Best Performance in a Play
Paapa Essiedu for HAMLET, a Royal Shakespeare Company production
Best Supporting Performance
Rebecca Trehearn for SHOW BOAT, a Sheffield Theatres production
Best Performance in a Musical
Clare Burt for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, 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
The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre
Northern Stage
Achievement in Dance
Gary Clarke for COAL
Achievement in Opera
The Royal Opera and Guildhall School of Music and Drama for 4.48 PSYCHOSIS in association with the Lyric Hammersmith
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 Design
Lez Brotherston for FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS and SHOW BOAT, both Sheffield Theatres productions
Best Show for Children and Young People
THE HOBBIT, a The Dukes production
Best Director
Raz Shaw for WIT, a Royal Exchange Theatre production
Theatre Employee of the Year
Diane Belding, Liverpool Empire Theatre
Promotion of Diversity
Belgrade Theatre
Achievement in Marketing / Audience Development
Northern Ballet
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
The Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts
Vanessa Redgrave
Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award
Ian McKellen
