The Society for Theatre Research was announced last year as an official featured supporter of The Stage Awards 2023.

The Stage Awards are the highest profile awards celebrating excellence in British theatre across the whole of the UK. The awards recognise excellence in British theatre and will celebrate achievements in the theatre industry from December 2021 – November 2022.

The awards ceremony was held on Monday 30th January at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Our logo was featured across banners and coverage of the event, and an advertisement for the STR has been included in the digital and print edition of the paper published 2nd February (see below).

The Stage also personally thanked the STR, writing: ‘It means a lot to us to have supporters like you on board so we can create such important and celebratory events for our hard working industry.’

The full list of winners were:

Theatre of the Year
Bush Theatre, London
Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Fringe Theatre of the Year
Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle

Theatre Building of the Year
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

Producer of the Year
Improbable

Innovation Award
Sam Crane/Rustic Mascara for Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto

Digital Project of the Year
Derby Theatre for Odyssey

Community Project of the Year
Luca Silvestrini’s Protein for There and Here

International Award
Another Route

Unsung Hero
Front-of-house staff: Jill Doyle-Davidson (Savoy Theatre, London), Sheila Howarth (Leeds Playhouse) and James ’Jim’ Whaite (Octagon Theatre, Bolton)

Images: 1. Photograph of the winners of the Unsung Hero award featuring our logo on the backdrop © Alex Brenner; 2. The 2nd February edition of The Stage newspaper featuring the STR ad © The Stage; 3. Theatre Royal Drury Lane; 4. Banner at the ceremony displaying the STR logo.