Kenneth More Theatre - Breaking News

Summer Closedown for Maintenance

The KMT will be closed from Sunday 10 Aug until Wed 03 September. There will be a limited counter-sale and telephone booking service during this period as follows:

Mon 11 Aug to Mon 25 Aug: Completely closed

Tue 26 Aug to Sat 30 Aug : Box Office open 11am to 5pm

From Tue 02 September open normal hours (11am to 5.30pm, or 11am to 8pm on performance days)

The Pantomime will be on public sale fro 29th August.

Kenny Award Winners for Performances in 2007

(The winners were announced at the Kenny Awards Evening: Sunday 2^nd March 2008 at 7.30pm )

WINNERS IN RED

BEST ACTOR

John Chapman - (Our Day Out)

Steve Liversedge - (‘Allo, ‘Allo)

Robert Reeve - (Twelfth Night)

Peter Wilson - (Our Town)

BEST ACTRESS

Liz Calnan - (Our Day Out)

Marilyn Dennant - (‘Allo, ‘Allo)

Christine Keates - (Improbable Fiction)

Sally Woodfield - (Stepping Out)

BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Play)

Rob Mynott - (’Allo,’Allo)

Martin Porter - (Our Day Out)

Bill Stansfield - (Our Town)

Malcolm Woodfield - (‘Allo,’Allo)

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Play)

Ruth Huntman - (Stepping Out)

Jacqui Lodge - (Improbable Fiction)

Ronnie Waller - (Stepping Out)

Katie Waller - (Improbable Fiction)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

James Adler - (Honk)

Peter Beadle - (Witches of Eastwick)

Daryl Kane - (Fiddler on the Roof)

Phillip Rowlands - (High School Musical)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

Sasha Herst - (Sweet Charity)

Loraine Porter - (Anything Goes)

Claire Taylor - (Carousel)

Katie Waller - (Thoroughly Modern Millie)

BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Musical)

Lee Isaacs - (Hair)

Angus Jacobs - (Into the Woods)

Terence Lovell - (Anything Goes)

Richard Sheepwash - (Honk)

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Musical)

Melanie Bright - (Into the Woods)

Clare Buckingham - (Witches of Eastwick)

Maddie Cole - (We Will Rock You)

Sally Woodfield - (Thoroughly Modern Millie)

BEST DIRECTOR

Steven Day - Witches of Eastwick

Christine Keates - Our Day Out

Owen Smith - Anything Goes

Sally Woodfield - Honk

Additional Awards announced on the night of the show:

Judy Walker Award for the Young Person of the Year

William Dignon

Fred Mountier Award for the Best Show of the Year

High School Musical

The Ilford Recorder Theatre Personality of the Year

Michael and Brenda Brackley

Major Roadworks Outside The KMT

Starting on February 4th and lasting for a few months, there will be major road-works right outside the KMT. We can expect temporary traffic lights, occasional one-way traffic delays in Clements Road, and times when Oakfield Road and Kenneth More Road may be closed to traffic. When the works are completed, there will be a new road access to the KMT, the bus stops will be moved, and a new traffic control system in place.

The Bad News:

During this period there are likely to be considerable delays in approaching the theatre (and the Town Centre) and you should allow extra time for your journey (whether by car or by bus)

The Good News:

Throughout the road-works period the Council will continue to allow KMT patrons use of the Town Hall car-park on weekday evenings from one hour before each performance. (This will NOT apply on the evenings of Full Council Meetings - Thursday 17th July, Thursday 18th Sept and Thursday 20th November - and may be withdrawn at short notice if some urgent Council need should arise). Theatregoers are advised to approach the Town Hall car-park from the Winston Way access road rather than the High Road during the period of road-works—there are likely to be fewer delays on this side of the Town Centre.