West End Frame Awards 2015: Full Winners List

Readers of West End Frame were invited to vote for four awards throughout 2015. The West End Frame Awards recognise brand new and long-running plays and musicals, combining male and female actors into the same categories. Voting opens for one award at a time. Take a look at the full list of winners below:

Publicly Voted Awards

	Best West End Debut Matt Cardle for playing Huey Calhoun in Memphis Runners Up Danny Horn for Sunny Afternoon Marcquelle Ward for Cats Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Helen Maybanks
	Best Performance of a Song in a Musical John Dagleish for his rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset' in Sunny Afternoon Runners Up Jon Jon Briones for ‘American Dream’ in Miss Saigon Kerry Ellis for ‘Memory’ in Cats Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Kevin Cummins
	Understudy of the Year Jacqueline Hughes for standing by as Elphaba in Wicked (UK Tour) Runners Up Zoë Birkett for The Bodyguard Ryan O'Donnell for Sunny Afternoon Click here for full result
	Most Inspiring West End Show Sunny Afternoon at the Harold Pinter Theatre Runners Up Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Kevin Cummins

Original Sunny Afternoon cast reunite for concert

It has been announced that members of the original Sunny Afternoon cast will reunite for a one-night-only concert next year.

The show takes place at the Richmond Theatre on Sunday 17th January 2016 at 7.30pm.

Three months after leaving the show, West End Frame Award winner John Dagleish, George Maguire, Ned Derrington and Adam Sopp will perform The Kinks’ greatest hits as well as some other live music.

Publicity images released for Kenneth Branagh's Harlequinade & All On Her Own

The first publicity images featuring the company of Harlequinade and All On Her Own have been released (see below). The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s never-before-seen Rattigan double bill will play in repertory alongside The Winter’s Tale from 17th October 2015 as part of the Plays at the Garrick season.

In the rarely seen comic gem Harlequinade, a classical theatre company attempts to produce The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet, while the intrigues and dalliances of the company members are accidently revealed with increasingly chaotic and hysterical consequences. Kenneth Branagh will play Harlequinade’s actor-manager Arthur Gosport in addition to co-directing the production with Rob Ashford.

Sunny Afternoon's John Dagleish & Zoё Wanamaker join Kenneth Branagh season

It has been confirmed that West End Frame Award winner John Dagleish will play Autolycus in The Winter's Tale which opens the inaugural season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company.

The Winter's Tale runs between 17th October 2015 and 16th January 2016 at the Garrick Theatre in rep with Harlequinade in which Dagleish will play a policeman. Shakespeareʼs timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Branagh, following their staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.

Sunny Afternoon's John Dagleish wins Best Performance of a Song Award!

We are delighted to announced that John Dagleish has won West End Frame's Best Performance of a Song Award for his spellbinding rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset’ in Sunny Afternoon.

Speaking to West End Frame, Dagleish said: "This is such an amazing honour seeing as it was voted for by the public. We're not at the biggest theatre in the West End but we obviously have the best fans, and it's them I want to thank for making this happen. So thank you! You know who you are!

"Also, it can't have hurt my chances of winning when I was nominated for singing one of the greatest songs ever written. Thank you Ray!! Waterloo Sunset's fine!"

Sunny Afternoon, which tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks, transferred to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre last year following its premiere at the Hampstead Theatre. Dagleish recently picked up the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Ray Davies in the show.

Full result announced for Best Performance of a Song 2015

John Dagleish has won West End Frame's Best Performance of a Song Award for his rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset’ in Sunny Afternoon. Jon Jon Briones finishes second for his performance of ‘American Dream’ in Miss Saigon whilst Kerry Ellis comes third for her rendition of ‘Memory’ in Cats. Check out the full result below!

WINNER

John Dagleish 

‘Waterloo Sunset’ in Sunny Afternoon 

21% of the final vote / Photo Credit: Kevin Cummins

Sunny Afternoon named Most Inspiring West End Show; full result announced

John Dagleish in Sunny Afternoon

Sunny Afternoon has been voted Most Inspiring West End Show by the readers of West End Frame. Marking the first West End Frame Award of 2015, theatregoers chose the musical out of twenty nominated productions. 

Sunny Afternoon, which tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks, transferred to the West End last year following its premiere at the Hampstead Theatre. 

Currently booking at the Harold Pinter Theatre to 24th October 2015, the acclaimed cast of Sunny Afternoon includes John Dagleish as Ray Davies, George Maguire as Dave Davies, Ned Derrington as Pete Quaife and Adam Sopp as Mick Avory.

Broadway musical Memphis, which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre last year with Beverley Knight and Killian Donnelly in starring roles, finishes second place whilst the West End revival of Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre finishes third.

Completing the runners-up are Les Miserables (Queen’s) and Cats (London Palladium). Check out the full result below. London is home to some of the most inspiring theatre in the world. This award was a celebration of all those shows which leave audiences with a spring in their step - whether people are left with tears of joy or sadness, all the nominated shows make a mark on their audiences.

Album Review: Rush Of Life by Julie Atherton

Rush Of Life
Julie Atherton
Theatre Bench Records
★★★★

In the land of musical theatre West End star Julie Atherton is known as the Queen of new writing. As well as showcasing her remarkable vocals, Atherton's latest studio album Rush Of Life features material by some of the industry's most exciting new writing talents.