CORMAC RICHARDS THEATRE AWARDS 2025 – THE WINNERS

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE 2025 CORMAC RICHARDS THEATRE AWARDS. THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE AWARDS AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL THE PLAYS AND SHOWS SEEN THIS YEAR HAVE PROVIDED ENTERTAINMENT AND HAVE BEEN ENJOYED BY MANY. THESE AWARDS ARE THE SOLE OPINION OF REVIEWER CORMAC RICHARDS.

 

COMEDY PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

SEE HOW THEY RUN – MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH

 

MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

COME FROM AWAY – AXMINSTER GUILD HALL – AXMINSTER MUSICAL THEATRE

 

DANCE PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

QUADROPHENIA – THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH 

 

CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

PAUL ROBERTS – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

SET DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

CHRISTOPHER ORAM – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

FABIANA PICCIOLLI – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

SOUND DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

DAVID MCEWAN – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 

PAUL SMITH – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

TECHNICAL AWARD

YEASTCULTURE – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR AWARD

THE CAST OF

COME FROM AWAY – AXMINSTER GUILD HALL – AXMINSTER MUSICAL THEATRE

 

WRITING AWARD

IAN SHAW & JOSEPH NIXON – THE SHARK IS BROKEN –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

DUD OF THE YEAR

MARY POPPINS – THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH

 

DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR

NORTH BY NORTHWEST – THEATRE ROYAL, BATH

 

THEATRE/COMPANY OF THE YEAR

SUN AND MOON THEATRE 

 

DANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

PARIS FITZPATRICK – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

&

JAMES LOVELL – SWAN LAKE – BRISTOL HIPPODROME

 

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – MUSICAL

ROWENA DURRANT as BONNIE – COME FROM AWAY –

AXMINSTER GUILD HALL – AXMINSTER MUSICAL THEATRE

 

MUSIC PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR – NON MUSICAL THEATRE

CESARE – STRODE THEATRE, STREET –

PLEASURE DOME THEATRE & SOMERSET OPERA

 

COMEDY PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

STEPHANIE WILLSON as MISS SKILLON – SEE HOW THEY RUN – MANOR PAVILION THEATRE

&

ALEX WEBB as ROLAND MAULE – PRESENT LAUGHTER – EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE

 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/ORCHESTRATOR OF THE YEAR

JOSEPH BINMORE – COME FROM AWAY –

AXMINSTER GUILD HALL – AXMINSTER MUSICAL THEATRE

&

RACHEL FULLER – QUADROPHENIA –

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

PLAY PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

NEVILLE’S ISLAND – MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH

 

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – MUSICAL

DAVID DUTHIE – COME FROM AWAY –

AXMINSTER GUILD HALL – AXMINSTER MUSICAL THEATRE

 

PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

RYAN KOPEL as EVAN HANSEN – DEAR EVAN HANSEN – THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

&

HOLLY ELKINS as SANDY – GREASE – PLAYHOUSE, WESTON-SUPER MARE

 

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR  – PLAY

PIPPA HOLT as MARIANNE – CONSTELLATIONS – ROBOROUGH STUDIOS, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

&

DAFYDD GWYN HOWELLS as ROY – NEVILLE’S ISLAND, MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH

 

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – PLAY

JAMES SYGROVE – HAPPY DAYS – MILL STUDIO, YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE

&

JONATHAN HUNT – SEE HOW THEY RUN – MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH

 

ACTOR OF THE YEAR

CATHARINE HUMPHRYS as WINNIE – HAPPY DAYS –

MILL STUDIO, YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE

&

IAN SHAW as ROBERT SHAW – THE SHARK IS BROKEN – THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

 

SPECIAL AWARD

RHYS CANNON

THE SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL, MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH

 

THEATRE EVENT OF THE YEAR 

QUADROPHENIA – THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH

 

MANY CONGRATULATION TO YOU ALL

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR THEATRE YEAR IN 2025

 

Cormac Richards 2025