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NODA London District Winners and Nominations list 2025

Below are the District Winners and Nominations for NODA London Awards 2025

All District Winners are eligible to be considered for the Regional Awards which will be presented, along with the District Winner certificates, on Sunday 22 June at The Radlett Centre as part of the NODA London AGM and Celebration

Also included in this list are the nominations for the Society nominated awards. Winners of these awards will also be announced on Sunday 22 June.

Congratulations to all the winners!

PROGRAMME DESIGN COMPETITION
Shortlisted entries from  Jan 2024 to  Dec 2024

Eldorado Musical Productions Sister Act
Theydon Bois Drama Society Habeas Corpus
Belmont Theatre Company Silver Lining
The Centralian Players A Play of Two Halves
Masque Players of West Wycombe Mother Goose
Vale Musical Society Me and My Girl
Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Chesham Musical Theatre Company The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Progress Theatre Under Milk Wood

POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION

Shortlisted entries from  Jan 2024 to  Dec 2024

Theydon Bois Drama Society The Deep Blue Sea
Ruislip Dramatic Society It Runs In The Family
Masque Players of West Wycombe Mother Goose

THE SHINFIELD PLAYERS SCENIC DESIGN AWARD (in memory of Pat Barr)

Shortlisted entries for 2024/25
(More than one society may be nominated from each district)

Centre Stage London Disney's the Little Mermaid 
BROS Theatre Company Seussical the Musical
Erith Operatic Society Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) The Last of the Pelican Daughters
Arrow Players Reading Between The Lines
Arrow Players The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Harefield Amateur Dramatic Society The Ghost Train
East Lane Theatre Club Hansard
Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company ’Allo ’Allo
Bartholomew Players Pack of Lies
Sinodun Players Dick Whittington
Thame Players Theatre Company The Ladykillers
Woodley Light Operatic Society Patience
East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Quince Players Goldilocks and the Three Bears

 

DISTRICT WINNERS

(for shows produced between April 2024 and January 2025)

 

The MalcoLm Rose Award for Best Female Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta

Julian Light Operatic Society Ruddigore Gina Carmello as Rose Maybud
Woodley Light Operatic Society Patience Laura Curtis Dagg as Patience

The MalcoLm Rose Award for Best male Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta

Julian Light Operatic Society Ruddigore Philip W. Errington as Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
Woodley Light Operatic Society Patience Gareth Watkins as Bunthorne

 

The NIgel Gravette Award for best performance in a traditional pantomime

The Quay Players Humpty Dumpty Mary McHarg as Fairy Godparent
British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) Jack and the Beanstalk Paul Ewen as Simon Trott
Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (DAODS) Aladdin Thierry Zimmerman as Wishee Washee
Parish Players The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Richard Broughton as Aunt Em
Woodford Pantomime Sleeping Beauty Gary Hellyer- Forde as Nurse Nancy
The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society Cinderella Samantha Ings as Cinderella
Lane End Players Dick Whittington Waheeda Jafferali as Queen Rat
Sinodun Players Dick Whittington Fiona Huntingford-Ledger as Idle Jack
Wargrave Theatre Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates Kelly Doward as Nutty Nick
Wraysbury Players The Wizard of Oz Steeven Glover as Aunty Em

 

The Molly Harle Award for best female character in a musical

Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (SEDOS) The Color Purple Afope Rachelle Ojomo as Celie
GLOC Musical Theatre Young Frankenstein Julez Hamilton-Burke as Frau Blücher
TOPS Musical Theatre Company Oklahoma! Jen Shaw-Powell as Aunt Eller
Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (DAODS) Legally Blonde Lily Turner as Elle Woods
Mayhem Theatre Company Rock of Ages El Leaper as Sherrie
Barking Music and Drama The Wedding Singer Abbie LeGallienne as Julia Sullivan
ELODS Sister Act Sandra Ashworth as Mother Superior
Rickmansworth Players Disney's the Little Mermaid  Paula Appiah as Sebastian the crab
Green Room Productions Beautiful - the Carole King Musical Caroline Fitch as Carole King
Berkhamsted Theatre Company Spend Spend Spend Zoe Baird as Viv
Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) Disney's Beauty and the Beast Elysia Page-Plowright as Belle
Abingdon Operatic Society 9 to 5 the Musical Jenna Elliott as Judy Bernly
Sainsbury Singers 9 to 5 the Musical Laura Manderson as Violet Newstead
East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS) Gypsy Laura Thain as Rose

 

The Sybil Conway Award for best female character in a play

New Stagers Theatre Company The Memory of Water Imogen Gibb as Mary
Bob Hope Theatre Blithe Spirit Paula Smoothy as Madame Arcati
Magdalene Players The Seagull Karen Willemsen as Irina Arkadina
Theydon Bois Drama Society The Deep Blue Sea Sara Thompson as Hester Collyer 
Garden Suburb Theatre Silver Lining Saria Babiker as Hope
Rickmansworth Players The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Abbe Waghorn as Judy Boone
Pump House Theatre Company The Girl on the Train Caroline Harris as Rachel
Kings Langley Players The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Leanne Allen as Little Voice
Tring Youth Theatre Project Romeo and Juliet Elysia Drew as Nurse
Panda Players Unprompted Joanne Day as Phylis
Banbury Cross Players Home I'm Darling Katy Roberts as Judy
Mortimer Dramatic Society 84 Charing Cross Road Sarah Roper as Helene Hanff
Colnbrook Amateur Stage Theatre (CAST) Anybody for Murder? Maria Mitchell as Mary Ticklewell

 

The Ken Wirdnam Award for Best Male Character in a musical

Centre Stage London bare Jack Kenny as Peter
GLOC Musical Theatre Young Frankenstein Jonathan Radford as Young Frankenstein
Wimbledon Light Opera Society The Grinning Man Will Garrood as Barkilphedro
WWOS Musical Theatre Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dominic Binefa as Willy Wonka
Edge Hill Players Kiss Me, Kate Duncan Rodger as Fred Graham/Petruchio
Havering Music Makers Barnum Jake Merritt as PT Barnum
ELODS The Wind in the Willows  Henry Martin as Mole
ROS Musical Theatre Bonnie & Clyde Olly McLaughlin as Clyde Barrow
Green Room Productions Beautiful - the Carole King Musical Chris Andrews as Gerry Goffin
Tring Theatre Company Young Frankenstein Freddie Clarke as Young Frankenstein
Chesham Musical Theatre Company The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Ryk Burnett as Sheriff
Avocet Theatre Company Nativity - the Musical Luke Wetherill as Desmond Poppy
Sainsbury Singers Kipps Alex Hutson as Arthur Kipps
Marlow Amateur Operatic Society (MAOS) The Witches of Eastwick Nick Blanks as Daryl

 

The Charles Sumner Award for Best Male Character in a Play

Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (SEDOS) Richard III Sam Sugarman as Richard III
Erith Playhouse A Bolt from the Blue Scott James as Edward Jones
Croydon Operatic & Dramatic Association (CODA) Twelfth Night Joshua Mallalieu as Malvolio
WP Drama The Dresser Phil Clarke as Sir
Rickmansworth Players The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Chris Shearlock as Chris Boone 
East Lane Theatre Club Hansard Ben Morris as Robin Heskith
Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company ’Allo ’Allo Michael Butcher as René
Tring Youth Theatre Project Romeo and Juliet Theo Loades as Romeo
Lane End Players Chip Shop Chips Warren Palmer as Eric Booth
Thame Players Theatre Company The Ladykillers Warren Palmer as Professor Marcus
New Era Players Boeing, Boeing Adam Wells as Bernard
Shinfield Players Theatre The Safari Party Gordon Bird as Lol

 

The Harvey Kesselman Comedy Award for best comedic performance in a play or musical

Centre Stage London The Wedding Singer Abbie Minnock as Julia Sullivan
Zodiac Musical Society Disney's Beauty and the Beast George Hayes as Cogsworth
Bromley Players The Wedding Singer Pat Adams as Rosie
Woodmansterne Operatic & Dramatic Society Much Ado About Murder Jamie Wetherall as Detective Inspector Mayday
IODS Productions Soho Cinders Georgia Marney and Hannah Newbould as Dana and Clodagh
ELODS Sister Act Stephen Milligan as Monsignor O'Hara
WOS Productions The Wind in the Willows  Susan Smith as Toad
Belmont Theatre Company The 39 Steps Ben Morris as Clown 1
Sinodun Players Breath of Spring Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli as Miss Elizabeth Hatfield
Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (HAODS) Hairspray Sam Sladden as Edna Turnblad
Shinfield Players Theatre Chase me up Farndale Avenue S'il Vous Plait Karen Bird as Minnie

 

The Eric Watsham Award for best cameo performance in a play or musical

Southside Players A Man for All Seasons Kathryn Felton as Henry VIII
BROS Theatre Company Soho Cinders Mathew Madeley as Narrator
Bromley Players 9 to 5 the Musical Joanna Lovell as Margaret
Havering Music Makers Barnum Helen Wach as Joice Heth
Rickmansworth Players Disney's the Little Mermaid  Peter Gold as Chef Louis
Lane End Players Nell Gwynn Rhiannon Langan as Queen Catherine
Thame Players Theatre Company The Ladykillers Steve Lambell as “One-Round” Lawson
Twyford Drama Buttons' Dream Ian MacDonald as Royal Announcer
Maidenhead Operatic Society The Addams Family Lucy Seymour as Alice

 

The "It's Behind You" Award for best production of a traditonal pantomime

Geoids Musical Theatre Jack and the Beanstalk
British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) Jack and the Beanstalk
Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (DAODS) Aladdin
Woodford Pantomime Sleeping Beauty
Arrow Players The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Masque Players of West Wycombe Mother Goose
St Peter Players Jack and the Beanstalk
Sinodun Players Dick Whittington
Wargrave Theatre Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates
Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society Cinderella

 

The Kathleen Oyler Award for chorus work

Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (SEDOS) Sunday in the Park with George
Hillingdon Musical Society Dear Diary
HLO Musical Company Evita
Eldorado Musical Productions Musical Memories
Mayhem Theatre Company Rock of Ages
Havering Music Makers Barnum
ELODS The Wind in the Willows 
WOS Productions The Wind in the Willows 
St Albans Musical Theatre Company On the town
Berkhamsted Theatre Company Spend Spend Spend
Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Abingdon Operatic Society Guys and Dolls
Nomads Musical Theatre The Addams Family
Shinfield Players Theatre Sister Act

 

The Dorothy Lawson Award for best production of G&S, opera or operetta

Julian Light Operatic Society Ruddigore
Woodley Light Operatic Society Patience

 

The Pat Redhead Drama award for best production of a play or drama

New Stagers Theatre Company The Real Inspector Hound  
Beaufort Players An Evening in Little Grimley
Bob Hope Theatre The Herd
Magdalene Players The Seagull
IODS Productions Animal Farm
Rickmansworth Players The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Abbots Langley Players The Regina Monologues
Tring Youth Theatre Project Romeo and Juliet
St Peter Players The Vicar of Dibley
Banbury Cross Players Our Country's Good
Progress Theatre The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wraysbury Players Secondary cause of Death

 

The Joe Putnam Award for best production of a musical

Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (SEDOS) The Color Purple
GLOC Musical Theatre Young Frankenstein
BROS Theatre Company Soho Cinders
Eldorado Musical Productions Musical Memories
Mayhem Theatre Company Rock of Ages
Forest Musical Theatre Company Little Shop of Horrors
ELODS The Wind in the Willows 
Rickmansworth Players Disney's the Little Mermaid 
Green Room Productions Beautiful - the Carole King Musical
Tring Theatre Company Young Frankenstein
Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Oxford Operatic Society (OXOPS) Funny Girl
Sainsbury Singers Kipps
East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS) Gypsy

 

The NODA London Youngstars award for best youth production

Rickmansworth Players Matilda Jr
Tring Youth Theatre Project Romeo and Juliet
Musical Youth Company of Oxford (MYCO) Me and My Girl
Wargrave Theatre Shakespeare Rocks
Quince Players Disney's Finding Nemo Jr

 

The NODA London Innovation Award for an element of a production which is different, challenging or innovative

Centre Stage London Disney's the Little Mermaid 
Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) Beyond the Bricks
ELODS The Wind in the Willows 
St Albans Musical Theatre Company Spring Awakening
Maidenhead Musical Comedy Society Annie

 

The Constance Power Trophy for the society most worthy of encouragement

Worcester Park Dramatic Society
Erith Playhouse
Orsi Productions
Elstree Productions
Berkhamsted Youth Theatre
Wootton Players
Twyford Drama
Datchet Players

 

SOCIETY NOMINATED AWARDS

The Shelly Lemesh Award for the "unsung hero"

Clare Ryder-Cage of Hillingdon Musical Society
Jane Ellison of Woodford Pantomime
Lynn Jackson of ROS Musical Theatre
Jon Andrews of Masque Players of West Wycombe
Jade Johnson of Vale Musical Society
Andrew Pitman of Valley Players Hughenden
Beth Saunders of Chesham Musical Theatre Company
Tish Marshall of Lane End Players
David Bishop of Banbury Operatic Society
Aaron Caulfield of Sinodun Players
Jane Wilson of Woodley Light Operatic Society
Ali Medland of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society
Emily Boneham-Horrox of Crowthorne Musical Players
Peter Hider of East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS)
Debbie Wheeler of Shinfield Players Theatre

 

The Louise English Trophy for a person under 30 who has made an outstanding contribution to their society

Sophie Patterson  of Hillingdon Musical Society
Elizabeth Davis of Pavilion Players
Florence McDonald of Woodmansterne Operatic & Dramatic Society
Vanessa Kelsey of Woodford Pantomime
Heather Malone of ROS Musical Theatre
Johanna Oldach of Masque Players of West Wycombe
Cameron Wilson of Tring Youth Theatre Project
Willow Randall of Valley Players Hughenden
Lexy-Jackman-Morrissey of Lane End Players
Emma Trotman of Sinodun Players
Oliver Widdis of Starmaker Theatre Company
Joshua Hayward of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society
Stephanie Hewitt of Crowthorne Musical Players
Millie Wilkins of Shinfield Players Theatre

 

The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award

Ray Wadham of Hillingdon Musical Society
Phylis O’Kelly of Barnes Community Players
Les Gersham of ELODS
Les Dearlove of ROS Musical Theatre
Barry Serjent of East Lane Theatre Club
Heather Woodward of Chesham Musical Theatre Company
Nick Morley of Sinodun Players
Helen Johns of Thame Players Theatre Company
Sue Dyer of Crowthorne Musical Players
Audrey Elliott of Wraysbury Players

 

NODA LONDON FLAME AWARDS
for Inspirational Contribution to the Pursuit of Excellence in Theatre and Enhancement of the Overall Theatrical Experience

FLAME AWARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON

 

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