Winners announced for 2019 UK Theatre Awards

Posted on 28 Oct 2019

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## 2019 UK Theatre Award winners in full

**Best Musical Production** ***-** Standing At The Sky's Edge* directed by **Robert Hastie**, a Sheffield Theatres production

**Best New Play** ***- ***[***Life of Pi***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4227/life-of-pi-tickets.aspx) adapted by **Lolita Chakrabarti** based on the novel by **Yann Martel**, a Sheffield Theatres Production

**Best Play Revival** ***- **Equus* directed by **Ned Bennett**, an English Touring Theatre and [**Theatre Royal Stratford East**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/107/theatre-royal-stratford-east.aspx) production

**Best Show for Children and Young People** ***- ***[***Billionaire Boy The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4167/david-walliams-billionaire-boy-tickets.aspx) directed by **Luke Sheppard**, a Nuffield Southampton Theatres production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

**Best Director** ***- *****Max Webster** for *Life of Pi*, a Sheffield Theatres Production

**Achievement in Dance** ***- *****Scottish Ballet** for the world premiere of **Helen Pickett**'s dance-theatre adaptation of *The Crucible*

**Achievement in Opera** ***- *****Buxton International Festival** at Buxton Opera House for the world premiere of *Georgiana*

**Best Design** ***- *****Carolyn Downing, Andrzej Goulding, Finn Caldwell, Nick Barnes, Tim Hatley** and **Tim Lutkin** for *Life of Pi*, a Sheffield Theatres Production

**Best Performance in a Play** ***- *****Hiran Abeysekera** for *Life of Pi*, a Sheffield Theatres Production

**Best Performance in a Musical** ***- *****Rebecca Trehearn** for *Sweet Charity*, a Nottingham Playhouse production

**Best Supporting Performance** ***- *****Esh Alladi** for *Hobson's Choice*, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production

**UK's Most Welcoming Theatre** ***- ***Storyhouse, Chester

**Excellence in Inclusivity** ***- ***Mercury Theatre

**Digital Innovation** ***- ***Northern Ballet

**Excellence in Arts Education** ***-** *Derby Theatre

**Excellence in Touring** ***- ***Pilot Theatre

**Workforce Award** ***-** *Northern Stage