The nominees have been announced for the Journal Culture Awards 2016.
Theatre-related nominees are:
Best Event Tyneside
- Rush (The Cultural Spring)
Best Event Sunderland
(sponsored by the University of Sunderland)
- MIRACLE! An Opera of Two Halves (Music in the Minster at Sunderland Minster)
Arts Council Award
- MIRACLE! An Opera of Two Halves (Music in the Minster at Sunderland Minster)
- Key Change (Open Clasp: touring)
- Snow White (balletLORENT: touring)
Performance of the Year
(sponsored by Barbour)
- Rush (The Cultural Spring)
- Berwick Festival Opera: The Maltings Theatre and Rocket Opera present The Mikado
Performing Artist of the Year
- Jamie Brown for Hadaway Harry and The Man & The Donkey
Writer of the Year
- Tom Kelly (Geordie, The Musical at the Customs House, South Shields)
- Lee Hall (Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour - National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre: touring)
- Susan Wear (The Duke in the Cupboard at the Customs House, South Shields)
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Sunderland Minster on the evening of 26 April.