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THE ROSE BOWL AWARDS 2024

The winners were announced on Sunday 24th November 2024

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The Chris Harris Award for Best Variety/Revue/Pantomime

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WINNER - SODBURY PLAYERS - ROBIN HOOD & BABES IN THE WOODS

 

NOMINEES
Cotswold Players – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Sodbury Players – Robin Hood & Babes in the Woods          

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First Corporate Award Coup De Theatre 

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WINNER - WESTON SUPER MARE OPERATIC SOCIETY - OKLAHOMA - PHOTOGRAPH

 

NOMINEES
BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol – Marleys Apparition

Cotswold Players – Nicholas Nickleby – whole Play concept

Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast – Be Our Guest effect

Weston Super Mare Operatic Society – Oklahoma – Photograph

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Spirolux Award for Technical Achievement 

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WINNER : KELVIN PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY - BLACK TEETH & A BRILLIANT SMILE - FOLEY SOUND EFFECTS 

 

NOMINEES
Athenaeum Masqueraders – Ghost the Musical – Best Tech

Axminster Musical Theatre – Jekyll and Hyde the Musical – Orchestra

Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Black Teeth & a Brilliant Smile – Foley Sound Effects  

David Higson Award for Best Supporting Actor (Dramatic Production)

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WINNER: STEPHEN MURPHY as ALGERNON MONCRIEFF in THE IMPORTANT OF BEING EARNEST - CLIFTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY

 

NOMINEES

Jem Andrews as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Stephen Murphy as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest – Clifton Amateur Dramatic Society 

Charlie Whitehead as Toby in Duets – St Albans Players

Ethan Taylor as Mozart in Amadeus – Swan Theatre Company

Patrick Knox as Graham Greene in A Splinter of Ice – Swan Theatre Company       

Quartet Community Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dramatic Production)

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WINNER - BARBARA INGLEDEW as LADY BRACKNELL in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - BRADFORDIANS DRAMATIC SOCIETY

 

NOMINEES
Alison Jenkinson as Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life - @2K Theatre

Barbara Ingledew as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest – Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Fiona Morrison as Liz Morden in Our Countrys Good – Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Fran Lewis as Helen Saville in The Vortex – Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Sarah Simpson-Down as Angela in Duets – St Albans Players

Sarah Nias as Pip in Things I know to be True – Swan Theatre Company     

Solutions On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actor (Musical Production)

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WINNER - PHIL WARD as ORIN SCIVELLO in the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - EXETER LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

 

NOMINEES
Pip Knowles as Franklin Hart Jr in 9 to 5 the Musical – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society

Rob Ridd as Rev Shaw Moore in Footloose – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

Phil Ward as Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors – Exeter Little Theatre Company

Si Ellis as Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood & Babes in the Woods – Sodbury Players

Neil Burge as Nicky and Christopher King as Rod in Avenue Q – TinkCo

Towergate Insurance Award for Best Supporting Actress (Musical Production)

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WINNER - LEAH DRIVER AS ADO ANNIE in OKLAHOMA - YEOVIL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

 

NOMINEES
Jane Knowles as Petra in A Little Night Music – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society

Lydia McCotter as Countess Charlotte in A Little Night Music – Bath Operatic & Dramatic Society          

Becky Hennessey as Vi Moore in Footloose – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

Penny Daw as Nettie Fowler in Carousel – Exeter Musical Society

Emma Chudley as Serena in Fame – Exmouth Musical Theatre

Ruth Tavener as Thérèse Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players

Michelle Hole as Mother Superior in Sister Act - Trowbridge Musical Theatre

Leah Driver as Ado Annie in Oklahoma – Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society

Walter Hawkins Award for Creativity and Design

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WINNER - ZENITH YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - CONCEPT OF THE ANCESTORS 

 

NOMINEES
Amateur Players of Sherborne – A Wife for All Reasons – Set

BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol – Set

Maple Theatre Company – Rent – Set

Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast – Costumes

Sodbury Players Youth Section – Get Your Greek On – Staging, Lighting & Sound

Taunton Thespians – Here Be Dragons – Production, Design & Construction

Weston Super Mare Operatic Society – Chess – Lighting

Zenith Youth Theatre Company – The Addams Family – Concept of the Ancestors

Jimmie Morris Award for Best Choreography

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WINNER - COTSWOLD PLAYERS - PRIVATE LIVES

 

NOMINEES
Beechen Cliff & Hayesfield Schools' in Partnership with Bath Theatre School - West Side Story

BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol

Cotswold Players - Private Lives

Exmouth Musical Theatre – Fame

Muses Theatrical Productions – Rock of Ages

Perform Chepstow – Frozen Jnr

Trowbridge Musical Theatre– Sister Act

Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society – Oklahoma                      

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C H & HH Consultancy Award for Best Publicity

 

WINNER - SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE MUSIC & DRAMA GROUP - THE THRILL OF LOVE

 

NOMINEES
Devizes Musical Theatre – Sister Act

Exeter Little Theatre Company – Little Shop of Horrors

Muses Theatrical Productions – Rock of Ages

Phoenix Youth Theatre - We Will Rock You

Shaftesbury Arts Centre Music & Drama Group – The Thrill of Love

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Best Actor in a Youth Production

 

WINNER - JAMIE SCORGIE AS JEAN VALJEAN in LES MISERABLES - ATHENAEUM MASQUERADERS

 

NOMINEES
Jamie Scorgie as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables – Athenaeum Masqueraders

Finn Wisby as Javert in Les Miserables – Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth

Fin Hancorn as Javert in Les Miserables – Curtain Up Theatre School

Fin Hancorn as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family – Zenith Youth Theatre Company   

Keynsham Light Opera Group - Musicals by Candlelight  

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Barbara Macrae Award for Best Actress in a Youth Production

WINNER - SOPHIE BUTLER as LADY JACQUELINE CARSTONE in ME AND MY GIRL - CENTRE STAGE

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NOMINEES
Alice Beach as Gavroche in Les Miserables– Athenaeum Masqueraders

Sophie Butler as Lady Jacqueline Carstone in Me and My Girl – Centre Stage

Grace Hulland as Matilda in Matilda – Curtain Up Theatre School

Beth Fear as Charity Barnum in Barnum – Zenith Youth Theatre Company 

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Linda Evans Award for Best Youth Actor in an Adult Production

 

WINNER - HEIDI ISSAC as JEMIMA POTTS in CHITTY CHITTING BANG BANG - BRIDGWATER OPERATIC SOCIETY

 

NOMINEES
Eva Cooke as Babe in Babe the Sheep-Pig – Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Archie Clark as William Frankenstein in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Heidi Isaac as Jemima Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Bridgwater Operatic Society

Lily Trafford as Little Lucy in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players   

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Jean Fennell Award for Best Youth Production

WINNER - PERFORM CHEPSTOW - FROZEN JNR

NOMINEES
Athenaeum Masqueraders - Les Miserables
Beechen Cliff & Hayesfield Schools in Partnership with Bath Theatre School - West Side Story     
Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Youth - Les Miserables
Bristol Musical Youth Productions – Frozen Jnr
Perform Chepstow – Frozen Jnr
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - The Addams Family
Zenith Youth Theatre Company - Barnum                

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Joan Hawkins Award for Best Shakespeare, Classic or Restoration Play

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WINNER - WELLS LITTLE THEATRE - THE GLASS MENAGERIE

 

NOMINEES
Bradfordians Dramatic Society – The Importance of Being  Earnest                                       

Cotswold Players - Private Lives                                                                                          

Wells Little Theatre – The Glass Menagerie 

Knights Solicitors Award for Best Actor (Dramatic Production)

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WINNER - JAY BILLINGTON as FIONA / ADRIAN in ROTTERDAM - The EXMOUTH PLAYERS

 

NOMINEES
Ross Aldridge as Frank in Educating Rita – Bonzo Productions

Ross Scott as The Creature in Frankenstein – Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Phil Domaille as Joe Keller in All My Sons – Cotswold Players

Jay Billington as Fiona/Adrian in Rotterdam – The Exmouth Players

Peter Carter-Brown as Salieri in Amadeus – Swan Theatre Company

Robert Brydges as Kim Philby in A Splinter of Ice – Swan Theatre Company

Phil Crossland as Eric Swann in Cash on Delivery – West Huntspill Players  

Eileen Hartley Hodder Award for Best Actress (Dramatic Production)

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WINNER - SARAH AMBROSE as FRAN IN THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE - SWAN THEATRE COMPANY

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NOMINEES
 

Emma Lygo as Rita in Educating Rita – Bonzo Productions

Sarah Wiggins as Amanda Prynne in Private Lives – Cotswold Players

Kate Ryan as Pauline Escobar in Death & the Maiden – Kelvin Players Theatre Company

Sarah Ambrose as Fran in Things I Know to be True – Swan Theatre Company

Samantha Elgar as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie – Wells Little Theatre  

Bernard Fennell Award for Best Actor (Musical Production)

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WINNER - NEIL STEPHENSON AS ANATOLY SERGIEVSKY in CHESS - WESTON SUPER MARE OPERATIC SOCIETY

 

NOMINEES
Jaryd Evans as Pippin in Pippin – Bristol Musical Comedy Club

Daniel McLoughlin as Mr Poppy in Nativity the Musical – Exeter Little Theatre Company

Timothy Case as Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance – Keynsham Light Opera Group

Sam Board as Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities – St Mary’s Players

Simon Vardakis as William Cartwright in The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Tickenham Drama Group

Sean Andrews as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady – Trowbridge Musical Theatre

Neil Stephenson as Anatoly Sergievsky in Chess – Weston Super Mare Operatic Society

Connor Vickery as Curly In Oklahoma – Weston Super Mare Operatic Society       

Melanie Evans Award for Best Actress (Musical Production)

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WINNER - BEX MOULD as MOLLY JENSEN in GHOST THE MUSICAL - ATHENAUEM MASQUERADERS

 

NOMINEES
Bex Mould as Molly Jensen in Ghost the Musical – Athenaeum Masqueraders                              

Kirby Warren as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Bridgwater Operatic Society       

Dani Copperstone as Leading Player in Pippin – Bristol Musical Comedy Club                                     

Gemma Waterfields as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors – Exeter Little Theatre Company             

Emily Jones as Fiona MacKeith in Brigadoon – Olveston Parish Players                                           

Carrie Jo Good as Deloris in Sister Act – TinkCo                                                                                

Grace Hawker as Florence Vassy in Chess – TinkCo                                                                          

Eden Simpson as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act – Wells Little Theatre   

John Coe Award for Best Dramatic Production

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WINNER - KELVIN PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY - DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE

 

NOMINEES
Bradfordians Dramatic Society – Frankenstein

Cotswold Players – All My Sons

The Exmouth Players-Rotterdam

Frome Drama Club – A Bunch of Amateurs

Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Black Teeth & a Brilliant Smile

Kelvin Players Theatre Company – Dead Dog in A Suitcase

Swan Theatre Company – Airswimming

Swan Theatre Company  -  A Splinter of Ice     

The Evening Post Award for Best Musical Production

The Evening Post Award for Best Musical Production

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WINNER - BLOC PRODUCTIONS - A CHRISTMAS CAROL

 

NOMINEES
Axminster Musical Theatre – Jekyll and Hyde the Musical

BLOC Productions – A Christmas Carol

Devizes Musical Theatre – Sister Act

Exeter Little Theatre Company -Little Shop of Horrors

Exeter Little Theatre Company – Nativity the Musical

Perform Chepstow – Beauty and the Beast        

Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society – Oklahoma

The Adjudicators

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MIKE CLARKE

Michael has been involved with the theatre, in one way or another, for nearly 50 years. He started at Sally Noble's Bristol Youth Theatre at the age of 10 and went onto graduate from The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in the mid-1980s. Thereafter he worked as a professional actor for a couple of decades. In the 2000s until 2016 Michael worked as a full-time drama teacher, teaching all age groups from year 3 to year 11. In 2012 he gained a first-class honours degree in Theatre Studies from the University of Manchester. Michael currently works full time as a site manager in the construction industry.

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NICK GOODALL

Nick started learning the piano at the age of five and attended the Central Oxford Music School for six years, learning piano with Vernon Jones and playing the violin in the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra. He has recently retired from a long and successful career in education. He was Director of Music at Stonar School in Wiltshire for the last 28 years. Throughout his teaching career, he continued to perform regularly as a pianist and bass player and has written several instrumental compositions. He works closely with a number of local musical groups.

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ROSS HARVEY

Ross Harvey is a professional actor trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked in theatre, television and radio drama. Theatre includes seasons with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Basingstoke and several major productions for the Bristol Old Vic. He has toured extensively with Bristol’s Ministry Of Entertainment since 1999. He works extensively as a corporate actor in the UK, South America, Far East and India.

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CHRIS HOWLAND-HARRIS FRPharmS, IPresc

Chris worked in NHS primary care which he combined with being a writer, and for many years wrote an anonymous satirical column for a national pharmacy magazine. In addition, he has appeared in amateur drama and theatre sketches, been employed for corporate presentation and voice-over work, and recently has written and directed a number of amateur productions. Now semi-retired, Chris also performs with a sea shanty group that tours regularly around the South West.

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CAROLINE JOY BA Hons, ATCL

Caroline has been involved in television, radio, theatre and performance for the past seventeen years, including touring with a theatre company. She is now a full-time Speech and Drama Teacher.

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DAVE MASTERS 

Dave spent his early 20s trying to become a full time musician and song writer, and is currently involved in an occasional funk and pop covers band. He has been a radio presenter Thornbury FM/ GLOSS FM co-writing a variety of sketches and has been employed for voice over work. He has played in amateur Pantomime, ‘Whodunits’, Farces and Musicals with several local companies  

 

Dave has worked on original pieces, including a World War One period dialogue, a play about Brexit, Morris dancing, and relationships called ‘Folk’, a short two handed play called ‘Right Moves’, and an original production based on ‘A Christmas Carol’

Dave is retired from corporate life and is a frequenter of theatre, for large and small productions both amateur and professional.

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TASH MOORE

Tash studied Musical Theatre at Guildford School of Acting and since graduating in 2004 has worked as an actor, mostly in theatre and often in 'actor-musician' productions. She has also worked freelance across the Film and Television industries in production and crew roles, and in-house for a major UK broadcaster

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CLAIRE MORRIS BEd

Claire studied English and Drama at Leicester University.  During this time she worked in a Parisian recording studio, her voice being used in the production of French/English learning material. She worked as a Drama teacher before moving to the South West where she has been an active member of three different amateur dramatic groups.

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GERRY PARKER - Drama Critic

A journalist and broadcaster with wide experience as an actor and director, Gerry has contributed theatre and music reviews to The Bristol Evening Post (now the Bristol Post), Western Daily Press and other journals since 1970. For many years he has written a weekly column on local theatre for the Bristol Post newspaper.

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ANGIE SISSONS

Angie has been involved with amateur theatre for over 40 years. She has always loved visits to the cinema and theatres especially to see musicals which her mother introduced her to at a very young age. When Angie moved to Failand in 1978, she joined the local drama group. From then until it closed in 2020, Angie was always involved in one capacity or another in the many and varied shows they presented.

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Angie has always enjoyed reading despite being, as she now knows, dyslexic. From Enid Blyton to Shakespeare, Angie would read it all and loves seeing stories brought to live on the stage.

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CLARE TOGHILL BA Hons, FAETC

After qualifying, Clare Toghill taught, directed and choreographed in the Far East, The Middle East and Europe for a number of years. She was responsible for creating theatre-based curricular programmes for schools in Asia and for staging large-scale productions in several countries. She was an in-house Choreographer for a Singapore-based touring Theatre Company during her time there. Clare still teaches Drama and English in schools, lectures in colleges and tutors privately.

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HELEN TOMPSON

With experience in theatre, radio, and film, and a Masters in Scriptwriting, Helen brings a strong understanding of storytelling to her role as an adjudicator. Helen has written and script-edited original works and her passion for community theatre has led her to adjudicate for several years. Helen values creativity and performance over budget, aiming to offer thoughtful, constructive feedback. Helen's understanding of script analysis and storytelling helps her appreciate each production's unique strengths and artistic vision.

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CAROLINE WHITEHEAD - Senior Adjudicator

Caroline trained as a classical singer and pianist. She has performed opera, light opera, classical concerts and musicals for more than 30 years with both amateur and professional ensembles. Caroline works as a vocal coach and has been a musical director for numerous productions in the South West. She also conducts mixed choirs, as well as playing the piano and the cello. As the widow of David Whitehead, Founder of Stage Electrics, Caroline retains a particular interest in lighting, sound and stage management aspects of performance.

The Committee

The Rose Bowl Awards are managed by a Committee comprising family representatives of the founders, Walter Hawkins and John Coe, and other officers and committee members.

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Founding Patrons: Joan Hawkins, Peter Coe, Eleanor Murphy

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President:  Gerry Parker

Chair:  Caroline Whitehead​

Secretary:  Liz-Anne Hendy​

Treasurer:  Rob McDonald

Brian Fisher (Chair of the Awards Ceremony Sub-Committee)

Helen Moss OBE

Veronica Northam

©2025 by The Rose Bowl Awards. 

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