Record Win At Uk Theatre Awards For Sheffield Theatres

12th October 2016

Sheffield Theatres is celebrating unprecedented success in this year's UK Theatre Awards with a record win of 6 awards including Best Musical Production.

Having dominated the nominations, Sheffield Theatres won in 5 categories. Show Boat won the most accolades, with awards for Best Musical Production and Best Supporting Performance for Rebecca Trehearn's performance. Brand new musical Flowers For Mrs Harris was also named Best Musical Production and Clare Burt, who played the lead role, won the Best Performance in a Musical award. Lez Brotherston, who designed Show Boat and Flowers For Mrs Harris was awarded Best Design for both productions. Charlene James' Cuttin' It, a Young Vic/Royal Court co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and The Yard Theatre won Best New Play. The UK Theatre Awards are the only nationwide Awards to honour and celebrate outstanding achievements in regional theatre throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Chief Executive of Sheffield Theatres, Dan Bates commented: 'We are absolutely thrilled to have our work recognised with this amazing clutch of awards. I want to pay tribute to the talented artists who bring outstanding creative flair to our stages, the dedicated staff team who produce such breath taking work year after year and to Daniel Evans who directed both Show Boat and Flowers for Mrs Harris before he left the role of Artistic Director earlier this year. To quote Sir Ian McKellen at the awards ceremony yesterday, the work that takes place in theatres across the UK is the true national theatre and we're incredibly proud to be recognised for our part in creating the country's rich cultural tapestry.