Great British Theatres Awards winners
The winners of the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards have been announced tonight, celebrating the extraordinary buildings, organisations and individuals making an outstanding contribution to the UK's cultural life.
The winners of the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards have been announced tonight at a ceremony in central London.
Celebrating the extraordinary buildings, organisations and individuals making an outstanding contribution to the UK's cultural life, there were 14 winners across 12 awards categories:
- Great New Build: @sohoplace, London
- Great Renovation: Citizens, Glasgow
- Great Amateur Theatre: Sherbourne Studio Theatre, Dorset
- Great Found Space: Dipping House, Stoke-on-Trent
- Great Community Connection: Joint winners Eden Court, Inverness and Polka Theatre, London
- Great Use of Space: National Theatre for the Natural Dye and Wellbeing Garden
- Great Placemaking Partner: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Great Green Theatre: Chichester Festival Theatre
- Great Public Space: Storyhouse, Chester
- Great British Theatres Shining Star: Joint winners individual Daniel Shrimpton, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York and organisation: Leith Theatre Trust
Acclaimed actor and theatre advocate Julie Hesmondhalgh was presented with the Great British Theatres Lifetime Achievement Award.
The evening ended with Citizens Theatre in Glasgow taking home the highest honour of Great British Theatre 2026.
Theatres Trust would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the first ever Great British Theatres Awards such a success, including our partners, judges, the ceremony host Marissa Wallace, presenters and performers, and everyone who took the time to enter.