Nominations announced for BLACK BRITISH THEATRE AWARDS 2022
Nominations for the Black British Theatre Awards 2022 have been announced, ahead of the official ceremony at London’s National Lyttelton Theatre on 16 October.
The Black British Theatre Awards, the UK’s first award show of its kind, celebrates the diverse talent of the UK whilst supporting and empowering young people and acknowledging the response to the Black Lives Matter movement and important issues of representation today.
Now in its fourth year, the awards celebrate the best of creatives, important bodies of work behind the scenes, plays, musicals, and notable achievements based on performance both on and off stage.
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy at London’s Royal Court Theatre and The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester each receive six nominations.
Other notable nominees include Courtney Bowman for her performance in Legally Blonde at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Amara Okereke for My Fair Lady at London Coliseum and Nicole Raquel Dennis (who you may also remember from The Voice UK) for the UK and Ireland tour of Dreamgirls.
Keep reading for a full list of this years shortlisted nominees:
CREATIVES:
Best Director
Matthew Xia, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Dermot Daly, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Leeds Playhouse
Best Producer
Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Christmas, Lyric Theatre, London
Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Best Musical Director
Femi Temowo, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre, London
Sean Green, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre, London
John Pfumojena, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Best Choreographer or Movement Director
Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Theophilus O Bailey-Godson, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Kane Husbands and Mateus Daniel, Passion Fruit, New Diorama Theatre, London
Best Opera Production or Performance
April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House, London
Pumeza Matshikiza, The Cunning Little Vixen, London Coliseum
Best Dance Production
Run it Back, Talawa, Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican, London
Saturn Returns, Gateway Arts Productions, Brixton House, London
Best Soloist in a Dance Production
Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican, London
Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican, London
Isabela Coracy, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican, London
Best Use of Innovation and Technology
Mawa Theatre Company, What’s Past is Prologue, YouTube
Natalie Edwards Yesufu, Enter.Stage.Write, YouTube
Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4
BEHIND THE SCENES RECOGNITION
Light and/or Sound
Simisola Majekodunmi
Joshua Harriette
Kayode Gomez
Costume Design
Maybelle Laye
Natalie Pryce
Jessica Cabasa
Book and Lyrics
Lux Knightley
Ryan Calais Cameron
Safaa Benson-Effiom
Casting Director
Heather Basten
Isabella Odoffin
Tonia Daley-Campbell
PLAYS
Best Male Actor in a Play
Terique Jarrett, Daddy, Almeida Theatre, London
Dior Clarke, Passion Fruit, New Diorama Theatre, London
Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre503, London
Best Female Actor in a Play
Shareesa Valentine, Forgotten Voices, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Selina Jones, An Unfinished Man, the Yard Theatre, London
Shakira Newton, Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House, London
Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play
Gabriel Paul, Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
Hayden Mampasi, Passion Fruit, New Diorama Theatre, London
Habib Nasib Nader, Life of Pi, Wyndham’s Theatre, London
Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play
Ashh Blackwood, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, London
Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre, London
Charlotte Gosling, Passion Fruit, New Diorama Theatre, London
Outstanding Performance in a Play
Rochelle Rose, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre, London
Emmanuel Akwafo, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Leeds Playhouse
Best Production
My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Leeds Playhouse
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Theatre, London
Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House, London
MUSICALS
Best Male Actor in a Musical
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Michael Duke, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre, London
Tarik Frimpong, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Best Female Actor in a Musical
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
Courtney Bowman, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK and Ireland tour
Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical
Jordan Shaw, Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, London
Shem Omari James, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
Cameron Bernard Jones, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical
Nadine Higgin, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall, London
Jocasta Almgill, Grease, Dominion Theatre, London
Outstanding Performance in a Musical
Billy Nevers, Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
Best Production Musical
Domitius, Conway Hall, London
Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
ACHIEVEMENTS
LGBTQIA+ Champion
Alex Thomas-Smith
Nicole Raquel Dennis
Courtney Stapleton
Best Teacher
Angeline Bell, Urdang Academy, London
Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance, London
Carolyn Elaine Bolton, Shockout, Manchester
Best Recent Graduate
Grace Melville, D&B Academy, Bromley
Shonah Buwu, Bird College, Sidcup
Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom
Best Understudy/Swing in a Theatre Production
Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre, London
Jemal Felix, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London
Zara MacIntosh, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Good luck to all of the nominees!