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WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR SEVENTH ANNUAL AWARD




The Cockpit, Marylebone

Sunday 26 October

by invitation



Master of ceremonies: Matthew Parker



PROGRAMME NOTE FROM HEAD JUDGE DAVID WEIR


A special year, 2025, for London Pub Theatres as we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a glorious gala in June. And a special year in London’s pub theatres as another range of ever-more imaginative, ever-more inventive, ever-more enthralling shows raised their curtains before our reviewers’ eyes. It takes a mere glance down the list of nominees for tonight’s awards to begin to sense the breadth and depth of the range of talent and vision we’re privileged to see.


David Weir (Head Judge)

 


 

STANDING OVATION AWARDS

NOMINEES

 

 

BLACK BOX / INNOVATIVE PLAY 

ANTHROPOCENE by Ben Wendel, Directed by Emily Hawkins and James Christensen at Baron’s Court Theatre

BLEACHED by Laura Collins / Talking Bird Productions at Etcetera Theatre 

YOUR TIME IS NOW, ELIZA MAROON by Aaron Low, Apropos of Nothing Productions at Rosemary Branch Theatre

 

EMERGING COMPANY

BODYSCRAMBLE for AS LONG AS THE STARS LAST at Golden Goose

SUCCULENT THEATRE for FUNERAL TEETH at Drayton Arms

DOUBLETAKE for THE SWITCHBOARD PROJECT at The Hope Theatre

 

NEW WRITING

Claire Parker for VEGAN TIGRESS at Bread and Roses

Arianna Muñoz for IVY DAY at The Hope Theatre

Rowan Williams for BIG SHOES at The Hope Theatre

James Lewis and Alexander Knott for AT LAST at Lion and Unicorn Theatre

 

COMEDY

READY STEADY CROOKS Written and performed by: Benjamin McMahon, Luke Clarence Johnson and Sam Stafford, at The Hen and Chickens Theatre

GRAVE MISTAKE by Matthew Ballantyne and Toby Hampton at The Hope Theatre

THE QUEEN OF QUEX ROAD by Erin Holland at Bread and Roses Theatre

 

SOLO SHOW

WHAT A GAY DAY? by Tim Connery, performed by Luke Adamson at Jack Studio

FICKLE EULOGY written and performed by Nikol Killars, directed by Javier Galitó-Cava, Camden Fringe at The Hope Theatre

AM I LOSING MY MIND OR JUST MY FIGURE? By Sam holland-Bunyan & Genevieve Labuschagne and performed by Genevieve Labuschagne Camden Fringe at Etcetera Theatre

THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS? By Greg Wilkinson, performed by Emma Wilkinson Wright at White Bear Theatre

 

INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION  

AT LAST by James Lewis and Alexander Knott, Proforca Theatre, at Lion and Unicorn Theatre

THE MIKADO by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Keith Strachan, musical direction by Annemarie Lewis Thomas, Take Note at The Tabard Theatre

KURT VONNEGUT’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (OR THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE adapted by Eric Simonson, So It Goes Theatre at Jack Studio Theatre

 

PERFORMER (Musical Theatre / Opera)

Tilly Goodwin as Yum Yum in THE MIKADO by Gilbert and Sullivan by Take That Theatre at Theatre at the Tabard

Aidan Cutler in ORDINARY DAYS directed by Karl Steel, olde Joint Stock at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Kathleen Brenner as Kottilska in THE MIKADO by Forbear! Theatre at Drayton Arms

 

ENSEMBLE

SCOUTS! The Musical produced by Gigglemug Comedy at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Cast: Eleanor Fransch, Burhan Kathawala, Kemi Clarke, Katie Pritchard, Emily Kitchingham, Rob Gathercole & Heather Gourdie

THE SILVER CORD produced by Andrew Maunder at Finborough Theatre. Cast: Jemma Carlton, Dario Coates, Alix Dunmore, Sophie Ward, George Watkins

THE PASSENGER, produced by Tony Parson at Finborough Theatre. Cast: Ben Fox, Eric MacLennan, Dan Milne, Robert Neumark Jones, Kelly Price

 

TWO HANDER 

Calum Lill & Jack Robertson for THE SOCIABLE PLOVER by Tim Whitnall, directed by Christa Harris at Old Red Lion Theatre

IT’S NOT ABOUT COFFEE Written and performed by Sophia Hail and Jennifer Kehl, directed by Sophia Hail at Brockley Jack. 

Timothy Harker and in Jilly Bond in TRESTLE by Stewart Pringle, directed by Matthew Parker at Jack Studio Theatre

 

ACTOR

Emma Wilkinson Wright as Liz Truss in THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS? by Greg Wilkinson at White Bear Theatre

Miles Gallant for his role in BUSINESS OF MURDER at Theatre at the Tabard

Luke Sumner for his role in BIG SHOES by Rowan Williams at The Hope Theatre

Lola Oteh-Cole for her role in OUR WAR by Andrew Ashaye at Jack Studio Theatre

 

BEST PRODUCTION REDISCOVERY /REVIVAL

Medium Rare for THE SOCIABLE PLOVER by Tim Whitnall at Old Red Lion Theatre

Drama Impact for PARLOUR SONG by Jez Butterworth at Golden Goose

 THE SILVER CORD by Sidney Howard, Produced by Andrew Maunder, Directed by Joe Harmston at The Finborough

 

NEW WRITING RAISING AWARENESS

DIAGNOSIS by Athena Stevens, directed by Ché Walker, Presented by Sarah Lawrie for Aegis Productions at Finborough Theatre

OUR WAR by Andrew Ashaye, directed by Kate Bannister at Jack Studio Theatre

BELLY OF THE BEAST by Saana Sze, directed by Dadiow Lin, Clarisse Makundul Productions at Finborough Theatre

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION VALUES 

MEN’S BUSINESS by Franz Xaver Kroetz at Finborough Theatre. Designers: Andrew Clancy (Set and Costumes), Jess F. Kane (Lighting)

THE PASSENGER by Nadya Menuhin at Finborough Theatre. Designers: Hannah Schmidt (Set and Costumes), Lighting Mattis Larsen (Lighting), Joseph Alford (Sound)

THE SNOW QUEEN, directed by Simon Reilly, produced by Sarah Reilly at Theatre at the Tabard. Designers: Rob Miles (Set), Nat Green (Lighting), Nick Gilbert (Original music and Sound), Alice McNicholas (Costumes), Jen Marcus (Puppets)

 

BEST PRODUCTION NEW WRITING/ADAPTATION

Toby Parsons Productions in association with Neil McPherson for THE PASSENGER by Nadya Menuhin at Finborough Theatre

Cromolume for DR FREUD WILL SEE YOU NOW MRS HITLER by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Sarah Lawrie for Aegis Productions in association with Neil McPherson for DIAGNOSIS by Athena Stevens at Finborough

 

DIRECTOR

Tim Supple for THE PASSENGER by Nadya Menuhin at Finborough Theatre

Jason Moore for double bill: RED PEPPERS by Noel Coward and AGED IN WOOD by Cian Griffin/ OnBook Theatre productions at the Tabard Theatre

Ché Walker for BURNT UP LOVE at Finborough Theatre

 

 


CRITICS CHOICE AWARD

New for 2025 to be awarded to a production seen by our critics in venues other than pub theatres

 


LONDON PUB THEATRE of the YEAR AWARDS


COMMENDATIONS / OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT


RUNNER UP LONDON PUB THEATRE OF THE YEAR 2025

 

WINNER LONDON PUT THEATRE OF THE YEAR 2025