Divina De Campo returns to host The Stage Debut Awards 2024

The Stage Debut Awards 2024 will take place on September 29 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. 

Eight categories at the event will champion performers, directors, designers, writers, composers and lyricists who have made their professional debuts. 

Categories include best performer in a play sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, best performer in a musical sponsored by Michael Harrison Entertainment, best creative West End debut sponsored by Trafalgar Entertainment and best director sponsored by Arts Council England.  

The award for best writer is sponsored by Sonia Friedman Productions, the award for best designer is sponsored by Preevue and the award for best composer, lyricist or book writer is sponsored by Crossroads Live. 

The award for best West End debut performer, sponsored by Noël Coward Foundation, is the only category where the winner is determined by a public vote. 

The shortlist of nominees will be unveiled on August 22, with the line-up of performers and presenters set to be revealed at a later date. 

Winners from previous years include Rob Madge for My Son’s a Queer, (But What Can You Do?), as well as Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) star Sam Tutty and Operation Mincemeat creators SpitLip. 

Supporters of this year’s awards also include Theatre Royal Haymarket, Cameron Mackintosh, Encore and Sky Arts.