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Monday 31 December 2018

My 2018 Theatre Awards.

Hello and welcome to my 7th year doing this blog, celebrating the best of the theatre that I've seen in 2018.

Winners are in bold.

Best Set Design
Simon Higlett - Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Colin Richmond - The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Philip Witcomb - Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
David Woodhead - Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
Lez Brotherston - The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Nigel Hook - The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour)
Matt Kinley - Les Miserables (International Tour)
Michael Taylor - White Christmas (Curve)


Best Lighting Design
Ben Cracknell - An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)
Howard Hudson - Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
Natasha Chivers - The Duchess of Malfi (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Paule Constable - Les Miserables (International Tour)
Nick Richings - The Wizard of Oz (Birmingham Rep)
Mark Henderson - White Christmas (Curve)


Best Costume Design
Colin Richmond - The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Ellan Parry - As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe)
Lez Brotherston - The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Tom Piper - Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Max Jones - Shakespeare in Love (UK Tour)
Diego Pitarch - White Christmas (Curve)


Best Choreography/Movement
Nick Winston - Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Lucy Hind - Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Stephen Mear - White Christmas (Curve)


Best Direction
Christopher Luscombe - Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Nick Winston - Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Erica Whyman - Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Maria Aberg - The Duchess of Malfi (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Fiona Laird - The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Michael Boyd - Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Nikolai Foster - White Christmas (Curve)
Simon Godwin - Timon of Athens (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play
Kara Tointon - Olivia in Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Daisy Badger - Lady Landsworth in The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Laura Elsworthy - Betty in The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Charlotte Josephine - Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Nadia Nadarajah - Celia in As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe)
Debbie Korley - Zabina/King of Syria in Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Adjoa Andoh - Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Charlotte Arrowsmith - Cassandra in Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play
Adrian Edmondson - Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Josh Finan - Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Pearce Quigley - Jaques in As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe)
Nicolas Tennant - Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Edmund Wiseman - Theridamas in Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Bobby Hirston - Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour)
Edmund Kingsley - Kit Marlowe in Shakespeare in Love (UK Tour)
Patrick Drury - Flavius in Timon of Athens (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Best Leading Actress In A Play
Karen Fishwick - Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Joan Iyiola - The Duchess in The Duchess of Malfi (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Rosy McEwen - Zenocrate/Callapine in Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Amber James - Cressida in Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Imogen Daines - Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love (UK Tour)
Kathryn Hunter - Timon of Athens in Timon of Athens (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Best Leading Actor In A Play
Anthony Sher - King Lear in King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Bally Gill - Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Jack Laskey - Rosalind in As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe)
David Troughton - Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Jude Owusu - Tamburlaine in Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Jake Curran - Chris in The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour)
Gavin Fowler - Troilus in Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Pierro Niel-Mee - Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (UK Tour)

Best Understudy Performance
Rebecca Stenhouse - Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (UK Tour)
Rachel Grundy - Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde (UK Tour)
Jonathan Cordin - Blake in Bat Out Of Hell (Dominion Theatre)
Aron Wild - Igor in Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre)
Gemma Scholes - Inga in Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre)
Christopher Cameron - Jagwire in Bat Out Of Hell (Dominion Theatre)
Craig Ryder - Falco in Bat Out Of Hell (Dominion Theatre)
Zac Hamilton - Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (International Tour)

Best Ensemble
Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC)
Les Miserables (International Tour)
White Christmas (Curve)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical
Jessica Daley - Lynette Pomeroy in An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)
Emily Johnstone - Joan/Pearl Turner/Barbara Young/Lionel Bart/Barbara/Barbara Windsor in Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Ricky Butt - Rosie in Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre)
Katie Hall - Fantine in Les Miserables (UK Tour)
Kelly Agbowu - Zeke/Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Birmingham Rep)
Wendy Mae Brown - Martha Watson in White Christmas (Curve)


Best Supporting Actor In A Musical
Ian McIntosh - Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)
Daniel Stockton - Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Niall Sheehy - Frederick Barrett in Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
Solomon Israel - Gerry Raffles in Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Will Richardson - Enjolras in Les Miserables (UK Tour)
Sam Murphy - Mike in White Christmas (Curve)

Best Leading Actress In A Musical
Rebecca Stenhouse - Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (UK Tour)
Emma Williams - Paula Pokrifki in An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)
Holly Dale Spencer - Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Claire Burt - Joan Littlewood in Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Georgia Louise - Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre)
Sara Poyzer - Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre)
Emma Williams - Betty Haynes in White Christmas (Curve)
Monique Young - Judy Haynes in White Christmas (Curve)


Best Leading Actor In A Musical
Jonny Fines - Zack Mayo in An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)
Simon Thomas - Sky Masterton in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Daniel Robinson - Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Greg Castiglioni - Thomas Andrews in Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
Killian Donnelly - Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (UK Tour)
Nic Greenshields - Javert in Les Miserables (UK Tour)
Dan Burton - Phil Davis in White Christmas (Curve)
Danny Mac - Bob Wallace in White Christmas (Curve)


Best Royal Shakespeare Company Production
Twelfth Night (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
Miss Littlewood (Swan Theatre)
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
The Duchess of Malfi (Swan Theatre)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
Tamburlaine (Swan Theatre)

Best Touring/Regional Production
Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre)
Titanic The Musical (UK Tour)
The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour)
Shakespeare in Love (UK Tour)
Les Miserables (International Tour)
White Christmas (Curve)