Shortlist announced for The Stage Debut Awards 2019

### 2019 *The Stage* Debut Awards full list of nominees Nominees have now been announced with *The Inheritance *"inheriting" as many as three nominations, including Best Creative West End Debut for **Matthew Lopez**. Ten actors have also been nominated for the audience-voted Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award, including Matthew Broderick, Jac Yarrow for *Joseph, *and Sarah Gordy for *Jellyfish.* Among the nominees are emerging actors and creatives hailing from all over the nation, including Glasgow, Cardiff, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leicester, and Colchester. Editor of *The Stage** *****Alistair Smith** expressed his excitement for this year's line-up of nominees, whom he felt reflected an improvement in diversity and better represented the future of the British theatre industry. *The Stage *Debut Award winners will be announced on 15 September 2019 in a ceremony held at **London's The Brewery**. **The Joe Allen Best West End Debut** — **Andrew Burnap** for *The Inheritance* at the [**Noël Coward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/108/noel-coward-theatre.aspx) — **Nathanael Campbell** for [***Come From Away***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3235/come-from-away-tickets.aspx) at the [**Phoenix Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/2/phoenix-theatre.aspx) — **Matthew Broderick** for *The Starry Messenger* at [**Wyndham's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/27/wyndhams-theatre.aspx) — ***Pericles* community cast** for *Pericles* at the National Theatre — **Christie Prades** for [***On Your Feet!***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3183/on-your-feet-the-story-of-emilio-and-gloria-estefan-tickets.aspx) at the [**London Coliseum**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/122/london-coliseum.aspx) — **Jac Yarrow** for *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* at the [**London Palladium**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/4/london-palladium.aspx) — **Ryan Hutton** for *Only Fools and Horses The Musical* at the [**Theatre Royal Haymarket**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/24/theatre-royal-haymarket.aspx) — **Saffron Coomber** for *Emilia* at the [**Vaudeville Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/80/vaudeville-theatre.aspx) Sarah Gordy for *Jellyfish* at the National Theatre — **Samuel H Levine** for *The Inheritance* at the Noël Coward Theatre **Best Actor in a Play** — **Ivan Oyik** for *Blue/Orange* at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre — **Jamal Ajala** for *Ear for Eye* at the [**Royal Court**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/royal-court-theatre) — **Patrick Gibson** for *Sweat* at the Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud Theatre — **Stuart Campbell** for *The Hunt* at the Almeida Theatre **Best Actress in a Play** — **Bea Webster** for *Mother Courage* at the Albion Electric Warehouse, Leeds — **Lauren O'Leary** for *The Awkward Years* at The Other Room, Cardiff — **Liv Hill** for *Top Girls* at the National Theatre — **Urielle Klein-Mekongo** for *Yvette* at the [**Bush Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/150/bush-theatre.aspx) **Best Actor in a Musical** — **Adam Hugill** for *Standing at the Sky's Edge* at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield — **Jac Yarrow** for *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* at the London Palladium — **Ryan Hutton** for *Only Fools and Horses The Musical* at the Theatre Royal Haymarket **Best Actress in a Musical** —**Danielle Fiamanya** for *The Color Purple* at the Curve, Leicester — **Georgina Ambrey** for *My Mother Said I Never Should* and *The Rise and Fall of Little Voice* at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick — **Jarneia Richard-Noel **for [***SIX***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2983/six-tickets.aspx) at the [**Arts Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/43/arts-theatre.aspx) — **Maiya Quansah-Breed** for *SIX* at the Arts Theatre **Best Designer** — **Abby Clarke** for *Beauty and the Beast* at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick — **Evie Gurney** for *Antony and Cleopatra* and *The Hunt* at the National Theatre and Almeida Theatre — **Maxwell Nicholson** Lailey for *Huddle* at the Unicorn Theatre **Best Director** — **Atri Banerjee** for *Hobson's Choice* at the Royal Exchange, Manchester — **Jade Lewis** for *Superhoe* at the Royal Court — **Tom Scutt** for *Berberian Sound Studio* at the Donmar Warehouse — **Tyrone Huntley** for *Ain't Misbehaving* at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester **Best Composer or Lyricist** — **Anaïs Mitchell **for *Hadestown* at the National Theatre — **David Cumming**, **Felix Hagan**, **Natasha Hodgson** and **Zoe Roberts** for *Operation Mincemeat* at the New Diorama Theatre — **Femi Temowo** for [***Death of a Salesman***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4193/death-of-a-salesman-tickets.aspx) at the Young Vic — **Oran Eldor** and **Marcus Stevens** for *Mythic the Musical* at the [**Charing Cross Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/124/charing-cross-theatre.aspx) **Best Writer** — **Holly Robinson** for *Soft Animals* at the [**Soho Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/307/soho-theatre.aspx) — **Jasmine Lee-Jones** for *Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner* at the Royal Court — **Nicole Lecky** for *Superhoe* at the Royal Court — **Ross Willis** for *Wolfie* at the Theatre503 **Best Creative West End Debut** — **Frankie Bradshaw** (designer) and **Lynette Linton** (director) for *Sweat* at the Donmar Warehouse and the [**Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx) — [**Arinzé Kene**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/spotlight-on-misty-star-arinze-kene) (writer) for *Misty* at [**Trafalgar Studios**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/17/trafalgar-studios.aspx) — **Matthew Lopez** (writer) for *The Inheritance* at the Noël Coward Theatre — **Morgan Lloyd Malcolm** (writer) for *Emilia* at the Vaudeville Theatre — **Irene Sankoff** and **David Hein** (writers) for *Come From Away* at the Phoenix Theatre **Child Performer of the Year** — **Caelan Edie** for *The Bodyguard Musical* at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow and Tour — **Clara Read** for *The Wild Duck* at the Almeida Theatre — **Jack Meredith** for *Caroline or Change* at the [**Playhouse Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/96/playhouse-theatre.aspx) — **Taya Tower** for *The Hunt* at the Almeida Theatre ## Don't miss these award-nominated shows from £18 and up! 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[**Read the winners in full here**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/who-won-at-the-stage-debut-awards-2019).