Here are the results for the 2021-2022 Theatre Festival awards.
Our congratulations go to all the winners.
CDA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A MUSICAL
- Karnon Kidz ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST SET IN A MUSICAL
- Avalon Youth Theatre ‘The Addams Family’
CDA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICALS
- Nathan Hooper as Bill Sikes in ‘Oliver!’ Centenary Drama & CD Kids
ROY CROSLEY AWARD FOR A YOUNG ACTOR OF 18 OR UNDER – EITHER CATEGORY
Joint winners:
- Jayden Symons as Cat in ‘Christmas Cat and the Pudding Pirates’ Callington Amateur Dramatic Society
- Bethan Robinson as The Queen of Hearts in ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr’ Karnon Kidz
JOHN WALTON AWARD FOR THE BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
- Ethan Quinn as Dame Margarita in ‘Robinson Crusoe & The Pirates’.Kidz R Us
PAMELA DINSMORE AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN EITHER CATEGORY
- Lizard Amateur Dramatic Society. ‘Catching Rabbit
CHRISTINE WOOLF AWARD FOR FINE ENSEMBLE PLAYING – EITHER CATEGORY
- Gweek Players ‘The Welkin’
SALLY ROBINSON TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
- Millie Millington Overall musical contribution
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
- John England as Robin Hood in ‘Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood’ Helston Theatre Company
CDA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
- Polly Every as The Donkey in ‘Shrek’ St. Austell Amateur Operatic Society
DORIS BERRYMAN TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
- Kathy West ‘Shrek’ St. Austell Amateur Operatic Society
CHRIS HANSELL AWARD FOR BEST PANTOMIME
- ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Roche Pantomime Players
CDA TROPHY FOR BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
- ‘The Addams Family’ Avalon Youth Theatre
PAULA THORNTON AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES IN A PLAY
- St. Austell Players ‘Macbeth’
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST SET IN A PLAY
- Gweek Players ‘Blithe Spirit’
MARY DOWNIE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAYS
- Andy Smith as Mr Dodsworth in ‘A Visit from Miss Prothero’ Perranporth Players
PEPPER AWARD FOR BEST ONE ACT PLAY
- ‘Pop Goes the Patient’ Carnon Downs Drama Group
RICHARD POULTER TROPHY FOR BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
- Chris Humphreys as Frank in ‘Educating Rita’ St. Agnes Players
EILEEN STRATTON TROPHY FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
- Emma Phillips as the woman in ‘Girls and Boys’ Touch Theatre
FRED SHEPHERD TROPHY FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
- Kath Archer ‘The Welkin’ Gweek Players/Touch Theatre
CDA TROPHY FOR THE BEST PLAY
- ‘The Welkin’ Gweek Players/Touch Theatre
FREDDIE ROWE AWARD
David Ivall
SPECIAL AWARDS
These awards are given to either individuals or performance elements for
which there are no specific nominations; but which, in the opinion of
the adjudicating panel, deserve special recognition for excellence.
- Callington Amateur Dramatic Society for their magnificent giant
vegetables in ‘A Fete Worse than Death’ - Liv Crook for outstanding choreography in ‘The Addams Family’. Next
year CDA plan to offer a trophy specifically for choreography (pantomime
or musical). - Gweek Players for their brilliant props in ‘The Body’. We have never
seen a more lifelike cadaver! - Kidz R Us for a magical underwater scene in ‘Robinson Crusoe and the
Pirates’. - Karnon Kidz for their brilliant tea party scene in ‘Alice in
Wonderland Jnr’. - Roche Pantomime Players for their clever monkey cave scene in ‘The
Wizard of Oz’. - Karnon Kidz for an excellent ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’ in ‘Alice in
Wonderland Jnr’.