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Dateline: 1st March, 2011

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"Offies" Winners Announced

The winners of the 2011 "Offies", the Off West End Theatre Awards organised by Offwestend.com, have been announced at a ceremony at Wilton's Music Hall hosted by Simon Callow:

  • Panel Award: Chickenshed
  • Best Female Performance: Michelle Terry in Tribes, Royal Court
  • Best Male Performance: Danny Webb in Blasted, Lyric Hammersmith
  • Best Production: Assassins, Union Theatre
  • Best New Musical: Porn – The Musical, Theatre503
  • Best Choreographer: Alistair David for Bells are Ringing, Union Theatre
  • Best Entertainment: The Animals and Children Took to the Streets, BAC
  • Best Producer: Lilli Geissendorfer
  • Best Director: Thom Southerland for Me and Juliet, Finborough Theatre
  • Best New Play: Tribes by Nina Raine, The Royal Court
  • Most Promising New Playwright: Arinze Kene for Estate Walls, Oval House
  • Best Artistic Director/Programmer: Neil McPherson, Finborough Theatre
  • Best Lighting Design: Howard Hudson for Me and Juliet, Finborough Theatre and Tomorrow Morning, Landor Theatre
  • Best Sound Design: Steve Miller for Assassins, Union Theatre
  • Best Set Design: Ultz for The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Young Vic
  • Best Costume/Make-up Design: Emily Stuart for Anyone Can Whistle, Jermyn Street Theatre
  • Best Marketing Campaign: Ghost Stories, The Lyric Hammersmith

The final choice was made by a panel of critics - Mark Shenton, Matt Wolf, Ian Shuttleworth, Roger Foss, Dominic Cavendish, Daisy Bowie-Sell and Paul Vale - which chose the shortlist and winners from submissions from a team of assessors.

There were also numerous awards voted for the the public:

  • People's Favourite Production: Camp Horror at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
  • People's Favourite Musical: Britain’s Got Bhangra at Theatre Royal Stratford East
  • People's Favourite Entertainment: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
  • People's Favourite Male Performance: Alan Richardson in Pirates of Penzance at Wilton’s Music Hall
  • People's Favourite Female Performance: Jessie Cave in Breed at Theatre 503
  • Best Theatre Bar:
    The Royal Court in Central London
    The Kings Head in North London
    The Young Vic in South East London
    Theatre Royal Stratford East in East London
    The Lyric Hammersmith in North West London
    The Finborough in South West London
  • Best Foodie Experience:
    The Menier Chocolate Factory in Central London
    The Rosemary Branch in North London
    The Brockley Jack in South East London
    Theatre Royal Stratford East in East London
    The Riverside Studios in North West London
    Battersea Arts Centre in South West London
  • Most Welcoming Theatre:
    The Menier Chocolate Factory in Central London
    The Almeida in North London
    The Young Vic in South East London
    Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in East London
    The Lyric Hammersmith in North West London
    Theatre 503 in South West London

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©Peter Lathan 2011