The Manchester Theatre Awards were established in 2011 to replace the
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.The MEN awards, created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, the paper's theatre critic, had long been recognised as the most important theatrical prize-giving outside London and were an important part of the Greater Manchester theatrical calendar. When the
Manchester Evening News withdrew its support, the critics already involved, led by Alan Hulme and his MEN successor Kevin Bourke, and with the support of the Greater Manchester theatres, set up a new organisation to carry on the awards. The first winners, for 2011, were announced on 14 March 2012.
Winners and nominations
2017
Winners of the 2017 awards were announced on 9 March 2018 at
The Lowry
Special Entertainment: The Peony Pavilion,
The Lowry
Youth Panel Award: Nothing, Royal Exchange Theatre Young Company
Special Achievement Award: Joseph Houston and William Whelton, founders of
Hope Mill Theatre Philip Radcliffe, critic and founder member of the Manchester Theatre Awards
Stage Door Award For Excellence: Take Back Theatre Collective
Best newcomer: Norah Lopez Holden for Ghosts, Home
Best young newcomers: Samuel Torpey, Henry Harmer and Elliot Stiff for Billy Elliot. Jasmine de Goede and Lucy Doyle Ryder for To Kill a Mockingbird
2015
Winners of the 2015 awards were announced on 4 March 2016 at
HOME (Manchester)[2]
Actress in a Visiting Production: Louise Brealey, Constellations,
The Lowry. Nominations:Debbie Kurup, Lucy O'Byrne,
Sophie Thompson
Performance in a Studio Production: Carla Langley, Cuddles, Royal Exchange Studio. Nominations: Alex Austin, Carla Langley, Sian Reese-Williams Abdul Salis
Performance in a Fringe Production: Colin Connor, Mr Smith, Kings Arms, Salford. Nominations: Ben Bland, Heather Carroll, Jeni Howarth-Williams
Ensemble:
Noises Off (Ocagon Theatre). Nominations: Dreamers (Oldham Coliseum), Lord of the Flies (The Lowry), Street Scene (RNCM)
Production: An Enemy of the People, David Thacker,
Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Nominations: Educating Rita (Oldham Coliseum), Rite (Contact), A View From The Bridge (Octagon Theatre)
Visiting Production: Constellations from The Royal Court,
The Lowry. Nominations: Beryl, John, Twelve Angry Men
Studio Production: Lungs, The Roundabout at
The Lowry. Nominations: Cuddles, Light, So Here We Are
Fringe Production: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Kings Arms, Salford. Nominations: Mr. Smith at the Kings Arms, Salford, Parents Without Children at the Three Minute Theatre, We Are The Multitude at 24:7 Theatre Festival
Musical: The Bodyguard - The Musical, Palace Theatre. Nominations: Anything Goes, Guys And Dolls, Mack & Mabel
Dance: Lest We Forget, English National Ballet, Palace Theatre: Nominations: 1984, Flex'N Manchester, Tree Of Codes
Opera: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Northern College of Music. Nominations: Cosi Fan Tutte, Giovanna d'Arco, The Marriage of Figaro
Design: Tree Of Codes at the Opera House. Nominations: Inkheart, Moominland Midwinter, The Oresteia,
New Play: The Rolling Stone (Chris Urch),
Royal Exchange, Manchester. Nominations: Beryl (
Maxine Peake), Nirbhaya (Yael FarberSo Here We Are (Luke Norris)
Special Entertainment: Bridging the Gap, The Gap Theatre Project, Halle St Peters. Nominations: Inala - A Zulu Ballet, Ultima Vez, Bridging the Gap, Moominland Midwinter
Youth Panel Award: The Shrine of Everyday Things, Contact Young Company at Contact Theatre. Nominations: On The Town, TaY Talks, The Wardrobe
Stage Door Award For Excellence: 24:7 Theatre Festival
2014
Nominations for 2014 performances were announced on 20 January 2015. The winners were announced and presented on 13 March 2015 at the
Royal Northern College of Music[3]
The Manchester Theatre Awards were established in 2011 to replace the
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.The MEN awards, created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, the paper's theatre critic, had long been recognised as the most important theatrical prize-giving outside London and were an important part of the Greater Manchester theatrical calendar. When the
Manchester Evening News withdrew its support, the critics already involved, led by Alan Hulme and his MEN successor Kevin Bourke, and with the support of the Greater Manchester theatres, set up a new organisation to carry on the awards. The first winners, for 2011, were announced on 14 March 2012.
Winners and nominations
2017
Winners of the 2017 awards were announced on 9 March 2018 at
The Lowry
Special Entertainment: The Peony Pavilion,
The Lowry
Youth Panel Award: Nothing, Royal Exchange Theatre Young Company
Special Achievement Award: Joseph Houston and William Whelton, founders of
Hope Mill Theatre Philip Radcliffe, critic and founder member of the Manchester Theatre Awards
Stage Door Award For Excellence: Take Back Theatre Collective
Best newcomer: Norah Lopez Holden for Ghosts, Home
Best young newcomers: Samuel Torpey, Henry Harmer and Elliot Stiff for Billy Elliot. Jasmine de Goede and Lucy Doyle Ryder for To Kill a Mockingbird
2015
Winners of the 2015 awards were announced on 4 March 2016 at
HOME (Manchester)[2]
Actress in a Visiting Production: Louise Brealey, Constellations,
The Lowry. Nominations:Debbie Kurup, Lucy O'Byrne,
Sophie Thompson
Performance in a Studio Production: Carla Langley, Cuddles, Royal Exchange Studio. Nominations: Alex Austin, Carla Langley, Sian Reese-Williams Abdul Salis
Performance in a Fringe Production: Colin Connor, Mr Smith, Kings Arms, Salford. Nominations: Ben Bland, Heather Carroll, Jeni Howarth-Williams
Ensemble:
Noises Off (Ocagon Theatre). Nominations: Dreamers (Oldham Coliseum), Lord of the Flies (The Lowry), Street Scene (RNCM)
Production: An Enemy of the People, David Thacker,
Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Nominations: Educating Rita (Oldham Coliseum), Rite (Contact), A View From The Bridge (Octagon Theatre)
Visiting Production: Constellations from The Royal Court,
The Lowry. Nominations: Beryl, John, Twelve Angry Men
Studio Production: Lungs, The Roundabout at
The Lowry. Nominations: Cuddles, Light, So Here We Are
Fringe Production: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Kings Arms, Salford. Nominations: Mr. Smith at the Kings Arms, Salford, Parents Without Children at the Three Minute Theatre, We Are The Multitude at 24:7 Theatre Festival
Musical: The Bodyguard - The Musical, Palace Theatre. Nominations: Anything Goes, Guys And Dolls, Mack & Mabel
Dance: Lest We Forget, English National Ballet, Palace Theatre: Nominations: 1984, Flex'N Manchester, Tree Of Codes
Opera: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Northern College of Music. Nominations: Cosi Fan Tutte, Giovanna d'Arco, The Marriage of Figaro
Design: Tree Of Codes at the Opera House. Nominations: Inkheart, Moominland Midwinter, The Oresteia,
New Play: The Rolling Stone (Chris Urch),
Royal Exchange, Manchester. Nominations: Beryl (
Maxine Peake), Nirbhaya (Yael FarberSo Here We Are (Luke Norris)
Special Entertainment: Bridging the Gap, The Gap Theatre Project, Halle St Peters. Nominations: Inala - A Zulu Ballet, Ultima Vez, Bridging the Gap, Moominland Midwinter
Youth Panel Award: The Shrine of Everyday Things, Contact Young Company at Contact Theatre. Nominations: On The Town, TaY Talks, The Wardrobe
Stage Door Award For Excellence: 24:7 Theatre Festival
2014
Nominations for 2014 performances were announced on 20 January 2015. The winners were announced and presented on 13 March 2015 at the
Royal Northern College of Music[3]