The 2006 Awards took place on Sunday 21 May, at the Barry Memo Hall. Well over 200 people attended, in evening dress, to watch the presentation of 13 prizes in total, including 3 new awards for 2006.
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The evening took a slightly different format from previous years, with the proceedings starting with some lively entertainment from The Unknown Theatre Company, followed by the overviews from the two Moderators, Lon David (Adults) and Geoff Lake (Youth).
Everything stopped then for a wonderful buffet, after which the awards proper began. However, this year, they were interspersed by extracts from adult member groups, with a mixture of shows some of which had been entered for the awards (e.g. Swansea's Under Milkwood) and some which hadn't (e.g. Orbit's Witches of Eastwick).
The entertainment worked extremely well, and with the audience less noisy than in previous years, the evening was a great success for all.
The hosts this year were new-to-the-Glammies Frank Vickery, who shared some wonderful anecdotes with us, and Glammies old-hand, Clare Hingott, who was back to inspire the Young Glammies once again.
The only sadness of the evening was saying goodbye to Geoff and Barbara Lake who will be moving abroad later this year, and who in future are only likely to attend the Glammies as audience members. They were presented with gifts and everyone's best wishes for all they have done for the Glammies (amongst so many other things for the GDL) both this and in previous years.
The Awards
At the Glammies ceremony, the long lists of nominations were reduced to shortlists, and the winner of each was announced on the night.
The winners were:
| Award | Winner | For | Award presented by |
| Best Actor in a Drama |
David Sheehan (The Unknown Theatre Company) represented by director Lon David | Jerry (The Zoo Story) | Barbara Lake, Secretary GDL |
Best Actress in a Drama |
Amy Way (The Unknown Theatre Company) |
Jodie (Can't Stand Up for Falling Down) |
Mike Barlow representing Cardiff Players and recently retired GDL Chair |
Best Actor in a Musical |
Daniel Thomas (Showcase Theatre, Aberdare) |
Tony (West Side Story) |
Pam Longden representing Swansea Little Theatre |
Best Actress in a Musical |
Jenny Donoghue (The Unknown Theatre Company) |
Gertrude McFuzz (Seussical) |
Jane Davies representing Cowbridge Comprehensive School and Cardiff Players |
Best Drama |
The Unknown Theatre Company |
The Zoo Story |
Teri McCarthy GDL Chair, and representing Telstars Theatre Company |
Best Musical |
Cardiff Musical Theatre |
Unga Bunga |
Teresa Hennessy, Members Services Officer, Drama Assocation of Wales |
Geoff Lake Award for Innovation |
Swansea Youth Academy |
War Play |
Geoff Lake, GDL Youth Moderator |
Moderator's Award |
Matt Atkins (The Unknown Theatre Company) |
Horton the Elephant (Seussical) |
Geoff Lake, Youth Moderator |
Congratulations everyone.
Nominations for the Young Glammies 2005-06 were (names in colour show those shortlisted):
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Entries for the Young Glammies 2005-06 were:
| May 2006 | Cowbridge Comprehensive School | The Witches |
| Mar 2006 | The Unknown Theatre Company | Seussical the Musical |
| Feb 2006 | The Unknown Theatre Company | Can't Stand Up for Falling Down and Zoo Story |
| Jan 2006 | Swansea Little Theatre | War Play |
| Oct 2005 | Showcase Theatre, Aberdare | West Side Story |
| July 2005 | Cowbridge Comprehensive School | Bugsy Malone |
| July 2005 | Cardiff Musical Theatre | Unga Bunga |
| June 2005 | The Unknown Theatre Company | Dance of the Dragon |
| May 2005 | TicToc Youth Theatre | The Wizard of Oz |
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