Designer of the Year
Winner: Lucio Fanti and the design team for The Hairy Ape at the National Theatre Lyttelton
Nominees:
- Bob Crowley for A Penny For A Song and Macbeth, RSC at the Barbican
- William Dudley for Richard II (Barbican), Girlfriends (Playhouse), Kiss Me Kate (the Old Vic)
- Lucio Fanti and the design team for The Hairy Ape at the National Theatre Lyttelton
- Kappa Senoh and the design team for Macbeth at the National Theatre Lyttelton
Director of the Year
Winner: Declan Donnellan for The Cid, Twelfth Night and Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse
Nominees:
- Alan Ayckbourn for A View From The Bridge at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Declan Donnellan for The Cid, Twelfth Night and Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse
- Yukio Ninagawa for Macbeth at the National Theatre Lyttelton and Medea at the National Theatre Olivier
- Peter Stein for The Hairy Ape at the National Theatre Lyttelton
Actor of the Year
Winner: Michael Gambon for A View From The Bridge at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Nominees:
- Tokusaburo Arashi for Medea at the National Theatre Olivier
- Michael Gambon for A View From The Bridge at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Hugh Quarshie for Two Noble Kinsmen, The Great White Hope and The Rover, RSC at the Mermaid
- Nicholas Woodeson for Sarcophagus and Flight, RSC at the Babrican Pit
Actress of the Year
Winner: Judi Dench for Antony And Cleopatra at the National Theatre Olivier
Nominees:
- Judi Dench for Antony And Cleopatra at the National Theatre Olivier
- Miranda Richardson for A Lie Of The Mind at the Royal Court
- Maggie Smith for Lettice And Lovage at the Globe and Coming In To Land at the National Theatre Lyttelton
- Juliet Stevenson for Yerma at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner: John Woodvine for ‘The Henrys’ at the Old Vic
Nominees:
- Frank Ferrante for Groucho at the Comedy
- Geoffrey Hutchings for Three Men On A Horse at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Les Marsden for Groucho at the Comedy
- John Woodvine for ‘The Henrys’ at the Old Vic
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner: English National Opera’s Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk at the London Coliseum
Nominees:
- Mare McLaughlin for the Royal Opera’s Le Nozza di Figero at the Royal Opera House
- Della Jones for the English National Opera’s The Barber Of Seville at the London Coliseum
- The Kirov Opera Orchestra under the direction of Yuri Temirkanov at the Royal Opera House
- English National Opera’s Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk at the London Coliseum
- Carlos Kleiber for conducting The Royal Opera’s Otello at the Royal Opera House
- Eva Randova for The Royal Opera’s Jenufa at the Royal Opera House
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Michael Bryant for King Lear and Antony And Cleopatra at the National Theatre Olivier
Nominees:
- Robin Bailey for Fathers And Sons at the National Theatre Lyttelton
- Michael Bryant for King Lear and Antony And Cleopatra at the National Theatre Olivier
- Diane Bull for Tons Of Money at the National Theatre Lyttelton and A Small Family Business at the National Theatre Olivier
- Sheila Reid for When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream And Shout at the Whitehall
Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical
Winner: John Bardon and Emil Wolk for Kiss Me Kate at the Old Vic
Nominees:
- Bernard Alane for Bless The Bride at Sadler’s Wells
- John Bardon and Emil Wolk for Kiss Me Kate at the Old Vic
- Mark McGann for Up On The Roof at the Donmar Warehouse
- Gary Olsen for Up On The Roof at the Donmar Warehouse
Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
Winner: Nichola McAuliffe for Kiss Me Kate at the Old Vic
Nominees:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater for Lady Day at the Donmar Warehouse
- Nichola McAuliffe for Kiss Me Kate at the Old Vic
- Julia McKenzie for Follies at the Shaftesbury
- Carol Woods for Blues In The Night at the Donmar Warehouse
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
Winner: Suzan Sylvester for A View From The Bridge at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Nominees:
- Rudi Davies for A Penny For A Song, RSC at the Barbican and A Lie Of The Mind at the Royal Court
- Nick Dear for The Art of Success, RSC at the Barbican Pit
- Imogen Stubbs for Two Noble Kinsmen and The Rover, RSC at the Mermaid
- Suzan Sylvester for A View From The Bridge, at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance
Winner: Trisha Brown for her season at Sadler’s Wells
Nominees:
- The London Contemporary Dance Theatre dancers for their season at Sadler’s Wells
- Richard Alston for Pulcinella and Dutiful Ducks, Ballet Rambert at Sadler’s Wells
- Trisha Brown for her season at Sadler’s Wells
- Merce Cunningham Company for its season at Sadler’s Wells, in particular new work Shards
- Ichikawa Ennosuke for his performance in The Thousand Cherries of Yoshitsune at Sadler’s Wells
Comedy of the Year
Winner: Three Men On A Horse by John Cecil Holme and George Abbott at the National Theatre Cottesloe
Nominees:
- Groucho by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher at the Comedy
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare at the Open Air
- Three Men On A Horse by John Cecil Holme and George Abbott at the National Theatre Cottesloe
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at the Donmar Warehouse
Musical of the Year
Winner: Follies, book, music and lyrics by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim at the Shaftesbury
Nominees:
- Blues In The Night, conceived and originally directed by Sheldon Epps, at the Donmar Warehouse
- Follies, book, music and lyrics by James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, at the Shaftesbury
- Kiss Me Kate, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, at the Old Vic
- Up On The Roof, written and directed by Simon Moore and Jane Prowse, at the Donmar Warehouse
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Winner: Serious Money by Caryl Churchill at the Royal Court
Nominees:
- Lettice And Lovage by Peter Shaffer at the Globe
- A Lie Of The Mind by Sam Shepherd at the Royal Court
- Sarcophagus by Vladimir Gubaryev RSC at the Pit
- Serious Money by Caryl Churchill at the Royal Court
The Observer Award for Outstanding Achievement
Winner: Thelma Holt for producing the International Festival at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- The Hampstead theatre for overall high standard of work in 1987
- Thelma Holt for producing the International Festival at the National Theatre
- Barry Humphries for Back With A Vengeance at the Strand
- The Young Vic for Ghosts at the Wyndham’s