THE SOCIETY OF WEST END THEATRE AWARDS 1978
Awards announced: 1978
Designer of the Year
Winner:
* Ralph Koltai for Brand, at the National
Nominees:
* Eileen Diss for The Homecoming, at the Garrick
* Farrah for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
* Ralph Koltai for Brand, at the National
* Tanya Moiseiwitsch for The Double Dealer, at the National
Director of the Year
Winner:
* Terry Hands for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Bill Bryden and Sebastian Graham-Jones for Lark Rise, at the National
* Terry Hands for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
* Christopher Morahan for The Philanderer, at the National
* Harold Prince for Evita, at the Prince Edward
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner:
* Alan Howard for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Alan Howard for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
* Derek Jacobi for Ivanov, at the Old Vic
* Timothy West for The Homecoming, at the Garrick
* Nicol Williamson for Inadmissible Evidence, at the Royal Court
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner:
* Dorothy Tutin for The Double Dealer, at the National
Nominees:
* Eileen Atkins for Twelfth Night, at the Old Vic
* Ingrid Bergman for Waters of the Moon, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
* Wendy Hiller for Waters of the Moon, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
* Dorothy Tutin for The Double Dealer, at the National
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner:
* Tom Conti for Whose Life Is It Anyway?, at the Mermaid and the Savoy
Nominees:
* Gordon Chater for The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin, at the Mayfair
* Tom Conti for Whose Life Is It Anyway?, at the Mermaid and the Savoy
* John Gielgud for Half-Life, at the National
* Peter McEnery for The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, RSC at the Warehouse
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner:
* Joan Plowright for Filumena, at the Lyric
Nominees:
* Yvonne Bryceland for The Woman, at the National
* Sylvia Miles for Vieux Carre, at the Piccadilly
* Kate Nelligan for Plenty, at the National
* Joan Plowright for Filumena, at the Lyric
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner:
* Ian McKellen for The Alchemist, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
* Sheila Hancock for Annie, at the Victoria Palace
* Geraldine McEwan for Look After Lulu, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
* Ian McKellen for The Alchemist, RSC at the Aldwych
* Donald Sinden for Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England, at the Apollo
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner:
* English National Opera – for their enterprising repertoire
Nominees:
* English National Opera – for their enterprising repertoire
Colin Davis – Musical Director, The Royal Opera
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner:
* Robert Eddison for Twelfth Night, at the Old Vic
Nominees:
* Michael Bryant for The Double Dealer, at the National
* Robert Eddison for Twelfth Night, at the Old Vic
* Julian Glover for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
* Robert Stephens for Brand, at the National
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner:
* Elizabeth Spriggs for Love Letters on Blue Paper, at the National
Nominees:
* Brenda Bruce for The Lady’s Not For Burning, at the Old Vic
* Susan Fleetwood for The Woman, at the National
* Patricia Hayes for Filumena, at the National
* Elizabeth Spriggs for Love Letters on Blue Paper, at the National
Performance of the Year in a Musical
Winner:
* Elaine Paige for Evita, at the Prince Edward
Nominees:
* David Essex for Evita, at the Prince Edward
* Roy Hudd for Oliver!, at the Albery
* Stratford Johns for Annie, at the Victoria Palace
* Elaine Paige for Evita, at the Prince Edward
Production of the Year in Opera
Winner:
* Lohengrin – The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
* La Fanciulla del West – The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
* Lohengrin – The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
* Luisa Miller – The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
* The Seven Deadly Sins – English National Opera, at the London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet
Winner:
Robert Cohan – Artistic Director, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
Nominees:
* Christopher Bruce – choreography for Ballet Rambert, at Sadler’s Wells
* Robert Cohan – Artistic Director, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
* Siobhan Davies – Harmonica Breakdown, at Sadler’s Wells
* Lynn Seymour – The Royal ballet’s A Month In The Country, at the Royal Opera House
Production of the Year in Ballet
Winner:
* A Month In The Country – The Royal Ballet, at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
* A Month In The Country – The Royal Ballet, at the Royal Opera House
* People Alone – London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
* Praeludium – Ballet Rambert, at Sadler’s Wells
* Song of the Earth – The Stuttgart Ballet, at the London Coliseum
Comedy of the Year
Winner:
* Filumena by Eduardo De Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, at the Lyric
Nominees:
* Filumena by Eduardo De Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, at the Lyric
* Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England by Brian Chapman and Anthony Marriott, at the Apollo
* Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn, at the Globe
Musical of the Year
Winner:
* Evita by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, at the Prince Edward
Nominees:
* Annie by Thomas Meecham and Charles Strouse, at the Victoria Palace
* Elvis by Jack Good and Ray Cooney, at the Astoria
* Evita by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, at the Prince Edward
Play of the Year
Winner:
* Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark, at the Mermaid and the Savoy
Nominees:
* Half-Life by Julian Mitchell, at the National
* Lark Rise by Flora Thompson, adapted by Keith Dewhurst, at the National
* Plenty by David Hare, at the National
* Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark, at the Mermaid and the Savoy
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