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Amateur Community
Derby LIVE believes that the amateur sector is vital to the theatre ecology of Derby.
Derby is fortunate to have one of the country's largest and most vibrant Amateur Theatre communities. After a hiatus of a couple of years, Derby LIVE is extremely proud to have re-launched the Eagle Awards.
Amateur translates as ‘for the love of it’. The Eagle Awards celebrate, promote and recognise this love and the wonderful array of theatre it produces each year.
The
recipients for the 2009/2010 awards were:-
THE JO DAVISON AWARD FOR BEST NEWCOMER
Chloe Harris - (Performer) - Derby Opera Company - Our House
THE TIMOTHY DALTON AWARD FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
Laura Smith - Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company - Pride and Prejudice
THE PHIL TREECE AWARD FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PANTOMIME
Toby Bradford - Kaleidoscope Players - The Pantomime Adventures of Sinbad
THE GWEN TAYLOR AWARD FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Jamie Clarricoates - Derby Opera Company - Our House
THE BRIAN GLAZEBROOK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Jean Roulinson - (Producer) - Flying High Gang Show - Flying High 2010
THE DERBY TELEGRAPH AWARD FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Chris Scott - Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company - Titus Andronicus
THE MALCOLM SIRCOM AWARD FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF A PANTOMIME
Jill Swift, Margaret Icely - The Watson Players - Little Red Riding Hood
THE GORDON BEWLEY AWARD FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Lynn Nelson - Derby Opera Company - Our House
THE KEN PIPES AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO AMATEUR THEATRE
Karen and Ken Owen
The next judging year for the Eagle awards 2010/2011 began on 1 July 2010.
The Aims, Objectives and Procedures for the Eagle Awards
, an Entry Form and an Amateur Theatre Monitoring Form can each be downloaded from here, printed, completed and posted back to Kim Miller, Learning and Inclusion Manager at the address on the forms.
Derby’s amateur theatre community has requested that Derby LIVE facilitates a maximum of one workshop per annum for each respective amateur theatre group. These will share best practice and assist skills development. We will also provide amateur technicians with accredited training in technical areas such as lighting, sound and technical stage management. Please remember to submit your request for a workshop topic to Kim Miller.
Contact
Please contact Kim Miller on 01332 287336 or by email to kim.miller@derby.gov.uk for details on ways to get involved.
A list of local amateur groups and contacts are listed below, please contact us to be added to this list.
- 3D Derby Deaf Drama
- Central Operatic
- Chellaston Players
- Derby Gilbert & Sullivan Company
- Derby New Theatre Association
- Derby Opera Company
- Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Flying High Gang Show
- Gatepost Theatre Company
- Good Companions Stage Society
- Kaleidoscope Players
- Marlowe Players
- Rose Hill Musical Society
- The Nods Theatre Company
- Watson Players
- X Community Theatre Company
