On 28 October The Theatrical Management Association (TMA) announced the winners of its Theatre Awards UK 2012 in a ceremony in London hosted by Anneka Rice.
These Awards are unique in that they cover theatre practice in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on and off stage.
The following carried off awards:
Best New Play - In The Next Room by Sarah Ruhl a Theatre Royal Bath production in the Ustinov Studio
Best Performance In A Play - Henry Goodman for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui a Chichester Festival Theatre production
Best Supporting Performance - Aidan McArdle for Democracy a Sheffield Theatres production at the Crucible, Sheffield
Best Musical Production - The Go-Between directed by Roger Haines a West Yorkshire Playhouse, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Derby LIVE! production at West Yorkshire Playhouse
Best Performance In A Musical - Imelda Staunton for Sweeney Todd a Chichester Festival Theatre production
Best Show For Children And Young People - The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean by Shona Reppe, On Tour
Best Touring Production - Anne Boleyn - English Touring Theatre's presentation of the Shakespeare's Globe production
Best Director - Garry Hynes for Druidmurphy—plays by Tom Murphy Famine, Conversations on a Homecoming and A Whistle in the Dark—produced by Druid Theatre Company, at Hampstead Theatre and Oxford Playhouse
Best Design - Amanda Stoodley for Manchester Lines a Library Theatre Company production
Achievement In Opera - Christopher Alden’s production of Norma for Opera North, a co-production with Theater Chemnitz, with Annemarie Kremer in the title role
Achievement In Dance - Akram Khan for Desh
Theatre Employee/Manager of The Year - Graham Sutherland - Citizens Theatre
Theatre Employee/Manager of The Year - Erica Whyman - Northern Stage
Achievement In Marketing - The Marlowe Theatre (pictured)
Most Welcoming Theatre - New Wolsey Theatre
Promotion of Diversity - Graeae Theatre Company
The Renee Stepham Award For Best Presentation of Touring Theatre - Music and Lyrics Limited
The Stage Award For Outstanding Contribution To British Theatre - Timothy West and Prunella Scales