Public voting is now open for the Best of London Theatre (B.O.L.T) Awards – the UK’s only theatre awards run by (and for) young people.
Presented by London-based theatre education charity Go Live Theatre Projects and sponsored by TodayTix, the awards will be handed out at a ceremony at Wonderville in the heart of the West End on 18 February 2024. The first awards ceremony that has since the pandemic, the nominations cover shows and performances from 2022-2023.
Young people aged 15-29 are invited to visit www.golivetheatre.org.uk/bolt-awards in categories including: Power of the Ensemble, Bring it Back and Spectacular Set, plus a Special Recognition for Contribution to Theatre Award. Young people can purchase tickets for just £5 to attend the ceremony.
The nominees:
Best Performer in a Musical/Play
Sam Tutty – Dear Evan Hansen
Zizi Strallen – Mary Poppins
Tosh Wanogho-Maud – Ain’t Too Proud
Holly Anne Hull – The Phantom of The Opera
Kristina Love – Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Saved the Day Award
Madeleine MacMahon – Modest
Collette Guitart – & Juliet
Gracie McGonigal – The Crucible
Big Little Star
Pharrell Marshall-Green – Young Bob Marley, Get Up, Stand Up!
Renée Hart – Kasia, Es & Flo
Kizzy Murrell – Young Alline, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Watch This Face Award
Elliott Evans
Gracie McGonigal
Darragh Hand
Power of the Ensemble
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Come From Away
Newsies!
For Black Boys…
The Phantom of the Opera
Special Recognition for Contribution to Theatre Award
Punchdrunk
Shanay Holmes
For Black Boys…
Bring it Back Award
Prima Facie
My Son’s A Queer…
Come From Away
Get Up, Stand Up!
Home Sweet Home Award
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Almeida Theatre
Gillian Lynne Theatre
His Majesty’s Theatre
Sadler’s Wells
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Soundtrack to my Soul
Les Misérables
Matilda The Musical
The Phantom Of the Opera
Come From Away
Spectacular Set Award
Es Devlin – The Motive and the Cue
Felix Barrett, Livi Vaughan and Beatrice Minns – The Burnt City
Ros Coombes and Matt Kinley – Mary Poppins
Morgan Large – Newsies!
Bunny Christie – Guys and Dolls
Derek McLane – Moulin Rouge
Top Tech
A Christmas Carol (Old Vic 2022)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Oklahoma!
The Crucible
Best Play
All Of it
My Neighbour Totoro
For Black Boys…
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Best Musical
Les Misérables
The Secret Life of Bees
The Phantom Of the Opera
Come From Away
Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade – Six The Musical
Clint Ramos – Once on this Island
Catherine Fay – The Crucible
Anna Kelsey – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dedicated to bringing the magic of theatre into the lives of young people, the organisation previously known as Mousetrap Theatre Projects, opens the doors to all that London’s vibrant theatre scene has to offer – particularly for young people with limited means, support or special needs – and encourages participants to engage creatively with their theatre experiences. Created and organised by the charity’s Youth Forum, made up of young people aged 15-23, the B.O.L.T Awards were formerly known as The Mousetrap Awards.
Angela Thomas
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