Regent Rep Awards 2012
Hello! As you know, John King set up the Arena Awards, many moons ago, to celebrate the year's events, and poke gentle fun out of the members of his group. The Awards were an annual event, albeit a bit of a moveable feast, depending on the amount of time he had to put them together. They were continued after John moved away from Arena to concentrate on his Big Little Theatre School duties, right up until 2009, when the group's appetite for the event dwindled.
As you all are aware, we thought it would be a nice idea to reinstigate the Awards for Regent Rep, John's other baby (although of course they can't be called Arena Awards, and "Regent Rep Awards" sounds a little dull - I thought perhaps of calling them the Golden Earlobes, but that's undecided as yet!).
Now, this year's Awards, or 'Lobes if you will*, will cover more than the past year - they will cover all years since Regent Rep was formed, to bring us up to speed. THUS, they will include the following productions/timeframes:
Jamaica Inn 2009
The Crucible 2010
The Mayor of Casterbridge 2010
Cold Comfort Farm 2011
'Allo 'Allo 2011
Stagestruck 2011-12
...and any rehearsals of Pride & Prejudice we get through before the event.
* perhaps we can hold an annual camping weekend, play loud music, drink cheap cider and call it DownLobe. Food for thought...
ANYWAY... Date and venue TBC but we are looking April/May. I will confirm shortly.
In the meantime, we need NOMINATIONS for the Awards. That's what this page is all about.
I wasn't at all the rehearsals/party to all the conversations/in all of the shows, so I need your feedback please! Each award has several nominations as well as the winner, so the more the merrier!
So, for those of you unfamiliar with the process, here is a recap:
There are a number of set main categories, the "lucky" winner of which receives an award for (these are generally film posters Photoshopped to put Your Face Here), as a memento. The main awards are preceded by a list of Minor Awards, of which there is no set list and they are expanded upon as needs be. The Minor Awards have no actual keepsake, just the glory of a mention on the night and - for some - the relief of a narrow escape from Photoshop mockery. Well, I say mockery, but it is all just a gentle urine extraction. And some of them are even quite heartfelt. Occasionally.
So, please find at the link below a list of categories and the winner from the last Arena Awards night back in 2009. This shoudl give you an idea of the kind of thing we're looking at! Don't feel that a particular memory you want to be celebrated doesn;t fit into a given category - some of the shoehorning done is elastic to the point of Cirque du Soleil levels, if need be - just send me your funny/touching/embarassing moments connected to shows, rehearsals, publicity stunts, etc etc connected to the timeframe shown. Suzanne once won an award for picking up a Christmas turkey, so they don't all need to be theatre related!
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EXAMPLES OF ARENA WINNERS
As you all are aware, we thought it would be a nice idea to reinstigate the Awards for Regent Rep, John's other baby (although of course they can't be called Arena Awards, and "Regent Rep Awards" sounds a little dull - I thought perhaps of calling them the Golden Earlobes, but that's undecided as yet!).
Now, this year's Awards, or 'Lobes if you will*, will cover more than the past year - they will cover all years since Regent Rep was formed, to bring us up to speed. THUS, they will include the following productions/timeframes:
Jamaica Inn 2009
The Crucible 2010
The Mayor of Casterbridge 2010
Cold Comfort Farm 2011
'Allo 'Allo 2011
Stagestruck 2011-12
...and any rehearsals of Pride & Prejudice we get through before the event.
* perhaps we can hold an annual camping weekend, play loud music, drink cheap cider and call it DownLobe. Food for thought...
ANYWAY... Date and venue TBC but we are looking April/May. I will confirm shortly.
In the meantime, we need NOMINATIONS for the Awards. That's what this page is all about.
I wasn't at all the rehearsals/party to all the conversations/in all of the shows, so I need your feedback please! Each award has several nominations as well as the winner, so the more the merrier!
So, for those of you unfamiliar with the process, here is a recap:
There are a number of set main categories, the "lucky" winner of which receives an award for (these are generally film posters Photoshopped to put Your Face Here), as a memento. The main awards are preceded by a list of Minor Awards, of which there is no set list and they are expanded upon as needs be. The Minor Awards have no actual keepsake, just the glory of a mention on the night and - for some - the relief of a narrow escape from Photoshop mockery. Well, I say mockery, but it is all just a gentle urine extraction. And some of them are even quite heartfelt. Occasionally.
So, please find at the link below a list of categories and the winner from the last Arena Awards night back in 2009. This shoudl give you an idea of the kind of thing we're looking at! Don't feel that a particular memory you want to be celebrated doesn;t fit into a given category - some of the shoehorning done is elastic to the point of Cirque du Soleil levels, if need be - just send me your funny/touching/embarassing moments connected to shows, rehearsals, publicity stunts, etc etc connected to the timeframe shown. Suzanne once won an award for picking up a Christmas turkey, so they don't all need to be theatre related!
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EXAMPLES OF ARENA WINNERS
