The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 took place last night, championing the achievements of creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. Voted for entirely by the public, the ceremony was broadcast on Sky Arts where the winners were announced.
Take a look at who won what …
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD FOR A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Nadia Latif, Fairview, Young Vic Theatre
BEST PRODUCER
Adrian Grant, Thriller Live, Lyric Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE IN A DANCE PRODUCTION
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Ingoma, Ballet Black, Barbican Theatre
BEST USE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
‘Nicole Raquel Dennis and Ryan Carter, Turn Up, Cadogan Hall
LIGHT AND SOUND RECOGNITION
Carmen Wright
COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION
Natalie Pryce
BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION
Arinzé Kene
MUSICAL DIRECTOR RECOGNITION
Ian Oakley
CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION
Isabella Odoffin
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
Valentine Olukoga, The Fishermen, Trafalgar Studios
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
Rakie Ayola, On Bear Ridge, Royal Court Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
Nari Blair-Mangat, Cyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
Cherrelle Skeete, The High Table, Bush Theatre
BEST PRODUCTION PLAY
Death of a Salesman, Piccadilly Theatre
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Noah Thomas, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Miriam-Teak Lee, & Juliet, The Shaftesbury Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nicholas McLean, Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Thriller Live, Lyric Theatre
LGBTQ CHAMPION
Layton Williams
DISABILITY CHAMPION
Rachel Nwokoro
BEST TEACHER OF PERFORMING ARTS AS A SUBJECT
David Blake, WAC Arts
BEST RECENT GRADUATE
Tonye Scott-Obene, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Shirley Thompson
