Spelthorne and Runnymede Drama Festival 2021

Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd October 2021

Adjudicator Paul Fowler GoDA

Awards and Nominations

AwardWinnerNominations
Best of Festival Back to Front Theatre
" Hello Out There "
by William Saroyan
Runners Up The Young Theatre
"Katheryn Howard"
by Catherine Hiscock
Youth 16-21 The Young Theatre
"Katheryn Howard"
by Catherine Hiscock
Actor's Award Peter McGrath
Performance as The Young Man
Back To Front Theatre
"Hello Out There"
by William Saroyan
  • Derek Stringer (Riverside Players of Sunbury)
Actress' Award Jenny Strawson
Performance as Mary
Horsell ADS
"Equal Terms"
by Jill Hyem
  • Frankie Godliman (Runnymede DG)
  • Sarah Boyle (Riverside Players of Sunbury)
  • Evie Gibbon (The Young Theatre)
  • Sophie Marcus (Back to Front Theatre)
  • Claire Racklyeft (Horsell ADS)
Best Director Gary Griffiths
Back To Front Theatre
"Hello Out There"
by William Saroyan
  • Nancy Lund (Runnymede DG)
  • Helen Sendall (The Young Theatre)
  • Beth Monroe (Maidenhead Drama Guild)
  • Colin Orbaum (Horsell ADS)
Comedy Award UpstageSurrey
"The Phone Call" by Evon Wheeler
"Familiar Faces" by Karen Buchanan
"Best Served Cold" by Evon Wheeler
Stage Presentation Back To Front Theatre
"Hello Out There"
by William Saroyan
  • Runnymede DG
  • The Young Theatre
  • Horsell ADS
Technical Merit The Young Theatre
"Katheryn Howard"
by Catherine Hiscock
  • Runnymede DG
  • Back to Front Theatre
  • Maidenhead Drama Guild
Adjudicators Award Beth Bowers
Youth player, for stepping into the role of Rachel Lennon MP at the last minute in Bishopstoke Players production of "You Tell Me" by Peter Yates
  • Guildburys TC
  • Runnymede DG (for ensemble work)
  • Saffron Stringer (The Young Theatre)
  • Maidenhead Drama Group
  • Upstage Surrey
Best Supporting Player Trevor Leek
Performance as The Man
Back To Front Theatre
"Hello Out There"
by William Saroyan
  • Debby Dean (Guildburys TC)
  • Lucy Brougham (The Young Theatre)
  • Kevin Bowers (Bishopstoke Players)
  • Kimberley Jones (Bishopstoke Players)
Most Promising Youth Player Lizzie Sellars
Performance as Lexi Lennon
Bishopstoke Players
"You Tell Me"
by Peter Yates
Best Supporting Youth (under 21) The Chorus
The Young Theatre
"Katheryn Howard"
by Catherine Hiscock
Best New Play "Katheryn Howard"
by
Catherine Hiscock
Eligible
  • "Final Curtain" by Robert Sheppard
  • "Star of Wonder" by Richard Fordyce
  • "You Tell Me" by Peter Yates
  • "The Phone Call / Best Served Cold" by Evon Wheeler
  • "Familiar Faces" by Karen Buchanan
Mayor's Backstage Award Guildburys Theatre Company
"Final Curtain"
by Robert Sheppard

Entries


View or download our Festival Programme here.

2021 Virtual Drama Festival

The Virtual Drama Festival 2021 Awards Night was streamed via a Live YouTube link on Sunday 24th October at 8pm. Simply click this link - Festival Awards Night - to see how it went.

The video entries are still available for you to watch on the YouTube Channel, so click here to see what it is all about! - YouTube Channel Playlist. Please feel free to share these links.

Awards and Nominations

AwardWinnerNominations
Festival Winner Gone
Didcot Phoenix Drama Group
Best Director Karen Carey
Gone

Didcot Phoenix Drama Group
Most Original Piece At The Gates of Valhalla
Upstage Surrey
Best Writer Peter Gould
Divine Intervention
The Intruder
The Questors Theatre
Best Actor David Hovatter
as Dave in The Intruder
The Questors Theatre
Best Supporting Actor Glen Kirton
as Major Giles in Zoom, The Second Wave and Zoom, The New Normal
The CoVideo Production Company
Best Solo Performance Annie Nunn
From the Brink
Theatre AD
Most Heartfelt Performance David Erdos
as Gerry in The Intruder
The Questors Theatre
Best Ensemble Piece Zoom, The Second Wave
and Zoom, The New Normal

The CoVideo Production Company
Best Comedy / Comedy Moment Taking It On The Chin
Riverside Players
Best "Period" Piece Hold Still
Riverside Players
Production Support Tess Townsend and Christopher Cathles
Zoom, The Second Wave and Zoom, The New Normal
The CoVideo Production Company
Best Use of Sound The Intruder
The Questors Theatre
Best Use of Lighting At The Gates of Valhalla
Upstage Surrey
Most Imaginative Use of Camera Gone
Didcot Phoenix
Technical Imagination and Effects Gavin Jones
The Questors Theatre
Divine Intervention and The Intruder
  • Karen Carey - Didcot Phoenix - Gone
Best Use of Costumes Hold Still
Riverside Players
Best Presentation/Production Divine Intervention
The Questors Theatre
Festival Spirit The CoVideo Production Company
  • Riverside Players of Sunbury



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