NODA London Regional Winners list 2026
Below are the Regional Winners of NODA London Awards announced and awarded on 14 June 2026 Congratulations to all of our winners!
June King Memorial Award for basic programme (Barnes Class)
| Highly Commended | Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Pinocchio |
| Runner-up | Wraysbury Players | Allo 'Allo 2: the camembert caper |
| Winner | Eldorado Musical Productions | Disney's Beauty and the Beast |
Bill Whitebread Award for standard programme (Perkins Class)
| Highly Commended | Vale Musical Society | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| Runner-up | Belmont Theatre Company | Curtain Up! |
| Winner | Masque Players of West Wycombe | A Girl Next Door |
F Leslie Cowham Trophy for souvenir programme (Peacock Class)
| Highly Commended | Kings Langley Musical Theatre Company | Curtains |
| Highly Commended | Berkhamsted Theatre Company | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Runner-up | Chesham Musical Theatre Company | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| Winner | Panda Players | Annie |
Dumayne Warne Trophy for poster design
| Highly Commended | British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society (BACCES) | Dick Whittington |
| Highly Commended | HEOS Musical Theatre | Snow White |
| Runner-up | Panda Players | Annie |
| Winner | Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society | Blackadder II |
THE SHINFIELD PLAYERS SCENIC DESIGN AWARD (in memory of Pat Barr)
| Highly Commended | Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Home, I'm Darling |
| Runner Up | Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | The Ladykillers |
| Winner | Progress Theatre | Terry Pratchett's Night Watch |
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 |
The NIgel Gravette Award for best performance in a traditional pantomime
| Wraysbury Players | Alice in Wonderland | Steevan Glover as The Joker |
The Molly Harle Award for best female character in a musical
| Potters Bar Theatre Company | Gypsy | Katrina Boyd as Rose |
The Sybil Conway Award for best female character in a play
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Home, I'm Darling | Meg Lamour as Judy |
The Ken Wirdnam Award for Best Male Character in a musical
| East Berkshire Operatic Society (EBOS) | Rock Of Ages | Matthew Harcourt as Stacee Jaxx |
The Charles Sumner Award for Best Male Character in a Play
| Sinodun Players | The Father | Chris Bertrand as André |
The Harvey Kesselman Comedy Award for best comedic performance in a play or musical
| Havering Music Makers | Shrek the Musical | Billy Knowles as Lord Farquaad |
The Eric Watsham Award for best cameo performance in a play or musical
| Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) | Ladies' Day | Stewart Agnew as Patrick |
The "It's Behind You" Award for best production of a traditIonal pantomime
| The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic Society | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
The Kathleen Oyler Award for chorus work
| Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (HAODS) | We Will Rock You |
The Dorothy Lawson Award for best production of G&S, opera or operetta
| Julian Light Operatic Society | The Gondoliers |
The Pat Redhead Drama award for best production of a play or drama
| Bob Hope Theatre | Mosquitoes |
The Joe Putnam Award for best production of a musical
| Reading Operatic Society | Avenue Q |
The NODA London Youngstars award for best youth production
| Starmaker Theatre Company | Our House |
The NODA London Innovation Award 2026
| Banbury Cross Players | Puck |
The Constance Power Trophy for the society most worthy of encouragement
| The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company (Youith Section) |
SOCIETY NOMINATED AWARDS
The Shelly Lemesh Award for the "unsung hero"
| James and Fran Blackburn of Pavilion Players |
The Louise English Trophy for a person under 30
| Seb Foxwell of Avocet Theatre Company |
The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award
All of the nominees for this award are winners in their own right and they all receive a framed certificate and a special NODA Achievement badge
| Jacky Logan of Chingford Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (CADOS) |
| Elizabeth Braithwaite of Woodhouse Players |
| Sylvia Taylor of Argosy 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 |
| Paul Brown of Lane End Players |
| Gay Buchanan of Newbury Youngstars |
| Michael Schult of Sainsbury Singers |
| Lucinda Pike of Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |
| Tom Horrox of Crowthorne Musical Players |
The Sylvia Rawlings Trophy is awarded to
| Sylvia Taylor of Argosy 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 |
| Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society |
| Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society |
The NODA London Councillor's Award 2026 is awarded to
| GLOC Musical Theatre |