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The Black British Theatre Awards 2022 took place on 16th October, in a celebration of the stage’s finest talents. The awards are the UK’s first award show to celebrate the excellence and influence of Black performers and creatives in the theatre industry.
The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) were launched in 2019, and are making a bigger impact and reach than ever before. The BBTAs were created to target the fantastic leadership of the theatre sector, celebrating the diverse talent that already exists in the UK, and championing the theatre pioneers whose contributions are well established, as well as supporting the young people coming from education into the Arts, to empower them to tell their stories and continue the movement. The BBTA website explains the importance of what the awards show represents, saying:
“As we continue to recover from the pandemic and acknowledge the response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the BBTAs have never been more important. The time is now to take action and the BBTAs is an opportunity to represent the exceptional Black British talent that exists in the UK.
2020 and 2021 have highlighted who is taking the issues of representation seriously, and continued support from our friends, partners and sponsors reflect those who are authentic in our collective mission to create real change and have embedded representation in their infrastructure.”
The 2022 list of nominees included productions from 1st August 2021 to 31st July 2022. The complete list of award-winners have been announced as:
Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu,
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House
Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican
Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4
Kayodeine
Jessica Cabassa
Lux Knightley
Isabella Odoffin
Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503
Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre
Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre
Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre
Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre
Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK & Ireland Tour
Jordan Shaw, Les Miserables, Sondheim Theatre
Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall
Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum
Domitius, Conway Hall
Nicole Raquel Dennis
Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance
Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts
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