2022 Black British Theatre Awards: Nominees announced

The ceremony takes place at the National Theatre.

Find out the full list of nominees for the fourth Black British Theatre Awards. The ceremony will take place at the National Theatre on 16 October. Last year’s winners included Ivano Turco in Cinderella and Lucy St. Louis in The Phantom of the Opera.

The full shortlist for the 2022 Black British Theatre Awards are listed below:

Best Male Actor in a Play

Terique Jarrett, Daddy, Almeida Theatre
Dior Clarke, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503

Best Female Actor in a Play

Shareesa Valentine, Forgotten Voices, Hope Mill Theatre
Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre
Shakira Newton, Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House

Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play

Gabriel Paul, Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
Habib Nasib Nader, Life of Pi, Wyndham's Theatre

Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play

Ashh Blackwood, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre
Charlotte Gosling, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Oustanding Performance in a Play

Rochelle Rose, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Emmanuel Akwafo, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour

Best Production Play

My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House

Best Male Actor in a Musical

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
Tarik Frimpong, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Best Female Actor in a Musical

Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
Courtney Bowman, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK and Ireland tour

Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical

Jordan Shaw, Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre
Shem Omari James, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
Cameron Bernard Jones, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical

Nadine Higgin, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall
Jocasta Almgill, Grease, Dominion Theatre

Outstanding Performance in a Musical

Billy Nevers, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour

Best Production Musical

Domitius, Conway Hall
Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

LGBTQIA Champion

Alex Thomas-Smith
Nicole Raquel Dennis
Courtney Stapleton

Best Teacher

Angeline Bell, Urdang Academy
Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance
Carolyn Elaine Bolton, Shockout

Best Recent Graduate

Grace Melville, D&B Academy
Shonah Buwu, Bird College
Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts

Best Understudy/Swing

Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre
Jemal Felix, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre
Zara MacIntosh, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre

Best Director

Matthew Xia, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Dermot Daly, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour

Best Producer

Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Christmas, Lyric Theatre
Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Best Musical Director

Femi Temowo, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
John Pfumojena, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court

Best Choreographer or Movement Director

Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre Theophilus O Bailey-Godson, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Kane Husbands and Mateus Daniel, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Best Opera Production or Performance

April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House
Pumeza Matshikiza, The Cunning Little Vixen, London Coliseum

Best Dance Production Run it Back, Talawa, Fairfield Halls
Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican
Saturn Returns, Gateway Arts Productions, Brixton House

Best Soloist in a Dance Production

Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Isabela Coracy, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican

Best Use of Innovation and Technology

Mawa Theatre Company, What's Past is Prologue, YouTube
Natalie Edwards Yesufu, Enter.Stage.Write, YouTube
Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4

Light and/or Sound Recognition

Simisola Majekodunmi
Joshua Harriette
Kayodeine Gomez

Costume Design Recognition

Maybelle Laye
Natalie Pryce
Jessica Cabassa

Book and Lyrics Recognition

Lux Knightley
Ryan Calais Cameron
Safaa Benson-Effiom

Casting Director Recognition

Heather Basten
Isabella Odoffin
Tonia Daley Campbell

Photo credit: Legally Blonde (Photo courtesy of production)