Designer of the Year
Winner: John Napier for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- John Bury for Volpone at the National Theatre
- Ralph Koltai for Rosmersholm at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- John Napier for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
- Timothy O’Brien & Tazeena Firth for Tales From The Vienna Woods at the National Theatre
Director of the Year
Winner: Clifford Williams for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Michael Blakemore for Privates On Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
- Bernard Miles for The Fire That Consumes at the Mermaid
- Trevor Nunn for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
- Clifford Williams for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Ian McKellen for Pillars Of The Community, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Alan Howard for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
- Derek Jacobi for Hamlet at the Old Vic
- Ian McKellen for Pillars Of The Community, RSC at the Aldwych
- Donald Sinden for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Judi Dench for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
Nominees:
- Francesca Annis for Troilus and Cressida, RSC at the Aldwych
- Judi Dench for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
- Susan Fleetwood for The Plough And The Stars at the National Theatre
- Janet Suzman for Hedda Gabler at the Duke of York’s
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Michael Bryant for State Of Revolution at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- Colin Blakely for Just Between Ourselves at the Queen’s
- Michael Bryant for State Of Revolution at the National
- Alec Guinness for The Old Country at the Queen’s
- Ralph Richardson for The Kingfisher at the Lyric
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Alison Fiske for Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi at the Mayfair
Nominees:
- Glynis Johns for Cause Celebre at Her Majesty’s
- Glenda Jackson for Stevie at the Vaudeville
- Alison Fiske for Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi at the Mayfair
- Rosemary Leach for Just Between Ourselves at the Queen’s
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner: Denis Quilley for Privates On Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Jane Carr for Once A Catholic at the Royal Court and at Wyndham’s
- Joan Hickson for Bedroom Farce at the National Theatre
- Leslie Phillips for Sextet at the Criterion
- Denis Quilley for Privates On Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner: Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne production at the NT Lyttelton
Nominees:
- Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne production at the NT Lyttelton
- Toussaint, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
- The Ice Break, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- Werther, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Nigel Hawthorne for Privates On Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Nigel Hawthorne for Privates On Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
- Michael Pennington for Romeo And Juliet, RSC at the Aldwych
- Paul Rogers for The Madras House at the National
- Patrick Ryecart for Candida at the Albery
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Mona Washbourne for Stevie at the Vaudeville
Nominees:
- Constance Chapman for Just Between Ourselves at the Queen’s
- Anna Manahan for The Plough And The Stars at the National
- Elizabeth Spriggs for Volpone at the National
- Mona Washbourne for Stevie at the Vaudeville
Performance of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Anna Sharkey for Maggie at the Shaftesbury
Nominees:
- Charles Augins for Bubbling Brown Sugar at the Royalty
- Helen Gelzer for Bubbling Brown Sugar at the Royalty
- Anna Sharkey for Maggie at the Shaftesbury
- Wayne Sleep for The Point, at the Mermaid
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet
Winner: Romeo And Juliet – London Festival Ballet at the London Coliseum
Nominees:
- Bejart And The Ballet Of The 20th Century at the London Coliseum
- Romeo And Juliet, London Festival Ballet at the London Coliseum
- Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
- Nureyev And Friends at the London Coliseum
Comedy of the Year
Winner: Privates On Parade by Peter Nichols, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn at the National Theatre
- Privates On Parade by Peter Nichols, RSC at the Aldwych
- Once A Catholic by Mary O’Malley at the Royal Court and the Wyndham’s
- The Kingfisher by William Douglas Home at the Lyric
Musical of the Year
Winner: The Comedy Of Errors, adapted by Trevor Nunn, music by Guy Woolfenden, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Bubbling Brown Sugar, book by L Mitchell, lyrics and music by E Blake at the Royalty
- The Comedy Of Errors, adapted by Trevor Nunn, music by Guy Woolfenden, RSC at the Aldwych
- I Love My Wife, book by Michael Steward, music by Cy Coleman, at the Prince of Wales
- Something’s Afoot, book, music and lyrics by James MacDonald, Davis Vos and Robert Gerlach, at the Ambassadors
Play of the Year
Winner: The Fire That Consumes by Henry De Montherlant at the Mermaid
Nominees:
- Cause Celebre by Terence Rattigan at Her Majesty’s
- Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi by Pam Gems at the Mayfair
- State Of Revolution by Robert Bolt at the National Theatre
- The Fire That Consumes by Henry De Montherlant at the Mermaid
The Society’s Special Award
Harry Loman, Stage Doorman, Criterion theatre