This year's UK Theatre Award winners have been announced...
Nominated for 9 different awards, the big winners yesterday at the UK Theatre Awards were Sheffield Theatres who took home a total of five of the awards, including both Best New Play and Best Musical Production, at yesterday's ceremony which took place at London's Guildhall. The awards were compèred by Lesley Manville, with a performance from the award-winning Clare Burt and appearances from guest presenters including Dame Eileen Atkins, Owen Teale, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Stephanie Beacham, Don Warrington and Preeya Kalidas.
Other notable winners on the day were Paapa Essiedu, who picked up Best Performance in a Play for his role of Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Production at Stratford upon Avon, and Northern Ballet, up for 3 Awards, who took home the title of Achievement in Marketing for their work on 1984 (read our review of the ballet here).
Two special awards were handed out at the ceremony, with the Outstanding Contribution award going to Sir Ian McKellen and the John Gielgud Award for Excellence going to Vanessa Redgrave.
The annual UK Theatre awards are the only nationwide awards to honour and celebrate achievements in regional theatre throughout the UK and do not cover National Theatre productions or West End shows unless they have transferred from a theatre outside the capital.
Full lists of nominees and winners can be found below.
The annual UK Theatre awards are the only nationwide awards to honour and celebrate achievements in regional theatre throughout the UK and do not cover National Theatre productions or West End shows unless they have transferred from a theatre outside the capital.
Full lists of nominees and winners can be found below.
Best New Play
CUTTIN’ IT by Charlene James, a Young Vic/Royal Court Theatre co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and The Yard Theatre
Best Musical Production
FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS directed by Daniel Evans, a Sheffield Theatres Production and SHOW BOAT directed by Daniel Evans, a Sheffield Theatres production
Best Touring Production
THE HERBAL BED directed by James Dacre, a co-production by Royal & Derngate Northampton, English Touring Theatre and Rose Theatre Kingston
Best Show For Children And Young People
THE HOBBIT, a The Dukes production
Best Director
Raz Shaw for WIT, a Royal Exchange Theatre production
Best Performance In A Play
Paapa Essiedu for HAMLET, a Royal Shakespeare Company production
Best Performance In A Musical
Clare Burt for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, a Sheffield Theatres Production
Best Supporting Performance
Rebecca Trehearn for SHOW BOAT, a Sheffield Theatres production
Best Design
Lez Brotherston for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS and SHOW BOAT, a Sheffield Theatres productions
Achievement In Opera
The Royal Opera and Guildhall School Of Music and Drama for 4.48 PSYCHOSIS in association with the Lyric Hammersmith
Achievement in Dance
Gary Clarke for COAL
Promotion Of Diversity
Belgrade Theatre
Theatre Employee Or Manager Of The Year
Diane Belding - Liverpool Empire Theatre
Achievement In Marketing
Northern Ballet
The Renee Stepham Award For Best Presentation Of Touring Theatre
Northern Stage
UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre in association with Smooth Radio
The Mill at Sonning
Clothworkers’ Award
Northern Stage
Outstanding Contribution To British Theatre
Ian McKellen
The Gielgud Award For Excellence In The Dramatic Arts
Vanessa Redgrave
CUTTIN’ IT by Charlene James, a Young Vic/Royal Court Theatre co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and The Yard Theatre
Best Musical Production
FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS directed by Daniel Evans, a Sheffield Theatres Production and SHOW BOAT directed by Daniel Evans, a Sheffield Theatres production
Best Touring Production
THE HERBAL BED directed by James Dacre, a co-production by Royal & Derngate Northampton, English Touring Theatre and Rose Theatre Kingston
Best Show For Children And Young People
THE HOBBIT, a The Dukes production
Best Director
Raz Shaw for WIT, a Royal Exchange Theatre production
Best Performance In A Play
Paapa Essiedu for HAMLET, a Royal Shakespeare Company production
Best Performance In A Musical
Clare Burt for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, a Sheffield Theatres Production
Best Supporting Performance
Rebecca Trehearn for SHOW BOAT, a Sheffield Theatres production
Best Design
Lez Brotherston for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS and SHOW BOAT, a Sheffield Theatres productions
Achievement In Opera
The Royal Opera and Guildhall School Of Music and Drama for 4.48 PSYCHOSIS in association with the Lyric Hammersmith
Achievement in Dance
Gary Clarke for COAL
Promotion Of Diversity
Belgrade Theatre
Theatre Employee Or Manager Of The Year
Diane Belding - Liverpool Empire Theatre
Achievement In Marketing
Northern Ballet
The Renee Stepham Award For Best Presentation Of Touring Theatre
Northern Stage
UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre in association with Smooth Radio
The Mill at Sonning
Clothworkers’ Award
Northern Stage
Outstanding Contribution To British Theatre
Ian McKellen
The Gielgud Award For Excellence In The Dramatic Arts
Vanessa Redgrave
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