The Winners of the Off-West End Awards 2025

by Natasha Raymond

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Davina de Campo presents a night of celebration and recognition for shows and creative teams working at venues outside of London’s West End.

The winners of the 15th Off-West End Awards (‘Offies’) have been announced at a spectacular ceremony held in Central Hall Westminster. The Offies are vital for recognising the shows and creative teams working at venues outside of London’s West End.

The winners were chosen from nearly 600 productions spread across more than 100 venues, with multiple winners selected in each of the award categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star Davina de Campo, who added a ton of hilarity to the night thanks to a baneful autocorrect that insisted on calling the Offies the ‘Office’ awards.

Other incredible performances came from Tobias Turley, Frances Ruffelle, Mischief Comedy and the London Gay Men’s Chorus, who closed the ceremony with the toe-tapping ‘Proud Mary’.

Speaking of proud, Spotlight were thrilled to see so many of our members being recognised for their excellent work in theatre: Victoria Yeates, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Mark Weinman, Faye Castelow, Rosalind Ford, Mariah Gale, Elizabeth Dulau, Alexandra Jensen, Milo Twomey, Heather Agyepong, Tosin Cole, Ollie Maddigan, Julia Thurston and Alex Hill.

Mischief Theatre was granted a special award to recognise their decade of success, with shows like The Play That Goes Wrong. Lynette Linton and Daniel Bailey also received an award in honour of their work at the Bush Theatre.

Full List of Winners:

Performance

Natasha Roland & Xhloe Rice – A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First (Kings Head Theatre) – WINNER
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt* – Bronco Billy The Musical (Charing Cross Theatre) – WINNER
Mark Weinman* – Captain Amazing (Southwark Playhouse) – WINNER
The Cast – Dick Whittington And His Cat (Greenwich Theatre) – WINNER
The Cast & Orchestra – Eugene Onegin (Jacksons Lane) – WINNER
Faye Castelow* – Here In America (Orange Tree Theatre) – WINNER
Rosalind Ford* – In Clay (Gatehouse Theatre) – WINNER
The Cast – Journey of a Refugee (Stanley Arts Centre) – WINNER
Mariah Gale*, Elizabeth Dulau* & Alexandra Jensen* – The Bleeding Tree (Southwark Playhouse) – WINNER
Milo Twomey* – The Harmony Test (Hampstead Theatre) – WINNER
Jo Fong & George Orange – The Rest of Our Lives (Battersea Arts Centre) – WINNER
Heather Agyepong* & Tosin Cole* – Shifters (Bush Theatre) – WINNER
The Cast – Sleeping With Beauty (The Union Theatre) – WINNER
Victoria Yeates* – Wormholes (Omnibus Theatre) – WINNER

Production

Blood Show – Battersea Arts Centre, Chapter Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre (Battersea Arts Centre) – WINNER
Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five (or the children’s crusade) – So It Goes Theatre (Brockley Jack Theatre) – WINNER
La Bohème – The Opera Makers (Arcola Theatre) – WINNER
Sleeping Beauty – Broadway Theatre (Broadway Theatre, Catford) – WINNER
Sophie’s Surprise 29th – Three Legged Race Productions (Underbelly) – WINNER
Run, Rebel – Pilot Theatre (Theatre Peckham) – WINNER

Staging

Hannah Grennell – Giselle: Remix (The Pleasance) – WINNER
Christopher Haydon – Never Let Me Go (Rose Theatre) – WINNER
Tom Littler – Twelfth Night (Orange Tree Theatre) – WINNER

Design

Amanda Ramasawmy – by their fruits (Theatre503) – WINNER
Mona Camille – Kim’s Convenience (Park Theatre) – WINNER
Douglas Baker – Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five (or the children’s crusade) (Jack Studio Theatre) – WINNER
Jack Weir – Remembrance Monday (Tristan Bates Theatre) – WINNER
Ryan Day – Now I See (Theatre Royal Stratford East) – WINNER
Richard Evans & Rochelle Parry Clifford – The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan (Harrow Arts Centre) – WINNER
Helen Skiera – Toto Kerblammo! (Unicorn Theatre) – WINNER
Casey Jay Andrews, Simon Wilkinson & Gareth Fry – Viola’s Room (One Cartridge Place) – WINNER

Sound & Music

Xana – King Troll (The Fawn), Shifters, Guards at the Taj (New Diorama/Bush Theatre/Orange Tree) – WINNER
Beats And Elements – Romeo & Juliet (Polka Theatre) – WINNER
Liam Holmes – Songs for a New World (Gatehouse Theatre) – WINNER

Creation

Rebecca Simmonds & Jack Miles – In Clay (Gatehouse Theatre) – WINNER
Khalil Abdalla – Nowhere / Fuel (Battersea Arts Centre) – WINNER
Roy Williams – The Lonely Londoners (Jermyn Street Theatre) – WINNER
Ollie Maddigan* – The Olive Boy (New Wimbledon Theatre) – WINNER

Innovation

Contra, Le Carré Magique & Cambridge Junction – Spectacle of Herself (Battersea Arts Centre) – WINNER

Industry & Inclusion

Birds of Paradise Theatre Co – Don’t. Make. Tea. (Soho Theatre) – WINNER
Julia Thurston* – Paved with Gold and Ashes (Barons Court Theatre) – WINNER
Alex Hill* – Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England (Southwark Playhouse) – WINNER

OffFest

A Series of Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis – Producer: Zoe Hartland, in association with Musketeer Productions (Kings Head Theatre) – WINNER
I Wish You Well – StoryWorks & Paul Taylor-Mills (Underbelly) – WINNER
NeuroChatter – Sara Jane Harvey (The Fitzgerald) – WINNER
Ni Mi Madre – VagaMundo Productions, Laura Zlatos in association with Paul Morrissey Ltd (The Pleasance) – WINNER
Spit in My Face – Something Queer Productions (Camden People’s Theatre) – WINNER
μεταδραματικό / Postdramatic – Experimenta Art Company and Thekla Gaiti (Cockpit Theatre) – WINNER
PRETTY, WITTY NELL (Rogue Shakespeare; Rotunda Theatre) – WINNER