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TheUK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as theTMA Awards, are presented annually byUK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theatre throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.[1][2]
| Year | Best New Play | Best Musical | Best Show for Children and Young People | Best Touring Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[3] | Flumps by Emma Jo Pallett, aMercuryTheatre Original production in association with The Thelmas | Jesus Christ Superstar, aWatermill Theatre production by arrangement withLW Entertainment | Pig Heart Boy, a Children’s Theatre Partnership,Unicorn Theatre &Sheffield Theatres co-production | n/a |
| 2024[4] | Swim, Aunty, Swim!, aBelgrade Theatre production in association with tiata fahodzi | Oliver!, aLeeds Playhouse production by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh | Beauty And The Beast, aStephen Joseph Theatre production | n/a |
| 2023[5] | Enough Of Him, aNational Theatre of Scotland andPitlochry Festival Theatre co-production | Gypsy, aThe Mill at Sonning production | The SpongeBob Musical, a Showpath Entertainment production | n/a |
| 2022[6] | Mugabe, My Dad & Me, an ETT,Brixton House &York Theatre Royal in association with Alison Holder co-production | Billy Elliot The Musical, aMade at Curve production | Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, aKenny Wax Family Entertainment in association with MAST Mayflower Studios | n/a |
| 2019[7] | Life of Pi adapted byLolita Chakrabarti, aSheffield Theatres production | Standing At The Sky’s Edge a Sheffield Theatres production | Billionaire Boy The Musical aNuffield Southampton Theatres production in association withBelgrade Theatre, Coventry | n/a |
| 2018[8] | The Almighty Sometimes aRoyal Exchange Theatre production | The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, aTheatr Clwyd production | The Little Mermaid, aThe Egg – Theatre Royal Bath and Pins and Needles co-production | Three Sisters, aRashDash and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production |
| 2017[9] | Narvik byLizzie Nunnery, a Box of Tricks production | Everybody's Talking About Jamie, a Sheffield Theatres production | The Snow Queen, aNew Vic Theatre production | The Who’s Tommy, aNew Wolsey Theatre Ipswich and Ramps on the Moon co-production |
| 2016[10] | Cuttin' It by Charlene James, aYoung Vic/Royal Court Theatre co-production withBirmingham Repertory Theatre,Sheffield Theatres and The Yard Theatre | Flowers for Mrs Harris, aSheffield Theatres Production Show Boat, a Sheffield Theatres production | The Hobbit, a The Dukes production | The Herbal Bed, a co-production byRoyal & Derngate Northampton,English Touring Theatre andRose Theatre Kingston |
| 2015[11] | Iphigenia in Splott aSherman Cymru production | Gypsy, aChichester Festival Theatre production | Running Wild, a Chichester Festival Youth Theatre production | Twelfth Night, anEnglish Touring Theatre andSheffield Theatres production |
| 2014[12] | An August Bank Holiday Lark byDeborah McAndrew, aNorthern Broadsides production in partnership withNew Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on tour | Brass, aNational Youth Music Theatre production at City varieties Music Hall, Leeds | Dragon, aNational Theatre of Scotland, Vox Motus and Tianjin People’s Art Theatre, China production, at theCitizens Theatre andTraverse Theatre | Translations,English Touring Theatre |
| 2013 | Bull aSheffield Theatres production | This Is My Family, a Sheffield Theatres production | The Borrowers, aNorthern Stage, Newcastle production andMister Holgado, aUnicorn Theatre production | The Full Monty, a Sheffield Theatres production, presented byDavid Pugh (theatre producer) andDafydd Rogers |
| 2012 | In The Next Room aTheatre Royal Bath production in the Ustinov Studio | The Go-Between, aWest Yorkshire Playhouse,Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Derby LIVE! production at West Yorkshire Playhouse | The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean by Shona Reppe on tour | Anne Boleyn -English Touring Theatre's presentation of theShakespeare's Globe production |
| 2011 | Love, Love, Love, aDrum Theatre Plymouth andPaines Plough production at the Drum Theatre Plymouth, and on tour | Matilda the Musical, anRSC production at theCourtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | White aCatherine Wheels production | Richard III andThe Comedy of Errors: both Propeller productions, in association with The Touring Partnership, on tour |
| 2010[13] | Spur of the Moment at TheRoyal Court | Sweeney Todd - a Dundee Rep Ensemble production, at Dundee Rep | Pobby and Dingan - aCatherine Wheels Theatre Company production, in association withBrunton Theatre, Musselburgh | The Empire – aRoyal Court Theatre andDrum Theatre Plymouth production |
| 2009[14] | ENRON aHeadlong,Chichester Festival Theatre andRoyal Court Theatre production at Chichester Festival Theatre | Spend Spend Spend atWatermill, Newbury | For The Best Presented by theUnicorn Theatre in collaboration with Mark Storor and Anna Ledgard | Noël Coward'sBrief Encounter, David Pugh andDafydd Rogers and Cineworld present The Kneehigh Theatre Production in a co production with Royal and Derngate Northampton |
| 2008 | The Pitman Painters atLive Theatre, Newcastle | Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi at thePlayhouse, Liverpool | Looking for JJ adapted fromAnne Cassidy's novel by Marcus Romer at thePilot Theatre | |
| 2007 | That Face at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at theRoyal Court | Sunshine on Leith atDundee Rep | Citizens' Theatre/Tag'sYellow Moon (The Ballad Of Leila And Lee) at the Citizens', Glasgow and tour | |
| 2006 | Rubenstein Kiss byJames Phillips atHampstead Theatre | Road To Nowhere at theLyric Hammersmith | National Theatre of Scotland andImprobable'sThe Wolves In The Walls on tour | |
| 2005 | Pyrenees byDavid Greig, Tron Theatre Company and Paines Plough | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying atthe Festival Theatre, Chichester | Alice's Adventures In Wonderland atBristol Old Vic | |
| 2004 | The Sugar Syndrome byLucy Prebble at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs | The Hired Man atSalisbury Playhouse | Arthur, The Story Of A King, Wee Stories & The Scottish Touring Consortium co-created by Andy Cannon, Iain Johnstone and David Trouton | |
| 2003 | The Breathing House by Peter Arnott,Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh | Sweet Charity at theCrucible Theatre, Sheffield | Tom's Midnight Garden by Library Theatre Company, Manchester | |
| 2002 | Gagarin WayTraverse Theatre Company in association with the National Theatre Studio on tour | Fiddler On The Roof a Watermill West Berkshire Playhouse production | Lifeboat by Nicola McCartney,Catherine Wheels Theatre Company in association with Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh on tour | |
| 2001 | Splendour in association with the Peter Wolff Theatre Trust on tour | The Gondoliers at The Watermill West Berkshire Playhouse | The Unicorn Theatre'sTom's Midnight Garden | |
| 2000 | Larkin With Women at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough | Anonymous Society produced by Start at theLyric Theatre, Hammersmith | Under The Apple Tree devised by Paul Harman, Philip Harrison and David Tarkenter for ctc on tour | |
| 1999 | The Palace Theatre Watford production ofThe Late Middle Classes subsequently toured nationally by theAmbassador Theatre Group | Birmingham Repertory Theatre andTamasha Theatre Company'sFourteen Songs,Two Weddings And A Funeral atBirmingham Repertory Theatre | The Young Vic Theatre Company'sArabian Nights at theYoung Vic and on tour, in association with Warwick Arts Centre andDarren Ockert Productions | |
| 1998 | Frozen by Bryony Lavery at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Spend Spend Spend! atWest Yorkshire Playhouse | Oxford Stage Company'sJunk | |
| 1997 | Popcorn byBen Elton, a co-production betweenNottingham Playhouse andWest Yorkshire Playhouse | Divorce Me Darling book, music and lyrics by Sandy Wilson at Chichester Festival Theatre | Beauty And The Beast at theYoung Vic, London | |
| 1996 | Divine Right byPeter Whelan at theBirmingham Repertory Theatre | By Jeeves at theStephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough | Peter Pan at West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| 1995 | Trainspotting byIrvine Welsh, adapted by Harry Gibson, at theCitizens Theatre, Glasgow | Moll Flanders at theTheatre Royal, York | The Red Balloon at theBirmingham Repertory Theatre | |
| 1994 | Hated Nightfall byHoward Barker, co-produced by the Royal Court and the Wrestling School, on tour | Assassins at the Library Theatre, Manchester | Two Weeks With The Queen coproduced by theRoyal National Theatre and the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough | |
| 1993 | Lost In Yonkers presented by Duncan C Weldon, on tour | Me And My Girl aRichard Armitage/Noel Gay Organisation production presented by Pola Jones and Farworlds Ltd, on tour | The Royal National Theatre's production ofMr A's Amazing Maze Plays | |
| 1992 | The Choice atSalisbury Playhouse | Into The Woods at theWolsey Theatre, Ipswich | The Magic Storybook by Renata Allen,Oxford Stage Company andOxford Playhouse | |
| 1991 | Donny Boy atManchester Royal Exchange | Sweeney Todd atOldham Coliseum | Monty Moonbeam's Magnificent Mission at theSwan Theatre, Worcester |
| Year | Best Performance in a Play | Best Performance in a Musical | Best Supporting Performance in a Play | Best Supporting Performance in a Musical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Daniel Rigby forAccidental Death Of An Anarchist, aSheffield Theatres andLyric Hammersmith Theatre co-production in association with Playful Productions | Lena Hall forIn Dreams, aLeeds Playhouse production | Antony Eden forFamily Album, aStephen Joseph Theatre production | |
| 2022 | Giles Terera forThe Meaning of Zong, aBristol Old Vic Production | Divina de Campo forHedwig and the Angry Inch aLeeds Playhouse and HOME co-production | Nishla Smith forKes anOctagon Theatre andTheatre By The Lake co-production | |
| 2019 | Hiran Abeysekera forLife Of Pi aSheffield Theatres production | Rebecca Trehearn forSweet Charity aNottingham Playhouse production | Esh Alladi forHobson’s Choice aRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production | |
| 2018 | Denise Black forThe Cherry Orchard aSherman Theatre production | Ashley Zhangazha forGuys And Dolls aRoyal Exchange Theatre andTalawa Theatre Company co-production | Gemma Dobson forRita, Sue And Bob Too aRoyal Court,Out of Joint andOctagon Theatre, Bolton production | |
| 2017 | Joseph Millson forThe Rover aRoyal Shakespeare Company production | John McCrea forEverybody's Talking About Jamie aSheffield Theatres production | Sharon Duncan-Brewster forA Streetcar Named Desire aRoyal Exchange Theatre production | |
| 2016 | Paapa Essiedu forHamlet, aRoyal Shakespeare Company production | Clare Burt forFlowers for Mrs Harris, a Sheffield Theatres Production | Rebecca Trehearn forShow Boat, aSheffield Theatres production | |
| 2015 | Joel MacCormack forEach His Own Wilderness, anOrange Tree Theatre production Polly Lister forAbigail's Party, aTheatre by the Lake production | Imelda Staunton forGypsy, aChichester Festival Theatre production | Justine Mitchell forFor Services Rendered, aChichester Festival Theatre production | |
| 2014 | Patrick O'Kane forQuietly, an Abbey Theatre production on tour | Jamie Parker forGuys and Dolls, aChichester Festival Theatre production | Jenna Augen forBad Jews, aTheatre Royal Bath production, in the Ustinov Studio | |
| 2013 | Cush Jumbo forA Doll's House, aRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production | Janie Dee forHello Dolly!, aCurve, Leicester production | Siân Phillips forThis Is My Family, a Sheffield Theatres production | |
| 2012 | Henry Goodman forThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, a Chichester Festival Theatre production | Imelda Staunton forSweeney Todd, a Chichester Festival Theatre production | Aidan McArdle forDemocracy, a Sheffield Theatres production | |
| 2011 | Derek Jacobi forKing Lear: a Donmar Warehouse production at the Grand Opera House, Belfast and on tour | Bertie Carvel forMatilda at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | Claire Price forThe Pride, aSheffield Theatres production | |
| 2010 | Maggie Steed forHay Fever atWest Yorkshire Playhouse – a West Yorkshire Playhouse production | Ensemble:The Hired Man - anOctagon Theatre Bolton production | Ayesha Antoine forMy Wonderful Day at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough – a Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough production | Louise Plowright for Irving Berlin'sWhite Christmas the Musical - A Michael Rose Limited, Chris Moreno & Mayflower Theatre, Southampton presentation of a Theatre Royal Plymouth Production |
| 2009 | Anna Francolini forThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Royal & Derngate Northampton | Alexandra Silber forCarousel, Stanhope Productions, Michael Edwards & Carole Winter, Tiger/WSZ, Stevens-O'Boyle, and Tulchin/Bartner/Ambassador Theatre Group in association with The Churchill, Bromley on tour | Claire Price forMary Stuart at Clwyd Theatr Cymru | Kirsty Hoiles forSpend Spend Spend at the Watermill, Newbury |
| 2008 | Brenda Blethyn for the Royal Exchange Theatre Company'sThe Glass Menagerie | Brian Conley forThe Music Man at Chichester Festival Theatre | Kate O'Flynn for the Royal Exchange Theatre Company'sThe Children's Hour | Martin Ball forMary Poppins on tour |
| 2007 | Patrick Stewart forMacbeth atChichester Festival Theatre produced in association with Duncan C Weldon and Paul Elliot | Henry Goodman for Sheffield Theatres'Fiddler On The Roof at the Crucible | Meg Fraser forAll My Sons at theRoyal Lyceum, Edinburgh | Anne Louise Ross forSunshine On Leith atDundee Rep |
| 2006 | Greg Hicks forTamburlaine atBristol Old Vic | Junix Inocian forPacific Overtures at theHaymarket Theatre, Leicester | Tom Brooke forThe Long And The Short And The Tall at theLyceum, Sheffield | Nicole Faraday forBad Girls: The Musical at West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| 2005 | Ian McDiarmid forLear at the Crucible, Sheffield | Anna-Jane Casey forMack And Mabel at the Watermill | Jimmy Akingbola forBlue/Orange at theCrucible, Sheffield | Mark Tracie Bennett for theRoyal Exchange Theatre Company'sSex, Chips & Rock N Roll |
| Year | Best Director | Best Set Design / Best Design | Best Lighting Design | Special Award for Individual Achievement | Special Award for Achievement in Regional Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Garry Hynes forDruid O’Casey, aDruid Theatre production atLyric Theatre Belfast | Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey & ULTZ for Tambo & Bones, aTheatre Royal Stratford East, andActors Touring Company co-production | n/a | n/a | |
| 2022 | Robert Hastie, Anthony Lau, Elin Schofield forRock/Paper/Scissors | Laura Hopkins forDracula: The Untold Story, Projection and Video Design by Simon Wainwright atLeeds Playhouse | n/a | n/a | |
| 2019 | Max Webster forLife Of Pi aSheffield Theatres production | Nick Barnes, Finn Caldwell, Carolyn Downing, Andrzej Goulding, Tim Hatley and Tim Lutkin forLife Of Pi a Sheffield Theatres production | n/a | n/a | |
| 2018 | Sarah Frankcom forOur Town aRoyal Exchange Theatre production | Morgan Large forWonderland aNottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production | n/a | n/a | |
| 2017 | Gemma Bodinetz atLiverpool Everyman and Playhouse new repertory season | Jon Bausor forThe Grinning Man atBristol Old Vic | n/a | n/a | |
| 2016 | Raz Shaw forWit, aRoyal Exchange Theatre production | Lez Brotherston forFlowers for Mrs Harris andShow Boat, a Sheffield Theatres productions | |||
| 2015 | Ned Bennett forPomona, anOrange Tree Theatre production and for YEN aRoyal Exchange Theatre production | Dick Bird, Timothy Bird and Paul Keogan forThe Hudsucker Proxy, aNuffield Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse in association with Complicite production | |||
| 2014 | Duncan Macmillan andRobert Icke for1984, aHeadlong,Nottingham Playhouse andAlmeida Theatre production | Jon Bausor forMametz, aNational Theatre Wales production | |||
| 2013 | Blanche McIntyre forThe Seagull, aHeadlong and Nuffield, Southampton production in association withDerby Theatre | Jonathan Fensom and Charles Balfour forThe Accrington Pals, a Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester production | Simon Callow | ||
| 2012 | Garry Hynes forDruidmurphy, produced byDruid Theatre Company | Amanda Stoodley forManchester Lines a Library Theatre Company production | |||
| 2011 | Michael Sheen and Bill Mitchell forThe Passion aNational Theatre Wales/Wild Works co-production | Lizzie Clachan forHappy Days lighting design by Natasha Chivers aSheffield Theatres production | |||
| 2010 | Laurie Sansom forBeyond the Horizon andSpring Storm - Royal & Derngate, Northampton productions | Mike Brookes and Simon Banham forThe Persians - a National Theatre Wales production | Chris Davey forDial M for Murder – a West Yorkshire Playhouse and Fiery Angel production and for Beyond the Horizon – a Royal & Derngate, Northampton production | Max Stafford-Clark | Paines Plough |
| 2009 | Scott Graham andSteven Hoggett forOthello, Frantic Assembly and Theatre Royal Plymouth in collaboration with Royal and Derngate, Northampton on tour | Michael Pavelka forThe Merchant of Venice, Watermill Theatre and Propellor on tour | Daniella Beattie forThe Wicked Lady at New Victoria. Newcastle Under Lyme | Nicolas Kent | The Theatre, Chipping Norton |
| 2008 | Michael Boyd forThe Histories at RSC Stratford-Upon-Avon | Mike Britton forLady From The Sea at Birmingham Rep | The Royal Exchange Theatre Company'sThe Children's Hour designed by Mick Hughes | Bill Kenwright | Latitude Festival |
| 2007 | Tim Supple forA Midsummer Night's Dream on tour | Chloe Lamford forSmall Miracle at the Mercury, Colchester | Matthew Bourne | Bruntwood Group - for their year round charitable work and key contributions off stage | |
| 2006 | Nina Raine forUnprotected at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool | Robert Innes Hopkins forPromise, Promises at the Crucible, Sheffield | Thelma Holt | English Youth Ballet | |
| 2005 | Michael Grandage forDon Carlos at the Crucible, Sheffield | Faustus set design by Laura Hopkins at Northampton Theatre Royal | The Mackintosh Foundation | ||
| 2004 | Anna Mackmin forCloud Nine a Sheffield Theatres production at the Crucible | Liz Ascroft for the Royal Exchange Theatre Company'sThe Rise And Fall Of Little Voice | The Playhouse Theatre, Derry | ||
| 2003 | David Farr forA Midsummer Night's Dream atBristol Old Vic | Julian Croch, Phil Eddols, Colin Grenfell and Stephen Snell forThe Hanging Man, Improbable Theatre in co-production wit West Yorkshire Playhouse, Wexner Center for the Arts, the Walker Art Center, the Lyric Hammersmith and Weiner Festwochen in association with Pomegrante Arts | The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire | ||
| 2002 | Emma Rice forKneehigh Theatre'sThe Red Shoes on tour | Simon Higlett forElizabeth Rex at Birmingham Repertory Theatre produced in association with Duncan C. Weldon and Paul Elliott for Triumph Entertainment Ltd, and for Nuffield Theatre Southampton'sThree Sisters presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions on tour | mindthe gap | ||
| 2001 | Vicky Featherstone forSplendour, Paines Plough in association with the Peter Wolff Theatre Trust on tour | Laura Hopkins forMister Heracles at West Yorkshire Playhouse | The Wales Association for the Performing Arts | ||
| 2000 | Richard Wilson forMr Kolpert at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court | Jeremy Herbert for4.48 Psychosis at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court | Mercury Theatre, Colchester | ||
| 1999 | Edward Hall forTwelfth Night at The Watermill, West Berkshire Playhouse | Es Devlin for the Bush Theatre'sHowie The Rookie at the Bush Theatre | Northern Stage | ||
| 1998 | Julian Crouch andPhelim McDermott forShockheaded Peter, a Cultural Industry project produced in collaboration with West Yorkshire Playhouse and Lyric Theatre Hammersmith | Neil Warmington forJane Eyre, Shared Experience Theatre in association with the Wolsey Theatre Ipswich and the Young Vic Theatre on tour | Mobil Touring Theatre | ||
| 1997 | Janet Suzman forThe Cherry Orchard, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company in a co-production with the Market Theatre, Johannesburg | Robert Innes Hopkins forThe Wasp Factory at West Yorkshire Playhouse andOxford Stage Company'sMy Mother Said I Never Should on tour | G & J Productions | ||
| 1996 | Mike Alfreds forFlesh And Blood,Jude The Obscure andPrivate Lives, Method & Madness on tour | Tony Tripp for Cole Porter'sHigh Society presented by Paul Elliott by arrangement with Paul Dainty Europe Ltd. Sheffield Theatres and Warner Chappell Music Ltd, on tour | Jeremy Raison, artistic director of Chester Gateway | ||
| 1995 | Barrie Rutter forThe Cracked Pot at West Yorkshire Playhouse in association withNorthern Broadsides, and for Northern Broadsides' tour ofA Midsummer Night's Dream | Robin Don forThe Winter Guest at West Yorkshire Playhouse, co-produced with the Almeida Theatre Company | |||
| 1994 | Anthony Clark forThe Atheist's Tragedy andThe Playboy Of The Western World at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Peter J. Davison for the tours of the Almeida Theatre's production ofMedea in association with Bill Kenwright Ltd and Theatr Clwyd's production ofSaint Joan presented by Duncan C. Weldon | |||
| 1993 | David Glass for the David Glass ensemble production ofGormenghast, on tour | Charles Cusick-Smith forThe Plough And The Stars at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester | |||
| 1992 | Gregory Hersov forRomeo and Juliet andA View From The Bridge at Manchester Royal Exchange | Neil Warmington (set), Ben Ormerod (lighting) and Mic Pool (sound) forLife Is A Dream atWest Yorkshire Playhouse | |||
| 1991 | Patrick Sandford forThe Winter Wife andMuch Ado About Nothing at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | Simon Vincenzi forTherese Raquin at Nottingham Playhouse |
| Year | Achievement in Dance | Achievement in Opera |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scottish Ballet forCoppélia | Opera North forOrpheus |
| 2022 | The dancers ofRambert | Richard Mantle for the last year at Opera North |
| 2019 | Scottish Ballet for the world premiere ofHelen Pickett’s dance-theatre adaptation ofThe Crucible | Buxton International Festival atBuxton Opera House for the world premiere ofGeorgiana |
| 2018 | Northern Ballet for its programming, particularlyThe Little Mermaid and itsKenneth MacMillan tribute | David Pountney and Tomas Hanus for their artistic leadership ofWelsh National Opera |
| 2017 | Scottish Ballet for the European premiere of Crystal Pite's one-act balletEmergence | Scottish Opera forPelléas And Mélisande |
| 2016 | Gary Clarke forCoal | The Royal Opera andGuildhall School Of Music and Drama for4.48 Psychosis in association with theLyric Hammersmith |
| 2015 | Candoco Dance Company for the revival ofJérôme Bel’s postmodern classicThe Show Must Go On | Glyndebourne for an outstandingly well planned and performed season |
| 2014 | Birmingham Hippodrome and DanceXchange for the International Dance Festival 2014 | Richard Farnes for his exceptional conducting ofOpera North’sDeath in Venice |
| 2013 | Independent dance artist Wendy Houstoun for her insightful, funny solo50 Acts | Welsh National Opera for the productions ofLulu &Lohengrin, conducted byLothar Koenigs |
| 2012 | Akram Khan forDesh | Christopher Alden’s production ofNorma forOpera North, a co-production with Theater Chemnitz |
| 2011 | New Adventures for an outstanding revision ofMatthew Bourne’sCinderella | Music Theatre Wales for its production of Mark-Anthony Turnage’sGreek |
| 2010 | TheMark Morris Dance Group forL'allegro, Il Pensero Ed Il Moderato | Welsh National Opera's production ofDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| 2009[14] | The dancers ofEnglish National Ballet, who showed new strength and interpretative skills across a range of repertory | Glyndebourne for an outstanding 75th Anniversary season |
| 2008 | Theatre-Rites &Arthur Pita forMischief | Opera North for its summer Shakespeare season |
| 2007 | Birmingham Royal Ballet'sStravinsky! A Celebration 2007 | Opera North'sPeter Grimes |
| 2006 | Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo for their hilarious blend of low comedy and high glamour that lampoons and celebrates the golden age of classical ballet | Welsh National Opera'sMazeppa |
| 2005 | Mark Baldwin for the creation ofConstant Speed and the high calibre of his artistic directorship ofRambert Dance Company | The Partnership ofVladimir Jurowski andRichard Jones for Welsh National OperasWozzeck |
| 2004 | Scottish Ballet for sure-footed modernisation underAshley Page and dynamic performances | Opera North for itsEight Little Greats season at Leeds and on tour |
| 2003 | George Piper Dances'Critics' Choice ****** programme | Tristan und Isolde atGlyndebourne |
| 2002 | Christopher Hampson forDouble Concerto, an outstanding new ballet in a fine year for repertory at English National Ballet | Scottish Opera forDie Walküre andSiegfried |
| 2001 | Rambert Dance Company for their performance of Mats Ek'sShe Was Black | Richard Jones,Vladimir Jurowski and the company forWelsh National Opera's production ofThe Queen of Spades |
| 2000 | Tamara Rojo for her outstanding performances forEnglish National Ballet | Anja Silja,Amanda Roocroft and Jir Belohlvek for leadingGlyndebourne's revival ofJenufa |
| 1999 | Lez Brotherston forNorthern Ballet Theatre'sCarmen,The Hunchback Of Notre Dame,Giselle,Dracula andA Christmas Carol | Scottish Opera, especially for its outstanding productions ofDer Rosenkavalier andMacbeth |
| 1998 | David Bintley for the choreography ofEdward II, for mounting the Balanchine bill and for reviving Dame Ninette de Valois'The Prospect Before Us for Birmingham Royal Ballet | Welsh National Opera forBilly Budd andThe Coronation of Poppea |
| 1997 | The dancers of Rambert Dance Company for their performances inAirs,Eidolon,Port For Angels andStream | The cast and production of Scottish Opera'sIdomeneo |
Other awards and recent winners include:[15][16][17][18]