

Helen Vines as Roz Keith - Nine to Five, the Musical - Exmouth Musical Theatre Company

Tracy Skinner as Charity Barnum - Barnum - Taunton Amateur Operatic Society

Walter Hawkins Award for Creativity and Design

WINNER

Bristol Amateur Operatic Society - Costumes and Lighting - Nine to Five, the Musical

NOMINEES

Bristol Amateur Operatic Society - Costumes and Lighting - Nine to Five, the Musical

Bristol Musical Theatre - Costumes - The Wedding Singer

Taunton Thespians - Costumes - 1001 Arabian Nights

Tickenham Drama Group - Garden Set - The Herbal Bed

CH & HH Consultancy Award for Best Publicity Material

WINNER

Exmouth Musical Theatre Company - Nine to Five, the Musical

NOMINEES

Bristol Musical Theatre - The Wedding Singer

Exmouth Musical Theatre Company - Nine to Five, the Musical

Hen’s Teeth Productions - Love You More

Journeyman Theatre Productions - My Angel

Wellington Pantomime Group - Treasure Island

Pamela Southern Award for Best Actor (Youth Production)

WINNER

Liam Palmer as Caractacus Potts - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Sodbury Players Youth Section

NOMINEES

Liam Palmer as Caractacus Potts - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Sodbury Players Youth Section

Finlay Gilmour as Sweeney - Sweeney Todd - Zenith Youth Theatre Company

Barbera Macrae Award for Best Actress (Youth Production)

WINNER

Tess Morris as Nancy - Oliver - Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth

NOMINEES

Eloise Bruce-Payne as Matilda - Matilda - Bath Theatre School

Beth Heywood as Audrey - Little Shop of Horrors - Beechen Cliff School with Bath Theatre School

Tess Morris as Nancy - Oliver - Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth

Belle Higham as Oz - We Will Rock You - Curtain Up Theatre School

Maisie Cottle as Agatha Trunchball - Matilda - Thornbury Musical Theatre Group Juniors

Sophie Harrison as Mrs Lovett - Sweeney Todd - Zenith Youth Theatre Company

Keynsham Light Opera Group - Musicals by Candlelight

Jean Fennell Award for Best Youth Production

WINNER

Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Sweeney Todd

NOMINEES

Centre Stage - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Sodbury Players Youth Section - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Sweeney Todd

Joan Hawkins Award for Best Shakespeare, Classic or Restoration Play

WINNER

Sodbury Players - A Midsummer Night’s Dream

NOMINEES

Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Comedy of Errors

Kelvin Players Theatre Company - Hamlet

Sodbury Players - A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Linda Evans Award for Best Opera or Light Operatic Production

WINNER

Zenith Youth Theatre Company - The Pirates of Penzance

NOMINEES

Zenith Youth Theatre Company - The Pirates of Penzance

Bevan Brittan LLP Solicitors Award for Best Actor (Dramatic Production)

WINNER

Jolyon Wolfin as Martin - The Goat - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

NOMINEES

Fraser Gibson as The White Bear - East of the Sun, West of the Moon - The Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Pete Cottell as Antipholus of Syracuse - Comedy of Errors - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Jolyon Wolfin as Martin - The Goat - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Jake Palmer as Puck - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Sodbury Players

Steve Mercer as Narrator, Thief, Customer, Visier - 1001 Arabian Nights - Taunton Thespians

maat ward as Henry - Holiday Snap - Taunton Thespians

Eileen Hartley Hodder Award for Best Actress (Dramatic Production)

WINNER

Linny Gray as Jennifer - Charlie - Cotswold Players

NOMINEES

Sarah Nias as Rita - Educating Rita - Amateur Players of Sherborne

Linny Gray as Jennifer - Charlie - Cotswold Players

Christina Heward-Mills as Janet Braid - Peace In Our Time - Cotswold Players

Tora Eadie as Charlie - Love You More - Hen’s Teeth Productions

Fran Lewis - Hamlet - Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Sandra Fenlon as Ida - The Cemetery Club - St Albans Players

Bernard Fennell Award for Best Actor (Musical Production)

WINNER

Martin Stepney as Barnum - Barnum - Taunton Amateur Operatic Society

NOMINEES

Arnie Richardson as Bobby Child – Crazy for You – Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society

Mike Purnell as Bernadette - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Bridgwater Operatic Society

Alex Milner as Franklin Hart - Nine to Five, the Musical - Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

Mason Somerville as Robbie Hart - The Wedding Singer - Bristol Musical Theatre

Craig Butler as Franklin Hart - Nine to Five, the Musical - Exmouth Musical Theatre Company

Luke Burgess as Max - The Producers - Muses Theatrical Productions

Craig Broadbear as Thomas Andrews - Titanic - St Mary’s Players

Martin Stepney as Barnum - Barnum - Taunton Amateur Operatic Society

Melanie Evans Award for Best Actress (Musical Production)

WINNER

Grace MacDonald as Eva Peron - Evita - Bath Light Opera Group

NOMINEES

Grace MacDonald as Eva Peron - Evita - Bath Light Opera Group

Rosie May Cook as Polly Baker - Crazy for You - Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society

Jessica Gardener as Jo March - Little Women - Bridgwater Operatic Society

Emma Griffiths as Violet Newstead - Nine to Five, the Musical - Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

Dani Copperstone as Deloris - Sister Act - Bristol Musical Comedy Club

Rachel Hiland as Judy Bernly - Nine to Five, the Musical - Exmouth Musical Theatre Company

Grace Hawker as Fanny Brice - Funny Girl - Tinkco

John Coe Award for Best Dramatic Production

WINNER

Taunton Thespians - 1001 Arabian Nights

NOMINEES

Amateur Players of Sherborne - Educating Rita

Cotswold Players - Peace In Our Time

St Albans Players - The Cemetery Club

Taunton Thespians - 1001 Arabian Nights