1991 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Full-Length Drama Competition
Adjudicator : Shaun McKenna
Competitors : in order of appearance
1
September 9 – 14
Hurstpierpoint Players
Henceforward
By Alan Ayckbourn
Produced by Bob Sampson
[This was the Amateur Premier]
2
September 24 – 28
Southwick Players
The Business of Murder
By Richard Harris
Produced by Paddy Hartley
3
September 25 – 28
Breakthrough Theatre Company
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
By Peter Nichols
Produced by Jacqueline Haskell
4
October 4 – 5
Rottingdean Drama Society
Our Country’s Good
By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Produced by Ronald Taylor
5
October 9 – 12
Wick Theatre Company
The Royal Pardon
By John Arden & Margaretta D’Arcy
Produced by Jamie Boath
6
October 20 – 26
New Venture Theatre
Happy Families
By John Godber
Produced by Pat Boxall assisted by Robin Potter
7
October 31 – November 2
Saltdean Drama Group
Blithe Spirit
By Noël Coward
Produced by Gill Lake
8
November 14 – 15
Cardinal Newman School
Blood Wedding
By Federico Lorca
Produced by Christine Graves & John Moss
9
November 14 – 16
Wivelsfield Little Theatre
Bitter Sanctuary
By Rosemary Anne Sisson
Produced by Jane Billings & Nerine Selwood
10
November 28 – 30
Armchair Theatre
Lucky for Some
By John Dole
Produced by Bob Harris
The Sackville Players
Had to withdraw from the competition for reasons beyond their control
1991 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Drama Awards Evening
When : December 16 1991
Where : Hove Norton Road Town Hall Banqueting Room
Challenge Cup for Best Overall Production
New Venture Theatre
Happy Families
The Arthur Churchill Memorial Award for runner-up
Wick Theatre Company
The Royal Pardon
Best Director
Jacqueline Haskell
Breakthrough Theatre Company
for her production and direction
Adjudicator’s Award for Best Performance
Bob Ryder
Wick Theatre Company
for Luke
Best Stage Setting
Maggie Williams
Wivelsfield Little Theatre
Special Commendation
to Andy Hain and the technical crew
Hurstpiepoint Players
for video, closed circuit TV and sound effects
Special Citation for Acting Performance
Christine Ewell-Sutton
Wivelsfield Little Theatre
for Miss Carpenter, a fully realised, touching performance in a supporting role
Special Citation for Acting Performance
Janet Dennington
Hurstpierpoint Players
for Zoe, a performance of sustained comic excellence
Special Citation for Acting Performance
Peter McGhie
Southwick Players
for Stone, an unsettling performance of sustained menace
Special Citation for Acting Performance
Peter Harris
Rottingdean Drama Society
for Sideway, a striking performance of great virility and sensitivity
Special Citation for Acting Performance
Patrick Johnson
Wick Theatre Company
for the two Kings, two beautifully contrasted comic cameos
Special Citation for Acting performance
The entire cast
Breakthrough Theatre Comany
for the rich and moving ensemble playing
Special Citation for Acting performance
The entire cast
New Venture Theatre
for subperb teamwork and ensemble playing
Verbal Commendations (with certificates) for Directing
Jamie Boath
Wick Theatre Company
with zest, panache and wit
Verbal Commendations (with certificates) for Directing
Jane Billings & Narine Selwood
Wivelsfield Litte Theatre
with sensitivity and strong sense of dramatic shape
Verbal Commendations (with certificates) for Directing
Pat Boxall assisted by Robin Potter
New Venture Theatre Company
achieving a seamless, emotionally gripping evening’s theatre
Verbal Commendations (with certificates) for Stage Setting
Beth Cook, Vicki Starnes, Rebecca Murphy, Anne Spells, Rachael Clark, Tabitha Cunniffe, Susan Miklosovits
Cardinal Newman School
for an imaginative and effective visual interpretation of a difficult text
Verbal Commendations (with certificates) for Stage Setting
Stage Crew
Breakthrough Theatre
for their attention to detail
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
Costume designers
Armchair Theatre Company
for using the costumes to set up the characters in this broad farce
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
Gough Malcolm Associates
Wick Theatre Company
for their programme design
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
George Theakstone, Mike Taylor, Lesley Lunniss, Marion Proctor
Wivelsfield Little Theatre
for crisp scene changes and well chosen props
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
Bob Irving
Saltdean Drama Group
for effective lighting in impossible conditions
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
Pat Boxall, Tony Loveless, Andrew Isaac, Thomas Everchild
New Venture Theatre Company
for their key contribution towards a fluid production in the handling of lighting and sound
Various Commendations for the Production Teams
Maria Workman
Rottingdean Drama Society
for her special make-up effects