1996 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Full-Length Drama Competition
Adjudicator : Leonard White
Competitors : in order of appearance
1
September 17 – 21
New Marlborough Theatre Company
Ghosts
by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by Zara Emerson
2
October 3 – 5
Armchair Theatre Group
Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime
by David Tristam
Produced by Sue Weston
3
October 8 – 12
Southwick Players
An Evening with Gary Lineker
by Arthur Smith & Chris England
Produced by Vicki Wood
4
October 21 – 26
Hurstpierpoint Players
Natural Causes
by Eric Chappell
Produced by Ian de la Vingne
5
October 24 – 26
Hassocks Theatre Guild
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
by Constance Cox
Produced by Keith Jefferies
6
October 24 – 26
Rottingdean Drama Society
The Waltz of the Toreadors
by Jean Anouilh
Produced by Ronald Taylor
7
November 6 – 9
Breakthrough Theatre
Dead Lucky
By Susan Parkinson
Produced by Nick Faulkner
8
November 15 – 16
Big Fat Theatre Company
Bouncers
By John Godber
Produced by Kate Peltzer Morris
9
November 21 – 23
Cuckfield Dramatic Society
The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon
By J B Priestley
Produced by Adrian Bowd
10
November 21 – 23
Sackville Players
Fingers
By Ward Rutherford
Produced by Peggy Moore
11
December 4 – 7
Wick Theatre Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Produced by Bob Ryder
12
New Venture Theatre
The Winter’s Tale
By William Shakespeare
Produced by Martin Nichols
1996 : Brighton & Hove Arts Council’s Drama Awards Evening
When : December 16 1996
Where : Hove Norton Road Town Hall Banqueting Room
Bea Waters Challenge Cup for Best Overall Production
The Winter’s Tale
New Venture Theatre
The Arthur Churchill Award For Excellence – runners-up
Big Fat Theatre Company
Bouncers
Gabbus Denney Director’s Award
Martin Nicols
New Venture Theatre
The Winter’s Tale
Best Setting
Wick Theatre Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Adjudicator’s Award
Breakthrough Theatre
Dead Lucky
for launching a new play written by a member of the company and giving its premier production
Merit Award
Rottingdean Drama Society
Waltz of the Toreadors
for clever staging and wardrobe
Merit Award
Susan Hewer for Sybil Merton
Hassocks Theatre Guild
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
Merit Award
Janet Hewlett-Davies for Paulina
New Venture Theatre
The Winter’s Tale
Merit Award
Cuckfiled Dramatic Society
for overall teamwork, organisation and general presentation
Jill Bowe for Mrs Moon
The Scandalous Affair of Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon
Merit Award
Cara Jennings for Hermia
for her all round performance
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wick Theatre Company