The Festival was a great success and we were once again lucky enough to have Ben Humphrey as our adjudicator. Please find below his scores (in performance order) and the awards & nominations.
Download the RAFTA One Act Play Festival 2016 Marks and Awards
| Marks | Acting (40) | Production (35) | Stage Presentation (15) | Dramatic Achievement (10) | Total (100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All By Myself (CATS) | 27 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 76 |
| Benny Hill’s (Postscript Players) | 34 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 85 |
| Cold Sweats (Buccaneer Players) | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 76 |
| Silent Night (HATS – Henlow) | 35 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 86 |
| All By Myself (Brize Norton Theatre Club) | 29 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 78 |
| Murder at Mountjoy Halt (Herculean Players) | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 67 |
| Sure Thing (Command Performers) | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 80 |
| Poison (RAF Halton) | 32 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 78 |
LYNEHAM CUP FOR STAGE PRESENTATION
Nominations: CATS for ALL BY MYSELF / PostScript Players for BENNY HILL’S / HATS for SILENT NIGHT
Winner: HATS for SILENT NIGHT
AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN DIRECTING
Nominations: Pat Callum for ALL BY MYSELF / Chris Proctor for SILENT NIGHT / Philip Goudal for BENNY HILL’S / Anne Artus for SURE THING
Winner: Philip Goudal for BENNY HILL’S
RALPH NEWBLE AWARD FOR BEST COMIC MOMENT
Nominations: Brize Norton Theatre Club for ‘The Huddle’ / Herculean Players for ‘He has a head wound’ / PostScript Players for ‘Fred’s Creeping’
Winner: Brize Norton Theatre Club for ‘The Huddle’
RAFTA AUTHOR’S AWARD
Nomination: Daryl Bennett for BENNY HILL’S / Paul Foot for COLD SWEETS
Winner: Daryl Bennett for BENNY HILL’S
PEGGY READING AWARD FOR THE BEST YOUNG PERFORMER
Nomination: Saffron Symonds at The Girl in COLD SWEETS / Ben Coggins as Ben in MURDER AT MOUNTJOY HALT
Winner: Saffron Symonds at The Girl in COLD SWEETS
BEST ACTOR AWARD
Nominations: Daryl Bennett as Allan in BENNY HILL’S / Paul Breen as Sean in BENNY HILL’S / Shayn Dickens as Jack in SILENT NIGHT / Andy Mitchell as Bill in SURE THING
Winner: Shayn Dickens as Jack in SILENT NIGHT
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Nominations: Kirstie Lilleystone as Cheryl in BENNY HILL’S / Sue Kennedy as Rose in SILENT NIGHT / Caroline Seraille as Betty in SURE THING / Caron Scott as Denny in POISON
Winner: Kirstie Lilleystone as Cheryl in BENNY HILL’S
RUNNER’S UP TROPHY: PostScript Players for BENNY HILL’S
BRIZE NORTON TROPHY FOR BEST PRODUCTION: HATS for SILENT NIGHT