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A tribute to Dawn Barrah

St Paul’s Players have lost one of their longest-standing and most dedicated members, Dawn Barrah, after she lost her fight with cancer.

She was a huge personality, not only within drama circles locally, but also in her many other spheres of interest, including the disabled, animal welfare and the annual Portishead Flower Show.

The large number present at her memorial service at St Nicholas Church in Portishead was a testament to the many lives she touched and the depth with which she was loved.

She was one of a kind and will be sorely missed.

Click here to read an extract from a recent article about Dawn in the Bristol Evening Post by Am Dram columnist Gerry Parker.

(August 2009)

We’ve done it again – second round win.

St Paul’s Players have won the Wessex Final of the All England Theatre Festival, the second round of the UK-wide one-act play competition, with Beata Beatrix by Gillian Plowman. The heat took place at the Blakehay Theatre in Weston-super-Mare on Saturday 18th April.
Although there are no other awards given in this round, Jane Andrews drew particular praise for her portrayal of Beatrice from judge Colin Dolley.

St Paul’s Players now go on to compete in the third round being held at the Carlton Theatre in Teignmouth, South Devon on Saturday 16th May.

(April 2009)

One-Act Festival triumph for St Paul’s!

St Paul’s Players have garnered a whole bunch of awards and nominations in this year’s Avon One-Act Festival, held at Iron Acton Parish Hall.

Directed by Andy Williams, “Beata Beatrix” by Gillian Plowman was the overall winner of the competition, winning the award for Best Performance, and Peter Nicoll picked up the trophy for Best Actor. There were also nominations for Jane Andrews as Best Actress and for the Technical Award.

The next round is on Saturday 18th April at the Blakehay Theatre in Weston-super-Mare.

(March 2009)