The Offies 2021 awards ceremony, which celebrates artists in fringe, alternative and independent theatre, was streamed online on February 21.

Five types of award were presented at the ceremony, including Offies for shows that had at least 10 performances while theatres were not in lockdown.

OnComm awards, which celebrate online shows, and OffCom awards, recognising productions with shorter runs, were also presented.

The winner of the OffFest award for theatre shows in festivals was also announced, alongside OneOff awards for innovative work and initiatives in 2020.

The Offies are run by theatre website OffWestEnd, whose director Geoffrey Brown presented the awards. The ceremony included recorded messages from Brian Blessed, Sharon D Clarke, Judi Dench, Sonia Friedman, Stephen Fry, Sadiq Khan and Michelle Terry.

The winners in full

OnComm Awards

Recorded shows – pre-lockdown/minimum edits
The House of Bernarda Alba, Graeae/Royal Exchange Theatre

Recorded shows – pre-lockdown/significant edits
The Encounter, Complicité

Recorded shows – post-lockdown/minimum edits
Breathe, Bread and Roses Theatre

Recorded shows – post-lockdown/significant edits
Rose, Ginger Quiff Media/Hope Mill Theatre/Julian Stoneman MPSI

Live streaming
The Poltergeist, Tramp/Southwark Playhouse/Jack Silver

Audio production
Rockets and Blue Lights, Royal Exchange/BBC Lockdown Theatre Festival

Series
15 Heroines: The Desert/The Labyrinth/The War, Jermyn Street Theatre

Platform-based
Alice, A Virtual Theme Park, Creation Theatre/Big Telly Theatre

Immersive/Interactive
Viper Squad, Sid Phoenix/CtrlAltRepeat

Innovative
What a Carve Up!, Lawrence Batley Theatre/New Wolsey Theatre/The Barn Theatre

Young People 12+
I, Cinna (the poet), Tim Crouch/Unicorn Theatre

Children
The Twits, Unicorn Theatre

Families
The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington, Sleeping Trees

OffFest for the Voila! Europe Festival

Farewell Concert, K2 Theater/supported by Hungarian Cultural Centre

OneOffs

Wait for Me, Sam Cassidy and Ainsley Ricketts
DreamCatcher, Blue Moon Zoom
Traverse 3, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Scenesaver, www.scenesaver.co.uk

Offies

Design: lighting
Tom White, Macbeth, Wiltons Music Hall

Design: set
Patrick Connellan, The Incident Room, New Diorama/Greenwich Theatre

Design: sound
Yaiza Varona, The Incident Room, New Diorama/Greenwich Theatre

Musicals: musical director
Joe Bunker, Rags, Park Theatre

Musicals: director
Jonathan O’Boyle, The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse

Musicals: supporting performance
Dave Willetts, Rags, Park Theatre

Musicals: lead performance
Frances Barber, Musik, Leicester Square Theatre

Musicals: production
The Last Five Years, Aria Entertainment, Southwark Playhouse

Ensemble: performance
The Canary and the Crow, Arcola

IDEA Performance
FK Alexander, (I Could Go on Singing) Over the Rainbow, Southbank Centre

IDEA Production
Sound Cistem, Plaster Cast Theatre/Vault Festival

Plays: new play (joint winners)
Athena Stevens, Scrounger, Finborough
Sergio Blanco, The Rage of Narcissus, Pleasance

Plays: performance piece
Daniel Ward, The Canary and the Crow, Arcola

Plays: supporting performance
Leigh Quinn, Scrounger, Finborough

Plays: lead performance
Jessica Rhodes, The Sugar Syndrome, Orange Tree Theatre

Plays: director
Phoebe Barran, Tryst, Chiswick Playhouse

Recipients of an OffComm in 2020 for short-run shows with a minimum of three performances can be found in full on the Offies website.