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 Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Dermot Daly, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
BEST PRODUCER AWARD
Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Christmas, Lyric Theatre
Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR AWARD
Femi Temowo, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
John Pfumojena, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER OR MOVEMENT DIRECTOR AWARD
Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Theophilus O. Bailey-Godson, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Kane Husbands and Mateus Daniel, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
BEST OPERA PRODUCTION OR PERFORMANCE AWARD
April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House
Pumeza Matshikiza, The Cunning Little Vixen, London Coliseum
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Run it Back, Talawa, Fairfield Halls
Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican
Saturn Returns, Gateway Arts Productions, Brixton House
BEST SOLOIST IN A DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Isabela Coracy, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
BEST USE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Mawa Theatre Company, What’s Past is Prologue, YouTube
Natalie Edwards Yesufu, Enter.Stage.Write, YouTube
Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4
Recognition Group (body of work)
LIGHT AND/OR SOUND RECOGNITION AWARD
Simisola Majekodunmi
Joshua Harriette
Kayodeine
COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD
Maybelle Laye
Natalie Pryce
Jessica Cabassa
BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION AWARD
Lux Knightley
Ryan Calais Cameron
Safaa Benson-Effiom
CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD
Heather Basten
Isabella Odoffin
Tonia Daley Campbell
Plays
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Terique Jarrett, Daddy, Almeida Theatre
Dior Clarke, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Shareesa Valentine, Forgotten Voices, Hope Mill Theatre
Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre
Shakira Newton, Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Gabriel Paul, Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
Habib Nasib Nader, Life of Pi, Wyndham’s Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Ashh Blackwood, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre
Charlotte Gosling, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY AWARD
Rochelle Rose, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Emmanuel Akwafo, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
BEST PRODUCTION PLAY AWARD
My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House
Musicals
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
Tarik Frimpong, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK & Ireland Tour
Courtney Bowman, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK & Ireland Tour
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Jordan Shaw, Les Miserables, Sondheim Theatre
Shem Omari James, Dreamgirls, UK & Ireland Tour
Cameron Bernard Jones, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Nadine Higgin, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall
Jocasta Almgill, Grease, Dominion Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Billy Nevers, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK & Ireland Tour
BEST PRODUCTION MUSICAL AWARD
Domitius, Conway Hall
Dreamgirls, UK & Ireland Tour
The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Achievement Awards
LGBTQIA+ CHAMPION AWARD
Alex Thomas-Smith
Nicole Raquel Dennis
Courtney Stapleton
BEST TEACHER AWARD
Angeline Bell, Urdang Academy
Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance
Carolyn Elaine Bolton, Shockout Arts
BEST RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
Grace Melville, D&B Academy
Shonah Buwu, Bird College
Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts
BEST UNDERSTUDY/SWING IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION AWARD
Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
Jemal Felix, Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre
Zara MacIntosh, &Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre
Solange Urdang and Omar F Okai, Co-Directors of the BBTAs: ‘2022 brings an unprecedented year for the BBTAs in support from industry recognition and creative growth. The public votes have quadrupled since 2021, heralding a clear and positive bright future for the ongoing work of the Black British Theatre Awards. This year we are exceptionally excited to be holding the awards The National Theatre’
Brenda Emmanus OBE, Broadcaster and Journalist: ‘The Black British Theatre Awards are a celebratory showcase of Black theatrical talent that is worthy of its own praise. Their long-held commitment to inclusion and excellence constantly attracts the great and the good and it has proved that a wealth of brilliant diverse artists and creatives exist. It is also quite frankly a great night out!’
