NODA London District Winners list 2018
Below are the District Winners of NODA London Awards for 2018 (covering the period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018). Where a District is not included in the list, there is no winner for that Award this year.
All District Winners are eligible to be considered for the Regional Awards which will be presented, along with the District Winner certificates, on Sunday 24th June at The Radlett Centre as part of the NODA London Festival Weekend.
Also included in this list are the nominations for the Society nominated awards. Winners of these awards will also be announced on Sunday 24th June along with the Innovation Award.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The Charles Sumner Award for the Best Male in a Play
| Sedos | Jonathon Cooper as the Creature in Frankenstein | |
| Beaufort Players | Amina Muneer as Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew | |
| Carlton Theatre Group | Leon Hernandez as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest | |
| Eldorado Musical Productions | Will Hawkes as Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guv'nors | |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | Dean Bartholomew as Alan Turing in Breaking the Code | |
| Ruislip Dramatic Society | Ben Morris as Professor Marcus in The Ladykillers | |
| The Chameleons ADS | Robert Spolander as Dr Hubert Bonney in It Runs in the Family | |
| Abbots Langley Players | Brian Hibberd as Michael in Someone to Watch Over Me | |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | David Lodge as Reverend Hale in The Crucible | |
| Lane End Players | Tom Everitt as Brian in Going Green | |
| Faringdon Dramatic Society | Dave Headey as Laurie Lee/Narrator in Cider with Rosie | |
| The Henley Players | Harry Petrie as Edward Ferrars in Sense & Sensibility | |
| Wraysbury Players | Dan Stock as Hugo in Vicar of Dibley |
The Constance Power Trophy of Encouragement
| Phoenix Players | |
| Beck Youth Theatre | |
| Swanley Light Opera Group | |
| Halton Singers | |
| Spotlights Theatre |
The Dorothy Lawson Award for Best Gilbert & Sullivan
| Julian Light Operatic Society | Patience | |
| Hounslow Light Opera Company | The Zoo | |
| West Wickham Operatic Society | The Sorcerer | |
| Havering Music Makers | Hot Mikado | |
| Woodley Operatic Society | Yeomen of the Guard | |
| Maidenhead Operatic Society | The Pirates of Penzance |
The Eric Watsham Award for Best Cameo Performance in a Play or a Musical
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Neil Weedon as Bela Zangler in Crazy For You | |
| The Roan Theatre Company | Graham Johnson as Colin in Single Spies | |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | Ian Russell as Nikos in Breaking the Code | |
| Impact Theatre Company | Jason Robins as Harold Wilson in Made in Dagenham | |
| Argosy Players | Samir Sherriff as Sir Hugo Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles | |
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Roman Crowther as Patrick in Ladies' Day | |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Howard Elson as Frances Nurse in The Crucible | |
| Lane End Players | Eve Berry as Mother in It Runs in the Family |
The Harvey Kesselman Comedy Award
| Hillingdon Musical Society | Liam Tebbit as Vicar in Whistle Down the Wind | |
| Cygnet Players | Adam Walker-Galbraith as Alberto Beddini in Top Hat | |
| The Bob Hope Theatre Actors' Company | Cory Wordlaw as Patsy in Spamalot | |
| Forest Musical Theatre Company | Scott Harris as Joey in Sister Act | |
| ELODS | Sara Henderson as The Drowsy Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| Ruislip Dramatic Society | Pam Hill as Mrs Wilberforce in The Ladykillers | |
| The Good Companions ADS | Trevor Oakes as Alfred Doolittle in Pygmalion | |
| Radlett Musical Theatre Company | Matthew Shaw as Franz Liebkind in The Producers | |
| St Peter Players | Liz Peskin as Mrs P in Sandcastles | |
| Aldermaston Players | Chris Fulker as Father Mike in A Fete Worse than Death | |
| SWMTC | Billy Reynolds as Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
The It’s Behind You Award for Best Pantomime
| Quay Players | Hook | |
| BACCES | Robin Hood | |
| Putney Light Operatic Society | Beauty and the Beast | |
| The Bob Hope Theatre | Cinderella | |
| Theydon Bois Dramatic Society | Cinderella | |
| London Pantomimers | Aladdin | |
| Arrow Players | Mother Goose | |
| Kings Langley Players | Jack and the Beanstalk | |
| Richings Players | Panto in the Stone Age | |
| Shinfield Theatre Players | Snow White | |
| Quince Players | Little Tommy Tucker |
The Joe Putnam Award for Best Musical
| Sedos | The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Crazy For You | |
| BROS Theatre Company | Made in Dagenham | |
| The Bob Hope Theatre Actors' Company | Spamalot | |
| Epsom Players | Priscilla Queen of the Desert | |
| Forest Musical Theatre Company | Sister Act | |
| ELODS | Parade | |
| Encore Theatre Company | Priscilla Queen of the Desert | |
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Chess | |
| Tring Youth Project | Spring Awakening | |
| Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society | West Side Story | |
| Sinodun Players | Return to the Forbidden Planet | |
| The Sainsbury Singers | Godspell | |
| Stage One Youth | Phantom of the Opera |
The Kathleen Oyler Award for Best Chorus Work
| Quay Players | Legally Blonde | |
| BACCES | Robin Hood | |
| WLOS | Lend Me A Tenor | |
| Bromley Players | Made in Dagenham | |
| Ilford Operatic & Dramatic Society - Youth | Pippin | |
| ELODS | Parade | |
| Encore Theatre Company | Priscilla Queen of the Desert | |
| KLOS Musical Theatre | Wizard of Oz | |
| Radlett Musical Theatre Company | The Producers | |
| Tring Youth Project | Spring Awakening | |
| St Peter Players | The Railway Children | |
| Banbury Operatic Society | Half a Sixpence | |
| The Sainsbury Singers | Godspell | |
| EBOS | Boogie Nights |
The Ken Wirdnam Award for Best Male Character in a Musical
| SEDOS | Alex Baker as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Chris Yoxall as Bobby Childs in Crazy For You | |
| Cygnet Players | Nick Moorhouse as Jerry Travers in Top Hat | |
| Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society | Alex Freeman as Eddie O'Grady in Made in Dagenham | |
| Epsom Players | James Turnball as Bob in Priscilla Queen of the Desert | |
| Forest Musical Theatre Company | Phil Halpin as Eddie in Sister Act | |
| Ruislip Operatic Society | David Hampton as King Arthur in Spamalot | |
| KLOS Musical Theatre | Connor Quinn as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz | |
| Radlett Musical Theatre Company | Chris Andrews as Leo Bloom in The Producers | |
| Vale Musical Society | Terry Cavender as George Dillingham in Aspects of Love | |
| Panda Players | David Martin as Fagin in Oliver! | |
| Oxford Operatic Society | Steve Mellin as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof | |
| Reading Operatic Society | Nick Brannam as Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain | |
| Maidenhead Musical Comedy Society | Niven Willett as Leo Bloom in The Producers |
The Malcom Rose Award for Best Female Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta
| Richmond Opera | Philippa Dodd as Iole in Hercules (Handel) | |
| Hounslow Light Operatic Company | Johanna Chambers as Eliza Smith in The Zoo | |
| West Wickham Operatic Society | Helen Bruce as Aline in The Sorcerer | |
| Havering Music Makers | Ellen O'Shea as Katisha in Hot Mikado | |
| Woodley Operatic Society | Julie Easton as Phoebe Meryll in Yeomen of the Guard | |
| Maidenhead Operatic Society | Jessica Smith as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance |
The Malcom Rose Award for Best Male Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta
| Julian Light Operatic Society | Ian Henderson as Archibald Grosvenor in Patience | |
| West Wickham Operatic Society | Gari Glaysher as Alexis in The Sorcerer | |
| Havering Music Makers | Nick Ford as Ko-Ko in Hot Mikado | |
| Woodley Operatic Society | Chris Wakelin as Jack Point in Yeomen of the Guard | |
| Maidenhead Operatic Society | Tom Gingell as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance |
The Molly Harle Award for Best Female Character in a Musical
| SEDOS | Corin Miller as Janet van de Graff in The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| GLOC Musical Theatre | Ruth Chaperlin as Penny in Urinetown | |
| BROS Theatre Company | Lacy Creed as Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham | |
| Bromley Players | Joanne Frazer as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde | |
| Mayhem Theatre Company | Nicola Yorke as Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q | |
| Barking Music and Drama | Bernice Docherty as Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! | |
| Impact Theatre Company | Deborah Fegan as Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham | |
| Rickmansworth Players | Julie Ann Gardner as Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham | |
| WOS Productions | Susan Smith as Mabel Normand in Mack and Mabel | |
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Sarah Brealey as Florence in Chess | |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Leanne Dormody as Natalie/Ed in All Shook Up | |
| Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Clare Hilll as 'Mama' Rose in Gypsy | |
| Abingdon Operatic Society | Joy Skeels as Miss Hannigan in Annie | |
| Henley Operatic and Dramatic Society | Vaness Clayton as Diana in A Chorus Line | |
| SWMTC | Stephanie Fraser as Maureen in Rent |
The Nigel Gravette Award for Best Performance in a Pantomime
| Quay Players | Jenny Galloway as Hook in Hook | |
| BACCES | Nick Young as The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood | |
| Putney Light Operatic Society | Harriet Ruby as Malabelle the Evil Witch in Beauty and the Beast | |
| Erith Playhouse | Gary Nightingale as The Sheriff of Nottingham in Babes in the Wood | |
| Pantaloons | Brian Turner and Simon Vine as Gertrude and Grizelda, the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella | |
| Theydon Bois Dramatic Society | Paul Daynes and Bernie Paveley as Euthanasia and Asphyxia, the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella | |
| Argosy Players | Sophie Hodges as Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Bears | |
| Kings Langley Players | Sean Lovell as Simple Simon in Jack and the Beanstalk | |
| Chipperfield Theatre Group | Janey Bryson as Boney Maloney in Aladdin and the Pirates | |
| Shinfield Theatre Players | Gordon Bird as Shorty Dwarf in Snow White | |
| Riverside Players | Vicki Arnold as Gothel in Rapunzel |
The Pat Redhead Award for Best Drama
| SEDOS | The Nether | |
| Beaufort Players | The Taming of the Shrew | |
| Carlton Theatre Group | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
| The Bob Hope Theatre Actors' Company | Road | |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | Breaking the Code | |
| Ruislip Dramatic Society | The Ladykillers | |
| The Chameleons ADS | It Runs in the Family | |
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Ladies' Day | |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | The Crucible | |
| Chesham Theatre Company | Jumpers for Goalposts | |
| The Henley Players | Sense and Sensibility |
The Sybil Conway Award for Best Female Character in a Play
| New Stagers | Hayley Richardson as Vikky in Happy to Help | |
| Beaufort Players | Thom Cobb as Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew | |
| Carlton Theatre Group | Carrie Cable as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest | |
| The Bob Hope Theatre Actors' Company | Laura Ashenden as Carol/Molly/Skin/Maureen in Road | |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | Karen Rogers as Joanne in Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | |
| Arrow Players | Nicola Setterfield as The Vicar in The Vicar of Dibley | |
| The Chameleons ADS | Rachel Simpson as Miriam in Outside Edge | |
| Kings Langley Players | Carolyne Bevan as Blanche Dubois in Streetcar Named Desire | |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Kat Mann as Abigail Williams in The Crucible | |
| Amersham Playgoers Theatre Group | Marie Newey as Miss Shepherd in The Lady in a Van | |
| Bartholomew Players | Gillian Somerscales as Constance Middleton in The Constant Wife | |
| The Henley Players | Alek Auton as Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia | |
| Quince Players | Sabrina Capes as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion |
The Youngstars Award for Best Youth Production
| Beck Youth Theatre | Half a Sixpence | |
| Bishopshalt ODS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast | |
| Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company (Youth Section) | Dreamjobs & Chatroom | |
| Risborough Youth Group | My Fair Lady | |
| Musical Youth Company of Oxford | The Hired Man | |
| Starmaker | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
The Innovation Award Nominations
Beaufort Players – The Taming of the Shrew
Radlett Musical Theatre Company – Cats
Riching Players – Two
Oxford Operatic Society – Avenue Q
Society Nominated Awards
The Louise English Trophy
| District | Society | Nomination |
|
Hillingdon Musical Society HEOS Musical Theatre |
Bethany Kershaw Michelle Spencer |
|
| Banbury Operatic Society and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society | Joshua Lake |
The Shelley Lemesh Unsung Hero Award
| District | Society | Nomination |
| Hillingdon Musical Society | Kerry Bowers | |
| Banbury Operatic Society and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society | Debbie Coleman |
The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award
| District | Society | Nomination |
| HEOS Musical Theatre
Hillingdon Musical Society |
Kevin McCarthy
Anthony Wilson |
|
| Worcester Park Dramatic Society | Hugh Jones | |
| Eldorado Musical Productions | Jeanette Wallis | |
| WOS Productions | Les Elliott | |
| Panda Players | Helen Turner | |
| Banbury Operatic Society and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society | Janet Bishop |
Shortlist for Scenery and Poster & Programme Awards
The Shinfield Players Scenic Award Shortlist
| Beaufort Players | The Taming of the Shrew |
| Wimbledon Light Opera Society | Lend Me A Tenor |
| The Bob Hope Theatre Actors' Company | Road |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society | Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean |
| Theydon Bois Dramatic Society | Snake in the Grass |
| ELODS | Parade |
| Encore Theatre Company | Betty Blue Eyes |
| Ruislip Operatic Society | Spamalot |
| Ruislip Dramatic Society | The Ladykillers |
| St Peter Players | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice |
| Chesham Theatre Company | The Titfield Thunderbolt |
| Wraysbury Players | The Vicar of Dibley |
Programme and Poster Award Shortlist
| Society | Show |
| Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Gypsy |
| EBOS | Boogie Nights |
| EBOS | The Wizard of Oz |
| Richings Players | Plaza Suite |
| Rickmansworth Players | 'Allo 'Allo |
| Rickmansworth Players | Made in Dagenham |
| Ruislip Dramatic Society | Absurd Person Singular |
| Sedos | Frankenstein |
| Theydon Bois Dramatic Society | Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Theydon Bois Dramatic Society | Blithe Spirit |
| Woodford Pantomime | Beauty and the Beast |
Flame Awards
| District | Society |
| 1 | New Stagers |
| 2 | Hillingdon Musical Society |
| 3 | BROS Theatre Company |
| 4 | Erith Playhouse |
| 5 | Mayhem Theatre Company |
| 6 | Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society |
| 7 | ELODS |
| 8 | Ruislip Operatic Society |
| 9 | The Chameleon ADS |
| 10 | Radlett Musical Theatre Company |
| 11 | Tring Festival Company |
| 11a | Lane End Players |
| 12 | Odyssey Youth (Banbury) |
| 13 | Starmaker |
| 14 | EBOS |