Accolades Awarded to Woodford Pantomime
& Our Members
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The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement
Award
John Evans
John has been a part of Woodford Pantomime since the early 1970s. Fast forward 50 years and John is still involved with the company, having just served as Technical Manager for the 2024 production of Robin Hood. Over the years John has designed and operated lighting and sound as well as stage manager. For many recent years though John has been in the role of Technical Manager. Not only has John been on the technical side but he has also been on the committee for many years in the role of Chairman and is also a director of the company Over the years John has been involved in introducing a lot of the younger generations to the world of technical theatre and stage management, some of which have gone on to work professionally in the industry all over the world!
We at Woodford Pantomime would like to thank John for his long service and dedication and long may it continue!
Thank You John
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Society Nominated Award
The Shelly Lemesh Award for the "UNSUNG HERO"
Debbie Roper
Debbie has been Woodford Pantomime’s wardrobe mistress for many years and every year amazes us with the nipping and tucking of the professionally hired costumes she selects for us, as well as the extra weird and wonderful costumes she makes for us that are not hireable. For the 2024 panto Debbie not only did all this but she ran our extensive front of house operation. Ordering merchandise, organising staff, helping audiences get safely in and out of our theatre. To top it all, throughout the year she co chaired our large committee putting the whole spectacular show together. Debbie is a force of nature and even coped with a health issue just before we got to the theatre! We can’t thank her enough.
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NODA DISTRICT WINNER
The Nigel Gravette Award for Best Performance in a Traditional Pantomime
2023/2024
James Kenneth
as Jack the Jester
The Walter Wright Award for Contributions to Woodford Pantomime 2024
Ellie Dennis, winner of our 2nd Walter Wright Award is not only one of our talented chorographers, but this year she became our super hero, standing in at the last moment when our leading lady was unable to go on.
The "It's Behind You" Award for the Best Pantomime in the London Region
2022/2023
LONDON REGION
WINNER!
Cinderella
2023
The It's Behind You Award for Best Pantomime in the London Region
DISTRICT WINNER
Cinderella
2023
The Walter Wright Award for Contributions to Woodford Pantomime 2023
Judy has been a member of our committee & our graphic designer for many years. Thank you Judy for all that you have done for the company. A worthy winner of our very first Walter Wright Award
The It's Behind You Award for Best Pantomime in the London Region
DISTRICT WINNER
Rapunzel
2020
The Nigel Gravette Award for the Best Performance in a Pantomime
James Robinson awarded DISTICT WINNER as Prince Frederick in Rapunzel 2020
The Sylvia Rawlings Lifetime Achievement Award
June 2017
Walter Wright
(1925 - 2022)
Dumayne Warne Trophy for the Best Poster
RUNNER UP
with our Beauty and the Beast 2018 poster
The Nigel Gravette Award for the Best Performance in a Pantomime
Richard Baker awarded DISTRICT WINNER as Felix the Dog in Beauty & the Beast January 2017
The Nigel Gravette Award for the Best Performance in a Pantomime
Pat Enright awarded RUNNER UP for this award as Nanny Nora Tittle Tattle in Robin Hood in January 2016
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It's Behind you Award for the Best Pantomime.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
for the The Pantomime Adventures of Robin Hood 2016
The Nigel Gravette Award for the Best Performance in a Pantomime
JAMES ROBINSON
awarded RUNNER UP as Buttons in Cinderella January 2015
