The annual Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards event was held on Monday 8th December at Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Road.
We were very happy to welcome the wonderful Polly Broad as the adjudicator, and we all agree that she enjoyed a huge breadth of talent over the three months of productions.
We were also thrilled that so many people from all of the theatre companies were able to attend the event, and we very much enjoyed their contributions. Shout out to the winning actors who gave acceptance speeches, we loved it!!
Kevin Rance took to the stage for the last time as our Master of Ceremonies. After Kevin introduced her, Polly gave a fascinating summary of the productions offered this year. Kevin then got back on the mic to announce the winners!
And the winners are…
- Best Set Design: Len Shipton – Southwick Players – The Unfriend
- Best Costume Design: Diane Burman, Catharine Robinson, & Fiona Mitchell – Ditchling Players – Cranford
- Best Stage Crew: Mark Arkwright & Crew – Rottingdean Drama Society – Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
- Best Sound Design: Simon Parker – SO Musical Theatre – Curtains
- Best Lighting Design: Kayden Grierson – Hurst Players – TWO
- Best Technical Achievement: Ditchling Players – Cranford
- Best Publicity: Hilary Smith – Southwick Players – The Unfriend
- The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role: H Reeves – The Neighbour – The Unfriend
- The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role: Lesley Arnold – Seppings/Spode – Rottingdean Drama Society – Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
- The Vaughan Rees Award for Best Actor in a Male Role: Mark Best – Peter – Southwick Players – The Unfriend
- The Vaughan Rees Award for Best Actor in a Female Role: Stephanie Somerville – Corydon – Burgess Hill Theatre Club – Aria Da Capo
- The Gabbus Denney Award for Best Director: Mike Wells – Wick Theatre Company – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- The Arthur Churchill Award for Excellence: Southwick Players – The Unfriend
- The Adjudicator’s Award: Wick Theatre Company (for ensemble) – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- The Bea Waters Challenge Cup for Best Overall Production: The Burgess Hill Theatre Club Fringe Festival
Read about the details of all the plays at the bottom of this page.
