Call for Nominations: Just 4 weeks remaining for ABTT Stephen Joseph Award!
10 September 2025
Nominations close on Monday 13th October 2025, so nominate Today!
This Award recognises innovative and inclusive theatre excellence and celebrates the variety of ways contemporary theatre and practitioners continue to break new ground in engaging audiences.
Nominations can be for a living individual, a twenty-first century company or a non-traditional performance environment.
In each case, the work produced or performance space submitted will have demonstrated or supported a creative and adventurous relationship between performance and audience.
Submissions from artists/organisations who submitted in previous years but were unsuccessful will be accepted in 2025 so long as they are fresh submissions.
What are the criteria?
The nominated individual, company or space will have demonstrated excellence in 3 of the following 4 areas:
– Innovation and flair in creating or supporting the theatrical experience.
– Work created for, or supporting, non-traditional, adaptable or in-the-round performance spaces.
– Creation of live theatrical events in which traditional barriers between actor and audience are removed or challenged.
– Breaking new ground in providing inclusive theatre opportunities for a wider range of audiences and performers.
What evidence is needed?
This can be any combination of – production photos, video clips,designs, newspaper or media reviews, and testimonials, etc. You may wish to include a short list of websites/URLs, with a brief explanation of what is being included and why.
Who can nominate?
Anyone with a good knowledge of the nominee. This can include members of the theatre/company being nominated, the nominee him/herself; or a member of the public. The individual nominating should also secure the support of the individual, company or performance space concerned before submitting the nomination.
Nominations close on Monday 13th October 2025 and will be presented at the ABTT Christmas Party at the beginning of December.
How do I submit?
Send your nominations to the ABTT office at admin@abtt.org.uk
Please include:
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Your contact details.
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Details of the nominee, including their contact details and a short 250-word statement clearly explaining why the individual,company or performance space is being put forward for the award.
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A short 250-word statement from a seconder: someone else with personal knowledge or experience of the work, person or performance space being nominated.
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Supporting evidence such as photos, video clips, designs, reviews, and testimonials.