Jess wins Best Female Comedy Performance

Jess Turton (with Josh Utting) and her award for Best Female Comedy Performance in the 2018 LADOS production of 'Kiss Me, Kate'

Jess Turton (with Josh Utting) and her award for Best Female Comedy Performance in the 2018 LADOS production of 'Kiss Me, Kate'

Jess Turton (with Josh Utting) and her award for Best Female Comedy Performance in the 2018 LADOS production of 'Kiss Me, Kate'

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Jess joined LADOS last year to play the part of Kate in the Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate". During a special evening at the Abbey House Hotel Jess was excited to learn that she had been nominated for "Best Female Comedy Performance".

At the NODA awards ceremony in Manchester on Sunday 5th May, in the company of about 500 fellow thespians from the North West, Jess was thrilled and amazed when her name was announced as the winner.

Jess is a graduate from a Fine Art and Theatre degree at the Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts. She came to Lancaster to study in 2014, from her home town in Bury where her love of theatre started.

Jess is presently working as duty manager at the Dukes Theatre. However, if you want to see this talented young actress in action, hurry along to the Grand Theatre to see Jesus Christ Superstar, where Jess is playing the emotional part of Mary Magdalene, singing the iconic song "I don't know how to love him".

Tickets are selling fast and the show runs until the end of the week, incorporating a Saturday matinee. LADOS are supporting the Rosemere Cancer Foundation with this show.