2017 Panto Insider - AWARD WINNERS
1. Pantomime of the Year
Winner: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
2nd: Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury - Evolution
3rd: Cinderella – Regent Theatre Stoke - FFE
2. Best Leading Female
Winner: Olivia Birchenough – Cinderella – Floral Pavillion New Brighton – UK Productions
2nd: Cara Dudgeon – Cinderella – Derby Arena - PHA
3rd: Rhiannon Chesterman – Cinderella – Bristol Hippodrome - FFE
3. Best Leading Male
Winner: Joe McElderry – Aladdin – Wolverhampton Grand - Qdos
2nd: Lee Mead – Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
3rd: Ben Adams – Aladdin – Manchester Opera House - FFE
4. Best Lead Comedian
Winner: Matt Slack – Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
2nd: Stephen Mulhurn – Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre – Canterbury - Evolution
3rd: Jarred Christmas – Cinderella – Bristol Hippodrome - FFE
5. Best Male Baddie
Winner: John Barr - Dick Whittington - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury - Evolution
2nd: Tom Lister – Peter Pan – Gordon Craig Stevenage – Jordan Productions
3rd: Shaun Williamson – Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley - Evolution
6. Best Dame
Winner: Damian Williams – Snow White – Lyceum Theatre Sheffield - Evolution
2nd: Michael Batchelor – Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley - Evolution
3rd: Tony Maudsley – Jack & the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal Nottingham - Qdos
7. Best Female Baddie
Winner: Wendi Peters – Snow White – Lyceum Theatre Sheffield - Evolution
2nd: Sam Womack – Dick Whittington – Theatre MK - FFE
3rd: Leanne Campbell – Snow White – Liverpool Empire - FFE
8. Best Supporting Male (Dandini / Prince etc.)
Winner: Julian Clary – Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
2nd: Samuel Holmes – Cinderella – Bristol Hippodrome - FFE
3rd: Ian Stroughair – Cinderella – Regent Theatre Stoke - FFE
9. Best Fairy
Winner: Lisa Davina Phillip – Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre – Canterbury - Evolution
2nd: Amanda Holden – Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
3rd: Elaine Mackenzie Ellis – Cinderella – Kings Glasgow - FFE
10. Best Ugly Sisters
Winner: Christian Patterson & Simon Nehan – Regent Stoke - FFE
2nd: Oliver Gray & Dean Horner – Derby Arena - PHA
3rd: Gregor Fisher & Tony Roper – Glasgow Kings - FFE
11. Best Special Effects
Winner: Upside Down Moped – Cinderella – London – TWINS FX - Qdos
2nd: Carriage to the Ball – Cinderella – Newcastle Theatre Royal – TWINS FX - Qdos
3rd: Krankie Eating Shark – Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome – TWINS FX - Qdos
12. Best Musical Score
Winner: Cinderella – London Palladium – Gary Hind - Qdos
2nd: Peter Pan – Bradford Alhambra – Gary Hind - Qdos
3rd: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome – Gary Hind - Qdos
13. Best Dame Costume
Winner: Michael Batchelor – Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley - Evolution
2nd: Morgan Brind – Cinderella – Loughborough Town Hall – Little Wolf Entertainment
3rd: Andrew Ryan – Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
14. Best Scene
Winner: Twelve Days – Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
2nd: What Makes Britain Great – Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury - Evolution
3rd: Twist & Pulse Routine – Peter Pan – Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage – Jordan Productions
15: Best Script
Winner: Cinderella – Regent Theatre Stoke- FFE
2nd: Cinderella – Loughborough Town Hall – Little Wolf
3rd: Sleeping Beauty - Towngate Theatre Basildon - Brad Fitt
16. Best Songsheet
Winner: Cinderella – Loughborough Town Hall – Little Wolf
2nd: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
3rd: Sleeping Beauty – Anvil Arts Basingstoke – UK Productions
17. Best Entrance
Winner: Damian Williams – Painted In – Sheffield Lyceum - Evolution
2nd: Amanda Holden / Chris Hayward – Cinderella – Flying Entrance - Qdos
3rd: Clive Webb & Danny Adams – Space Car – Newcastle - Qdos
18. Best Staging & Set
Winner: Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
2nd: Cinderella – York Theatre Royal – In House
3rd: Cinderella – Loughborough Town Hall – Little Wolf
19. Best Overall Costumes
Winner: Cinderella - London Palladium - Qdos
2nd: Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
3rd: Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley - Evolution
23. Director of the Year
Winner: Michael Harrison – Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
2nd: Michael Harrison – Dick Whittington – Birmingham Hippodrome - Qdos
3rd: Anthony Houghton – Cinderella – Bristol Hippodrome - FFE
24. Best Act within a Pantomime
Winner: Twist & Pulse – Peter Pan – Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage – Jordan Productions
2nd: Vladimir Georgievsky – Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury - Evolution
3rd: Yuri Kanagin – Snow White – Lyceum Theatre Sheffield - Evolution
25. Best Choreography
Winner: Sleeping Beauty – Towngate Theatre Basildon
2nd: Cinderella – London Palladium - Qdos
3rd: Cinderella – Bristol Hippodrome - FFE
26. LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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