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index> Here for detailed Shortlists linked to reviews. Link to their Website www.scottishtheatreawards.org for the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. On 15 May 2005 the shortlists for ten categories of The Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland for 2004 - 05 drawn up by 13 of Scotland's Theatre Critics were announced. 26 different productions and 18 companies were shortlisted. Categories are Best Performance ( Male and Female) , Best Direction, Best Ensemble, Best Children's Show, Best New Play, Best Design, Best Music, Best Technical Presentation and Best Production. The winners will be announced on 5 June 2005 in a special ceremony at the Tolbooth in Stirling. "We thought last year was a good year, but this has been even better. We could have short-listed twice as many shows in some categories. These are promising times to be establishing a new National Theatre. In particular, there has been a return to form from Scotland's writers." He added, "As the Cultural Commission prepares its final report we trust that due recognition will be given to the impressive levels of achievement in Scottish theatre, and the invaluable contribution that theatre makes in contemporary Scotland." Before the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland there were no awards which concentrated exclusively on the unique voices of theatre in Scotland. Previously the nearest equivalent was the TMA Regional Theatre Awards, administered by the Theatre Managers Association in London, which cover theatre, opera and dance all over the UK outside London. The Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland were first awarded in 2003 for five categories, Best Performance (Male and Female), Best Design, Best New Play and Best Production. Ten categories were involved in the 2003 - 04 Awards when Best Ensemble, Best Children's, Best Music, Best Technical Presentation and Best Production were added to the original five. Any professional theatre work produced in Scotland in the last twelve months from May 2004 - April 2005, (the natural break in the theatre year) was eligible. The theatre critics in Scotland involved in awarding the 2004 - 05 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland were: Mary Brennan, Mark Brown, Neil Cooper, Allan Chadwick, Steve Cramer, Robert Dawson Scott, Thom Dibdin, Mark Fisher, Thelma Good, Sarah Jones, Joyce McMillan, Kenneth Spiers and Joy Watters. 2004 - 05 Shortlists for Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. On the 15th of May 2005 the Shortlists for the ten categories of The 2004 - 05 CATS were announced. There is a link to each company's website or email at its first mention. The ten 2004 - 05 Awards will be announced and presented in a celebration and ceremony at The Tolbooth in Stirling on the 5th of June 2005. The 2004 - 2005 Shortlists are Shortlisted for The Award For Best Male Performance.
168 productions were considered for the 2004 - 05 CATS, including 73 new plays and 25 productions for children/young people. By comparison for the 2003 - 04 CATS a total of 140 productions were considered, 70 of which were new plays and 10 for children and young people. The Critics on the 2004 - 05 panel are - The theatre critics in Scotland involved in nominating for the third Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland are: Mary Brennan, Mark Brown, Allan Chadwick, Neil Cooper, Steve Cramer, Robert Dawson Scott, Thom Dibdin, Mark Fisher, Thelma Good, Sarah Jones, Joyce McMillan, Kenneth Speirs and Joy Watters. The winners will be announced on the 6 of June 2004 in a special ceremony at the Tolbooth in Stirling. © Thelma Good 15 May 2005. - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Theatre
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