The Stage Awards have announced an eclectic but unsurprising shortlist for their 2020 ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Opera House on the 31st of January. The awards will celebrate a wide range of talents and achievements, from fringe theatres to international awards to production and will ring in the new year with fresh recognition of 2019's theatrical excellency.
Regional theatre of the year
Derby Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Sheffield Theatres
London theatre of the year
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, Theatre Royal Stratford East, The London Palladium
Fringe theatre of the year
Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, The Bunker Theatre, London, Orange Tree Theatre, London
Theatre building of the year
Boulevard Theatre, London, Leeds Playhouse, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London
Producer of the year
ATG Productions, Fuel, Michael Harrison Entertainment
International award
Coronet Theatre, London, Milo Rau, Selladoor Worldwide
Innovation award
& Juliet for its Smash Hits marketing campaign, Artistic Directors of the Future for its work to diversify theatre boards, Immersive LDN for providing a hub for immersive theatre in London
Achievement in technical theatre
Ben and Max Ringham, and the entire team of Anna at the National Theatre, Sheffield Theatres’ creative and production team for its work on Life of Pi, Young Vic’s production team for the scratch performances of Death of a Salesman
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