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production (and a well-earned holiday), the Villagers return
in September refreshed and ready to begin a new production.
But a
production can't be laid to rest without our annual awards, the
Grouchies, which are presented during our September meeting.
Some
of the awards are serious, some not-so-serious, and over the years some
awards have been given names to commemorate particular highpoints in
our history.
Our 2024 awards
are given below (winners are underscored). Some
might seem a little obscure - email us and
we'll let you in on the joke.
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Master
of Ceremonies and Chairman of the Nominating
Committee - Ian Wright
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Missed Entrance
Tony at Swanmore
Jo on Tuesday at Village
Lewis at the Village Friday
The Crown and sash at the Village Thursday
Everyone at The Alverbank
Best Impression of a Celebrity
Sarah as Usain Bolt
Beth’s crook as a weapon of mass destruction
Dan as Giant Haystacks
Lewis as Douglas Adams writing awful Vogon poetry
Glyn and Jess as Jess Glynn
Mark as a Dalek in the dress rehearsal
Glyn and Dan as Little and Large
Most Typecast
Rob as a miserable git
Carol for finishing up in a nunnery – again!!
Eddie as someone who is old yet strong and lusty
Phil as a thoroughly nice guy
Tony and Ian as men who need bigger waisted trousers these days!
Best Costume
The Sash
Hymen’s mask
Touchstone’s outfit
Martext’s Cassock
Best Unscripted Moment
Beth hitting Dan in the private parts with her stick in rehearsals
Lewis girls offering him crisps mid scene at costume rehearsal
Mike reading the 30 from the line count when reading in
Emily holding up the scenery at Buckler’s Hard
Julia laughing when Mike said he was 25
Casper’s delight at winning the raffle at Buckler’s Hard
The Spirit of Nigel Dean Award for script adaptation
Madame La Belle
Monsieur Le Beau
Best Ad Lib
Sarah – “ I do not see him…perhaps he’ll be along in a minute
Rob – I’ll rail against the weather of England (at Buckler’s Hard)
Sarah - "I would I could give one that wasn't broken but her hand lacks means"
Sarah – “and some sack” after the coughing fit
Least typecast
Carol as an evil b****
Phil as a thoroughly nasty guy
Ian as someone people actually listen to
Glyn and Jess as menacing henchmen
Mike as someone who is “five and twenty”
Bob Hatcher Award for Saving the Day
Ian for standing in as Le Beau …without a script!
Alfie for producing all the music and writing so much of it
Mark for making Touchstone a comprehensible and funny character
Dan for eventually getting everyone miked up at The Alverbank
Nigel Dean award for Word Perfection
Dan – second half
Carol – second half
Sharon – first half
Mike – first half
Best Newcomer
Lewis
Rhiannon
Sam
Mike
Jo
Jan
Best Gag
Sarah for the thigh slap and the “ow”
Mike and Mark for the pause ands look at the audience on “Five and twenty”
Sarah for the sly look at Orlando’s bums
Glyn for the continual interrupting of Charles
Act 5 Sc 2 repetition of lines like “and I Rosalind”
Alfie’s false chord on guitar when strumming for Touchstone and Audrey
Lewis – “It is my arm”
Best Line
Sam – “Oh Phebe, Phebe, Phebe!”
Rob – “ Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans … everything”
Rob – “ And thereby hangs a tale”
Rhiannon – “And I’ll sleep”
Ian – “That was better than at The Minack”
Sharon – “I am not a slut, though I thank the gods I am foul”
Mark – “A poor virgin sir”
Sarah – “Too much of a good thing”
Lewis – “But heavenly Rosalind”
The Friar Laurence Award for Brevity in Public Speaking
Phebe – Act 3 Sc 5
Sarah – the Epilogue
Sarah – most of the play
Pat – the Lover and His Lass song
Mark – Act 5 Sc 4
Rob – Act 2 Sc 7
Alfie as Hymen
The Mayor of Gosport on Friday at the Village
The Graham Thomas Award for Best Accent
Jo’s French accent as La Belle
Jess’s Welsh Accent as Oliver Martext
Jan’s West Country as Corin
Ian’s French as Le Beau
Best Prop
The rope
The crook
The feast
The Guitar
Mike’s floppy one
The bloody napkin
The poems
The crown
The Alfie Deverill Award for Best Song
The Overture
The Lover and His Lass – sung by Pat
Hymen’s Wedding Song – sung by Alfie
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind sung by Alfie with Choral accompaniment from the cast
The Adele Award for Rolling in the Deep
Dan in the wrestling scene
Sarah in the Bloody napkin scene
Sam when begging Phebe
Phil when being held down by the fearsome henchmen
The Mayor of Gosport for digging a giant hole for himself
Best Acting While Saying Nothing
Rhiannon for most of the second half
Rob when anything vaguely romantic was going on
Jess looking petrified when facing The B****
Mark reacting in several scenes
Everyone reacting to Audrey being described as a poor virgin
Rhiannon and Phil when falling in love
Beth when falling for Ganymede
The Laurel and Hardy Award for Best Double Act
Rob and Lewis in Act 3 Sc 2
Sarah and Rhiannon
Sam and Beth
Sam and Jan
Jess and Glyn
Mark and Sharon
Mark and Mike
Sarah and Lewis
Dan and Glyn |
The NIGEL DEAN award for PROPER VILLAGER
Rob Spraggs
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