Phoebe Rees Awards Evening 2025
- roger66948
- Oct 26
- 2 min read
After a 2-year break, the annual Phoebe Rees Awards Dinner returned on Friday 24th October with a glittering ceremony at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster. The cream of Somerset drama groups donned their finery and turned out en masse to celebrate excellence in amateur theatre over the past year across the county. Following speeches and a delicious dinner, the presentation was led by moderator Robert Graydon, ably assisted by his team of Niamh McGrogan, Lynn Pearson and Helen Tompson.
The full List of Winners for each Category is as follows:-
Best Set Construction
The Murder Room by Civic Players
Best Effects
Sleuth by Swan Theatre Company
Best Stage Management
The Lady in the Van by @2K
Best Set Design
Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Best Sound Design
Sleuth by Swan Theatre Company
Best Cameo Performance
Susan Dare as Mrs Cardew in Hi Di Hi by Clevedon Light Operatic Club
Best Non-Theatre Production
The Lady in the Van by @2K
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Lucy-Ella Robinson as Lottie Molloy in The Murder Room by Civic Players and
Alison Maynard-Griffin as Helga in Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Best Costumes
Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Will O'Neill as The Ratcatcher in Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Best Female Actor in a Leading Role
Harriet Thomas as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Taunton Thespians
Best Under 21 Youth Performance
Grace Butcher as Eva in Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Best Properties
Steel Magnolias by Barnstormers
Best Male Actor in a Leading Role
Chris Williamson as Milo Tindle in Sleuth by Swan Theatre Company and
Robert Graydon as Andrew Wyke in Sleuth Swan by Theatre Company
Best Creative Lighting
The Ghost Train by Civic Players
Best Director
Clare Brett for Notes From a Small Island by Ilminster Entertainments Society
Champagne Moment
If I Were Not a Yellow Coat from Hi Di Hi by Clevedon Light Operatic Club
Best Production
Kindertransport by Swan Theatre Company
Many congratulation to our successful winners and nominees alike – and indeed to all our entrants who support the Fellowship and keep drama alive and relevant in Somerset.
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