Awards for Pride 1981 show

“The Day The World Came To Huddersfield” has won two awards and been nominated for a third. The show won the GM Fringe Award for Best Drama, the inaugural Queer Lit prize for Best LGBTQ+ Production and was also nominated for an Off West End award for Best Short Run Production.

Stephen M. Hornby (left) and Abi Hynes (right) receiving the inaugural Queer Lit Award

Stephen M.Hornby, writer and producer on the show said:

“We sold out. We got great reviews. And now this! These awards are for everyone involved in the shows. The visionary directors: Helen Parry and Olivia Schofield. The amazingly talented cast: Simon Hallman, Jude Leath, Emily Spowage, Patrick Price, James Steventon, Nathan Morris, Jo Dakin, Martin Green, Iman Borono and Sapphire Brewer-Marchant. All the inspirational writers: Abi Hynes, Peter Scott-Presland and Hayden Sugden. And, of course, our hard working crew: Sabine Sulmeistere, Luke Harrison and Chloe Davies. We’re all very honoured and thankful.”

The cast and some of the creative team of “The Day The World Came To Huddersfield”