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Mother and Son, Angeline Bell and Maddison Tyson to both star on the West End at the same time.       Angeline Bell is currently starring in the West End production of Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre. Performing in the ensemble as well as covering two parts – Mrs Wormwood and Mrs Phelps, […]

The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) is the UK’s first award show to celebrate the excellence and influence of Black performers and creatives within the UK theatre industry. On Sunday 29th October 2023 the annual awards ceremony will take place in the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre in London. “After a wonderful first outing at

  Please follow the links to review articles related to our 2022 Awards, the live ceremony and our Winners.                                                                               

Thank you to everyone that made this year’s awards such a huge success. To every person that took the time to submit their nominations, to all of our sponsors, to the incredible talent that graced the National Theatre on Sunday evening, THANK YOU. We are incredibly grateful to the National Theatre for their support and

THE BLACK BRITISH THEATRE AWARDS FUNDRAZR     The BBTA’s aim is to forge a sustainable platform to further progress in diversifying the UK theatre industry across all fields, to celebrate excellence, illuminate black role models in UK theatre and support access and pathways into training and employment. You can support the BBTA’s initiative right

The 2021 Black British Theatre Awards took place on Sunday 21st November at the illustrious Old Finsbury Town Hall, London. The energy was electric as hosts, nominees, presenters and partners toasted and celebrated winners of the coveted awards decided entirely by public vote. The 2021 Black British Theatre Awards was an elegant affair hosted by

Now in its fourth year, the BBTAs are more relevant and impactful than ever before. This year the awards are supported by National Theatre and the ceremony will take place in the The Lyttelton Theatre on Sunday 16th October. Creatives Group BEST DIRECTOR AWARD Matthew Xia, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre Ryan Calais Cameron and

Cynthia Erivo and Danny Sapani will host the 2021 Black British Theatre Awards The 2021 Black British Theatre Awards will be hosted by Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-Winner, and two-time Academy Award Nominee Cynthia Erivo and Black Panther, Star Wars and Killing Eve actor Danny Sapani. Both highly acclaimed in theatre, film and television, the

The Black British Theatre Awards reveal 2021 nominees for its annual event taking place on Sunday 21st November at Old Finsbury Town Hall, London The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) is the UK’s first award show to celebrate the excellence and influence of Black performers and creatives within the UK theatre industry. Launched in 2019, and

The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 championed the artistic excellence and achievements of the Black creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. Our first television broadcast on Sky Arts highlighted a cross section of some of the 2020 award-winners. Here is the full list of all of the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards winners. Voted