2025 FESTIVAL RESULTS
Congratulations to everyone involved in the 2025 National Drama Festival!
Overall Winner
TACT with Extracts from MODEST by Ellen Brammer
published by Nick Hern Books
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Runner Up
Nantwich Players with ‘Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons’ by Sam Steiner
published by Nick Hern Books
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Best Actress
Ruby Tapp – Sarah in Kin
Ashleigh Cole – Samantha in 12 hour life
Nikki Amory – Mary in Warminds
Holly Bevins-Jones – Bernadette in Lemons
Amanda Vincent-Perkins – Rita in Educating Rita
Jenny Strawson – Rachel in Reckoning
Rebecca Fortune-Smith – Elizabeth in Modest
Helen White – RA One in Modest
Sarah Walker – Mary in Something in the Basement
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Best Actor
Daryl Hurst- Tim Conigrave in Holding The Man
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James Clark – John Caleo in Holding The Man
Clovis PJ – Dylan in 12 hour life
Ian Nutt – Andre/Kennedy/Devid in Goodbye Charles
Kit Philips – Oliver in Lemons
Hugh Farey – Frank in Educating Rita
Stephen Fortune-Smith – Aide/Millais in Modest
Liam Badcoe – Ambert in Songkeeper
Douglas Brown – Provolov in Songkeeper
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Best Supporting Player
Sue Fortune Smith in MODEST
Gary Griffiths – Edward in Reckoning
Linda Russell – Miriam in Reckoning
Paul Foster – Tom in Reckoning
Keira Jones – Alice in Modest
Jenny – Zephlarkin in Songkeeper
Chloe Mander – RA3 in Modest
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Best Director
Rebekah Fortune-Smith for Modest
Phil Wintle for Goodbye Charles
Bethany Gale for Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons
Peter Esson and Ross Aitken for Storytelling
Kayne McCutcheon for Holding The Man
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Adjudicator Award
Storytelling
“A moment that had me put down my pen and ‘wow’”
12 hour life
“Gorgeous relationship work”
Warminds
“The marching scene with gas masks”
Lemons
“Utter physical pairing”
TACT
“Costume pairing and makeup and soundtrack”
Lily in I’m Home
“Acting drunk”
Davina Cassar in Songkeeper
Holding The Man
“Slumber Party”
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Technical Excellence
Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons from Nantwich Players
Goodbye Charles from Banbury Cross Players
Warmind from Whole Hog Productions
Storytelling from Bon Accord Players
Modest from TACT
Songkeeper from Brightlight Theatre Company
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