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Dateline: 15th November, 2005

The Manchester Evening News has announced the nominees for its annual theatre awards:

Best Actress in a Leadin Role

• Siobhan Finneran in On the Shore of the Wide World at the Royal Exchange
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange
• Maggie O'Brien in The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Bolton Octagon
• Emma Pike in Proof at Oldham Coliseum

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Peter Lindford in The Real Thing at the Library Theatre
• Wyllie Longmore in I Just Stopped by to See the Man at Bolton Octagon
• Rolf Saxon in The Price at the Library Theatre
• Cameron Stewart in Larkin with Women at the Library Theatre
• Nicholas Gleaves in On the Shore of the Wide World at the Royal Exchange

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Cate Hamer in Larkin With Women at the Library Theatre
• Eileen O'Brien in The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Bolton Octagon
• Georgia Taylor in Christmas Is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Studio

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Andonis Anthony in Beautiful Thing at the Bolton Octagon
• David Fleeshman in The Price at the Library Theatre
• David Hargreaves in On the Shore of the Wide World at the Royal Exchange
• Paul Webster in Proof at the Oldham Coliseum

Best Actress in a Visiting Production

• Seroca Davis in Little Sweet Thing at Contact
• Novella Nelson in A Raisin in the Sun at The Lowry
• Ksenia Rappoport in Uncle Vanya at The Lowry
• Fenella Woolgar in A Passage to India at The Lowry

Best Actor in a Visiting Production

• Desmond Barrit in The History Boys at The Lowry
• Ben Chaplin in This Is How It Goes at The Lowry
• the Cast of Hull Truck's Going Dutch at Bolton Octagon
• Malcolm Storey in The Crucible at The Lowry

Best Fringe Performer

• Jenni Howarth-Williams in Salford Stuffers at Studio Salford
• Martin Oldfield in Café Sinatra at Buxton Festival Fringe
• Wee Stories in Arthur, The Story of a King at The Lowry

Best Musical

• My Fair Lady at the Palace Theatre
• Sex, Chips & Rock & Roll at the Royal Exchange
• Tommy at the Palace Theatre

Best Visiting Production

• The History Boys from the National Theatre at The Lowry
• Little Sweet Thing from Eclipse Theatre at Contact
• A Passage to India from Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse at The Lowry
• The Pillowman from the National Theatre at The Lowry
• This Is How It Goes from the Donmar Warehouse at The Lowry

Best Fringe Production

• Café Sinatra at Buxton Festival Fringe
• The Hanged Man from Raise Cain at the 24/7 Theatre Festival
• Lear's Daughters at Buxton Festival Fringe
• Moving Pictures from MediaMedea at the 24/7 Theatre Festival

Best Special Entertainment

• Garden of Delights from Manchester International Arts at Platt Fields
• Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors/The Vile Victorians from the Birmingham Stage Company at The Lowry
• Macbeth from Out of Joint Theatre Company at Union Mill and Vulcan Works Paperworld
• Mim-I-Richi Clown Theatre at The Lowry

Comedy Award

• Jerome Flynn in Jus' Like That at the Palace
• The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! at the Manchester Apollo
• Little Britain Live at the Manchester Apollo
• Round the Horne... Revisited at The Lowry

Best Design

• All the Ordinary Angels at the Royal Exchange
• Beautiful Thing at Bolton Octagon
• Merlin & the Cave of Dreams at the Library Theatre
• The Wind in the Willows at Oldham Coliseum

Best International Production

• National Beijing Opera Company of China at The Lowry
• Saltimbanco from Cirque du Soleil at the Trafford Centre
• Uncle Vanya from the Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg at The Lowry.

Best New Play

• Bubbysaurus by Catherine Kay at Contact
• Crazy Lady by Nona Sheppard at Contact
• On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon Stephens at the Royal Exchange
• Smilin' Through by Billy Cowan at Contact
• Salford Stuffers by Christine Marshall at Studio Salford

Opera Award

• Ascanio In Alba at the Buxton Festival
• La Cenerentola at the Royal Northern College of Music
• The Io Passion from Almeida Opera at the Royal Northern College of Music
• Spirit of Vienna at Clonter Opera

Dance Award

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Lowry
• Birdbrain from Australian Dance Theatre at The Lowry
• CandoCo at Contact
• Just for Show from DV8 at The Lowry
• Mark Morris Dance Group at The Lowry

Most Promising Newcomer

• Davis Judge in Christmas Is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Studio
• Oliver Lee in Beautiful Thing at Bolton Octagon
• Paul Stocker in Christmas Is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Studio

Best Production

• The Beauty Queen Of Leenane at Bolton Octagon
• Proof at Oldham Coliseum
• The Wind in the Willows at Oldham Coliseum.

Best Studio Production

• The Baby and Fly Pie at the Royal Exchange Studio
• Electra at the Royal Exchange Studio
• Iron at Contact
• Tmesis at the Royal Exchange Studio

Best Performance in a Studio Production

• Rachel Brogan in Iron at Contact
• Alexander Campbell in Private Peaceful at The Lowry
• Joan Kempson in Iron at Contact
• Stephen Wight in The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek at the Royal Exchange Studio

The winners will be announced on 6th December at the Crowne Plaza Midland Hotel.

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