Stage Debut Awards
The Stage Debut Awards are theatre awards recognising individuals making their professional debuts in the performing arts in the UK.[1] The annual ceremony was launched in 2017 by The Stage and includes accolades for Best Performer in a Play, Best Writer, Best Designer and the Best West End Debut Performer.[2][3] Recipients of these awards have gone on to star in West End shows (including Hamilton, & Juliet, Frozen and The Importance of Being Earnest), television series and films.[4][5][6]
The awards ceremony is held annually at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. In 2019, the awards relocated to a new venue, The Brewery, London.
In 2020, the Best Actor in a Play and Best Actress in a Play awards were updated to Best Performer in a Play and the Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical awards were updated to Best Performer in a Musical.
Judging Process
Eligible nominees must be aged 16 or over, and making their professional debut in a named role in a production reviewed by The Stage. For acting roles this should be a first named role. The Stage's nationwide network of theatre critics put forward nominees from productions they have reviewed. Performers, writers, directors, designers and composers making their stage debut (and their agents) are also able to nominate themselves online for consideration. The public can also nominate individuals for each category.[7]
Industry professionals from across the UK are then invited to give their input into the longlist. These advisors have included producer Danielle Tarento, casting director David Grindrod, David Jubb, Battersea Arts Centre, designer Es Devlin, Hannah Miller, Royal Shakespeare Company; James Grieve, Paines Plough; Jenny Sealey, Graeae; Jimmy Fay, Lyric Theatre; Laura Donnelly, National Theatre of Scotland; Madani Younis, Bush Theatre; director Michael Grandage; actor Noma Dumezweni, designer Paule Constable; Pravesh Kumar, Rifco; actor Preeya Kalidas; Sam Hodges, Nuffield Southampton Theatres; producer Sonia Friedman; Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic; and Wendy Spon, National Theatre.[8]
The judging panel decide on the shortlist and winners in all categories, except the Best West End Debut where the shortlist is voted on by the public. The Best West End Debut award recognises those who are making their professional debut in London's West End. This includes individuals who have previously made their debut outside of the West End.
Ceremony
In 2017, the inaugural The Stage Debut Awards Ceremony took place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, on September 17.
The ceremony was hosted by West End leading man, Ben Forster.[9] Categories Presenters included director Michael Grandage, actor Sharon D. Clarke, actor Rachel Tucker, Theatre owner Nica Burns, National Theatre director Rufus Norris and actor Kenneth Cranham.[10] Exclusive performances at the ceremony were from Dreamgirls and the National Theatre's Follies.[11][12]
In 2018, the ceremony took place on September 23 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. The ceremony was hosted by Cush Jumbo and the Category Presenters included director Michael Grandage, actor Ruthie Henshall, singer Preeya Kalidas, actor Jodie Prenger, and lighting designer Paule Constable. Exclusive performances at the ceremony were from Anaïs Mitchell and Miriam-Teak Lee.
In 2019, the ceremony took place at The Brewery, London, on September 15. The ceremony was hosted by Cush Jumbo, and the exclusive performances were by Rachel Tucker and Amara Okereke. Category Presenters included actor Giles Terera, actor Michael Xavier, singer Brenda Edwards, actor Janie Dee, actor Mark Gatiss, and playwright Inua Ellams.
The first digital ceremony was hosted as a free online event in 2020 by Miriam-Teak Lee (winner of Best Actress in a Musical in 2017) on 27 September. The exclusive performance was from SpitLip (winner of the 2019 Best Composer/Lyricist awards).
In 2021, no ceremony took place due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In 2022, the ceremony will take place on June 12.
Previous Winners
| The Stage Debut Awards 2017[13][14] | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor in a Play | Abraham Popoola in Othello at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol | Jack Archer in Nivelli's War at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
| TJ Jones in The Seven Acts of Mercy at Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
| Kenneth Omole in Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre, London | ||
| Best Actress in a Play | Grace Molony in The Country Girls at Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Anya Chalotra in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe, London |
| Kellan Frankland in The House of Bernarda Alba at Royal Exchange, Manchester | ||
| Jess Peet in Alice in Wonderland at The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | ||
| Best Actor in a Musical | Samuel Thomas in Allegro at Southwark Playhouse, London | Adam J Bernard in Dreamgirls at Savoy Theatre, London |
| Ben Hunter in The Girls at Phoenix Theatre, London | ||
| Daniel Urch in 110 in the Shade at Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London | ||
| Best Actress in a Musical | Miriam-Teak Lee in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London | Chloe Carrington in Hair at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester |
| Emily Hughes in Fiddler on the Roof at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool | ||
| Siena Kelly in On the Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London | ||
| Best Director | Lekan Lawal for Betrayal at Derby Theatre, Derby | Sean Aydon for Richard III at Rosemary Branch, London |
| Alexander Lass for 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios 2, London | ||
| Lynette Linton for Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre, London | ||
| Best Designer | Rosie Elnile for The Convert at Gate Theatre, London | Joshua Gadsby for Still Ill at New Diorama, London |
| Simon Spencer for The Tempest at Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
| Jessica Staton for Extra Yarn at Orange Tree Theatre, London | ||
| Best Composer or Lyricist | Dan Gillespie Sells for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | Jonah Brody and MJ Harding for Removal Men at The Yard, London |
| Ruth Chan for Snow in Midsummer at Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
| Stephen Jackson for Roller Diner at Soho Theatre, London | ||
| Best Writer | Katherine Soper for Wish List at Royal Exchange, Manchester and Royal Court Theatre, London | Titas Halder for Run the Beast Down at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury and Finborough Theatre, London |
| Asif Khan for Combustion at Tara Arts, London | ||
| Victoria Willing for Spring Offensive at Clapham Omnibus, London | ||
| The Joe Allen Best West End Debut[15] | Andrew Polec for Bat Out of Hell at London Coliseum[16] | John Boyega in Woyzeck at Old Vic |
| Anthony Boyle in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at The Palace Theatre | ||
| Andy Karl in Groundhog Day at Old Vic | ||
| Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill at Wyndhams Theatre | ||
| Imogen Poots in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre | ||
| Amber Riley in Dreamgirls at Savoy Theatre, London | ||
| Charlie Stemp in Half a Sixpence at Noel Coward Theatre |
| The Stage Debut Awards 2018[17] | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor in a Play | Akshay Sharan in The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Yard Theatre, London | Seb Carrington in Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre, London |
| Chris Walley in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noel Coward Theatre, London | ||
| Alex Wilson in The Elephant Man, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol | ||
| Best Actress in a Play | Gemma Dobson in Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Kitty Archer in One for Sorrow, Royal Court, London |
| Lorna Fitzgerald in The Shadow Factory, NST City, Southampton | ||
| Grainne O’Mahony in The Elephant Man, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol | ||
| Best Actor in a Musical | Louis Gaunt in Oklahoma!, Grange Park Opera, West Horsley | Will Carey in It's Only Life, Union Theatre, London |
| Toby Miles in Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre, London | ||
| Simon Oskarsson in Return to the Forbidden Planet, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London | ||
| Best Actress in a Musical | Amara Okereke in Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre, London | Teleri Hughes in Spring Awakening at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester |
| Eleanor Kane in Fun Home at the Young Vic, London | ||
| Rebecca Mendoza in Hairspray, on tour | ||
| Best Director | Katy Rudd for The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange, Manchester | Iwan Lewis for One Minute, the Barn Theatre, Cirencester |
| Alexandra Moxon for Wreck at Nottingham Playhouse | ||
| Oscar Pearce for Great Apes at the Arcola Theatre, London | ||
| Best Designer | Khadija Raza for Hijabi Monologues, Spun, and Mixtape, Bush Theatre, London, the Arcola Theatre, London and the Royal Exchange, Manchester | Basia Binkowska for Devil with the Blue Dress at the Bunker Theatre, London |
| Fin Redshaw for Pieces of String and Love Me Now, Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the Tristan Bates Theatre, London | ||
| Jasmine Swan for Hyem, The Passing of Third Floor Back, Hanna and The Sleeper, Theatre503, London, the Finborough Theatre, London, the Arcola Theatre, London, and Rialto Theatre, Brighton | ||
| Best Composer or Lyricist | Gus Gowland for Pieces of String, Mercury Theatre, Colchester | Kate Marlais for Abandon, Lyric Hammersmith, London |
| Matt Winkworth for The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Theatr Clwyd, Mold | ||
| Best Writer | Andrew Thompson for In Event of Moone Disaster, Theatre503, London | Georgia Christou for Yous Two, Hampstead Theatre, London |
| Kendall Feaver for The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange, Manchester | ||
| Natasha Gordon for Nine Night, National Theatre, London | ||
| Joe White for Mayfly, Orange Tree Theatre, London | ||
| The Joe Allen Best West End Debut | Aidan Turner in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noel Coward Theatre | Mohammad Amiri for The Jungle at the Playhouse Theatre |
| Ashley Banjo for Dick Whittington at the London Palladium | ||
| Bryan Cranston for Network at the National Theatre | ||
| Michelle Greenidge for Nine Night at the National Theatre | ||
| John McCrea for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre | ||
| Kelli O’Hara for The King and I at the London Palladium |
| The Stage Debut Awards 2019[18][19] | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor in a Play | Jamal Ajala in Ear for Eye, Royal Court | Stuart Campbell in The Hunt, Almeida Theatre |
| Patrick Gibson in Sweat, Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud Theatre | ||
| Ivan Oyik in Blue/Orange, Birmingham Repertory Theatre | ||
| Best Actress in a Play | Lauren O'Leary in The Awkward Years, The Other Room, Cardiff | Liv Hill in Top Girls, National Theatre |
| Urielle Klein-Mekongo in Yvette, Bush Theatre | ||
| Bea Webster in Mother Courage, Albion Electric Warehouse, Leeds | ||
| Best Actor in a Musical | Adam Hugill for Standing in The Sky's Edge, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | Ryan Hutton in Only Fools and Horses The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| Jac Yarrow in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium | ||
| Best Actress in a Musical | Danielle Fiamanya in The Color Purple, Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome | Georgina Ambrey in My Mother Said I Never Should and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick |
| Maiya Quansah-Breed in Six, Arts Theatre | ||
| Jarneia Richard-Noel in Six, Arts Theatre | ||
| Best Director | Atri Banerjee for Hobson's Choice, Royal Exchange, Manchester | Tyrone Huntley for Ain't Misbehaving, Mercury Theatre, Colchester |
| Jade Lewis for Superhoe, Royal Court | ||
| Tom Scutt for Berberian Sound Studio, Donmar Warehouse | ||
| Best Designer | Evie Gurney for Antony and Cleopatra and The Hunt, National Theatre and Almeida Theatre | Abby Clarke for Beauty and the Beast, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick |
| Maxwell Nicholson Lailey for Huddle (Unicorn Theatre) | ||
| Best Composer or Lyricist | David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts for Operation Mincemeat, New Diorama Theatre | Oran Eldor and Marcus Stevens for Mythic the Musical, Charing Cross Theatre |
| Anaïs Mitchell for Hadestown, National Theatre | ||
| Femi Temowo for Death of a Salesman, Young Vic | ||
| Best Writer | Jasmine Lee-Jones for Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, Royal Court | Ross Willis for Wolfie, Theatre503 |
| Nicole Lecky for Superhoe, Royal Court | ||
| Holly Robinson for Soft Animals, Soho Theatre | ||
| The Joe Allen Best West End Debut | Jac Yarrow for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium | Matthew Broderick in The Starry Messenger, Wyndham's Theatre |
| Andrew Burnap in The Inheritance, Noël Coward Theatre | ||
| Nathanael Campbell in Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre | ||
| Saffron Coomber in Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre | ||
| Sarah Gordy in Jellyfish, National Theatre | ||
| Samuel H Levine in The Inheritance, Noël Coward Theatre |
| The Stage Debut Awards 2020[20][21] | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Best Performer in a Play | Daniel Monks for Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse, London & Rachel Nwokoro for Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre, London | Saida Ahmed for Little Miss Burden at the Bunker, London |
| Brooklyn Melvin for Oliver Twist at Leeds Playhouse (in a co-production with Ramps on the Moon) | ||
| Jessica Rhodes for The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre, London | ||
| Khai Shaw for Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre, London | ||
| Bobby Stallwood for Faith, Hope and Charity at the National Theatre, London | ||
| Best Performer in a Musical | Shan Ako for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre, London & Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre, London | Lucy Anderson for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre, London |
| Chase Brown for Mame at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester | ||
| Oli Higginson for The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse, London | ||
| Adriana Ivelisse for West Side Story at Curve, Leicester | ||
| Tom Noyes for Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse, London | ||
| Bethany Tennick for Islander at the Southwark Playhouse, London | ||
| Best Director | Martha Kiss Perrone for When It Breaks It Burns at the Battersea Arts Centre, London | Georgia Green for The Mikvah Project at the Orange Tree Theatre, London |
| Alex Sutton for Preludes at the Southwark Playhouse, London | ||
| Best Designer | Rose Revitt (set and costume) for Dr Korczak’s Example at Leeds Playhouse | Liam Bunster (set and costume) for The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare’s Globe, London |
| Andrew Exeter (lighting) for High Fidelity at the Turbine Theatre, London | ||
| Best Composer or Lyricist | Jim Barne and Kit Buchan for The Season at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Royal and Derngate, Northampton | Jherek Bischoff for The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the National Theatre, London |
| Robbie Williams for The Boy in the Dress at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
| Best Writer | Temi Wilkey for The High Table at the Bush Theatre, London (in a co-production with Birmingham Rep) | Samuel Bailey for Shook at the Southwark Playhouse, London |
| Mari Izzard for Hela at The Other Room, Cardiff | ||
| Eleanor Tindall for Before I Was a Bear at The Bunker, London | ||
| Best West End Debut | Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre | Shan Ako for Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre |
| David Mitchell for The Upstart Crow at the Gielgud Theatre | ||
| Daniel Monks for Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse | ||
| Samantha Pauly for Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre | ||
| Wendell Pierce for Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre | ||
| Aimee Lou Wood for Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre |
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