The Old Library, 20, Church Road, Northenden, Manchester M22 4WL
www.northendenplayers.co.uk
Registered Charity No: 1175846
Northenden Players have received many Nominations and Awards over the Years from the Greater Manchester Drama Federation.
The Awards have included :
1983
Cecelia Bowers - Best Supporting Actress in Ten Times Table
1985
Bob Pearson - Best Director working under difficulties
Round and Round the Garden and Dangerous Corner
1990
Bob Pearson - Best Director with restricted facilities - Blithe Spirit
1992
Bill Platt - Best Actor - Quartermaine's Terms
Melanie Davy - Best Supporting Actress - Steel Magnolias
Lowry Trophy - Runner-up best production - Steel Magnolias
1994
Adjudicators Trophy for variety and excellence
1995
Bill Lawson - Best Actor in Separate Tables
1996
Janet Slade - Best Supporting Actress in
Fatal Attraction and Dancing at Lughnasa
Adjudicators Trophy for Variety and Continued Excellence
1997
Bill Lawson - Best Actor in On Golden Pond
Anthony Bowers - Best Young Performer - On Golden Pond
Drama Shield for On Golden Pond taking NPTC up to Section C
1998
Frank Hilson Trophy for Set Design & Decor for Blue Remembered Hills and A Chorus of Disapproval
1999
Melanie Davy - Best Supporting Actress in Hay Fever
Anthony Bowers - Best Supporting Actor in Lend Me a Tenor
Alex Machin - Best Youth Actor in All My Sons
Frank Hargreaves Trophy for Costume Design & Creation
The Militants and Hay Fever
Philip L Edwards Trophy for Best Lighting Design for The Militants
The National Westminster Trophy for Best Production of the Season jointly for Hay Fever and All My Sons
2000
Catherine Dillon - Best Youth Actress in The Crucible
2001
Barbara Bostock - Best Actress in Veronica’s Room
2002
Peter Bowers - Best Supporting Actor in Another Time
2004
Debra Grace - Best Actress in Breezeblock Park
2005
Peter Bowers - Best Actor in Quartet
2006
Catherine Dillon - Best Actress in Pride & Prejudice
Juliet Bowers - Best Supporting Actress in The Steamie
The Steamie - Best Design & Decor
The Steamie - Runner Up - Best Play
2007
Third Week in August and The Aristocrats - Best Design & Decor
2008
the Muriel Goodwin Trophy for runners-up in the Best Production in the Section for 'A Letter of Resignation'
2009
The Athenaeum Rose Bowl for Outstanding Achievement
Rebecca Smith - Best Actress in 'Daisy Pulls it Off'
Katie Cheetham - Lauriston Trust Trophy (Best Actress Youth)
in 'Daisy Pulls it Off'
2012
Jo Taylor - Best Actress in a Lead Role -Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
John Wheatley - Adjudicator's Award for his production of "Three Sisters"
2013
Peter Moseley - Best Actor in a Lead Role Laurent - Therese Raquin
Barbara Bostock - Best Supporting Actress - Marie - Calendar Girls
2014
TECHNICAL AWARD
Separate Tables - Northenden Players - Ingenuity In Set Design
2015
Peter Bowers - Malvolio - Twelfth Night - Best Supporting Actor
The Ladykillers- Technical -Excellent use of screen for railway tunnel effect, and mug shots of all the actors. Very innovative and effective. Also rotating set excellently managed and set design and dressing first class
Twelfth Night - Technical - Lighting, Sound and Projection on an empty stage
Entertaining Angels - Technical - Intricate set on small stage complete with waterfall
2017
Adjudicator's Award - One Man, Two Guvnors - Outstanding teamwork by the entire cast of One Man, Two Guvnors
2018
Best Supporting Actor Award
Tom Chinnery for Joe, Fred, Jim, Patrick, Kevin & Barrie -
Ladies’ Day
2019
Awarded the ‘Athenaeum Rose Bowl’ for outstanding contribution to drama in amateur theatre by a Society
and Jo Taylor was named Best Director for our production of ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’
2020
GMDF Best Actor Awarded to Savva Zverev for his role in ‘Ladies in Lavender’