Cornwall Drama Association 2018-2019 Theatre Festival Winners

Our congratulations go to all this year’s winners who faced very stiff competition.

FREDDIE ROWE AWARD

Jane Busfield from Newquay Dramatic Society

CDA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A MUSICAL

CD Kids. ‘The Little Mermaid jr’

Special Award 1

KIDZ’R’US for daring and innovative use of modern technology in their productions

PAULA THORNTON AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A PLAY

Gweek Players  ‘Vice Versa’

CDA AWARD FOR BEST SET IN A MUSICAL

Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’

Special Award 2

Tabby the Cat in Helston Theatre Company’s production of Dick Whittington.

EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST SET IN A PLAY

Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’

CDA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICALS

Roche Pantomime Players ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Mike Coleman as Gaston

Special Award 3

Carnon Downs Drama Group for realistic gunshot wounds in What the Butler Saw

MARY DOWNIE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAYS

Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ Andrew Kennedy as Baldrick

ROY CROSLEY AWARD FOR A YOUNG ACTOR OF 18 OR UNDER – EITHER CATEGORY

Joint winners:

Ethan Quinn from KIDZ’R’US for his performances in Mary Poppins (Michael) and The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow)

and

Emily Smith from CD Kids for Ariel in The Little Mermaid Jr

Special Award 4

Roche Pantomime Players for their brilliant team of Fluffies in Beauty and the Beast

PAMELA DINSMORE AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EITHER CATEGORY

Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’

JOHN WALTON AWARD FOR THE BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE

KidzRUs ‘The Wizard of Oz jr’

Special Award 5

St Austell Players for excellence in physical theatre for Accidental Death of an Anarchist

CHRISTINE WOOLF AWARD FOR FINE ENSEMBLE PLAYING – EITHER CATEGORY

St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’ (The Ancestors)

SALLY ROBINSON TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Young Generation ‘Sister Act’

PEPPER AWARD FOR BEST ONE ACT PLAY

Gweek Players ‘Charlie and the Siberian Monkey Goddess’

Special Award 6

Helston Theatre Company’s The Wind in the Wiilows for the best steam train ever

CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Jonathan Tucker ‘Professor Higgins’  Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’

RICHARD POULTER TROPHY FOR BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

Conan Coatsworth ‘Siegfried Sassoon’ St. Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes’

CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Caya Murphy ‘Swallow’. Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’

Special Award 7

Perranporth Players production of ‘Allo ‘Allo for a splendid portrayal of Herr Flick

EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Kelly Harrison ‘The Maniac’ St. Austell Players ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’

DORIS BERRYMAN TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

Kathy West St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’

FRED SHEPHERD TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

David Faulkner Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World’

Special Award 8

KIDZ’R’US for outstanding choreography in Mary Poppins Jr

CHRIS HANSELL AWARD FOR BEST PANTOMIME

Helston Theatre Company ‘Dick Whittington’

Special Award 9

St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Aladdin for an excellent comedy duo – Oriel Bennett and Georgina Walkey as Pee Gee and Typhoo.

CDA TROPHY FOR BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION

St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’

CDA TROPHY FOR THE BEST PLAY

St Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes ‘