Owen Picton Memorial Shield

Owen Picton was Warden of the Carmarthen Further Education Centre; his passing deprived the Youth Opera of a good friend and tireless worker in the interest of young people. Our 1987 “West Side Story” programme paid tribute to his contribution and, in his memory, the Owen Picton Shield was inaugurated to be awarded, annually, to the best performer. In 2005 the Owen Picton Memorial Shield was succeeded by The President of Youth Opera Shield.


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THE OWEN PICTON MEMORIAL WINNERS

for Best Performer

2004

Tom Jones for Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables”

2003

Owain Llŷr Williams for Tevye Perchick in “Fiddler on the Roof”

2002

Adele O’Neil for Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady”

2001

Matthew Batte for Arthur Kipps in “Half a Sixpence”

2000

Lewis Roderick for Tony Wyzek in “West Side Story”

1999

Bridget Goulstone for Miss Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls”

and

Andrew Fletcher for Nicely-Nicely Johnson

1998

Mark Skone for Bill Snibson in “Me and My Girl”

1997

Andrew Fletcher for Simon Zealotes in “Jesus Christ Superstar”

1996

Alison Roberts for Ado Annie in “Oklahoma”

1995

Marc Williams for Phineas Barnum in “Barnum”

1994

Helena Biggs for Maria Rainer in “The Sound of Music”

1993

Lydia Parry for Louise in “Gypsy”

1992

Marc Williams for the King of Siam in “The King and I”

1991

Michael Wray for Fagin in “Oliver!”

1990

Karen Evans for Dolly Levi in “Hello Dolly”

1989

Wynne Evans for Oliver Warbucks in “Annie”

1988

Mark Evans for Hans Christian Anderson in “Hans Anderson”

1987

Karen Evans for Anita in “West Side Story”