Designer of the Year
Winner: Ralph Koltai for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
Nominees:
- John Gunter for The Rivals at the National Theatre Olivier
- Ralph Koltai for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
- John Napier for Peter Pan, RSC at the Barbican
- Carl Toms for The Real Thing at the Strand
Director of the Year
Winner: Terry Hands for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
Nominees:
- Bill Bryden for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Terry Hands for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
- Barry Kyle for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Barbican
- Peter Wood for The Rivals at the National Theatre Olivier
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Derek Jacobi for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
Nominees:
- Alan Bates for A Patriot For Me at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Rex Harrison for Heartbreak House at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Derek Jacobi for Cyrano De Bergerac, RSC at the Barbican
- Bob Peck for King Lear, RSC at the Barbican
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Frances De La Tour for A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Mermaid
Nominees:
- Sinead Cusack for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Barbican
- Rosemary Harris for Heartbreak House at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Helen Mirren for Antony And Cleopatra, RSC at The Pit
- Frances De La Tour for A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Mermaid
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Jack Shepherd for Glengarry Glen Ross, at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Nominees:
- Michael Gambon for Tales From Hollywood at the National Theatre Olivier
- Ben Kingsley for Edmund Kean at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Jack Shepherd for Glengarry Glen Ross at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Michael Williams for Pack Of Lies at the Lyric
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Judi Dench for Pack Of Lies at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Judi Dench for Pack Of Lies at the Lyric
- Sara Kestelman for The Custom Of The Country, RSC at The Pit
- Maureen Lipman for Messiah at the Aldwych
- Janet Suzman for Cowardice at the Ambassadors
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner: Griff Rhys Jones for Charley’s Aunt at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Susan Colverd for The Provok’d Wife at the Donmar Warehouse
- Michael Hordern for The Rivals at the National Theatre Olivier
- Griff Rhys Jones for Charley’s Aunt at the Aldwych
- Peter Ustinov for Beethoven’s Tenth at the Vaudeville
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Alan Devlin for A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Mermaid
Nominees:
- Alan Devlin for A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Mermaid
- Ian McDiarmid for Tales From Hollywood at the National Theatre Olivier
- Mark Rylance for Arden Of Faversham, RSC at The Pit
- Antony Sher for King Lear, RSC at the Barbican
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Abigail McKern for As You Like It at the Regent’s Park Open Air
Nominees:
- Kate Buffery for Daisy Pulls It Off at the Globe
- Sylvia Coleridge for Clay, RSC at the Barbican Pit
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt for Pack Of Lies at the Regent’s Park Open Air
- Abigail McKern for As You Like It at the Regent’s Park Open Air
Actor of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Denis Lawson for Mr Cinders at the Fortune
Nominees:
- George Costigan for Blood Brothers at the Lyric
- Teddy Kempner for Snoopy at the Duchess
- Denis Lawson for Mr Cinders at the Fortune
- Peter Woodward for Bashville at the Regent’s Park Open Air
Actress of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Barbara Dickson for Blood Brothers at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Barbara Dickson for Blood Brothers at the Lyric
- Ellen Greene for Little Shop Of Horrors at the Comedy
- Stephanie Lawrence for Marilyn at the Adelphi
- Sarah Payne for Singin’ In The Rain at the London Palladium
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
Winner: John Retallack for directing Quixote and The Provok’d Wife at the Donmar Warehouse
Nominees:
- Arturo Brachetti for conceiving and performing Y at the Piccadilly
- Billy McColl for his performance in The Slab Boys Trilogy at the Royal Court
- Abigail McKern for her performance in As You Like It at the Regent’s Park Open Air
- John Retallack for directing Quixote and The Provok’d Wife at the Donmar Warehouse
Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Opera Production
Winner: Valerie Masterson for The Royal Opera’s Semele at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- Graham Clark for English National Opera’s The Gambler at the London Coliseum
- Eilene Hannan for English national Opera’s Rusalka at the London Coliseum
- Valerie Masterson for The Royal Opera’s Semele at the Royal Opera House
- Nelly Miriciouiu for Scotish Opera’s Manon Lescaut
Outstanding New Opera Production of the Year
Winner: Il Matrimonio Segreto, Cologne Opera
Nominees:
- Boris Godunov, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- Manon Lescaut, Scottish Opera
- Il Matrimonio Segreto, Cologne Opera
- Rienzi, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Outstanding New Dance Production of the Year
Winner: Requiem, The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- Glass Pieces, New York City Ballet at the Royal Opera House
- The Nightingale, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- Nijinsky The Fool, devised and directed by Lindsay Kemp
- Requiem, The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Outstanding Individual Performance of the Year in a New Dance Production
Winner: Alessandra Ferri for the Royal Ballet’s Valley of Shadows at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- Patrick Armand for Ballet Theatre Francais’s Songs Of A Wayfarer at the London Coliseum
- Alessandra Ferri for the Royal Ballet’s Valley Of Shadows at the Royal Opera House
- Natalia Makarova for The Royal Opera’s The Nightingale at the Royal Opera House
- Koen Onzia for London Festival Ballet’s The Seasons
Comedy of the Year
Winner: Daisy Pulls It Off by Denise Deegan at the Globe
Nominees:
- Beethoven’s Tenth by Peter Ustinov at the Vaudeville
- Daisy Pulls It Off by Denise Deegan at the Globe
- Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney at the Shaftesbury
- Woza Albert! by Barney Simon, Percy Mtwa and Mbongeni Ngema at the Criterion
Musical of the Year
Winner: Blood Brothers by Willy Russell at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Bashville by Denis King, lyrics and adaptation by Benny Green, from “The Admirable Bashville” by George Bernard Show at the Regent’s Park Open Air
- Blood Brothers by Willy Russell at the Lyric
- Little Shop Of Horrors book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken at the Comedy
- Snoopy, music by Alan Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady at the Duchess
Play of the Year
Winner: Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Nominees:
- Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Pack Of Lies by Hugh Whitemore at the Lyric
- The Slab Boys Trilogy by John Byrne at the Royal Court
- Tales From Hollywood by Christopher Hampton at the National Theatre Olivier
The Society’s Special Award
Joan Littlewood