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The winners will be announced on February 28
The nominations for this year's Off West End Theatre Awards have been announced.
Southwark Playhouse leads the nominations with 16 nods, including for best supporting female, best male, best director and best musical production.
The nominations are pulled together by a panel of assessors and critics who judge over 400 shows over 12 months.
The winners will be announced this year in a twitter ceremony launched by Ian McKellen on 28 February.
The full shortlist is below:
Best Female
Clare Higgins for Clarion at the Arcola Theatre
Gemma Whelan for Radiant Vermin at Soho Theatre
Nadia Nadarajah for Grounded at the Park Theatre
Olivia Poulet for Product at the Arcola Theatre
Best Supporting Female
Emilie Patry for The Christians at the Gate Theatre
Kate Kennedy for Three Short Plays at the Old Red Lion
Lucy Ellinson for The Christians at the Gate Theatre
Rochenda Small for Little Malcolm And His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at Southwark Playhouse
Best Male
David Fielder for And Then Come The Nightjars at Theatre503
Ian Gelder for Gods and Monsters at Southwark Playhouse
Matthew Tennyson for A Breakfast Of Eels at The Print Room
Rob Compton for Bat Boy at Southwark Playhouse
Best Supporting Male
Chris Levens for Lovesong of an Electric Bear at The Hope
Edward Halsted for Lady Anna: All At Sea at the Park Theatre
Scott Arthur for Little Malcolm And His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at Southwark Playhouse
Tim Wallers for Dead Sheep at the Park Theatre
Best New Play
A Breakfast Of Eels by Robert Holman at The Print Room
Eventide by Barney Norris at the Arcola Theatre
I And The Village by Silva Semerciyan at Theatre503
Most Promising New Playwright
Bea Roberts for And Then Came The Nightjars at Theatre503
Ruby Rae Spiegel for Dry Land at the Jermyn Street Theatre
Tim Foley for The Dogs Of War at the Old Red Lion
Best Director
Josh Seymour for One Arm at Southwark Playhouse
Luke Sheppard for Casa Valentina at Southwark Playhouse
Paulette Randall for Play Mas at The Orange Tree
Best Lighting Designer
Christopher Nairne for Teddy at Southwark Playhouse
James Whiteside for The Royale at the Bush Theatre
Sally Ferguson for And Then Came The Nightjars at Theatre503
Best Sound Designer
David Gregory for Brenda at The Yard
Gareth Fry/Hybrid for Othello at the Lyric Hammersmith
Paul Freeman for Lovesong Of The Electric Bear at The Hope
Best Set Designer
Fly Davis for Image Of An Unknown Young Woman at The Gate
Verity Quinn for Alpha Beta at the Finborough Theatre
Zoe Hurwitz for Lovesong Of The Electric Bear at The Hope
Best Costume Designer
Emily Stuart for The Cutting Of The Cloth at Southwark Playhouse
Lee Newby for Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse
Xylona Appleton for Shock Treatment at The King’s Head
Best Choreographer
Gary Lloyd for Carrie at Southwark Playhouse
Lee Proud for Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse
Matt Kazan for Loserville at The Union
Best Ensemble
Kandinsky Theatre for Dog Show at The New Diorama
Folie à deux Productions for Operation Crucible at the Finborough Theatre
Theatre Renegade for Scarlet at Southwark Playhouse
Best Production
Brenda at The Yard
Image Of An Unknown Young Woman at the Gate Theatre
Play Mas at The Orange Tree
Best New Musical
Teddy at Southwark Playhouse
Best Musical Production
Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse
She Loves Me at The Landor
Xanadu at Southwark Playhouse
Best Opera Production
Carmen by Opera Up Close at Soho Theatre
Don Giovanni by Hampstead Garden Opera at Upstairs At The Gatehouse
La Serve Padrona by Insieme at Wilton’s Music Hall
Best Artistic Director
Brian Logan and Amber Massie-Blomfield at CPT
Chris Smyrnios at Southwark Playhouse
Purni Morell at The Unicorn
Stewart Pringle at The Old Red Lion
Best Producer
DEM Productions at Theatre503
Paul Taylor Mills
Rachel Edwards at Tooting Arts Club
Best Production For Young People (Ages 0-7)
Land Of Lights at Artsdepot
Town Hall Cherubs at Battersea Arts Centre
Whatever The Weather at the Polka Theatre
Best Production For Young People (Ages 8+)
12 Days Of Christmas at The Chickenshed
Martyr at the Unicorn Theatre
Table Of Delights at the Print Room
TBC Award
Arbonauts' The Desire Machine at the Brunel Tunnel
Caught by Christopher Chen at the Arcola Theatre Volta Festival
Verity Standen's HUG at Southbank Centre
Special Achievement Award to be announced on Sunday 28th February