By Joy Sigaud

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In case you missed the first ever national televised screening from the Young Vic  of the Black British Theatre Awards (BBTA) here is a list of the winners.

 Founded by directors Solange Urdang and Omar F Okai and sponsored by Sky Arts, the BBTA has gone from strength to strength since it’s debut in 2019 and seems firmly set to secure its place in the annual Awards industry.

BEST DIRECTOR AWARD FOR A PLAY OR MUSICAL

Nadia Latif, Fairview, Young Vic Theatre

BEST PRODUCER AWARD

Adrian Grant, Thriller Live, Lyric Theatre

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD

Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE IN A DANCE PRODUCTION ​AWARD

Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre

BEST DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD

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 AWARD

Carmen Wright

COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD

Natalie Pryce

BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION AWARD

Arinzé Kene

MUSICAL DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD

Ian Oakley

CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD

Isabella Odoffin

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD

Valentine Olukoga, The Fishermen

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD

Rakie Ayola, On Bear Ridge

BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD

Nari Blair-Mangat, Cyrano de Bergerac

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD

Cherrelle Skeete, The High Table

BEST PRODUCTION PLAY AWARD

Death of a Salesman, Young Vic

BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD

Noah Thomas, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD

Miriam-Teak Lee, & Juliet

BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD

Nicholas McLean, Wicked

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD

Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dear Evan Hansen

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION AWARD

Thriller Live

LGBTQ+ CHAMPION AWARD

Layton Williams

DISABILITY CHAMPION AWARD

Rachel Nwokoro

BEST TEACHER OF PERFORMING ARTS AS A SUBJECT AWARD

David Blake, WAC Arts

BEST RECENT GRADUATE AWARD

Tonye Scott-Obene, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Shirley Thompson OBE

 

Some of the participants and winners