Theatre web site What's On Stage announced the winners of its annual awards, chosen by an audience vote, at a star-studded ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London last night, hosted by Alan Davies, Sheridan Smith and Jenny Eclair.
The winners were:
- Best Actress in a Play: Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham’s
- Best Actor in a Play: James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Best Supporting Actress in a Play: Catherine Tate, Season’s Greetings at the National, Lyttelton
- Best Supporting Actor in a Play: Oliver Chris, One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Best Actress in a Musical: Amanda Holden, Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Best Actor in a Musical: Richard Fleeshman, Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical: Hannah Waddingham, The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical: Nigel Harman, Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Best Ensemble Performance: London Road at the National, Cottesloe
- Best Solo Performance: Kerry Ellis, Anthems at the Royal Albert Hall
- Best Takeover in a Role: Alfie Boe, Les Misèrables at the Queen’s
- Best New Play: Three Days in May by Ben Brown at Trafalgar Studios 1
- Best New Comedy: One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi
- Best New Musical: Matilda the Musical by Tim Minchin & Dennis Kelly at the Cambridge
- Best Play Revival: Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham’s
- Best Musical Revival: The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
- Best Shakespearean Production: Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham’s
- Best Director: Danny Boyle, Frankenstein at the National, Olivier
- Best Set Designer: Rob Howell, Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly & Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Best Lighting Designer: Hugh Vanstone, Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly
- Best Choreographer: Peter Darling, Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- London Newcomer of the Year: Tim Minchin, Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
- Best Off-West End Production: The Riots at the Tricycle
- Best Regional Production: Sweeney Todd at Chichester Festival
- Best West End Show: War Horse at the New London
- Theatre Event of the Year: David Tennant & Catherine Tate reuniting on stage in Much Ado About Nothing