# 2024 Black British Theatre Awards

The Black British Theatre Awards (BBTA) were launched in 2019 and recognise excellence among black performers and creatives in the UK.
The 2024 Black British Theatre Awards winners and nominees were:
| Best Play | Best Musical |
| Choir Boy at Bristol Old Vic Ain't I A Woman? at The Tower Theatre Swim, Aunty, Swim! at the Belgrade Theatre | MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre Jamaica Love, UK Tour TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre |
| Best Male Actor in a Play | Best Male Actor in a Musical |
| Terique Jarrett for Choir Boy at Bristol Old Vic Christopher Mbaki for Before I Go at Brixton House Neil Reidman for Without at The Omnibus Theatre Courtyard Theatre | Ivano Turco for Everybody's Talking About Jamie, UK Tour Layton Williams for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre |
| Best Female Actor in a Play | Best Female Actor in a Musical |
| Tiwa Lade for My Father's Fable at the Bush Theatre Ellena Vincent for The Book of Grace at the Arcola Theatre Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet at the Duke of York's Theatre | Karis Anderson for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre Jenny Fitzpatrick for Oliver! at Leeds Playhouse Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky for Cruel Intentions:The ‘90s Musical at The Other Palace |
| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play | Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical |
| Joshua-Alexander Williams for Romeo & Juliet at the Duke of York's Theatre Branden Cook for Skeleton Crew at the Donmar Warehouse Frank Skully for Kiss, Marry, Kill, Dante or Die - UK Tour | Marley Fenton for The Wizard of Oz, UK Tour Ashley Campbell for Just for One Day at The Old Vic Michael Ahomka-Lindsay for Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club |
| Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play | Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical |
| Freema Agyeman for Romeo & Juliet at The Duke of York's Theatre Adele James for Underdog: The Other Other Brontë at the National Theatre Mia Jerome for Romeo & Juliet at The Duke of York's Theatre | Elèna Gyasi for Mean Girls at the Savoy Theatre Phebe Edwards for MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre Raphaella Philbert for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre |
| Best Non Binary Performer | |
| Claudia Kariuki Phoebe Campbell Sam Crerar | |
Creatives Awards :
| Best Director | Best Producer |
| Nancy Medina for Choir Boy at Bristol Old Vic Dermot Daly for Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz at the Royal Court Theatre Landé Belo for Ain't I A Woman? at the Tower Theatre | Landé Belo for Ain't I A Woman? at the Tower Theatre Chuchu Nwagu for Red Pitch at @sohoplace Jade Samuels for The Architect, Actors Touring Company/Greenwich Docklands International Festival |
| Best Choreographer or Movement Director | Best Dance Production or Performance |
| Mthuthuzeli November for The Waiting Game, Ballet Black Christopher Tendai for Closer To Heaven at the Turbine Theatre Lanre Malaolu for Now, I See at Stratford East Theatre | Ebony Thomas for The Waiting Game, Ballet Black Cycles for Boy Blue at the Barbican Theatre Monique Jonas for Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells Theatre |
| Best Musical Director | |
| Sean Green for MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre CeCelia Wickham-Anderson for Jamaica Love at Trafalgar Theatre & Tour Hannah Ledwidge for No More Mr Nice Guy at Birmingham Rep |
Recognition Awards :
| Lighting Design Recognition Award | Sound Design Recognition Award |
| Ryan Day Joshie Harriette Simisola Majekodunmi | Xana Khalil Madovi Tony Gayle |
| Theatre Design Recognition Award | Playwright Recognition Award |
| Jessica Cabassa Debbie Duru Georgia Wilmot | Siana Bangura Lucie Lutte Tobi King Bakare |
| Book and Lyrics Recognition Award | Casting Director Recognition Award |
| Lady Lykez Anoushka Lucas DK Fashola | Selma Nicholls Heather Basten Isabella Odoffin |
Champion Awards :
| LGBTQ+ Champion Award | Disability Champion Award |
| Layton Williams Ivano Turco | Linseigh Green Chris Fonseca Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini |
| Best Child Performer (Under 16) | |
| Janai Bartlett for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre Dylan Trigger for MJ the Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre Mia-Nicole Alexander for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre | |
Achievement Awards :
| Best Teacher Award | Best Graduate Award |
| Dannika Dudfield, Soar Performance Academy Kamara Gray, Artistry Youth Dance Nadine Kennedy Wood, NDC College | Kwamé Kandekore for MJ The Musical, Emil Dale Academy Joshua Alexander-Williams for Romeo & Juliet, ArtsEd Sedona Sky for Heathers: The Musical, ArtsEd |
| Lifetime Achievement | The Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick Award |
| Namron OBE | Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Productions |
| Founders Choice Award | |
| Danny Sapani for King Lear at the Almeida Theatre | |