The Paulies – 2023 Nominations Announced

It’s that time of the year again, the theatre awards that have no physical prize. Here is the short list of what Paul T. Davies considers to be the best so-called amateur productions this year!

Think of it as a lap of honour, with the winners getting an extra round of applause! Here we go…

BEST PLAY PRODUCTION

Goodnight Mr Tom- Headgate Theatre Productions (HTP)

Peter Pan- Chameleon’s Web

The Mill on the Floss- Headgate Young Company

The York Realist- Headgate Theatre Productions

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike- 3 Wishes and HTP

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION

A Tale of Two Cities- Platform

Funny Girl- Platform Musicals

School of Rock- Colchester Operatic Society 2^nd Edition

Shrek The Musical- Colchester Operatic Society

The Addams Family Musical Headgate Theatre Productions

BEST ACTOR

Dave King for Goodnight Mr Tom

Ben Maythem in Things I Know To Be True

Anthony Roberts as Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Wayne Setford as George in The York Realist

BEST ACTRESS

Eva Balding as Second Maggie in the Mill on the Floss.

Lily Chase for Things I Know To Be True

Sara Green as Agatha Christie in Murder, Margaret, and Me (Colchester Theatre Group).

Heidi Musset as Captain Jas Hook in Peter Pan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Issac Blake for Mr Wakem/Bob/Mr Pullet in The Mill on the Floss

Finlay Dennis in Peter Pan

Joseph Sales as Arthur in The Haunting of Hill House (HTP)

Benjamin Spalding as William in Goodnight Mr Tom

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Christine Davidson for Mrs. Dudley in the Haunting of Hill House (HTP)

Jennifer Horn for Mother in The York Realist

Isabelle Marsh for Things I Know To Be True

Hanna Nunn for Barbara in the York Realist

BEST DIRECTOR

Laura Hicks and Leah Scott for School of Rock

Dawn King for Goodnight Mr Tom

Brooke Parratt for The Mill on the Floss

Wendy Smith for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Suzanne Webb for Peter Pan

BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ACTRESS

Helen McCraw as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl

Cally Cline as Lucie Manette in A Tale of Two Cities

April Rand as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family Musical

Charlotte Reed as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical

BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ACTOR

Will Hackett as Dewey Finn in School of Rock

Matt Jewson as Gomez Addams in the Addams Family Musical

Thomas Pleasant as Shrek in Shrek The Musical and as Nick Arnstien in Funny Girl

Wayne Setford as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical

Congratulations to all of those nominated!

Winners of The Paulies 2023 to be announced on Monday 11th December.

Paul T Davies