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Nominations for the TMA Theatre Awards are made by members of the theatregoing public, who are recruited formally as regional panellists and by critics from national and regional newspapers.
The nominations are then short-listed and judged by the TMA Theatre Awards Panels. The TMA Awards for Achievement in Opera and Dance are judged by the Theatre Awards Panels for Opera and Dance respectively. All other awards except The Stage Award for Outstanding Achievement in Regional Theatre and the Special Award for Individual Achievement are judged by the TMA Theatre Awards Panel.
The TMA Special Award for Individual Achievement is given at the discretion of the President and Council of Management. The Stage Award for Outstanding Achievement in Regional Theatre is given at the discretion of the Managing Director and Editor of The Stage Newspaper.
The TMA Theatre Awards Panels include national and regional critics, the President, Past-Presidents and members of the Council of Management of the TMA. The Theatre Awards Panels are chaired by the President or ex-Presidents of the TMA.
The meetings of the Panels are also attended by the Chief Executive and Awards Manager of the TMA in a non-voting capacity.
Details on the criteria for each TMA Theatre Award are given in the Categories section.
Eligibility
These awards are open to TMA members working in both the commercial and subsidised sectors of the performing arts. To be eligible for the production categories of the TMA Theatre Awards, a production has to be either produced by a TMA member or seen in a TMA member theatre or venue. There are a few exceptions which are not eligible:
- Amateur productions
- RSC productions in London
- RNT productions in London
- Any production in the West End unless it has originated in a TMA theatre
- Festival productions.
TMA members touring productions are eligible when they are presented at either TMA member or non-TMA member theatres or venues. However, if a TMA member is presenting a touring production at a non-member theatre or venue, they are advised to contact the TMA Awards Office so that regional panellists can be informed of the forthcoming production.
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