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Eagle Awards 2025 - Nominations
The Derby Telegraph Award for BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
- The Watson Players for Caramba’s Revenge
- Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company for Romeo and Juliet
- Encore Performing Arts for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Chellaston Players for Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime
The Malcolm Sircom Award for BEST PRODUCTION OF A PANTOMIME
- The Watson Players for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Little Eaton Players for The Little Mermaid
- The Enfield Players for Robin Hood and Babes in the Wood
- Aston Players for Camelot the Panto
The Gordon Bewley Award for BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
- Gatepost Theatre Company for Legally Blonde the Musical
- Central Musical Theatre Company for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Kristian Thomas Collective for Sister Act the Musical
- Beeston Musical Theatre Group for The Addams Family Musical
The Timothy Dalton Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
- Jack Anthony (Romeo) in Romeo and Juliet for Derby Shakespeare Company
- Arden-Caspar Jennison (Christopher) in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for Encore Performing Arts
- Daisy Donoghue (Susie Salmon) in The Lovely Bones for Encore Performing Arts
- Mik Horvath (Miss Gibson) in Daisy Pulls it Off for Belper Players
The Phil Treece Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PANTOMIME
- Charlotte Brownsword (Simple Simon) in Jack and the Beanstalk for Chellaston Players
- Jake Perry (The Lion) in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for The Watson Players
- Jackson Young (Thermidor) in The Little Mermaid for Little Eaton Players
- Richard Kirkland (Persil) in The Little Mermaid for Little Eaton Players
The Gwen Taylor Award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
- Luke Grainger (Lord Farquaad) in Shrek the Musical for Gatepost Theatre Company
- Jake Eyles (Cosmo Brown) in Singin’ in the Rain for Belper Musical Theatre
- Amy Wicks (Sister Mary Patrick) in Sister Act the Musical for Kristian Thomas Collective
- Sara Evans-Bolger (Florence) in Chess the Musical for Beeston Musical Group
The Jo Davison Award for BEST NEWCOMER
- Hannah Bradford (Maria) in The Sound of Music for Kaleidoscope Players
- Morgan Hemstock (Don Lockwood) in Singin’ in the Rain for Belper Musical Theatre
- Emily Owen (Director) on The Addams Family Musical for Beeston Musical Theatre
- Ann Colgan (Director) on Murder on the Nile for Blind Eye Productions
The Brian Glazebrook Award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
- Jonah Williams for Musical Direction on Made in Dagenham the Musical for LEOS Musical Theatre Society
- Adam Guest & Christopher Surridge for Directing The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for Encore Performing Arts
- Chris Collington for Directing Shrek the Musical for Gatepost Theatre Company
- Ken Owen & Neil Jones for the set of Romeo and Juliet for Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Jean Gemmell Award for BEST CONTRIBUTION BY A YOUNG PERSON
- Ruby Rutherford (Gretl Von Trapp) in The Sound of Music for Kaleidoscope Players
- William Curtis (Graham O’Grady) in Made in Dagenham the Musical for LEOS Musical Theatre Society
- Max Wilmot (Mole) in Wind in the Willows for Blind Eye Productions
- Ava Chetwyn (Laughalot) in Camelot the Panto for Aston Players
The David Orange Award for BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION
- Belper Junior Musical Theatre Company for Frozen the Musical Jr.
The Derby Theatre Award for EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & PARTICIPATION
- LEOS Musical Theatre Society for Calamity Jane
- Central Musical Theatre Company for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Encore Performing Arts for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Drama Incorporated for Red Riding Hood: A Twisted Pantomime
The Ken and Barbara Pipes Award for EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO AMATEUR THEATRE
- To be announced on the night.
The Awards will be announced at the Theatre on July 20th 2025
The Olivier Awards 2025
The event was hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. The event celebrated outstanding achievements in British theatre over the past year.
The play Giant was a notable winner, securing three awards: Best New Play, Best Actor for John Lithgow's portrayal of Roald Dahl, and Best Supporting Actor for Elliot Levey.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button also earned three accolades, including Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical for John Dagleish, and Outstanding Musical Contribution for Darren Clark and Mark Aspinall.
Additionally, the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof received three awards, among them Best Musical Revival.
Lesley Manville was honored with Best Actress for her role in Oedipus, which also won Best Revival of a Play.
Imelda Staunton received her fifth Olivier Award, winning Best Actress in a Musical for Hello, Dolly!. Other notable winners included Maimuna Memon for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and Eline Arbo, who won Best Director for The Years.
For complete list of awards CLICK HERE
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