Elaine C Smith, in I Dreamed a Dream, at the Palace

Manchester Theatre Awards 2013 - The Nominations

Kevin Bourke previews Opera House event on 23 March

Published on January 23rd.

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THE shortlist for the Manchester Theatre Awards has been announced and the city’s big theatres vie for the coveted awards alongside some of the region’s much smaller venues as Manchester honours its own, as well as some of the top international entertainment that has graced the region over the last year. 

The largest of their kind outside London, the awards are chosen by a panel of nine independent regional theatre critics, who attend scores of productions throughout the region each year to come up with the list. 

Besides the awards for best production, actor or actress, there is recognition too for supporting stars, design and the city’s vibrant fringe theatre productions.  The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at the city’s Opera House on Tuesday March 26. 

The largest of their kind outside London, the awards are chosen by a panel of nine independent regional theatre critics, who attend scores of productions throughout the region each year to come up with the list. The work of several leading local names as well as some of the biggest performers in British and international theatre are celebrated in this year’s 19 categories, ranging across drama, opera, musical theatre and dance.

The full nominations list:

Best Actor

Ed Gaughan (pictured above), in Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Royal Exchange

Justin Moorhouse, in Two, at the Royal Exchange

Christopher Ravenscroft, in The Winslow Boy, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Clifford Samuel, in Obama the Mamba, President Of The Slums, at The Lowry

Best Actress

Lysette Anthony, in Lady Windermere’s Fan, at the Royal Exchange

Victoria Elliott, in Two, at the Royal Exchange

Lucy van Gasse, in Wonderful Town, at The Lowry

Maxine Peake, in Miss Julie, at the Royal Exchange

Imogen Stubbs, in Orpheus Descending, at the Royal Exchange

Best supporting actor

John Branwell, in Alfie, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Russell Dixon, in Macbeth, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Antony Eden, in Taking Steps, at Oldham Coliseum

Christopher Villiers, in The Winslow Boy at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Best supporting actress

Clare Galbraith, in Saturday Night And Sunday Morning, at the Royal Exchange

Natalie Grady, in The Daughter-in-Law, for the Library Theatre at the Lowry

Carla Henry, in Miss Julie, at the Royal Exchange

Maggie Service, in The Country Wife, at the Royal Exchange

Best Actor in a Visiting Production

Robert Bathurst, in Blue/Orange, at the Opera House

Ray Fearon, in Julius Caesar, at The Lowry

Karl Davies, in Henry V and The Winter’s Tale, at The Lowry

John Owen-Jones, in The Phantom of the Opera, at the Palace 

Best Actress in a Visiting Production

Josefina Gabrielle, in The King and I, at The Lowry

Sian Phillips, in Cabaret, at The Lowry

Elaine C Smith, in I Dreamed a Dream, at the Palace

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