Well, another successful festival with HJ’12 audiences seeing some very powerful and compelling performances on the Arts Centre stage! We’ll update the website proper very soon but, in the meantime, here’s the skinny on who won what!
The BBC Wiltshire Audience Award:
Old Town Theatre Company for ‘Convenience’ by Scott V A Hunter
The June Thompson Memorial Cup for Dramatic Endeavour:
Winner: Swindon Act for ‘Collection Day’, a collaborative piece by its cast.
Nominations: WADAMS for ‘A Dog’s Life’. PVADS for ‘All Around My Pole’.
The Matthew Herring Award for Originality or Achievement in Technical Theatre:
Winner: Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Youth Section for ‘A Modern Twist’’ by Nettie Powell
Nominations: Swindon Act for ‘Collection Day’. Whole Hog Productions for ‘The Final Act of Henry Gladstone’, adapted by Matthew Clift.
The Swindon Advertiser Award for an Original Production:
Winner: Old Town Theatre Company for ‘Convenience’ by Scott V A Hunter
Nominations: Dead Meat Productions for ‘Prevenge’ by Owen Fishwick. Phoenix Theatre @ New College for ‘Capti Gaeth’ by its cast.
The Beryldene Hunt Cup for the Best Performance by a Junior Actor:
Winner: Ellie Smith, Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Youth Section for ‘A Modern Twist’’ by Nettie Powell
Nominations: Evie Winter and Daniel Smith, Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Youth Section for ‘A Modern Twist’’ by Nettie Powell
The Brenda Lilley Loving Cup for the Best Performance by a Youth Group:
Winner: Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Youth Section for ‘A Modern Twist’’ by Nettie Powell
The Cheshire Trophy for Best Adult Actress in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Emily Baker as Ginger in WADAMS’ ‘A Dog’s Life’ by Pam Valentine
Nominations: Nettie Powell as Dilys in PVADS’ ‘All Around My Pole’ by Bridget Derret. Ellis Rutter as Trinny in OTTC’s ‘Convenience’ by Scott V A Hunter
The Lester Trophy for Best Adult Actor in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Philip Cook as Him in Clarendon Players’ ‘Interior Designs’ by Jimmy Chin
Nominations: Steven Clements as the Vicar in PVADS’ ‘All Around My Pole’ by Bridget Derret. Simon Crutchley as Fritz in WADAMS’ ‘A Dog’s Life’ by Pam Valentine
The Audrey Suter Trophy for Best Adult Performance by an Actress:
Winner: Fiona Jacobs as Amy in Clarendon Players’ ‘Interior Designs’ by Jimmy Chin
Nominations: Sallyann Morris as Molly in E=MC2 Productions’ ‘Hallowed Ground’ by Elizabeth Coyle-Camp. Becky Cann as Stage Manager in Whole Hog Productions’ ‘The Final Act of Henry Gladstone’, adapted by Matthew Clift.
The Audrey Suter Trophy for Best Adult Performance by an Actor:
Winner: Steve Sprosson as Henry Gladstone in Whole Hog Productions’ ‘The Final Act of Henry Gladstone’, adapted by Matthew Clift.
Nominations: Darren Little as Sandra in Dead Meat Productions’ ‘Prevenge’ by Owen Fishwick. Glen Chapman as Dan in OTTC’s ‘Convenience’ by Scott VA Hunter
The Peter English Award for Best Direction:
Winner: Matthew Clift for Whole Hog Productions’ ‘The Final Act of Henry Gladstone’, adapted by Matthew Clift.
Nominations: Cal Doughty for OTTC’s ‘Convenience’ by Scott VA Hunter. Nettie Powell for Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Youth Section for ‘A Modern Twist’’ by Nettie Powell
Jeremy Goode for Clarendon Players’ ‘Interior Designs’ by Jimmy Chin.
The Charles Grace Cup for the Runners Up:
Winner: Clarendon Players’ ‘Interior Designs’ by Jimmy Chin.
The Betty Peck Rose Bowl for the Winning Play:
Whole Hog Productions for ‘The Final Act of Henry Gladstone’, adapted by Matthew Clift.
