Royal & Derngate nominated for The Stage’s prestigious ‘Theatre of the Year’ Award 2022!

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Royal & Derngate has been recognised for their outstanding work throughout 2021, reopening after the pandemic closure with acclaimed shows including original new musical Gin Craze! and taking Ralph Fiennes in Four Quartets to the West End. They have also been noted for launching a new three year partnership with the National Youth Theatre and re-imagining our education, community and outreach programme, both online and in-person.

The other nominees for the award are Battersea Arts Centre, Donmar Warehouse, Lyric Theatre Belfast, Marlowe Theatre Canterbury and Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Artistic Director James Dacre said: “It’s a heartening end to a really challenging year to be shortlisted for the Theatre of the Year Award. We’re truly proud to work with such remarkable colleagues and collaborators and hugely grateful to our amazing audiences and artists for their enduring support as we continue to weather the storm.”

Royal & Derngate Chief Executive Jo Gordon added: “This nomination cites some of the many projects that we’ve been lucky enough to have led on, but what it can’t capture is the tsunami of support from our Northamptonshire audiences, our funders, the artists we’ve worked with, our industry and the local partners and friends who have made it all possible and to whom we are truly grateful. It’s still a tough time for theatre and we are thinking of everyone trying to get back to doing what they do best, against impossible odds, doing brilliant and courageous work.”

The Stage Awards launched in 2010 to highlight the achievements of theatre companies and individuals across the UK and globally. Now in its twelfth year, The Stage has awarded 85 winners with its prestigious accolades, from national theatres and large-scale organisations to tiny theatres above pubs and individual unsung heroes. For the first time the regional and London theatre of the year categories have been merged to create a single “Theatre of the Year” award.

The winner of each category will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday 31 January 2022 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London.

Royal & Derngate was previously named Regional Theatre of the Year in 2011 in The Stage Awards’ inaugural year.

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