Photo Flash: Ian McKellen, Eileen Atkins & Vanessa Redgrave at UK Theatre Awards
By: Marianka Swain Oct. 10, 2016
Yesterday UK Theatre gave out awards to leading talents in performing, producing and theatre management throughout the United Kingdom. Sheffield Theatres' SHOW BOAT and FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS together took Best Musical Production, while Clare Burt picked up a performance award for the former and Rebecca Trehearn for the latter. Charlene James won Best New Play for CUTTIN' IT, and Paapa Essiedu Best Performance In A Play for the Royal Shakespeare Company's HAMLET.
Ian McKellen received the award for Outstanding Contribution To British Theatre in recognition of his tireless work both in championing diversity and for his commitment to theatre, including touring productions, across the country. Vanessa Redgrave received the Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts in recognition of her unrivalled career on stage and screen. Full list of winners here
See photographs below by Pamela Raith
Best Director Raz Shaw
Eileen Atkins and Ian McKellen
Best Touring Production winners Jerry Gunn and James Quaife
Vanessa Redgrave and Julian Bird
Best Supporting Performance winner Rebecca Trehearn
Louise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford
Best Performance in a Play winner Paapa Essiedu
Best Presentation Of Touring Theatre winners Northern Stage
Best Show For Children And Young People winners Ivan Wadeson and Joe Sumsion
Eileen Atkins and Ian McKellen
Birmingham Hippodrome
Allyson Ava Brown, Nina Toussaint-White and Jennifer Saayeng
Best New Play winner Charlene James
Eileen Atkins and Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen and Eileen Atkins
Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour
Employee of the Year winner Diane Belding with Damien Malony
Clothworkers' Theatre Award winners Northern Stage
Best Design winner Lez Brotherston
Julian Bird, Fiona Allan, Cassie Chaderton
Achievement in Dance winner Gary Clarke
Diane Belding
Drew McOnie and Gary Clarke
Promotion of Diversity winners Belgrade Theatre
Achievement in Opera winners The Royal Opera and Guildhall School Of Music and Drama
Jerry Gunn
Achievement in Marketing winners Northern Ballet with Preeya Kalidas
Best Performance in a Musical winner Clare Burt
Best Musical Production winners for Flowers For Mrs Harris and Show Boat
Northern Stage
Paapa Essiedu
UK's Most Welcoming Theatre winners The Mill at Sonning
Vanessa Redgrave and Rupert Goold
Vanessa Redgrave and Rupert Goold with the Gielgud Award
Samuel Hodges
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