LEISURE: Night of panto magic celebrations

PANTOMIME groups from across Somerset gathered in Weston-super-Mare on Saturday (May 30, 2015) night for the annual Cinderella Awards - the county's very own Oscars for panto.

Around 330 people attended the awards night held at The Winter Gardens where the outright winner of the Cinderella Trophy for best pantomime went to Wells Little Theatre for its production of Cinderella.

Runner-up for the main trophy was Wellington Pantomime Society for its production of Scrooge.

There was plenty of success on the night for groups from the South Somerset area.

PHOTO - TOP: Principal Girl of the Year - Kahli Davis, of Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Babes in the Wood with the Castaway Theatre Group.

Somerton Dramatic Society won a clutch of awards for its successful run of the Pirates of the Cary-bbean.

Esme Ellis took the Young Cameo of the Year award for her portrayal of Young Sparrowlegs in the show.

Megan Bradley and Becky Skinner won the award of Best Romantic Duet with Captain Sparrowlegs and Leo (Lizzie).

Somerton’s Margaret Lacey and Janet Corbett won the Best Properties award, while Megan Bradley took the Principal Boy of the Year award for Captain Sparrowlegs.

The Best Director award was scooped by Ian Hurdman for Pirates of the Cary-bbean, while the Somerton Dramatic Society also won the Pint Pot Award for creating a big production on a small stage and the Spotlight Shield for the best village show.

PHOTO - RIGHT: There was plenty of comedy with Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society and its panto of Aladdin.

There was plenty of success for the Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society and its production of Aladdin at the Octagon Theatre.

Lisha Allen scooped the Young Goody of the Year award for her role as Slave of the Ring in the panto.

YAPS also won the Best Comedic Scene for If I Were Not Stuck in the Tomb.

Kahli Davis won Principal Girl of the Year for her portrayal of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin.

The Crewkerne United Dramatic and Operatic Society – better known as CUDOS - won the award for Best Village Musicians in its panto of Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Cast members from CUDOS.

The Castaway Theatre Group from Yeovil won the Best Junior Chorus award for its production of Babes in the Wood which was presented at the Swan Theatre.

Dan Jones, of the Chardstock Amateur Dramatic Society near Chard, won the Best Sound Effects award for Bo Peep and Boy Blue.

Cinderella Awards co-ordinator Pam Price told the Yeovil Press: “It was a great night and enjoyed by everyone who attended.”

PHOTO - RIGHT: The cast of CUDOS and Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood.

Awards were as follows: Young Cameo of the Year – Esme Ellis, Young Sparrowlegs, Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Junior Team of the Year – Snow White & The Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre; Young Characterisation of the Year – Dillon Berry, Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol, Merlin Theatre Company; Young Live Puppet – Andrew Power, Pinocchio, Pinocchio, Bradford Players; Young Principal Girl of the Year – Rebekah Nicol, Sofia, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Coastline Players; Young Animated Act of the Year – Cathy Vicarage, Jimmy Cricket, Pinocchio, Bradford Players; Young Goody of the Year – Lisha Allen, Slave of the Ring, Aladdin, Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society; Goody of the Year – Sandra Marshall, Fairy Serafina-Melisandrinia, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre; Comic of the Year – Mike Benson, Mother Goose, Mother Goose, Wincanton Amateur Dramatic Society; Best Comedic Scene – If I Were Not Stuck in the Tomb, Aladdin, Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society; Choreographer of the Year – Karen Harley, Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, Frome Musical Theatre; Solo Accompanist of the Year – Brian Godwin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Coastline Players; Best Village Musicians – Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, CUDOS; Best Theatre Musicians – Scrooge the Pantomime, Wellington Pantomime Group.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Somerton Dramatic Society won a clutch of awards for its Pirates of the Cary-bbean panto.

Best Male Singer – Jerry Jeremiah, Winifred Slaptickle, Sleeping Beauty, Moonlight Theatre Production; Best Female Singer – Leonie Harrison, Belle, A Christmas Carol, Merlin Theatre Company; Best Romantic Duet – Megan Bradley and Becky Skinner, Cpt Sparrowlegs and Leo (Lizzie), Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Best Junior Chorus – Babes in the Wood, Castaway Theatre Group; Best Chorus – Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, Frome Musical theatre; Best Properties – Margaret Lacey and Jane Corbett, Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Best Make-up – Chloe Peters, Pinocchio, Bradford Players; Best Special Effects – Fire Breathing Dragon, Sleeping Beauty, Moonlight Theatre Production; Best UV Scene – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre; Best Lighting – Tom Scott, Sleeping Beauty, Moonlight Theatre Production; Best Sound Effects – Dan Jones, Bo Peep and Boy Blue, Chardstock Amateur Dramatic Society.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society's Young Goody of the Year - Lisha Allen.

Best Village Stage Management – Peter Crooke, Dick Whittington, Timsbury Theatre Group; Best Theatre Stage Management – Dave Merritt, A Christmas Carol, Merlin Theatre Group; Best Village Design – Richard and William Richards, Jack and the Beanstalk, Puriton Players; Best Theatre Design – Felix Byrne, A Christmas Carol, Merlin Theatre Company; Comedy Duo of the Year – Rosie Taylor and Emma Jones, Esmeralda and Ermengarde, Beauty and the Beast, Wayfarers Pantomime Society; Moderator’s Award – Robin King, Young Live Puppet, A Christmas Carol, Merlin Theatre Company; Linkman of the Year – Richard Matravers, Jonny, Scrooge the Pantomime, Wellington Pantomime Group; Best Original Script – Vicky Orman, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre; Best Animal Act – Ashleigh Stubbs, Priscilla the Goose, Mother Goose, Creech and Ruishton Dramatic Society; Best Original Costumes – Janet Rowland, Jack and the Beanstalk, Puriton Players; Best Villain – Natalie Gowen, Deadly Nightshade, Sleeping Beauty, Moonlight Theatre Production.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Young panto performers from the Castaway Theatre Group.

Principal Girl of the Year - Khali Davis, Princess Jasmine, Aladdin, Yeovil Amateur Pantomime Society; Principal Boy of the Year – Megan Bradley, Captain Sparrowlegs, Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Bradford Trophy – Cathy Vicarage, Jimmy Cricket, Pinocchio, Bradford Players; Dame of the Year – Paul Smith, Dame Dotty Dilber, Scrooge the Pantomime, Wellington Pantomime Group; The Eddie Bowker Trophy – Sandra Marshall, Fairy Serafina-Melisandrinia, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre; Best Musical Director – Ian Webb-Taylor and Christina Green, Scrooge the Pantomime, Wellington Pantomime Group; Best Director – Ian Hurdman, Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; The Pint Pot Award – Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Fellowship of Drama Shield – Jack and the Beanstalk, Puriton Players; Spotlight Trophy – Pirates of the Cary-bbean, Somerton Dramatic Society; Bridgwater Shield – Scrooge the Pantomime, Wellington Pantomime Group; Cinderella Trophy - Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wells Little Theatre.

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