Tower Theatre Awards

The Tower Theatre Awards

The Tower Theatre Company presents two awards each year :

The Frank Smith Award is presented annually in memory of Frank Smith to a Company Member of less than three years standing in recognition of their commitment and involvement in a wide range of the Company’s activities. The award is made by the Company Committee. The winner receives a copy of Frank Smith’s book telling the early history of the Company "This Insubstantial Pageant", a free year’s Company membership and two free tickets to each show for a year.

The Harold Mellor Award is presented annually in memory of Harold Mellor to recognise someone who has made a significant contribution to the Company over a number of years. The award is made by the Company Committee. The winner receives a specially commissioned trophy for a year and a cheque for £50 for the purchase of books.

THE FRANK SMITH AWARD

1984	Karen Readhead	Richard Willis
1985	Sheila Thomas	Chris Seal
1986	Fiona Clark
1987	Jonathan Badger	Lotte Wynder
1988	Records lost
1989	Abby-Lee Knight
1990	Anya Newstead	Mike Hall
1991	Fay Pedder
1992	Mike Crawshaw
1993	Andrew Short	Ginny Cartwright
1994	Terry Mathews
1995	Laura Brannigan
1996	Zizi Sulkin	Jacky Devitt
1997	Lily Ann Green	Howard Gossington
1998	Dorothy Wright	Josephine Stephenson
1999	Kay Perversi	Chris de Pury
2000	Nikki Smith	Tess Walsh
2001	John Morton
2002	Steven Hyndman	Philippa Pearson
2003	Jude Chalk
2004	Linky Trott
2005	Terry Baker-Self
2006	Martin Mulgrew
2007	Chris Paddon

THE HAROLD MELLOR AWARD

1998	Denis Turner
1999	Jim & Noreen Spall
2000	Jill & Dominic Batty
2001	Abby-Lee Knight
2002	Sheila Burbidge
2003	Kay Perversi
2004	Keith Syrett
2005	Penny & Laurence Tuerk
2006	Margaret Ley
2007	Nigel Martin