MTM:UK Musical Theatre Awards in Edinburgh 2010 

 

Royal & Derngate

 

 

 

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE FOURTH YEAR OF MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2010

Musical Theatre Matters (MTM:UK) has announced this year's award winners in a special gala event at The Pleasance Beyond which took place on Wednesday 25th August. The awards, sponsored by Whatsonstage.com and support from The Royal and Derngate Theatre, were assessed by a team of judges and the results are as follows:

Winner of the BEST BOOK for a NEW MUSICAL

BARBERSHOPERA - APOCALYPSE? NO!

 

Winner of the BEST LYRICS for a NEW MUSICAL

BARBERSHOPERA - APOCALYPSE? NO!

 

Winner of the BEST MUSIC for a NEW MUSICAL

THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS AND HEARTS

 

Winner of the MOST PROMISING NEW MUSICAL

FRESHER. A MUSICAL

 

Winner of the BEST PRODUCTION of a MUSICAL

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE

 

Winner of WhatsOnStage.com Theatregoers' Choice for best Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe:

  HAMLET! THE MUSICAL

 

In addition to the nominations, above, the panel awarded TWO JUDGES' DISCRETIONARY AWARDS:

THE EMPEROR'S QUEST
(Work for younger audiences)

ZAMBEZI EXPRESS
 (Best Ensemble)

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Commenting on the process, Awards Co-ordinator Fiona Orr said: "The Judging Panel have made awards that reflect the increasing talent shown in Edinburgh across the Musical Theatre genre. The inaugural Judges' Discretionary Awards are particularly interesting as it gives the panel the opportunity to recognise and reward talent beyond the main MTM Awards."

The MTM:UK Awards were established in 2007 to champion the next generation of Musical Theatre producers, writers and shows. Whilst Musical Theatre is not excluded from many other Edinburgh awards, the artform did not seem to be achieving the plaudits deserved by the creatives. In addition we wanted to ensure that all new works received an on-line review which could help lead audiences, other critics, and talent spotters to this new work. To date over 300 Musicals have been entered with previous years winners including Ed The Musical, Barbershopera I & II, Accidental Nostalgia, Departure Lounge and Truth in Translation.

Many of those pieces, or the creatives involved have moved on - 6 of the 11 have had presentations in London, one has recently played the New York Summer Play Festival, three have had UK tours. With the help of the whole industry we can, we hope, raise the profile of the next generation of Musical Theatre so that audiences will grow familiar of new names, and welcome new projects.

As well as running the Awards in Edinburgh, MTM:UK provides networking opportunities for Producers, Directors, Musical Directors, Artistic Directors, Sound Designers and other creatives involved in Musical Theatre to stimulate new partnerships and exciting developments in Musical Theatre in the UK. MTM:UK hosts an annual Conference for Musical Theatre, runs monthly networking meetings and an online networking facility.


 Special Thanks to...
 
 
  • Andrew Panton and RSAMD for the donation of the Pleasance Venue for our Gala Awards
  • All assessors who tirelessly viewed, reviewed and considered over 60 shows to find the shortlist
  • All the judges who managed to see all the shortlisted shows in 6 days and after careful consideration and weighing up, agreed upon the winners
  • Our wonderful host Mervyn Stutter who held the show together with style and humour 
  • The whole team at the Pleasance who really created miracles, in particular Tess Maher, the Sound and Lighting crew and Cassandra Matthers
  • The Fringe Central Arts Industry Team and the managers and staff at all venues for helping MTM:UK with the ticketing process
  • Fiona Orr, who managed the entire assessment and judging process and ensured that standards were kept high throughout the festival, and worked behind the scenes to make sure the awards were a great succress. 
 
 
 
DATES:
 
25th August 2010
 
GALA Awards @ The Pleasance Beyond
15:30PM
Find out who has won this year's awards for Best Music, Best Lyrics, Best Book, Best Production and Best New Musical.  You will also get to see some of the highlights from this years' Fringe Musical Theatre productions and find out who has won the What'sOnStage.com People's Choice Award.  If you are passionate about Musical Theatre, do not miss this show...
 
 
 
 
 
19th August 2010
 
 
Have Your Say! 

This year our Media Sponsor, What’sOnStage, is hosting the People’s Award where you, the public will get to vote on your favourite musicals at the Edinburgh Fringe (from those eligble under MTM:UK’s criteria).  Visit the Whatsonstage.com website for details on how to vote.

Reviews:

Find out what our assessors think of the Musicals at Edinburgh Fringe so far...

 

Key Dates for your Diary:

19th August - Shortlist Nominations Announcement  - Fringe Central, 10:00am

 

25th August - MTM’s Gala Performance @ Pleasance Beyond 3:30pm  tickets £5

 

27th August - MTM:UK Awards at Fringe First, 10am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year's awards are sponsored by Royal & Derngate & Whatsonstage.com.