The 26th WhatsOnStage Awards took place on 8 March 2026 at The London Palladium for the third time, with nominations opening on 6 November 2026. The event is co-produced by Alex Wood, Darius Thompson, Alex Parker and Damian Sandys.

Winners and nominees The nominees for the 25th WhatsOnStage Awards were announced on 11 December 2025 by Into the Woods stars Gracie McGonigal, Hana Ichijo and Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson at the Bridge Theatre in London. The winners were then revealed at a ceremony at The London Palladium

Best New Play Best New Musical The Comedy About Spies Inter Alia Born With Teeth Clarkston Stereophonic Through It All Together Paddington: The Musical The Great Gatsby Hercules Here and Now Shucked Titanique Best Play RevivalBest Musical Revival Richard II Much Ado About Nothing The Lady from the Sea The Seagull The Importance of Being Earnest A Streetcar Named Desire Evita Brigadoon Jesus Christ Superstar Little Shop of Horrors My Fair Lady The Producers Best Performer in a Play Best Supporting Performer in a Play Jonathan Bailey, Richard II Ncuti Gatwa, Born With Teeth Tom Hiddleston, Much Ado About Nothing Joe Locke, Clarkston Maxine Peake, The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse Rosamund Pike, Inter Alia Stephen Fry, The Importance of Being Earnest Emma Corrin, The Seagull Joe Alwyn, The Lady from the Sea Yerin Ha, The Maids Sophie Melville, Clarkston Mason Alexander Park, Much Ado About Nothing Best Performer in a Musical Best Supporting Performer in a Musical Rachel Zegler, Evita James Hameed and Arti Shah, Paddington The Musical Lauren Drew, Titanique Lucie Jones, 13 Going On 30 Jamie Muscato, The Great Gatsby Diego Andres Rodriguez, Evita Amber Davies, The Great Gatsby Bella Brown, Evita Candace Furbert, Sharlene Hector, Brianna Ogunbawo, Malinda Parris and Robyn Rose-Li, Hercules Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Paddington: The Musical Grace Mouat, 13 Going On 30 Layton Williams, TitaniqueBest Takeover PerformanceBest Professional Debut Performance Emma Kingston, Wicked Stevie Doc, The Devil Wears Prada Rob Madge, Cabaret Eva Noblezada, Cabaret Alex Young, Operation Mincemeat Karis Anderson, Moulin Rouge! The Musical Timi Akinyosade, Paddington: The Musical Mia Carragher, The Hunger Games: on Stage Hannah Dodd, Cabaret Jess Folley, Burlesque Ruaridh Mollica, Clarkston Asha Parker-Wallace, BurlesqueBest Direction Best Musical Direction/Supervision Luke Sheppard, Paddington: The Musical Tamara Harvey, The Constant Wife Jamie Lloyd, Much Ado About Nothing Thomas Ostermeier, The Seagull Tim Sheader, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Lynette Linton, Intimate Apparel Matt Brind, Paddington: The Musical Tom Brady, Hamlet Hail to the Thief Justin Craig, Stereophonic Stuart Morley, Jesus Christ Superstar Sarah Travis, Davey Anderson and Ali Roocroft, Wild Rose Alan Williams, EvitaBest ChoreographyBest Sound Design Fabian Aloise, Evita Ellen Kane, Ballet Shoes Ellen Kane, Paddington: The Musical Lorin Latarro, The Producers Drew McOnie, Brigadoon Jennifer Weber, 13 Going On 30 Gareth Owen, Paddington: The Musical Adam Fisher, Evita Tony Gayle, Wild Rose Tom Gibbons, The Seagull Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic Gareth Tucker and Nick Lidster for Autograph, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812Best Set DesignBest Costume Design Tom Pye, Paddington: The Musical Frankie Bradshaw, Ballet Shoes Lizzie Clachan, The Lady from the Sea Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby Michael Taylor, My Fair Lady David Zinn, Stereophonic Gabriella Slade and Zahra Jafar, Paddington: The Musical Alex Berry, Intimate Apparel Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby Colin Richmond, The Red Shoes Rae Smith, The Importance of Being Earnest Michael Taylor, My Fair LadyBest Lighting DesignBest Casting Jon Clark, Evita Paule Constable, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Neil Austin, Born With Teeth Neil Austin, Paddington: The Musical Howard Hudson, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Jessica Hung Han Yun, Hamlet Hail to the Thief Natalie Gallacher, for Pippa Ailion & Natalie Gallacher Casting, Nick Hockaday and Annabelle Davis, Paddington: The Musical Stuart Burt, Make It Happen Alastair Coomer, The Importance of Being Earnest Pippa Ailion, for Pippa Ailion & Natalie Gallacher Casting, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, Here We Are Pearson Casting, TitaniqueBest Video DesignBest Wigs, Hair and Make Up Design Jamie Lloyd (Director), Nick Ward (Video Systems and Programmer) and David Anderson (Camera Supervisor), Evita Zakk Hein, The Maids Luke Halls, Sing Street Andrzej Goulding, Born With Teeth Ash J Woodward, Paddington: The Musical Will Duke, Hamlet, Hail to the Thief Campbell Young Associates, Paddington: The Musical Georgia Lowe, Little Shop of Horrors Charles G LaPointe, Rachael Geier (Wigs and Hair) and Ashley Ryan (Make-up), The Great Gatsby Mia M Neal (Wigs and Hair) and Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche (Make-up), Hercules Grace Smart, Cyrano de Bergerac Rae Smith, with Kate Elizabeth, Campbell Young Associates and Adele Brandman, The Importance of Being EarnestBest Off-West End ProductionBest Regional Production Young Frankenstein Be More Chill The Last Five Years The Frogs Brixton Calling Cul de Sac 13 Going On 30 Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical Jesus Christ Superstar Krapp’s Last Tape Pride and Prejudice Through It All TogetherBest Concert EventBest West End Show Rachel Zegler: Live at The London Palladium, The London Palladium The Book Thief in Concert, Prince of Wales Theatre Gravity, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert, Prince Edward Theatre Jeremy Jordan: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Albert Hall Songs for a New World – 30th Anniversary Concert, Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith Les Misérables Cabaret Operation Mincemeat Hadestown Wicked Oliver! Special Award: Services to UK Theatre James Graham (Playwright and Screenwriter)

Productions with multiple accolades

Multiple wins

7 wins: Paddington: The Musical, a record for a new West End musical 5 wins: Evita 2 wins: Richard II

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