top of page
AWARD WINNERS
Please note that Club Awards can be found on the Club History Pages
BHTC PROUDLY PRESENT OUR
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
1954 - present day
Highlights from the 2019 BHAC Drama Awards Ceremony
Photo Credits - Tim Kendell - Nick Ford (BHAC Photographer)
2019
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
The BHAC Award for Most Heart-Warming and Empathetic Production Steel Magnolias BHTC
Nominated - Best Set Design - John O'Connor
Nominated - Best Back Stage Team - Burgess Hill Theatre Club
Nominated - Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actress - Faith Fallon as Truvy
Nominated - The Vaughan Rees Award for Best Actress - Sophie Davies as Shelby
Nominated - Best Technical Achievement - Burgess Hill Theatre Club
2018
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
The Vaughan Award for Best Actor - Ben Pritchard and Culann Smyth
Best Technical Achievement - Burgess Hill Theatre Club
Nominated - Best Set Design - Sean Lippett-Fall
Nominated - Best Back Stage Team - Burgess Hill Theatre Club
Nominated - Best Publicity - Steph Somerville, Nicki Plank, Nicola Collins, Tim Kendell, Dale Smith, Dan Knight
Nominated - The Gabbus Denney Award for Best Director - Sean Lippett-Fall
2017
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Back Stage Team - Burgess Hill Theatre Club for The Tin Woman
The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actress - Carolyn Chinn as Darla the Nurse in The Tin Woman
Nominated - The Mike Padley Award for Best Supporting Actor - Andy Squires as Jack in The Tin Woman
Nominated - Best Actress - Hannah Wilson as Alice in The Tin Woman
2016
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Publicity - Phil Hawkins for Lifesavers
Coffin Mew Award for the accomplished use of sign language - Lifesavers
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor (The Mike Padley Award) - Josh Kemp for Lifesavers
2015
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Actor - Michael Bucke for The Tangled Skirt
Coffin Mew Award for staging a thoroughly polished and professional production in just seven weeks - Burgess Hill Theatre Club - The Tangled Skirt
2014
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Technical Acheivement for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nominated - Best Costume for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nominated - Best Publicity for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2013
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Actress - Pollyanna Hollebon in A Streetcar Named Desire
The Gabbus Denney Award for Best Director - John O'Connor for A Streetcar Named Desire
The Arthur Churchill Award for Excellence - Burgess Hill Theatre Club for a A Streetcar Named Desire
2011
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Young Male Actor - Chesney Jones in Karen's Garden
Chairman's Award For Promotion of New Writting - Burgess Hill Theatre Club
Nominated - Best Costumes - Cast of Karen's Garden
Nominated - Best Techincal Achievement - Chrissie Walton for Karen's Garden
Nominated - Best young Actress - Sophie Jones in Karen's Garden
2010
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Drama Awards
Best Backstage Crew - Rozencrantz & Guildernstein are Dead
2008
The Mid Sussex Times Drama Awards
Ajudicator: Male Gale
Best Newcomer - Sophie Jones as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Set Design - Elizabeth Batten for The Diary of Anne Frank
2000
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Best Musical - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Director of Choreography - Janis McLean)
Best Original Work - Missing You by Jacky Hilary
Best Actress - Pippa Jones in Educating Rita
Best Actor in a Musical - Mike MacKenzie in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Best Supporting Performances - Joint 1st for Barry Dowden in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Best Design - Geoff Twyman for Educating Rita
Best Costumes - Educating Rita
1998
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Best Set Design - Jaimie Todd for Blue Hills Remembered
1997
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Special Acheivement Award - Beau (the musical)
Best Supporting Actor - Chris Smith in The Long and the Short and the Tall
Best Set Design - Anthony White for The Long and the Short and the Tall
1991
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Best Production - The Day After the Fair directed by Joan Collins
Best Actress - Diane Lane as Edith Hamham in The Day After the Fair
Best Design - Joint 1st for Geoff Twyman for The Day After the Fair
1989
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Musical Drama - They Shoot Horses Don't They? directed by Charles Lewis
Best Performance in Musical Drama - Jackie Lander in They Shoot Horses Don't They?
1988
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Best Producer - Charles Lewis for Equus
Best Actor - Geoff Brahman for Equus
1985
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Joint Winner for Best Promising Performance - Jackie Lander in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1984
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Adudicator: Mark Gale
Best Set Designer - Geoff Twyman for Children's Day
1979
The Mid Sussex Times Awards
Ajudicator: Mark Gale
Best Production - A Woman of No Importance directed by Charles Lewis
Best Actress - Joan Collins as Mrs Allonby in A Woman of No Importance
Best Comic Performance - Rick Peckham & Peter Case (Double Act) in Babes in the Wood
Best Setting - Geoff Twyman for A Woman of No Importance
1963
Sussex Full Length Drama Festival
Take Three
November 1962
Ajudicator: Mr Rendle
Placed 1st - overall winner of section
1962
Sussex Full Length Drama Festival
A Taste of Honey
November 1962
Ajudicator: Michael Smee
Placed 2nd in Group B
1956
Sussex Rural Community Council's Drama Festival
Glynbourne Drama Festival
The White Sheep of the Family
December 1956
Ajudicator: Mr H M Butler
Adjudicator's Praise
1954
Sussex Rural Community Council's Drama Festival
Corinth House
December 1954
Adjudicator: Leonard White
Adjudicator's Praise
bottom of page