UK Theatre Awards 2024

The winner of each award is highlighted in bold.

On Stage 

Best Design

• Kenneth MacLeod for Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning, a National Theatre of Scotland & Aberdeen Performing Arts co-production in association with Belgrade Theatre
• Emma Bailey for Sunset Song, a Dundee Rep Theatre & Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh co-production
• Michael Taylor for Bhangra Nation, a Birmingham Rep production in association with Mara Isaacs, Tom Kirdahy & Peggy Koenig

Best Director

• Drew McOnie for The Artist, a Theatre Royal Plymouth, McOnie Company, Playful Productions & Bill Damaschke co-production 
• Conrad Nelson for One Man, Two Guvnors, a New Vic Theatre production
• Emma Rice for The Buddha Of Suburbia, a Royal Shakespeare Company & Wise Children co-production
• Roxana Silbert for The Girls Of Slender Means, a Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production

Best Musical Production sponsored by Tysers in association with Ecclesiastical

• Oliver!, a Leeds Playhouse production by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh 
• The Big Life, a Stratford East production
• Starter for Ten, an Antic Productions, Bristol Old Vic, Longshot Films & Playtone co-production

Best New Play sponsored by Cunard

• Swim, Aunty, Swim!, a Belgrade Theatre production in association with tiata fahodzi 
• A Child Of Science, a Bristol Old Vic & imPOSSIBLE Producing co-production
• Peanut Butter & Blueberries, a Kiln Theatre production

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.

Best Play Revival

• Rhino, a Tinderbox Theatre Company production at Lyric Theatre Belfast 
• The Deep Blue Sea, a Theatre Royal Bath production
• A Taste Of Honey, a Royal Exchange Theatre production

Achievement in Dance sponsored by AKT

• Mehek, an Aakash Odedra Company & Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company production in association with The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi 
• London City Ballet, for the company relaunch by Artistic Director Christopher Marney
• Minotaur, Metamorphoses & Echo and Narcissus, by Kim Brandstrup for the Deborah Warner Seasons at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath

Achievement in Opera

• Death In Venice, by Welsh National Opera in association with NoFit State 
• Thomas Allen, for his career with Glyndebourne
• Buxton International Festival 2024, at Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre

Best Supporting Performance (in a Musical or Play)

• Chumisa Dornford-May for Evita, a Curve production
• Tania Mathurin for Barnum, a Watermill Theatre production
• Andrew Schofield for Boys From The Blackstuff a Liverpool’s Royal Court production

Best Performance in a Musical

• Jenny Fitzpatrick for Oliver!, a Leeds Playhouse production by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh
• Matt Doyle for Sinatra The Musical, a Birmingham Rep production in association with Universal Music Group Theatrical & Frank Sinatra Enterprises
• John Hopkins for My Fair Lady, a Leeds Playhouse & Opera North co-production

Best Performance in a Play

• David Shields for Punch, a Nottingham Playhouse production 
• Heather Agyepong & Tosin Cole for Shifters, a Bush Theatre production
• Ian McDiarmid for The Caretaker, a Chichester Festival Theatre production
• Keith Singleton for The Pillowman, a Lyric Theatre Belfast & Prime Cut co-production

Best Show for Children & Young People

• Beauty And The Beast, a Stephen Joseph Theatre production 
• Flip!, a Fuel production in association with Alphabetti Theatre at Soho Thetare
• Starchitects Save Santa!, a Motionhouse production at Midlands Arts Centre

Off Stage 

Excellence in Arts Education

• Royal Shakespeare Company
• Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
• Mayflower Theatre & MAST Mayflower Studios

Excellence in Touring sponsored by Theatre Tokens

• Parti Priodas by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru 
• Macbeth by ETT
• Blue Beard by Wise Children

Excellence in Inclusivity

• Antony & Cleopatra at Shakespeare’s Globe  
• Bristol Old Vic
• Punch at Nottingham Playhouse

Excellence in Sustainability

• Chichester Festival Theatre  
• Dundee Rep and Scottish Theatre
• Nottingham Playhouse

Workforce Award

• Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre 
• Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse
• Homegrown by Nottingham Playhouse

UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre Sponsored by Encore 

• Polka Theatre
• Hall for Cornwall
• Octagon Theatre Bolton

Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre

Jenny Sealy was the 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award, awarded by the UK Theatre Board.