Here are the nominations for the 2018-2019 Theatre Festival awards. Presentation of the awards to the winners will be made at our annual Theatre Day – full details can be seen here
Our congratulations go to all those who have been nominated.
FREDDIE ROWE AWARD
(presented by the CDA chairman). Announced on the night.
CDA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A MUSICAL
- Centenary Drama Group & CD Kids ‘Panto at the OK Corral’
- St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’
- CD Kids. ‘The Little Mermaid jr’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’
PAULA THORNTON AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A PLAY
- St Austell Players ‘Merry Wives of Windsor (Cornwall)’
- Camhayle Theatre Club ‘Ladies Down Under’
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST SET IN A MUSICAL
- Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society ‘Aladdin’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’
- St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST SET IN A PLAY
- St Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes’
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’
- St Austell Players ‘Merry Wives of Windsor (Cornwall)’
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICALS
- Young Generation ‘Sister Act’ Tamsin Ford as Sister Mary Lazarus
- Roche Pantomime Players ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Mike Coleman as Gaston
- St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’ Conrad Lobb as Uncle Fester
- Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’ Jim Downie as Colonel Pickering
MARY DOWNIE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAYS
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’ Emma Phillips as Dexter
- Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World’ Gary Smith as Jack
- Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World’ Jean Lenton as Frieda
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ Andrew Kennedy as Baldrick
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ Jonathan Tucker as Colonel Melchett
ROY CROSLEY AWARD FOR A YOUNG ACTOR OF 18 OR UNDER – EITHER CATEGORY
To be announced on the night
PAMELA DINSMORE AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EITHER CATEGORY
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’
- St Austell Players ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
JOHN WALTON AWARD FOR THE BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
- Porthtowan Players ‘Elf jr’ Joe Lessiter as Buddy
- Porthtowan Players ‘Elf jr’ George Joines as Michael
- KidzRUs ‘The Wizard of Oz jr’
- KidzRUs ‘Mary Poppins jr’
CHRISTINE WOOLF AWARD FOR FINE ENSEMBLE PLAYING – EITHER CATEGORY
- Roche Pantomime Players ‘Beauty and the Beast’
- St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’ (The Ancestors)
- Young Generation ‘Sister Act’ (The Nuns)
- Helston Theatre Company ‘The Wind in the Willows’
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’
SALLY ROBINSON TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
- Erin Waller as Wednesday Addams ‘The Addams Family’ St Austell Amateur Operatic Society
- Helston Theatre Company. ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- Young Generation ‘Sister Act’
- Sarah England as Deloris Van Cartier ‘Sister Act’ Young Generation
PEPPER AWARD FOR BEST ONE ACT PLAY
- Gweek Players ‘Charlie and the Siberian Monkey Goddess’
- Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Blood on Canvas’
- Perranporth Players ‘The Iceberg’
- Gweek Players ‘Exposure’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
- Carl Betts ‘The Man’ Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- Jonathan Tucker ‘Professor Higgins’ Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’
- Gary Hunt ‘Dame Victoria Sponge’ Helston Theatre Company ‘Dick Whittington’
RICHARD POULTER TROPHY FOR BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
- Kim Rowe ‘Falstaff’. St Austell Players ‘Merry Wives of Windsor (Cornwall)’
- Conan Coatsworth ‘Siegfried Sassoon’ St. Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes’
- William Randlesome ‘Wilfred Owen’ St Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes’
- Stuart Ellison ‘D H Lawrence’ Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World’.
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
- Caya Murphy ‘Swallow’. Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- Erin Waller ‘Wednesday Adams’ St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’
- Georgina Walkey ‘Grandma Adams’ St. Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Adams Family’
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
- Kelly Harrison ‘The Maniac’ St. Austell Players ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’
- Michelle Dickson ‘Braggadaccio’ Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa ‘
- Vanda Trotman ‘Charlie’ Gweek Players ‘Charlie and the Siberian Monkey Goddess’
- Emma Phillips ‘Anastasia’ Gweek Players ‘Charlie and the Siberian Monkey Goddess’
DORIS BERRYMAN TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
- Phil Barnett KidzRUs ‘Mary Poppins jr.’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz jr.’
- Kathy West St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’
- Ben Blaber Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- Lisa Topsey Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’
FRED SHEPHERD TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
- Kathy Morris St AgnesTheatre Group ‘Not About Heroes’
- David Faulkner Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World’
- Dorothy Nelson St Austell Players ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’
- John Frankland Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’
CHRIS HANSELL AWARD FOR BEST PANTOMIME
- Centenary Drama Group & C D Kids ‘Panto at the OK Corral’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘Dick Whittington’
- Roche Pantomime Players ‘Beauty and the Beast’
- St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society ‘Aladdin’
CDA TROPHY FOR BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
- CD Kids ‘The Little Mermaid jr’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘Whistle Down The Wind’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘My Fair Lady’
- St Austell Amateur Operatic Society ‘The Addams Family’
CDA TROPHY FOR THE BEST PLAY
- Gweek Players ‘Vice Versa’
- Helston Theatre Company ‘The Wind in the Willows’
- Newquay Dramatic Society ‘Upside Down at the Bottom of the World ‘
- St Agnes Players ‘Not About Heroes ‘
- Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’
SPECIAL AWARDS
The following groups will be represented in the Special Awards presented on the evening
- KidzRUs
- Roche Pantomime Players
- St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society
- Helston Theatre Company
- Perranporth Players
- Carnon Downs Drama Group
- St Austell Players