The Offies

The Offies (The Off West End Theatre Awards) were launched in 2010 to recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent Off West End theatres across London.[1]

The Offies
Awarded forExcellence in off West End Theatre
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byThe Off West End Theatre Awards
First awarded2011 (2011)
Websitehttps://offies.london/

Over 80 theatres participate in the awards, with more than 400 productions being considered throughout the year by 40 assessors.[1] The winners are selected by a panel of theatre critics including Mark Shenton, Matt Wolf and Alex Wood.[2][3]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won two Off West End Theatre awards in 2014 for her one-woman show Fleabag at the Soho Theatre.[4]

History

The first-ever award ceremony for The Offies was held on 27 February 2011 with Simon Callow hosting the event. The aim of the awards is to help raise the profile and status of independent theatres in London by rewarding shows that might not necessarily recognised by the larger award ceremonies.

Ceremony
Season Awards ceremony/Winner Announcement Awards ceremony host(s) Ref
2010–11 27 Feb 2011 Simon Callow [5]
2011–12 5 Feb 2012 Louise Jameson [6]
2012–13 24 Feb 2013 Simon Callow [7]
2013–14 2 Mar 2014 Louise Jameson [4]
2014–15 20 Apr 2015
2015–16 28 Feb 2016 Ian McKellen (via Twitter) [8]
2016–17 26 Feb 2017 Patrick Stewart (via Twitter) [9]
2017–18 4 Mar 2018 Amy Lamé [10]
2018–19 31 May 2019 Geoffrey Brown [11]
2019–20 February 2020 TBA [12]

Award categories

Plays

  • Performance Piece (Non-binary)
  • Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play
  • Female Performance In a Play
  • Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play
  • Male Performance In a Play
  • Most Promising New Playwright
  • New Play
  • Director
  • Production

Musicals & Opera

  • Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
  • Female Performance in a Musical
  • Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
  • Male Performance in a Musical
  • Musical Director
  • Director
  • New Musical
  • Musical Production
  • Opera Production

Design

  • Costume Design
  • Sound Design
  • Set Design
  • Lighting Design
  • Video Design

Productions for Young People

  • Ages 0–7
  • Ages 8+
  • Ages 13+

Special

  • Artistic Director
  • Producer
  • Special Achievement

Other

  • IDEA (Innovative / Devised / Experimental / Atypical)
  • Choreography/Movement
  • Performance Ensemble
  • Company Ensemble
  • TBC (shows that don't fit other categories)

Recent finalists and winners

The 2019 results are as follows:[13]

Performance Piece

Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play

  • Lindsey Campbell in The Open House at the Print Room (winner)
  • Kate Terence in The Sword of Alex at the White Bear Theatre
  • Kristin Milward in A Funny Thing Happened … Oncology Unit … at the Finborough Theatre

Female Performance in a Play

Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play

Male Performance in a Play

Most Promising New Playwright

New Play

Director

  • Femi Elufowoju jr for Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives at the Arcola Theatre (winner)
  • Daniele Sanderson for Freeman at the Canada Water / Pleasance
  • Jack Gamble for The Daughter in Law at the Arcola Theatre
  • Omar Elerian for Misty at the Bush Theatre

Production

Ensemble

  • Bury the Hatchet presented by Out of Forest Theatre at the Hope Theatre (winner)
  • East presented by Atticist at the King's Head Theatre
  • Freeman presented by Strictly Arts at Canada Water / Pleasance

TBC (shows that don't fit other categories)

Choreography

Musical Director

  • Joe Bunker for The Rink at the Southwark Playhouse (winner)
  • Adam Gerber & Tom Self for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch
  • Zach Flis for Pippin at the Southwark Playhouse

Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Female Performance in a Musical

Male Performance in a Musical

  • Rob Houchen in Eugenius! at the Other Palace (winner)
  • Jonathan Carlton in Pippin at the Southwark Playhouse
  • Mark Inscoe in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch

New Musical

Musical Production

Opera Production

  • The Rape Of Lucretia at the Arcola Theatre (winner)
  • Der Schauspieldirektor / Bastien und Bastienne by Pop-Up Opera at various venues
  • La Traviata at the King's Head Theatre

Costume Design

Set Design

Lighting Design

Video Design

Sound Design

  • Sam West for Becoming Shades at the Vaults (winner)
  • Jack Elliot Barton for Lifeboat at the Jack Studio Theatre
  • Luke Swaffield for Forgotten at the Arcola Theatre
  • Matt Padden for Mirabel at the Ovalhouse

Production for Young People 0-7

  • Huddle – Filskit Theatre / Unicorn Theatre (winner)
  • Not Now Bernard at the Unicorn Theatre
  • Jack and the Beanstalk – Lyngo Theatre / Polka Theatre

Production for Young People 8+

Production for Young People 13+

Special Awards

  • Artistic Director: Madani Younis (winner)
  • Producer: Sally Young (winner)
  • Special Achievement: David Jubb (winner)

See also

References
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