The first televised Black British Theatre Awards 2020 were a vibrant affair hosted by presenter and comedic actor Eddie Nestor. Filmed at London’s Young Vic Theatre and broadcast on Sky Arts, the show featured special guest presenters including Nicola Blackman, Akosua Boakye BEM (AkomaAsa Arts), Obioma Ugoala (Hamilton) and Danny Sapani (The Crown and Black Panther).
In its first televised year, the Black British Theatre Awards championed intersectional representation with two new award categories— ‘The Disability Champion Award’ presented by actress Indra Ové and ‘LGBTQ+ Champion Award’ presented by the performer and trans activist Mzz Kimberley Tatum. The latter award was presented to actor Layton Williams, also a 2019 winner for his performance in the London production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
The West End’s current Jamie, Noah Thomas, came out on top in the Best Male Actor In A Musical category, while other musical theatre winners included Miriam-Teak Lee (& Juliet), Nicholas McLean (Wicked) and Nicole Raquel Dennis (Dear Evan Hansen). There were two wins for Thriller Live, for Best Producer (Adrian Grant) and Best Musical Production Award.
Elsewhere straight drama honours went to Best Director Nadia Latif (Fairview at the Young Vic Theatre) with acting awards going to Valentine Olukoga (The Fishermen at Trafalgar Studios), Rakie Ayola (On Bear Ridge at the Royal Court Theatre), Nari Blair-Mangat (Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre) and Cherrelle Skeete (The High Table at the Bush Theatre). The Best Production Play Award went to Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre.
In a year where theatres and artists have had to utilise technology to engage global audiences in the magic of theatre, the ceremony featured a new ‘Best Use Of Innovation And Technology Award’ presented by Hakeem Onibudo (artistic director, Impact Dance) to Nicole Raquel Dennis and Ryan Carter’s online concert Turn Up at London’s Cadogan Hall.
The Black British Theatre Awards were created by co-founders and directors Solange Urdang and Omar F Okai. This year’s live event was produced by Ashleigh Tresize and executively produced for TV by Kwame Kwei-Armah, Shantelle Rochester and directed by Charlie Di Placido.
The 2020 Black British Theatre Awards winners are:
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD FOR A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Nadia Latif, Fairview, Young Vic Theatre
BEST PRODUCER AWARD
Adrian Grant, Thriller Live, Lyric Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE IN A DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, REDD, Barbican Theatre
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION AWARD
Ingoma, Ballet Black, Barbican Theatre
BEST USE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Nicole Raquel Dennis and Ryan Carter, Turn Up, Cadogan Hall
LIGHT AND SOUND RECOGNITION AWARD
Carmen Wright
COSTUME DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD
Natalie Pryce
BOOK AND LYRICS RECOGNITION AWARD
Arinzé Kene
MUSICAL DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD
Ian Oakley
CASTING DIRECTOR RECOGNITION AWARD
Isabella Odoffin
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Valentine Olukoga, The Fishermen
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Rakie Ayola, On Bear Ridge
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Nari Blair-Mangat, Cyrano de Bergerac
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY AWARD
Cherrelle Skeete, The High Table
BEST PRODUCTION PLAY AWARD
Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Noah Thomas, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Miriam-Teak Lee, & Juliet
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Nicholas McLean, Wicked
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL AWARD
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dear Evan Hansen
BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION AWARD
Thriller Live
LGBTQ+ CHAMPION AWARD
Layton Williams
DISABILITY CHAMPION AWARD
Rachel Nwokoro
BEST TEACHER OF PERFORMING ARTS AS A SUBJECT AWARD
David Blake, WAC Arts
BEST RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
Tonye Scott-Obene, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shirley Thompson OBE
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