Winners announced for the inaugural Stalls to Stage Awards
Heather Agyepong, Jo Foster, Melaine La Barrie and Rob Madge.
Organised by Bri O’Reilly and hosted by Marcus Collick, the inaugural Stalls to Stage Awards took place at the Bush Theatre on Sunday 26 January 2025.
This new event aims to celebrate the best of theatre. A total of 205 nominees were shortlisted across 25 categories, including Best Non-Binary Performer, Best Play, and Best Performance by a Cover/Alternate. The awards received over 3,500 votes, with eligibility determined by a team of creators, art makers, and theatre enthusiasts.
The full list of winners are as follows:
Best Actor in a Play - Andrew Scott, VANYA
Best Actress in a Play - Heather Agyepong, SHIFTERS
Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Tomiwa Edun, ROMEO & JULIET
Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Freema Agyeman, ROMEO & JULIET
Best Play - STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
Best Actor in a Musical - Dónal Finn, HADESTOWN
Best Actress in a Musical - Caissie Levy, NEXT TO NORMAL
Best Actor in a Musical - Jack Wolfe, NEXT TO NORMAL and Mitchell Zhangazha, MJ THE MUSICAL
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Melaine La Barrie, HADESTOWN
Best Musical - HADESTOWN
Best Touring Production - HAMILTON
Best Non-Binary Performer - Jo Foster, WHY AM I SO SINGLE?
Best Graduate - Grace Hodgett Young, SUNSET BOULEVARD & HADESTOWN
Best Professional or West End Debut - Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, ROMEO AND JULIET
Best Takeover Performance - Madeline Charlemagne, HADESTOWN
Best Performance by a Cover/Alternate - Lauren Azania, HADESTOWN
Best Writer - Clint Dyer & Roy Williams, DEATH OF ENGLAND
Best Director - Lynette Linton, SHIFTERS
Best Casting - Jacob Sparrow, HADESTOWN, THE HOT WING KING and THE BIG LIFE
LGBTQ+ Champion - Rob Madge
Disability Champion - Amy Trigg
The awards also reflected on the community spirit showcased by individuals and organisations within the industry, the late Gavin Creel was honoured with the Special Recognition Award. The award will be renamed after the actor himself moving forwards.
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