Morecambe Youth Theatre

0 views

Skip to first unread message

Brayan Sedillo

unread,

Aug 3, 2024, 6:03:27 PM8/3/24

to casdingcenab

Hannah Morris won Best Leading Female in a Musical for her performance as Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham at the Lancaster Grand in 2023, at the North West NODA Awards held at Blackpool Winter Gardens.\n\n"We are so proud of you Hannah, thank you for leading such a special show SO beautifully," said a post on the MAODS (Morecambe Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society) Facebook page.\n\nSophie Butler also won Best Director of a Youth Musical for 'We Will Rock You' by the MY Theatre company, which was performed at The Dukes last year.\n\nSophie runs the Sophie Butler Academy of Musical Theatre in Morecambe, as well as MY (Morecambe Youth) Theatre.\n\n"She works tirelessly to bring her creative visions to life. She is so loved by the children, and team MY Theatre," said a post on the MY Theatre Facebook page.\n\n"Huge well done to nominees Abi, Evie and the full cast who were already winners of our district. We are beaming!"\n\n\n\nThe NODA North West Awards were held following the District 11 NODA Awards in February, where there were many winners from our local area.\n\nThey included:\n\nMY THEATRE\n\nAbi Jones - Best Supporting Female Character in a Youth Musical\n\nEvie Muir - Best Female Leading Character in a Youth Musical\n\nSophie Butler - Best Director of a Youth Musical\n\nMY Theatre - Best Youth Musical\n\n \n\nMAODS\n\nHannah Morris - Best Female Lead Character in a Musical\n\nFrancesca Marriner - Best Female Comedy Character in a Musical\n\nSophie Butler - Best Director of a Musical\n\n \n\nLADOS\n\nJames Shields - Best Leading Male Character in a Musical\n\nHolly Brown - Best Choreographer of a Musical\n\n \n\nMORECAMBE WARBLERS\n\nBenji Pollitt - Best Male Character Youth Performance in an Adult Production\n\nAnna Webster - Best Supporting Female Character in a Musical\n\n \n\nLANCASTER RED ROSE AODS\n\nThe Ronettes (Sarah-Louise Donald, Charlotte Mason and Becky Halpin, pictured below) - Best Ensemble\n\n \n\nRead more: Lancaster and Morecambe musical theatre stars recognised at awards night - Beyond Radio","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/458\/66387511a9925.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-06T06:31:01+00:00","url":"https:\/\/www.beyondradio.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/lancaster-and-morecambe-musical-theatre-stars-win-at-north-west-awards\/","publisher":"@type":"Organization","name":"Beyond Radio","headline":"Lancaster and Morecambe musical theatre stars win at North West awards","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Greg Lambert"} Search Search Local Business Partners

They included Sophie Butler, who won two individual awards - Best Director of a Musical for the Morecambe AODS (Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society)'s adaptation of 'Made in Dagenham' at the Lancaster Grand last year, as well as Best Director of a Youth Musical for MY Theatre's version of 'We Will Rock You' performed at Moor Space in Lancaster in 2023. Sophie's theatre company MY Theatre also won Best Youth Musical.

MY Theatre and MAODS also won other awards, as did LADOS (Lancaster Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society) for their 'Sister Act' show at the Grand, and Morecambe Warblers for 'The Addams Family' and Lancaster Red Rose AODS for 'Little Shop of Horrors'.

NODA North West District 11 covers these areas within North Lancashire and South Cumbria: Lancaster, Garstang, Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland, Lunesdale and Ulverston. The awards celebrate the achievements of groups and individuals for productions from the the previous 12 months.

The District 11 NODA Awards (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) took place on Saturday and there were many winners from our local area.\n\nThey included Sophie Butler, who won two individual awards - Best Director of a Musical for the Morecambe AODS (Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society)'s adaptation of 'Made in Dagenham' at the Lancaster Grand last year, as well as Best Director of a Youth Musical for MY Theatre's version of 'We Will Rock You' performed at Moor Space in Lancaster in 2023. Sophie's theatre company MY Theatre also won Best Youth Musical.\n\nMY Theatre and MAODS also won other awards, as did LADOS (Lancaster Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society) for their 'Sister Act' show at the Grand, and Morecambe Warblers for 'The Addams Family' and Lancaster Red Rose AODS for 'Little Shop of Horrors'.\n\nLocal winners included:\n\nMY THEATRE\n\nAbi Jones - Best Supporting Female Character in a Youth Musical\n\nEvie Muir - Best Female Leading Character in a Youth Musical\n\nSophie Butler - Best Director of a Youth Musical\n\nMY Theatre - Best Youth Musical\n\n \n\nMAODS\n\nHannah Morris - Best Female Lead Character in a Musical\n\nFrancesca Marriner - Best Female Comedy Character in a Musical\n\nSophie Butler - Best Director of a Musical\n\n \n\nLADOS\n\nJames Shields - Best Leading Male Character in a Musical\n\nHolly Brown - Best Choreographer of a Musical\n\n \n\nMORECAMBE WARBLERS\n\nBenji Pollitt - Best Male Character Youth Performance in an Adult Production\n\nAnna Webster - Best Supporting Female Character in a Musical\n\n \n\nLANCASTER RED ROSE AODS\n\nThe Ronettes (Sarah-Louise Donald, Charlotte Mason and Becky Halpin, pictured below) - Best Ensemble\n\n\n\nNODA North West District 11 covers these areas within North Lancashire and South Cumbria: Lancaster, Garstang, Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland, Lunesdale and Ulverston. The awards celebrate the achievements of groups and individuals for productions from the the previous 12 months.\n\nFor the full list of local nominations see the link below:\n\nStars of musical theatre celebrate bumper awards nominations for their shows in Lancaster - Beyond Radio","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/458\/65d314fc6b205.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-19T08:48:40+00:00","url":"https:\/\/www.beyondradio.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/lancaster-and-morecambe-musical-theatre-stars-recognised-at-awards-night\/","publisher":"@type":"Organization","name":"Beyond Radio","headline":"Lancaster and Morecambe musical theatre stars recognised at awards night","author":"@type":"Person","name":"Greg Lambert"} Search Search Local Business Partners

I was lucky as I grew up in the west of Oxford, a city with a lot going on culturally. I was doubly lucky as my parents enjoyed theatre and cinema and took me along with them from a young age, so I always viewed the arts as an option for me. I was able to join youth theatre groups, and you did have to audition to take part in those, and not everyone was successful, so I got used to auditioning quite early. A key part of auditioning is not being successful, so it is useful to get used to dealing with rejection early.

Our Theatre has a fantastic technical capacity. With a full lighting rig, projector and backstage, we are able to support touring shows as well as community hires. You can find out more about our tech here [email protected]