David Beach Youth Competition 2024 to 2025

Somerset Fellowship of Drama - David Beach Youth Competition 2024 – 2025

List of Nominations

Best Sound

Thom Dalby, Isaac Waller & Rian Prentice, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Tim Price / Charlie Delahunty, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Nick Bell, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Luke Adams, BEES, Six

Seventh Wave Audio, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Creative Lighting

Debbie Morgan & Oliver Woodman, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Mike Halstead, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Luke Adams, BEES, Six

Pete Marlton, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Pete Tilke, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Matt Redstone, Genesis Youth Theatre, Beauty & The Beast

Liam Phelps, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Effects

The Gryphon School, The Addams Family

Aaron Fillery (visual content creator), Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Spectrum, Matilda

Kevin Robinson, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Genesis Youth Theatre, Beauty & The Beast

Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Bright* Award: Technical Achievement

Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Mark Youth, Matilda

Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Props

Mr Lynch , The Gryphon School, The Addams Family

Betty Coggins, Eric Handley & Fraser Heysham, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Lorna Robinson & Michelle Riley, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Helen Jackson-Voyzey, Mark Youth, Matilda

Jodie Thresher-Walton, Rachael Stuart-Macrae, Sabrina Schwery & Marina Carey, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Jane Middle and George Constantinou, Inspire Academy, Annie

Best Stage Management

Kirsty Slater, Aaron Pengelly & Fay Pearce, Spectrum, Matilda

Lorna Robinson, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

James Panter, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Adam Hunter, Mark Youth, Matilda

Marina Carey, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Sarah Carraud and team, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Mark Extance-Warr, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Made Set

Kevin Robinson & Michelle Riley, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Simon Day & James Panter, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Koby Taylor, Mark Youth, Matilda

Barry West and team, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Koby Taylor, Kevin Wheeler and team, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Made Costumes

Laura Shields & Chrissie Powell, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Sandy Ballantyne, Vikki Adams, Chris Hart, Dawn Hannet & Kate Elliott, BEES, Six

Lynn Lee Brown, Elaine Stafford and Sheila Timbrell, Castaways, Cats

Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Performer 13 & under

Hannah Gay as Matilda, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Reuben Collett as Skimbleshanks, Castaways, Cats

Ruby Cunningham as Annie, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Margot Stanley as JoJo, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Harriet Groves as Lumiere, Genesis Youth Theatre, Beauty & The Beast

Thomas Carey as Omar, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Rowan Coward as TJ, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Cameo

Oliver Davis and James Barnett as Callahan, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Des Forrow as Bruce, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Finlay Townsend as Eugene & Teen Angel, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Jake Hutton-Young as Henry VIII, BEES, Six

Freddie H as Fredd, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Willow Sowden as Sandy, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Beatrice Noble as Sister Mary Theresa, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Supporting Female

Isabella Mckenzie as Wednesday Addams, The Gryphon School, The Addams Family

Chloe Bellamy as Miss Honey, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Mae B as Oz, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Sienna H as Brit, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Grace Stafford as Grizabella, Castaways, Cats

Maisy Squires as Mr Warbucks, Inspire Academy, Annie

Best Supporting Male

Sam Field and Issac Nash as Warner, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Antony Ladd as Kenickie, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Oliver Wilshaw as Rum Tum Tugger, Castaways, Cats

Tom Hodder as Old Deuteronomy and Bustopher Jones, Castaways, Cats

Monty Brown as Joey, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Female in Lead

Lois Riley as Miss Trunchbull, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Hannah Gay as Matilda, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Darcey Callister as Sandy, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Gracie P as Galileo, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Sophie S as Scaramouche, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Ruby Cunningham as Annie, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Hollie Young as The Cat in the Hat, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Ruby Calcutt as Princess Jasmine, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Amy Reed as Mother Superior, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Male in Lead

Bernard Oluyemo as Gomez Addams, The Gryphon School, The Addams Family

Eddie Knott and Giovanni Bianchi as Emmett, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Jed Noble as Mr Warbucks, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Oli Harris as Horton, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Josh Thorne as Aladdin, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Leo Collins as Curtis, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Showstopper

Whipped Into Shape, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

School Song, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Mooning, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Solla Sollew, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

A Whole New World, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

I Could Be That Guy, CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Ensemble

Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

The Pink Ladies, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

The Off-Stage Singing Chorus, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

The Orphans, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

The Orphans, Inspire Academy, Annie

The Agrabahns, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Challenge Award

Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Inspire Academy, Annie

CLOC Jr, Sister Act

Best Choreography

Chrissie Powell & Laura Shields, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Holly Keeble, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Flora-Kate Hunter, Mark Youth, Matilda

Ethan Williams, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Dan Warr-Extance and team, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Musical Direction

Katy Read & Polly Cleave, Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Chrissie Powell & Laura Shields, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Kyle John & Ali Cupples, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Matthew Tilke and Sarah Carraud, Mark Youth, Matilda

Kirsty Slater, PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

Jess James, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Hannah Steer, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Amy Parker, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Best Direction

Chrissie Powell & Laura Shields, Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

Holly Keeble & Becky Martin, King Alfred School Academy, Grease

Clare Banwell, Mark Youth, Matilda

Sabrina Schwery, Oasis Theatre Minis, Annie

Tom Creswick, The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Amanda Thornton, Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.

Small Venue Award

The Gryphon School, The Addams Family

BEES, Six

Genesis Youth Theatre, Beauty & The Beast

Inspire Academy, Annie

Best Production

Clevedon School, Legally Blonde

Nailsea Musicals, Matilda

King Alfred School Academy, Grease

PQA W-s-M, We Will Rock You

The Oppitts, Seussical Jr

Motiv8, Aladdin Jr.