Winners and nominations

2017

Winners of the 2017 awards were announced on 9 March 2018 at The Lowry

Actor In A Leading Role: Kenneth Alan Taylor, The Father, Oldham Coliseum
Actress In A Leading Role: Janet Suzman, Rose, HOME (Manchester)
Actor In A Supporting Role: Andrew Sheridan, People, Places & Things, HOME (Manchester)
Actress In A Supporting Role: Katie West, Uncle Vanya, HOME (Manchester)
Actor in a Visiting Production: Danny Mac, Sunset Boulevard, Palace Theatre
Actress in a Visiting Production: Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl, Palace Theatre
Performance in a Studio Production: Rhodri Meillir, How My Light Is Spent, Royal Exchange Studio
Performance in a Fringe Production: Alexandra Maxwell, The Loves Of Others/Freaks, Greater Manchester Fringe
Ensemble: The Suppliant Women, Royal Exchange
Production: The Father, Oldham Coliseum
Visiting Production: The Weir, Oldham Coilseum
Studio Production: Man On The Moon, Contact Theatre
Fringe Production: Moth, Hope Mill Theatre
Musical: Sunset Boulevard,
Dance: English National Ballet double bill, Palace Theatre
Opera: The Snow Maiden, Opera North, The Lowry
Design: Jenny Melville (set) and Lysander Ashton (video), Paul Auster's City of Glass, HOME
New Play: Narcissist In The Mirror, Rosie Fleeshman, Greater Manchester Fringe',
Special Entertainment: Dick Whittington, The Palace
Youth Panel Award: Singin' in the Rain, RNCM Young Company
Newcomer: Scott Hunter, Yank!, Hope Mill Theatre

2016

Winners of the 2016 awards were announced on 17 March 2017 at HOME (Manchester)^[1]

Actor In A Leading Role: Daniel Rigby, Breaking the Code, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Actress In A Leading Role: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Wit, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Actor In A Supporting Role: Daniel Crossley, Sweet Charity, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Actress In A Supporting Role: Natalie Dew, Breaking the Code, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Actor in a Visiting Production: Rufus Hound, Wind in the Willows, The Lowry
Actress in a Visiting Production: Aiofe Duffin, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, The Lowry
Actor in a Studio Production: Joseph Quinn, Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
Actress in a Studio Production: Erin Doherty, Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
Performance in a Fringe Production: Joyce Branagh, Boomtown Gals
Ensemble: Singin' in the Rain, Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Production: Breaking the Code, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Visiting Production: The James Plays, The Lowry
Studio Production: Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
Fringe Production: The Trial, Hope Mill Theatre
Musical: Sweet Charity, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Dance: Akram Khan's Giselle, Palace Theatre
Opera: Andrea Chenier, Opera North, The Lowry
Design: Singin' in the Rain, Ocatagon Theatre
New Play: The Emperor, HOME (Manchester)
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]

Actor In A Leading Role: Colin Connor, A View From The Bridge, Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Nominations: Rob Edwards, Jonjo O'Neill and Sam Swann
Actress In A Leading Role: Barbara Drennan, A View From The Bridge, Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Nominations: Scarlett Brookes, Kathryn Hunter and Maxine Peake
Actress In A Supporting Role: Natasha Davidson, A View From The Bridge, Octagon Theatre, Bolton. Nominations: Lauren Drummond, Anna Wheatley, Ria Zmitrowicz
Actor in a Visiting Production: Joe Armstrong, Constellations, The Lowry. Nominations: Michael Ball, Finetime Fontayne, Dominic Marsh
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
Special Achievement Award: Professor David Thacker
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]

Best actor: Harry McEntire, Billy Liar, Royal Exchange
Best actress: Clare Foster, Duet For One and Separation, Bolton Octagon
Best supporting actor: David Burrell, Journey's End, Bolton Octagon
Best supporting actress: Gillian Bevan, Hamlet, Royal Exchange
Best actor in a visiting production : Sir Anthony Sher, Henry IV, Royal Shakespeare Company at The Lowry
Best actress in a visiting production : Katherine Kingsley, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Manchester Opera House
Best production – Angel Meadow, Anu Productions for HOME (Manchester)
Best visiting production: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, National Theatre at The Lowry
The Brynteg Award for Best Musical: Jersey Boys, Palace Theatre
Best opera: Gotterdammerung, Opera North at The Lowry
The Robert Robson award for dance: Le Corsaire, English National Ballet at The Lowry
Best design: Romeo and Juliet, HOME (Manchester)
Best newcomer: Emily Barber, Billy Liar, Royal Exchange
Best new play: An August Bank Holiday Lark, Northern Broadsides at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre
Best studio production: We Had Hairy Hands, The Lowry Studio
Best fringe production: Thick as Thieves Hard Graft Theatre Company
Best studio performance: Sinead Matthews, Pink, Royal Exchange Studio
Best fringe performance: Kaitlin Howard, The Alphabet Girl
Best ensemble: Angel Meadow, Anu Productions for HOME (Manchester)
Best special entertainment: Barry Humphries, Manchester Opera House
Youth Panel Award: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lowry Young Actors Company
Special achievement award: David Slack
The Stage Door Foundation award for excellence: Monkeywood Theatre

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2013

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Best Actor: Kenneth Branagh, Macbeth, Manchester International Festival
Best Actress: Cush Jumbo, A Doll's House, Royal Exchange
Best Supporting Actor: Ray Fearon, Macbeth, Manchester International Festival
Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Darroch, Chicago, Oldham Coliseum
Best Actor in a Visiting Production: Julian Glover, Maurice's Jubilee, Opera House
Best Actress in a Visiting Production: Catherine Kinsella, Rutherford and Son, The Lowry
Best Production: Macbeth, Manchester International Festival
Best Visiting Production: War Horse, National Theatre at The Lowry
Best Musical: Singin' In The Rain, Opera House
Best opera: Otello, Opera North, The Lowry
The Robert Robson award for dance: Michael Clark Triple Bill, The Lowry
Best Design: The Old Woman, Manchester International Festival, Palace Theatre
Best Newcomer: Freya Sutton, Hairspray, The Lowry
Best New Play: Away From Home, 24:7 Theatre Festival
Best Studio Production: Brilliant Adventures, Royal Exchange Studio
Best Fringe Production: The Best, Lass O'Gowrie
Best Studio Performance: Robert Lonsdale, Brilliant Adventures, Royal Exchange Studio
Best Fringe Performance: Rob Ward, Away From Home, 24:7 Theatre Festival
Best Ensemble: Chicago, Oldham Coliseum
Best Special Entertainment: Dick Whittington, Opera House
Special Achievement Award - Chris Honer, Library Theatre, Manchester
The Stage Door Foundation award for excellence: Lip Service

2012

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Best Production: Wonderful Town, directed by Braham Murray for the Royal Exchange at The Lowry
Best Studio Production: Black Roses, Royal Exchange Studio
Best New Play: Snookered by Ishy Din, Oldham Coliseum
Best Visiting Production: Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company at The Lowry
Best Fringe: All The Bens by Ian Townsend, 24:7 Theatre Festival
Best Special Entertainment: Star Cross'd, Oldham Coliseum
Best Design: Wonderful Town for the Royal Exchange at The Lowry
Best Opera: Don Giovanni, Opera North, The Lowry
Best Actress in a Visiting Production: Siân Phillips, Cabaret, The Lowry
Best Actor in a Visiting Production: Ray Fearon, Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company at The Lowry
Best Actor: Christopher Ravenscroft, The Winslow Boy, Bolton Octagon
Best Actress: Maxine Peake, Miss Julie, Royal Exchange
Best Performance in a Studio Production: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Black Roses, Royal Exchange Studio
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Villiers, The Winslow Boy, Bolton Octagon
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Grady, The Daughter-in-Law, the Library Theatre
Best Newcomer: Tamla Kari, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Royal Exchange
Best Ensemble: Arabian Nights, the Library Theatre
Best Musical: The Lion King, Palace Theatre
Best Dance: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, The Lowry
Special Award: Porl Cooper

2011

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Best Production: The Price, directed by David Thacker for Bolton Octagon
Best Actor: Con O'Neill, A View From The Bridge, Royal Exchange
Best Actress: Margot Leicester, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Bolton Octagon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Kenneth Alan Taylor, The Price, Bolton Octagon
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Shannon Tarbet, Mogadishu, Royal Exchange
Best New Play: Secret Thoughts by David Lodge, Bolton Octagon
Best Newcomer: Matthew Tennyson, Beautiful Thing, Royal Exchange
Best Studio Performance: Matthew Ganley, God Wept And The Devil Laughed, Lowry Studio
Best of the Fringe: Sherica, Balloon Head and Shred Productions, 24:7 Theatre Festival
Best Design: Hard Times design Judith Croft; light Nick Richings; sound Peter Rice, Library Theatre at Murrays' Mills
Best Musical: Ghost the Musical, Manchester Opera House
Best Visiting Production: One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre at The Lowry
Best Actor in a Visiting Production: Rory Kinnear, Hamlet, National Theatre at The Lowry
Best Actress in a Visiting Production: Sharon D Clarke, Ghost the Musical Manchester Opera House
Best Special Entertainment: The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, Manchester International Festival, The Lowry
Opera: The Portrait, Opera North, The Lowry
Dance: Cinderella, Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Lowry
Special Award: For outstanding contribution to North West theatre – Braham Murray