2005 WhatsOnStage Awards
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The results of the 2005 Whatsonstage.com Awards were:
| Category | Winner | % of Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress in a Play | Diana Rigg - Suddenly Last Summer at the Albery | 23% |
| Best Actor in a Play | Christian Slater - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the Gielgud | 29% |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Judi Dench - All’s Well That Ends Well, RSC at the Gielgud | 40% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Samuel Barnett - The History Boys at the NT Lyttelton | 32% |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Maria Friedman - The Woman in White at the Palace | 32% |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Nathan Lane - The Producers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 32% |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Angela Christian - The Woman in White at the Palace | 37% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Michael Crawford - The Woman in White at the Palace | 37% |
| Best Solo Performance | Caroline O’Connor - Bombshells at the Arts | 26% |
| Best Ensemble Performance | Sweeney Todd - at Trafalgar Studios & the New Ambassadors | 34% |
| Best Takeover in a Role | Anita Dobson - Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Shaftesbury | 37% |
| Best New Play | Festen, adapted by David Eldridge – at the Almeida & Lyric | 27% |
| Best New Comedy | The History Boys by Alan Bennett - at the NT Lyttelton | 43% |
| Best New Musical | The Producers by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan - at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 43% |
| The Samuel French Best Play Revival | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - at the Gielgud | 36% |
| Best Musical Revival | Sweeney Todd - at Trafalgar Studios & New Ambassadors | 33% |
| Best Shakespearean Production | Hamlet - at the Old Vic | 25% |
| The London Calling Best Director | Trevor Nunn - Hamlet at the Old Vic & The Woman in White at the Palace | 33% |
| Best Set Designer | William Dudley - The Woman in White at the Palace | 36% |
| Best Choreographer | Susan Stroman - The Producers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 44% |
| The MS London Newcomer of the Year | Samuel Barnett - The History Boys at the NT Lyttelton | 35% |
| Best Overall Fringe Production | Fully Committed - at the Menier Chocolate Factory | 25% |
| Best Regional Production | Starlight Express - on tour | 35% |
| The Planet Hollywood Theatre Event of the Year | Nathan Lane’s last-minute replacement of Richard Dreyfuss in The Producers | 35% |
References
- ^ WhatsOnStage Awards Archive". Whatsonstage.com, November 19, 2013