List of Awards Won by Limelight Drama Group

Bradford Drama Festival

1981

Ritual For Dolls (George MacEwan Green)

Best Actress

Joan Stevens

Maccabiah Theatre Festival

1985

The Haym (Solata, Miller & Palmer)

Regional Winner

Wharfedale Drama Festival

1988

As Good As New (David Perry)

Best Actor

Lawrence Gorsden

1990

The American Dream (Edward Albee)

Best Director

Martin Glynne

1996

The Donohue Sisters

Special Award for tackling hardest production

Sydney Levine

1998

Say Something Happened (Alan Bennett)

Best Actress

June Bickler

Harrogate Theatre Festival Of Drama

1990

The American Dream (Edward Albee)

Best Actress
Special Award For Teamwork

Elaine Dyson
Backstage Crew

1990

The Bespoke Overcoat (Wolf Mankewitz)

Best Overall Production
Best Actor
Best Supporting Performance

Sydney Levine
Len Silverman

1991

Steel Magnolias (Robert Harling)

Best Actress

Mollie Williams

1991

The Orchestra (Jean Anouilh)

Special Award

Lawrence Gorsden

1995

Pity About Kitty (Jimmy Chinn)

Best Actress

Mollie Williams

Leeds Civic Arts Guild Annual Awards

1993

A Shayna Maidel (Barbara Lebow)

Best Performance In A Drama

Jennie Goldstone

1998

Kindertransport (Diane Samuels)

Best Drama Production
Best Performance In A Drama

Emma Gordon

2001

Broken Glass (Arthur Miller)

Best Drama Production
Best Supporting Performance

Paula Shapero

2003

Veronica’s Room (Ira Levin)

Best Drama Production
Best Performance In A Drama
Runner-up Best Supporting                               Performance

Tori Teff

Harry Venet

2007

When We Are Married (J.B. Priestley)

Audrey Raynor Award for Best Supporting Performance

Emma Gordon

2008

A Month of Sundays (Bob Larbey)

Civic Theatre Trophy for best Poster

Designed by Rosalind Wilson.

2008

Fine Arts Award (new)

Fine Arts Award

Leila Conway

2008

Chaim’s Love Song (Marvin Chernoff)

Audrey Raynor Award for best supporting actor
Sherrie Waites Award for best actor.
Runner-up Best Play

Lawrence Gorsden

Harry Venet

2009

Strangers on a Train

Audrey Raynor Award for best supporting actor
Sherrie Waites Award for best actor

Lee Russell

Stuart Gordon

2009

Fine Arts Award

The Guild’s Got Talent (New)

Fine Arts Award

3rd Place

Leila Conway

Hayden Cohen

Wharfedale Festival of Theatre

2000

Steinberg’s Day Of Atonement (Anthony Melnikoff)

Best Actress

Helen Lorie

2001

Broken Glass (Arthur Miller)

Best Actor
Special Award For Period Detail

Alfie Israel

2002

I Remember Mama (John van Druten)

Overall Best Drama Performance
Best Family Performance
Runner-up Best Director

Helene Cooper

2003

Veronica’s Room (Ira Levin)

Special Award For Period Detail
Runner-up Best Actress
Third Place Stage Presentation

Tori Teff

2004

Abandonment

Best cameo performance

Elaine Dyson

2005

The Importance of Being Earnest

Best newcomer
3rd. Best stage presentation
Chairman’s special award for competing with City Fireworks!!

Ruth Mellish
Helene Cooper

2006

The Diary of Anne Frank

Best Actress
Best overall production
Runner-up Best Director
YEP Trophy
Best programme design

Frederika Lorie

Ewan McGregor

2007

When We Are Married

Best actress in a supporting role
Special award for period detail

Emma Gordon

2008

Chaim’s Love Song

Best director
Runner up Best Actor
Runner up Best Actress
Runner up Best supporting actor
Runner up best overall production.

Malcolm Taylor
Harry Venet
Margaret Silver
Lawrence Gorsden