The Offies Explained

The Off West End Theatre Awards
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Abbreviation:The Offies
Type:Independent Theatre Awards
Purpose:Excellence in Off West End Theatre
Region Served:United Kingdom
Language:English
Leader Title:Patron
Leader Name:Kathy Burke (since 2010)
Leader Title2:Founders
Leader Name2:Sofie Mason & Diana Jervis-Read
Leader Title3:Chief Executive
Leader Name3:Geoffrey Brown (since 2017)
Num Staff:2
Num Volunteers:approximately 60

The Off West End Theatre Awards, nicknamed The Offies, were launched in 2010 to recognise and celebrate excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent Off West End theatres across London. Over 80 theatres participate in the awards, with more than 400 productions being considered annually by a team of 40 assessors, with the winners chosen by a select panel of critics.

History

The Off West End Theatre Awards were launched in 2010 by Sofie Mason and Diana Jervis-Read[1] to commemorate and recognise on and off-stage talent within the theatre industry of around 80 of London's independent Off West End theatres.[2] [3] The first-ever award ceremony for The Offies was held on 27 February 2011 with Simon Callow hosting the event.[4] The aim of the awards is to help raise the profile and status of independent theatres in London by rewarding productions not eligible for the Society of London Theatre-Laurence Olivier Awards.[5] The winners are selected by a panel of theatre critics.[6]

In 2014, Phoebe Waller-Bridge won two Off West End Theatre awards for her one-woman show Fleabag at the Soho Theatre.

In 2017, Geoffrey Brown replaced Sofie and Diana as director.[7]

Ceremony

DateAward Ceremony HostAwards VenueRef.
27 Feb 2011Simon Callow[8] [9]
5 Feb 2012Louise JamesonTheatre Royal Stratford East[10]
24 Feb 2013Simon Callow[11]
2 Mar 2014Louise JamesonUnicorn Theatre, Southwark[12]
20 Apr 2015 Louise Jameson[13]
28 Feb 2016Ian McKellen (via Twitter)[14]
26 Feb 2017Patrick Stewart (via Twitter)The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair[15] [16] [17]
4 Mar 2018Amy LaméAlbany Theatre, Deptford[18]
31 May 2019Geoffrey Brown[19]
8 March 2020Grand Hall at the Battersea Arts Centre[20]
20 February 2022OnlineOnline[21]

Award categories

Plays

Musicals & Opera

Design

Productions for Young People

Special

Other

Recent finalists and winners

Recent winners and nominations have included:

Performance Piece

Best Female Performance in a Play

Male Performance in a Play

Best Performance in a Play

Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play

Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play

Female Performance in a Musical

Male Performance in a Musical

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Offies2020 - 10th Annual Off West End Theatre Awards . britishtheatre.com. March 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Offies 2021: Full list of Off West End Awards nominees . londontheatre.co.uk. February 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: The Offies Public Nominations for Offies awards 2011 . offwestend.com . 2010 . 2019-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001223821/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/pages/the_offies2010 . 1 October 2019 . dead.
  4. Web site: Vote For Your Favourite Fringe Theatre . londonist.com. December 3, 2010.
  5. Web site: Eligible venues . londonist.com. December 27, 2021.
  6. Web site: Off West End Announce Offies 2018 Finalists and Awards Event . londontheatre1.com. January 24, 2018.
  7. Web site: Geoffrey Brown takes over OffWestEnd.com and the Offies. thestage.com. April 20, 2017.
  8. Web site: Union & Finborough Win Three at Inaugural 'Offies' . whatsonstage.com. 27 February 2011 . February 27, 2011.
  9. Web site: 2011 Offie Winners Galore!!!! Read All About It!! . offwestend.com . 2011-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305000620/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/90 . 5 March 2011 . dead.
  10. Web site: 2012 Offie Winners Announced at a fabulous award ceremony at Theatre Royal Stratford East........ . offwestend.com . 2012-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828233904/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/132 . 28 August 2012 . dead.
  11. Web site: Full List of the winners of the Offies 2013 . offwestend.com . 2013-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130423123208/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/156 . 23 April 2013 . dead.
  12. Web site: Winners of the Offies 2014 . offwestend.com . 2014-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306043348/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/187 . 6 March 2014 . dead.
  13. Web site: 2015 Offie Award Winners . oughttobeclowns.com . 24 February 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  14. Web site: And The 2016 Offie Winners Are . offwestend.com . 2016-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310011620/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/239 . 10 March 2016 . dead.
  15. Web site: 2017 Winners of the Offies celebrate their awards at party in London . whatsonstage.com. April 24, 2017.
  16. Web site: 2017 Winners of the Offies announced . whatsonstage.com. February 26, 2017.
  17. Web site: Offie Finalists 2017 . offwestend.com . 2017-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170210132312/http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/news/view/258 . 10 February 2017 . dead.
  18. Web site: Offies 2018 winners announced WhatsOnStage. www.whatsonstage.com. 4 March 2018 . 2019-10-01.
  19. Web site: The Offies 2019 Winners announced . mrcarlwoodward.com . 2019-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001223824/https://www.mrcarlwoodward.com/wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/www.mrcarlwoodward.com/theatre-news-2/the-offies-2019-the-winners/index.html_gzip . 1 October 2019 . dead.
  20. Web site: 10th Anniversary Offies Awards Ceremony 2020 . offies.london. 8 March 2020.
  21. Web site: The Offies 2022 Finalists and Nominations . offies.london. 20 February 2022.
  22. Web site: 2017: Full Run: Plays: Female Performance – Rona Morison – The Diary Of A Teenager Girl. offies.london. 2017.
  23. Web site: 10th Anniversary Offies 2020 - Nominations - Winners . offies.london. 2020.

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