Who won at the 2019 Black British Theatre Awards?

Published on 28 October 2019

Last night, the inaugural Black British Theatre Awards took place in a ceremony held at The Old Finsbury Town Hall in Islington and hosted by Strictly's Ore Oduba. The new awards show, which is the first of its kind to honour Black British talents in theatrical entertainment, closed Black History Month UK with a bang! Find out the lucky winners of the first-ever BBTAs below.

Who won at the 2019 Black British Theatre Awards?

2019 Black British Theatre Award winners in full

**Best Director for a Play or Musical**

- Lynette Linton; Sweat: Gielgud Theatre

**Best Producer**

- Tobi Kyeremateng; Babylon Festival: Bush Theatre

**Best Choreographer**

- Shelley Maxwell; Equus: Theatre Royal Stratford East

**Best Opera Production**

- Porgy and Bess; English National Opera: London Coliseum

**Best Dance Performance in a Dance Production**

- Prentice Whitlow; Rite of Spring: Phoenix Dance Theatre: Sadlers Wells

**Best Dance Production**

- Phoenix Dance Theatre; Rite of Spring: Sadlers Wells

**Light and Sound Recognition Award

Tony Gayle**

**Set Design Recognition Award

Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey**

**Book and Lyrics Recognition Award

Debbie Tucker Green**

**Musical Director Recognition Award

Benjamin Kwasi Burrell**

**Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play**

- Michelle Greenidge; Nine Night: National Theatre

**Best Female Actor in a Play**

- Gloria Williams: Bullet Hole: Park Theatre

**Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play**

- Lenny Henry: King Hedley II: Theatre Royal Stratford East

**Best Male Actor in a Play**

- Arinzé Kene; Misty: Bush Theatre

**Best Production for a Play**

- The Half God of Rainfall: Kiln Theatre & Fuel

**Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical**

- Cavin Cornwall; Jesus Christ Superstar: Barbican Theatre

**Best Male Actor in a Musical**

- Layton Williams; Everybody's Talking About Jamie: Apollo Theatre

**Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical**

- Beverley Knight; Sylvia: The Old Vic

**Best Female Actor in a Musical

Sharon D. Clarke**; Caroline or Change: Playhouse Theatre

**Best Musical Production**

- Hamilton; Victoria Palace Theatre

**Recent Graduate Award**

- Amara Okereke; Arts Educational Schools, London

**Best Teacher of Performing Arts as a Subject Award**

- Angeline Bell, The Urdang Academy

**Lifetime Recognition Award

Sharon D. Clarke**

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By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

Ephram is a jack of all trades and enjoys attending theatre, classical music concerts and the opera.