1995 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Full-Length Drama Competition
Adjudicator : Nicholas Young
Competitors : in order of appearance
1
September 9 – 10 & 12 – 16
New Venture Theatre
Dancing at Lughnasa
By Brian Friel
Produced by Pat Boxall
2
September 12 – 16
Southwick Players
Tom Jones
By Joan Macalpine
Produced by David Stenning
3
October 5 – 7
Breakthrough Theatre Group
Extremities
By William Mastrosimone
Produced by Chris Lent
4
October 4 – 7
Wick Theatre Company
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
By Christopher Hampton
Produced by Margaret Ockenden
5
October 12 – 14
Conrose Players
The Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
Produced by Tom Ryan
6
October 13 – 14 & 19 – 21
Rottingdean Drama Society
On the Razzle
By Tom Stoppard
Produced by Anne Verrall
7
October 12 – 14 & 19 -21
Hurstpierpoint Players
Arms and the Man
George Bernard Shaw
Produced by Adrian Bond
8
October 26 – 28
Saltdean Drama Group
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Produced by Dennis Metherell
9
October 26 – 28
Hassocks Theatre Guild
Relative Values
By Noël Coward
Produced by Linda McCarthy
10
November 16 – 18
Ringmer Dramatic Society
Dangerous Corner
By J B Priestley
Produced by Flor Grindley
11
November 17 – 25
Seaford Dramatic Society
This Happy Breed
By Noël Coward
Produced by Stella Dench
12
November 23 – 25
The Waysiders
Book of the Month
By Basil Thomas
Produced by Harry Atkins
13
November 30 – December 2
Sackville Players
Ladies of Spirit
By Georgina Reid
Produced by Lucy Lea
1995 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Drama Awards Evening
When : December 11 1995
Where : Hove Norton Road Town Hall Banqueting Room
Bea Waters Challenge Cup for Best Overall Production
Wick Theatre Company
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
The Arthur Churchill Award For Excellence – runners-up
Seaford Dramatic Society
This Happy Breed
Gabbus Denney Director’s Award
Linda McCarthy
Hassocks Theatre Guild
Relative Values
for achieving a style the master would have been proud of
Adjudicator’s Certificate
Bob Ryder for Le Vicomte de Valmont
Wick Theatre Company
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
for an outstanding and sustained performance
Merit Award
Lorraine Hanner-Jones for Joanna
Book of the Month
Waysiders Drama Group
for making the part their own
Merit Award
Roger Holworth for Thwackum
Tom Jones
Southwick Players
for best character performance
Merit Award
New Venture Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa
for their choreographed atmosphere
Merit Award
Breakthrough Theatre Company
Extremities
for best creative sound track
Merit Award
Rottingdean Drama Society
On the Razzle
for best dressed play
Merit Award
Guy Rogers for Charles Stanton
Ringmer Dramatic Society
Dangerous Corner
for best comedy performance
Merit Award
David Harmer and Tony Bannister for Frank Gibbons and Bob Mitchell
Seaford Dramatic Society
This Happy Breed
for their inter-acting
Merit Award
Sackville Players
for the company who have made the greatest advance