The Off West End Theatre Awards , nicknamed The Offies , were launched in 2010 to recognise and celebrate excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent Off West End theatres across London. Over 80 theatres participate in the awards, with more than 400 productions being considered annually by a team of 40 assessors, with the winners chosen by a select panel of critics.
6-541: The Off West End Theatre Awards were launched in 2010 by Sofie Mason and Diana Jervis-Read to commemorate and recognise on and off-stage talent within the theatre industry of around 80 of London's independent Off West End theatres. The first-ever award ceremony for The Offies was held on 27 February 2011 with Simon Callow hosting the event. The aim of the awards is to help raise the profile and status of independent theatres in London by rewarding productions not eligible for
12-476: A Play Male Performance in a Play Best Performance in a Play Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play Female Performance in a Musical Male Performance in a Musical Off West End Off West End refers to theatres in London which are not included as West End theatres . The term is a relatively recent one, coined after
18-776: The Society of London Theatre , SOLT membership for the Off West End is entirely optional and is not widespread. The industry organisations for Off West End and Fringe venues are OffWestEnd, the London Theatre Consortium (larger venues), and the Society of Independent Theatres (smaller venues). The Off West End Theatre Awards , known as the Offies for short, have been awarded to Off West End theatre productions since 2011. This London -related article
24-571: The Society of London Theatre - Laurence Olivier Awards . The winners are selected by a panel of theatre critics. In 2014, Phoebe Waller-Bridge won two Off West End Theatre awards for her one-woman show Fleabag at the Soho Theatre . In 2017, Geoffrey Brown replaced Sofie and Diana as director. Plays Musicals & Opera Design Productions for Young People Special Other Recent winners and nominations have included: Performance Piece Best Female Performance in
30-465: The centre. According to London Theatre, "Smaller theatres, including many pub theatres, are called Fringe, although some of these small theatres are also called Off West End, particularly those located in the West End of London , where most of the big commercial theatres are. These small theatres can vary in size, with seating capacities of around 40 to 400." While West End Theatres must register with
36-462: The similar American term " off-Broadway " (though without the same strict definition). It is usually used synonymously with the more widespread term Fringe (or, specifically, "the London Fringe"), but sometimes is also used to refer to more mainstream or commercial theatre which is located within London but outside the centre, or to especially small and non-commercial theatres located within
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