'Offies' winners announced

Published: 6 February 2012
Reporter: David Chadderton

The winners of the Off West End Theatre Awards, or 'Offies', were announced on Sunday 5 February at a ceremony at Theatre Royal Stratford East.

The winners were chosen by a judging panel that included The Stage critics Mark Shenton and Paul Vale, Ian Shuttleworth of Financial Times, Matt Wolf of International Herald Tribune, Daisy Bowie-Sell of The Daily Telegraph, Andrzej Lukowski of Time Out and Roger Foss of LBC, plus some winners were chosen by public vote.

The full winners were:

Best female performance: Vinette Robinson for Tender Napalm at Southwark Playhouse

Best male performance: Aden Gillett in Accolade at the Finborough

Best new play: Knot of The Heart by David Eldridge at the Almeida

Most promising new playwright: Dawn King for Foxfinder at the Finborough

Best director: Blanche McIntyre for Accolade at the Finborough

Best lighting designer: Howard Hudson for Burlesque at Jermyn Street, Ragtime and The Hired Man at the Landor

Best set designer: Ruth Sutcliffe for Kingdom of Earth at The Print Room

Best sound designer: Neil Alexander for Snake in The Grass at The Print Room

Best costume designer: Martin Thomas for Ragtime at the Landor

Best movement: Joe Darke for Bound at the Southwark Playhouse

Best ensemble: Ragtime at the Landor

Best production: Accolade at the Finborough

Best production for young people: The Tin Soldier by Tangere Arts at the Unicorn

Best entertainment: This is Where We Got To When You Came In at the Bush

Best new musical: Burlesque at Jermyn Street Theatre

Best musical production: The Hired Man at the Landor

Best producer: Danielle Tarento

Best artistic director: Neil McPherson at the Finborough

Special achievement award: Sam Walters at the Orange Tree Theatre

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