The nominees for the 9th annual Mousetrap Awards are announced
These awards are voted for by young people, anyone aged 15-29 is invited to have their say as to who should pick up the trophies at the ceremony on Sunday 19th April. And while usual suspects Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress and & Juliet are leading the pack, it is nice to see such love for Small Island here too.
Mousetrap Theatre Projects strive to make London’s theatre scene accessible to young people, low-income families, mainstream and SEND state schools, and those with additional needs.
Voting is open until midnight on 23rd March via this link.
BEST FEMALE PERFORMER AWARD:
Laura Baldwin, as Dawn in Waitress
Sophie Evans, as Glinda in Wicked
Leah Harvey, as Hortense in Small Island
Miriam-Teak Lee, as Juliet in & Juliet
BEST MALE PERFORMER AWARD:
David Hunter, as Dr Pomatter in Waitress
Laurie Kynaston, as Nicolas in The Son
Wendell Pierce, as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman
Jac Yarrow, as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
WATCH THIS FACE AWARD:
Sabrina Sandhu, as Pritti Pasha in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Joe Sugg, as Ogie in Waitress
Sam Tutty, as Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen
Kit Young, as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bridge Theatre
SAVED THE DAY
Vanessa Fisher, as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Toby Marlow, as Catherine Parr in Six
Grace Mouat, as Juliet in & Juliet
Laura Pick, as Elphaba in Wicked
BIG LITTLE STARS AWARD:
Jobe Hart, Austen Phelan and Theo Wilkinson, as Billy in BIG
Adelaide Barham, Imogen Bourn, Charlotte Breen and Ellie Kit Jones, as Jane in Mary Poppins
Ralphael Higgins-Humes, Quincy Miller-Cole and Shaquahn Crowe, as Little Michael in Small Island
Zion Gardner, John Madondo, Samuel O’Loughlin and Jay-Jay Prince, as Young Simba in The Lion King
SOUNDTRACK OF MY SOUL (Music):
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Follies
Les Misérables in Concert
TOP TECH DESIGN AWARD
Company (Lighting)
Dear Evan Hansen (Video)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Sound)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lighting)
SPECTACULAR SET AWARD (Design):
& Juliet
BIG
Groan Ups
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
THE POWER OF THE ENSEMBLE AWARD:
Come From Away
Comedy About A Bank Robbery
Emilia
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
BEST PLAY AWARD
Emilia
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (at Bridge Theatre)
Small Island
The Son
BEST MUSICAL AWARD
& Juliet
Come From Away
Company
Dear Evan Hansen
BRING IT BACK AWARD:
Company
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Fiddler on the Roof
The Inheritance
HOME SWEET HOME AWARD:
Almeida Theatre
Bridge Theatre
Gatsby’s Mansion
Young Vic
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THEATRE AWARD:
Get into Theatre Website
Get Into Theatre is the leading website for young people which helps them to navigate themselves through all the information, opportunities and advice needed to pursue a successful career in theatre, be it in backstage, performing, training, apprenticeships this website is a fountain of knowledge for young people in the UK.
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Jessica Ronane
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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