Highlights of The Stage Awards and new year party 2017 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Photographed by David Monteith-Hodge and Eliza Power…
The Awards ceremony
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The Stage print editor Alistair Smith
Presenter Alister Cameron
Presenter Paul Shelley
Paul Hendy from sponsor Evolution Productions presents the award for regional theatre of the year
Dan Bates accepts the award
Regional theatre of the year Sheffield Theatres artistic director Robert Hastie and chief executive Dan Bates
Robert Hastie being interviewed
Tristan Baker accepts the award for building of the year for Kings Cross Theatre
Building of the year Producers Tristan Baker and Sue Scott Davison with their award
Annemarie Lewis Thomas, principal of Musical Theatre Academy, accepts the award for school of the year
David Byrne accepts the award for fringe theatre of the year for New Diorama
New Diorama Theatre’s executive producer Sophie Wallis, artistic and executive director David Byrne and producer Helen Matravers
Andy Rudge of sponsor Integro with artistic director David Byrne
The Stage managing director and guests watching the awards being presented
Director Kirsty Housley with Complicite’s Poppy Keeling (left) and Claire Gilbert (right), with their award for innovation
Jatinder Verma, artistic director of Tara Theatre accepts the sustainability award
Tara artistic director Jatinder Verma with the award for sustainability
Jatinder Verma and Matt Lloyd, managing director of sponsor GDS
Choreographer Matthew Bourne and Robert Noble, group managing director of New Adventures with the international award
Ben Rapp, of award sponsor Managed Networks (centre) with Timothy Sheader and William Village (right) from Regent's Park Open Airs Theatre
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre executive director William Village and artistic director Timothy Sheader with the award for London theatre of the year
Producer of the year Sonia Friedman
Sonia Friedman with her team
Ned Seago with the Unsung Hero award
Managing director Bryan Raven and account handler Simon Arnold (right) from award sponsors White Light with Ned Seago
Ned Seago, Stage doorkeeper at the Old Vic with Liz Sillett from the Old Vic
The party
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane, due for refurbishment
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, due for refurbishment
Producer Richard Jordan, executive director of Performance Infinity Joanna Dong, and Theatre Royal Plymouth artistic director Simon Stokes
Chief executive Gillian Miller and executive producer Kevin Fearon of Liverpool Royal Court
Parents in Performing Arts founders Anna Ehnold-Danailov and Cassie Raine
White Light (award sponsor) account handler Simon Arnold
TTA Adults directors_agents Leoni Morris (left) and Warren Bacci (right) with producer Danielle Tarento
Leoni Morris
Tom Jewett, director of TodayTix
The Stage's opera critic George Hall
The Stage Staff and contributors 2017
The Stage Scholarship winner, Joshua Evans from Pauline Quirke Academy
The Stage Scholarship winner Anais Lone from Wac Arts
The Stage reviews editor Natasha Tripney
MADD College principal Frances Clayton and course director Edward Nudd (right) with The Stage Scholarship winners Joseph Malana and Megan Thompson-O’Connor
Terri Paddock, founder of Stage Faves
The Stage Scholarship winners Samuel Willis and Layla Heath with stage school founder Barbara Speake, Giants Theatre Company executive producer Susannah Levene, and Queen Ratling Anna Golden
Presenters Alister Cameron and Paul Shelley
Matthew Turnbull, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts commercial director
Martin Dodd, UK Productions managing director
Gillian Miller and Kevin Fearon
Royal Opera House head of press Elizabeth Bell
Producers Emily Wood and Paul Hendy of Evolution Productions
Photographer Eliza Power with Ned Seago
Nottingham Playhouse artistic director Giles Croft
New Diorama's Sophie Wallis, Helen Matravers and David Byrne
Managing director of award sponsor GDS Matt Lloyd
Kneehigh executive producer Ali Robertson with producer Kenny Wax
Jonathan Badyal, policy adviser to culture minister Matt Hancock
Head of UK Theatre Cassie Chadderton with director of the London Theatre Consortium Emma Rees
Award nominee James Seager from Les Enfants Terribles
Ashlee Young and Donal Brennan
Annie Lydford, head of media for English National Opera and George Hall, The Stage's opera critic
Angie Peake (MTA) and Stephanie Pope (Urdang Academy)
Angelica Bomford, English National Opera's digital communications officer
Anais Lone, Jazz Brown, Philip Stanley, Jade Shepheard and Steve Medlin
Alister Cameron (left) with The Stage chairman Catherine Comerford and Actors’ Children’s Trust chair Peter Forbes
Alistair Cameron and Paul Shelley
Victoria Goody, Arts Ed marketing and development officer
Victoria Goody and Jane Harrison, Arts Ed principal
Ben Rapp, CEO of Managed Networks, Terri Paddock and Matthew Parker, Hope Theatre artistic director
The Stage contributor Susan Elkin and James Bowden, founder of Dorset School of Acting
Wac Arts head of drama Steve Medlin and Michael Moor, Red Door Productions and Casting director
Stephen Waley-Cohen, Mousetrap producer
The Stage staff: Sarah Rowlands, Georgia Snow, Layla Saleem and Carole Wright
Solange Urdang and Stephanie Pope
WhatsOnStage chief operating officer Sita McIntosh and freelance journalist Theo Bosanquet
Sean Crowley, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama director of drama
Sarah Miller
Richard Jordan, Lisa Burger, executive director of the National Theatre, and Simon Stokes
Rachel Riach, West Yorkshire Playhouse head of media
Merlin Entertainments' Penny France
Presenters Paul Shelley and Alistair Cameron
Nick Potter, The Ambassador Theatre Group's group international venues director
Ned Seago
Natalie Yalden and Jo Hutchison from JHI Marketing
Equity’s Louise Grainger (marketing, events and training) and Matt Hood (assistant general secretary)
Marc Peachey, UK business development manager and Tom Jewett, ticketing executive for TodayTix
CPA Studios'
Louise Featherstone and Colin Putz
Integro account executive Laurence Hill
Audience Systems sales manager Katie Sullivan
and marketing manager Nina Parmenter
Artistic director Kate Wasserberg and executive director Bizzy Day from Cardiff’s the Other Room
The Stage Scholarship winners Joseph Malana and Megan Thompson-O’Connor from
Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama
Pauline Quirke Academy brand manager Elisa Giuliani, Jonathan Tuchner, consultant for The Stage and
Tara Arts’ executive producer Jonathan Kennedy and artistic director Jatinder Verma
Angelica Bomford form the English National Opera's communications team
Park Theatre artistic director Jez Bond
Jamie Read, director of Read College
James Seager and Oli Lansley
Helen Bell, principal of Razzamataz Theatre School
Anais Lone, Jazz Brown, Philip Stanley, Jade Shepheard and Steve Medlin
Executive director Steve Mannix, associate producer
Nathan Brine and artistic director Daniel Buckroyd of
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
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