London
The winners for this year’s Black British Theatre Awards have been revealed this evening at the National Theatre.
The ceremony was presented by Danny Sapani, with the evening featuring opening remarks from the National’s deputy artistic director Clint Dyer.
The winners are highlighted in bold alongside the shortlist:
Creatives Group
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
– Matthew Xia, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
– Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu,
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
– Dermot Daly, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
BEST PRODUCER AWARD
– Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, For Black Boys Who Have Considered -Suicide
When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
– Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Christmas, Lyric Theatre
– Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR AWARD
– Femi Temowo, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
– Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
– John Pfumojena, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide
When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER OR MOVEMENT DIRECTOR AWARD
– Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
– Theophilus O Bailey-Godson, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide
When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
– Kane Husbands and Mateus Daniel, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
BEST OPERA PRODUCTION OR PERFORMANCE AWARD
– April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House
– Pumeza Matshikiza, The Cunning Little Vixen, London Coliseum
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
– Run it Back, Talawa, Fairfield Halls
– Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican
– Saturn Returns, Gateway Arts Productions, Brixton House
BEST SOLOIST IN A DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
– Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
– Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
– Isabela Coracy, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
BEST USE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD
– Mawa Theatre Company, What’s Past is Prologue, YouTube
– Natalie Edwards Yesufu, Enter.Stage.Write, YouTube
– Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4
Recognition Group (body of work)
LIGHT AND/OR SOUND RECOGNITION AWARD
– Simisola Majekodunmi
– Joshua Harriette
– Kayodeine Gomez
COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD
– Maybelle Laye
– Natalie Pryce
– Jessica Cabassa
BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION AWARD
– Lux Knightley
– Ryan Calais Cameron
– Safaa Benson-Effiom
CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD
– Heather Basten
– Isabella Odoffin
– Tonia Daley Campbell
Plays
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
– Terique Jarrett, Daddy, Almeida Theatre
– Dior Clarke, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
– Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
– Shareesa Valentine, Forgotten Voices, Hope Mill Theatre
– Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre
– Shakira Newton, Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
– Gabriel Paul, Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
– Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
– Habib Nasib Nader, Life of Pi, Wyndham’s Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
– Ashh Blackwood, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
– Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre
– Charlotte Gosling, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY AWARD
– Rochelle Rose, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
– Emmanuel Akwafo, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide
When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
– Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
BEST PRODUCTION PLAY AWARD
– My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
– For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
– Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House
Musicals
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
– Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
– Tarik Frimpong, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
– Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
– Courtney Bowman, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK and Ireland tour
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
– Jordan Shaw, Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre
– Shem Omari James, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
– Cameron Bernard Jones, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
– Nadine Higgin, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall
– Jocasta Almgill, Grease, Dominion Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL AWARD
– Billy Nevers, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
– Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
BEST PRODUCTION MUSICAL AWARD
– Domitius, Conway Hall
– Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
– The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Achievement Awards
LGBTQIA CHAMPION AWARD
– Alex Thomas-Smith
– Nicole Raquel Dennis
– Courtney Stapleton
BEST TEACHER AWARD
– Angeline Bell, Urdang Academy
– Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance
– Carolyn Elaine Bolton, Shockout
BEST RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
– Grace Melville, D&B Academy
– Shonah Buwu, Bird College
– Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts
BEST UNDERSTUDY/SWING IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION AWARD
– Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
– Jemal Felix, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre
– Zara MacIntosh, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre