Categories
The awards are presented across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. The awards for Best Actor In A British Soap, Best Actress In A British Soap and Performance Of The Year were voted for by readers of the Manchester Evening News.
Named awards include:
- Biza Award - an award designed to encourage new and up and coming talent with financial support. Prior to 2008 this award was named the Alpha Award after its then-sponsor, Alpha Airport Shopping.
- Horniman Award - awarded to people or institutions who have made a unique contribution to the repertory theatre movement. It is named after theatre manager and patron Annie Horniman, who established the first ever repertory theatre company in the United Kingdom at the Gaiety Theatre in Manchester.
Read more about this topic: Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
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