Voting for the 2016 Also Recognised Awards took place between 23 February and 28 March 2016. Congratulations to all winners and nominees and thank you to everyone who took part in helping to recognise these often overlooked categories and the immense and diverse talent that they showcase. For more on this year’s awards, see also the full news release, winners’ remarks and photos and organiser comments. And click here for a history of the awards.
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Best Musical Direction
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| 0% | 16% | 32% | Percent | ||||
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Nicholas Skilbeck – Gypsy, Savoy Theatre |
31% | ||||||
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Kyle Riabko – Close to You, Menier Chocolate Factory & Criterion Theatre |
20% | ||||||
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Nigel Lilley – Bend It Like Beckham |
19% | ||||||
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Matt Spencer Smith – Beautiful, Aldwych Theatre |
14% | ||||||
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Theo Jamieson – High Society, Old Vic Theatre |
9% | ||||||
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Michael Bradley – Grand Hotel, Southwark Playhouse |
7% | ||||||
Best Original Music
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| 0% | 21% | 42% | Percent | ||||
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Cyndi Lauper – Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre |
41% | ||||||
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Howard Goodall – Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre |
26% | ||||||
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Michael Webborn & Daniel Finn – The Clockmaker’s Daughter |
14% | ||||||
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David Yazbek – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Playhouse Theatre |
8% | ||||||
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Ross Clark & Matthew Strachan – The White Feather |
6% | ||||||
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Michael John LaChiusa – See What I Wanna See, Jermyn Street Theatre |
5% | ||||||
Best Ensemble Performance
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| 0% | 15.5% | 31% | Percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bugsy Malone – Lyric Hammersmith |
30% | ||||||
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Songs for a New World – St James Theatre |
25% | ||||||
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Grand Hotel – Southwark Playhouse |
21% | ||||||
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Barbarians – Tooting Arts Club |
10% | ||||||
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Carmen Disruption – Almeida Theatre |
8% | ||||||
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Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage – Out of Joint, Arcola Theatre |
6% | ||||||
Best Solo Performance
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| 0% | 15.5% | 31% | Percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zoe Wanamaker – All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre |
30% | ||||||
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Lucy Roslyn – The State vs John Hayes, King’s Head Theatre |
20% | ||||||
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Michael Urie – Buyer & Cellar, Menier Chocolate Factory |
16% | ||||||
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Derren Brown – Miracle, Palace Theatre |
15% | ||||||
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Tanya Moodie – Joanne, Soho Theatre |
15% | ||||||
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Philip Bretherton – Tony’s Last Tape, Bridgehouse Theatre |
3% | ||||||
Best Musical Cabaret
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| 0% | 15% | 30% | Percent | ||||
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Scott Alan & Cynthia Erivo – St James Studio |
29% | ||||||
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Miss-Leading Ladies – St James Studio |
22% | ||||||
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Shoshana Bean – Hippodrome |
19% | ||||||
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Frances Ruffelle – Crazy Coqs |
17% | ||||||
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Alexandra Silber – Crazy Coqs |
7% | ||||||
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Desperate Divas – St James Studio |
6% | ||||||
London Newcomer of the Year
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| 0% | 16% | 32% | Percent | ||||
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Natalie Dew – Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre |
32% | ||||||
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Kyle Riabko – Close to You, Menier Chocolate Factory & Criterion Theatre |
26% | ||||||
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Jake Davies – Barbarians, Tooting Arts Club |
12% | ||||||
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David Moorst – Violence & Son, Royal Court Upstairs |
10% | ||||||
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Diana Nneka Atuona (playwright) – Liberian Girl, Royal Court Upstairs |
10% | ||||||
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Lucy Penrose – Through the Mill, London Theatre Workshop |
10% | ||||||
Best Shakespearean Production
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| 0% | 17% | 34% | Percent | ||||
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The Winter’s Tale – Garrick Theatre |
34% | ||||||
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As You Like It – National Theatre, Olivier |
22% | ||||||
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The Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare’s Globe |
14% | ||||||
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Henry V – RSC, Barbican Theatre |
13% | ||||||
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Henry V – Lazarus, Union Theatre |
9% | ||||||
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Measure for Measure – Young Vic |
9% | ||||||
Best Twitter Engagement
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| 0% | 14.5% | 29% | Percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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@PhantomOpera – The Phantom of the Opera |
29% | ||||||
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@DonmarWarehouse – Donmar Warehouse |
22% | ||||||
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@MatildaMusical – Matilda The Musical |
17% | ||||||
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@curiousonstage – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time |
14% | ||||||
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@BushTheatre – Bush Theatre |
10% | ||||||
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@New_Adventures – New Adventures Company |
9% | ||||||
Best Show Poster
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| 0% | 16% | 32% | Percent | ||||
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The Mother F**ker With the Hat – National Theatre, Lyttelton |
31% | ||||||
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McQueen – St James & Theatre Royal Haymarket |
25% | ||||||
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Apollo Theatre |
20% | ||||||
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Oppenheimer – RSC, Stratford & Vaudeville Theatre |
12% | ||||||
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Future Conditional – Old Vic |
8% | ||||||
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Hapgood – Hampstead Theatre |
3% | ||||||
Best Show Trailer
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| 0% | 16% | 32% | Percent | ||||
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Peter Pan Goes Wrong – Apollo Theatre |
31% | ||||||
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Carrie – Southwark Playhouse |
22% | ||||||
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Branagh Theatre season trailer – Garrick Theatre |
18% | ||||||
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Golem – Young Vic & Trafalgar Studios |
11% | ||||||
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Liberian Girl – Royal Court Upstairs |
10% | ||||||
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Husbands & Sons – National Theatre, Dorfman |
8% | ||||||
Theatre Event of the Year
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| 0% | 11% | 22% | Percent | ||||
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Election night broadcast of James Graham’s The Vote at Donmar Warehouse |
22% | ||||||
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Large & tiny-scale Sweeney Todds running simultaneously in West End (ENO & Tooting Arts Club) |
21% | ||||||
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Opening of Kenneth Branagh’s year-long Branagh Theatre season |
18% | ||||||
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Frenzy around Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet run at the Barbican |
16% | ||||||
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Noma Dumezweni triumphing in Linda after 11th hour takeover at Royal Court |
14% | ||||||
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The Almeida Greeks season |
9% | ||||||