Black British Theatre Awards winners unveiled
Harriet Clifford
Monday, October 26, 2020
In a ceremony recorded at the Young Vic and broadcast on Sky Arts last night (Sunday 25th), the winners of the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards were announced. Now in its second year, the Black British Theatre Awards celebrates and recognises outstanding arts contribution among the Black British community, with the nominations voted for almost entirely by the public.
Winners include Miriam-Teak Lee, who took the award for Best Female Actor in a Musical for & Juliet, also winning the same category in the Olivier Awards.
Best Male Actor in a Play went to Valentine Olukoga for The Fishermen, and Best Female Actor in a Play went to Rakie Ayola for On Bear Ridge. Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic took Best Play, while Best Producer went to Adrian Grant for Thriller Live at the Lyric Theatre.
The full list of winners:
Best director for a play or musical
Nadia Latif for Fairview, Young Vic
Best producer
Adrian Grant for Thriller Live, Lyric Theatre
Best choreographer
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy for Redd, Barbican Theatre
Best dance performance in a dance production
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy for Redd, Barbican Theatre
Best dance production
Ingoma, Ballet Black, Barbican Theatre
Best use of innovation and technology
Nicole Raquel Dennis and Ryan Carter for 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
Valentine Olukoga for The Fishermen
Best female actor in a play
Rakie Ayola for On Bear Ridge
Best supporting male actor in a play
Nari Blair-Mangat for Cyrano de Bergerac
Best supporting female actor in a play
Cherrelle Skeete for The High Table
Best play
Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
Best male actor in a musical
Noah Thomas for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Best female actor in a musical
Miriam-Teak Lee for & Juliet
Best supporting male actor in a musical
Nicholas McLean for Wicked
Best supporting female actor in a musical
Nicole Raquel Dennis for Dear Evan Hansen
Best musical
Thriller Live
LGBTQ+ champion award
Layton Williams
Disability champion award
Rachel Nwokoro
Best teacher of a performing arts subject
David Blake, WAC Arts
Best recent graduate
Tonye Scott-Obene, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Lifetime achievement award
Shirley Thompson OBE