The annual Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards event was held on Monday 9th December at Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Road.
Faynia Williams was the adjudicator this year, and it was a joy to hear her overview of the nominated productions, and to feel her enthusiasm for amateur theatre. Thank you Faynia!
The proceedings began with a short welcoming speech from BHAC Chair Jane Osler, and the ceremony was presented with panache by BHAC’s Kevin Rance.
One of the trophies went AWOL, but it has now been found and will soon be with its deserving winner for the next year.
Thank you to all who attended the party, and huge thanks to Jane Osler and her team of BHAC volunteers for organising such a marvellous occasion!
Image by Hurst Players, with thanks
The productions
And the winners are…
- Best Set Design: Dean Burke, Rottingdean Drama Society, The Chalk Garden
- Best Costume Design: Ed Johnson, Burgess Hill Theatre Club, Playhouse Creatures
- Best Stage Crew: Pip Samson & Team, Hurst Players, The Father
- Best Sound Design: Ed Johnson, Burgess Hill Theatre Club, Playhouse Creatures
- Best Lighting Design: Matthew Pike, Southwick Players, The Taxidermist’s Daughter
- Best Technical Achievement: Robert Tremayne & Team, Southwick Players, The Taxidermist’s Daughter
- Best Publicity: Susanne Crosby & Team, Wick Theatre Company, Deathtrap
- The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role: Jake Marchant as Clifford, Deathtrap, Wick Theatre Company
- The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role: Daisy Piatt as Laurel, The Chalk Garden, Rottingdean Drama Society
- The Vaughan Rees Award for Best Actor in a Male Role: Philip Robinson as Andre, The Father, Hurst Players
- The Vaughan Rees Award for Best Actor in a Female Role: Lesley Arnold as Mrs St Maugham, The Chalk Garden, Rottingdean Drama Society
- Best Ensemble: Debbie Dillon, Dale Brown, Anna Connors, Lorraine Jordan, and Jane Kendall; Playhouse Creatures, Burgess Hill Theatre Club
- The Gabbus Denney Award for Best Director: Julian Batstone, Deathtrap, Wick Theatre Company
- The Arthur Churchill Award for Excellence: Rosemary Nice, Goodnight Mister Tom, Henfield Theatre Company
- The Adjudicator’s Award: Ven Malyon (Sammy the Dog), Goodnight Mister Tom, Henfield Theatre Company
- The Bea Waters Challenge Cup for Best Overall Production: The Taxidermist’s Daughter, Southwick Players
Congratulations all, and see you in 2025!!
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