SCA – Thirty-Sixth Festival of Arts & Crafts

Review #1:
Publication: Shoreham Herald
Publication Data: April 7 1989 issue – page 21
Text Header: Actor Rchard takes a hat-trick of awards
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SOUTHWICK PLAYERS were celebrating this week after pulling of a hat-trick at local drama festivals.
Group member Richard Pincott was voted Best Actor at the Arun, Barnes Green, Horsham and Southwick drama festivals last month. He won the three awards for his performance of Professor Burgess in a play The Love Course.

Mr Pincott, of Coombes Road, Steyning, works at Southern Water’s Worthing office. He has lived in Steyning for nine years and has been with the Southwick Players for four. ‘It is a very well established company with strong roots,’ he said. ‘They work together by committee and there is a real feeling of a standard to uphold. ‘He added, ‘ It was quite unusual to win at all three festivals. But I was lucky because it was a very good part for me and the play is very strong. ‘

But Mr Pincott is no stranger to winning awards. Before moving to Steyning he was in the Surrey-based Theatre ’64 company, winning many trophies and awards.

Acting alongside Mr Pincott in The Love Course were Paddy Hartley, Nicola Cox and Paul Brand.

The Players’ next production is The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole in June.