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In 2005 the Lane End Players held their very first and only awards ceremony in an evening of fun, frolics and nostalgia
The idea was to hold an awards ceremony to look back over the many years of the Lane End Players and present awards (albeit slightly tongue in cheek awards) to those "deserving" individuals. It was a well produced evening that included a red carpet, impressive staging and plenty of videos (edited by Darren Crisp) that showed clips from many shows throughout the year. The event was hosted by Peter Stokes who did a fantastic job even getting those in attendance to join in every time he uttered his catchphrase for the evening "Who's afta a DAFTA" which went down (probably went down even better than hoped thanks to the amount of alcohol consumed). The awards themselves were well thought out and were gold painted brushes (gets it...DATFA or daft as a brush). Members past and present filled the village hall and the awards were presented by members who have had a huge impact on the Lane End Players over the years. Some of the more memorable awards included Best on stage drunk, won by Lou Jackson and of course the Lifetime Achievement Award won by Nigel Bacon. This was a very fun and enjoyable evening and well done to the Land End Players committee for their efforts and organisation. Lets hope we have another awards show one day... AWARDS: 1) Best Legs (Actors Supports) - presented by Alison Edgley Nominations: Tracy Perkins - Cinderella 1996 Nigel Bacon - The Time Warp, That's Entertainment 1998 King of the Swinger - Showstoppers 1993 WINNER - Steve Stott - Lilli Marlene, VE Day 1995 2) Most Foreign Body - presented by Pia Obank Nominations: Hilary Horne - My Giddy Aunt 1992 Carolyn Angell - Seen My Rabbit (Mini Festival) 2004 Dave Bowden - Sinbad the Sailor 1994 Nigel Bacon - Lend Me a Tenor 1991 WINNER - Nick Wyse - Shakespeare Country 1999 (Nick accepted the award via live video link) 3) Best Dancers (or as we call them in the theatre - Hoofers) - presented by Carol Page Nominations: Female of the Species Dance - Battle of the Sexes 2002 Camel (Tash Berry/Sophie Jackson) - Sinbad the Sailor 1994 Camel (Tash Berry/Sophie Jackson) - Ali Baba 1997 WINNER - Cow (Libby/Jane/Gill Cardell) - Jack and the Beanstalk 1995 4) Best in Show (sponsored by Crusts) - presented by Eve Berry Nominations: Carol Page (Goose) - Mother Goose 2002 Tish Marshall (Nana the Dog) - Peter Pan 1993 Tom Angell (Dog) - Babes in the Wood 2004 WINNER - Sheila Keatinge/Clive Lumbers (Fake Pigs) - Joseph Anders 1992 5) Best "Effects" - presented by John Trett Nominations: Nigel Bacon - Tons of Money 2001 Kath Gill/Lou Jackson/Darrn Crisp - Dick Whittington 2003 Ramond Medhurst - Habeas Corpus 2003 WINNER - Tom Evertt/Philippa Dadd - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 2003 6) Carry on Regardless - presented by Hilary Martin Nominations: Kath Gill/Tish Marshall - Peter Pan 1993 Nigel Bacon - Sound of Musicals 2001 WINNER - Dave Bowden - Sound of Musicals 2001 7) Best Chorus Line - presented by Margot Connor Nominations: Full Cast - Stepping Out 1989 Men's Goosey Chorus - Mother Goose 2002 WINNER - Men's Thieves Chorus - Ali Baba 1997 8) The Award for courage in the face of adversity aka "When the going gets tough" - presented by Tracy Perkins Nominations: Libby Beck/Jane Steynor/Dave Bowden - The Beggar's Opera 1995 Nigel Bacon - Jack and the Beanstalk 1995 Paul & Charlie Edgley - Peter Pan 1993 WINNER - Andrew MacTavish/Bob Connor - "Puppets", Seasons Greetings 1994 9) Best Kiss - presented by Fran Sparrowhawk Nominations: Charlie Edgley/Hilary Martin - Separate Tables 2000 Bob Connor/Nigel Bacon - The Beggar's Opera 1995 WINNER - Keith Wood/Mirror - Roman Evening 1996 10) Best Prop - presented by Charlie Edgley Nominations: Peter Rose (Cyrano's nose) - Moon Over Buffalo 2005 Nigel Bacon (Cyrano's nose) - Moon Over Buffalo 2005 Fran Sparrowhawk/Eve Berry/Margot Connor (Dress) - Showstoppers 1993 WINNER - The Sea - Dick Whittington 2003 (award accepted by Georgie Brooks) 11) Best Drunk - presented by Mary & Ian Cleare Nominations: Lou Jackson - The Beggar's Opera 1995 Lou Jackson - Memory of Water 2004 WINNER - Lou Jackson - Roman Evening 1996 12) Most Daring Flight of Fantasy - presented by Georgie Brooks Nominations: The Roc Bird - Sinbad the Sailor 1994 Hilary Horne/Rebecca Jackson - Peter Pan 1993 Nigel Bacon - Tons of Money 2001 WINNER - Darren Crisp (Winged Messenger) - Roman Evening 1996 13) Best Two in a Bed - presented by Steve and Polly Stott Nominations: Catherine Everitt/Tom Angell - Babes in the Wood 2004 Clive Lumbers/Lou Jackson - Joseph Andrews 1992 Nigel Bacon/Phillipa Dadd - Memory of Water 2004 WINNER - Dave Bowden/Andrew MacTavish - Lend Me a Tenor 1991 14) Best Supporting Actor - presented by Catherine Everitt Nominations: Ian Berry/James Harper (Horse) - On the Razzle 1996 Nigel Bacon - Lend Me a Tenor 1991 Dan Sugrue - Anything Goes 2002 WINNER - James Wood - Moon Over Buffalo 2005 15) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - presented by Peter Stokes WINNER - Nigel Bacon |
Organisers
Kath Gill
Tish Marshall Georgie Brooks Margot Connor (plus other committee members) Special thanks to Darren Crisp for the videos used on the night and for organising the technical side of the event |
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