NODA South West Awards Nominations 2025 (For Year 2025)

Here are your Winners that are already selected prior to the awards ceremony, congratulations to all of our winners!

Poster Award
The winners are:

• Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society – 6 – Mother Goose (Winner)
• The DODs – 16 – Cluedo (Runner-Up)

Barnes Class Programme Award
The winners are:

• Broadclyst Theatre Group – 5 – Rapunzel (Winner)
• Phoenix Youth Theatre – 13 – Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Runner-Up)

Perkins Class Programme Award
The winners are:

• Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Allo 'Allo (Winner)
• Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Pink Mist (Runner-up)

Peacock Class Programme Award
The winners are:

• Bridport Musical Theatre Company – 11 – Shrek - The Musical (Winner)
• Bridgwater AOS – 9 – Cats (Runner-Up)

NODA South West DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The winners are:

• Helston Theatre Company – 1 – Les Misérables - Let The People Sing
• Trewoon Pantomime Society – 2 – The Little Mermaid
• PGS Productions – 3 – Versatility
• Malborough Amateur Dramatic Group (MADS) – 4 – Robin Hood and The Babes In The Wood / Overall Achievements
• Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 5 – Growing Community Theatre in Crediton
• Colyton Theatre Group – 6 – Nude With Violin
• Street Theatre Company – 8 – Progression
• Wellington Operatic Society Musical Theatre – 8a – Production Excellence for School of Rock
• Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Pink Mist
• Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society – 10 – Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
• Swanage Drama Company – 11 – Consistently Strong Productions
• Redlynch Players – 12 – Deckchairs, Two and Whole Year
• Bristol Musical Theatre – 13 – Curtains / Whole Year
• Devizes Musical Theatre – 14 – Disney's Beauty and the Beast
• BADCo – 15 – Community Spirit
• WBLOS & WBLETS – 16 – A Year of Inclusive Arts

NODA South West CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE: For recognition of original writing of new dramatic work.
The recipients are:

• St Austell Players – 2 – Rashleigh (Hayley Hume)
• Bampton Players – 5 – The Mysterious Mr M (Sylvia Wakeman)
• The Exmouth Players – 6 – Rosedale Hall (Zoe Hudson-Young)
• Sodbury Players – 15 – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ross Brown)
• Dorchester Drama – 11 – Persuasion (Jo Bradley)

The nominations are listed as such: 

SOCIETY NAME - DISTRICT NUMBER - PRODUCTION NOMINATED.

Your nominees for the year 2025 are as follows:

NODA South West WILFRED ROE TROPHY for STAGE DÉCOR
The nominees are:

• PGS Productions – 3 – Made in Dagenham
• Malborough Amateur Dramatic Group (MADS) – 4 – Robin Hood and The Babes In The Wood
• Exeter Drama Company – 5 – The Lieutenant of Inishmore
• Salterton Drama Club – 6 – Murder by Misadventure
• The Exmouth Players – 6 – Rosedale Hall
• Wells Little Theatre – 8 – Carousel
• Welington Arts Association – 8a – The Ghost Train
• Roadwater Players – 8a – Move Over Mrs Markham
• Portishead Players – 9 – A Murder is Announced
• Wrington Youth – 9 – James and the Giant Peach
• Frome Musical Theatre Company – 10 – The Addams Family Musical
• Amateur Players of Sherborne – 11 – She Stoops to Conquer
• St Mary's Players – 13 – Into The Woods
• The Cotswold Players – 15 – Whipping It Up

NODA South West WILFRED ROE TROPHY for COMPANY SINGING
The nominees are:

• PGS Productions – 3 – Chess
• TOPS Musical Productions – 4 – Come From Away
• TOADS Stage Musical Company – 4 – Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• Sidmouth Musical Theatre – 6 – Oklahoma!
• Wells Little Theatre – 8 – Carousel
• Taunton Amateur Operatic Society (TAOS) – 8a – Grease
• Weston Operatic Society – 9 – Guys and Dolls
• Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Society – 13 – The Grand Duke
• Keynsham Light Opera Group – 14 – Jesus Christ Superstar
• Thornbury Musical Theatre Group (TMTG) – 15 – Oklahoma!
• SALOS – 16 – Evita

NODA South West Award for COMPANY Movement and Dance
The nominees are:

• Wranglers Theatre Company – 3 – Aladdin, Abanazar's Revenge
• Newton Abbott MCS – 4 – Anything Goes
• Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC) – 5 – Kinky Boots
• Sidmouth Musical Theatre – 6 – Oklahoma!
• Castaway Theatre Company – 8 – Cats
• Bridgwater AOS – 9 – Cats
• Clevedon Light Opera Club (CLOC) – 9 – Anything Goes
• Frome Musical Theatre Company - Spellbound – 10 – We Will Rock You
• Bristol Musical Comedy Club (BMCC) – 13 – Legally Blonde - The Musical
• Promenade Productions – 15 – Elf - The Musical

NODA South West Award for ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON’
The nominees are:

• Trewoon Pantomime Society – 2 – The Little Mermaid
• Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC) – 5 – Kinky Boots
• Chardstock Amateur Dramatic Society – 8a – Sleeping Beauty
• The Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Ding Dong
• BAOS, BLOC, BMCC, BMT, St Mary's Players and Sodbury Players – 13 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• CLOGS Musical Theatre – 16 – Elf - The Musical

NODA South West AWARD for CONCERT or COMPILATION SHOW
The nominees are:

• Helston Theatre Company – 1 – Movies to Musicals
• PGS Productions – 3 – The Pirates of Penzance - Concert Version
• Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 5 – Sounds of the Eighties
• Poole and Parkstone Productions – 12 – History in Harmony
• BAOS (Bristol Amateur Operatic Society) – 13 – Underground
• CLOGS Musical Theatre – 16 – The Clogettes Showcase

NODA South West AWARD for MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• St Austell Players – 2 – Rashleigh
• PGS Productions – 3 – Chess
• Exmouth Musical Theatre – 5 – Company
• Exmouth Players – 6 – Copperfield
• Salterton Drama Club – 6 – Taking Steps
• Street Theatre Company – 8 – Frankenstein
• Taunton Thespians – 8a – A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Clevedon Light Opera Club (CLOC) – 9 – Hi-De-Hi
• Oddity Theatre – 10 – Into The Woods
• Amateur Players of Sherborne – 11 – Bouncers
• Sodbury Players – 15 – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

NODA South West YOUTH AWARD for COMPANY SINGING
The nominees are:

• Avalon Youth Theatre – 2 – Beauty and the Beast
• Newton Abbot MCS - Newts – 4 – Peter Pan
• Malborough Players - MADS Kids – 4 – Matilda - The Musical
• Tiverton Junior Operatic Club (TJOC) – 5 – Grease
• Axminster Drama Club - Youth – 6 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• Barnstaple Young Generation (BYG) – 7 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• Castaway Theatre Group – 8 – Cats
• The Taunton Scout and Guide Gang Show – 8a – The Taunton Scout and Guide Gang Show
• Nailsea (Youth) Musical Theatre – 9 – Matilda Jr
• BAOS (Bristol Amateur Operatic Society) Youth – 13 – Our House
• Phoenix Youth Theatre – 13 – Aladdin Jr
• Sodbury Vale Musical Comedy Club – 14 – Disney's Beauty & The Beast
• Sodbury Players Youth Section (SPYS) – 15 – The Wizard of Oz
• WBLETS – 16 – The Spongebob Musical - Youth Edition

NODA South West YOUTH AWARD for COMPANY CHARACTERISATION
The nominees are:

• CD Kids – 1 – Shrek Jr
• City of Plymouth Theatre Company – 2 – Disney's The Little Mermaid
• Newton Abbot MCS - Newts – 4 – Peter Pan
• TOADS Stage Musical Company – 4 – Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• Centre Stage Youth Theatre – 5 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Axminster Drama Club - Youth – 6 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• The Exmouth Players – 6 – David Copperfield
• Genesis Youth Theatre – 8a – The Wrong Way Round
• ACTs Theatre School (now MADE) – 9 – The Addams Family Musical
• Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre – 10 – Annie
• WOW Youth Musical Theatre – 11 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Bristol Musical Youth Productions (BMYP) – 13 – Matilda Jr & Chicago - Teen Edition
• Frome Drama Club – 14 – A Monster Calls
• Merriman Theatre Group (Junior Section) – 15 – Seussical - The Musical
• The DODs – 16 – Break a Leg

NODA South West YOUTH ADVISOR's AWARD
The nominees are:

• Merriman Theatre Group (Junior Section) – 15 – Seussical - The Musical

NODA South West PETER WHEELDON MEMORIAL TROPHY for A COMPANY CRAFTED PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• Young Generation – 1 – The Spongebob Musical
• Tavistock Theatre Company – 3 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 5 – Beauty and the Beast
• Tipton Players & Pantomime Society (TIPPS) – 6 – The Full Treatment
• Crewkerne United Dramatic & Operatic Society – 8 – Little Shop of Horrors
• The Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Allo 'Allo
• Double Act – 11 – Alice In Cuckooland
• Bath Unity Players – 14 – Snow White
• The Dean Theatre Company – 15 – The Hound of the Baskervilles

NODA South West HASLEMERE AWARD for VISUAL EXCELLENCE
The nominees are:

• City of Plymouth Theatre Company – 2 – Bonnie and Clyde
• Exmouth Musical Theatre – 5 – Sunset Boulevard
• Colyton Theatre Group – 6 – Nude with Violin
• Wells Cathedral School – 8 – Shakespeare in Love
• Wellington Pantomime Society – 8a – Jack and the Beanstalk
• Weston Operatic Society – 9 – Shrek - The Musical
• Athenaeum Limelight Players – 10 – Alice In Wonderland
• Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 15 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

NODA South West STAGE ELECTRICS AWARD for TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The nominees are:

• Falmouth Theatre Company – 1 – Young Frankenstein
• Shaldon Theatre Conpany – 4 – Once Upon A Time In Pantoland
• Exmouth Musical Theatre – 5 – Sunset Boulevard
• Weston Operatic Society – 9 – Guys and Dolls
• Bridgwater AOS – 9 – Cats
• WOW Youth Musical Theatre – 11 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Promenade Productions – 15 – Elf - The Musical

NODA South West ALLAN BROOKING CUP for BEST GILBERT and SULLIVAN PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• St David's Players – 5 – The Pirates of Penzance
• Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Society – 13 – The Grand Duke
• Bath Gilbert & Sullivan Society – 14 – HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury

NODA South West AWARD for BEST COMEDY PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• Gweek Players – 1 – Twelfth Night
• Carnon Down Drama Group (CDDG) – 2 – The Park Bench
• KATS - Kingsbridge – 4 – Play On
• Tiverton Drama Company – 5 – Cash on Delivery
• Salterton Drama Club – 6 – Present Laughter
• Street Theatre Company – 8 – Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche
• Roadwater Players – 8a – Move Over Mrs Markham
• Clevedon Light Opera Club (CLOC) – 9 – Hi-De-Hi
• The Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Allo 'Allo
• Amateur Players of Sherborne – 11 – The 39 Steps
• Redlynch Players – 12 – Deckchairs
• The Cotswold Savoyards – 15 – Rock of Ages

NODA South West GERRY BRANTON AWARD for BEST OPERATIC PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• PGS Productions – 3 – Chess
• Barnstaple Young Generation (BYG) – 7 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society (YAOS) – 8 – Come From Away
• Bristol Opera – 13 – Macbeth
• Bath Opera – 14 – Norma

NODA South West AWARD for BEST SMALL PANTOMIME
The nominees are:

• St Stephens Pantomime Company – 2 – Aladdin
• Wiland Theatrical Society (WILTS) – 5 – Robin Hood
• Ottery Community Theatre – 6 – The Pirate Princess
• The Mendip Players – 8 – Rumpelstiltskin
• Chardstock Amateur Dramatic Society – 8a – Sleeping Beauty
• Minehead Panto People – 8a – The Wizard of Oz
• Muses – 9 – Jack and the Beanstalk
• Sturminster Newton Amateur Dramatic Society (SNADS) – 11 – Cinderella
• Melksham Music and Drama – 14 – Treasure Island
• Octopus Drama Geoup – 15 – Alice's Adventures in Pantoland
• CLOGS Musical Theatre – 16 – Dick Whittington

NODA South West JUNE BARKER MEMORIAL CUP for BEST LARGE PANTOMIME
The nominees are:

• Helston Theatre Company – 1 – Cinderella
• Shaldon Theatre Conpany – 4 – Once Upon A Time In Pantoland
• Paignton Pantomime Productions – 4 – Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates
• Honiton Commuinty Theatre Company – 8 – Jack and the Beanstalk
• Oddity Theatre – 10 – Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Sodbury Players – 15 – Aladdin

NODA South West COUNCILLOR'S CHOICE AWARD
The nominees are:

• Carnon Down Drama Group (CDDG) – 2 – Puss in Boots
• City of Plymouth Theatre Company – 2 – Bonnie and Clyde
• The Exmouth Players – 6 – Rosedale Hall
• Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society (YAOS) – 8 – Come From Away
• Tickenham Drama Group – 9 – Amadeus

NODA South West BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION CUP
The nominees are:

• CD Kids – 1 – Shrek Jr
• Avalon Youth Theatre – 2 – Beauty and the Beast
• Dawlish Musical Theatre – 4 – Aladdin Jr
• Centre Stage Youth Theatre – 5 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Axminster Drama Club - Youth – 6 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• Barnstaple Young Generation (BYG) – 7 – Les Miserables (Schools Edition)
• Barnstaple Musical Comedy and Dramatic Society (BMCDS) – 7 – Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• Nailsea (Youth) Musical Theatre – 9 – Matilda Jr
• CLOC Juniors – 9 – Sister Act
• WOW Youth Musical Theatre – 11 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Phoenix Youth Theatre – 13 – Aladdin Jr
• Zenith Youth Theatre Company – 14 – Evita

NODA South West BEST DRAMA PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• St Austell Players – 2 – A Murder is Announced
• Exeter Drama Company – 5 – The Lieutenant of Inishmore
• Salterton Drama Club – 6 – Tell-Tale Murder
• Barnstaple Musical Comedy and Dramatic Society (BMCDS) – 7 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Street Theatre Company – 8 – Frankenstein
• Taunton Thespians – 8a – A Midsummer Night's Dream
• ACTS – 9 – The Wagatha Christie Trials
• The Wayfarers Drama Group – 9 – Pink Mist
• The Bradfordians Dramatic Society – 10 – Shakespeare in Love
• Amateur Players of Sherborne – 11 – Hedder Gabler
• Weymouth Drama Club – 11 – Abigail's Party
• Redlynch Players – 12 – Two
• The Cotswold Players – 15 – Frankenstein

NODA South West BEST SMALL MUSICAL PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• St Austell Amateur Operatic Society – 1 – Legally Blonde - The Musical
• KATS - Kingsbridge – 4 – Our House
• Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 5 – Beauty and the Beast
• Axminister Musical Theatre – 6 – Come From Away
• Taunton Amateur Operatic Society (TAOS) – 8a – Grease
• Weston Operatic Society - The Oppitts – 9 – Seussical - The Musical
• Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society – 10 – Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
• Swanage Musical Theatre Company – 11 – Kinky Boots
• Wimbourne Musical Theatre Society – 12 – The Sound of Music
• Bristol Musical Theatre – 13 – Curtains
• Winterbourne Musical Theatre – 14 – The Christmas Schooner
• Olveston Parish Players – 15 – The Pajama Game
• CLOGS Musical Theatre – 16 – Elf - The Musical

NODA South West BEST LARGE MUSICAL PRODUCTION
The nominees are:

• City of Plymouth Theatre Company – 2 – Bonnie and Clyde
• TOPS Musical Productions – 4 – Come From Away
• Exmouth Musical Theatre – 5 – Sunset Boulevard
• Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC) – 5 – Kinky Boots
• Sidmouth Musical Theatre – 6 – Oklahoma!
• Weston Operatic Society – 9 – Shrek - The Musical
• Weston Operatic Society – 9 – Guys and Dolls
• Musical Theatre Salisbury – 10 – Shrek - The Musical
• Bournemouth & Boscombe Light Opera Company (BBLOC) – 12 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Bath Light Opera Group (BLOG) – 14 – The Addams Family Musical
• Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society (CODS) – 15 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory