{"id":493787,"date":"2025-10-12T14:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493787\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T14:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:35:12","slug":"uk-theatre-awards-reveals-2025-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493787\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Theatre Awards reveals 2025 winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"157<\/a>Michael Kholwadia in Jesus Christ Superstar, \u00a9 Pamela Raith<\/p>\n

Winners for the UK Theatre Awards 2025 have been announced.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Encore, the annual event celebrates creative achievement both on and off stage across the UK. They were revealed at this year\u2019s ceremony, which took place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, hosted by Faye Tozer.<\/p>\n

The recipient of this year\u2019s Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award is Carlos Acosta, director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Full list of winners and nominees<\/p>\n

On Stage Awards:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Musical Production sponsored by Tysers Live\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Becoming Nancy, a Birmingham Rep production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Come Fall In Love, a Yash Raj Films production at Opera House Manchester\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Jesus Christ Superstar, a Watermill Theatre production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a Chichester Festival Theatre production\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best New Play sponsored by Ecclesiastical\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Flumps, a Mercury Original production in association with The Thelmas\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grace Pervades, a Theatre Royal Bath, Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen for Access Entertainment and Second Half Productions co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through The Shortbread Tin, a National Theatre of Scotland production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Play Revival\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Animal Farm, a Leeds Playhouse and Stratford East co-production in association with Nottingham Playhouse\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Constant Wife, a Royal Shakespeare Company production in association with David Pugh Ltd\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our New Girl, a Lyric Theatre Belfast production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Director\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nadia Fall\u202ffor Abigail\u2019s Party, a Stratford East production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Theresa Heskins and Vicki Amedume\u202ffor Angela Carter\u2019s The Company Of Wolves, a New Vic Theatre production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wuinner: Prasanna Puwanarajah\u202ffor Twelfth Night, a Royal Shakespeare Company production\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Best Performance in a Musical\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Rakesh Boury and Rebecca McKinnis\u202ffor The Parent Agency, a Scenario Two and Storyhouse co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Molly Lynch\u202ffor My Fair Lady, a Curve production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dawn Sievewright\u202ffor Wild Rose, a Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Caledonia Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Performance in a Play\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Helen Carter\u202ffor Shirley Valentine, a Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Jack Holden for Kenrex, an Aria Entertainment and Sheffield Theatres co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Patrick\u202ffor Richard III, a Lyric Theatre Belfast production\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Supporting Performance (in a Musical or Play)\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sam Buttery\u202ffor Little Shop Of Horrors, a Sheffield Theatres production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Georgie Henley\u202ffor The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs, a Kiln Theatre, Antic Productions and Damsel Productions co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ntombizodwa Ndlovu\u202ffor Marie And Rosetta, a Chichester Festival Theatre, Rose Theatre and ETT co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thea-Jo Wolfe\u202ffor The Mad Ones, an Electric Press Productions and Samantha Creswick co-production at The Other Palace Studio\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Design\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Kei Ishihara for Scenography, Sacico Ito for Costume Design, Simon Wilkinson for Lighting Design and Ailie Cohen for Puppet Design for Confessions Of A Shinagawa Monkey, a Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre co-production in association with Tramway at Dundee Rep\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yoav Segal for Set and Costume Design\u202ffor Pinocchio, a Watermill Theatre production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Grace Smart for Design\u202ffor Spend, Spend, Spend, a Royal Exchange Theatre production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Best Show for Children and Young People\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jingleclaw, a Birmingham Hippodrome production\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jungle Book, an Octagon Theatre Bolton production\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Pig Heart Boy, a Children\u2019s Theatre Partnership, Unicorn Theatre and Sheffield Theatres co-production\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Achievement in Dance\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

BalletLorent for Snow White\/Snow White: The Sacrifice\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Natural Behaviour by Thick & Tight\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Songs Of The Wayfarer by Claire Cunningham\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

StopGap for Lived Fiction\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Achievement in Opera\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opera North for Simon Boccanegra, an Opera North production\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scottish Opera for Trial By Jury, a co-production by Scottish Opera, D\u2019Oyly Carte Opera and Opera Holland Park and A Matter Of Misconduct!, a co-production by Scottish Opera and D\u2019Oyly Carte Opera\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Welsh National Opera for Peter Grimes, a Welsh National Opera production\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Off Stage Awards:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Excellence in Arts Education\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bristol Hippodrome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse \u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for Cross The Line<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excellence in Touring sponsored by Theatre Tokens\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emma Rice Company\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Theatre of Scotland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Theatre by the Lake for\u00a0Steel\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excellence in Inclusivity sponsored by ATG Entertainment\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Birmingham Hippodrome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Wolsey Theatre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Storyhouse\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excellence in Sustainability\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

ATG Entertainment\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: BEAM, Hertford\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Broadsides Theatre Company\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Excellence in Workforce Culture\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Orchard Theatre and Orchard West\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Joseph Theatre\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Theatr Clwyd\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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UK\u2019s Most Welcoming Theatre sponsored by Encore\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Birmingham Rep\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winner: Royal and Derngate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shakespeare North Playhouse\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre\u202f<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carlos Acosta\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Kholwadia in Jesus Christ Superstar, \u00a9 Pamela Raith Winners for the UK Theatre Awards 2025 have been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-493787","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-northern-ireland","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115361698750645971","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}