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Library’s Godot wins M.E.N award

December 2, 2008

This afternoon, the M.E.N Award winners have been announced. Leading the pack was the Library Theatre’s production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot. (pictured, right).

The Ceremony was hosted by actress Denise Welch and singer Jane McDonald, recently known for hosting the hit ITV1 show, Loose Women. The winners were confirmed at a glittering ceremony featuring stars of stage and screen at the Midland Hotel.

Here are the winners:

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake, from the Guandong Acrobatic Company at The Lowry

VISITING PRODUCTION
Black Watch, from the National Theatre of Scotland at the Pie Factory for The Lowry

NEWCOMER
Kate O’Flynn, in The Children’s Hour at the Royal Exchange

ACTOR IN A VISITING PRODUCTION
Andrew Buchan, in The Man Who Had All The Luck at The Lowry

DANCE
Don Quixote, from Kirov Ballet at The Lowry

ACTRESS IN A VISITING PRODUCTION
Michelle Terry, in The Man Who Had All The Luck at The Lowry

NEW PLAY
A Dog Called Redemption, by Matthew Landers at 24:7 Theatre Festival

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Denise Black, in Roots at the Royal Exchange

FRINGE PERFORMANCE
Ruth Evans, in Ways To Look At Fish at 24:7 Theatre Festival

MUSICAL
West Side Story, at The Lowry

OPERA
Macbeth, from Opera North at The Lowry

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Paul Simpson, in Road at the Octagon Theatre Bolton & Spring And Port Wine at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton.

BIZA (formerly Alpha) AWARD
The Company Music Theatre

DESIGN
Oh What A Lovely War at the Octagon Theatre Bolton

CITYLIFE.CO.UK  SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT
Afrika! Afrika! at Trafford Centre

PERFORMANCE IN A STUDIO PRODUCTION
Willliam Ash, in You Can See The Hills at the Royal Exchange Studio

STUDIO PRODUCTION
Doctor Korczak’s Example, at the Royal Exchange Studio

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Maxine Peake, in The Children’s Hour at the Royal Exchange

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
David Fielder, in Waiting For Godot at the Library Theatre & The Merchant Of Venice at the Octagon Theatre Bolton

BEST PRODUCTION
Waiting For Godot, at the Library Theatre

HORNIMAN AWARD FOR A UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THEATRE
The Green Room.

For more information, please visit the M.E.N website. 

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