Theatre Guide Dog Awards Lent 2011

THE THEATRE GUIDE DOG smiles upon the successes of the past term and rewards the worthy with his official approbation. You can help him with your inferior-but-not-worthless opinions.

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Update: Find the Lent 2011 Golden Prig Winners HERE

Update: Find the Lent 2011 Platinum Tab Winners HERE

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Ladies and gentlefolk (and you too, I guess) – I don’t wear black tie for nothing so here goes.

I auger an inauguration – the first Theatre Guide Dog Awards are upon us. Sit down, clap when I tell you, get your voting fingers ready and everyone goes home happy. Aren’t I a charming host?

CLICK HERE TO SKIP TO THE VOTING IF YOU HATE READING

We have two types of award up for grabs for the creamiest cream milked from Lent 2011, and here they are:

The Golden Prig

Voted by a panel of 12 élite Tab reviewers – the same kind souls who shape your opinion of Cambridge Theatre week by week. None of this AV nonsense: one show, one vote, one winner in all the categories you could wish for.

The Platinum Tab

Voted by you, our dubiously-qualified readership. For better or for worse, the bigshot awards are in your hands, including the soon-to-be-much-coveted Top of the Tab award for best overall show. Voting is open between now and Monday 4th April, so make sure you take the chance to voice your opinion through a medium other than the disgruntled and needlessly savage comment.

So now you understand what you’re dealing with, here are the shortlists. Click on the titles to be whisked away to the relevant review. Relive the successes and flaws of [insert production here] and maybe even see some pictures. In the case of the prigs, all you can do is imagine which show you might choose if only you were a Tab reviewer, but pay special attention when the Platinum Tabs come along, because you get to decide who wins in this very article. I’m trusting you, so don’t screw it up.

[Flourish, enter NOMINEES with guards and colours]

The Golden Prigs

Winners to be announced Sunday April 3rd at 4pm

Best Mainshow

Closer Much Ado About Nothing Noises Off Posh

The Good Soul of Szechwan

Best Lateshow

Babushka Jacques and His Master Jet Set Go!

Someone Who’ll Watch Over MeThe Way Through The Woods

Best New Play

Babushka If Molière Walked in the MOMA

Margot de Sade The Way Through The Woods

Best Musical

Cabaret Jet Set Go! Margot de Sade West Side Story

Best Comedy

Anything But Noises Off The Mexican Standoff The Pin

Worst Slating

Dido and Aeneas Fantasmagoriana Res Gestae Volpone

The Platinum Tabs

Voting closes Monday 4th April at 1pm

Winners announced 1pm Wednesday 6th April

Top of the Tab – for best play

click the titles for full reviews

Babushka Jet Set Go! Margot de Sade

Much Ado About Nothing Noises Off

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

The Good Soul of Szechwan

Top Player – for best actor

click names for camdram profiles and titles for show reviews

Joey Batey – Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew / Constantin in The Seagull

Ben Blyth – Larry in Closer / Yang Sun in The Good Soul of Szechwan

Michael Campbell – Edward in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me / Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing

Harry Carr – Jacques in Jacques and His Master / Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew

Ben Kavanagh – Lloyd Dallas in Noises Off / Margot in Margot de Sade

Charlie Parham – Austin in True West / Marquis in Jacques and His Master / Vincentio in The Taming of The Shrew

Nick Ricketts – Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing / Arthur in Odds: Footlights Spring Revue

Top Player – for best actress

click names for camdram profiles and titles for show reviews

Katie Alcock – Witch in The Way Through The Woods / Mary Shelley in Fantasmagoriana / Samantha in The One Woman Plays

Sophie Crawford – Maria in Babushka / Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew

Giulia Galastro – Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing

Catherine Harrison – Maria in West Side Story / Nicola in Jet Set Go! / Woman 1 in Songs for a New World

Katherine Jack – Dotty Otley in Noises Off / Ensemble in Babushka

Jennie King – Shen Te in The Good Soul of Szechwan / Fay in Loot

Emma Sidi – Anna in Closer

Top Laughs – for best comedian

click names for full Tab coverage

Dannish Babar

Mark Fiddaman

Pierre Novellie

Mark Liu

Abi Tedder

Phil Wang