Winners of the 2024 Black British Theatre Awards

Best producer award
Chuchu Nwagu, Red Pitch, @sohoplace
Jade Samuels, The Architect, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival WINNER – Landé Belo, Ain’t I a Woman?, Tower Theatre

Best director award
Dermot Daly, Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, Royal Court Theatre
Landé Belo, Ain’t I a Woman?, Tower Theatre
WINNER – Nancy Medina, Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic

Best musical director
CeCelia Wickham-Anderson, Jamaica Love, Trafalgar Theatre and tour
Hannah Ledwidge, No More Mr Nice Guy, Birmingham Rep
WINNER – Sean Green, MJ the Musical, Prince Edward Theatre

Best choreographer or movement director
Christopher Tendai, Closer to Heaven, Turbine Theatre
Lanre Malaolu, Now, I See, Stratford East Theatre
WINNER – Mthuthuzeli November, The Waiting Game, Ballet Black

Best dance production or performer
Cycles, Boy Blue, Barbican Theatre
WINNER – Ebony Thomas, The Waiting Game, Ballet Black
Monique Jonas, Romeo and Juliet, Sadler’s Wells

Recognition group (body of work) awards

Best lighting design award
Joshie Harriette
WINNER – Ryan Day
Simisola Majekodunmi

Best sound design award
Khalil Madovi
Tony Gayle
WINNER – Xana

Theatre design award
Debbie Duru
Georgia Wilmot
WINNER – Jessica Cabassa

Book and lyrics
Anoushka Lucas
DK Fashola
WINNER – Lady Lykez

Best playwright
Lucie Lutte
WINNER – Siana Bangura
Tobi King Bakare

Best casting director
WINNER – Selma Nicholls

Heather Basten
Isabella Odoffin

Play awards

Best male lead actor in a play
Christopher Mbaki, Before I Go, Brixton House
Neil Reidman, Without, Omnibus Theatre Courtyard Theatre
WINNER – Terique Jarrett, Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic

Best female lead actor in a play
Ellena Vincent, The Book of Grace, Arcola Theatre
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York’s Theatre
WINNER – Tiwa Lade, My Father’s Fable, Bush Theatre

Best supporting male actor in a play
Branden Cook, Skeleton Crew, Donmar Warehouse
Frank Skully, Kiss, Marry, Kill, Dante or Die – Tour
WINNER – Joshua Alexander-Williams, Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York’s Theatre

Best supporting female actor in a play
Adele James, Underdog: The Other Other Brontë, National Theatre
WINNER – Freema Agyeman, Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York’s Theatre
Mia Jerome, Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York’s Theatre

Best production – play
Ain’t I a Woman?, Tower Theatre
WINNER – Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic
Swim, Aunty, Swim!, Belgrade Theatre

Musical awards

Best male lead actor in a musical
WINNER – Ivano Turco, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, tour

Layton Williams, Cabaret, Kit Kat Club
Owen Chaponda, The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre

Best female lead actor in a musical
Jenny Fitzpatrick, Oliver, Leeds Playhouse
WINNER – Karis Anderson, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky, Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical, The Other Palace

Best supporting male actor in a musical
Ashley Campbell, Just For One Day, Old Vic
WINNER – Marley Fenton, The Wizard of Oz, Norwich Theatre Royal
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Cabaret, Kit Kat Club

Best supporting female actor in a musical
WINNER – Elèna Gyasi, Mean Girls, Savoy Theatre

Phebe Edwards, MJ the Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
Raphaella Philbert, The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre

Best musical production
Jamaica Love, UK Tour
WINNER – MJ the Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre

Champion awards

Best child performer (under 16)
Dylan Trigger, MJ the Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
WINNER – Janai Bartlett, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre
Mia-Nicole Alexander, The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre

Best non binary performer
WINNER – Claudia Kariuki

Phoebe Campbell
Sam Crerar

LGBTQIA+ champion
Ivano Turco
WINNER – Layton Williams

Disability champion
Chris Fonseca
WINNER – Linseigh Green
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini

Achievement awards

Best teacher
WINNER – Dannika Dudfield, Soar Performance Academy

Kamara Gray, Artistry Youth Dance
Nadine Kennedy Wood, NDC College

Best graduate
Joshua Alexander-Williams, Romeo and Juliet, ArtsEd
WINNER – Kwamé Kandekore, MJ the Musical, Emil Dale Academy
Sedona Sky, Heathers the Musical, ArtsEd

Lord Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick award
WINNER – Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Productions

Founders choice award
WINNER – Danny Sapani, King Lear, Almeida Theatre

Lifetime achievement award
WINNER – Namron OBE

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