Don Warrington has been nominated as Best Actor for his role as Shakespeare’s titular tragic king in the Manchester production of King Lear by Royal Exchange.
The former star of Rising Damp gathered mass acclaim for his role opposite Pepter Lunkuse’s Cordelia last Spring. Also nominated is Coronation Street star David Neilson (Roy Crooper) for his role in Endgame at Home theatre.
The full list of nominees is below:
Best actor
- Rob Edwards, To Kill A Mockingbird, Octagon Theatre, Bolton
- David Neilson, Endgame, Home, Manchester
- Daniel Rigby, Breaking The Code, Royal Exchange, Manchester
- Don Warrington, King Lear, Royal Exchange
Best actress
- Niamh Cusack, Ghosts, Home
- Kaisa Hammarlund, Sweet Charity, Royal Exchange
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, Wit, Royal Exchange
- Kathryn Hunter, The Emperor, Home
Best production
- Breaking The Code, Royal Exchange
- Ghosts, Home
- The Emperor, Home
- Wit, Royal Exchange
Best supporting actor
- Daniel Crossley, Sweet Charity, Royal Exchange
- Raad Rawi, Breaking The Code, Royal Exchange
- Marc Small, To Kill A Mockingbird, Octagon Theatre
- Miltos Yerolemou, King Lear, Royal Exchange
Best supporting actress
- Natalie Dew, Breaking The Code, Royal Exchange
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster, A Streetcar Named Desire, Royal Exchange
- Natalie Grady, Martha Josie and the Chinese Elvis, Octagon Theatre
- Amy Nuttall, The Winter’s Tale, Octagon Theatre
Best visiting production
- 946 – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tipps, Home
- A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, Lowry, Salford
- Love’s Labour’s Lost / Much Ado About Nothing, Opera House
- The Encounter, Home
- The James Plays, Lowry
Best actor in a visiting production
- Edward Bennett, Love’s Labour’s Lost/Much Ado About Nothing, Opera House
- Rufus Hound, The Wind in the Willows, The Lowry
- Simon McBurney, The Encounter, Home
- Michael Pennington, King Lear, Opera House
Best actress in a visiting production
- Lisa Dillon, Love’s Labour’s Lost/Much Ado About Nothing, Opera House
- Aoife Duffin, A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing, Lowry
- Lisa Maxwell, End Of The Rainbow, Opera House
- Zizi Strallen, Mary Poppins, Palace
Best newcomer
- Daisy Badger, Look Back In Anger, Octagon Theatre
- Ben Hunter, The Girls, Lowry
- Norah Lopez Holden, Ghosts, Home
- Kirsty Rider, Pride And Prejudice, Lowry
- Holly Willock, The Wind In The Willows, Lowry
- Young “Michael” cast, Billy Elliot, Palace
- Young “Scout” cast, To Kill A Mockingbird, Octagon Theatre
Best opera
- Andrea Chenier, Opera North, Lowry
- Billy Budd, Opera North, Lowry
- Don Giovanni, ETO, Buxton Opera House
- Tamerlano, Buxton Festival, Buxton Opera House
The Robert Robson Award for best dance
- Akram Khan’s Giselle, Palace
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lowry
- Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Lowry
- The Red Shoes, Lowry
Best musical
- Billy Elliot, Palace
- Parade, Hope Mill Theatre
- Singin’ in the Rain, Octagon Theatre
- Sweet Charity, Royal Exchange
- The Wind in the Willows, Lowry
Best fringe production
- Boomtown Gals, Various venues
- Die Diana, Bandit, Mugger and Thief, Manchester
- Multi Story, Monkeywood, Various venues
- The Trial, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Best fringe performance
- Joyce Branagh, Boomtown Gals, Various venues
- Sam Grogan, Waiting Room, King’s Arms, Salford
- William J Holstead, The Trial, Hope Mill Theatre
- Leanne Martin, The Brink, King’s Arms
Best studio production
- Dirty Pakistani Lingerie, Lowry
- Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Home
- The Solid Life Of Sugar Water, Royal Exchange
- Wish List, Royal Exchange
Best actor in a studio production
- Alexander Gatehouse, Ventoux, Lowry
- Joseph Quinn, Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
- Rex Ryan, Pilgrim, Lowry
Best actress in a studio production
- Erin Doherty, Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
- Sarah Emmott, Declaration, Lowry
- Georgia Henshaw, Bird, Royal Exchange Studio
- Molly Vevers, Ross and Rachel, Lowry
Best new play
- A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer, Home
- Bird, Royal Exchange Studio
- The Emperor, Home
- Wish List, Royal Exchange Studio
Best design
- Endgame, Home
- La Vie Parisienne, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
- Singin’ In The Rain, Octagon Theatre
- The Pitmen Painters, Coliseum, Oldham
Best ensemble
- 946 – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tipps, Home
- Singin’ In The Rain, Octagon Theatre
- The Pitmen Painters, Coliseum
- The James Plays, Lowry
Best special entertainment
- An Anatomie In Four Quarters, Lowry
- Cirque du Soleil – Amaluna, Trafford Centre
- Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, Old Granada Studios
- The Peony Pavillion, Lowry
Youth panel award
- Nothing – The Royal Exchange Theatre Young Company
- The Secret Garden – Octagon Youth Theatre
- The Factory – The Royal Exchange Theatre Young Company
- The Siege of Christmas – Contact Youth Company with Swung Low
The winners of each category will be announced on 17th March 2017 at the Home Arts Centre. Check out highlights of Warrington below:
