The Stage Debut Awards

The Stage Debut Awards are theatre awards recognising individuals making their professional debuts in the performing arts in the UK.^[1] The annual ceremony was launched in 2017 by The Stage and include accolades for Best Performer in a Play, Best Writer, Best Designer and the Best West End Debut Performer.^[2][3] Recipients of these awards have gone on to star in West End shows, television series and films.^[4][5][6]

The awards ceremony is held annually at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. In 2019, the awards relocated to a new venue, The Brewery, London.

In 2020, the Best Actor in a Play and Best Actress in a Play awards were updated to Best Performer in a Play and the Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical awards were updated to Best Performer in a Musical.

Judging process

Eligible nominees must be aged 16 or over, and making their professional debut in a named role in a production reviewed by The Stage. For acting roles this should be a first named role. The Stage's nationwide network of theatre critics put forward nominees from productions they have reviewed. Performers, writers, directors, designers and composers making their stage debut (and their agents) are also able to nominate themselves online for consideration. The public can also nominate individuals for each category.^[7]

Industry professionals from across the UK are then invited to give their input into the longlist. These advisors have included producer Danielle Tarento, casting director David Grindrod, David Jubb, Battersea Arts Centre, designer Es Devlin, Hannah Miller, Royal Shakespeare Company; James Grieve, Paines Plough; Jenny Sealey, Graeae; Jimmy Fay, Lyric Theatre; Laura Donnelly, National Theatre of Scotland; Madani Younis, Bush Theatre; director Michael Grandage; actor Noma Dumezweni, designer Paule Constable; Pravesh Kumar, Rifco; actor Preeya Kalidas; Sam Hodges, Nuffield Southampton Theatres; producer Sonia Friedman; Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic; and Wendy Spon, National Theatre.^[8]

The judging panel decide on the shortlist and winners in all categories, except the Best West End Debut where the shortlist is voted on by the public. The Best West End Debut award recognises those who are making their professional debut in London's West End. This includes individuals who have previously made their debut outside of the West End.

Ceremony

In 2017, the inaugural The Stage Debut Awards Ceremony took place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, on September 17.

The ceremony was hosted by West End leading man, Ben Forster.^[9] Categories Presenters included director Michael Grandage, actor Sharon D. Clarke, actor Rachel Tucker, Theatre owner Nica Burns, National Theatre director Rufus Norris and actor Kenneth Cranham.^[10] Exclusive performances at the ceremony were from Dreamgirls and the National Theatre's Follies.^[11][12]

In 2018, the ceremony took place on September 23 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. The ceremony was hosted by Cush Jumbo and the Category Presenters included director Michael Grandage, actor Ruthie Henshall, singer Preeya Kalidas, actor Jodie Prenger, and lighting designer Paule Constable. Exclusive performances at the ceremony were from Anaïs Mitchell and Miriam-Teak Lee.

In 2019, the ceremony took place at The Brewery, London, on September 15. The ceremony was hosted by Cush Jumbo, and the exclusive performances were by Rachel Tucker and Amara Okereke. Category Presenters included actor Giles Terera, actor Michael Xavier, singer Brenda Edwards, actor Janie Dee, actor Mark Gatiss, and playwright Inua Ellams.

The first digital ceremony was hosted as a free online event in 2020 by Miriam-Teak Lee (winner of Best Actress in a Musical in 2017) on 27 September and featured an exclusive performance was from SpitLip (winner of the 2019 Best Composer/Lyricist awards).

In 2021, no ceremony took place due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

In 2022, the ceremony took place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London on Sunday, September 18. The ceremony was hosted by Susan Wokoma, and exclusive performances were by Shan Ako, Samuel Thomas, Frances Mayli McCann and Natalie Paris. Category Presenters included actor Amanda Abbington, director Jamie Lloyd, singer-songwriter and performer Louise Rednapp, singer Jay McGuiness, actor Matt Henry and theatre designer Anna Fleischle.

In 2023, the ceremony took place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London on Sunday, October 1. The ceremony was hosted by Divina de Campo, and the exclusive performances were by Emily Benjamin, Zizi Strallen and Rachael Wooding. Category Presenters included actor Callum Scott Howells, singer Faye Tozer, director Rebecca Frecknall, lighting designer Prem Mehta, writer Morgan Lloyd Malcom, actor John Partridge, actor Bertie Carvel and actor Omari Douglas.

In 2024, the ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 29.^[13]

Previous winners

The Stage Debut Awards 2017[3][2]	Winner	Nominees
Best Actor in a Play	Abraham Popoola in Othello at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol	Jack Archer in Nivelli's War at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast
		TJ Jones in The Seven Acts of Mercy at Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
		Kenneth Omole in Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre, London
Best Actress in a Play	Grace Molony in The Country Girls at Minerva Theatre, Chichester	Anya Chalotra in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe, London
		Kellan Frankland in The House of Bernarda Alba at Royal Exchange, Manchester
		Jess Peet in Alice in Wonderland at The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Best Actor in a Musical	Samuel Thomas in Allegro at Southwark Playhouse, London	Adam J Bernard in Dreamgirls at Savoy Theatre, London
		Ben Hunter in The Girls at Phoenix Theatre, London
		Daniel Urch in 110 in the Shade at Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London
Best Actress in a Musical	Miriam-Teak Lee in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London	Chloe Carrington in Hair at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
		Emily Hughes in Fiddler on the Roof at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
		Siena Kelly in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
Best Director	Lekan Lawal for Betrayal at Derby Theatre, Derby	Sean Aydon for Richard III at Rosemary Branch, London
		Alexander Lass for 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios 2, London
		Lynette Linton for Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre, London
Best Designer	Rosie Elnile for The Convert at Gate Theatre, London	Joshua Gadsby for Still Ill at New Diorama, London
		Simon Spencer for The Tempest at Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
		Jessica Staton for Extra Yarn at Orange Tree Theatre, London
Best Composer or Lyricist	Dan Gillespie Sells for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield	Jonah Brody and MJ Harding for Removal Men at The Yard, London
		Ruth Chan for Snow in Midsummer at Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
		Stephen Jackson for Roller Diner at Soho Theatre, London
Best Writer	Katherine Soper for Wish List at Royal Exchange, Manchester and Royal Court Theatre, London	Titas Halder for Run the Beast Down at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury and Finborough Theatre, London
		Asif Khan for Combustion at Tara Arts, London
		Victoria Willing for Spring Offensive at Clapham Omnibus, London
The Joe Allen Best West End Debut[14]	Andrew Polec for Bat Out of Hell at London Coliseum[15]	John Boyega in Woyzeck at Old Vic
		Anthony Boyle in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at The Palace Theatre
		Andy Karl in Groundhog Day at Old Vic
		Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill at Wyndhams Theatre
		Imogen Poots in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
		Amber Riley in Dreamgirls at Savoy Theatre
		Charlie Stemp in Half a Sixpence at Noël Coward Theatre

The Stage Debut Awards 2018[16]	Winner	Nominees
Best Actor in a Play	Akshay Sharan in The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Yard Theatre, London	Seb Carrington in Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre, London
		Chris Walley in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noël Coward Theatre, London
		Alex Wilson in The Elephant Man, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol
Best Actress in a Play	Gemma Dobson in Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Octagon Theatre, Bolton	Kitty Archer in One for Sorrow, Royal Court, London
		Lorna Fitzgerald in The Shadow Factory, NST City, Southampton
		Grainne O'Mahony in The Elephant Man, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
Best Actor in a Musical	Louis Gaunt in Oklahoma!, Grange Park Opera, West Horsley	Will Carey in It's Only Life, Union Theatre, London
		Toby Miles in Les Misérables, Queen's Theatre, London
		Simon Oskarsson in Return to the Forbidden Planet, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Best Actress in a Musical	Amara Okereke in Les Misérables, Queen's Theatre, London	Teleri Hughes in Spring Awakening at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
		Eleanor Kane in Fun Home at the Young Vic, London
		Rebecca Mendoza in Hairspray, on tour
Best Director	Katy Rudd for The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange, Manchester	Iwan Lewis for One Minute, the Barn Theatre, Cirencester
		Alexandra Moxon for Wreck at Nottingham Playhouse
		Oscar Pearce for Great Apes at the Arcola Theatre, London
Best Designer	Khadija Raza for Hijabi Monologues, Spun, and Mixtape, Bush Theatre, London, the Arcola Theatre, London and the Royal Exchange, Manchester	Basia Binkowska for Devil with the Blue Dress at the Bunker Theatre, London
		Fin Redshaw for Pieces of String and Love Me Now, Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the Tristan Bates Theatre, London
		Jasmine Swan for Hyem, The Passing of Third Floor Back, Hanna and The Sleeper, Theatre503, London, the Finborough Theatre, London, the Arcola Theatre, London, and Rialto Theatre, Brighton
Best Composer or Lyricist	Gus Gowland for Pieces of String, Mercury Theatre, Colchester	Kate Marlais for Abandon, Lyric Hammersmith, London
		Matt Winkworth for The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Best Writer	Andrew Thompson for In Event of Moone Disaster, Theatre503, London	Georgia Christou for Yous Two, Hampstead Theatre, London
		Kendall Feaver for The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange, Manchester
		Natasha Gordon for Nine Night, National Theatre, London
		Joe White for Mayfly, Orange Tree Theatre, London
The Joe Allen Best West End Debut	Aidan Turner in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noël Coward Theatre	Mohammad Amiri for The Jungle at the Playhouse Theatre
		Ashley Banjo for Dick Whittington at the London Palladium
		Bryan Cranston for Network at the National Theatre
		Michelle Greenidge for Nine Night at the National Theatre
		John McCrea for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre
		Kelli O'Hara for The King and I at the London Palladium

The Stage Debut Awards 2019[17][18]	Winner	Nominees
Best Actor in a Play	Jamal Ajala in Ear for Eye, Royal Court	Stuart Campbell in The Hunt, Almeida Theatre
		Patrick Gibson in Sweat, Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud Theatre
		Ivan Oyik in Blue/Orange, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Best Actress in a Play	Lauren O'Leary in The Awkward Years, The Other Room, Cardiff	Liv Hill in Top Girls, National Theatre
		Urielle Klein-Mekongo in Yvette, Bush Theatre
		Bea Webster in Mother Courage, Albion Electric Warehouse, Leeds
Best Actor in a Musical	Adam Hugill for Standing in The Sky's Edge, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield	Ryan Hutton in Only Fools and Horses The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket
		Jac Yarrow in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium
Best Actress in a Musical	Danielle Fiamanya in The Color Purple, Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome	Georgina Ambrey in My Mother Said I Never Should and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
		Maiya Quansah-Breed in Six, Arts Theatre
		Jarneia Richard-Noel in Six, Arts Theatre
Best Director	Atri Banerjee for Hobson's Choice, Royal Exchange, Manchester	Tyrone Huntley for Ain't Misbehaving, Mercury Theatre, Colchester
		Jade Lewis for Superhoe, Royal Court
		Tom Scutt for Berberian Sound Studio, Donmar Warehouse
Best Designer	Evie Gurney for Antony and Cleopatra and The Hunt, National Theatre and Almeida Theatre	Abby Clarke for Beauty and the Beast, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
		Maxwell Nicholson Lailey for Huddle (Unicorn Theatre)
Best Composer or Lyricist	David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts for Operation Mincemeat, New Diorama Theatre	Oran Eldor and Marcus Stevens for Mythic the Musical, Charing Cross Theatre
		Anaïs Mitchell for Hadestown, National Theatre
		Femi Temowo for Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
Best Writer	Jasmine Lee-Jones for Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, Royal Court	Ross Willis for Wolfie, Theatre503
		Nicôle Lecky for Superhoe, Royal Court
		Holly Robinson for Soft Animals, Soho Theatre
The Joe Allen Best West End Debut	Jac Yarrow for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium	Matthew Broderick in The Starry Messenger, Wyndham's Theatre
		Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance, Noël Coward Theatre
		Nathanael Campbell in Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre
		Saffron Coomber in Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre
		Sarah Gordy in Jellyfish, National Theatre
		Samuel H Levine in The Inheritance, Noël Coward Theatre

The Stage Debut Awards 2020[19][20]	Winner	Nominees
Best Performer in a Play	Daniel Monks for Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse, London & Rachel Nwokoro for Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre, London	Saida Ahmed for Little Miss Burden at the Bunker, London
		Brooklyn Melvin for Oliver Twist at Leeds Playhouse (in a co-production with Ramps on the Moon)
		Jessica Rhodes for The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre, London
		Khai Shaw for Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre, London
		Bobby Stallwood for Faith, Hope and Charity at the National Theatre, London
Best Performer in a Musical	Shan Ako for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre, London & Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre, London	Lucy Anderson for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre, London
		Chase Brown for Mame at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
		Oli Higginson for The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse, London
		Adriana Ivelisse for West Side Story at Curve, Leicester
		Tom Noyes for Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse, London
		Bethany Tennick for Islander at the Southwark Playhouse, London
Best Director	Martha Kiss Perrone for When It Breaks It Burns at the Battersea Arts Centre, London	Georgia Green for The Mikvah Project at the Orange Tree Theatre, London
		Alex Sutton for Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse, London
Best Designer	Rose Revitt (set and costume) for Dr Korczak's Example at Leeds Playhouse	Liam Bunster (set and costume) for The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe, London
		Andrew Exeter (lighting) for High Fidelity at the Turbine Theatre, London
Best Composer or Lyricist	Jim Barne and Kit Buchan for The Season at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Royal and Derngate, Northampton	Jherek Bischoff for The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the National Theatre, London
		Robbie Williams for The Boy in the Dress at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
Best Writer	Temi Wilkey for The High Table at the Bush Theatre, London (in a co-production with Birmingham Rep)	Samuel Bailey for Shook at the Southwark Playhouse, London
		Mari Izzard for Hela at The Other Room, Cardiff
		Eleanor Tindall for Before I Was a Bear at The Bunker, London
Best West End Debut Performer	Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre	Shan Ako for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre
		David Mitchell for The Upstart Crow at the Gielgud Theatre
		Daniel Monks for Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse
		Samantha Pauly for Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
		Wendell Pierce for Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre
		Aimee Lou Wood for Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Best Creative West End Debut	Femi Temowo (composer) for Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre and for Three Sisters at the National Theatre	Fabian Aloise (choreographer) for Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
		Nadia Latif (director) for Fairview at the Young Vic Theatre
		Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson (composer, lyricist & book) for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre
		David West Read (book) for & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre

The Stage Debut Awards 2022[21]	Winner	Nominees
Best Performer in a Play	Elisabeth Gunawan for Unforgettable Girl at Volia! Europe Theatre Festival, London & Ensemble of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy at the New Diorama and Royal Court, London (Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh, Kaine Lawrence)	Samuel Creasey for Book of Dust at Bridge Theatre, London
		Kudzai Mangombe for Malindadzimu at Hampstead Theatre, London
		Saba Shiraz for An Adventure the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
		Tommy Sim’aan for Starcrossed at Wilton's Music Hall, London
		Joe Usher for Rock / Paper / Scissors at Sheffield Theatres
		Michael Workeye for House of Ife at the Bush Theatre, London
		Dewi Wykes for Petula at National Theatre Wales
Best Performer in a Musical	Elijah Ferreira for Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse	Hugh Coles for Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre, London
		Ben Joyce for Jersey Boys at Trafalgar Theatre, London
		Bella Maclean for Spring Awakening at the Almeida, London
		Joe Pitts for Spring Awakening at the Almeida, London
Best Director	Monique Touko for Malindadzimu at Hampstead Theatre, London	Anthony Almeida for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Curve, Leicester
		Alice Fitzgerald for Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks at the Royal Court, London
Best Designer	Rose Revitt (set and costume) for Dr Korczak’s Example at Leeds Playhouse	Liam Bunster (set and costume) for The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe, London
		Andrew Exeter (lighting) for High Fidelity at the Turbine Theatre, London
Best Composer or Lyricist	TK Hay (set and costume) for An Adventure at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton	Caitlin Mawhinney (set and costume) for My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored/Teechers Leavers at Leeds Playhouse/Hull Truck
		Liz Whitbread (set and costume) for Favour at the Bush Theatre, London
Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer	John Patrick Elliott for Cruise at the Duchess Theatre, London	Jordan Paul Clarke & Francesca Forristal for Public Domain at Vaudeville Theatre, London
		Lauryn Redding for Bloody Elle at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
Best Writer	Tyrell Williams for Red Pitch at the Bush Theatre, London	Kemi-Bo Jacobs for All White Everything But Me at the Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
		Eilidh Loan for Moorcroft at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Best West End Debut Performer	Jodie Comer for Prima Facie the Harold Pinter Theatre	Lizzie Annis for The Glass Menagerie at Duke of York's Theatre
		Emilia Clarke for The Seagull the Harold Pinter Theatre
		Hugh Coles for Back to the Future at Adelphi Theatre
		Emma Corrin for Anna X the Harold Pinter Theatre
		Sutton Foster for Anything Goes at the Barbican
		Hannah Jarrett-Scott for Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) at the Criterion
		Ben Joyce for Jersey Boys at Trafalgar Studios
Best Creative West End Debut	Julia Cheng (choreographer) for Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre, London	Tacita Dean (designer) for The Dante Project at the Royal Opera House
		Jack Holden (writer) for Cruise at the Duchess Theatre
		Yasmin Joseph (writer) for J'Ouvert at the Harold Pinter Theatre
		Isobel McArthur (writer) for Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) at the Criterion
		Rebekah Murrell (director) for J'Ouvert at the Harold Pinter Theatre

The Stage Debut Awards 2023[22]	Winner	Nominees
Best Performer in a Play	Elan Davies for Imrie at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff & Isobel Thom for I, Joan at Shakespeare's Globe, London	Bukky Bakray for Sleepova at Bush Theatre, London
		Rita Bernard-Shaw for Trouble in Butetown at Donmar Warehouse, London
		Natalie Blair for Spring and Port Wine at Octagon Theatre, Bolton
		Rhian Blundell for Let the Right One In at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
		Rilwan Abiola Owokoniran for The Importance of Being Earnest at Leeds Playhouse and touring
		Daniel Rock for Richard The Second at Omnibus Theatre, London and touring
Best Performer in a Musical	Jessica Lee for Miss Saigon at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield	Liv Andrusier for Ride at Charing Cross Theatre, London
		Josh Barnett for Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London
		Arcangelo Ciulla for Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London
		Carla Dixon-Hernandez for Mrs Doubtfire at Shaftesbury Theatre, London
		Drew Hylton for Unexpected Twist: An Oliver Twisted Tale at Royal and Derngate, Northampton and touring
		Maisie Smith for Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Churchill Theatre, Bromley and touring
Best Director	Emily Ling Williams for A Playlist for the Revolution at Bush Theatre, London	Daniel Blake for Bones at Park Theatre, London
		Indiana Lown-Collins for The Solid Life of Sugar Water at Orange Tree Theatre, London
		Denzel Westley-Sanderson for The Importance of Being Earnest at Leeds Playhouse and touring
Best Designer	Andrea Scott (video) for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre, London	Carly Brownbridge (set & costume) for Agatha at Theatre503, London
		Peter Butler (set & costume) for The Shape of Things at Park Theatre, London
Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer	Michael R Jackson for A Strange Loop at Barbican Theatre, London	Gerel Falconer for Alice in Wonderland at Brixton House, London
		Jenny Moore for Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
		Lilly Pollard for Sugar Coat at Southwark Playhouse, London
Best Writer	Anoushka Lucas for Elephant at Bush Theatre, London	Sasha Hails for Possession at Arcola Theatre, London
		Lenny Henry for August in England at Bush Theatre, London
		Jennifer Lunn for Es & Flo at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
		Richard Mylan for Sorter at Swansea Grand Theatre
		Zak Zarafshan for The Boys Are Kissing at Theatre503, London
Best West End Debut Performer	Rose Ayling-Ellis for As You Like It at @sohoplace	Emily Fairn for Brokeback Mountain at @sohoplace
		Mike Faist for Brokeback Mountain at @sohoplace
		Kyle Ramar Freeman for A Strange Loop at Barbican Theatre
		Gabriel Howell for The Unfriend at Criterion Theatre
		Paul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at Phoenix Theatre
		Zachary Quinto for Best of Enemies at Noël Coward Theatre
		Samira Wiley for Blues for an Alabama Sky at The National Theatre
Best Creative West End Debut	Tingying Dong (Sound Designer) for The Crucible at National Theatre and Gielgud Theatre and Rob Madge (Writer) for My Son's a Queer, (But What Can You Do?) at Garrick Theatre and Ambassadors Theatre	Joe Bunker (Musical Director) for Operation Mincemeat at Fortune Theatre
		David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts (SpitLip) (Composer, Lyricist & Book Writer) for Operation Mincemeat at Fortune Theatre
		Michael R Jackson (Composer, Lyricist & Book Writer) for A Strange Loop at Barbican Theatre
		Scott Le Crass (Director) for Rose at Ambassadors Theatre