The Eagle Awards 2019 Celebrating amateur theatre in Derby Sunday 14 July, 7pm

Award nominees announced for The Eagle Awards 2019

On Sunday 14 July at 7pm, the wealth of amateur theatre talent in Derby, and surrounding towns and villages, will be celebrated once again this year at Derby Theatre through The Eagle Awards 2019.

Derby is fortunate to have one of the country’s largest and most vibrant Amateur Theatre communities and awards, of a beautiful Eagle designed exclusively by Royal Crown Derby, will be presented to individuals and companies who have excelled in key areas. Amateur translates as ‘for the love of it’ and The Eagle Awards celebrate, promote and recognise this love and the wonderful array of theatre it produces each year.

Caroline Barth (Head of Learning, Derby Theatre and Eagles coordinator) said: “The Eagle Awards is one of the city’s highlights of the arts and cultural calendar for non-professional artists and companies from across the region. The event is a wonderful opportunity for artists, companies and audiences alike to celebrate and recognise the fantastic talent and achievements of these companies. Once again, the judges have seen an amazing array of shows and the judging has been incredibly tough. We look forward to seeing and welcoming all nominees, other members from the amateur theatre community and audiences on the evening.”

 

The nominations for 2019 include:

The Derby Telegraph Award for BEST PRODUCTION

Fourblokes Theatre Company   Far From the Madding Crowd

The Marlowe Players     All My Sons

Pineapple Theatre Company    Days of Wine and Roses

Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society  Living Together

The Malcolm Sircom Award for BEST PANTOMIME

The Watson Players     Dick Whittington

Little Eaton Players     Beauty and the Beast

Enfield Players     Beauty and the Beast

Drama Incorporated     Peter Pan

The Gordon Bewley Award for BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Central Musical Theatre Company   Betty Blue Eyes

Kristian Thomas Company    The Addams Family

Beeston Musical Theatre Group   Urine Town

Kristian Thomas Company    Evita

The Timothy Dalton Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY

Simon Pagett in All My Sons      The Marlowe Players

Guy Evans in A Woman of No Importance   The Marlowe Players

Josh Hayes in Days of Wine and Roses   Pineapple Theatre Company

Sonia Hardy in Living Together    Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society

The Phil Treece Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PANTOMIME

Catherine Jackson in Dick Whittington   Aston Players

Nigel Taylor in Dick Whittington    Watson Players

Wayne Perry in Dick Whittington    Watson Players

E Montgomery Ashford in The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe Chellaston Players

The Gwen Taylor Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

Sian Scattergood in The Addams Family   Kristian Thomas Company

Daniel Collington in All Shook Up    Gatepost Theatre Company

Tom Simpson in Evita      Kristian Thomas Company

Chris Bryan in Urine Town     Beeston Musical Theatre Group

The Jo Davison Award for BEST NEWCOMER

Richard Pearson in All Shook Up    Gatepost Theatre Company

Tom Simpson in The Addams Family    Kristian Thomas Company

Chris Allen in Beauty and the Beast    Enfield Players

Natalie Brown in Fame      Long Eaton Operatic Society

The Brian Glazebrook Award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

E Montgomery Ashford     Chellaston Players (for song & lyrics, The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe)

The Pig       Central Musical Theatre Company (Animatronics, Betty Blue Eyes) Kaleidoscope Players

Kaleidoscope Players (set design, Return to the Forbidden Planet)

Kristian Cunningham      Kristian Thomas Company (Choreography, Grease)

The Eagles’ Judges Award for The Best Contribution by a Young Person

Isla Powell in Beauty and the Beast    St Nicholas Players

Harrison Ince in The Addams Family    Kristian Thomas Company

Francesca Shreeve in The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe Chellaston Players

Joel Stanniford in Brassed Off    NODS Theatre Company

The Ken and Barbara Pipes Award for Exceptional Contribution to amateur theatre will also be presented and announced on the evening.

Presenters and acts who will perform on the evening will be announced in due course. All tickets for The Eagle Awards 2019 are £10, concessions £8. For more information and to book tickets call the Derby Theatre Box Office on 01332 593939 or book online at www.derbytheatre.co.uk