At the 65th (and last) Woking Drama Festival, we put on an abridged production of Brecht's Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, and we took home five awards. (Can you spot them all in the picture above?) The runner-up prize for the show overall, best director for Jen Haynes, best costuming for Jenny Swift, best supporting actor for Sam Gould, and a special adjudicator's award for overall ensemble discipline among the cast. In addition, Jenny Swift was nominated for best actress, Oli Bruce for best actor, and Livvy Gorham for best supporting actress.
NODA awards
Our recent awards from the National Operatic and Drama Association.
- Breathing Corpses (2023):
- Winner—Accolade of Dramatic Excellence
- Highly Commended—Best Drama
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (2023):
- Highly Commended—Best Shakespeare
- Comedy of Errors (2020 & 2021):
- Winner—Accolade of Dramatic Excellence
- Winner—Best Drama
- One Man, Two Guvnors (2019):
- Winner—Accolade of Play Excellence
Triumphs from the past
Some of our older successes at drama festivals
Bull (2019)
Timothy W B Brown won Best Actor
Jeremy Gooding nominated for Best Actor
Kirsty Lane nominated for Best Actress
Phil Snell nominated for Best supporting Actor
Marie Gardner nominated for Best Director
Party (2013–2014)
Leatherhead Drama Festival (2014):
Pranksters: Winners of the Michael Caine Award for Best Performance in the adult category
Andy Fairweather: Nomination for Best Actor
Kirsty Lane: Nomination for Best Actress
Marie Gardner:Special Mention for Direction.
In the words of the adjudicator, “a slick and professional ensemble performance”
Woking Drama Festival (2013):
Jonathan Cotterill: Winner of Best Supporting Actor
Kirsty Lane: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
Leo Lyon: Nomination for Best Lighting.
Spelthorne Drama Festival (2013):
Kirsty Lane and Alison Nichol: joint winners of Best Actress
Pranksters: Runners up award for Best Performance at the festival
Pranksters: Winners of Best Stage Presentation
Jonathan Cotterill: Nomination for Best Actor
Dan Bundy: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor
Marie Gardner: Nomination for Best Director
Pranksters: Nomination for Best Comedy Performance
The Infant (2012)
Leatherhead Drama Festival:
Philip Hutchinson: Nomination for Best Actor
Woking Drama Festival:
Philip Hutchinson: Winner of Best Actor
Marie Gardner: Nomination for Best Actress
Tony Carpenter: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor
