Readers of West End Frame were invited to vote for four awards throughout 2015. The West End Frame Awards recognise brand new and long-running plays and musicals, combining male and female actors into the same categories. Voting opens for one award at a time. Take a look at the full list of winners below:
Publicly Voted Awards
![]() | Best West End Debut Matt Cardle for playing Huey Calhoun in Memphis Runners Up Danny Horn for Sunny Afternoon Marcquelle Ward for Cats Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Helen Maybanks |
![]() | Best Performance of a Song in a Musical John Dagleish for his rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset' in Sunny Afternoon Runners Up Jon Jon Briones for ‘American Dream’ in Miss Saigon Kerry Ellis for ‘Memory’ in Cats Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Kevin Cummins |
![]() | Understudy of the Year Jacqueline Hughes for standing by as Elphaba in Wicked (UK Tour) Runners Up Zoë Birkett for The Bodyguard Ryan O'Donnell for Sunny Afternoon |
![]() | Most Inspiring West End Show Sunny Afternoon at the Harold Pinter Theatre Runners Up Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Kevin Cummins |
![]() | Performance of the Year Sheridan Smith for Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory Runners Up Matt Henry for Kinky Boots Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Marc Brenner |
![]() | Show of the Year Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre Runners Up Xanadu at the Southwark Playhouse Marry Poppins UK tour Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Matt Crocket |
![]() | Theatrical Highlight of the Year Imelda Staunton creates theatrical history in Gypsy Runners Up Les Mis turns 30 West End takes over Broadway Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Simon Annan |
Play of the Year The Father at the Tricycle & Wyndham's Theatres Photo Credit: Simon Annand | Fringe Production of the Year Xanadu at the Southwark Playhouse Photo Credit: Paul Coltas |
Thank you to everyone who supported the West End Frame Awards in 2015 and congratulations to all the winners, runners up and nominees! The WEF Awards will return in 2016; stay tuned for further information.
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