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Barclay/TMA Theatre Awards 2002.

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3 Awards were deservedly won by a Scottish actor the fabulous Eileen McCallum for If Only at the Royal Lyceum, a Scottish Play The Breathing House by the imaginative Peter Arnott, , and a Scottish Theatre, the brilliantly welcoming Brunton. Congratulations all.

Comiseration to the several other excellent Scottish actors, a director and a production who were nominated the Scottish nominees were
Stewart Porter
(Best Actor for Fever from Citizens' Thjeatre Company), Alexandra Mathie (Best Supporting Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie from Royal Lyceum Theatre Company), Tam Dean Burn (Best Supporting Actor for Scrooge from The Citizen's Company), Mark Thomson (Best Director for Pleasure And Pain from The Citizen's Company) and The Story Of The Little Gentleman ( The Equity Award for Best Show for Children and Young People from Catherine Wheels' Theatre Company in association with Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh)

The winners of the TMA Theatre Awards 2003 for excellence in all aspects of regional theatre. throughout the UK theatres have participated in the Awards and more than 1,000 productions have been seen. The Awards were presented on Sunday 19 Oct 03 at Hampstead Theatre, London NW3 and hosted by broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.

The Scottish Winners
Best Actress Eileen McCallum for IF ONLY, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh EdinburghGuide Review.

The BBC writersroom Award for Best New Play THE BREATHING HOUSE by Peter Arnott, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh EdinburghGuide Review.

Most Welcoming Theatre Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Nr Edinburgh a venue with attentive staff, well run Box Office and good food has a varied and interesting programme and co-produces.

Rest of the Winners.
Best Actor Timothy West for KING LEAR, English Touring Theatre in association with Malvern Theatres on tour, including a run at the Old Vic in London.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lyndsey Marshal for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Bristol Old Vic.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Andy Serkis for the Royal Exchange Theatre Company's OTHELLO.

Best Director David Farr for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Bristol Old Vic.

Best Designer Julian Crouch, Phil Eddols, Colin Grenfell and Stephen Snell for THE HANGING MAN, Improbable Theatre in a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wexner Center for the Arts, the Walker Art Center, the Lyric Hammersmith and Weiner Festwochen in association with Pomegranate Arts.

The Opus Award for Best Touring Production A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, a Watermill Theatre production by Propeller.

The Equity Award for Best Show for Children and Young People TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN adapted by David Wood from the book by Philippa Pearce, Library Theatre Company, Manchester.

Best Musical Sheffield Theatres' SWEET CHARITY book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. Produced for the Broadway stage by Fryer, Carr and Harris, conceived, staged and choreographed by Bob Fosse, by arrangement with Music Scope (UK) and Stage Musicals Ltd., at the Crucible.

Outstanding Achievement in Opera TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at Glyndebourne.

Outstanding Achievement in Dance George Piper Dances' CRITICS' CHOICE ***** programme which brought the A-list of today's choreographers to the British public in an innovative way .

The Arts Council England Eclipse Award The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.

The TMA Theatre Awards were established in 1990 to celebrate outstanding achievement in theatre across the UK. Presented annually by the Theatrical Management Association, they are the only nationwide awards for theatre, opera and dance with over 175 theatres taking part in the scheme. Awards are given for performance, production, design and front of house to applaud the contributions of all those who work in the theatre industry.The Theatrical Management Association is a trade association that represents over 300 member organisations involved in the creation, presentation and management of professional theatre, opera and dance in the UK.

Nominations for the TMA Theatre Awards 2003 included more Scottish productions and were

Best Actress
Selina Boyack for STITCHING, The Bush Theatre and The Red Room at The Bush and on tour EdinburghGuide.com Review
Anna Jane Casey for Sheffield Theatres' SWEET CHARITY at the Crucible
Eileen McCallum for IF ONLY, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh EdinburghGuide.com Review

Best Actor
Richard Dormer for HURRICANE, Ransom Productions, Belfast on tour
Stewart Porter for THE FEVER, Citizens' Theatre Company, Glasgow EdinburghGuide.com Review
Timothy West for KING LEAR, English Touring Theatre in association with Malvern Theatres on tour, including a run at the Old Vic in London

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sarah Ball for AFTER MRS ROCHESTER, Shared Experience in association with Northampton Theatres on tour, including a run at the Duke Of York's Theatre in London
Lyndsey Marshal for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Bristol Old Vic
Alexandra Mathie for THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh and Theatre Royal, Glasgow EdinburghGuide.com Review

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Bob Barrett for AFTER THE DANCE, Oxford Stage Company and Salisbury Playhouse, on tour
Tam Dean Burn for SCROOGE, Citizens' Theatre Company, Glasgow EdinburghGuide.com Review
Andy Serkis for the Royal Exchange Theatre Company's OTHELLO

Best Director
David Farr for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Bristol Old Vic
Jimmy Fay for Tinderbox's THE CHAIRS in Belfast and on tour
David Mark Thomson for PLEASURE AND PAIN, Citizens' Theatre Company, Glasgow EdinburghGuide.com Review

Best Designer
Julian Crouch, Phil Eddols, Colin Grenfell and Stephen Snell for THE HANGING MAN, Improbable Theatre in a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wexner Center for the Arts, the Walker Art Center, the Lyric Hammersmith and Weiner Festwochen in association with Pomegranate Arts.
Ruari Murchison for RACING DEMON, THE ABSENCE OF WAR and MURMURING JUDGES at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Nancy Surman for BARBARIANS at Salisbury Playhouse.

The Opus Award for Best Touring Production
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, a Watermill Theatre production by Propeller
AFTER MRS ROCHESTER, Shared Experience in association with Northampton Theatres on tour
Prime Productions' SUNSET SONG by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, adapted by Alastair Cording EdinburghGuide.com Review

The BBC writersroom Award for Best New Play
DARWIN IN MALIBU by Crispin Whittell at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
TERRORISM by Vladimir and Oleg Presnyakov at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
THE BREATHING HOUSE by Peter Arnott, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh EdinburghGuide.com Review

The Equity Award for Best Show for Children and Young People
GRIMM TALES based on Grimm's Fairy Tales, adapted by Carol Ann Duffy, dramatised by Tim Supple, produced by the Dukes in Williamson Park, Lancaster
THE STORY OF THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN by Lars-Erik Brossner and Tomas von Bromssen, based on the book by Barbro Lindgren, Catherine Wheels' Theatre Company in association with Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh EdinburghGuide.com Review.
TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN adapted by David Wood from the book by Philippa Pearce, Library Theatre Company, Manchester

Best Musical
The Young Vic and the Royal National Theatre Studio's SIMPLY HEAVENLY, book and lyrics by Langston Hughes, music by David Martin
Sheffield Theatres' SWEET CHARITY book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. Produced for the Broadway stage by Fryer, Carr and Harris, conceived, staged and choreographed by Bob Fosse, by arrangement with Music Scope (UK) and Stage Musicals Ltd., at the Crucible
THE GONDOLIERS book and lyrics by W S Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan at Chichester Festival Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson for her performance in THEODORA at Glyndebourne
JEPHTHA at Welsh National Opera T
RISTAN UND ISOLDE at Glyndebourne

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
George Piper Dances' CRITICS' CHOICE ***** programme which brought the A-list of today's choreographers to the British public in an innovative way
Henri Oguike, choreographer, for embodying in his small company the highest standards in dance, live music and lighting
Matz Skoog, ENB's Artistic Director, for his enterprise and daring in commissioning new British work

The Arts Council England Eclipse Award
The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

Most Welcoming
Theatre Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Salisbury Playhouse.
Additional text © Thelma Good 14 October 2002. - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
Barclay/TMA Theatre Awards 2002.

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