My Favourite Theatre of 2015
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Jon Jon Briones - Miss Saigon Corey English - The Producers Killian Donnelly - Kinky Boots Matt Henry - Kinky Boots David Bedella - The Rocky Horror Show Rupert Young - High Society Best Leading Actress in a Musical Kate Fleetwood - High Society Emma Thompson - Sweeney Todd Lily Frazer - In the Heights Hannah Simpson - Just So Eva Noblezada - Miss Saigon Jodie Prenger - Calamity Jane Best Featured Actor in a Musical Jamie Parker - High Society Phil Jupitus - The Producers Adam Bailey - Priscilla: Queen of the Desert Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Show John Owen Jones - Sweeney Todd Peter Polycarpou - Follies in Concert Best Featured Actress in a Musical Amy Lennox - Kinky Boots Rosalie Craig - Sweeney Todd Haydn Gwyne - Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown Rachelle Ann Go - Miss Saigon Sophie Linder Lee - Rocky Horror Show Annabel Scholey - High Society Best West End Musical High Society at the Old Vic Theatre Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre The Rocky Horror Show at the Playhouse Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre Best Off-West End / Amateur Musical In the Heights at the King's Cross Theatre Lost for Words' Just So |
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Mark Strong - A View from the Bridge Anthony Sher - Death of a Salesman Bradley Cooper - The Elephant Man Jonathan Broadbent - My Night with Reg Michael Urie - Buyer and Cellar Sir Kenneth Branagh - Harlequinade Best Leading Actress in a Play Nicole Kidman - Photograph 51 Janie Dee - Ah, Wilderness! Harriet Walter - Death of a Salesman Louise Brealey - Constellations Ruth Everett - Tiger Country Zoe Wannamaker - Harlequinade / All on her own Best Featured Actor in a Play Geoffrey Streatfeild - My Night with Reg Tom Bateman - Harlequinade Joshua James - Treasure Island Pearce Quigley - The Beaux' Stratagem Richard Cant - My Night with Reg Dominic Rowan - Ah, Wilderness! Best Featured Actress in a Play Patricia Clarkson - The Elephant Man Nicola Walker - A View from the Bridge Phoebe Fox - A View from the Bridge Kate Duchene - Everyman Vanessa Babiyre - Beautiful Thing Lachele Carl - Gods and Monsters Best West End Play A View from the Bridge at the Wyndham's Photograph 51 at the Noel Coward Death of a Salesman at the Noel Coward My Night with Reg at the Apollo Theatre Best West End Play Ah, Wilderness! at the Young Vic Buyer and Cellar at the Menier Gods and Monsters at Southwark Playhouse |
My Favourite Theatre of 2014
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Aaron Tveit – Assassins Tam Mutu – City of Angels Robert Lindsay – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Alex Jennings – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Alex Gaumond – Matilda Damian Humbley – Forbidden Broadway Best Leading Actress in a Musical Imelda Staunton – Gypsy Rosalie Craig – City of Angels Christina Modestou – In the Heights Amy Booth-Steel – Betty Blue Eyes Lucie-Mae Sumner – Avenue Q Katharine Kelly – City of Angels Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Simon Lipkin – Assassins Jonathan Slinger – Urinetown Andy Nyman – Assassins Barry James – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Damian Buhagiar – In the Heights Jamie Parker – Assassins Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Rebecca Trehearn – City of Angels Lara Pulver – Gypsy Eve Polycarpou – In the Heights Katharine Kingsley – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Jenna Russell – Urinetown Carley Bawden – Assassins Best Actor in a Classical Play Tom Hiddleston – Coriolanus Martin Freeman – Richard III Christian Camargo – Romeo and Juliet Stephen Boxer – King Lear Adrian Scarborough – King Lear Simon Russell Beale – King Lear Best West End Musical The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Savoy Theatre Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre Best Off-West End Musical Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory Urinetown at the St James Theatre City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse Best Regional or Touring Musical Gypsy at Chichester Festival Theatre Avenue Q National Tour Betty Blue Eyes National Tour Best Concert Production Derren Brown: Infamous National Tour Natalie Weiss at the St James Theatre Forbidden Broadway at the Vaudeville Theatre Best Direction of a Musical Jamie Lloyd – Assassins and Urinetown Josie Rourke – City of Angels Jonathan Kent – Gypsy Julie Taymor – The Lion King Luke Sheppard – In the Heights Jerry Mitchell – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Best Choreography in a Musical Ann Yee – Urinetown Jerry Mitchell – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Stephen Mear – Gypsy / City of Angels Drew McOnie – In the Heights Gillian Lynne – The Phantom of the Opera Peter Darling – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Best Comedic Performance Rufus Hound – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Owain Arthur – One Man, Two Guvnors Kathleen Turner – Bakersfield Mist Catherine Tate – Assassins Angela Lansbury – Blithe Spirit Peter Caulfield – One Man, Two Guvnors Best Vocal Performance Natalie Weiss – Natalie Weiss in Concert Willemijn Verkaik – Wicked Christina Bianco – Forbidden Broadway Rory Taylor – Rent: In Concert Harriet Jones – The Phantom of the Opera Christina Modestou – In the Heights |
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Imelda Staunton – Good People Kathleen Turner – Bakersfield Mist Gillian Anderson – A Streetcar Named Desire Martha Plimpton – Other Desert Cities Carey Mulligan – Skylight Lucy Punch – Great Britain Best Leading Actor in a Play Ben Turner – The Kite Runner Bill Nighy – Skylight Andrew Scott – Birdland Ian McDiarmid – Bakersfield Mist Stephen Boxer – Regeneration Rupert Everett – Amadeus Best Supporting Actress in a Play Angel Coulby – Good People Claire Higgins – Other Desert Cities Samantha Colley – The Crucible Yolanda Kettle – Birdland Vanessa Kirby – A Streetcar Named Desire Jessie Buckley – Amadeus Best Supporting Actor in a Play Joseph Marcell – Gaslight Adrian Schiller – The Crucible Joshua Mcguire – Amadeus Aaron Neil – Great Britain Corey Johnson – A Streetcar Named Desire Daniel Cerqueira – Birdland Best Actress in a Classical Play Condola Rashad – Romeo and Juliet Olivia Vinall – King Lear Anna Maxwell Martin – King Lear Gina McKee – Richard III Deborah Findlay – Coriolanus Helen Schlesinger – Coriolanus Best West End Play Skylight at the Wyndham's Theatre Other Desert Cities at the Old Vic The Crucible at the Old Vic Bakersfield Mist at the Duchess Theatre Best Off-West End Play Good People at the Hampstead Theatre Birdland at the Royal Court A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic Best Regional or Touring Play The Kite Runner National Tour Gaslight at Salisbury Playhouse Amadeus at Chichester Festival Theatre Best Production of a Classical Play Richard III at the Trafalgar Studios Coriolanus at the Donmar Warehouse King Lear at the National Theatre Best Direction of a Play Stephen Daldry – Skylight Yael Farber – The Crucible Jamie Lloyd – Richard III Benedict Andrews – A Streetcar Named Desire Jonathan Kent – Good People Giles Croft – The Kite Runner Best Scenic Design in a Play or Musical Soutra Gilmour – Urinetown / Richard III / Assassins Mark Thompson – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Simon Higlett – Blithe Spirit Tom Piper – Bakersfield Mist Bob Crowley – Skylight James Button – Worst Wedding Ever Best Costume Design in a Play or Musical Mark Thompson – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, One Man, Two Guvnors Robert Jones – City of Angels Anthony Ward – King Lear Fotini Dimou – Amadeus Julie Taymor – The Lion King Maria Bjornson – The Phantom of the Opera Best Young Performer in a Play or Musical Georgia Pemberton – Gypsy Nisa Cole – War Horse Bradley Morton – The Lion King Oliver Finnegan – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lottie Sicilia – Matilda William Price – Matilda Best Performance by an Understudy Adam Pearce – Urinetown Paul Clarkson – Wicked Emily-Jane Morris – Avenue Q Mark Peachey – The Lion King |