The winners for the 2025 Black British Theatre Awards have now been revealed.
Celebrating Black excellence on stages across the UK, the awards winners were unveiled in a ceremony at the Piccadilly Theatre (traditionally the home of Moulin Rouge! The Musical) this evening.
You can see the full list of nominees below:
BEST PRODUCER – Sponsored Thomas Hopkins Productions Ltd
WINNER: Chuchu Nwagu
Mwansa Phiri
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Lynette Linton, Intimate Apparel, Donmar Warehouse
Prime Isaac, Bitch Boxer, Watford Palace Theatre
Robin Belfield, Princess Essex, Shakespeare’s Globe
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR – Sponsored by YOU Management Ltd
Ashton Moore, Play On!, UK tour
WINNER: Takisha Sargent, The Women of Llanrumney, Stratford East
Xana, Alterations, National Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER OR MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Christopher Tendai, Cake: The Marie Antoinette Musical, The Other Palace
Shelley Maxwell, Alterations, National Theatre
WINNER: Ingrid Mackinnon, Princess Essex, Shakespeare’s Globe
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION OR PERFORMER
Ballet Black: Shadows, Hackney Empire
Inside Giovanni’s Room, Phoenix Dance Theatre – Sadler’s Wells East
WINNER: Our Mighty Groove, Sadler’s Wells East and Uchenna Dance
BEST SOUND AND/OR LIGHTING DESIGN
WINNER: Eamonn O’Dwyer
Joshua Harriette
Warren “Flamin Beatz” Morgan-Humphreys
THEATRE DESIGN – Sponsored by Disney Theatrical Group
Bolu Dairo
WINNER: Georgie Lynch
Stella-Jane Odoemelam
BOOK AND LYRICS – Sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide UK
WINNER: Trish Cooke
Winsome Pinnock FRSL
BEST PLAYWRIGHT – Sponsored by Brixton House in Association with The Writers Group
WINNER: Anne Odeke
Coral Wylie
Ntombizodwa Nyoni
BEST CASTING DIRECTOR – Sponsored by Spotlight
WINNER: Heather Basten
Selma Nicholls
BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
WINNER: Arinzé Kene, Alterations, National Theatre
Kyle Ndukuba, Romeo and Juliet, Belgrade Theatre
Omari Douglas, This Bitter Earth, Soho Theatre
BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY – Sponsored by LAMDA
Anne Odeke, Princess Essex, Shakespeare’s Globe
WINNER: Beverley Knight, Marie and Rosetta, The Rose Theatre
Suzanne Packer, The Women of Llanrumney, Stratford East
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
Andre Antonio, Romeo and Juliet, Belgrade Theatre
WINNER: Emmanuel Akwafo, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bridge Theatre
Tyreke Leslie, Princess Essex, Shakespeare’s Globe
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY
WINNER: Cash Holland, A Raisin in the Sun, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Miranda Mufema, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
Nicola Hughes, Intimate Apparel, Donmar Warehouse
BEST PRODUCTION – PLAY – Sponsored by AKA
Alterations, National Theatre
Pig Heart Boy, Unicorn Theatre and on tour
WINNER: Shifters, Duke of York’s Theatre
BEST MALE LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WINNER: Jay Perry, Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre
Jeevan Braich, Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Newtion Matthews, Kinky Boots, UK and Ireland tour
BEST FEMALE LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – Sponsored by Link-Artists
Georgina Onuorah, Shucked, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Natalie Kassanga, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre
WINNER: Shanay Holmes, Oliver!, Gielgud Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – Sponsored by The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
WINNER: Cedric Neal, Hadestown, Lyric Theatre
CJ Borger, Back To The Future The Musical, Adelphi Theatre
Ryan Carter, Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, UK tour
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – Sponsored by I’m Every Woman
Georgia Bradshaw, Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, UK tour
Georgia Gillam, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, UK and Ireland tour
WINNER: Jade Marvin, Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION – Sponsored by TodayTix
MJ the Musical, Prince Edward Theatre
WINNER: The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Aldwych Theatre
BEST CHILD PERFORMER (UNDER 16)
Chizaram Ochuba-Okafor, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, UK and Ireland tour
WINNER: Keilah Kofi, The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre
Riley-Ann Nicholls Murphy, Our Mighty Groove, Sadler’s Wells East
LGBTQIA+ CHAMPION
Johannes Radebe
Layton Williams
WINNER: Newtion Matthews
BEST TEACHER – Sponsored by LIPA – Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Claudimar Neto, Insight Dance Company
Kamara Gray, Artistry Youth Dance
WINNER: Stewart Avon-Arnold, Studio 59
LORD MICHAEL HASTINGS OF SCARISBRICK AWARD
WINNER: Liam Godwin
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER: Nicola Blackman
