SELLING UP Success at the Nidderdale & District Drama Festival 2015
and the All-England Northern Semi-Final 2015
A brilliant night for SELLING UP, the PBDS entry at the Nidderdale & District Drama Festival.
Keith Burton's play had thrilled the audiences during the run in the Playhouse, and the adjudicator was obviously as impressed as we were with the writing, staging and acting: in all, the production picked up no fewer than seven awards.
As well as 'Best Senior Play', the production was awarded the Audience Award (voted by the audiences at all productions).
Superb performances from Jerry and Linda Harvey won them Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, and the production won the Award for Artistic Originality.
Unsurprisingly, the inventive and creative set won the Best Senior Stage Decor.
As the winner of the Ripon & Pateley Bridge RDS Challenge Trophy, SELLING UP went forward to the All-England Northern Semi-Final held in the Fraser Theatre, Knaresborough on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May, where once again the set won 'Best Decor', and four of our actors were nominated in the 'Best Actor' and 'Best Actress' categories - read all about it here.
Keith's script will also be submitted for the National Geoffrey Whitworth competition – he's come second on the two previous occasions; we're confident that his clever and creative writing will be recognised with a first this year!
A full list of the awards is below, followed by some photos of the cups being presented by NDDA President Sue Hickson.
A Big Thanks to Raelene Goddard of Woodlands Drama Group
for the excellent presentation photos!
NIDDERDALE & DISTRICT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2015
Awards won by SELLING UP
written & directed by Keith Burton
Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society
The Audience Award (Betty Clarke Trophy)
Artistic Originality (Michael Wade Memorial Cup)
Best Senior Stage Decor (F H Barron Cup)
Best Senior Actor (Graham North Memorial Cup) – Jerry Harvey PBDS
Best Senior Actress (Alan Lyons Cup) – Linda Harvey PBDS
Best Senior Play (Eva Housman Trophy)
Play going forward to AETF Semi-Final (Ripon & Pateley Bridge RDS Challenge Trophy)
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