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 Olivia Gorham for best supporting actress.
Happy Pranksters Team BULL faces at Woking Drama festival
Pranksters win the Michael Caine Trophy for Best Performance within the adult category at Leatherhead Drama Festival
Following their hugely successful entries of PARTY by Tom Basden at Woking and Spelthorne Drama Festivals in October 2013, The Pranksters Team went that one step further this year with their win at Leatherhead Drama Festival and nominations for Best actor/actress :Kirsty Lane and Andy Fairweather and a Special Mention for Direction :Marie Gardner . In the words of the adjudicator, "a slick and professional ensemble performance"
Party by Tom Basden
Director: Marie Gardner
Cast: Andy Fairweather (Jared), Jon Cotterill (Jones), Paul Weems (Duncan), Kirsty Lane (Phoebe), Ali Nichol (Mel), Tim Brown (Short Coat)
CREW : Leo Lyon (Lighting), Mike Willoughby (Stage Manager), Amy Yorston (Sound), Jen Haynes (Stage Crew)
Well Done Team !!
Triumphs from the past
Some of our older successes at drama festivals
"Party" 2014:
- Leatherhead Drama Festival: 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.
"Party" 2013:
- Woking Drama Festival: Jonathan Cotterill : Winner of Best Supporting Actor , Kirsty Lane: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Leo Lyon: Nomination for Best Lighting.
- Spelthorne Drama Festival :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.
"Hidden in This Picture" 2011:
- 2 nominations for best actor (Leatherhead and Woking), Nathan Jones :winner of Best Supporting Actor (Woking), Leo Lyons : Lighting award (Woking) and Pranksters won 2nd place overall (Woking)
