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2026 Full-Length Play Festival Winners
Best Play
Challenge Trophy
Bromley Little Theatre
2nd: The Lindley Players - Channel Cup
3rd: Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre - Weald Cup
Best Director
Denis Prince trophy
Hilary Cordery
Bromley Little Theatre
Runners-up:
Rhiannon Williams-Pike, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Judy Challis, Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
Cheryl Marksford, The Lindley Players
Best New Festival Director
Pauline Chalk Award
Lisa Rouselle
Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)
Runners-up:
Kes Hewett, Herne Bay Little Theatre
(The Unfriend)
Pauline Holmes, Rainham Theatrical Society (The Lion Queen)
Ruth Oliver, Theatrecraft Herne Bay
Adjudicator's Special Award
Irene Weller Award
Josh Clarkson
Bromley Little Theatre
For outstanding dramatic commitment to an emotionally demanding role.
Youth Drama Award
Youth Drama Challenge Trophy
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Runners-up:
Bromley Little Youth Theatre
LX Infinity Youth Group
Medway Little Theatre Youth Group
Best Actor
Marlowe Shield
Rob Hall
Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)
Runners-up:
John McCrae, Herne Bay Little Theatre
(Southbury)
Tim Lerner, Medway Little Theatre (Mindgame)
Dan Coles, Theatrecraft Herne Bay
Best Actress
Marlowe Cup
Lucy Lawson
Bromley Little Theatre
Runners-up:
Lucy White, Bromley Little Theatre
Rhiannon Williams-Pike, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
Helen Caston, Rainham Theatrical Society (Cheshire Cats)
Best Young Player
Young Players Trophy
Georgia White
Gravesend and District Guild
Senior Youth Theatre
2nd: Lola Johnson
Medway Little Theatre Youth Group
3rd: Eve Cartwright
Bromley Little Youth Theatre
Runners-up:
Clark Davis, Bromley Little Youth Theatre
Ruby Hunt, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
Senior Youth Theatre
Kincsõ Valter, LX Infinity Youth Group
Ryan Reffell, LX Infinity Youth Group
Oliver Hewson-Parkinson, Medway Little Theatre
Youth Group
Scarlet Bagley, Pratts Bottom Dramatic Society
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
TODS Trophy
David Banfield
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
Runners-up:
Chris De Pury, Bromley Little Theatre
Nick Cook-West, LX Infinity
Brian Holmes, Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
TODS Trophy
Joanna Godman
Rainham Theatrical Society
(The Lion Queen)
Runners-up:
Dani Selmes, Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
Sarah Hinchliffe, The Lindley Players
Kathy West, Rainham Theatrical Society
(Cheshire Cats)
Best Actor in a Cameo Role
Detling Players Cup
Max Heasman
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
Runners-up:
Derek Wheeler, Herne Bay Little Theatre
(The Unfriend)
Andrew Manktelow, Rainham Theatrical Society (The Lion Queen)
Steve Mount, Theatrecraft Herne Bay (Cheshire Cats)
Best Actress in a Cameo Role
Detling Players Cup
Laura Bonner
LX Infinity
Runners-up:
Sue Lloyd, Chandeliers Drama Group
Sue Williams, Farnborough Dramatic Society
Pauline Holmes, Rainham Theatrical Society (Cheshire Cats)
Best Debut in a Full Length Play
Finch Trophy
Lydia Gregory-Smith
Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
Runners-up:
Charlie Bishop, Bromley Little Youth Theatre
Naoise McCorry, Chandeliers Drama Group
Molly Hough, Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Ensemble Acting
RaTS Trophy
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Runners-up:
Bromley Little Youth Theatre
Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)
Rainham Theatrical Society
(Cheshire Cats)
Best Stage Presentation
Roy Link Trophy
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Runners-up:
Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
The Lindley Players
Medway Little Theatre Youth Group
Most Effective Use of Limited Space
Alan Birch Award
Farnborough Dramatic Society
Runners-up:
Chandeliers Drama Group
Medway Little Theatre Youth Group
Rainham Theatrical Society (Cheshire Cats)
Best Technical Achievement
Anne Gearey Cup
The Lindley Players
Runners-up:
Bromley Little Theatre
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
LX Infinity
Best Set Design
Jean Grice Trophy
David Banfield
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild
Runners-up:
Nick Abbott, Farnborough Dramatic Society
Eleanor Prineas, Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society
Len Blake, Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
Initiative in Stage Presentation
Timber Wood Memorial Shield
LX Infinity
Runners-up:
Bromley Little Youth Theatre
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
The Lindley Players
Best Wardrobe Achievement
Marian Baldwin Trophy
Folkestone-Hythe
Operatic & Dramatic Society
Runners-up:
Chandeliers Drama Group
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Pratts Bottom Dramatic Society
Best Lighting
Geoff Goodwin Cup
Andy Woolliscroft
LX Infinity
Runners-up:
Roger Davis, The Lindley Players
Reiss Foley, Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)
Jack Holloway, Pratts Bottom Dramatic Society
Best Sound
Geoff Goodwin Trophy
Simon Tyrrell-Lewis
Bromley Little Theatre
Runners-up:
Gravesend & District Theatre Guild Senior Youth Theatre
Philip Robinson, Herne Bay Little Theatre (Southbury)
Medway Little Theatre (Bouncers)