Awards for independent and fringe theatre in London - The Offies - has announced the winners of its 2023 awards.
The ceremony took place on 12 February at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London, marking its 13th year. To be eligible for this year’s awards, shows needed to have run for 10 performances or more over 2 or more weeks during 2022.
The winners an shortlist in the ‘Theatre for Young Audiences’ sections were as follows:
Theatre for Young Audiences Production
Winner: Kinder at Little Angel Theatre
I Want My Hat Back at Little Angel Theatre
Ready Steady Go at Polka Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences Performance
Winner: Ellie Carroll/Hector Dogliani/Will Lawrence/Lauren Cambridge/Jonny Morton, Jack at Chickenshed
Amy Loughton/Andy Umerah/Erika Poole/Phil Yarrow/Sera Mustafa, Crackers at Polka Theatre
Omi Mantri/Ryan Rajan Mal, Daytime Deewane at Half Moon Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences Writing
Winner: Azan Ahmed, Daytime Deewane at Half Moon Theatre
Ian Nicholson/Sam Wilde, I Want My Hat Back at Little Angel Theatre
Molly Freeman/George Bellamy, Kinder at Little Angel Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences Music/ Sound
Winner: Jon Ouin/George Bellamy, Kinder at Little Angel Theatre
Somin Griffin-Dave, Daytime Deewane at the Half Moon Theatre
Ben & Max Ringham/Owen Crouch, Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre
Theatre for Young Audiences Design
Winner: Sam Wilde/Sherry Coenen, I Want My Hat Back at Little Angel Theatre
Joe Hornsby/Verity Quinn, Ready Steady Go at Polka Theatre
Rosanna Vize/Jack Phelan/Jess Bernberg/Joshua Gadsby, Gulliver’s Travels at Unicorn Theatre
For the full list of winners visit the website for the awards. You can follow the reaction to the awards on Twitter with the hashtage #Offies2023.