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Dateline: 16th May, 2004

CATS Awards Shortlist Announced

The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) for 2003 - 2004 shortlist has been announced.

Paul Jesson as Willie Loman Photo by Douglas McBride

Best Male Performance

• Fraser Ayres as Nigel in The People Next Door by Henry Adams - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh production.
• John Bett as Urgentiono in Scenes From An Execution by Howard Barker - Dundee Rep Ensemble production.
• Paul Jesson as Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh production.
• Dougal Lee as John Tanner in Man And Superman by G. B. Shaw - Pitlochry Festival Theatre production.

Best Female Performance

• Selina Boyack as The Ice Climber in 8000 Metres by David Greig - Suspect Culture Theatre Company.
• Cait Davies as The Woman in Those Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.
• Irene MacDougall as Rivera in Scenes From An Execution by Howard Barker - Dundee Rep production.
• Sophie Ward as Jane Wetherby in Nothing - Citizens Theatre, Glasgow production.

Photo by Douglas McBride

For Best Direction

• Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone for Arthur, the Story of a King - Wee Stories Theatre Company.
• Dominic Hill for Scenes From An Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble production.
• Hettie McDonald for Top Girls - Citizens Theatre Glasgow production.
• Mark Thomson for Six Black Candles - Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production.

Best Ensemble

• Dundee Rep Ensemble Cast for Scenes From An Execution.
• Royal Lyceum Theatre Cast for Six Black Candles.
• The Citizens Theatre Cast for Top Girls.
• The Arches Theatre Cast for Waiting for Godot.

Best New Play

• David Greig for San Diego - Tron Theatre/ Edinburgh International Festival Production.
• Andrea Hart for Nothing - Citizens Theatre Production.
• Henry Adam for The People Next Door - Traverse Theatre Production.

Best Children's Show

• Arthur, The Story of a King - Wee Stories Company.
• Monster - Visible Fictions Company.
• The Story of the Little Gentleman - Catherine Wheels Company.
• Snow Baby - Catherine Wheels Company/ Macrobert Centre.

Best Design

• Kenny Miller for Smoking with Lulu which he also directed - The Citizens Theatre Production.
• Tom Piper for Twelfth Night - Dundee Rep Ensemble Production.
• Ken Harrison (Set) and Mark Pritchard (Lights) for Double Indemnity - Pitlochry Festival Theatre Production.
• Neil Warmington (Set) and Simon Bennison (Lights) for Scenes from an Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble Production.

Best Music

• Jon Beales for Flora the Red Menace - Dundee Rep Production.
• Paddy Cuneen for Twelfth Night - Dundee Rep Production.
• Anthea Haddow and Kenny MacLeod for Scenes from an Execution -Dundee Rep Production.
• David Paul Jones for Those Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.

Best Technical Presentation

• Double Indemnity - Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
• Monster - Visible Fictions Company.
• Smoking With Lulu - Citizens Theatre Glasgow.
• Those Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.

The Best Theatre Production

• Arthur, the story of a king - Wee Stories. Directed by Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone.
• Scenes From An Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble Company. Directed by Dominic Hill.
• Top Girls - The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Directed by Hettie McDonald.
• Waiting For Godot - The Arches Theatre Company, Glasgow directed by Andy Arnold.

The winners will be announced on 6th June at the Tollbooth, Stirling.

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