ACT in Action Issue 17

Drama Awards 2019 - the Winners Most Accomplished Actor - Comedy • Christopher Taylor - William Mossop - Hobson's Choice - Burnley Garrick Most Accomplished Actor - Drama • Patrick Duffy – Andy - Brassed Off - Bacup Royal Court Theatre Most Accomplished Actor - Farce • David McKinley – Henry - The Farndale “Macbeth” - Burnley Garrick Most Accomplished Actress - Comedy • Jess Balderstone - Corie Bratter - Barefoot in the Park - Colne Dramatic Society Most Accomplished Actress - Drama • Sophie Lord – Gloria - Brassed Off - Bacup Royal Court Theatre Group Most Accomplished Actress - Farce • Barbara Mayers - Miss Skillon - See How They Run - St. Joseph’s Players Most Accomplished Actress - Tragedy • Lynne Cummings - Beatrice Carbone - A View From the Bridge - Burnley Garrick Most Accomplished Cameo Role Actress - Comedy • Millie Green - Ada Figgins - Hobson’s Choice - Burnley Garrick Most Accomplished Supporting Actor - Farce • Martin Cottam - Owen Newitt - The Vicar of Dibley - Blackburn Drama Club Most Accomplished Supporting Role - Comedy • Siobhán Edge - Lady Augusta Bracknell - The Importance of Being Earnest - Blackburn Drama Club Most Accomplished Supporting Actress - Farce • Joan Rodgers - Thelma Grant - The Farndale “Macbeth” - Burnley Garrick Most Original Cameo Role - Actor - Drama • Joseph Wills – Shane - Brassed Off - Bacup Royal Court Theatre Most Original Cameo Role - Actor - Farce • Oliver Bean - Bobby Franklyn - Run for Your Wife - HATS Most Original Cameo Role - Actress - Thriller • Ann Robinson - Dorothy Medway - House Guest - Canterbury Players Most Original Character Portrayal - Actor - Drama • Chris Billington - Various Characters – Two - Players Theatre Most Original Character Portrayal - Actor - Thriller • Gary Woodall - Tony Wendice - Dial M for Murder - Altrincham Little Theatre

Most Original Comic Trio - Farce • Paul Jameson - Rev. Toop / Wayne Lythgoe - Rev. Humphrey / Colin Magenty - The Bishop of Lax - See How They Run - St Joseph’s Players Most Original Comic Duo - Comedy • Andrew Cochrane - Henry Perkins / Shelley Ridler - Jean Perkins - Funny Money - Dukinfield A.O. & D.S. Most Original Comic Performance - Actress - Comedy • Jan Burrow - Letitia Prism - The Importance of Being Earnest - Blackburn Drama Club Most Original Comic Performance - Actress - Farce • Karen Jones – Ida - See How They Run - St. Joseph’s Players Most Original Comic Performance - Actress - Farce • Neely Jillings - Alice Tinker - The Vicar of Dibley - Blackburn Drama Club Most Original Comic Performance - Actor - Comedy • Richard Comish - Ted Plunket et al - Pratt of the Argus - Bollington Festival Players Most Original Comic Performance - Actor - Farce • Colin Baker - Stanley Gardner - Run for Your Wife - HATS Most Original Comic Performance - Actress - Comedy • Denise Bradbury – Betty - Funny Money - Dukinfield A.O. & D.S. Most Original Supporting Actor - Comedy • Don Pothecary - Alan Baker - Come Blow Your Horn - Players Theatre Most Original Supporting Actor - Drama • Paul Dawson – Phil - Brassed Off - P.A.D.O.S. Most Original Supporting - Actor - Thriller • Ewan Henderson - Max Halliday - Dial M for Murder - Altrincham Little Theatre Most Original Supporting Role - Comedy • Di Gordan - Cousin Hilda / Mrs Hargreaves / Mrs Jenkinson - Pratt of the Argus - Bollington Festival Players Most Original Supporting Actress - Drama • Sue Borg - Doris Judd - The Thrill of Love - Hyde Little Theatre Most Original Supporting Role - Farce • Maria Holloway - Barbara Smith - Run for Your Wife – HATS Most Original Creative Production - Farce • Simon Griffiths - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Worsley Intimate Theatre Most Original Creative Production - Comedy • Marilyn Crowther - Barefoot in the Park - Colne Dramatic Society Debut Award • Amaan Hafiz - Shane - Brassed Off - Blackburn Drama Club Notable Contribution to Community Theatre • Players Youth Theatre - The Magdalen Whitewash

Most Original Character Portrayal - Actress - Comedy • Debbie Dickerson – Mabel - The Late Mrs. Early - HATS Most Original Character Portrayal - Actress - Drama • Cherrill Wyche – Actress - The Anastasia File - Altrincham Little Theatre Most Original Character Portrayal - Actress - Thriller • Rosemary Mark - Mrs. St. Maugham - The Chalk Garden - Manchester Athenæum

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