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Central Coast TheatreFest 2007

This was the fourth year of annual festivals - following on from the inaugural festival which we held in 1998.  This year the festival was held over 1 day (Saturday 8 September) and featured eight entries.  Our adjudicator was Lyn Pierse who was back again having also adjudicated our first TheatreFest of 1998.

Click here to download the programme (pdf file, 1,002,113 bytes)

Wyong Drama Group presented three plays: What's for Pudding by David Tristram (directed by Ron Baker and with Nikki De Vries, Duncan Mitchell, Rose Cooper, Paul Karton and Paul Ractliffe); The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter (directed by Pam Campbell and with Howard Oxley and Laszlo Weidlich); and The Cagebirds by David Campton (directed by Millie Sampson and with Pollyanna Forshaw, Julie Bailey, Cathy De Vries, Jeanette McCurry, Prema Carpenter, Helen Schumann, Pam Campbell and Leanna McNeil).

The award winners, as selected by our adjudicator Lyn Pierse, were:

bulletBest Male Actor                                      Duncan Mitchell
bulletBest Female Actor                                  Pollyana Forshaw
bulletBest Male Actor in a Supporting Role         Paul Ractliffe
bulletBest Female Actor in a Supporting Role     Sierra Phillips
bulletBest Ensemble Performance                     A Dog's Life
bulletBest Production                                      The Cagebirds
bulletBest Production Runner-Up                       The Dumb Waiter
bulletBest Direction                                        Pauline Wright
bulletBest Set                                                Collette's Feast
bulletBest Costumes                                       Collette's Feast
bulletBest Unpublished Play                             What's the Matter with Dulcie
bulletAdjudicator’s Special Prize                        Max Paul & Simone Dighton
bulletJohn Axford Memorial Award                     Joan Dalgleish
bulletApex 40 Award                                       Julie Young
bulletWoops Award                                         An Act of Flood

Below is a picture of The Cagebirds cast & crew, which won the award for Best Production, and from which Pollyanna Forshaw won Best Actress.

Helen Schumann, Julie Bailey, Jeanette McCurry, Millie Sampson, Barry Sampson, Pam Campbell, Pollyanna Forshaw & Cathy De Vries

Below is The What's For Pudding Cast, from whom Duncan Mitchell won Best Actor and Paul Ractliffe won Best Supporting Actor.

Paul Karton, Rose Cooper, Paul Ractliffe, Nikki De Vries & Duncan Mitchell

Whenever I attend a festival I always make predictions as to the award winners.  My predictions for this year were:

bulletBest Male Actor                                      Alan Bird
bulletBest Female Actor                                  Joan Dalgleish
bulletBest Male Actor in a Supporting Role         Paul Ractliffe
bulletBest Female Actor in a Supporting Role     Helen Schumann
bulletBest Ensemble Performance                     The Dumb Waiter
bulletBest Production                                      A Dog's Life
bulletBest Production Runner-Up                       What's for Pudding
bulletBest Direction                                        Hilda Bird
bulletBest Set                                                Collette's Feast
bulletBest Costumes                                       The Cagebirds
bulletBest Unpublished Play                             An Act of Flood
bulletAdjudicator’s Special Prize                        Nikki de Vries
bulletJohn Axford Memorial Award                     Duncan Mitchell

I only got two exactly right, although we both also agree that A Dog's Life, Duncan Mitchell and Joan Dalgleish are deserving winners of some sort of award!  Let's see how I go next year...

Below is the director, Millie Sampson, as pleased as punch!

Next Year

We would be delighted if your group could join us next year in what is sure to be an exciting and entertaining weekend of theatre.

The Central Coast Theatrefest will see drama groups from all around the state (and often beyond) competing in a weekend of sheer heaven for theatre buffs.  We get stiff competition and some absolute gems being produced.  Come along and immerse yourself in the theatre in June.  You'll be thrilled if you've been to theatre festivals before and completely knocked out if you're a newcomer to competitive drama.

If your group is at all interested in sending a one-act play of up to an hour's duration, and becoming part of the Central Coast TheatreFest experience, please contact Ruth Jordon on XXXX-XXX-XXX (business hours) or 02-XXXX-XXXX (after hours).  Her email is isarube2@bigpond.com

For further information about the event, please download the pdf file with the application form and other info (423,149 bytes).

 

 

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