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After each 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 2015 awards are given below (winners are underscored).  Some might seem a little obscure - email us and we'll let you in on the joke.

Master of Ceremonies and Chairman of the Nominating Committee - Ian Wright
Best special effect 

The thunder at the Thursday rehearsal
The amazing lighted staff
The lighted bower in the “Goddess” scene – Jessica, Luke, Lula-Blu
The roaring and howling in the shipwreck

Best Prop

The staff with the luminous pink end!
The bottle
The bower
The logs
The food
The rope
The boat
The sheet - Trevor
Juno’s gate

The Chambers Dictionary award for Best Word

Antonia – "Churmudgeonly" - Rebecca
Antonia and Sebastianne - "Dido"
Trinculo – "horse piss"
Ferdinand - "ardour"

The “Not the Nigel Dean Award” for Word Perfection

Chris Watt – second half
Jessica Adolpho Pugh
Luke Adolpho Pugh
Lula-Blu Goulding
The Goddesses in the first half

The Graham Thomas ‘What the hell was that?’ Award” for Best Accent)

Ted’s Yorkshire Terrier
John’s Cockney Geezer
Graham’s West Country Sea Dog

Best Ad Lib moment

Carol for ad libbing an entirely different tune to the one she was supposed to sing
Ian, Sarah and Phil for ad libbing a conversation with a drunk behind scenes while still trying to keep an eye on the action at Quarr Abbey
The Ariels for getting some clothes
The chess set making a bid for freedom after listening to Caliban’s inspiring speech
The food at the magical banquet on Thursday at the village, also breaking fro freedom
Graham for starting the play before the waves were ready at Nicholson Gardens

The ITV Award for Product Placement

Ariel for Ariel Washing Tablets
Miranda for Specsavers - Sarah
Miranda for Comfort Softener
Antonia for advertising the Italian barbers, “Hair of Naples”
Trinculo for Toilet Duck
Trinculo for Branston Pickle


The James Doyle “But Soft” Award for Best Line

“Ding Dong” - Gabriel
“No tongue”
“Harmonious charmingly”
“as leaking as an unstaunched wench”
“can he vent Trinculos?”
“That dusky dis my daughter’s got”
“Master, I do smell all, horse piss”
“As you from crimes would pardoned be, let your indulgence set me free”

The Cunning Stunt Award for Best Special Effect or Stunt

Nigel going solo downhill at the Isle of Wight in his wheelchair
Sarah and Phil for the Swanmore kiss
Charlene and Charlotte dancing on the table in the inn
Ted for crawling under a sheet with Trevor
Trevor for licking Andy’s foot
Ian for saying “the nuptials of these our dear beloved solemnized” without falling into the obvious trap!
Mark for getting a selfie with the monks at the Abbey

Best Costume

Brian’s beard
Dan’s beard
Ariel’s eyelashes
Trinculo’s green dress - Ted
Caliban’s cricket pad
Sharon’s rainbow



The Derren Brown Award for Best Trance

Mark
Paul
Dan
Annette
Rebecca

The Friar Laurence Award for Brevity in Public Speaking

Prospero Act I Scene 2
Prospero Act IV Scene 1
Prospero Act V Scene 1
Prospero – The Epilogue
Ariel Act III Scene 3
Gonzalo Act V Scene 1

Most Typecast Award

Andy as someone who might just have over imbibed
Charlene and Charlotte as likely to dance on a table
Chris as a super reliable crew member
John as a bawling, blasphemous, uncharitable dog
John as a cur, whoreson, violent noise maker
Ian as someone who can send you to sleep
Phil as someone who won’t let his humour melt into lust
Sharon, Glyn, Carol and the Nymphs as a rabble
Ian as someone whose old brain is troubled
Trevor as someone who, with age, his body uglier grows

Least Typecast Award

Carol as someone who knows what tune she is singing
Alonso’s train as “beauteous mankind”
Ian as someone whose tale would cure deafness
Brian as someone who could ever be an enemy inveterate
Ian as a school master
Phil as someone bought into bondage
Annette as someone pinched for it
Trev as someone who has the hump

The Mark Wright Award for Missed Entrance

The line on the Wednesday night at the Village - Charlene and Charley
Gabriel and Lula at the Village on Friday
Gonzalo’s beard every night
Jessica and Luke at Swanmore

Best impression of a Celebrity

Ted as Alan Bennett
Gabriel as Leslie Phillips
Rebecca as Dr Strangelove
Andy as Bryn Terfel
Trevor as Braveheart
Graham as Cap’n Jack Sparrow
Dan as Brian Blessed
Paul as Tiny Tim, Village, Friday night
Paul as a dalek, Swanmore
Sharon as Bungle, Zippy and Geoffrey
Gabriel as Lassie
Brian as Marvin the Paranoid Android

The Bob Hatcher Award for Saving the Day

Nick and Sue from Strathmore Road for providing additional milk
The staff at QA for sorting out Sarah’s shoulder
Dave the Blacksmith for making us a ship stabilising pole
Paul for battling on through acute laryngitis
Cameron, Aaron and Georgina for stepping in at Swanmore
Alannah and Paige for saying Gabriel’s lines at the Village on Friday
Anne for bringing chips on Friday to the village
Andy’s erection
The NHS Award for Diagnosable Condition

Trevor’s hernia
Ian’s double hernia!
Paul’s throat
Rebecca’s foot
Sarah’s shoulder
Rob’s nerves
The “Gary Barlow” Award for Best Song

Caliban
The Ariels
The Goddesses
Trinculo and Stephano
Stephano - Andy
The Marvel Comics Award as Superhero of the Production

Joan for her many small kindnesses and incidents of support
Nigel for his being at almost every performance to support
Phil the Sparky for his lightning fast lighting
Brian for his bringing Gabriel down for his ding dong
Jill for her prompting

The Proper Villager Award - Brian Dell