The Tower Theatre’s 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 (or sometimes two) 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 Management 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 a free ticket to each show for a year.

The Barbara Waddell Award (previously known as the Harold Mellor Award) is presented annually in memory of Barbara to recognise someone who has made a significant contribution to the Company over a number of years. The award is made by the Management Committee. The winner receives a specially commissioned trophy.
 

The winners of the 2025 awards

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
2008	No award made
2009	Ruth Sullivan
2010	Jill Ruane
2011	No award made
2012	Bernice Molloy
2013	Michael Bettell
2014	David Sprecher	Ruth Anthony
2015	Stephen Brasher
2016	Dan Usztan
2017	Angharad Ormond
2018	Jon Gilmartin
2019	Rosanna Preston
2020	Matthew Ibbotson
2021	Angelika Michitsch
2022	Anna Kidd
2023	Feiyang Yang
2024	Chaachi Deane	Jess Staufenberg
2025	Caroline Bock

THE BARBARA WADDELL / HAROLD MELLOR AWARD