BenRiach Helps Falkirk Actors Become British Champions

A team of Scottish actors, sponsored by BenRiach, have become British champions after being crowned the best in the UK at the end of a nationwide drama festival involving over 1000 theatre groups.

The team from Falkirk's Tryst Theatre fought off challenges from the top English, Welsh and Northern Irish teams to lift the coveted Howard de Walden Trophy in Swindon's Wyvern Theatre.

Tryst’s three actors performed Act One of the comedy, Art by Yasmina Reza. Adjudicator Mike Tilbury praised Tryst's performance for its polish and professionalism, and said: "This was acting of the highest standard - slick, comedic and highly entertaining."

Tryst cirector Alan Clark said: "We are very grateful to Alistair Walker and BenRiach for their generous sponsorship. With all the costs we faced in getting to Swindon, we couldn’t have done it without them.

"The celebrations went on long into the night, thanks to some excellent BenRiach Curiositas."

BenRiach’s Alistair Walker said: "Congratulations to Tryst. We know winners when we see them. As we have won a number of awards ourselves this year, it’s great that we assisted Tryst in becoming the best in their field."

First picture shows Alistair Walker (second right, front row) with members of Tryst and the prestigious Howard de Walden trophy; and the second picture shows the three actors.

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