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Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards

”The Book of Mormon” claimed four awards, as did the Michael Grandage Company; ”Harry Potter” co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint both claimed acting honours, while Helen Mirren added to her trophy cabinet for ”The Audience” and the Open Air Theatre did a double of Best Play and Musical Revival

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

Best Actress in a Play

Helen MirrenThe Audience at the Gielgud (49.5%)

Anne-Marie DuffStrange Interlude at the NT Lyttelton (16.8%)
Hayley AtwellThe Pride at Trafalgar Studios (12.4%)
Suranne JonesBeautiful Thing at the Arts (15.0%)
Tanya MoodieFences at the Duchess (6.3%)


Best Actor in a Play

Daniel RadcliffeThe Cripple of Inishmaan at the Noël Coward (37.4%)

Ben WhishawPeter and Alice at the Noël Coward and Mojo at the Harold Pinter (19.9%)
James McAvoyMacbeth at Trafalgar Studios (22.1%)
Lenny HenryFences at the Duchess (6.3%)
Rory KinnearOthello at the NT Olivier (14.2%)


The POSTCARDS FROM PETE Best Supporting Actress in a Play

Haydn GwynneThe Audience at the Gielgud (25.7%)

Cecilia NobleThe Amen Corner at the NT Olivier (16.8%)
Claudie BlakleyChimerica at the Almeida and Harold Pinter (16.9%)
Gillian Hanna and Ingrid CraigieThe Cripple of Inishmaan at the Noël Coward (24.1%)
Naomi FrederickThe Winslow Boy at the Old Vic (16.6%)


Best Supporting Actor in a Play

David WalliamsA Midsummer Night's Dream at the Noël Coward (40.5%)

Charles EdwardsStrange Interlude at the NT Lyttelton (10.5%)
Daniel MaysTrelawny of the Wells at the Donmar Warehouse and Mojo at the Harold Pinter (22.6%)
Kyle SollerEdward II at the NT Olivier (10.2%)
Richard McCabeThe Audience at the Gielgud (16.2%)


The STAR Best Actress in a Musical

Scarlett StrallenA Chorus Line at the London Palladium and Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory (23.5%)

Charlotte WakefieldThe Sound of Music at the Open Air (21.3%)
Cynthia ErivoThe Color Purple at the Menier Chocolate Factory (17.5%)
Rosalie CraigThe Light Princess at the NT Lyttelton (18.7%)
Zrinka CvitešićOnce at the Phoenix (19.0%)


The RADISSON BLU EDWARDIAN Best Actor in a Musical

Gavin CreelThe Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales (36.0%)

Declan BennettOnce at the Phoenix (14.9%)
Douglas HodgeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (28.1%)
Killian DonnellyThe Commitments at the Palace (12.4%)
Robert LonsdaleFrom Here to Eternity at the Shaftesbury (8.6%)


Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

Alexia KhadimeThe Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales (31.0%)

Amy Booth-SteelThe Light Princess at the NT Lyttelton (15.8%)
Iris RobertsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (24.1%)
Leigh ZimmermanA Chorus Line at the London Palladium (17.0%)
Sophia NomveteThe Color Purple at the Menier Chocolate Factory (12.1%)


Best Supporting Actor in a Musical

Stephen AshfieldThe Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales (34.4%)

Colman DomingoThe Scottsboro Boys at the Young Vic (9.4%)
James DreyfusCandide at the Menier Chocolate Factory (13.1%)
Nigel PlanerCharlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (31.3%)
Ryan SampsonFrom Here to Eternity at the Shaftesbury (11.8%)


Best Solo Performance

Barry HumphriesEat Pray Laugh! Barry Humphries’ Farewell Tour at the London Palladium (33.8%)

Alex JenningsHymn at the NT Lyttelton and Duchess (20.0%)
Cush JumboJosephine & I at the Bush (14.2%)
Leanne BestThe Match Box at the Tricycle (14.3%)
Rob CrouchOliver Reed: Wild Thing at the St James (17.7%)


The LES MISÉRABLES Best Ensemble Performance

A Chorus Line – at the London Palladium (45.6%)

The Drowned Man – at Temple Studios (12.6%)
Handbagged – at the Tricycle (5.1%)
Titanic – at Southwark Playhouse (26.2%)
The Weir – at the Donmar Warehouse (10.5%)


Best Takeover in a Role

Carrie Hope FletcherLes Misérables at the Queen's (37.8%)

Beverley KnightThe Bodyguard at the Adelphi (16.5%)
Geronimo RauchThe Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's (12.7%)
Mike NobleThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Apollo (11.8%)
Willemijn VerkaikWicked at the Apollo Victoria (21.2%)


PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best New Play

The Audience by Peter Morgan – at the Gielgud (34.0%)

Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood – at the Almeida and the Harold Pinter (18.9%)
The Events by David Greig – at the Young Vic (6.8%)
The Herd by Rory Kinnear – at the Bush (10.5%)
Peter and Alice by John Logan – at the Noël Coward (29.8%)


The TICKETMASTER Best New Comedy

The Play that Goes Wrong by Henry Shields, Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer – at the Old Red Lion and Trafalgar Studios (29.6%)

Barking in Essex by Clive Exton – at Wyndham's (18.6%)
Handbagged by Moira Buffini – at the Tricycle (11.9%)
Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense adapted by the Goodale Brothers – at the Duke of York's (29.0%)
The Lyons by Nicky Silver – at the Menier Chocolate Factory (10.9%)


Best New Musical

The Book of Mormon by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez – at the Prince of Wales (32.5%)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman and David Greig – at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (28.3%)
From Here to Eternity by Stuart Brayson, Tim Rice and Bill Oakes – at the Shaftesbury (6.9%)
The Light Princess by Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson – at the NT Lyttelton (12.8%)
Once by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová – at the Phoenix (19.5%)


The SAMUEL FRENCH Best Play Revival

To Kill a Mockingbird – at the Open Air (39.7%)

Mojo – at the Harold Pinter (27.0%)
The Pride – at Trafalgar Studios (11.5%)
Private Lives – at the Gielgud (14.4%)
The Weir – at the Donmar Warehouse (7.4%)


The TICKET FACTORY Best Musical Revival

The Sound of Music – at the Open Air (32.9%)

Candide – at the Menier Chocolate Factory (8.3%)
Chess – at the Union (10.7%)
A Chorus Line – at the London Palladium (28.4%)
Merrily We Roll Along – at the Harold Pinter (19.7%)


Best Shakespearean Production

A Midsummer Night's Dream – at the Noël Coward (28.4%)

Julius Caesar – at the Donmar Warehouse (7.1%)
Macbeth – at Trafalgar Studios (26.3%)
Othello – at the NT Olivier (23.5%)
The Tempest – at Shakespeare's Globe (14.6%)


The MANAGED NETWORKS Best Director

Michael Grandage – the Michael Grandage Season at the Noël Coward (21.0%)

Jamie LloydMacbeth, The Hothouse and The Pride at Trafalgar Studios (19.9%)
John TiffanyOnce at the Phoenix (19.7%)
Maria FriedmanMerrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter (19.7%)
Nicholas HytnerOthello at the NT Olivier (19.7%)


The FEAST Best Set Designer

Mark ThompsonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (49.7%)

Es DevlinChimerica at the Almeida and Harold Pinter (9.3%)
Felix Barrett, Livi Vaughan and Beatrice MinnsThe Drowned Man at Temple Studios (9.2%)
Rae SmithThe Light Princess at the NT Lyttelton (18.8%)
Tim GoodchildStrangers on a Train at the Gielgud (13.1%)


The WHITE LIGHT Best Lighting Designer

Adam SilvermanMacbeth at Trafalgar Studios (26.0%)

Paule Constable – the Michael Grandage Season at the Noël Coward (25.5%)
Peter MumfordGhosts at the Almeida (23.2%)
Philip GladwellLimbo at the London Wonderground (5.8%)
Tim LutkinStrangers on a Train at the Gielgud (19.5%)


The CAPEZIO Best Choreographer

Peter DarlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (31.8%)

Casey NicholawThe Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales (30.2%)
Javier de FrutosFrom Here to Eternity at the Shaftesbury (10.1%)
Steven HoggettThe Light Princess at the NT Lyttelton (16.6%)
Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys at the Young Vic (11.3%)


The AUTOGRAPH Best Original Music

Once by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova – at the Phoenix (46.8%)

The Color Purple by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray – at the Menier Chocolate Factory (26.6%)
The Hush by Matthew Herbert – at the NT Shed (5.8%)
LIFT by Craig Adams – at the Soho (7.7%)
The Scottsboro Boys by John Kander – at the Young Vic (13.2%)


The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year

Rupert GrintMojo at the Harold Pinter (50.3%)

Jack HustonStrangers on a Train at the Gielgud (9.7%)
Kyle ScatliffeThe Scottsboro Boys at the Young Vic (8.3%)
Olivia VinallOthello at the NT Olivier (12.5%)
Tori Amos (composer) – The Light Princess at the NT Lyttelton (19.1%)


SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Best Off-West End Production

Titanic – at Southwark Playhouse (50.7%)

Adult Supervision – at the Park (11.7%)
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei – at Hampstead (7.3%)
Scenes from a Marriage – at the St James (20.4%)
A Thousand Miles of History – at the Bussey Building (9.9%)


The TICKETS.COM Best Regional Production

My Fair Lady – at Sheffield Crucible (34.3%)

Macbeth – at the Manchester International Festival (18.0%)
The Prodigals – at the Belgrade, Coventry (5.7%)
Richard II – RSC at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (31.9%)
To Sir, With Love – at the Royal & Derngate, Northampton and on tour (10.0%)


The EQUITY Best West End Show

Matilda the Musical – RSC at the Cambridge (31.4%)

Les Misérables – at the Queen’s (24.9%)
The Phantom of the Opera – at Her Majesty’s (8.1%)
War Horse – at the New London (14.7%)
Wicked – at the Apollo Victoria (21.0%)


The ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA Theatre Event of the Year

The National Theatre’s 50th anniversary gala, broadcast live on the BBC (56.0%)

The Lyric Hammersmith’s Secret Theatre company season (11.0%)
The Michael Grandage Season, with its seven headline stars (14.5%)
The opening of the National’s Shed as a temporary performance space (7.5%)
Punchdrunk’s return to London with The Drowned Man (10.9%)


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