Imelda Staunton, Laura Pitt-Pulford & More Pick Up Nominations for UK Theatre Awards!

The nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2015 have now been announced. The Awards will be presented on Sunday 18 October, and details of the compère for the event and other special guests will be announced in due course.

Julian Bird, Chief Executive of UK Theatre, said: "This year's nominations recognise the vibrant, diverse and world leading theatre sector that exists here in the UK, across a broad range of venues, creative teams and performances. At this time when theatre is under continued threat due to cuts in funding it is important to demonstrate, to those making decisions about the future of arts funding in every town and city, that we continue to produce outstanding work on stages across the country."

Booking is now open for the UK Theatre Awards 2015 which will take place on Sunday 18 October, once again at the magnificent Guildhall in the City of London.

2015 UK Theatre Awards Nominations

Best New Play
• ANOTHER PLACE by D.C. Moore, a Theatre Royal Plymouth production
• IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT by Gary Owen, a Sherman Cymru production
• THE FATHER by Florian Zeller, translation by Christopher Hampton, a Theatre Royal Bath production

Best Performance in a Play
• Joel MacCormack for EACH HIS OWN WILDERNESS, an Orange Tree Theatre production
• Polly Lister for ABIGAIL'S PARTY, a Theatre By The Lake production
• Grant O'Rourke for THE VENETIAN TWINS, a Royal Lyceum Theatre production

Best Supporting Performance
• Alex Hassell for DEATH OF A SALESMAN, a Royal Shakespeare Company production
• Declan Conlon for DANCING AT LUGHNASA, a Lyric Theatre, Belfast production
• Justine Mitchell for FOR SERVICES RENDERED, a Chichester Festival Theatre production

Best Musical Production
• GYPSY directed by Jonathan Kent, a Chichester Festival Theatre production
• ANYTHING GOES directed by Daniel Evans, a Sheffield Theatres production in association with Stage Entertainment
• MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS directed by Terry Johnson, a Theatre Royal Bath production

Best Performance in a Musical
• Imelda Staunton for GYPSY, a Chichester Festival Theatre production
• Laura Pitt-Pulford for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, a Curve Theatre, Leicester production
• Ashley Day for OKLAHOMA!, a Music & Lyrics Ltd and Royal & Derngate production

Best Show for Children and Young People
• RUNNING WILD, a Chichester Festival Youth Theatre production
• WIND IN THE WILLOWS, a Chester Performs production
• THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 ¾ THE MUSICAL, a Curve Theatre, Leicester production

Best Touring Production
• TWELFTH NIGHT, an English Touring Theatre and Sheffield Theatres production
• YER GRANNY, a National Theatre of Scotland production
• ANNIE, a Michael Harrison and David Ian production

Best Director
• Ned Bennett for POMONA, an Orange Tree Theatre production and for YEN a Royal Exchange Theatre production
• Mark Thomson for THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, a Royal Lyceum Theatre production
• Max Stafford-Clark for CROUCH, TOUCH, PAUSE, ENGAGE, an Out of Joint, National Theatre Wales & Arcola Theatre, with Sherman Cymru production

Best Design
• Dick Bird, Timothy Bird and Paul Keogan for THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, a Nuffield Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse in association with Complicite production
• Stewart Laing and Mimi Jordan Sherin for TITUS ANDRONICUS, a Dundee Rep production
• Leslie Travers and Tim Lutkin for REBECCA, a Kneehigh Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth production

Achievement in Dance
• Candoco Dance Company: For a terrifically entertaining revival of Jérôme Bel's postmodern classic THE SHOW MUST GO ON
• New Adventures: For integrating professional and non-professional dancers in Matthew Bourne and Scott Ambler's engrossing LORD OF THE FLIES
• Yorke Dance Project: For FIGURE GROUND - inspired commissions embracing both past and future

Achievement in Opera
• Glyndebourne for an outstandingly well planned and performed season
• Opera North's production of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
• Scottish Opera for Annilese Miskimmon's production of JENUFA, conducted by Stuart Stratford

UK Theatre Awards are supported by a number of major organisations involved in theatre across the UK including The Stage, Harbottle & Lewis, Theatre Tokens, White Light, John Good and Smooth Radio.