After a month of anticipation with the [**shortlist announcement**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/shortlist-announced-for-the-stage-debut-awards-2019), the 2019 Stage Debut Award winners were finally unveiled on Sunday, 15 September in a ceremony held at **The Brewery in London**. The awards ceremony took place in conjunction with the 2019 Knight of Illumination Awards, which was held at the [**Eventim Apollo**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/295/eventim-apollo.aspx). [**Read the list of the #KOI2019 winners in full here**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/2019-knight-of-illumination-award-winners-koi2019), otherwise, check out the winners of the Stage Debut Awards 2019 below.
### The Stage Debut Awards 2019 winners in full
The Joe Allen Best West End Debut
**WINNER **— Jac Yarrow for *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* at the[**London Palladium**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/4/london-palladium.aspx)
— 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)
— Ryan Hutton for [***Only Fools and Horses The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3233/only-fools-and-horses-tickets.aspx) 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
**WINNER — Jamal Ajala for *Ear for Eye***** at the** [**Royal Court**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/royal-court-theatre)— Ivan Oyik for *Blue/Orange* at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
— Patrick Gibson for *Sweat* at the Donmar Warehouse and the Gielgud Theatre
— Stuart Campbell for *The Hunt* at the Almeida TheatreBest Actress in a Play
**WINNER — Lauren O'Leary for *The Awkward Years* at The Other Room, Cardiff**
— Bea Webster for *Mother Courage* at the Albion Electric Warehouse, Leeds
— 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
**WINNER — 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 HaymarketBest Actress in a Musical
**WINNER — 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 TheatreBest Designer
**WINNER — Evie Gurney for *Antony and Cleopatra* and *The Hunt* at the National Theatre and Almeida Theatre**
— Abby Clarke for *Beauty and the Beast* at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
— Maxwell Nicholson Lailey for *Huddle* at the Unicorn TheatreBest Director
**WINNER — 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, ColchesterBest Composer or Lyricist
**WINNER — David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts for *Operation Mincemeat* at the New Diorama Theatre**
— Anaïs Mitchell for *Hadestown* at the National 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
**WINNER — Jasmine Lee-Jones for *Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner* at the Royal Court**
— Holly Robinson for *Soft Animals* at the [**Soho Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/307/soho-theatre.aspx)
— Nicole Lecky for *Superhoe* at the Royal Court
— Ross Willis for *Wolfie* at the Theatre503Best Creative West End Debut
**WINNER — 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 TheatreChild Performer of the Year
**WINNER — Taya Tower for *The Hunt* at the Almeida Theatre**
— 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)
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## Don't miss these Stage Debut Award-nominated shows now showing in the West End!
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🎫 [**Book *SIX* London musical theatre tickets for the Arts Theatre run from £22**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2983/six-tickets.aspx).
🎫 [**Book West End tickets for *Death of a Salesman* at the Piccadilly Theatre from £24 and up**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4193/death-of-a-salesman-tickets.aspx).