Winners announced for UK THEATRE AWARDS 2023

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The 2023 UK Theatre Awards winners were revealed today (8 October) in a ceremony at London’s Guildhall, hosted by musical theatre star Zoe Birkett.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Design: Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey & ULTZ for Tambo & Bones, a Theatre Royal Stratford East, and Actors Touring Company co-production

Best Director: Garry Hynes for Druid O'Casey, a Druid Theatre production at Lyric Theatre Belfast

Best Musical Production Sponsored by Tysers in association with Ecclesiastical: Gypsy, a The Mill at Sonning production

Best New Play: Enough Of Him, a National Theatre of Scotland and Pitlochry Festival Theatre co-production

Best Play Revival Sponsored by Trafalgar Theatres: The Beauty Queen Of Leenane, a Lyric Theatre Belfast and Prime Cut co-production

Achievement in Dance: Scottish Ballet for Coppélia

Achievement in Opera: Opera North for Orpheus

Best Supporting Performance (in a Musical or Play): Antony Eden for Family Album, a Stephen Joseph Theatre production

Best Performance in a Musical: Lena Hall for In Dreams, a Leeds Playhouse production

Best Performance in a Play: Daniel Rigby for Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, a Sheffield Theatres and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre co-production in association with Playful Productions

Best Show for Children and Young People: The SpongeBob Musical, a Showpath Entertainment production

Excellence in Arts Education: Blackpool Grand Theatre

Excellence in Touring: Northern Stage, Birmingham Rep, ETT, Oldham Coliseum, tiny dragon Productions and Cardboard Citizens

Excellence in Inclusivity: Capital Theatres

Digital Innovation Sponsored by Spektrix: Tara Theatre

Workforce Award: Ambassador Theatre Group

Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre: Mark Gatiss

UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre Sponsored by Theatre Tokens: Nottingham Playhouse

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said: "The UK Theatre Awards are a fantastic opportunity to come together and celebrate the incredible creative and technical talent that we have here in the UK. We are proudly home to world-renowned actors, visionary directors, breathtaking sets, wonderful theatres and a mission to entertain, educate and challenge through performance art. The Government will continue to back theatre through tax reliefs to maximise the potential of theatre across the country. I would like to congratulate all of the winners on their fantastic achievements."

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