Top Picks of Regional Theatre 2018: Casts & Creatives

My top theatre productions of 2018 are up! You can read them all here. But there’s more praise to go around when I look back at the performances and productions to have impressed over the last year. So, with no actual awards to deliver, here are my top cast and creatives of 2018, who shall receive only a sincere nod of respect and appreciation for performances which stood out amongst so many other wonderful performances given this year.

I make absolutely no apology for the length of this three part round-up. When 110 shows have been seen, I feel no need to be unnecessarily restrictive when it comes to far-reaching recognition. I also stand by my selections of categories – I’m praising what I’ve loved, meaning made-up categories feature and I’ve chosen to separate my Top Picks into London, Regional and Touring Productions to ensure fair coverage across theatreland…

Here’s the second instalment of my Top Picks Of Casts and Creatives 2018: Regional Productions

Best Performance in a Production

Ikumelo Morden – Our Country’s Good

Best Lead Performance in a Musical

Paul-James Corrigan – Sunshine on Leith

Best Supporting Performance in a Musical

Neshla Caplan – Sunshine on Leith

Best Lead Performance in a Drama

Sharon Small – Still Alice

Best Supporting Performance in a Drama

Cate Hamer – Kinderstransport / Talking Heads

When I was thinking this over, Hamer’s performances vied for this spot. As both roles belong to the same great actress, I’m giving her both, just because I can!