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2003 - 04 Shortlists
for The Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland.
Here for detailed Shortlists linked
to reviews. Winners
page here.
Link to their new Website www.scottishtheatreawards.org
for the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland.
On 16 May the shortlists for ten categories of The Critics Awards for
Theatre in Scotland drawn up by 13 of Scotland's Theatre Critics was announced.
17 different productions and 14 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 were announced on the 6 of June 2004 in a special ceremony
at the Tolbooth in Stirling.
Shortlisted
for The Award For Best Male Performance.
Fraser Ayres as Nigel in The
People Next Door by Henry Adams - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh production.
John Bett as Urgentiono in Scenes
From An Execution by Howard Barker - Dundee Rep Ensemble production.
Paul Jesson as Willie Loman in Death
of a Salesman by Arthur Miller - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh production.
Dougal Lee as John Tanner in
Man And Superman by G. B. Shaw - Pitlochry Festival Theatre production.
Shortlisted for The Award
For Best Female Performance.
Selina Boyack as The Ice Climber in
8000 Metres by David Greig - Suspect Culture Theatre Company.
Cait Davis as The Woman in Those
Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.
Irene MacDougall as Rivera in Scenes
From An Execution by Howard Barker - Dundee Rep production.
Sophie Ward as Jane Wetherby in Nothing
- Citizens Theatre, Glasgow production.
Shortlisted for The Award
for Best Direction.
Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone for Arthur,
the Story of a King - Wee Stories Theatre & The Scottish Touring
Consortium.
Dominic Hill for Scenes
From An Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble production..
Hettie McDonald for Top
Girls - Citizens Theatre Glasgow production.
Mark Thomson for Six
Black Candles - Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production.
Shortlisted for The Award
For The Best Ensemble.
Dundee Rep Ensemble Cast for Scenes
From An Execution .
Royal Lyceum Theatre Cast for Six
Black Candles.
The Citizens Theatre Cast for Top
Girls .
The Arches Theatre Cast for Waiting
for Godot.
Shortlisted for The Award
For Best New Play.
David Greig for San
Diego - Tron Theatre/ Edinburgh International Festival Production.
Andrea Hart for Nothing
- Citizens Theatre Production.
Henry Adam for The
People Next Door - Traverse Theatre Production.
Shortlisted for The Award
for Best Children's Show.
Arthur,
the Story of a King - Wee Stories Company & The Scottish Touring
Consortium.
Monster - Visible Fictions Company. Sorry EdinburghGuide failed to review
- Company Website.
The
Story of the Little Gentleman - Catherine Wheels Company.
Snow
Baby - Catherine Wheels Company/ Macrobert Centre.
Shortlisted for The Award for Best Design.
Kenny Miller for Smoking
with Lulu which he also directed - The Citizens Theatre Production.
Tom Piper for Twelfth
Night - Dundee Rep Ensemble Production.
Ken Harrison (Set) and Mark Pritchard (Lights) for Double
Indemnity - Pitlochry Festival Theatre Production.
Neil Warmington (Set) and Simon Bennison (Lights) for Scenes
From An Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble Production.
Shortlisted for The Award for Music.
Jon Beales for Flora
the Red Menace - Dundee Rep Production.
Paddy Cuneen for Twelfth
Night - Dundee Rep Production.
Anthea Haddow and Kenny MacLeod for Scenes
From An Execution - Dundee Rep Production.
David Paul Jones for Those
Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.
Shortlisted for The Award
for Technical Presentation.
Double
Indemnity - Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Monster - Visible Fictions Company. Sorry EdinburghGuide failed to review
- Company Website..
Smoking
With Lulu - Citizens Theatre Glasgow.
Those
Eyes, That Mouth - Grid Iron Theatre Company.
Shortlisted for The Award
For The Best Theatre Production.
Arthur, the
Story of a King - Wee Stories & The Scottish Touring Consortium.
. Directed by Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone.
Scenes
From An Execution - Dundee Rep Ensemble Company. Directed by Dominic
Hill.
Top Girls
- The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Directed by Hettie McDonald.
Waiting
For Godot - The Arches Theatre Company, Glasgow directed by Andy Arnold.
The winners
were announced on the 6 of June 2004 in a special ceremony at the Tolbooth
in Stirling. 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.
The 2002 - 03
winners with links to the EdinburghGuide reviews for those Productions.
Announcing the shortlists CATS Convenor, Robert Dawson Scott, said "When
the Critics Awards were introduced last year, it was to highlight the
quality of the year-round contribution that the theatre makes to the cultural
life of Scotland. Although we see the shows through the year, considering
our shortlist reminds us just how much good work there has been. Once
again we have been bowled over by the quality and diversity of theatre
produced in Scotland, not to mention the quantity. With over 150 eligible
productions to consider, the creation of the shortlists for the 2004 Awards
represented a significant, but stimulating challenge."
He added We are delighted to be holding the inaugural CATS Awards Ceremony
in Stirling, which sits at the crossroads of the nation. The dramatic
architecture of the Tolbooth will provide a suitably inspiring backdrop
for the event, and we are grateful to Stirling Council for their generous
support in
enabling us to stage the ceremony.
Before these 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. Scottish production
have and continue to feature in them look at EdinburghGuide's pages on
the TMA Awards for 2003
and 2002.
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.
The 2002 - 03
winners with links to the EdinburghGuide reviews for those Productions.
Any professional theatre work produced in Scotland in the last twelve
months from May 2003 - April 2004, (the natural break in the theatre year)
was eligible.
The theatre critics in Scotland involved in awarding
the second Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland were:
Mary Brennan (The Herald), Mark Brown (Sunday Herald), Neil Cooper (The
Herald), Allan Chadwick (Metro), Steve Cramer (List), Robert Dawson Scott
(The Times), Thom Dibdin (Edinburgh Evening News), Mark Fisher (Guardian),
Thelma Good (EdinburghGuide.com), Sarah Jones (The Independent), Joyce
McMillan (Scotsman), Kenneth Spiers (Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday) and
Joy Watters (The Courier).
© Thelma Good 16 May 2004. - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
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