Rising Stars Awards Winners 2025 – Most Improved Members

Rising Stars Awards - Most Improved member

Rising Stars held their annual awards ceremony after the last performance of Arabian Nights on Saturday 29th March 2025.
The first two awards were for the Most Improved Members.

It was very obvious to us right from the start that being in Rising Stars was more than just singing, dancing and putting on a show. We noticed that members grew in confidence, made new friends and developed all sorts of essential life skills, such as teamwork, interpersonal skills and management.

The Most Improved Member award is not given to the most talented cast member – although many of our previous winners have developed into great performers and taken principal roles. The award is given to the member who has shown the most improvement in some aspect of their performance skills or personality in the previous 12 months as a direct result of their involvement with Rising Stars.

There are two awards in this category – Under 13 Years & 13 years and over.

Most Improved Member – Under 13 years

AND THE WINNER IS….. Lily

Lily, winner of the most improved member 2025 in the Under 13 category.

When Lily first tried to join Rising Stars, she was so shy and nervous that she couldn’t sing in front of us. Unsuccessful in that attempt, she tried again for the next show and has grown in confidence and ability ever since. She even went on to audition for (and get) the role of The Tailor in Arabian Nights – a role that required great characterisation and solo singing.

Over the last 12 months, we have had great pleasure in watching her improve in confidence and always prepared to push herself outside of her comfort zone to try new things. Well done, Lily!

Most Improved Member – 13 years and over

AND THE WINNER IS….. Millie

Millie, winner of the most improved member 2025 in the 13 years and over category.

Millie has been a member of Rising Stars for a few years and has always been a popular and much-valued member of the group. However, over the last 12 months, the improvement in her acting has been phenomenal. With very little input from the production team, she took every role she played and made it her own, making each performance fresh and 100% convincing – as well as learning huge amounts of dialogue and getting it word perfect every time.

Well done Millie! We are so fortunate to have such a talented actor in our group.

Congratulations to you both. We look forward to seeing you perform in many more shows with us.