My Theatre Awards 2012

Following up from my own personal awards for the shows I saw in 2011, I am continuing by doing it again for 2012. The winners will be in highlighted and in bold.

Best Leading Actress In A Play: (2011 winner - Iris Roberts)
Lisa Dillon - Katharina (Taming Of The Shrew)
Pippa Nixon - The Bastard (King John)
Meera Syal - Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Sheridan Smith - Hedda Gabler (Hedda Gabler)
Jessica Robinson - Little Voice (The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice)
Alexandra Gilbreath - Alice Ford (The Merry Wives Of Windsor)

Pippa Nixon as The Bastard in King John

Best Leading Actor In A Play: (2011 winner - James McArdle)
David Caves - Petruchio (Taming Of The Shrew)
Jonathan Slinger - Prospero (The Tempest)
Alex Waldmann - King John (King John)
Felix Hayes - Dromio of Ephesus/ Bruce MacKinnon - Dromio Of Syracuse (The Comedy Of Errors)
Paul Bhattacharjee - Benedick (Much Abo About Nothing)
Patterson Joseph - Brutus (Julius Caesar)
Rufus Hound - Francis Henshall (One Man Two Guvnors)
Joe Dixon - Tu'an Gu (The Orphan Of Zhao)
Michael Hodgson - Manny Rat (The Mouse And His Child)
Gethin Anthony - Grigory (Boris Godunov)
John Ramm - Frank Ford (The Merry Wives Of Windsor)

Michael Hodgson as Manny Rat in The Mouse And His Child

Best Supporting Actress In A Play: (2011 winner - Lucy Briggs-Owen)
Susie Trayling - Constance (King John)
Elizabeth Cadwallader - Bianca (Taming Of The Shrew)
Emily Taafe - Lucina (The Comedy Of Errors)
Siobhan Redmond - Elizabeth Woodville (Richard III)
Amara Khan - Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)
Amy Booth Steel - Dolly (One Man Two Guvnors)
Lucy Briggs-Owen - The Princess (The Orphan Of Zhao)
Julia Innocenti - Ralphie/Mrs Crow (The Mouse And His Child)
Naomi Sheldon - Seal/Donkey (The Mouse And His Child)
Anita Dobson - Mistress Quickly (The Merry Wives Of Windsor)

Suzie Trayling as Constance in King John

Best Supporting Actor In A Play: (2011 winner - Martin Hutson)
John Stahl - King Philip Of France (King John)
Mark Rylance - Olivia (Twelfth Night)
Daniel Lapaine - Eilert Loevborg (Hedda Gabler)
Jonathan Slinger - Malvolio (Twelfth Night)
Mark Holgate -  Macla (A Soldier In Every Son)
Ray Fearon - Mark Anthony (Julius Caesar)
Sagar Arya - Claudio (Much Ado About Nothing)
Stephen Fry - Malvolio (Twelfth Night)
Peter Claufield - Alfie (One Man Two Guvnors)
Graham Turner - Dr Cheng Ying (The Orphan Of Zhao)
Lloyd Hutchinson - Boris Godunov (Boris Goduvno)
Desmond Barritt - Sir John Falstaff (The Merry Wives Of Windsor)

Ray Fearson as Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar

Best Set Designer: (2011 winner - Borkur Jonsson)
Sara Perks - Gyspy
Rob Howell - Matilda 
Ruth Sutcliffe - Taming Of The Shrew 
Jon Bausor - The Comedy Of Errors/The Tempest/Twelfth Night
Tom Piper - Much Ado About Nothing 
Anthony Ward - Sweeney Todd 
Libby Watson - The Sound Of Music
Morgan Large - The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice
Nikki Turner - The Orphan Of Zhao
Angela Davies - The Mouse and His Child
Max Jones - The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Scott Pask  - Finding Neverland

The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

Best Costume Design:
Himani Dehlvi - Much Ado About Nothing
Eloise Kazan - A Soldier In Every Son
Sara Perks - Gypsy
Simon Higlett - Wonderful Town 
Anthony Ward - Oliver!
Anthony Ward - Sweeney Todd 
Jenny Tiramani - Twelfth Night (Shakespeare's Globe)
Nikki Turner - The Orphan Of Zhao 

An example of the costumes in A Soldier In Every Son

Best Choreographry: (2011 winner  - Andrew Wright)
Matthew Bourne - Oliver!
David Needham - Gypsy
Peter Darling - Matilda
Andrew Wright - Wonderful Town
Denni Sayers - Sweeney Todd
Richard Jones - Steel Pier
David Needham - Hello, Dolly!

Wonderful Town

Best Solo/Concert Performance: (2011 winner - Ramin Karimloo)
Alfie Boe: Bring Him Home Live (UK Tour)
Ramin Karimloo: The Road To Find Out (UK Tour)
Little Women In Concert (Playhouse Theatre)
The West End Men (UK Tour)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical: (2011 winner - Hannah Waddingham)
Victoria-Hamilton Barritt - Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee (Gypsy)
Lauren Ward - Miss Honey (Matilda)
Jemma Alexander - Madame Defarge (A Tale Of Two Cities)
Lucy May Barker - Johanna (Sweeney Todd)
Jan Hartley - Mother Abbess (The Sound Of Music)
Sierra Boggess - Fantine (Les Miserables)
Lisa-Anne Wood - Precious McGuire (Steel Pier)
Aimie Atkinson - Shelby Stevens (Steel Pier)
Laura Pitt-Pulford - Irene Mulloy (Hello, Dolly!)

Victoria-Hamilton Barritt as Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy

Best Supporting Actor In A Musical: (2011 winner - Simon Lipkin)
David Fleeshman - Herbie (Gypsy)
Iain Fletcher - Bill Sikes (Oliver!)
Paul Kaye - Mr Wormwood (Matilda)
Jonathan Ansell - Charles Darnay (A Tale Of Two Cities)
Jon Boydon - Tommy DeVito (Jersey Boys)
John Bowe - Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd)
Tam Mutu - Javert (Les Miserables)
Oliver Boot - Captain Hook (Finding Neverland)
Michael Xavier - Cornelius Hackl (Hello, Dolly!)

Oliver Boot (left) as Captain Hook in Finding Neverland

Best Leading Actress In A Musical: (2011 winner - Natalie Andreou)
Caroline O'Connor - Mama Rose (Gypsy)
Sophia Kiely - Matilda (Matilda)
Samantha Barks - Nancy (Oliver!)
Lauren Samuels - Scaramouche (We Will Rock You)
Connie Fisher - Ruth (Wonderful Town)
Imelda Staunton - Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd)
Rosalie Craig - Sylvia Lleweyn Davies (Finding Neverland)
Helena Blackman - Maria (The Sound Of Music)
Sarah Galbraith - Rita Racine (Steel Pier)
Janie Dee - Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly!)

Sophia Kiely as Matilda in Matilda The Musical.

Best Leading Actor In A Musical: (2011 winner - Ramin Karimloo)
Bertie Carvel - Miss Trunchball (Matilda)
Michael Howe - Sydney Carton (A Tale Of Two Cities)
Michael Xavier - Bob Baker (Wonderful Town)
Iwan Lewis - Emmett (Legally Blonde)
Ryan Molloy - Frankie Valli (Jersey Boys)
Michael Ball - Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd)
Geronimo Rauch - Valjean (Les Miserables)
Julian Ovenden - J M Barrie (Finding Neverland)

Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchball in Matilda

Best Understudy Performance: (2011 winner - Tabitha Webb)
Scott Monello - Galelio (We Will Rock You)
Ankur Bahl - Dromio Of Ephesus/Dromio Of Syracuse (The Comedy Of Errors)
Felix Hayes - Malvolio (Twelfth Night)
Sandy Moffat - Stacee Jaxx (Rock Of Ages)
Amy Ross - Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)
Mark Theodore - Brutus (Julius Caesar)
Philip Andrew - Ray Say (The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice)
Ryan O'Gorman - Bill Sikes (Oliver!) 

Ankur Bahl getting his wig fitted.

Best Royal Shakespeare Company Production: (2011 winner - Heart Of Robin Hood)
The Comedy Of Errors (Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Roundhouse)
King John (Swan Theatre)
Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Roundhouse)
A Soldier In Every Son (Swan Theatre)
Julius Caesar (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Noel Coward Theatre and UK Tour)
Much Ado About Nothing (Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Noel Coward Theatre)
The Orphan Of Zhao (Swan Theatre)
The Mouse And His Child (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
The Merry Wives Of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

King John

Best Play (not RSC):
Doctor In The House (UK Tour)
Calender Girls (UK Tour)
Hysteria (UK Tour)
Hedda Gabler (Old Vic, London)
The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice (UK Tour)
Twelfth Night (Globe Theatre and Apollo Theatre, London)
One Man Two Guvnors (UK Tour)

Twelfth Night

Best Touring Produciton/Regional Show: (2011 winner - 42nd Street)
Gypsy (Curve Theatre)
Oliver! (UK Tour)
Wonderful Town (UK Tour)
Joseph (UK Tour)
Finding Neverland (Curve Theatre)
The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice (UK Tour)
One Man Two Guvnors (UK Tour)
Hello, Dolly! (Curve Theatre)

Gypsy

Best New* Musical: (2011 winner - Rock Of Ages)
Oliver! (UK Tour)
Matilda (Cambridge Theatre)
Gypsy (Curve Theatre)
Tale Of Two Cities (Charing Cross Theatre)
Wonderful Town (UK Tour)
Jersey Boys (Prince Edward Theatre)
Sweeney Todd (Adelphi Theatre)
Finding Neverland (Curve Theatre)
Steel Pier (Union Theatre)
Hello, Dolly! (Curve Theatre)

Matilda The Musical

*first time I'd seen this show hence why I class it as new.

Shows I've Seen 2006 onwards...

As Of September 6th

(seen once unlesss stated otherwise)

2006:

London:

Spamalot - Palace Theatre; Cast Included Tim Curry, Hannah Waddingham

The Producers - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Cast Included Reece Sheersmith, Kit Benjamin, Nicolas Colicos, Matthew Rixon, Rachel McDowall

The Sound Of Music - London Palladium; Cast Included Connie Fisher, Alexander Hanson, Lesley Garrett

Touring or Local Productions:

Aladdin (twice) - Richmond Theatre, Richmond; Cast Included Biggins, Patsy Kensit, Simon Callow

The Magic Of The Musicals - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Wayne Sleep, Marti Webb, Robert Meadmore

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Palace Theatre, Manchester; Cast Included Brian Conley, Kevin Kennedy

Cats - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Dianne Pilkington

Rocky Horror Show (5 times) - Grand Opera House, York (twice), DeMontfort Hall, Leicester (3 times); Cast Included David Bedella, Nathan Amzi, Suzanne Shaw, Matthew Cole, Julian Essex-Spurrier, Iain Davey, Shone White, Kay Murphy

A Night At The Musicals - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Duncan Breeze

Hamlet - Minack Theatre, Cornwall

Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Richard Meek

There's No Place Like A Home - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Gorden Kaye, Ken Morley, Tony Adams

Aladdin (twice) - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Claire Sweeney, Biggins, Basil Brush

Starlight Express - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Mark Willshire


2007:

London:

Little Shop Of Horrors (5 times) - Duke Of Yorks Theatre and The Ambassadors Theatre; Cast Included Sheridan Smith, Paul Keating, Barry James, Alistair McGowan

The Lord Of The Rings (twice) - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Cast Included James Loye, Peter Howe, Jerome Padron, Laura Michelle Kelly

Spamalot - Palace Theatre; Cast Included Tim Curry, Hannah Waddingham

Wicked - Apollo Victoria; Kerry Ellis, Sarah Earnshaw, Oliver Thompsett, Caroline Keiff

Touring or Local Productions:

The Wizard Of Oz (twice) - The Haymarket Theatre, Leicester; Cast Included Helena Blackman, Ceri Dupree

Aladdin (twice) - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Claire Sweeney, Biggins, Basil Brush

Rocky Horror Show (13 times) - Princess Theatre, Torquay (3 times), Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon (twice), Corn Exchange, Cambridge (twice), Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (twice), Grove Theatre, Dunstable (twice), New Victoria Theatre, Woking (twice); Cast Included David Bedella, Richard Meek, Hayley Tamaddon, Sarah Boulton, Nathan Amzi, Claire Parish, Sarah French-Ellis

The Play What I Wrote - Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn; Cast Included Biggins

The Producers - Birmingham Hipprodrome, Birmingham; Cast Included Cory English, Joe Pasquale, Russ Abbot, Emma-Jayne Appleyard

The Magic Of The Musicals - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Robert Meadmore, Wayne Sleep

Oliver - Little Theatre, Leicester

Beauty And The Beast (twice) - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Ashley Oliver

Aladdin - Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa

Music Gigs:

Michael Ball - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

2008:

London:

The Lord Of The Rings (4 times) - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Cast Included James Loye, Peter Howe, Jerome Padron, Abbie Osmon

Spamalot (twice) - Palace Theatre; Cast Included - Peter Davison, Hannah Waddingham, Bill Ward

Hairspray (twice) - Shaftesbury Theatre; Cast Included Michael Ball, Ian Talbot, Leanne Jones

The Lion King - Lyceum Theatre; Cast Included Alexia Khadime

Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert - Lyric Theatre; Presented by Sheridan Smith and James Corden

Tinderbox (3 times) - The Bush Theatre; Cast Included Sheridan Smith, Bryan Dick, Jamie Foreman

Never Forget (twice) - Savoy Theatre; Cast Included Dean Chinsnall, Craige Ells, Stephane Annelli, Eaton James

Betwixt - Ambassadors Theatre; Cast Included Sheridan Smith, David Bedella, Rosemary Ashe

Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre; Cast Included Kerry Ellis, Dianne Pilkington, Oliver Thompsett, Desmond Barrett

Touring or Local Productions:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford; Cast Included Kevin Kennedy, Ken Morley, Tony Adams

Sleuth - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Simon MacCorkindale, Michael Praed

Step Up To The Mic 4 On Tour - Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton

The Wedding Singer - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast Included Jonathan Wilkes, Natalie Casey, Jodie Jacobs, Simon Lipkin, Stephen Webb

Back To Broadway - Princess Pavillion, Falmouth

Peter Pan - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon; Cast Included Brian Blessed, Jodie Jacobs

Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Craig Chalmers, Tara Blethin, Keith Jack

Aladdin - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton; Cast Included Biggins, Matthew Kelly, Matthew Rixon, Stephanie Powers

Beauty And The Beast - Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa

Comedy Gigs:

Paddy McGuiness: Plus You Live - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester                                                                       

2009:

London:

Hairspray - Shaftesbury Theatre; Cast Included Michael Ball, Leanne Jones, Nigel Planner

The Sound Of Music - London Palladium; Cast Included Summer Strallen, Simon MacCorkindale, Margaret Preece

Avenue Q - Noel Coward Theatre; Cast Included Julie Atherton, Daniel Boys, Tom Parsons

Wicked - Apollo Victoria; Cast Included Kerry Ellis, Dianne Pilkington, Oliver Thompsett

Forbidden Broadway (twice) - Menier Chocolate Factory; Cast Included Anna Jane Casey, Sophie-Louise Dann, Alisdair Harvey, Steven Kynman

Sister Act (twice) - London Palladium; Cast Included Patina Miller, Ian Lavender, Shelia Hancock, Katie Rowley Jones

La Cage Aux Folles (3 times) - Playhouse Theatre; Cast Included John Barrowman, Douglas Hodge, Simon Burke, Denis Lawson

Legally Blonde - Savoy Theatre, London; Cast Included Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison

Jest End - Jermyn Street Theatre; Cast Included Jodie Jacobs, Stuart Matthew Price

Touring or Local Productions:

Simply Cinderella - Curve Theatre, Leicester; Cast Included Savannah Stevenson, Raj Ghatak, Emma-Jayne Appleyard, Nicola Blackman

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Daniel Boys

The Light In The Piazza - Curve Theatre, Leicester; Cast Included Matthew Rawle, Caroline Sheen, Lucy Schaufer, Graham Bickley

Chicago (twice) - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Jimmy Osmond, Emma Barton

Never Forget (3 times) - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester (twice), Fairfields Halls, Croydon; Cast Included Philip Oliver, Mitch Hewer, Mark Willshire, Aimie Atkinson

Deceptions - Hall For Cornwall, Truro; Cast Included Michelle Collins, Rupert Hill

Little Shop Of Horrors - Curve Theatre, Leicester; Cast Included Claire Buckfield, Clive Rowe

We Will Rock You - Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham; Cast Included Alex Gaumond, Sarah French-Ellis, Kevin Kennedy, Amy Hathaway

Rocky Horror Show (3 times) - Regent Theatre, Stoke (twice), Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham; Cast Included David Bedella, Mark Evans, Haley Flaherty, Kara Lane, Ceris Hine, Nathan Amzi, Brian McCann, Dominic Tribuzio

Blood Brothers - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Lyn Paul

Scrooge - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Tommy Steel

Jack And The Beanstalk - Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa

Cinderella - Hawth Theatre, Crawley; Cast Included Julian Clary, Danny Byrne, Joe Tracini, Rosemary Ashe

Cinderella - The Capitol Theatre, Horsham; Cast Included Richard Meek, Stacey Cadman, Justin Fletcher

Cinderella - New Victoria Theatre, Woking; Cast Included Michael Aspel, Joanna Page, Jon Lee, Tucker

Comedy Gigs:

Andy Parson - Curve Theatre, Leicester

Al Pitcher: The Al Pitcher Picture Show (twice) - Bambu, Leicester and Firebug, Leicester

Rob Rouse: Love, Babies and The Dog That Scared Jesus - Bambu, Leicester

Music Gigs:

David Bedella: One Night Only - Leicester Square Theatre, London

John Barrowman: Music Music Music Tour (twice) - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham and Harrogate International Conference Centre, Harrogate

Take That: The Circus Live - Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Kerry Ellis Celebrates The Great British Songbook - Shaw Theatre, London

The Music Of Queen: A Rock And Symphonic - Harewood House, Near Leeds - Perfomers Included Kerry Ellis, Mazz Murray, Ricardo Alfonso, Mig Ayesa

Michael Ball - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham


2010:

London:

La Cage Aux Folles - Playhouse Theatre; Cast included Douglas Hodge, Denis Lawson

Legally Blonde - Savoy Theatre (9 times); Cast included Sheridan Smith, Emma Bateman, Duncan James, Richard Fleeshman, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison

Hairspray - Shaftesbury Theatre; Cast included Brian Conley, Mickey Dolenz, Sharon D. Clarke

Love Never Dies - Adelphi Theatre (twice); Cast included Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Bogges, Joseph Millson, Liz Robertson, Summer Strallen

Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert - Palace Theatre; Cast included Oliver Thornton, Don Gallagher

The Phantom Of The Opera - Her Majesty's Theatre; Cast included Stephen John Davis, Gina Beck, Barry James

Les Miserables  - Queens Theatre; Cast included Simon Bowman, Norm Lewis, Samantha Barks, Lucie Jones, Gareth Gates, Martin Ball

Touring or Local Productions:

Peter Pan - Curve Theatre, Leicester; Cast included James Gaddas, Lauren Samuels, Siobhan McCarthy, Spencer Charles Noll

Rocky Horror Show (21 times) - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester (5 times), Derngate Theatre, Northampton (twice), Theatre Royal, Nottingham (3 times), New Theatre, Oxford (twice) Theatre Royal, Norwich (once) Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol (3 times), New Victoria, Woking (once), Liverpool Empire, Liverpool (once), Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (once) Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury (twice); Cast included David Bedella, Richard Meek, Haley Flaherty, Kara Lane, Nathan Amzi, Ceris Hine, Dom Tribuzio, Julian Essex-Spurrier, Stuart Ellis, Brian McCann

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast included Darren Bennett

Half A Sixpence - Guthlaxton College, Leicester

Dancing On Ice - Trent FM Arena, Nottingham

Beauty And The Beast - Curve Theatre, Leicester

Spamalot - Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Cast included Marcus Brigstocke, Hayley Tamaddon, Todd Carty, Simon Lipkin

Rent - Neath and Port Talbot College, Neath (twice)

Songs Of the Shows - Pavillions, Falmouth

Stepping Out - Hall For Cornwall, Truro; Cast Included Brian Capron, Anita Harris, Katie Kerr

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Hippodrome, Birmingham; Cast included Keith Jack, Trina Hill (twice)

Twelfth Night - Curve Theatre, Leicester

Annie - Demontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Su Pollard, David McAlister


Comedy Gigs:

Julian Clary Live - Athena, Leicester

Jimmy Carr: Rapier Wit - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester

Adrian Poynton Live - Kayal, Leicester

One Man Lord Of The Rings - Curve Theatre, Leicester

Greg Davies Live - Firebug, Leicester

Patrick Monahan Kids Stories - Guildhall, Leicester

Patrick Monahan: I Walked, I Danced, Iran - Guildhall, Leicester

Chortle Comedy Quiz - Bowies Bar, Leicester

Best Of British Variety Show - Derby Theatre, Derby - hosted by Biggins, included Paul Daniels, The Krankies, The Grumbleweeds

Joe Pasquale - Civic Hall, Bedworth


Music Gigs:

Paloma Faith Live (twice) - O2 Academy, Birmingham, DeMontfort Hall, Leicester

One Night Of Queen - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester

John Barrowman - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham



2011:

London:
Legally Blonde (twice) - Savoy Theatre; Cast Included Sheridan Smith, Alex Gaumond, Simon Thomas, Siobhan Dillon, Peter Davison

Love Never Dies (seven times) - Adelphi Theatre; Cast Included Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Summer Strallen, Dean Chisnall, Celia Graham, David Thaxton, Haley Flaherty, Liz Robertson

The Wizard Of Oz (twice) - London Palladium; Cast Included Danielle Hope, Michael Crawford, Hannah Waddingham, Emily Tierney, Paul Keating, Edward Baker-Duly

We Will Rock You - Dominion Theatre; Cast Included Sarah French, Ross Hunter, Tricia Adele Turner, Alex Bourne, Kevin Kennedy

Dress Circle Benefit Gala - Her Majesty's Theatre; Performers Included Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, Peter Polycarpou, Frances Ruffelle, Rebecca Caine

The Phantom Of The Opera - Her Majesty's Theatre; Cast Included Tabitha Webb, Scott Davies, Will Barratt, Wendy Ferguson

Les Miserables - Queen's Theatre; Cast Included Alfie Boe, Hadley Fraser, Matt Lucas, Caroline Sheen, Alexia Khadime, Craig Mather

Shrek The Musical - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Cast Included Nigel Lindsay, Alice Fearn, Nigel Harman, Richard Blackwood


Tour/Local Productions:

Aladdin - Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton; Cast Included Paul Zerdin, Biggins

Umbrella's Of Cherbourg - Curve Theatre, Leicester - Cast Included Joanna Riding, Meow Meow, Carly Bawden, Andrew Durand

Spamalot - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester; Cast Included Phil Jupitus, Jessica Martin, Todd Carty (twice)

Dancing On Ice - Trent FM Arena, Nottingham (twice)

The Sound Of Music - Kings Theatre, Glasgow; Cast Included Verity Rushworth, Jason Donovan

Avenue Q - Lowry, Salford; Cast Included Rachel Jerram, Chris Thatcher, Adam Pettigrew, Matthew Henry

Midsummer Nights Dream - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon; Cast Included Pippa Nixon, Jo Stone-Fewings, Arsher Ali, Imogen Doel, Felix Hayes

Back At The Belgrade: Ian McKellen's 50th Anniversary of Career Beginning - Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Comedy Gigs:

Patrick Monahan (twice) - Little Theatre, Leicester and Guildhall, Leicester

Greg Davies and Friends - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester

Micky Flanagan - DeMontfort Hall, Leicester


Music Gigs:

Lee Mead (twice) - Sage, Gateshead and DeMontfort Hall, Leicester

Kerry Ellis: Anthems Live - Sage, Gateshead

Take That: Progress Live - City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester




A Few Facts:
Most seen show - Rocky Horror Show (42 times)

Most seen performer - David Bedella (43 times)

Theatre been to most - DeMontfort Hall