Nantwich Players celebrates 21 nominations in NODA awards

Nantwich Players have received 21 nominations at the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) North West District 8 Awards 2025.

The nominations span a range of categories and productions, celebrating the talent, creativity and dedication of our performers, directors, production teams and volunteers across the past year.

The awards take place in January when winners will be announced.

Anastasia Newton, marketing manager at Nantwich Players, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to receive 21 NODA nominations.

“It’s a huge testament to the commitment, talent and creativity of everyone involved with Nantwich Players, both on stage and behind the scenes. We couldn’t be prouder.

“The NODA Awards celebrate the very best in amateur theatre across the UK, and we are honoured to be recognised alongside so many fantastic companies from across the North West.”

Nominations for Nantwich Players include:

Best Comedy Performance in a Drama
• Molly McGinn as Millie in Eight
• Adam Goode as Edmund Blackadder in Blackadder Goes Forth
• Eileen Heaton as Martha Gillette in The Game’s Afoot

Best Staging of a Drama
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
• Nora: A Doll’s House
• The Last of the Haussmans

Best Supporting Male Character in a Drama
• James Freeman as Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Supporting Female Character in a Drama
• Megan Goode as Daria Chase in The Game’s Afoot

Best Leading Male Character in a Drama
• Kit Phillips as Oliver in Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
• David Rogerson as William Gillette in The Game’s Afoot

Best Leading Female Character in a Drama
• Holly Bevins-Jones as Bernadette in Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
• Janan Chopra as Prospero in The Tempest
• Carla Gonen, Lillie Pragnell & Sarah Shillito as The Noras in Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Director of a Drama
• Chris Ridge for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Bethany Gail for Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
• Bethany Gail for Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Drama
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
• Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Youth Performance of a Male Character in an Adult Production
• Edward Rolfe as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time