WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Posted on 20 February 2012
The annual Whatsonstage Award winners have been announced.
- Eve Best – Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe
- Kristin Scott Thomas – Betrayal at the Comedy
- Ruth Wilson – Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
- Samantha Spiro – Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Tamsin Greig – Jumpy at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Vanessa Redgrave – Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham’s
- Benedict Cumberbatch – Frankenstein at the National, Olivier
- Jude Law – Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
- Kevin Spacey – Richard III at the Old Vic
- David Tennant – Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham’s
- James Earl Jones – Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham’s
- James Corden – One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
- Bryony Hannah – The Children’s Hour at the Comedy
- Catherine Tate – Season’s Greetings at the National, Lyttelton
- Doon Mackichan – Jumpy at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Jemima Rooper – One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Niamh Cusack – Playboy of the Western World at the Old Vic
- Sheridan Smith – Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
- Arthur Darvill – Dr Faustus at Shakespeare’s Globe
- Charles Edwards – Twelfth Night at the National, Cottesloe
- David Hayman – Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
- Harry Hadden-Paton – Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Mark Gatiss – Season’s Greetings at the National, Lyttelton
- Oliver Chris – One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
The BABY GRAND Best Actress in a Musical
- Amanda Holden – Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Caissie Levy – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Clare Foster – Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello
- Emma Williams – Love Story at the Duchess
- Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram Eleanor Worthington Cox & Sophia Kiely – Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Sarah Lancashire – Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello
The THEATRE TOKENS Best Actor in a Musical
- Bertie Carvel – Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Nigel Lindsay – Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Oliver Tompsett – Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury
- Reece Shearsmith – Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello
- Richard Fleeshman – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Sean Palmer – Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Ann Emery – Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello
- Hannah Waddingham – The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
- Harriet Thorpe – Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello
- Lauren Ward – Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Meow Meow – The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Gielgud
- Sharon D Clarke – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Andrew Langtree – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Ben Goddard – Million Dollar Quartet at the Noël Coward
- David Burt – Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello
- Nigel Harman – Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Paul Kaye – Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Simon Lipkin – Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury
The LES MISÈRABLES Best Ensemble Performance
- Backbeat – at the Duke of York’s
- London Road – at the National, Cottesloe
- Richard III & The Comedy of Errors – Propeller at Hampstead
- Some Like It Hip Hop – Sadler’s Wells at the Peacock
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – at the Donmar Warehouse
- Top Girls – at Trafalgar Studios 1
The JO HUTCHISON INTERNATIONAL Best Solo Performance
- Daniel Kitson – It’s Always Right Now Until It’s Later at the National, Lyttelton
- John Leguziamo – Ghetto Klown at Charing Cross
- Kerry Ellis – Anthems at the Royal Albert Hall
- Ruby Wax – Losing It at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Duchess
- Simon Callow – Being Shakespeare at Trafalgar Studios 1
- Stephanie Street – The Nightwatchman at the National, Paintframe
The SEATLIVE Best Takeover in a Role
- Alex Gaumond – We Will Rock You at the Dominion
- Alfie Boe – Les Misèrables at the Queen’s
- Kimberley Walsh – Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Matt Lucas – Les Misèrables at the Queen’s
- Susan McFadden – Legally Blonde at the Savoy
- Tara Fitzgerald – Broken Glass at the Vaudeville
The NICK HERN BOOKS Best New Play
- Belongings by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm – at Hampstead & Trafalgar Studios 2
- Collaborators by John Hodge – at the National, Cottesloe
- Grief by Mike Leigh – at the National, Cottesloe
- Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann – at the Lyric Hammersmith
- The Heretic by Richard Bean – at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Three Days in May by Ben Brown – at Trafalgar Studios 1
- Get Santa! by Anthony Neilson, music by Nick Powell – at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Jumpy by April de Angelis – at the Royal Court Downstairs
- No Naughty Bits by Steve Thompson – at Hampstead
- One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean – at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Potted Panto by Daniel Clarkson, Jefferson Turner & Richard Hurst – at the Vaudeville
- The Village Bike by Penelope Skinner – at the Royal Court Upstairs
The SEE TICKETS Best New Musical
- Betty Blue Eyes by George Stiles, Antony Drewe, Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman – at the Novello
- Ghost the Musical by Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard & Bruce Joel Rubin – at the Piccadilly
- London Road by Adam Cork & Alecky Blythe – at the National, Cottesloe
- Matilda the Musical by Tim Minchin & Dennis Kelly – at the Cambridge
- Rock of Ages by Chris D'Arienzo – at the Shaftesbury
- Shrek the Musical by Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire – at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The SAMUEL FRENCH Best Play Revival
- Anna Christie – at the Donmar Warehouse
- Chicken Soup with Barley – at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Driving Miss Daisy – at Wyndham’s
- Ecstasy – at Hampstead & the Duchess
- Flare Path – at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Saved – at the Lyric Hammersmith
The RADISSON EDWARDIAN Best Musical Revival
- Crazy for You – at the Open Air & Novello
- Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be – at the Union
- Parade – at Southwark Playhouse
- Ragtime – at the Landor
- South Pacific – at the Barbican
- The Wizard of Oz – at the London Palladium
- Hamlet – at the Young Vic
- King Lear – at the Donmar Warehouse
- Much Ado About Nothing – at Shakespeare’s Globe
- Much Ado About Nothing – at Wyndham’s
- Richard III – at the Old Vic
- The Tempest – at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The OAKLEY CAPITAL Best Director
- Danny Boyle – Frankenstein at the National, Olivier
- Josie Rourke – Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham’s
- Matthew Warchus – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly & Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Michael Grandage – King Lear & Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse
- Nicholas Hytner – One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Trevor Nunn – Flare Path & Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Mark Tildesley – Frankenstein at the National, Olivier
- Jon Bausor – Lord of the Flies at the Open Air
- Miriam Buether – Decade at St Katharine’s Docks
- Paul Wills – Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
- Rob Howell – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly & Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Robert Jones – The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
The WHITE LIGHT Best Lighting Designer
- Bruno Poet – Frankenstein at the National, Olivier
- Hugh Vanstone – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Mark Henderson – The Kitchen & 13 at the National, Olivier & The Emperor & Galilean at the National, Olivier
- Neil Austin – Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello
- Oliver Fenwick – My City at the Almeida
- Paule Constable – Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse
- Aline David – The Kitchen at the National, Olivier
- Ashley Wallen – Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Kate Prince – Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock
- Kelly Devine – Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury
- Peter Darling – Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Stephen Mear – Crazy for You at the Open Air & Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello
The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year
- Danielle Hope – The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
- Johnny Flynn – The Heretic at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Kara Tointon – Pygmalion at the Garrick
- Kyle Soller – The Glass Menagerie & Government Inspector at the Young Vic & The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Downstairs
- Shayne Ward – Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury
- Tim Minchin – Matilda at the Cambridge
The TIME OUT Best Off-West End Production
- Accolade – at the Finborough
- Realism – at Soho
- The Animals & Children Took to the Streets – at Battersea Arts Centre
- The Belle’s Stratagem – at Southwark Playhouse
- The Riots – at the Tricycle
- Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story – at the Tristan Bates & Charing Cross
The LUCKINGS Best Regional Production
- 20th Century Boy – at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
- Love Love Love – at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth & on tour
- Macbeth – at Liverpool Everyman
- Othello – at Sheffield Crucible
- Sweeney Todd – at Chichester Festival
- The Go Between – at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Derby Live & the Royal & Derngate, Northampton
- Jersey Boys – at the Prince Edward
- Les Misérables – at the Queen’s
- The Phantom of the Opera – at Her Majesty’s
- War Horse – at the New London
- We Will Rock You – at the Dominion
- Wicked – at the Apollo Victoria
The AKA Theatre Event of the Year
- David Tennant & Catherine Tate reuniting on stage in Much Ado About Nothing
- Headlong’s commemoration of 9/11 with Decade, written by 18 authors & staged in a disused office block at St Katharine’s Dock
- Michael Sheen & Bill Mitchell's National Theatre of Wales staging of The Passion on the streets of Port Talbot
- The Bush Theatre’s 24-hour cycle of 66 Books, in response to the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, to open its new Shepherd’s Bush Library home
- The Phantom of the Opera’s 25th anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall & screened to cinemas worldwide
- The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 50th anniversary season & reopening of the Royal Shakespeare & Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Danny Boyle’s return to the stage with Frankenstein and his alternate casting of Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in the leads
- Duckie’s Lullaby, the Barbican’s first-ever sleepover show
- The National’s opening of its Paintframe as a one-off performance space
- Benefit concert to rescue Dress Circle
