THE SOCIETY OF WEST END THEATRE AWARDS 1977
Awards announced: 1977
Designer of the Year
Winner:
* John Napier for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* John Bury for Volpone, at the National
* Ralph Koltai for Rosmersholm, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
* John Napier for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
* Timothy O’Brien & Tazeena Firth for Tales from the Vienna Woods, at the National
Director of the Year
Winner:
* Clifford Williams for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Michael Blakemore for Privates on Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
* Bernard Miles for The Fire That Consumes, at the Mermaid
* Trevor Nunn for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
* Clifford Williams for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner:
* Ian McKellen for Pillars of the Community, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Alan Howard for Wild Oats, RSC at the Aldwych
* Derek Jacobi for Hamlet, at the Old Vic
* Ian McKellen for Pillars of the Community, RSC at the Aldwych
* Donald Sinden for King Lear, RSC at the Aldwych
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner:
* Judi Dench for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
Nominees:
* Francesca Annis for Troilus and Cressida, RSC at the Aldwych
* Judi Dench for Macbeth, RSC at the Warehouse
* Susan Fleetwood for The Plough and The Stars, at the National
* Janet Suzman for Hedda Gabler, at the Duke of York’s
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner:
* Michael Bryant for State of Revolution, at the National
Nominees:
* Colin Blakely for Just Between Ourselves, at the Queen’s
* Michael Bryant for State of Revolution, at the National
* Alec Guinness for The Old Country, at the Queen’s
* Ralph Richardson for The Kingfisher, at the Lyric
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner:
Alison Fiske for Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi, at the Mayfair
Nominees:
* Glynis Johns for Cause Celebre, at Her Majesty’s
* Glenda Jackson for Stevie, at the Vaudeville
* Alison Fiske for Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi, at the Mayfair
* Rosemary Leach for Just Between Ourselves, at the Queen’s
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner:
* Denis Quilley for Privates on Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Jane Carr for Once a Catholic, at the Royal Court and at Wyndham’s
* Joan Hickson for Bedroom Farce, at the National
* Leslie Phillips for Sextet, at the Criterion
* Denis Quilley for Privates on Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner:
* Don Giovanni – Glyndebourne production at the NT Lyttelton
Nominees:
* Don Giovanni – Glyndebourne production at the NT Lyttelton
* Toussaint – English National Opera, at the London Coliseum
* The Ice Break – The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
* Werther – English National Opera, at the London Coliseum
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner:
* Nigel Hawthorne for Privates on Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Nigel Hawthorne for Privates on Parade, RSC at the Aldwych
* Michael Pennington for Romeo and Juliet, RSC at the Aldwych
* Paul Rogers for The Madras House, at the National
* Patrick Ryecart for Candida, at the Albery
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner:
* Mona Washbourne for Stevie, at the Vaudeville
Nominees:
* Constance Chapman for Just Between Ourselves, at the Queen’s
* Anna Manahan for The Plough and The Stars, at the National
* Elizabeth Spriggs for Volpone, at the National
* Mona Washbourne for Stevie, at the Vaudeville
Performance of the Year in a Musical
Winner:
* Anna Sharkey for Maggie, at the Shaftesbury
Nominees:
* Charles Augins for Bubbling Brown Sugar, at the Royalty
* Helen Gelzer for Bubbling Brown Sugar, at the Royalty
* Anna Sharkey for Maggie, at the Shaftesbury
* Wayne Sleep for The Point, at the Mermaid
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet
Winner:
* Romeo and Juliet – London Festival Ballet, at the London Coliseum
Nominees:
* Bejart and the Ballet of the 20th Century, at the London Coliseum
* Romeo and Juliet – London Festival Ballet, at the London Coliseum
* Sleeping Beauty – The Royal Ballet, at the Royal Opera House
* Nureyev and Friends, at the London Coliseum
Comedy of the Year
Winner:
Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn, at the National
* Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols, RSC at the Aldwych
* Once A Catholic by Mary O’Malley, at the Royal Court and at Wyndham’s
* The Kingfisher by William Douglas Home, at the Lyric
Musical of the Year
Winner:
* The Comedy of Errors – adapted by Trevor Nunn, music: Guy Woolfenden, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Bubbling Brown Sugar – book: L Mitchell, lyrics and music: E Blake, at the Royalty
* The Comedy of Errors – adapted by Trevor Nunn, music: Guy Woolfenden, RSC at the Aldwych
* I Love My Wife – book: Michael Steward, music: Cy Coleman, at the Prince of Wales
* Something’s Afoot book, music and lyrics by James MacDonald, Davis Vos and Robert Gerlach, at the Ambassadors
Play of the Year
Winner:
* The Fire That Consumes by Henry De Montherlant, at the Mermaid
Nominees:
* Cause Celebre by Terence Rattigan, at Her Majesty’s
* Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi by Pam Gems, at the Mayfair
* State of Revolution by Robert Bolt, at the National
* The Fire That Consumes by Henry De Montherlant, at the Mermaid
The Society’s Special Award
Winner:
* Harry Loman – Stage Doorman, Criterion Theatre
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