Shortlist announced for 2019 UK Theatre Awards

🎭 *Life of Pi* based on the novel by **Yann Martel,** adapted by **Lolita Chakrabarti**, a Sheffield Theatres Production

🎭 Ulster American by David Ireland, a Traverse Theatre Company production at Lyric Theatre, Belfast

🎭 The Watsons by Laura Wade, a Chichester Festival Theatre production

👉 Book tickets for The Watsons at the Menier Chocolate Factory from £53 and up.

🎭 *Death of a Salesman* directed by **Sarah Frankcom**, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production

🎭 Equus directed by Ned Bennett, an English Touring Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East production

🎭 Plenty directed by Kate Hewitt, a Chichester Festival Theatre production

👉 Book tickets for Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre from £18 and up.

🎭 **Faye Castelow** for *The Audience*

🎭 Hiran Abeysekera for Life of Pi

🎭 Kudzai Sitima for Princess & The Hustler

🎭 Mark Gatiss for The Madness of King George III

🎭 **Atri Banerjee** for *Hobson's Choice*, a Royal Exchange Theatre production

🎭 Katie Posner for My Mother Said I Never Should, a Theatre By the Lake production

🎭 Max Webster for Life of Pi, a Sheffield Theatres Production

🎭 *Standing At The Sky's Edge* directed by **Robert Hastie**, a Sheffield Theatres production

🎭 The Color Purple directed by Tinuke Craig, a Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome co-production

🎭 West Side Story directed by Sarah Frankcom, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production

🎭 **Audrey Brisson**, for [***Amélie The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4223/amelie-the-musical-tickets.aspx) a Watermill Theatre, Hartshorn–Hook Productions, Selladoor Worldwide and Broadway Asia production

🎭 Jenna Russell for The Bridges of Madison County, a Menier Chocolate Factory production

🎭 Rebecca Trehearn for Sweet Charity, a Nottingham Playhouse production

👉 Book tickets for Amelie The Musical at The Other Palace from £24.

🎭 **Esh Alladi** for *Hobson's Choice*, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production

🎭 Jocasta Almgill for West Side Story, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production

🎭 Emmanuel Kojo for Oklahoma! a Chichester Festival Theatre production

🎭 **Scottee** for *Fat Blokes* an uplifting collaboration with choreographer **Lea Anderson** and a gutsy cast

🎭 Scottish Ballet for the world premiere of Helen Pickett's outstanding dance-theatre adaptation of The Crucible

🎭 Yorke Dance Project for their unique Cohan Collective initiative and distinctive programming

🎭 **Buxton International Festival** at Buxton Opera House for the world premiere of *Georgiana*

🎭 Opera North for Tosca

🎭 Welsh National Opera for War and Peace

🎭 [***Billionaire Boy The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4167/david-walliams-billionaire-boy-tickets.aspx) directed by **Luke Sheppard**, a Nuffield Southampton Theatres production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

🎭 Noughts and Crosses directed by Esther Richardson, a Pilot Theatre and Derby Theatre production

🎭 Tale Trail to The Wind In The Willows directed by Teresa Heskins, a New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme production

👉 Book tickets for David Walliams' Billionaire Boy at the Bloomsbury Theatre from £30.

🎭 **Carolyn Downing**, Andrzej Goulding, Tim Hatley and Tim Lutkin for *Life of Pi*, a Sheffield Theatres Production

🎭 Ti Green for Touching The Void, a Royal & Derngate Northampton, Bristol Old Vic, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Fuel co-production

🎭 Rosanna Vize for The Audience, a Nuffield Southampton Theatres production

👉 Book tickets for Touching The Void at London's Duke of York's Theatre from £18.

🎭 **Hull Truck Theatre**

🎭 Northern Ballet

🎭 Scottish Ballet

🎭 **Derby Theatre**

🎭 Oldham Coliseum Theatre

🎭 Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

🎭 **Bush Theatre**

🎭 Mercury Theatre

🎭 Royal and Derngate, Northampton

🎭 **National Theatre of Scotland**

🎭 Northern Ballet

🎭 Pilot Theatre

🎭 **Hull Truck Theatre**

🎭 Mayflower Theatre

🎭 Northern Stage

🎭 **New Vic Theatre** - Newcastle-under-Lyme

🎭 Storyhouse - Chester

🎭 Young Vic - London