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