From broadcast and media to dance and musical theatre, the Norfolk Arts Awards 2023 winners have been revealed.
The awards returned with a glittering ceremony on Friday, November 3 at the Ocean Room venue in Gorleston.
The event was hosted by ITV weather presenters Aisling Creevey and Chris Page, with entertainment from singer-songwriter Arthur Black.
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The full list of 2023 winners:
THE BUSINESS & THE ARTS AWARD sponsored by Mortgages for Actors
Norwich Theatre
THE DICK CONDON THEATRE AWARD sponsored by The Garage
The Sewell Barn Theatre’s production of Queers
THE VISUAL ARTS AWARD sponsored by Art in Norwich
Will Corvidae Sparling
THE JARROLD NEW WRITING AWARD supported by the John Jarrold Trust
Norwich Theatre’s 37 Plays
THE MUSIC AWARD sponsored by City College Norwich
Let’s Eat Grandma
THE BROADCAST & MEDIA AWARD sponsored by the University of East Anglia
Norwich Theatre’s Norwich Theatre Talks podcast
THE JOHN HAWKSLEY DANCE & MUSICAL THEATRE AWARD sponsored by Jane Hawksley
Katy Dunne Dance for Wellbeing
THE DIVERSITY AWARD sponsored by Norwich Arts Centre
Queerfest
THE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY AWARD sponsored by Norwich Theatre
The Common Lot’s 100 Years of Mile Cross
THE PETER BARROW BURSARY AWARD sponsored by PBSK Partnership
Alicia Gooch
Christopher Sainton-Clark
THE NORFOLK ICON AWARD sponsored by Swallowtail Print
Jack and Tim
THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS AWARD supported by Norwich School
Lucy Farrant
Emma Jarvis
THE PETER WILSON SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD in partnership with the Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk’s Office, PSE Live and the Autumn Festival of Norfolk
Stuart Malkovich and Kevin Lynch
Ian Johnson
Richard Penguin
Alan Waters
Stephen Bumfrey
Dominic Castle
Angela Kennedy
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in association with the EDP
Helen McDermott
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Two awards were renamed after friends of the Norfolk Arts Awards who sadly passed away earlier this year.
The Dance and Musical Theatre Award was renamed after long-time supporter John Hawksley and the Special Recognition Awards honoured Peter Wilson, the former director of Norwich Theatre Royal.
The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrated radio and television presenter Helen McDermott, a dedicated supporter of arts and culture in our region.
After starting her broadcasting career at Westward Television in Plymouth, she joined Anglia Television in 1979 as an announcer and newsreader, where she quickly became one of the station's most popular faces.
During the 1980s and 1990s, as well as presenting Anglia News, she presented the regular children’s birthday slot, where she was frequently upstaged by her co-host - a slightly anarchic furry puppet called B.C.
Over the next two decades, she worked as a presenter on 99.9 Radio Norwich, Mustard TV and BBC Radio Norfolk.
She also formed Ohyesitiz Productions, which produced the annual pantomime at the Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston, occasionally taking to the stage herself.
The Norfolk Arts Awards was founded in 2012 by Stash Kirkbride and Peter Beck and it is an Autumn Festival of Norfolk event produced by the PBSK Partnership - a not-for-profit community interest project.
Mr Kirkbride said: "It is so encouraging to see the public voting results so close in so many categories.
"We look forward to even more engagement from people and projects from across Norfolk in spring 2024 when voting opens for next year’s nominees.
"Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up.
"Don’t forget this is for everyone who engages in the arts in Norfolk."
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