The NEWS Guide Awards

The Portsmouth NEWS Guide Awards 2011

The Guide Awards involved various catagories including music


2011 Nominations;- Date 30th September 2011

BEST EVENT
1 Southsea Fest
2 A Victorian Festival of Christmas
3 Portsmouth Festivities
4 The Lost Hour
5 Hampshire Water Festival
6 Gosport Waterfront Community Festival
7 Wickham Festival
8 Goodwood Festival of Speed
9 Bestival
10 Readers Nomination

BEST COMEDY
1 James Alderson
2 Sean Collins
3 Jonjo Rowlands
4 Bad Bread
5 Joe Wells
6 Andy Askins
7 The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue
8 Instant SOOP
9 Jeff Lane
10 Readers Nomination

BEST DJ
1 Spikey Mark
2 Will Chump
3 Tommy Leigh(AKA Tom Leighfield)
4 Owen Baxterv 5 Ted Lavender
6 Pete Scathe
7 Gentle Bren
8 Hipshaker DJs
9 RobTroubadour
10 Readers Nomination

BEST BAND
1 Bittertown Marys
2 Blackfoot Circle (formerly known as The Rubicon)
3 Kassassin Street
4 Huw Olesker and The Barebackers
5 Bear Cavalry
6 The Mojo Filters
7 Melodramas
8 Forest Floors
9 Hall of Mirrors
10 Readers Nomination

BEST SOLO ARTIST
1 Race Car Hearts
2 Under the Laurels
3 Andrew Foster
4 Luke Ferre
5 Becky Jerams
6 Billy Gregory
7 Luke Varndell
8 Dirty Sky Jones
9 Hometown Show
10 Readers Nomination

BEST EXHIBITION
1 Pride of Place Project Portsmouth: The People’s Perspectiveby the Caravan Galler
y 2 New Creatives at SPACE Gallery
3 How Should I Live? (Maybe That’s Not The Question) by S Mark Gubb
4 Blue Eyed Boys by Nicholas Martin
5 Little Black Dress at Portsmoiuth City Museum
6 There’s No Place Like Pompey at Portsmouth City Museum
7 Delightful Snippets and Oddities by Alannah Barker
8 Football in the City: A space in the heart of Portsmouth at Portsmouth City Museum
9 Why Stay Silent? At the Royal Marines Museum
10 Readers Nomination

BEST RESTAURANT
1 Yellow Kite Café, Southsea
2 Casa de Castro, Southsea
3 JSW, Petersfield
4 Fat Olives, Emsworth
5 Annie Jones, Petersfield
6 Vatika, Shedfield
7 Jamie’s Italian, Gunwharf Quays
8 Brasserie Blanc, Chichester
9 Restaurant 27, Southsea
10 Readers Nomination

BEST PUB/WINE BAR
1 The Harrow, Steep, Petersfield
2 The Horse & Jockey, Hipley, Hambledon
3 Maypole, Hayling Island
4 Bakers Arms, Droxford
5 Kings Head, Wickham
6 Bird in Hand, Lovedean
7 Wyverne, Lee-on-the-Solent
8 Rising Sun, Swanmore
9 Thomas Lord, West Meon
10 Readers Nomination

BEST FILM
1 Independent by the Sea by Richard Titley
2 Nostalgia by Harry Bartholomew
3 Private by Paul Grove
4 Tommy Stories by Roy Hanney
5 Lonesome East by James Willis
6 Footsteps by Wesley Skelly
7 Whirlwind Summer Romance by David Burtonwood
8 We’re Going Crabbing by Martin
9 Blackberry Stains by Robert Hackett
10 Readers Nomination

BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION
1 Cowardly Custard at the Kings Theatre, Southsea
2 Singing in the Rainat Chichester Festival Theatre
3 Bully Boy at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
4 As You Like It at the City Museum Gardens, Portsmouth
5 Peter Pan on Ice at the Kings Theatre, Southsea
6 Pocket Dream at the New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
7 Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead at the Chichester festival Theatre
8 Antony And Cleopatra by Southsea ShakespearActors
9 Volpone by Bench Theatre
10 Readers Nomination

BEST AMATEUR DRAMA PRODUCTION
1 Swimming With Sharks by CCADS
2 Private Peaceful by One Off
3 Romeo And Juliet by Southsea Shakespear Actors
4 The Bacchae by Hampshire Youth Theatre
5 Brief Lives by Bench Theatre
6 The 39 Steps by HumDrum
7 Daisy Pulls It Off by Bench Theatre
8 Antony and Cleopatra by Southsea Shakespear Actors
9 Volpone by Bench Theatre
10 Readers Nomination

BEST AMATEUR MUSICAL PRODUCTION
1 South Pacific by Groundling Theatre Company
2 Mack And Mable by Fareham Musical Society
3 War Of The Worlds by CCADS
4 The Music Man by the Portsmouth Players
5 Jesus Christ Superstar by South Downe Musical Society
6 Thoroughly Moderm Mille by Fareham Musical Society
7 Our House by CCADS
8 Guys And Dolls by South Downe Musical Society
9 Hot Mikado by Portsmouth Players
10 Readers Nomination

BEST AMATEUR ACTOR
1 Adam Brown in White Heat by Groundlings Theatre
2 Sean Ridley in Our House by CCADS
3 David Penrose in Brief Lives by Bench Theatre
4 Rob Bartlett in Antony And Cleopatra by Southsea Shakespear Actors
5 Kevin Redfern in Swimming with Sharks by CCADS
6 Jack Leonard in Swimming with Sharks by CCADS
7 Kevin Fraser in Twelfth Night by Titchfield Festival Theatre
8 Sean Fisher in the 39 Steps by HumDrum
9 Matt Sackman in Our House & War of the Worlds by CCADS
10 Readers Nomination

BEST AMATEUR ACTRESS
1 Rachel Carter in Twelfth Night by Titchfield Festival Theatre
2 Lara Hardwick in Romeo and Juliet by Southsea Shakespear Actors
3 Alice Corrigan in daisy Pulls it Off by Bench Theatre
4 Frankie Huin-Wah in Volpone by Bench Theatre
5 Caz Gilmore in the 39 Steps by HumDrum
6 Helen Jolley in Thoroughly Modern Millie by Fareham Musical Society
7 Marie Ridley in Thoroughly Modern Millie by Fareham Musical Society
8 Anneka Wass in Blithe Spirit by HumDrum & The Yeoman of the Guard by Portsmouth University Dramatic and Musical Society
9 Jess Cutting in Antony and Cleopatra by Southsea Shakespeare Actors
10 Readers Nomination

BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC ACT
1 Karen Kingsley
2 Andrew Cleary
3 Portsmouth Festival Choir
4 Kaleidoscope
5 Unversity of Portsmouth Choir
6 Peter Rhodes
7 Renaissance Choir
8 Hampshire County Youth Orchestra
9 Portsmouth Choral Union
10 Readers Nomination

THE WINNERS
Date Nov 14 2011 with coverage on Nov 15 and 18

BEST EVENT
WINNER: Southsea Fest
Runner-up: Bestival

BEST COMEDY
WINNER: Sean Collins
Runner-up: Instant SOOP

BEST DJ
WINNER: Pete Scathe
Runner-up: Hipshaker DJs

BEST BAND
WINNER: The Mojo Filters
Runner-up: Huw Olesker and The Barebackers

BEST SOLO ARTIST
WINNER: Under the Laurels (AKA Laurel-Arnell-Cullen)
Runner-up: Hometown Show (AKA Matthew Harrison)

BEST EXHIBITION
WINNER: Little Black Dress at Portsmouth City Museum
Runner-up: Football in the City: A space in the heart of Portsmouth at Portsmouth City Museum

BEST RESTAURANT
WINNER: Jamie’s Italian
Runner-up: Restaurant 27

BEST PUB/WINE BAR
WINNER: The Horse & Jockey, Hambledon
Runner-up: The Bird In Hand, Lovedean

BEST FILM
WINNER: Blackberry Stains by Roger Goldsmith
Runner-up: We’re Going Crabbing by Martin Chalk

BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION
WINNER: Singin’ In The Rain, Chichester Festival Theatre
Runner-up: Cowardy Custard, Kings Theatre

BEST AMATEUR DRAMA PRODUCTION
WINNER: The 39 Steps, HumDrum
Runner-up: Swimming With Sharks, CCADS

BEST AMATEUR MUSICAL PRODUCTION
WINNER: Our House, CCADS
Runner-up: Jesus Christ Superstar, South Downe Musical Society

BEST AMATEUR ACTOR
WINNER: Kevin Redfern, Swimming With Sharks (CCADS)
Runner-up: Sean Fisher, The 39 Steps (HumDrum)

BEST AMATEUR ACTRESS
WINNER: Alice Corrigan, Daisy Pulls It Off (Bench)
Runner-up: Lara Hardwick, Romeo And Juliet (SSA)

BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC ACT
WINNER: Portsmouth Festival Choir
Runner-up: Karen Kingsley

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Recipient: Mike Allen

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