The Stage Awards 2026 winners announced

The Stage has confirmed the winners for The Stage Awards 2026.

The publication’s editor Alistair Smith said: “This year’s winners show theatre at its most confident and outward-looking, combining artistic ambition with a clear sense of purpose. From major institutions to independent innovators, they demonstrate how strong leadership, deep community roots and creative risk-taking can deliver real impact on stage and beyond it.”

This year’s awards took place at the Royal Opera House, hosted by Hilson Agbangbe and Lucy Karczewski.

You can see the winners in full below:

Theatre of the Year – joint winners –  Royal Court Theatre, London and Watermill Theatre, Newbury

Fringe Theatre of the Year – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester

Producer of the Year – Wessex Grove

Theatre Building of the Year –  Soho Theatre Walthamstow, London

Community Award – Common/Wealth, Bradford

International Award – Foreign Affairs, London

Innovation Award – Hull Truck Theatre

Campaign of the Year – Black Power Desk, Brixton House and Playwell Productions

Team of the Year – Lyric Scene Shop at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Unsung Hero  – Eugene Ju-Pierre, Royal Ballet and Opera

Judges’ Award – Nick Hern