2019 Finalists & Winners (shows in 2018)
PEOPLE’S VOTE
THE RUNNERS-UP
Battersea Arts Centre / Bread & Roses / Bush Theatre / Chickenshed / Soho Theatre
THE FINALISTS
Above the Stag / Arcola Theatre / Blue Elephant Theatre / The Hope Theatre / Jack Studio Theatre / Park Theatre / Wilton’s Music Hall
THE WINNERS
Theatre Bar
Arcola Theatre
Social Media Presence & Activities
Hope Theatre
Facilities / Foodie Experience
Park Theatre
Best Programmes / Most Comfortable / Most Welcoming / Programming Policy / Online Info & Booking
Blue Elephant Theatre
PRODUCTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 0-7
“Not Now Bernard” at the Unicorn Theatre
”Jack and the Beanstalk” – Lyngo Theatre / Polka Theatre
“Huddle” – Filskit Theatre / Unicorn Theatre
PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 8+
“Beginners” at the Unicorn Theatre
“Goodnight Mr Tom” – British Theatre Academy / Southwark Playhouse
“The Adventures of Curious Ganz” – Silent Tide / Little Angel Theatre
PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 13+
“Off the Grid” at the Half Moon Theatre
“The End of Eddy” – Untitled Projects / Unicorn Theatre
“Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow” at Chickenshed
DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN
Gabriella Slade for “Six” at the Arts Theatre
Jonathan Lipman for “Harold & Maude” at the Charing Cross Theatre
Pam Tait for “Rothschild & Sons” at the Park Theatre
SET DESIGN
Bethany Wells for “Distance” at the Park Theatre
Francis O’Connor for “Harold & Maude” at the Charing Cross Theatre
Simon Daw for “Humble Boy” at the Orange Tree Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Andrew Ellis for “Eugenius!” at the Other Palace
David Plater for “The Outsider” at the Print Room
Zoe Spurr for “Tiny Dynamite” at the Old Red Lion
VIDEO DESIGN
Daniel Denton for “Misty” at the Bush Theatre
Joshua Pharo for “The Shape of the Pain” at the Battersea Arts Centre
Will Duke for “I’m a Phoenix, Bitch” at the Battersea Arts Centre
SOUND DESIGN
Jack Elliot Barton for “Lifeboat” at the Jack Studio Theatre
Luke Swaffield for “Forgotten” at the Arcola Theatre
Matt Padden for “Mirabel” at the Ovalhouse
Sam West for “Becoming Shades” at the Vaults
MUSICALS & OPERA
CHOREOGRAPHY
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for “Six” at the Arts Theatre
Fabian Aloise for “The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
William Whelton for “Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Adam Gerber & Tom Self for “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch
Joe Bunker for “The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
Zach Flis for “Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
MALE PERF IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Gary Trainor in “Rothschild & Sons” at the Park Theatre
Leon Scott in “Midnight” at the Union Theatre
Stewart Clarke in “The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
FEMALE PERF IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Genevieve McCarthy in “Mythic” at the Charing Cross Theatre
Mairi Barclay in “Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
Tessa Kadler in “Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Jonathan Carlton in “Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
Mark Inscoe in “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch
Rob Houchen in “Eugenius!” at the Other Palace
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Caroline O’Connor in “The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
Gemma Sutton in “The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
Natasha Barnes in “Wasted” at the Southwark Playhouse
NEW MUSICAL
“Grindr the Opera” at the Above the Stag
“Six” at the Arts Theatre
“Wasted” at the Southwark Playhouse
MUSICAL PRODUCTION
“Once” at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch
“Pippin” at the Southwark Playhouse
“The Rink” at the Southwark Playhouse
OPERA PRODUCTION
“Der Schauspieldirektor / Bastien und Bastienne” by Pop-Up Opera at various venues
“La Traviata” at the King’s Head Theatre
“The Rape Of Lucretia” at the Arcola Theatre
PLAYS
ENSEMBLE
“Bury the Hatchet” presented by Out of Forest Theatre at the Hope Theatre
“East” presented by Atticist at the King’s Head Theatre
“Freeman” presented by Strictly Arts at Canada Water / Pleasance
PERFORMANCE PIECE
Arinzé Kene in “Misty” at the Bush Theatre
Bryony Kimmings in “I’m a Phoenix, Bitch” at the Battersea Arts Centre
Adam Kashmiry in “Adam” at the Battersea Arts Centre
TBC (shows that don’t fit other categories)
“Creation (Pictures for Dorian)” by Gob Squad & LIFT at the Southbank Centre
“Dollywould” by Sh!t Theatre at the Soho Theatre
“Frankenstein” by BAC Beatbox Academy at Battersea Arts Centre
DIRECTOR
Daniele Sanderson for “Freeman” at the Canada Water / Pleasance
Femi Elufowoju jr for “Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives” at the Arcola Theatre
Jack Gamble for “The Daughter in Law” at the Arcola Theatre
Omar Elerian for “Misty” at the Bush Theatre
MOST PROMISING NEW PLAYWRIGHT
Ben Weatherill for “Jellyfish” at the Bush Theatre
Joe White for “Mayfly” at the Orange Tree Theatre
Lisa Carroll for “Cuckoo” at the Soho Theatre
NEW PLAY
Arinzé Kene for “Misty” at the Bush Theatre
Kenneth Emson for “Plastic” at the Old Red Lion
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm for “Br’er Cotton” at the Theatre 503
Will Eno for “The Open House” at the Print Room
MALE PERF IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY
Malcolm Sinclair in “Pressure” at the Park Theatre
Nitin Ganatra in “End of the Pier” at the Park Theatre
Wil Johnson in “Leave Taking” at the Bush Theatre
FEMALE PERF IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY
Kate Terence in “The Sword of Alex” at the White Bear Theatre
Kristin Milward in “A Funny Thing Happened…Oncology Unit…” at the Finborough Theatre
Lindsey Campbell in “The Open House” at the Print Room
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
Andrew Umerah in “Sweet Like Chocolate Boy” at the Jack Studio Theatre
Harry McEntire in “Homos, or Everyone in America” at the Finborough Theatre
Irfan Shamji in “Mayfly” at the Orange Tree Theatre
Jonathan Broadbent in “Humble Boy” at the Orange Tree Theatre
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
Louise Jameson in “Vincent River” at the Park Theatre
Monica Dolan in “The B*easts” at the Bush Theatre
Sarah Niles in “Leave Taking” at the Bush Theatre
Sinead Cusack in “Stitchers” at the Jermyn Street Theatre
PRODUCTION
“Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties” at the Southwark Playhouse
“Misty” at the Bush Theatre
“The Outsider” at the Print Room
SPECIAL AWARDS
Artistic Director: Madani Younis
Producer: Sally Young
Special Achievement: David Jubb