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 to their team for all of the hard work in ensuring our guests had the most exceptional experience.
Here are your 2024 winners….
CREATIVES GROUP
BEST PRODUCER: Landé Belo, Ain’t I A Woman?, The Tower Theatre
Sponsored by London Production Studios
BEST DIRECTOR: Nancy Medina, Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Sean Green, MJ The Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
Sponsored by YOU Management Ltd
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER OR MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Mthuthuzeli November, The Waiting Game, Ballet Black
Sponsored by Italia Conti
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION OR PERFORMER: Ebony Thomas, The Waiting Game, Ballet Black
RECOGNITION GROUP (BODY OF WORK) AWARDS
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN: Ryan Day
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Xana
THEATRE DESIGN: Jessica Cabassa
Sponsored by Disney’s The Lion King
BOOK AND LYRICS: Lady Lykez
Sponsored by Tegan Summer Theatricals
BEST PLAYWRIGHT: Siana Bangura
BEST CASTING DIRECTOR: Selma Nicholls
Sponsored by Clarendon Personal Management
PLAY AWARDS
BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Terique Jarrett, Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic
BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Tiwa Lade, My Father’s Fable, The Bush Theatre
Sponsored by Disney’s The Lion King
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY: Joshua-Alexander Williams, Romeo & Juliet, The Duke of York’s Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY: Freema Agyeman, Romeo & Juliet, The Duke of York’s Theatre
BEST PRODUCTION – PLAY: Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic
Sponsored by Black Apron Entertainment
MUSICAL AWARDS
BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Ivano Turco, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, UK Tour
Sponsored by Link-Artists
BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Karis Anderson, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, The Aldwych Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Marley Fenton, The Wizard of Oz, UK Tour
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Elèna Gyasi, Mean Girls, Savoy Theatre
Sponsored by TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION: MJ The Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
Sponsored by TodayTix
CHAMPION AWARDS
BEST CHILD PERFORMER (UNDER 16): Janai Bartlett, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, The Aldwych Theatre
Sponsored by Spotlight
BEST NON BINARY PERFORMER: Claudia Kariuki
LGBTQIA+ CHAMPION: Layton Williams
Sponsored by Disney’s The Lion King
DISABILITY CHAMPION: Linseigh Green
Sponsored by Bird College
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
BEST TEACHER: Dannika Dudfield, Soar Performance Academy
Sponsored by Disney’s The Lion King
BEST GRADUATE: Kwamé Kandekore, MJ The Musical, Emil Dale Academy
Sponsored by Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
LORD Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick AWARD: Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Productions
FOUNDERS CHOICE AWARD: Danny Sapani, King Lear, Almeida Theatre
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Namron OBE
