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Sophie Stocker has been presented the President’s Highest Achiever Award following the Society’s recent production of Alice in Wonderland. The award is presented after every production by KYDS President Ray Banks to the cast member who, in his opinion, has achieved the most during the rehearsals for the production. Ray said that Sophie, who played the Caterpillar, played the the character exactly as he had imagined in the finish after some initial difficulties with the part. Congratulations Sophie on your award!

Sophie Stocker, winner of the President’s Highest Achiever Award, with KYDS President Ray Banks

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KYDS Youth Drama Society has been shortlisted for two awards by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association. Seussical Junior, performed last year in July, has been nominated for the award for Best Musical whilst Jack and the Beanstalk, the Society’s most recent Pantomime, has been nominated for Best Pantomime.  The nominations have been made for the NODA East Gala Awards Ceremony which is due to take place in April this year. These nominations are a great credit to the Society and its member and recognise the year-on-year increase in the standard of KYDS’ productions.

Sophie Stocker as the Wicked Witch in Jack and the Beanstalk

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KYDS has received nominations for NINE different awards from the North Essex Theatre Guild!

The nominations are spread across the Society’s two most recent productions, the 2012 pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Seussical Junior which was performed in July this year.

We are delighted that the hard work all our members put in to our productions, both on-stage and off-stage, has been recognised in this way.

The awards ceremony will take place in September and we wish all our nominees the very best of luck!

King Costume Award
for Seussical Junior

Adjudicators’ Award 
Leon Kennedy and Andrew Stocker for their comic pair playing in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Best Young Actress
Rachel Shortland as Queen Avarice in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Best Supporting Actor
Peter Greenwood as The Cat in the Hat in Seussical Junior

Best Dame
Jordan Murphy as Dame Edna in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Best Actor
Dan Carr as Chuckles in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
and as Horton in Seussical Junior

Collyer-Smith Marine Trophy for Best Musical
for Seussical Junior, directed by Alexandra Berriman

Eric Dyster Cup for Best Pantomime or Children’s Play
for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, directed by Jon Beales

The Terry Sadler Memorial Trophy for Front of House
for Seussical Junior

“People who catch my eye are those who find it difficult to get into their part at the beginning. Sometimes it is very hard to fully understand the nature of the character you have been asked to play, so it takes a lot of hard work and research to get ‘into’ your part.

Cheyenne found it difficult to really portray a monkey who speaks and dances from the beginning. She found mastering the dance routines difficult too.

By the time the show went live, Cheyenne had mastered the part and was one of the best in that particular group. By the time of the first performance, Cheyenne had become my ‘highest achiever’.”

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NODA Representative presents award for KYDS

Rachel receives her NODA award for Best Supporting Actress from NODA Representative Ann Platten.

We were thrilled when Rachel Shortland won the award for Best Youth Performer at the NODA Eastern Region Gala Awards Ceremony back in April. We were also very pleased when Ann Platten, the NODA Representative for our area, was able to present Rachel with the award when she came to see one of our recent performances of Seussical Junior.

Rachel won the award for her outstanding performance as Queen Avarice in the KYDS 2012 Pantomime – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Well done Rachel!