AWARD WINNERS 2009

Best Lighting Design
The Chalk Garden designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Sound Design
Black Watch designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican

Best Costume Design
The Histories designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse

Best New Dance Production
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s Cafe Muller / The Rite Of Spring at Sandler’s Wells

Best New Comedy
God Of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud theatre

Best Set Design
August: Osage County designed by Todd Rosenthal at the National Theatre, Lyttelton

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Lesli Margherita for Zorro at the Garrick theatre

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
The Royal Court theatre’s production of The Pride, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Patrick Stewart for Hamlet at the Novello theatre

Best Actress
Margaret Tyzack for The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor
Derek Jacobi for Twelfth Night, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre

Best Company Performance
The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best Theatre Choreographer
Steven Hoggett for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best Revival
The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best New Opera Production
English National Opera’s Partenope at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Edward Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s Boris Goduinov, Cavalliera Rusticana, Der Rosenkavalier, I Pagliacci, Riders To The Sea at the London Coliseum and Punch And Judy at the Young Vic

Best Actress in a Musical
Elena Roger for Piaf at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Best Actor in a Musical
Douglas Hodge for La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse theatre

Best Entertainment
La Clique at the Hippodrome

Best Musical Revival
La Cage Aux Folles, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play “La Cage Aux Folles” by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse theatre

Best New Play
National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

Best Director
John Tiffany for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best New Musical
Jersey Boys The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward theatre

The Society’s Special Award
Sir Alan Ayckbourn