A theatre group from north Norfolk has been nominated for two national awards.

The Mundesley Players have secured nominations from the National Opera and Dramatic Association (NODA) for the play 'Goodnight Mister Tom' which they staged at the Coronation Hall in October.

The show is now in with a chance of winning the Eastern Region Certificate for drama, as well as an award for imaginative set for small stage.

North Norfolk News: Finley Spanton and Kelly Brown, actors with the Mundesley Players, on stage during a recent performance. Finley Spanton and Kelly Brown, actors with the Mundesley Players, on stage during a recent performance. (Image: Mundesley Players)

Director Cheryl Collings said: “I feel totally overwhelmed with the nomination, but hard work pays off."

She pointed out that it was due to her cast and crew, who stepped up and made this play a success. 

“There are a lot of people who don't know the amount of time and energy it takes to pull a show together and the time spent on it outside of normal rehearsal times.”

The scenery, which was designed and built by the husband and wife team of Nigel and Brenda Holmes, gradually transformed the stage from a cottage in the country to a dark house in London, passing through the village library, the post office and village hall. 

Train stations and bomb shelters were also brought to life on what is a very small stage. 

North Norfolk News: Finley Spanton and Bea Gatfield on stage during a recent performance by the Mundesley Players, a local theatre group which has been nominated for two national awards. Finley Spanton and Bea Gatfield on stage during a recent performance by the Mundesley Players, a local theatre group which has been nominated for two national awards. (Image: Mundesley Players)

Mr Holmes said: “Thankfully we were working with an imaginative director who let us use our creative talents to the full. 

"She did not restrict us to standard thinking. This scenery nomination proves that she was right to let us run with it.”

The same production team are currently working on the pantomime Aladdin.

The family-friendly show, with music, dance and laughter, will be staged in the Coronation Hall between February 14 and 18. 

The panto is set mainly in China and with a sidestep to Egypt. 

The story follows the mischievous Wishee Washee and his gang as they team up with the lovable Widow Twankey in her outrageous laundry. 

Tickets to the panto cost just £12 for adults and £8 for under 16’s.

They are available online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/mundesley-players or by phone at 0333 666 3366, or they can be purchased in person from The Coronation Hall between 2.30 and 4.30 every Sunday.

For more information, visit the group's Facebook page.