Our congratulations go to all this year’s winners who faced very stiff competition, and also very difficult circumstances through Covid.
As you probably already know, the festival was run, exceptionally, over two calendar years. We are very hopeful that 2021-2022 will be largely back to normal.
A brochure with all the results can be downloaded here .
CDA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A MUSICAL
Helston Theatre Company ‘Aladdin’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST SET IN A MUSICAL
St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society ‘Robin Hood and the Babes of Sherwood’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICALS
Adrian Ward as Widow Twankey Polbathic Players ‘Aladdin’.
JOHN WALTON AWARD FOR THE BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Avalon Youth Theatre ‘Cats’
PAMELA DINSMORE AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EITHER CATEGORY
Carnon Downs Drama Group ‘And Then There Were None’
CHRISTINE WOOLF AWARD FOR FINE ENSEMBLE PLAYING – EITHER CATEGORY
Newquay Dramatic Society ‘No Exit’
SALLY ROBINSON TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Grace Wallen Helston Theatre Company ‘Tell Me on a Sunday’.
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nathan Hooper as ‘Mrs Crusoe’ Centenary Drama & CD Kids ‘Robinson Crusoe’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sarah England as ‘Aladdin’ Helston Theatre Company ‘Aladdin’
DORIS BERRYMAN TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Gemma Crook Avalon Youth Theatre ‘Cats’
CHRIS HANSELL AWARD FOR BEST PANTOMIME
Kidz R Us ‘Sleeping Beauty’
CDA TROPHY FOR BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Avalon Youth Theatre ‘Cats’
PAULA THORNTON AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A PLAY
Carnon Downs Drama Group ‘And Then There Were None’
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST SET IN A PLAY
St Austell Players ‘The Lion in Winter’
MARY DOWNIE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAYS
Julie Wheldon as Mrs Slocombe Callington Amateur Dramatic Society ‘Are You Being Served?’
RICHARD POULTER TROPHY FOR BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Kevin Everett as Arthur Winslow Camhayle Theatre Company ‘The Winslow Boy’
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Oriel Bennett as Micheleine Touch Theatre ‘Splendour’.
FRED SHEPHERD TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Kathy Morris St Agnes Players ‘The Glass Menagerie’
CDA TROPHY FOR THE BEST PLAY
St Agnes Players ‘The Glass Menagerie‘
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ROY CROSLEY AWARD FOR A YOUNG ACTOR OF 18 OR UNDER – EITHER CATEGORY
This was awarded last year to joint winners:
- Bethan Robinson as Red Riding Hood. Carnon Downs Drama Group ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
- Owen Hawkey as Ronnie Winslow. Camhayle Theatre Company. ‘The Winslow Boy’
PEPPER AWARD FOR BEST ONE ACT PLAY
There were no entries for this award
The following special awards were presented last year
- Gulls Theatre. ‘Birthday Suits’. Outstanding original script- James Oliver
- Polbathic Players. ‘Aladdin’. Chinese Dragon and UV skeletons
- Avalon Youth Theatre. ‘Cats’. Outstanding choreography
- Ruthern Valley Players ‘Pinocchio ~ no strings attached’. Spectacular whale
- Callington Amateur Dramatic Society 3 Little Pigs in ‘Red Riding Hood’
- Carnon Downs Drama Group ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Outstanding Original Pantomime Script David Ivall
- Stoke Climsland Amateur Dramatic Society. ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ Jacob Long– Caroline the Cow Sophie Long – Chough.