Creatives group
Best director award
Denzel Westley-Sanderson, The Importance of Being Earnest – UK Tour
Matthew Xia, Tambo and Bones – Actors Touring Company and Theatre Royal Stratford East
WINNER – Mya Onwugbonu, Hear Me Now – Southwark Playhouse Theatre
Best producer award
Ben Quashie, Alice in Wonderland – Brixton House Theatre
WINNER – Jazz Lintott and Frank Skully, Going for Gold – UK Tour
Shereener Browne, PlayFight – Pleasance Theatre and Seven Dials Playhouse
Best musical director award
Ian Oakley, The Color Purple – UK Tour
WINNER – Sean Green, Sylvia – the Old Vic Theatre
Sean Mayes, Mandela – the Young Vic
Best choreographer or movement director award
Kloe Dean, Tambo and Bones – Actors Touring Company and Theatre Royal Stratford East
WINNER – Mthuthuzeli November, Nina: By Whatever Means – UK Tour
Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, The Importance of Being Earnest – UK Tour
Best opera production or performer award
April Koyejo-Audiger, The Magic Flute – UK Tour
English National Opera, Blue – English National Opera
WINNER – Nadine Benjamin, Blue – English National Opera
Best dance production or performer award
Ballet Black, Nina: By Whatever Means – UK Tour
WINNER – Isabela Coracy, Nina: By Whatever Means – UK Tour
Tonyé Scott-Obené, I Am Here – UK Tour
Recognition group (body of work)
Best lighting design award
WINNER – Joshie Harriette
Simeon Miller
Simisola Majekodunmi
Best sound design awards
Rasaq Kukoyi
Tony Gayle
WINNER – Xana
Theatre design award
WINNER – Debbie Duru
Fay Fullerton
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
Best playwright award
WINNER – Adenike Ojo
David Alade
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini
Book and lyrics award
WINNER – Gerel Falconer
Plays
Best supporting female actor in a play award
Bola Akeju, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Sasha Frost, Noises Off – UK Tour
WINNER – Toyin Ayedun-Alase, Alice in Wonderland – Brixton House Theatre
Best supporting male actor in a play award
WINNER – Christian Alifoe, Sucker Punch – UK Tour
Khai Shaw, Alice in Wonderland -– Brixton House Theatre
Fode Simbo, Under the Kundè Tree – Southwark Playhouse Theatre
Best female lead actor in a play award
Aminita Francis, Family Tree – UK Tour
Kibong Tanji, Recognition – Talawa Theatre Company
WINNER – Toyin Ayedun-Alase, The Clinic – Almeida Theatre
Best male lead actor in a play award
David Alade, Sunny Side Up – Theatre Peckham
Gamba Cole, Housemates Returns: Chicken Burger N Chips – Brixton House Theatre
WINNER – Jazz Lintott, Going for Gold – UK Tour
Best non binary performer in a play award
WINNER – Phoebe Campbell, The Importance of Being Earnest – UK Tour
Sam Crerar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s Globe
Travis Alabanza, Burgerz – Southbank Centre
Best production – play award
WINNER – Going For Gold – UK Tour
Tambo and Bones – Actors Touring Company and Theatre Royal Stratford East
The Importance of Being Earnest – UK Tour
Musicals
Best supporting female actor in a musical award
WINNER – Billie-Kay Payne, Annie the Musical – UK Tour
Charis Alexandra, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Aldwych Theatre
Irene Myrtle Forrester, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Aldwych Theatre
Best supporting male actor in a musical award
Jay Perry, Sylvia – The Old Vic
Kylan Denis, Matilda the Musical – Cambridge Theatre
WINNER – Kyrelle Lammy, Nativity: The Musical
Best female lead actor in a musical award
WINNER – Elesha Paul Moses, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Aldwych Theatre
Heidi Williams, Matilda the Musical – Cambridge Theatre
Nicole-Lily Baisden, 42nd Street – Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Best male lead actor in a musical award
Caleb Roberts, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Aldwych Theatre
WINNER – Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Newsies – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Owen Chaponda, The Lion King – The Lyceum Theatre
Best non binary performer in a musical award
Alex Thomas-Smith, & Juliet – Shaftesbury Theatre
WINNER – Claudia Kariuki, Six the Musical – Vaudeville Theatre
Best musical production award
WINNER – Sylvia –The Old Vic
The Color Purple – UK Tour
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Aldwych Theatre
Achievement awards
Best recent graduate awards
Charis Alexandra, ArtsEd
Jenna Bonner, ArtsEd
WINNER – Leah Vassell, ArtsEd
Best teacher award
Billy Luke Nevers, Helen Hawkins Dance Company
WINNER – Erina Lewis, Platinum Academy
Nadine Kennedy Wood, NDC College
Disability champion award
WINNER – Kyrelle Lammy
LGBTQIA+ champion award
Claudia Kariuki
Daniel Jacob
WINNER – Myles Hart
