Audiences packed into The Albert Hall in Llandrindod Wells recently for the welcome return of the Radnor YFC Pantomime Competition, back after a seven-year wait.

All 13 clubs in the Federation took part in the competition with more than 300 members performing on the stage in either a Pantomime, One Plus or Time to Shine competition, giving members from across the county a chance to showcase their talents.

The adjudicator, Mr Ed Potter commented on the excellent standard of entries and how fantastic it was to see every club taking part in the event.

Penybont YFC’s Pantomime entitled ‘The Old Women Who Lived in a Shoe’ was announced the winner, also taking the awards for the Best Set and the Best Producer, awarded to their writer and producer, Edward Morgan.

Penybont YFC in action
Penybont YFC in action (Ruth Rees Photography)

Runners-up were Llanbadarn Fynydd & Teme Valley YFC with their production entitled ‘Happiness’ and third place went to Aberedw YFC with their entry entitled ‘An Arrow Escape’.

Elin Bevan, Dolau YFC was awarded the trophy for the Best Female Performance, with Evan Thomas, Teme Valley YFC picking up the Best Male Performance award.

Gavin Rowlands, from Rhayader YFC, won the Best Performance by a 17-21-Year-Old and Tilly, from Dolau YFC, was awarded the Best Performance 16 and Under.

Owen, from Radnor Valley YFC, picked up the award for the Best Actor 13 and Under and the Best Actress 13 and Under was won by Ellen, from Cantal YFC.

The acting awards were sponsored by FUW.

Other awards included Best Duo which went to Ieuan Griffiths and Geraint Mathias of Howey YFC. The Best Vocalist was won by Rhian Hughes from Cantal YFC, and the Best Musician was won by Thomas Davies of Rhosgoch YFC.

Radnor Valley YFC picked awards for Best Choreography and Best Original Script and Teme Valley and Llanbadarn won the Technical Merit Award and Best Costumes.

Cantal YFC continued to pick up more silverware, with awards for Best Sketch and the cup for the highest-placed smallest club, as they achieved equal fourth place alongside Radnor Valley.

13 teams entered the One Plus and Time to Shine competitions – with Aberedw, Chloe Kinsey Owen, Ava Evans-Williams, Teleri and Ellie winning the One Plus competition and Nia Thomas, Dolau YFC taking an award for the best performance. The Time to Shine was won by Rhian Hughes, Cantal YFC with Jordan Cannon also from Cantal YFC winning the best performance award.

The Federation would like to thank the sponsors for their support towards the week, which were F M Caines & Sons, James Evans MS, Bulk Agri Ltd, Haydn Lewis Financial Services and Quackers Indoor Play Centre.

Penybont YFC will now go on to represent Radnor YFC at the all-Wales final at Theatre Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

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