Emcee Keith Tomasek hosted the 2018 Brickenden Awards for Theatrical Excellence in London ceremony at the Wolf Performance Hall on Monday night. The awards recognize companies and individuals in production- and performance-based categories for the 2018 calendar year.

Taking home the lion’s share of the awards this year were productions by London Community Players, spanning technical and artistic categories; new company Allswell Productions earned three, including the “prestige” outstanding director and outstanding musical trophies. Here’s the full list of winners:

Outstanding Comedy Production

Hir (Calithumpian Theatre Company)

Outstanding Lighting Design

Andrew Bragg, Dogfight (Allswell Productions)

Outstanding Sound Design

Lisa DesGroseilliers, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Outstanding Youth Musical

Big Fish (Original Kids Theatre Company)

Outstanding Youth Drama

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (London Central Secondary School)

Outstanding Set Design

Kerry Bishop, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Bronwyn Powell, The Light in the Piazza (Musical Theatre Productions)

Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Zoe Bernard, Hir (Calithumpian Theatre Company)

Outstanding Costume Design

Anne Humberstone, Annette Kavelaars-Burrows, Debra Chantler, Mary Jane Walzak, Tania Harvey, and Whitney Bolam, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Outstanding Makeup Design

Candice Burgo, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Chris Doty Award

Jason Rip

Outstanding Original Script

Diane Vanden Hoven, This Above All

Outstanding Musical Production

Dogfight (Allswell Productions)

Outstanding Female Actor – Youth

Olivia Farquhar (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, London Central Secondary School)

Outstanding Male Actor – Youth

Devon Dixon (Big Fish, Original Kids Theatre Company)

Outstanding Female Actor in a Lead Role

Alicia D’Ariano, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Outstanding Male Actor in a Lead Role

Colton Abel, Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

Outstanding Director

Hailey Hill, Dogfight (Allswell Productions)

Outstanding Drama Production

The December Man (London Community Players)

People’s Choice

Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players)

The winners of most awards were decided by votes from the public, the Brickenden core, youth, and original script panels, and the organization’s executive committee. The Chris Doty Award is selected by the Brickenden committee, and the new People’s Choice award is decided through an online ballot.

Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees, as well as to everyone who worked in, attended, and supported theatre in London in 2018. We hope the coming year is even more successful for all!