{"id":20701,"date":"2025-02-19T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sayfc.org\/?p=20701"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:39:45","slug":"east-cabaret-results-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sayfc.org\/east-cabaret-results-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathgate JAC Cast a Spell on the Judges to Claim Cabaret Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"
1st \u2013 Bathgate JAC, \u201cSpells & School Bells\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n The night was a roaring success with a total of 8 teams performing, the highest since COVID!<\/p>\n Bathgate JAC used all the tricks in their spellbook in a magical performance which secured them the BP Farm Service Perpetual Trophy for the second year running. Their showing of \u2018Spells & School Bells\u2019 took top spot with 86 2\/3 points.<\/p>\n Producers Kathryn Russell and Emma Inglis expressed their excitement at the result, stating,<\/p>\n \u201cWe are delighted to have won East Cabaret after a tough competition. The cast have worked extremely hard to pull together a fantastic performance\u201d<\/p>\n 2nd \u2013 Perthshire District, \u201cDespicable Heist\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Best Performer Outwith Winning Team \u2013 Nick Hutchon, Perthshire <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n A close second on the night were Perthshire District, who with 85 points for their performance \u2018Despicable Heist\u2019 were inches away from stealing the title. Although Aberfeldy & District JAC member Nick Hutcheon did make off with the award for Best Performer Outside the Winning Team for his portrayal of Gru.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd \u2013 East Fife JAC, \u201cAnster My Home\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Claiming third place was East Fife JAC, who took the audience on a voyage with their performance, \u2018Anster My Home,\u2019 scoring a commendable 71 1\/3 points out of 100.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Comedy Act \u2013 Jesika Rennie, Bell Baxter ADS <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Jesika Rennie, from Bell Baxter ADS, won Best Comedy Act for her captivating imitation of Bruno Tonioli in their showcase of \u2018Diddly Come Dancing\u2019.<\/p>\n When asked for his reflections on the evening, East Region Chair and compere on the night, James Kennedy had this to say,<\/p>\n \u201cUnbelievable! What a night we had in Perth at this year\u2019s East Cabaret! All 8 of our teams performed to an incredible standard, making it no easy task for our judges! We can\u2019t wait to welcome all of our teams back to the concert hall stage on Saturday 14th February 2026!\u201d<\/p>\n The judges for the night were David Smith, Katie Sanderson, and Amanda Renwick. In his closing remarks Mr Smith praised the teams for their performances, stating,<\/p>\n \u201cWe were looking for something in the performance to capture our eye and leave a lasting memory and the competitors certainly delivered\u201d.<\/p>\n This year’s Competition was kindly supported by Morspan Construction Ltd, Kettle Produce Ltd, Craignathro Farms & Thorntons Solicitors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Magical performance sees Bathgate secure the title for the second year running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":20711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"venue":[],"class_list":["post-20701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n