The SMA Stage Management Awards for 2025 announce New Award
3 April 2025
The SMA Stage Management Awards for 2025 will be held at the ABTT Theatre Show , Londesborough Room at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday 4th June.
The categories this year have been chosen by SMA Board who are also running the awards this year. Categories are:
The Antonia Collins award for early career stage managers.
Including final year graduates in vocational training and all entrants to the industry since April 2024. For a significant and notable start in stage management work in theatre shows and live events. Demonstrating care and kindness as well as exceptional skill in their craft.
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SMA Stage Electrics Stage Management Team Award: Non commercial Large Scale, Regional Theatre and non-commercial touring
For teams of any size distinguishing themselves through excellent teamwork and exceptional skills and performance above the normal high standard in a show or season. (Qualifying period April 2024 – April 2025)
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SMA Clear-Com Stage Management Team Award for Commercial large scale, West End, Immersive, and Commercial Touring
For teams of any size distinguishing themselves through excellent teamwork and exceptional skills and performance above the normal high standard in a show or season. ( Qualifying period April 2024 – April 2025.)
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SMA Individual stage manager Achievement Award
For individual SMs (all grades) (including sole SMs) showing exceptional skills and performance in any theatre show, festival, or live event (including touring and children’s shows) where the creative use of resources and exceptional flair and outstanding achievement of an individual will be recognised.
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SMA David Ayliff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Stage Management
For exceptional work and a lasting legacy over a working lifetime in stage or live events management and / or SM training and mentoring.
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PLUS A NEW AWARD:
SMA Stage Managers’ Theatre of the Year 2025
This year SMA is introducing a new award category for all SMs (any grade) to vote for their choice for Theatre of the Year 2025. You don’t have to be a member of SMA to vote, nor does the theatre you vote for need to be a member (of course they can be!) MORE INFORMATION AND NOMINATION FORM CAN BE FOUND HERE.
It’s time to think about nominating exceptional stage management individual and teams for their work April 2024- April 2025.