Awards and Nominations

 

N.O.D.A Awards

Regional Award for Excellence The Mikado - 1985
Regional Award for Excellence Half a Sixpence - 1995
Regional Award for Excellence The Merry Widow - 2000
Regional Award for Excellence Jesus Christ Superstar - 2004
Regional Award for Excellence The Secret Garden - 2008
 

Programme Design Competition   

Runners-up The Secret Garden  -  2008
 

 

The Evening Post Rose Bowl Awards - Nominations:

Best Musical Operetta-2003 Merrie England
Best Supporting Actor-2004 Mike Crawshaw as 'Pilate' in Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Supporting Actress-2005 Francesca Bowkett as 'Prince Orlofsky' in Die Fledermaus
Best Supporting Actor-2005 Dylan Cheasley as 'Dr Falke' in Die Fledermaus
Best Actor-2006 Ed Creswick as 'Billy Bigelow' in Carousel
Best Supporting Performance-2006 Ed Creswick as 'Stoker Barrett' in Titanic
Best Musical - 2007 Sweeney Todd
Best Actor (Musical) - 2007 Dylan Cheasley as 'Sweeney Todd'
   

The Evening Post Rose Bowl - Awards

Best Supporting Actor Jack Jones as Pooh Bah in The Mikado - 1992
Best Female Supporting Actress Francesca Bowkett as 'Katisha' in The Mikado - 1992 and
'Mother Abbess' in The Sound of Music - 1992
Best Actress in a Musical Naomi Triggol as 'Florence Vassy' in Chess - 2001
Best Actor in a Musical Robbie Burns as 'Mack Sennett' in Mack and Mabel - 2003
New Theatre Oxford Award for Best Operetta- Die Fledermaus - 2005
Best Supporting Actress Francesca Bowkett as 'Prince Orlofsky' in Die Fledermaus - 2005
 

 
Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2007/8
David Beach Competition - Nominations:
SWEENEY TODD OKLAHOMA
Best Musical Best Musical Direction - Matthew Tilke Best Musical Direction - Matthew Tilke
Best Direction Stage Management Best Musical Best Direction
Creative lighting Best Chorus Creative lighting Stage Management
. . Best Costumes (hired) Best Creative set
Best Male Dylan Cheasley as Sweeney Todd Best Male Ian Doswell as Curley
Best Female Maureen Wycherley as Mrs  Lovett Best Female Natalie Kessel as Laurey
Male Supporting Role Colin Martin as Judge Turpin Male Supporting Role Jake Chew as Will Parker
Female Supporting Role Linda Wring as Beggar Woman Best Showstopper Farmers Dance
. . Best Props .
Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2007/8
David Beach Competition - Awards:
SWEENEY TODD OKLAHOMA
Best Musical. Best Direction - Brian Buttle Best Props
Best Creative lighting .
Best Musical Direction Matthew Tilke
Highly commended -
Best Male Performance
Dylan Cheasley as Sweeney Todd .
Best Female Performance Maureen Wycherley as Mrs  Lovett
Highly commended - Best
Male in Supporting Role
Colin Martin as Judge Turpin .
Best Female Supporting Role Linda Wring as Beggar Woman
Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2006/7
David Beach Competition - Nominations:

TITANIC

THE MUSIC MAN
Best Cameo Robbie Burns as Benjamin Guggenheim Best Male Performance Tony Jewett
Best Cameo Chris Mills as Henry Etches Best Choreography Ray Jeffery
Best Direction Brian Buttle Showstopper Shipoopi
Best Musical Direction Matthew Tilke Best Musical Direction Matthew Tilke
Male Supporting Role Phil Cox & Ed Creswick Best Set - Hired .
Showstopper Still Best Costumes - Hired  
Best Props Best Costumes - Hired    
Best Musical     Best Set - Hired    
Best Chorus      Best Stage Management    
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2006/7
David Beach Competition - Awards:

Titanic

THE MUSIC MAN

Highly Commended Awards Best Costumes - Hired - awarded the Costume Shield

Ed Creswick as Stoker Fred Barrett

Highly Commended Awards

Best Stage Management          Best Chorus Tony Jewitt as Harold Hill
 
Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2005/6
David Beach Competition - Nominations:

CAROUSEL

DIE FLEDERMAUS
Best Cameo- Ethne Rudd as Mrs Mullins Best Male Supporting Role Dylan Cheasley as Dr Falke
Best Choreography- Denny Wide Best Direction- Ray Jeffery
Best Direction- Owen James Best Choreography- Ray Jeffery
Best Male Performance- Ed Creswick as Billy Bigelow Best Female Supporting Role Beverley Gregory as Ida
Best Male Supporting Role- Phil Cox as Mr Snow Best Costumes Creative Set
Best Female Supporting Role- Jackie Hart as Carrie Creative Lighting
Showstopper- Ballet
Best Props    Best Sound   Creative Lighting
Best Chorus  Best Musical  Best Costumes
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2005/6 - Awards: CAROUSEL

Best Male Supporting Role- Phil Cox as Mr Snow Best Creative Lighting Best Chorus
Best Choreography- Denny Wide Best Musical
DIE FLEDERMAUS
 Highly Commended - Best Costumes
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2004/5- Nominations:

Jesus Christ Superstar

King and I

Best Male Phil Cox as 'Judas' Best Female Maureen Wycherley as 'Anna'
Best Female Laura James as 'Mary Magdalene'
 
Best Youth under 16 Harrison Larner-Main as 'Prince Chululongkorn'
Best Musical Direction Tom Shearman Best Supporting Role Clare Hunter as 'Tuptim'
Best Direction Brian Buttle Best Direction Richard Wright
Best Musical Best Chorus Best Choreography Carol Applegate
Best Costumes Best Effects Best Musical Best Showstopper
Best Chorus Best Stage Management
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2004/5 - Awards:

Best Effects- Jesus Christ Superstar  Best Actor- Phil Cox as Judas - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Director- Richard Wright - King & I Best Actress- Maureen Wycherley as Anna - King & I
Best Lighting- Jesus Christ Superstar  Best Chorus- Jesus Christ Superstar
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2003 -
David Beach Competition - Nominations:

MACK & MABEL MERRIE ENGLAND
Best male performance- Robbie Burns Best Male Performance- Darren Crockett as Walter Wilkins'
Best Cameo Performance- Beverley Gregory  as 'Ella' Best Supporting Role- Francesca Bowkett as 'Queen Elizabeth'
Best Musical Director- Tom Shearman Best Supporting Role- Simon Duffill as Sir Walter Raleigh'
Best Showstopper - 'Movies were Movies' Best Cameo Brian Bodenham as A Butcher'
Best Costumes Best Stage Management   Best Musical Director- Tom Shearman
Best Props Best Showstopper- 'God Save Elizabeth'

Most Creative Set Most Creative Lighting
Best Effects
 
Somerset Fellowship of Drama 2001/2 -
David Beach Competition - Nominations:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC ME & MY GIRL
Best Supporting Role- Francesca Bowkett Best Male - Mike Purnell
Best Cameo- Gill White Best Female - Bev Gregory
Youth under 16- The Children Best Supporting Role- Mickey Collings
Best Male Supporting Role- Mickey Collings Best Showstopper- 'Lambeth Walk'
Best Costumes Best Props Best Musical Direction Best Musical
Best Choreography Best Musical Direction Best Sound Best Stage Management
Best Cameo Maggie Noyle
 

Somerset Fellowship of Drama - Awards:       ME & MY GIRL  

Best Sound- Peter Tyler Best Showstopper- The Lambeth Walk
Best Stage Management- Colin Tyler and team Best Cameo- Maggie Noyle as Mrs Brown
 

 EARLIER AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Best Actress
 - 1989
Francesca Bowkett as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus Best Actor - 1991
 
Glyn Williams as Merlin in Camelot
 
Best Supporting Actor
 - 1992
Jack Jones as Pooh Bah
 in The Mikado
Best Supporting Actress - 1992 Francesca Bowkett as Katisha in
The Mikado
 and Mother Abbess in
The Sound of Music
Best Production- 2001 Chess
 
Best Supporting Actress - 1993 Emma Pounds as Ado Annie in Oklahoma
Best Direction - 2001 Brian Buttle for Chess

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