The winners of the 2012 Brickenden Awards for Theatrical Excellence in London were announced at a nearly-sold-out ceremony on Monday night at London Public Library’s Wolf Performance Hall. Hosts Sookie Mei and Lesleigh Turner presided over the celebration of the 2012 theatre season, which featured performances by the cast of Saunders Secondary School’s Annie, “Ken Turner’s Mantasy”, and the Dean Harrison Trio.

Following remarks by Dee Dee Lewis, granddaughter of the awards’ namesake Catharine Brickenden, the following people, companies and productions were recognized:

Outstanding Comedy Production

Jenny’s House of Joy (Theatre Soup)

Outstanding Lighting Design

Brian Brockenshire, Joe Recchia, Andrew Rethazi and Ceris A. Thomas, Treasure Island (London Community Players)

Outstanding Sound Design

Andrew Johnson, Three in the Back, Two in the Head (The Passionfool Theatre Company)

Outstanding Youth Drama

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (London District Christian Secondary School)

Outstanding Youth Musical

The Drowsy Chaperone (A.B. Lucas Secondary School)

Outstanding Set Design

Janice Johnston and John Beverley, Jenny’s House of Joy (Theatre Soup)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

Kayla Rock, Legally Blonde (Simply Theatre)

Outstanding Original Script

Neverland, Jeremy Hobbs

Outstanding Costume Design

Becky Lenko and Kim McCuaig, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Pacheco Theatre)

Chris Doty Award

James Stewart Reaney

Outstanding Musical Production

Seussical the Musical (Musical Theatre Productions)

Bravest Production

See Productions’ 2012 season (Goodness, Leo and All Things Beautiful)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Bill Hill, The Drowsy Chaperone (Musical Theatre Productions)

Outstanding Solo Performance

Harry Edison, Neverland (Black Room Theatre)

Outstanding Actress

Martha Zimmerman, Jenny’s House of Joy (Theatre Soup)

Outstanding Actor

Chris Kevill, The Crucible (The Passionfool Theatre Company)

Outstanding Director

Justin Quesnelle, The Crucible (The Passionfool Theatre Company)

Outstanding Drama Production

The Crucible (The Passionfool Theatre Company)

A special recognition award, “Outstanding Performance as Brickenden Chair”, was also presented to long-time Brickenden committee head Ashleigh Barney.

The winners of the awards were decided by votes from the public, the three Brickenden adjudication panels, and the organization’s executive committee.

Congratulations to the winners and nominees, and thanks to everyone who made and attended theatre in London for an excellent year!