2025 ACT "Out of the Spotlight" Awards

The 2025 @actukorg (Association of Community Theatre) Out of the Spotlight awards ceremony was held on 27th July, and Players Theatre was well represented with a breadth of nominations. The awards highlight those people who make great contributions to community theatre behind the scenes in areas such as tech support, customer relations and backstage management. Congratulations to all, in particular to Peter Grieve and team for their award recognising excellent box office and front of house service.

Finally, a huge thank you to ACT for presenting us with a special certificate "In recognition of 100 years of outstanding commitment and service to drama."

Winners

Peter Grieve and Team, for Excellence in Customer Relations

Nominations

Excellence in Customer Relations - Front of House Award 

Mary Ellis and Team

Excellence in Customer Relations - Box Office & Tickets Award

Peter Grieve and Team

Excellence in Stage Craft - Lighting Design Award

Dave Oliver, with Chris Burnett and Sophie Billington - The Ghost Train

Excellence in Stage Craft - Set Design Award

Set Team - Dracula the Bloody Truth

Set Team - Home I’m Darling

For full nomination details, please head the ACT website: https://actuk.org/act-events/members-day-2/out-of-the-spotlight-awards/out-of-the-spotlight-award-nominations/

We are particularly proud of the incredible team behind the stage building, led by Ian Wilkinson, who work tirelessly to create the incredible sets for our actors to perform in. Special mention should also be made for Dave Oliver for his work on the Ghost Train, including programming our brand new LEDs to create the haunting effects of the train on stage.

Congratulations to all the members who were nominated across the 2024/25 season, the wonderful technical crews helped us put on another stellar season of performances and they deserve much more recognition!