NODA London District Winners and Nominations list 2026
Below are the District Winners and Nominations for NODA London Awards 2026 All District Winners are eligible to be considered for the Regional Awards which will be presented, along with the District Winner certificates, on Sunday 14 June at The Radlett Centre as part of the NODA London AGM and Celebration Day 2026
Also included in this list are the nominations for the Society nominated awards. Winners of these awards will also be announced on Sunday 14 June.
Congratulations to all the winners!
PROGRAMME DESIGN COMPETITION
Shortlisted entries from Jan 2025 to Dec 2025
| Eldorado Musical Productions | Disney's Beauty and the Beast |
| Belmont Theatre Company | Curtain Up! |
| Kings Langley Musical Theatre Company | Curtains |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Masque Players of West Wycombe | A Girl Next Door |
| Vale Musical Society | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| Panda Players | Annie |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Pinocchio |
| Wraysbury Players | Allo 'Allo 2: the camembert caper |
POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION
Shortlisted entries from Jan 2025 to Dec 2025
| British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) | Dick Whittington |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Snow White |
| Panda Players | Annie |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Blackadder II |
THE SHINFIELD PLAYERS SCENIC DESIGN AWARD (in memory of Pat Barr)
Shortlisted entries from Feb 2025 to Jan 2026
(More than one society may be nominated from each district)
| New Stagers Theatre Company | The Wind in the Willows |
| Bob Hope Theatre | Mosquitoes |
| Erith Playhouse | Dead Man's Cell Phone |
| Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) | Guys and Dolls |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Home, I'm Darling |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | The Ladykillers |
| Vale Musical Society | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Lane End Players | Robin Hood and Maid Marian |
| Bartholomew Players | Present Laughter |
| Thame Players | People |
| Progress Theatre | Terry Pratchett's Night Watch |
| Twyford Drama | Aladdin |
| Woodley Light Operatic Society | HMS Pinafore |
DISTRICT WINNERS
(for shows produced between Feb 2025 and Jan 2026)
The MalcoLm Rose Award for Best Female Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta
| Woodley Light Operatic Society | HMS Pinafore | Jane Andrews Wilson as Little Buttercup |
The MalcoLm Rose Award for Best male Character in a G&S, Opera or Operetta
| Julian Light Operatic Society | The Gondoliers | Ben Hancox-Lachman and Alex Kirstukas as Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri |
| Woodley Light Operatic Society | HMS Pinafore | Chris Wakelin as The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter KCB |
The NIgel Gravette Award for best performance in a traditional pantomime
| Geoids Musical Theatre | Peter Pan | Mila Esi Rust as Wendy |
| British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) | Dick Whittington | Roddy MacDonald as Fanny Haddock |
| Edge Hill Players | Puss in Boots | Duncan Rodger as Puss in Boots |
| Woodhouse Players | A Christmas Carol - A Pantomime | Stephen Balchin as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Rachel Spolander as Queen Narcissa |
| St James Music & Drama Society | Alice in Wonderland | Mandy Tabor as Queen of Hearts |
| Quaintwood Players | Robin Hood | Nadia Sherriff as Robin Hood |
| Lane End Players | Robin Hood and Maid Marian | Ray Brennan as Sheriff |
| Avocet Theatre Company | Cinderella | Ben Coleman as Fanny |
| Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society | Treasure Island | David Richardson as Long John Silver |
| Wraysbury Players | Alice in Wonderland | Steevan Glover as The Joker |
The Molly Harle Award for best female character in a musical
| SEDOS | Violet | Sarah Hunt as Violet |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Anything Goes | Jenny Ostrolenk as Reno Sweeney |
| Cygnet Players | Pippin | Jamie Miller-Hughes as Leading Player |
| Bromley Players | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Leigh Joyce as Margaret New |
| Edge Hill Players | Annie | Flopsy Dalling as Annie |
| Havering Music Makers | Shrek the Musical | Abbie Hawkes as Princess Fiona |
| ELODS | Anything Goes | Jude Wren as Reno Sweeny |
| ROS Musical Theatre | 9 to 5 the musical | Lucy Gwynne-Evans as Violet |
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Gypsy | Katrina Boyd as Rose |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Jesus Christ Superstar | Amy Naalchigar as Mary Magdalene |
| Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) | Into the Woods | Emma Woods as The Witch |
| Abingdon Operatic Society | Hello Dolly! | Jemma Komodromou as Dolly Levi |
| Sainsbury Singers | Bad Girls the Musical | Lucy Hutson as Yvonne Atkins |
| Crowthorne Musical Players | The SpongeBob Musical | Sarah Coward as Sandy Cheeks |
The Sybil Conway Award for best female character in a play
| SEDOS | Hedda Gabler | Jamila Jennings-Grant as Hedda Gabler |
| Bob Hope Theatre | Mosquitoes | Nathalie Brandon as Alice |
| Croydon Operatic & Dramatic Association (CODA) | Spider's Web | Carys Surbey as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Home, I'm Darling | Meg Lamour as Judy |
| Pump House Theatre Company | Whose Life is it Anyway? | Siobhan Lambie-Philip as Claire Harrison |
| The Centralian Players | The Care Home | Liz Hill as Mo Rawlings |
| Tring Youth Theatre Project | A Streetcar Named Desire | Molly Beck as Blanche Dubois |
| St Peter Players | Blackadder II | Liz Peskin as Nursie |
| Sinodun Players | The Father | Rebecca Cleverley as Anne |
| Progress Theatre | Tess of the d’Urbervilles | Rhiannon Edwards as Tess Durbeyfield |
| Quince Players | Jane Austen's Emma | Lucy Brace as Emma Woodhouse |
The Ken Wirdnam Award for Best Male Character in a musical
| Geoids Musical Theatre | 42nd Street | Ashton Charge as Julian Marsh |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Anything Goes | Chris Yoxall as Billy Crocker |
| BROS Theatre Company | Company | Guillaume Borkhataria as Bobby |
| Bromley Players | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Drew Stevens as Jamie New |
| Mayhem Theatre Company | Grease | Toby Chapman as Danny |
| Havering Music Makers | Shrek the Musical | Sam Knight as Shrek |
| ELODS | Anything Goes | Steve Berman as Billy Crocker |
| Rickmansworth Players | Big Fish | Jon Smit as Edward Bloom |
| St Albans Musical Theatre Company | White Christmas | Elliot Moore as Phil Davis |
| Vale Musical Society | The Drowsy Chaperone | Will Mead as Man in Chair |
| Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Monty Python's Spamalot | Marc-Howden-Smith as King Arthur |
| Oxford Operatic Society (OXOPS) | Jesus Christ Superstar | Andy Blagrove as Judas Iscariot |
| Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (HAODS) | We Will Rock You | Steve Jewell as Galileo |
| East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS) | Rock Of Ages | Matthew Harcourt as Stacee Jaxx |
The Charles Sumner Award for Best Male Character in a Play
| Southside Players | Present Laughter | Richard Sleath as Garry Essendine |
| Bob Hope Theatre | Mosquitoes | Daniel Pratten as Luke |
| Magdalene Players | The School for Wives | Liam Wood as Arnolphe |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Home, I'm Darling | Christian Mortimer as Johnny |
| Pump House Theatre Company | Rope | Kieran Walsh as Wyndham Brandon |
| Belmont Theatre Company | Ladies' Day | Ben Morris as various roles |
| Tring Theatre Company | Much Ado About Nothing | Cam Wilson as Benedick |
| St Peter Players | Blackadder II | John Montgomery as Edmund Blackadder |
| Sinodun Players | The Father | Chris Bertrand as André |
| Henley Players (Oxfordshire) | Absent Friends | Tom Rawlinson as Colin |
| Shinfield Players Theatre | It’s a Wonderful Life | Oliver Alexander as George Bailey |
The Harvey Kesselman Comedy Award for best comedic performance in a play or musical
| The Quay Players | The Witches of Eastwick | Emma Bowker as Sukie Rougemont |
| Eldorado Musical Productions | 'Allo 'Allo 2: the camembert caper | Stephen Milton as Lieutenant Gruber |
| Croydon Operatic & Dramatic Association (CODA) | Spider's Web | Alison Lee as Miss Peake |
| Havering Music Makers | Shrek the Musical | Billy Knowles as Lord Farquaad |
| ROS Musical Theatre | Disney's Beauty and the Beast | Callum Barnett as Lumiere |
| Kings Langley Players | Caught in the Net | Sean Lovell as Stanley Gardner |
| Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Monty Python's Spamalot | Des Fahy as Patsy |
| Banbury Cross Players | Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime | Justin Clinch as Sergeant Plod |
| Wargrave Theatre | Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood | Emmajane Hughes & Sara Beasley as Snivel & Grovel |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Blackadder II | Dan Winterton as Edmund Blackadder |
The Eric Watsham Award for best cameo performance in a play or musical
| Geoids Musical Theatre | Peter Pan | Nadya Mere as The Crocodile |
| Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (DAODS) | Little Shop of Horrors | Alex Tyrrell as Orin Scrivello |
| Parish Players | The Ghost Train | Phoebe Spragg as Julia Price |
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Ladies' Day | Stewart Agnew as Patrick |
| ROS Musical Theatre | Disney's Beauty and the Beast | Victoria Wilson as Babette |
| Odyssey Theatrical Productions | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tilly Palmer as Mrs Bucket |
| Twyford Drama | Aladdin | Peter Reynolds as Nobby the Panda |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Blackadder II | Alison Medland as Queenie |
The "It's Behind You" Award for best production of a traditIonal pantomime
| Geoids Musical Theatre | Peter Pan |
| British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) | Dick Whittington |
| Worcester Park Dramatic Society | Cinderella |
| Erith Playhouse | Red Riding Hood |
| The Pantoloons | Snow White and the Seven Dames |
| Woodford Pantomime | Dick Whittington |
| The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Launton Village Players | Beauty and the Beast |
| Lane End Players | Robin Hood and Maid Marian |
| Sinodun Players | Hansel & Gretel |
| Twyford Drama | Aladdin |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Beauty and the Beast |
The Kathleen Oyler Award for chorus work
| Centre Stage London | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Wimbledon Light Opera Society | Come From Away |
| Bromley Players | Everybody's Talking About Jamie |
| Mayhem Theatre Company | Grease |
| Havering Music Makers | Shrek the Musical |
| ELODS | Anything Goes |
| ROS Musical Theatre | Disney's Beauty and the Beast |
| Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company | Sister Act |
| Vale Musical Society | Vote for Father Christmas |
| St Peter Players | Shrek the Musical |
| Musical Youth Company of Oxford (MYCO) | Everybody's Talking About Jamie |
| Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (HAODS) | We Will Rock You |
| Maidenhead Operatic Society | Carmen the Musical |
The Dorothy Lawson Award for best production of G&S, opera or operetta
| Opera Integra | Carmen |
| Julian Light Operatic Society | The Gondoliers |
| HLO Musical Company | Patience |
| Woodley Light Operatic Society | HMS Pinafore |
The Pat Redhead Drama award for best production of a play or drama
| New Stagers Theatre Company | The Pillowman |
| Carlton Theatre Group | Tonight at 8:30: Still Life |
| Bob Hope Theatre | Mosquitoes |
| Magdalene Players | The School for Wives |
| Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) | Antigone |
| The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society | A Few Good Men |
| Belmont Theatre Company | Ladies' Day |
| Tring Theatre Company | Much Ado About Nothing |
| St Peter Players | Blackadder II |
| Faringdon Dramatic Society | Over By Christmas |
| Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society | The 39 Steps |
| Shinfield Players Theatre | And Then There Were None |
The Joe Putnam Award for best production of a musical
| SEDOS | Dreamgirls |
| HEOS Musical Theatre | Anything Goes |
| Cygnet Players | Pippin |
| WWOS Musical Theatre | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| Edge Hill Players | Annie |
| IODS Productions | Company |
| ELODS | Anything Goes |
| Rickmansworth Players | Big Fish |
| Green Room Productions | Everybody's Talking About Jamie |
| Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) | Into the Woods |
| Oxford Operatic Society (OXOPS) | The Sound of Music |
| Reading Operatic Society | Avenue Q |
| Slough Windsor Maidenhead Theatre Company | Come From Away |
The NODA London Youngstars award for best youth production
| Beck Youth Theatre | Made in Dagenham |
| Bob Hope Theatre New Stagers | Fairy Tale Courtroom |
| Wonder Theatre Training Academy | Annie JR. |
| Tring Youth Theatre Project | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (YOBOS) | Les Misérables - schools edition |
| Starmaker Theatre Company | Our House |
| Colnbrook Amateur Stage Theatre (CAST) | Disney's Beauty and the Beast |
The NODA London Innovation Award for an element of a production which is different, challenging or innovative
| Centre Stage London | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Woodhouse Players | AI (Artificial Irritation) by Tom Mallender |
| Banbury Cross Players | Puck |
| Colnbrook Amateur Stage Theatre (CAST) | The Screaming Twenties |
The Constance Power Trophy for the society most worthy of encouragement
| Erith Operatic Society |
| Woodmansterne Operatic & Dramatic Society (WODS Juniors) |
| Stonesfield Players |
| The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company - Youth and Junior section |
SOCIETY NOMINATED AWARDS
The Shelly Lemesh Award for the "unsung hero"
| James and Fran Blackburn of Pavilion Players |
| Tina Slade of Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) |
| Liz Adams and Mel Taylor of Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) |
| Elena Gow of Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company |
| Alison Rogers of Masque Players of West Wycombe |
| Meryl Pickering of Vale Musical Society |
| Sue Dubois of Valley Players Hughenden |
| Vicky Williams of Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) |
| Julie Cawood of Chesham Musical Theatre Company |
| John Bale of Mortimer Dramatic Society |
| Kazia Grainger of Sainsbury Singers |
| Malcolm May of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |
The Louise English Trophy for a person under 30 who has made an outstanding contribution to their society
| Matilda Patterson of Hillingdon Musical Society |
| Jade O’Neil of Eldorado Musical Productions |
| Kimberley Andrews of Masque Players of West Wycombe |
| Aaron Griffiths of Chesham Musical Theatre Company |
| Seb Foxwell of Avocet Theatre Company |
| Kelly Herman of Sainsbury Singers |
| Harry Hardy of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |
| Millie Hyam of Crowthorne Musical Players |
The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award
| Jacky Logan of Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) |
| Elizabeth Braithwaite of Woodhouse Players |
| Brian Doran of Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company |
| Kevin Vaughan-Smith of Beaconsfield Musical and Operatic Society (BMOS) |
| Steve Taylor of Chesham Musical Theatre Company |
| Gay Buchanan of Newbury Youngstars |
| Michael Schult of Sainsbury Singers |
| Lucinda Pike of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |
| Tom Horrox of Crowthorne Musical Players |
NODA LONDON FLAME AWARDS
for Inspirational Contribution to the Pursuit of Excellence in Theatre and Enhancement of the Overall Theatrical Experience
| SEDOS |
| Julian Light Operatic Society |
| St Faith's Players |
| Meg Walsh of Dartford Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (DAODS) |
| Edge Hill Players |
| Gill Newlyn of Theydon Bois Drama Society |
| Garden Suburb Theatre |
| Arrow Players |
| The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society |
| St Albans Musical Theatre Company |
| Vale Musical Society |
| Technical crew of Chesham Musical Theatre Company |
| Sinodun Players |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |