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Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland

The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) announces the nominations for the country's celebration of theatre

Winners will be announced at the CATS Awards ceremony on Sunday 10th June, 2012 at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre. The nominations are;

Best New Play sponsored by W&P Longreach–Theatre Insurance Brokers
  • David Harrower, A Slow Air, Tron Theatre Company
  • Kieran Hurley, BEATS, The Arches
  • Ronan O'Donnell, Angels, A Play, a Pie and a Pint
  • Andrew O'Hagan, Vicky Featherstone, John Tiffany, Paul Flynn, Deborah Orr and Ruth Wishart, Enquirer, National Theatre of Scotland and the London Review of Books
Best Male Performance
  • Stuart Bowman, Detective, Watching the Detective, A Play, a Pie and a Pint
  • Stephen Clyde, Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bard in the Botanics
  • Stephen Kennedy, Edward, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
  • Michael Nardone, John Morrison, Men Should Weep, National Theatre of Scotland
 
Best Female Performance sponsored by STV
  • Maureen Beattie, Sister Ursula Mary, 27, National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Lyceum Theatre
  • Sally Reid, Mona, Days of Wine and Roses, Theatre Jezebel and the Tron Theatre Company
  • Ann Louise Ross, Mill Laverello, Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
  • Susan Vidler, Young Woman, Knives in Hens, National Theatre of Scotland
 
Best Ensemble sponsored by Equity
  • A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Enquirer, National Theatre of Scotland and the London Review of Books
  • King Lear, Citizens Theatre Company
  • Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
 
Best Director
  • James Brining, Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
  • Dominic Hill, Betrayal, Citizens Theatre Company
  • Graham McLaren, A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Rachel O'Riordan, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre
 
Best Design
  • Graham McLaren (set), Gavin Glover (puppets), Paul Claydon (lighting), A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
  •  Colin Richmond (set), Chris Davey (lighting), Betrayal, Citizens Theatre Company
  • David Shrigley, Nick Millar, Alice Wilson and Susie Hunter (production design) Simon Wilkinson (lighting), Pass the Spoon, Magnetic North Theatre Productions in collaboration with Red Note Ensemble.
  • Neil Warmington (set), Philip Gladwell (lighting), Elizabeth Ogilvie (water), Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep
 
Best Music and Sound
  • Jon Beales, My Fair Lady, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
  • Paddy Cunneen, King Lear, Citizens Theatre Company
  • David Fennessy (composer), Kenny Macleod (sound design), Pass the Spoon, Magnetic North Theatre Productions in collaboration with Red Note Ensemble
  • Johnny Whoop, BEATS, the Arches
 
Best Technical Presentation sponsored by Northern Light
  • A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Five-Minute Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep
  • The Salon Project, Traverse Theatre Company and Untitled Projects
 
Best Show for Children and Young People
  • The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean, Shona Reppe Puppets
  • Kes, Catherine Wheels in association with Brunton Theatre
  • Tall Tales for Small People, National Theatre of Scotland and Communicado
  • Too Many Penguins, Frozen Charlotte and the MacRobert, Stirling
 
Best Production
  • A Christmas Carol, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep Theatre
  • King Lear, Citizens Theatre Company
  • The Salon Project, Traverse Theatre Company and Untitled Projects

 

 


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