Below are the District Winners of NODA London Awards for 2017 (covering the period 1st April
2016 to 31st March 2017). 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 4th 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 4th June along with the Innovation Award. Winners of
the Flame Awards will appear soon.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The Charles Sumner Award for the Best Male in a Play
District Society
District Winner
Dickon Farmer as Ken Harrison in Whose Life
is it Anyway?
Alan Robinson as Inspector Jack Gale in The
Thrill of Love
Rob Malone as The Waiter in Dinner
1
Sedos
2
Beaufort Players
3
Putney Light Operatic Society
4
Bob Hope Theatre
6
Theydon Bois Drama Society
Marston York as Ray Say in The Rise and Fall of
Little Voice
Paul Danes as Len Cummings in Rumours
8
Ruislip Dramatic Society
David Hampton as Rene Artois in ‘Allo ‘Allo
10
Potters Bar Theatre Company
11a
Lane End Players
12
Faringdon Dramatic Society
13
Shinfield Players Theatre
14
Wraysbury Players
Nick Vause as C.S. Lewis in Shadowlands
Jacob Everitt as Tom in Tom’s Midnight
Garden
Richard Lock as Frank Cook in Side Effects
Tom Naylor as Algernon Moncrieff in The
Importance of Being Ernest
Ben Wood as Rene Artois in ‘Allo ‘Allo
The Constance Power Trophy of Encouragement
District
1
2
4
14
District Winner
Opera Integra
HMS Teens
Bromley Players
Marlow Amateur Operatic Society
The Dorothy Lawson Award for Best Gilbert & Sullivan
District
1
2
6
13
District Winner
Centre Stage
Julian Light Operatic Society
Chapel End Savoy Players
The Sainsbury Singers
Show
The Pirates of Penzance
Princess Ida
The Pirates of Penzance
The Hot Mikado
The Eric Watsham Award for Best Cameo in a Play
District Society
2
Beaufort Players
6
8
Theydon Bois Drama Society
Ruislip Dramatic Society
10
Potters Bar Theatre Company
11
11a
Pendley Theatre Company
Chipperfield Theatre Group
14
Grimm Players Charity Group
District Winner
Jayne Bowman as Sergeant Lilian Wyler in
Death in High Heels
Rebecca Allen as WPC Casey in Rumours
Peter Iggulden as M. Leclerc in ‘Allo ‘Allo
Jeff Hammond as Alfie the Waiter in One Man
Two Guvnors
Jo-Anne Wright as Miranda in After Electra
Adam Morley as Kevin in Ladies’ Day
Charlie Mulford as Shane aged 15 in Brassed
Off
The Harvey Kesselman Comedy Award
District
1
2
4
6
Society
Sedos
Hillingdon Musical Society
Erith Playhouse
Forest Musical Theatre Company
7
Impact Theatre Company
8
Argosy Players
9
East Lane Theatre Club
10
11a
13
14
Belmont Theatre Company
Chesham Musical Theatre Company
Mortimer Dramatic Society
Stage One Youth
District Winner
David Miller as Alfie in One Man Two Guvnors
Laura Gilbert as Beryl in Made in Dagenham
Tom Hopkins as Luther Billis in South Pacific
Joe Curran as Kyle in Legally Blonde
Neil Marriott as Malcolm MacGregor in The
Full Monty
Gavin O’Neill as The (drunken) Porter
Desmond Gaynor as Inspector Pratt in
Murdered to Death
Judi Campion as Sylvia in Stepping Out
Katy Devine as Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques
Darren Reed as Lurcio in Up Pompeii
Cormac Diamond as Eugene in Grease
The It’s Behind You Award for Best Pantomime
District
1
4
8
11a
14
District Winner
Phoenix Players
The Bob Hope Theatre
Arrow Players
St Peter Players
Riverside Players
Show
George and the Dragon
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Pinocchio
The Joe Putnam Award for Best Musical
District
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11a
12
13
14
District Winner
Geoids Musical Theatre
Gloc Musical Theatre
BROS Theatre Company
West Wickham Operatic Society
Ilford Operatic & Dramatic Society
Impact Theatre Company
Encore Theatre Company
WOS Productions
Potters Bar Theatre Company
Berkhamsted Theatre Company
Abingdon Operatic Society
Henley Operatic & Dramatic Society
East Berkshire Operatic Society
Show
On the Twentieth Century
Sister Act
A Little Night Music
Legally Blonde
Made in Dagenham
The Full Monty
Avenue Q
Fiddler on the Roof
Evita
Evita
Barnum
Spamalot
Company
The Kathleen Oyler Award for Best Chorus Work
District
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11a
12
13
14
District Winner
Centre Stage
Gloc Musical Theatre
BROS Theatre Company
West Wickham Operatic Society
Forest Musical Theatre Company
ELODS
Ruislip Operatic Society
Kingsbury Amateur Operatic Society
Green Room Productions
Berkhamsted Theatre Company
Banbury Operatic Society
Kennet Opera
Crowthorne Musical Players
Show
Fame
Sister Act
The Producers
Fiddler on the Roof
Legally Blonde
Guys & Dolls
The Full Monty
Sister Act
Made in Dagenham
Evita
Spamalot
La Cenerentola
Made in Dagenham
The Ken Wirdnam Award for Best Male in a Musical
District Society
1
Centre Stage
2
Hillingdon Musical Society
3
BROS Theatre Company
4
West Wickham Operatic Society
6
7
College Amateur Operatic Society
Impact Theatre Company
8
9
10
Encore Theatre Company
WOS Productions
Radlett Musical Theatre Company
11
Vale Musical Society
11a
Berkhamsted Theatre Company
12
Abingdon Operatic Society
13
Henley Operatic & Dramatic Society
Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead
Theatre Company
14
District Winner
Michael Onabanjo-Whittaker as Coalhouse
Walker Junior in Ragtime
Ruman Tarafdar as Seymour in Little Shop of
Horrors
Bryan Cardus as Max Bialystock in The
Producers
Kevin Gauntlett as Tevye in Fiddler on the
Roof
Daryl Kane as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
Arran Davies as Dave Bukatinsky in The Full
Monty
Matthew Pimm as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q
Stuart Everett as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
Matt Fowler as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar
Christopher Leathers as Billy Crocker in
Anything Goes
Nicholas Priest as Che in Evita
Duncan Blagrove as Phineus Taylor Barnum in
Barnum
Tim Balmford as Patsy in Spamalot
Matt Filmore as Eddie O’Grady in Made in
Dagenham
The Malcom Rose Award for Best Female in a G&S
District Society
1
Centre Stage
2
Julian Light Operatic Society
6
Chapel End Savoy Players
13
The Sainsbury Singers
District Winner
Giulia Boggiano as Mabel in The Pirates of
Penzance
Emily Kirby Ashmore as Princess Ida in
Princess Ida
Hannah Berridge as Mabel in The Pirates of
Penzance
Lucy Hutson as Pitti Sing in Hot Mikado
The Malcom Rose Award for Best Male in a G&S
District Society
1
Centre Stage
2
Hounslow Light Opera Company
6
Chapel End Savoy Players
13
The Sainsbury Singers
District Winner
Charlie Houseago as Frederick in The Pirates
of Penzance
Tony Cotterill as Ko-Ko in The Mikado
Ian Davies as Major-General Stanley in The
Pirates of Penzance
Gareth Wells as Ko-Ko in Hot Mikado
The Molly Harle Award for Best Female in a Musical
District Society
1
Geoids Musical Theatre
2
Hillingdon Musical Society
3
4
6
Wimbledon Light Opera Society
West Wickham Operatic Society
Havering Music Makers
7
ELODS
8
Encore Theatre Company
9
Kingsbury Amateur Operatic Society
10
Cassio Productions
11
11a
12
13
Vale Musical Society
Berkhamsted Theatre Company
Oxford Operatic Society
Woodley Light Operatic Society
Maidenhead Musical Comedy
Society
14
District Winner
Rachel Benton as Lily Garland in On the
Twentieth Century
Shannon Stroud as Rita O’Grady in Made in
Dagenham
Charlotte Donald as Amy in Company
Eli Chaplin as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
Jackie Lowe as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd
Sarah Henderson as Miss Adelaide in Guys
and Dolls
Cristina Duffy as Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut
in Avenue Q
Kayleigh Stocker as Deloris Van Cartier in
Sister Act
Joanne Goddard as Elle Woods in Legally
Blonde
Filipa Garrido as Erma in Anything Goes
Lauren Shepherd as Eva Peron in Evita
Nicola Blake as Nancy in Oliver!
Melissa Heaps as Shell Dockley in Bad Girls
Stephanie Fraser as Calamity Jane in Calamity
Jane
The Nigel Gravette Award for Best Performance in a Pantomime
District Society
1
Geoids Musical Theatre
3
Putney Light Operatic Society
6
Woodford Pantomime
8
Argosy Players
The Chameleons Amateur Dramatic
Society
9
10
Kings Langley Players
12
Cumnor Players
13
Twyford & Ruscombe Theatre
Group
14
Quince Players
District Winner
Olivia Spearman as Justin Time in Camelot
Philip Ruby as Little John in Robin Hood
Richard Baker as Felix the Dog in Beauty and
the Beast
Daniel Cawtheray as Abanazar in Aladdin
Samantha Ings as Belle in Beauty and the
Beast
Sean Lovell as The Baron and Andrew Knight
as Gonk in Mother Goose
Clare Denton as Prince John in Robin and the
Hoods
Neil Perrott as Baron Felgrim in The Dragon’s
Egg
Sabrina Capes as Flunkit in Jack and the
Beanstalk
The Pat Redhead Award for Best Drama
District
1
2
3
4
6
8
10
11
11a
12
13
14
District Winner
New Stagers
Beaufort Players
Putney Light Operatic Society
The Bob Hope Theatre
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society
Ruislip Dramatic Society
Potters Bar Theatre Company
Pendley Theatre Company
Richings Players
BreakaLeg Productions
Twyford & Rucombe Theatre Group
East Berkshire Operatic Society
Show
Di, Viv and Rose
The Thrill of Love
Dinner
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Jamaica Inn
‘Allo ‘Allo
One Man Two Guvnors
After Electra
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hedda Gabler
Gaslight
My Mother Said I Never Should
The Sybil Conway Award for Best Female in a Play
District
1
2
3
District Winner
New Stagers
Beaufort Players
Putney Light Operatic Society
4
Bob Hope Theatre
6
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society
8
Harefield ADS
9
East Lane Theatre Club
10
Belmont Theatre Company
11
Pendley Theatre Company
11a
St Peter Players
12
Bartholomew Players
13
14
Twyford & Ruscombe Theatre
Group
Quince Players
Show
Ann Shutte as Ruth Ellis in Follow Me
Kate Martin as Ruth Ellis in The Thrill of Love
Nicola Roscoe as Paige in Dinner
Leigh Joyce as Mari in The Rise and Fall of
Little Voice
Sarah Hudson as Sylvia in the Thrill of Love
Christine Kelly as Conductor 71 in a Matter of
Life and Death
Dani Beckett as Catherine Winslow in The
Winslow Boy
Carole Baynes as Mrs Bramson in Night Must
Fall
Maggie Harvie as Virgie in After Electra
Liz Peskin as Mari in The Rise and Fall of Little
Voice
Deborah Lisburne Diacon as Felicity, Countess
of Marshwood in Relative Values
Rebecca Down as Bella Manningham in
Gaslight
Alison Sharpe as Marge in Absent Friends
The Youngstars Award for Best Youth Production
District
2
8
12
13
14
District Winner
HMS Teens
Bishopshalt ODS
Odyssey Youth
Shinfield Senior Youth
Stage One Youth
The Innovation Award
Sedos – Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
Show
Sunshine on Leith
High School Musical
Loserville
A Slice of Saturday Night
Grease
Society Nominated Awards
The Louise English Trophy
District Society
2
Hillingdon Musical Society
Panda Players
11a
Amersham Playgoers Theatre Group
Woodley Light Operatic Society
13
The Sainsbury Singers
Nomination
Jovan Mocevic
Hannah Luggar
Siân Taylor
Chris Dinsey
Katie Wise
The Shelley Lemesh Unsung Hero Award
District
2
3
4
7
10
11a
13
Society
Hillingdon Musical Society
BROS Theatre Company
Bromley Players
ELODS
Belmont Theatre Company
Chesham Theatre Company
Panda Players
The Sainsbury Singers
Nomination
Blake Guyan
Wendy Godwin
Steve Lovell
Sunny Carter
Bill Rebello
Roger Miller
Wendy Zakrzewski
Anne Lowder
The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award
District Society
2
Hounslow Light Opera Company
3
BROS Theatre Company
Theydon Bois Drama Society
6
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society
Woodford Pantomime
7
ELODS
8
Argosy Players
11
Halton Singers
Panda Players
11a
Berkhamsted Theatre Company
Community of Hungerford Theatre Company
Nomads Musical Theatre
13
Woodley Light Operatic Society
The Sainsbury Singers
Nomination
Peter King
Robert (Bob) Slater
Carol Freeman
Roger Barker
Walter Wright
Mark Newport
Keith French
Cherry-Anne Evans
Julia Holroyd
Roy Mathers
David Clayton
Andrew Parsons
Keith Boseley
John and Anne Jones
Shortlist for Scenery and Poster & Programme Awards
The Shinfield Players Scenic Award Shortlist
District Society
Geoids Musical Theatre
1
Sedos
Julian Light Operatic Society
2
Beaufort Players
Wimbledon Light Opera Society
3
BROS Theatre Company
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society
6
Loughton Operatic Society
Ruislip Dramatic Society
8
Arrow Players
Richings Players
11a
Lane End Players
Faringdon Dramatic Society
12
Bartholomew Players
Sinodun Players
Twyford & Ruscombe Theatre Group
13
Kennet Opera
14
Wraysbury Players
Show
On the Twentieth Century
Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On
Princess Ida
Death in High Heels
Company
A Little Night Music
Jamaica Inn
Scrooge
‘Allo ‘Allo
Dick Whittington
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tom’s Midnight Garden
The Snow Queen
California Suite
Two
Gaslight
La Traviata
‘Allo ‘Allo
Poster Award Shortlist
Society
Belmont Theatre Company
HEOS Musical Theatre
Quay Players
District
9
2
1
Show
Stepping Out
Little Shop Of Horrors
Snow White
District
2
11a
10
Show
Sleeping Beauty
Jesus Christ Superstar
Sweet Charity
District
8
14
2
Show
Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
Chess
Little Shop Of Horrors
Souvenir Programme Shortlist
Society
BACCES
Chesham Musical Theatre Company
Kings Langley Light Opera Company
Standard Programme Shortlist
Society
Argosy Players
EBOS
HEOS Musical Theatre
Basic Programme Shortlist
Society
Erith Operatic Society
Ruislip Dramatic Society
District
4
8
Show
A Nice Dilemma
Cat’s Cradle