Music & Drama Education Awards 2023 shortlists announced

The shortlists have been announced for the 2023 Music & Drama Education Awards, which celebrate the outstanding achievements of teachers, school departments, individuals, resources, organisations, and charities working in performing arts education. 

A panel of expert judges from across the drama and music education sectors selected the shortlists from a list of nominees. 

The shortlists in the drama and crossover categories are as follows: 

Excellence in Primary/Early years (Music & Drama)

1. DaCapo Primary Music 
2. Live Music Now, for Lullaby Project
3. Nate Holder, Helen MacGregor, and Collins Music, for ‘Listen and Celebrate’ 
4. Ocarina Workshop, for ‘Whole-School Ocarina Playing’
5. Sing Up, for Sing Up Music

Excellence in SEND (Music & Drama)

1. Collins Music, for Music Express SEND scheme 
2. Live Music Now, for ‘Inspire’ training initiative
3. Make/Sense Theatre 
4. Victoria Education Centre, for ‘Around the World’ whole school project 
5. West Midlands Inclusive Choir

Excellence in Musical Theatre

1. Garsington Opera, for ‘Dalia’
2. The Grange Festival, for Our World
3. The School Musicals Company, for 2022 musicals and resources 

Drama Inspiration Award

1. John Gould
2. Marian Hoddy
3. Nina Lemon
4. Seamus Allen
5. Tommy Robinson

Outstanding Drama Education Resource

1. auralia.space, for ‘Decolonising the Voice’
2. iampro: Online Drama School
3. Methuen Drama and Emma-Louise Tinniswood, for ‘Monologues and Duologues for Young Performers’
4. We Teach Drama, for ‘Think Like a Lighting Designer’

Outstanding Drama Initiative

1. The Actors Café
2. The Drama Geezers, for ‘The Story that Connects Us’
3. Immersive Telepresence in Theatre
4. The Jeremy Lemmon Project
5. London Bubble Theatre, for ‘Playing Safe’
6. Peer Productions

Outstanding School Drama Department
(sponsored by Wicked Active Learning)

1. Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School 
2. Chiswick School 
3. Farlington School 
4. LVS Ascot 
5. St Mary’s College, Hull 
6. Stockport Academy 

The Lifetime Achievement Award and the Drama & Theatre Magazine Editor’s Award will be announced on the awards evening. 

A celebrity host for the awards will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are on sale now. 

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