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James Corden kisses Daniel Radcliffe at the WOS Awards
James Corden kisses Daniel Radcliffe at the WOS Awards

Photos: Winners Get Kisses at WOS Awards Show

Date: 25 February 2008

The eighth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards achieved a resounding climax last night (24 February 2008) at the inaugural Whatsonstage.com Year on Year Concert & Awards Show at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, where one of this year’s most famous winners (See Also Today’s WOS TV coverage). The Theatregoers’ Choice Awards are the only major theatre prize-giving decided by the public. Over the past two months, a record-breaking 25,000 people – more than doubling the number who took part last year – have voted online on our awards microsite.

Daniel Radcliffe, Peter Shaffer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Peter Hall, Diana Rigg, Rupert Goold, Samuel Adamson, Simon Bent and – as part of the “Hairspray section” of the evening - Michael Ball, Leanne Jones, Ben James-Ellis and Tracie Bennett were just some of the winners who collected trophies at last night’s event.

Other stars in attendance, along with the public audience, included: Kevin Spacey, Lee Mead, Tom Hollander, Preeya Kalidas, Lucy Briers, Shaun Escoffery, Josie Walker, Tamara Harvey, Beverley Klein, David Lan, Daniel Mays, Jonathan Munby, Elliot Cowan, Jill Paice, Summer Strallen, Paul Ritter, James Loye, Roy Williams and Matthew White.

The evening featured performances by: Sharon D Clarke, Melanie La Barrie, Leanne Jones, Ben James-Ellis, Lara Pulver, Bertie Carvel, Daniel Boys, Leila Benn Harris, Robyn North, Debbie Kurup, Matt Cross, Oliver Tompsett, Kristopher Milnes, Simon Thomas, Russell Walker, Nicole Faraday, Shona White, Matthew Wycliffe, Dean Elliott, Greg Last, Nick Sayce, Paul Baker, Aimie Atkinson, Sarah French Ellis, Graham Bickley, Tom Solomon and Jon Robyns as well as the cast of Into the Hoods and Take That musical Never Forget (including Dean Chisnall, Craig Els, Tim Dreisen, Eaton James, Stephane Anelli and Sophia Ragavelas).

TO SCROLL THROUGH OF THE WOS AWARDS SHOW ONSTAGE PHOTOS, JUST CLICK ON THE "NEXT >" LINKS BELOW THE FOLLOWING FRAME.
PHOTOS BY DAN WOOLLER FOR WHATSONSTAGE.COM.

The evening featured performances by: Sharon D Clarke, Melanie La Barrie, Leanne Jones, Ben James-Ellis, Lara Pulver, Bertie Carvel, Daniel Boys, Leila Benn Harris, Robyn North, Debbie Kurup, Matt Cross, Oliver Tompsett, Kristopher Milnes, Simon Thomas, Russell Walker, Nicole Faraday, Shona White, Matthew Wycliffe, Dean Elliott, Greg Last, Nick Sayce, Paul Baker, Aimie Atkinson, Sarah French Ellis, Graham Bickley, Tom Solomon and Jon Robyns as well as the cast of Into the Hoods and Take That musical Never Forget (including Dean Chisnall, Craig Els, Tim Dreisen, Eaton James, Stephane Anelli and Sophia Ragavelas).

TO SCROLL THROUGH OF THE WOS AWARDS SHOW WINNERS’ PRESS ROOM PHOTOS, JUST CLICK ON THE "NEXT >" LINKS BELOW THE FOLLOWING FRAME.
PHOTOS BY DAN WOOLLER FOR WHATSONSTAGE.COM.

The Year on Year Concert & Awards Show was held in aid of Whatsonstage.com’s adopted charity for 2008, Mousetrap Theatre Projects, which was founded by Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen to give disadvantaged young people affordable access to the best of London’s live theatre. Every year, Mousetrap takes over 7,500 to the theatre. Mousetrap has just celebrated its tenth anniversary.

TO VIEW VOTING PERCENTAGES, ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES & MORE PHOTOS, VISIT OUR THEATREGOERS’ CHOICE AWARDS MICROSITE.

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