Montage of plays performed in Nantwich Theatre

Nantwich Players Celebrate 21 NODA Nominations

Mon 29 December 2025

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Nantwich Players have received an incredible 21 nominations at the NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) North West District 8 Awards 2025 
The awards ceremony will take place in January, and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone involved.

The nominations celebrate the talent, creativity and dedication of our performers, directors, creatives and production teams across the past year.

Our NODA nominations are:

Best Comedy Performance in a Drama

  • Molly McGinn as Millie in Eight

  • Adam Goode as Edmund Blackadder in Blackadder Goes Forth

  • Eileen Heaton as Martha Gillette in The Game’s Afoot

Best Staging of a Drama

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Nora: A Doll’s House

  • The Last of the Haussmans

Best Supporting Male Character in a Drama

  • James Freeman as Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Supporting Female Character in a Drama

  • Megan Goode as Daria Chase in The Game’s Afoot

Best Leading Male Character in a Drama

  • Kit Phillips as Oliver in Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • David Rogerson as William Gillette in The Game’s Afoot

Best Leading Female Character in a Drama

  • Holly Bevins-Jones as Bernadette in Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Janan Chopra as Prospero in The Tempest

  • Carla Gonen, Lillie Pragnell & Sarah Shillito as The Noras in Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Director of a Drama

  • Chris Ridge for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Bethany Gail for Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Bethany Gail for Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Drama

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Nora: A Doll’s House

Best Youth Performance of a Male Character in an Adult Production

  • Edward Rolfe as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

A huge congratulations to everyone nominated, and to all those who helped bring these productions to life. Thank you to our audiences and supporters for continuing to support Nantwich Players.