M.E.N Theatre Award Nominations Announced
The prestigious Manchester Evening News Theatre Award Nominations have been announced. A team of theatre experts have been taking in every show that they can, in order to produce a short list.
Last year’s winners included Manchester favourite, Ian McKellan for his role in Mark Ravenhill’s The Cut.
There are no nods, disappointingly for the superb Angels In America, but Elliot Cowan (pictured left) receives a well deserved nomination for his excellent portrayal of Henry V at the Royal Exchange.
The awards themselves take place on Wednesday December 5th at the Midland Hotel. Good luck to all of the nominees. See the full list below:
Actor
The cast of Not A Game For Boys, at the Library Theatre
Elliot Cowan, in Henry V at the Royal Exchange *
George Irving, in Shining City at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Ben Keaton, in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Royal Exchange
Actress
Diana Hardcastle, in The Vortex at the Royal Exchange
Becky Hindley, in Lisa’s Sex Strike at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Philippa Peak, in Private Lives at the Library Theatre *
Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at The Lowry
Carlos Acosta, at The Lowry
Henri Oguike Dance Company, at The Lowry
Richard Alston Dance Company, at The Lowry
The Three Musketeers, from Northern Ballet at the Opera House
Design
Henry V, at the Royal Exchange *
James And The Giant Peach, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Vortex, at the Royal Exchange
Family Show
James And The Giant Peach, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Wind In The Willows, at The Lowry *
International Production
Chinese State Circus, at The Lowry
Monkey, at the Palace Theatre
The Merchants Of Bollywood, at the Opera House *
Musical
Acorn Antiques, at The Lowry
Into The Woods, at The Lowry
The Producers, at the Palace Theatre *
New play
And Did Those Feet, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Eating Out, in the 24:7 Theatre Festival
Interiors, in the Manchester International Festival
The Lullaby Witch, in the 24:7 Theatre Festival
Mind The Gap, in the 24:7 Theatre Festival
Monster, at the Royal Exchange Studio *
Too Close To Home, at the Library Theatre
Opera
Don Giovanni, at Clonter Opera
Eugene Onegin, at the Royal Northern College of Music
La Voix Humaine, from Opera North at The Lowry
The Marriage of Figaro, from Classical Opera at Buxton Festival
Peter Grimes, from Opera North at The Lowry
Roberto Devereux, at Buxton Festival
Performance in a supporting role
Martin Barrass, in And Did Those Feet at the Octagon Theatre
Michael Jenn, in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Library Theatre
Knight Mantell, in What the Butler Saw at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Eamonn Owens, in The Flags at the Royal Exchange *
Performance in a visiting production
Cory English, in The Producers at the Palace Theatre *
Karl Johnson, in The Seafarer at The Lowry
John Kani, in Nothing But The Truth at The Lowry
Kerry Peers, in Dead Funny at the Oldham Coliseum
Stephen Pinder, in Dead Funny at the Oldham Coliseum
Shane Richie, in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at the Palace Theatre
Production
And Did Those Feet, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Not A Game For Boys, at the Library Theatre
Private Lives, at the Library Theatre *
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, at the Library Theatre
Special entertainment
Delirium, from Cirque Du Soleil at the M.E.N Arena
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, from Feelgood Productions at Heaton Park
The Pianist, for Manchester International Festival at the Museum of Science & Industry *
Visiting production
Dead Funny, at the Oldham Coliseum
Dublin By Lamplight, at the Lowry
Herge’s Adventures Of Tintin, at The Lowry *
The Lifeboat, at The Lowry
Nothing But The Truth, at The Lowry
The Seafarer, at The Lowry
The results of the awards will appear in the Manchester Evening News and their website on December 6th.
* indicates whatsonstage.com/manchester favourites.