Andover Actor Wins Award!

Eddie Nias, a member of Andover Musical Theatre Company, has been presented with a Curtain Call Award by the Southern Daily Echo for ‘Best Actor in an Opera’ in recognition of his performance as The Major General in their 2013 production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Eddie was praised by the judges who described him as a director’s dream, superb as the manic Major-General. Although nominated under the Opera category, the version of The Pirates of Penzance performed was very much a modern musical and Director Carol Robinson was praised by for delivering a funny, fast-paced, visually attractive production, described as an ‘altogether faultless show’.

The Curtain Call Awards, known as the Oscars of the amateur theatre world, cover the whole of the Hampshire area, and the judges review hundreds of productions throughout the year, nominating the cream of the crop for the annual awards.

This is not the first time that Andover Musical Theatre Company have been recognized for their talent; they have previously been nominated for over ten different awards in the Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Scenery and Props and the most coveted award - Best Musical for their 2012 production of Jekyll & Hyde. 

The company’s next production is the deliciously salacious musical The Witches of Eastwick on stage at The Lights 29th April – 3rd May.  
Tickets are on sale now from the box office 01264 368368.

Eddie Nias has been nominated by the Southern Daily Echo for a Curtain Call Award in the category "Best Performance in an Opera" for his role as The Major General in The Pirates of Penzance. 

They said "Eddie Nias as Major-General in Pirates of Penzance, Andover Musical Theatre Company. Superb as the manic Major-General as well as taking (joint) credit for two very professional-looking sets, lighting and sound design."

We are absolutely thrilled to be nominated for three Curtain Call Awards by The Southern Daily Echo! We are proud of Carol to be nominated for her performance, and it is fantastic to see Ed get some well-deserved recognition for the technical aspects of the show, but we are especially pleased with the Best Musical nomination as it really represents the hard work and effor

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

On Friday 30th January, Louise, James and eight AMOS members attended The Southern Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards ceremony at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton (unfortunately Maria couldn't make it due to overseas work commitments).

Dressed up in our best frocks and tuxes, the evening started with a surprise ride in a stretch Limosine from Ben's Limo's, complete with glass of bubbly for the journey! We were greeted at the venue with a Champagne reception which was followed by a delicious three course meal - lovely!

After dinner the presentations began and we waited with anticipation for the results..... unfortunately we didn't win, but we still felt honoured to have been nominated, as there seemed to be some very talented competition.

Louise and James would like to thank the society for all their support and particularly those who came with us - We thoroughly enjoyed the whole evening!

To see photos from the event - CLICK HERE