Breaking: The Stage Debut Awards 2024 winners announced
This year's winners were revealed at a glittering London ceremony
The winners for The Stage Debut Awards 2024 in partnership with ATG Entertainment have been revealed at 8 Northumberland Avenue on 29 September.
Iconic drag artist, performer and singer Divina De Campo hosted the annual event in front of an audience of some of British theatre’s most influential figures in celebration of the brightest emerging talents who made their mark both on and off stage.
Read on to find out who took home the trophies out of 49 nominees across 8 categories!
Best Performer in a Play
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Ellie-May Sheridan for London Tide (National Theatre)
Louis McCartney for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre)
Best Performer in a Musical
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Jeevan Braich for Starlight Express (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre)
Grace Hodgett Young for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)
Best Director
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Sophie Drake for The Bleeding Tree (Southwark Playhouse Borough)
Best Designer
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Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom (video) for Sunset Boulevard at (Savoy Theatre)
Best Writer
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Sam Grabiner for Boys on the Verge of Tears at (Soho Theatre)
Azuka Oforka for The Women of Llanrumney (Sherman Theatre, Cardiff)
Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer
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Jack Godfrey for 42 Balloons (The Lowry, Manchester)
Best West End Debut Performer
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Jack Wolfe for Next to Normal (Wyndham's Theatre, London)
Best Creative West End Debut
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Daniel Bailey (director) for Red Pitch (@sohoplace)
The Stage editor Alistair Smith said:
“The judges were in complete awe of the talent on display from all our winners. In many cases, it felt almost inconceivable these could be their professional debuts such was the level of skill on show.”
“At a time when there has been much talk about how difficult it is for new playwrights to break through, the judges were particularly pleased to be able to recognise two superb winners in the Best Writer category for the first time, such was the quality of the shortlist."
The winners were announced at The Stage Debut Awards, held on 29 September 2024 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, in association with headline sponsor ATG Entertainment.
The event featured several live performances, including a special number by Divina De Campo. Additional performances came from Georgina Castle, who currently stars as Regina George in Mean Girls at the Savoy Theatre, Timmika Ramsay, dazzling audiences as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, and the celebrated actor, comedian and writer Nick Mohammed, who performed as his acclaimed alter-ego, Mr. Swallow, in a unique and exclusive routine.
