Past Productions, Awards & Nominations

Past Productions
We have been performing on stage at Criccieth Memorial Hall since 1975; below is a complete list of all the shows produced by or involving the Company.
Year Production Style Notes
2026 'Allo 'Allo 2 : The Camembert Caper Play
2026 Cinderella in Blunderland Panto
2025 Ladies' Day Play NODA winner for Outstanding Support Role: Dan May as Joe/Kevin/Barry
2025 Aladdin Panto NODA Nomination for Outstanding Adult Performer & Outstanding Comedy Performer
2024 50 Years of Starlight Memories Variety Winner NODA award for Outstanding Programme Design.
2024 Robinson Crusoe Panto Multiple NODA nominations.
2023 Curtain Up! Play Winner NODA award for Outstanding Poster.
2023 Snow White Panto Originally planned for 2022, our first panto post-Covid 19. Winner NODA award for Outstanding Choreography.
2022 A Centenary of Song Variety Show Devised by the Company, to celebrate 100 years of the Neuadd Goffa Criccieth Memorial Hall. Performed at the Criccieth Festival and during the summers season. Winner NODA award for Outstanding Variety Show
2022 Cinderella in Blunderland Panto Written and performed by the SPYDRS, our first production on stage since the pandemic hit.
2021 Still Afloat Short Film Our second pandemic video comedy short.
2021 BOX (A Journey) Short Film Our first short comedy film, produced during the pandemic.
2020 Knight Fever! Panto The last production before Covid-19 struck.
2019 Faciwîs Play Remembrance Sunday production, written by Twm Morys & Gwyneth Glyn.
2019 Starlight Showcase Variety
2019 Red Riding Hood Panto
2018 Letters from the Trenches Radio Play Part of community celebration of WW1 Centenary.
2018 Boeing Boeing Play Multiple NODA awards & nominations.
2018 The Twits! Play SPYDRS production, at Penmorfa Memorial Hall.
2018 Alice… The Panto! Panto Noda nominated for Best Pantomime.
2017 Third Week in August Play Noda nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
2017 Mother Goose Panto NODA nominated for Best Pantomime.
2016 RolePlay Play NODA nominated for Best Drama.
2016 Spydrs Showcase Variety SPYDRS end of term performance.
2016 Disney's Beauty and the Beast jr. Musical First full musical theatre production by main company. NODA nominated for Best Production.
2015 The Vicar of Dibley Play Won 2 NODA awards
2015 The Haunting of Caradog Manor Play SPYDRS Production. Written for the section by Alison Raouf.
2015 Dracula - a Panto with Teeth Panto Written for the company by Alison Raouf.
2014 Hi De Hi Play
2014 An Evening with the Starlight Players Variety Part of the Criccieth Festival.
2014 Snow White Panto Written for the company by Liz Crooke.
2013 Time Twist Variety
2013 Cinderella Stardate 2013 Panto Written for the Company by Paul Dunn.
2012 Tomb With a View Play
2012 Jack and the Beanstalk Panto
2011 Allo Allo Play NODA nominated for Best Performance.
2011 Panto at the OK Corral Panto
2010 Murdered to Death Play
2010 Aladdin Panto Written for the Company by Paul Dunn.
2009 Fate’s Thread Play
 One act plays, performed together for the summer season.
2009 World Premiere
2009 Annie Jr. Musical SPYDRS production.
2009 Robinson Crusoe Panto
2008 Last Tango in Criccieth Play One act plays, performed together for the summer season.
2008 The Worst Day of My Life
2008 Honk Jr. Musical SPYDRS workshop production.
2008 Rapunzel Panto
2007 Donovan Daily Star Captain – Adventures in Space Panto Second run of production, peformed for the summer season.
2007 Abigail’s Party Play
2007 Donovan Daily Star Captain – Adventures in Space Panto Winter panto, first run of this production.
2006 Europe by Starlight Variety
2006 Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime Play
2006 Snow White Panto
2005 Get Real Variety
2005 The Importance of Being Earnest Play
2005 Sleeping Beauty Panto
2004 A Year in the Life of Other
2004 Shake, Rattle & Run Play
2004 Dick Whittington Panto
2003 Mayhem Variety
2003 Situations Vacant Play
 One act plays, performed together for the summer season.
2003 It’ll Be Alright on The Night
2002 Cinderella Panto
2002 The Other End of the Pier Show Variety
2002 Tiptoe Through the Tombstones Play
2001 Pinocchio Panto
2001 Rock n Roll at Club Starlight Variety
2001 The Continental Quilt Play
2000 Tom Thumb Panto
2000 Starlight 2000 Variety
2000 An Evening with Starlight Other
2000 Alice in Wonderland Play
1999 Starlight Ahoy Variety
1999 The Snow Queen Play
1998 Oh Scrooge Panto
1997 Starlight USA Variety
1997 The Pied Piper Panto
1996 Starlight Spectacular Variety
1996 Beauty and the Beast Panto
1995 Kind Cousin Play
1995 Aladdin Panto
1994 Fish Out of Water Play
1994 Snow White Panto
1993 The Queen of Hearts Panto
1992 Ladies in Retirement Play
1992 Babes in the Wood Panto
1991 Tomb With a View Play
1991 Puss in Boots Panto
1990 Key for Two Play
1990 Ali Baba Panto
1989 Lucky for Some Play
1989 Robinson Crusoe Panto
1988 The Late Mrs Early Play
1988 Humpty Dumpty Panto
1987 Little Red Riding Hood Panto
1986 Wild Goose Chase Play
1986 Sinbad the Sailor Panto
1985 Blithe Spirit Play
1985 Rumplestiltskin Panto
1984 My Wife’s Family Play
1984 Mother Goose Panto
1983 Pull The Other One Play
1983 Cinderella Panto
1982 I’ll Get My Man Play
1982 Hickory Dickory Dock Panto
1981 Post Horn Gallop Play
1981 Sing a Song of Sixpence Panto
1980 Surprise Package Play
1980 Aladdin Panto
1979 Friends & Neighbours Play
1979 Dick Wittington Panto
1978 Sleeping Beauty Panto
1977 The Pied Piper Panto
1976 Jack and the Beanstalk Panto
1975 Cinderella Panto

NODA Awards and Nominations
Awards

Outstanding Supporting Role:

Dan May as Joe/Kevin/Barry in Ladies Day (2025)

Outstanding Programme Design - 50 Years of Starlight Memories (2024)

Outstanding Poster - Curtain Up! (2023)

Outstanding Choreography - Snow White (2023)

Outstanding Variety Show - A Century of Song (2022)

The Show Must Go On - for our short films, keeping amateur theatre alive during a pandemic (2022)

Best Individual Performance, Drama: Paul Dunn as Robert,

Boeing Boeing (2018)

Best Drama Production: Boeing Boing (2018)

Best Drama Production: The Vicar of Dibley (2016)
Best Performance: Karen Dolan-Smith as Geraldine

The Vicar of Dibley (2016)

Outstanding Achievement Award: Kate Parry (2016)

(Nominated for her work running the SPYDRS section)

Technical & Stage Management - Timetwist (2014)


Nominations

Outstanding Supporting Role:

Dan May as Joe/Kevin/Barry in  Ladies Day (2025)

Outstanding Adult Performer:

Kate Dunn as Genie in Aladdin (2025)

Outstanding Comedy Performer:

Scott Wilson as Wishee Washee in Aladdin (2025)

Outstanding Performer: 

Paula Carr, Cedwick, Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Outstanding Comedy Performer: 

Tess Whomsley Walker, The Parrot , Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Outstanding Choreography:  Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Outstanding Technical: Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Outstanding Panto: Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Outstanding Show: 50 Years of Starlight Memories (2024)

Outstanding Creative: 

Weedy The Sea Monster in Robinson Crusoe (2024)

Best Supporting Individual Performance, Drama:

Leisha Keane as Bertha in Boeing Boeing (2018)

Best Supporting Individual Performance, Drama:

Kate Dunn as Gretchen in Boeing Boeing (2018)

Best Stage Management & Technical: Boeing Boeing (2018)

Best Pantomime: Alice... The Panto! (2019

Best Pantomime: Mother Goose (2017)

Best Supporting Actor: Karen Dolan-Smith as Mary

      Third Week in August (2017)

Best Production: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. (2016)
Best Drama: RolePlay (2016)
Best Individual Performance: Paul Dunn as Rene

                                                     'Allo 'Allo (2011)

Photo (C) Kate Dunn