The Mill at Sonning crowned the UK’s ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’ at UK Theatre Awards for third year running

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The Mill at Sonning crowned the UK’s ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’ at UK Theatre Awards for third year running

The Mill at Sonning are delighted to announce it has won the UK Theatre Award for the UK’s ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’ for the third year running.

The Mill is the only theatre in the UK to have won the award three times.

Sponsored by Theatre Tokens, the UK Theatre Award was voted by the public. Musical theatre star and The X Factor 2010 winner Matt Cardle presented the award to The Mill’s Managing & Artistic Director Sally Hughes who attended the ceremony with eight members of staff.

The UK Theatre Awards were revealed yesterday (Sunday 14 October) during a lunchtime ceremony at London’s Guildhall. The Awards were hosted by Olivier-nominated musical theatre performer Tyrone Huntley, and presenters included Wendi Peters, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Ria Jones, Matt Cardle, Emma Williams and Michael Ellis MP.

Actor and writer Maxine Peake was honoured with an Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre award, presented by producer Conrad Lynch and the Artistic Director of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, Sarah Frankcom. Director Richard Eyre received the Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts, presented by Ian McKellen.

For more information on The Mill at Sonning visit www.millatsonning.com

FULL LIST OF UK THEATRE AWARD WINNERS 2018

Best New Play

THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES by Kendall Feaver, a Royal Exchange Theatre production

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Best Musical Production

THE ASSASSINATION OF KATIE HOPKINS directed by James Grieve, a Theatr Clwyd production

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Best Touring Production

THREE SISTERS, a RashDash and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production

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Best Show for Children and Young People

THE LITTLE MERMAID directed by Emma Earle and Cameron Carver, a The Egg – Theatre Royal Bath and Pins and Needles co-production ________________________________________________________________________

Best Director

Sarah Frankcom for OUR TOWN, a Royal Exchange Theatre production

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Best Design

Morgan Large for WONDERLAND, a Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production

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Richard Eyre

Denise Black for THE CHERRY ORCHARD, a Sherman Theatre production _______________________________________________________________________

Best Performance in a Musical

Ashley Zhangazha for GUYS AND DOLLS, a Royal Exchange Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company co-production

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Best Supporting Performance

Gemma Dobson for RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO, a Royal Court, Out of Joint and Octagon Theatre, Bolton production

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Achievement in Dance

Northern Ballet for its bold and varied programming, particularly THE LITTLE MERMAID and its Kenneth MacMillan tribute

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Clothworkers’ Theatre Award

Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch

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Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre

Maxine Peake

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Achievement in Opera

David Pountney and Tomáš Hanus for their artistic leadership of Welsh National Opera

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The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre

Scottish Ballet

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Theatre Employee of the Year sponsored by Integro in Association with Chubb

Clare Lindsay – The Watermill Theatre

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Promotion of Diversity

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

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Achievement in Marketing/Audience Development

The Old Vic

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UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre

The Mill at Sonning

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Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts

Richard Eyre

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