The Stage Debut Awards winners announced – including Sam Tutty, Shan Ako and Daniel Monks

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The winners of The Stage Debut Awards were announced last night (27 September) in a virtual ceremony filmed at the [**West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/theatre-royal-haymarket-london). The Award ceremony in association with Access Entertainment was hosted by *& Juliet* star **Miriam-Teak Lee**. **Sam Tutty** is amongst the winners, scooping two awards for his performance in *Dear Evan Hansen*. Read below for the full list of winners.


## The Stage Debut Awards 2020 winners and shortlist ### Best Performer in a Play - Sponsored by Audible
Winners: **Daniel Monks** - *Teenage Dick* (**The Donmar Warehouse**) **Rachel Nwokoro** - *Little Baby Jesus* (**Orange Tree Theatre**)
**Saida Ahmed** - *Little Miss Burden* (**The Bunker**) **Katie Erich** - *Oliver Twist* (**Leeds Playhouse**), in a co-production with Ramps on the Moon **Brooklyn Melvin** - *Oliver Twist* (**Leeds Playhouse**), in a co-production with Ramps on the Moon **Jessica Rhodes** - *The Sugar Syndrome* (**Orange Tree Theatre**) **Khai Shaw** - *Little Baby Jesus* (**Orange Tree Theatre**) **Bobby Stallwood** - *Faith, Hope and Charity* (**The National Theatre**) ### Best Performer in a Musical
Winners: **Shan Ako** - [*Les Misérables*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/les-miserables-tickets) ([**Sondheim Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/sondheim-theatre-london)) **Sam Tutty** - [*Dear Evan Hansen*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/dear-evan-hansen-tickets) ([**Noël Coward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/noel-coward-theatre-london))
**Lucy Anderson** - *Dear Evan Hansen* (**Noël Coward Theatre**) **Chase Brown** - *Mame* (**Hope Mill Theatre**) **Oli Higginson** - *The Last Five Years* (**Southwark Playhouse**) **Adriana Ivelisse** - *West Side Story* (**Leicester Curve**) **Tom Noyes** - *Preludes* (**Southwark Playhouse**) **Bethany Tennick** - *Islander* (**Southwark Playhouse**) ### Best Director - Sponsored by Smith & Williamson
Winner: **Martha Kiss Perrone** - *When It Breaks It Burns* (**Battersea Arts Centre**)
**Georgia Green** - *The Mikvah Project* (**Orange Tree Theatre**) **Alex Sutton** - *Preludes* (**Southwark Playhouse**) ### Best Designer - Sponsored by Robe Lighting
Winner: **Rose Revitt** (set and costume) - *Dr Korczak's Example* (**Leeds Playhouse**)
**Liam Bunster** (set and costume) - *The Taming of the Shrew* (**Shakespeare's Globe**) **Andrew Exeter** (lighting) - *High Fidelity* (**Turbine Theatre**) ### Best Composer or Lyricist
Winner: **Jim Barne** and **Kit Buchan** - *The Season* (**New Wolsey Theatre**, Ipswich and Royal and Derngate, Northampton)
**Jherek Bischoff** - *The Ocean at the End of the Lane* (**The National Theatre**) **Robbie Williams** - *The Boy in the Dress* (**Royal Shakespeare Company**) ### Best Writer
Winner: **Temi Wilkey** - *The High Table* (**Bush Theatre**), in a co-production with Birmingham Rep
**Samuel Bailey** - *Shook* (**Southwark Playhouse**) **Mari Izzard** - *Hela* (**The Other Room**) **Eleanor Tindall** - *Before I Was a Bear* (**The Bunker**) ### Best West End Debut Performer - Sponsored by **Trafalgar Entertainment**
Winner: **Sam Tutty** - *Dear Evan Hansen* (**Noël Coward Theatre**)
**Shan Ako** - *Les Misérables* (**Sondheim Theatre**) **David Mitchell** - *The Upstart Crow* ([**Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/gielgud-theatre-london)) **Daniel Monks** - *Teenage Dick* (**Donmar Warehouse**) **Samantha Pauly** - *Evita* (**Regent's Park Open Air Theatre**) **Wendell Pierce** - *Death of a Salesman* ([**Piccadilly Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/piccadilly-theatre-london)) **Aimee Lou Wood** - *Uncle Vanya* ([**Harold Pinter Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/harold-pinter-theatre-london)) ### Best Creative West End Debut - Sponsored by the Noël Coward Foundation
Winner: **Femi Temowo** (composer) - *Death of a Salesman* (**Piccadilly Theatre**) and *Three Sisters* (**The National Theatre**)
**Fabian Aloise** (choreographer) - *Evita* (**Regent's Park Open Air Theatre**) **Nadia Latif** (director) - *Fairview* (**Young Vic**) **Benj Pasek**, **Justin Paul** and **Steven Levenson** (composer, lyricist & book) - *Dear Evan Hansen* (**Noël Coward Theatre**) **David West Read** (book) - [*& Juliet*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/juliet-tickets) ([**Shaftesbury Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/shaftesbury-theatre-london))

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By Jade Ali

A love for theatre stemmed from my love of literature and music, but the West End on my doorstep opened up a whole new appreciation and passion for all things stage-y