Drama Festivals
Welwyn Drama Festival 2011
Audience Appreciation Award – Driven Mad
Bedfordshire One Act Play Festival 2011
Best Production – Fate’s Thread
Best Director – Laura Scott – Fate’s Thread
Best Actress – Tracey McNevin – Driven Mad
Best Actor – Keith Badham – Fate’s Thread
Best Supporting Actress – Jo Hamilton – Fate’s Thread
Bedfordshire One Act Play Festival 2005
The Adjudicators Cup for the “Hanging Scene” in Overtime
Bedfordshire One Act Play Festival 1997
Best Theatrical Moment – Zoe Hull and Gordon Jones for Sandcastles On the Beach
Director’s Cup and Producers Cup
In April 1996, Barton Players inaugurated the “Linda Brown Director’s Cup”, an award to the member of the cast or crew who, in the opinion of the Director, made the greatest contribution to the present production.
In October 2004, the “David Cope Producer’s Cup” was inaugurated, and it was agreed that from this point forward, this would be awarded by the Producer to the stage crew member who made the greatest contribution to the present production.
From October 2004, the award of the “Linda Brown Director’s Cup” was restricted to the cast member who has made the greatest contribution to the present production.
The “Linda Brown Director’s Cup” Roll of Honour
Date Award Production (Director)
Apr-96 Joan Dillingham for Yvonne Duckworth Out of Focus (Linda Brown)
Oct-96 David Cope for Major Alan Buxton Home Is Where Your Clothes Are (Linda Brown)
Apr-97 Andrew Gookey for Lighting and Sound Sandcastles On The Beach (Festival Entry) (Linda Brown)
Oct-97 Gordon Jones for Dr. Gerald Grimmond There Goes The Bride (Sue Ashton & David Cope)
Apr-98 Linda Brown for Mum The Anniversary (Trish Durkin)
Oct-98 Brian Brown and David Cope for work beyond the call of duty Mixed Doubles (Linda Brown)
Apr-99 Zoe Evans and Andrew Gookey for Frances and Peter Hunter No Sex, Please – We’re British (Sue Ashton & Trish Durkin)
Oct-99 Johnny Ginty for Major Rodney Purbright Murder In Play (Andrew Gookey)
Apr-00 No Award – Joint Production of Godspell with The Angels and Churches Together Godspell
Oct-00 Tony Conisbee for Reece Welles Communicating Doors (Andrew Gookey)
Apr-01 Emma Wise for Mole The Wind In The Willows (David Cope)
Oct-01 Ann Osborne for Properties Key For Two (Margaret Davis)
Apr-02 Pauline Smith for Wardrobe The Pied Piper (David Cope)
Oct-02 David Cope for Greasy Spriggs Theft (Claire Fletcher)
Feb-03 Pauline Smith for Wardrobe Sleeping Beauty (Margaret Davis)
Oct-03 Joan Jenkin for Madame Edith ‘Allo ‘Allo (David Cope & Bob Wilson-Dalby)
Apr-04 Kate Westwick for Multiple Understudies Fiddler On The Roof (Peter Clarke)
Oct-04 Kirsty Badham for Suzette Don’t Dress For Dinner (Keith Badham)
Feb-05 The Junior Chorus Dick Whittington (Margaret Davis)
Apr-05 No Award Overtime (Bedfordshire One-Act Play Drama Festival Entry) Andrew Gookey
Aug-05 No Award Dinosaurs And All That Rubbish (Barton Young Players’ Workshop) Lynne MacLaughlan
Oct-05 Kate Westwick for Jacie Triplethree Comic Potential (David Cope)
Apr-06 Jo Hamilton for Mrs Pearce My Fair Lady (Keith Badham)
Apr-06 No Award The Death Artist (Cambridge Drama Festival Entry) Andrew Gookey
Oct-06 Sue Thomas for Joyce Last Tango in Little Grimley (Ray Dalgarno)
Feb-07 Tom George for The Sun Tanned Kid Panto At The OK Corral David Cope
Aug-07 No Award for Aladdin Jr (Barton Young Players Summer School)
Oct-07 Jason Wolfe for Lord Arthur & Mick George for Herr Winklekopf – Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime (Ann Winter Goodwin)
April-08 Janet Smith for Gladys – The Pajama Game (Margaret Davis)
Nov-08 John Murphy for Sergeant Plod – Inspector Drakes Last Case – (Andy Gookey)
April-09 Not awarded due to outstanding nature of all the cast – Oliver! (Kirsty Badham)
June 09 Home Entertainment – No Award (Margaret Davis)
August 09 -Pirates of Penzance Jr – No Award (Keith Badham)
October 09 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – No Award (Gill George)
February 2010 – Cinderella – Tracey McNevin for Prince Charming (Sue Thomas)
October 2010 – The Importance of Being Earnest – The Whole Cast for an Outstanding Performance (Keith Badham)
Nov/Dec 2011 – A Christmas Carol Musical – Harold Liberty for Scrooge (Kirsty Badham)
The “David Cope Producer’s Cup” Roll Of Honour
Date Award Production (Producer)
Oct-04 Simon Osborne for Effort Beyond the Call of Duty, and James Scott for Lighting Don’t Dress For Dinner (Bob Wilson-Dalby)
Feb-05 Neil Davis for Extraordinary Service Dick Whittington (Denis Garside)
Apr-05 No Award Overtime (Bedfordshire One-Act Play Drama Festival Entry) Bob Wilson-Dalby
Aug-05 No Award Dinosaurs And All That Rubbish (Barton Young Players’ Workshop) Keith Badham
Oct-05 Tim Garside for Sound Comic Potential (David Cope)
Apr-06 Ann Holloway for Wardrobe My Fair Lady (Nick Andrews)
Apr-06 No Award The Death Artist
Oct-06 Luke Harnett for Lighting Last Tango in Little Grimley (David Cope)
Feb-07 Ann Winter-Goodwin for Music Panto At The OK Corral (Nick Andrews)
Aug-07 No Award for Shake Ripple and Roll (Barton Players Summer School)
Oct-07 Ann Osborne for Properties – Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime (Bob Wilson Dalby)
Apr-08 Jill Conisbee for Prompt – The Pajama Game (Tony Conisbee)
Nov-08 Laura Scott for Properties – Inspector Drake’s Last Case (Linda Stephenson)
April 09 Carol & Gerald Barnes for FOH & Stage Management – Oliver! (Keith Badham)
June 09 Sue Thomas & John Murphy for Direction Shakers & Bouncers (Keith Badham)
February 10 – Gerald Barnes Stage Manager Cinderella (Kate Carroll)
October 2010 – The Importance of Being Earnest – The Whole Crew for an Outstanding Production(Keith Badham)
Nov/Dec 2011 – A Christmas Carol Musical – Keith Bowie & Luke Harnett for Outstanding Production Values in Lighting and Set (Keith Badham)
