Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Rebecca Hall, The Winter's TaleMake no mistake about it, Rebecca Hall is destined for great things, she is a fantastic actress and proved this in her Bridge Project turns this year. I plumped for her Hermione over her Varya as it was a slightly better role for her with more opportunity to showcase her heartbreaking treatment. Mark my words, this woman will become huge!
Honourable mentionKate Fleetwood, Life is a Dream
Stealing the show somewhat for me, Kate Fleetwood's Rosaura provided a welcome light-hearted comic relief to this darkly-hued play and kept the attention on what felt like a slightly superfluous sub-plot.
Jessie Cave, Arcadia
Michelle Dockery, Burnt By The Sun
Alexandra Gilbreath, Twelfth Night
Ruth Wilson, A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Josefina Gabrielle, Hello, Dolly!
As widowed milliner Irene Molloy, Josefina Gabrielle's turn in Hello, Dolly was sweet of voice, nimble on the dancefloor, nicely comic and the perfect foil for Samantha Spiro's lead role. And appearing now in Sweet Charity in another sterling supporting role (or two!), I hope it is not too long before she returns to head up a good musical.
Honourable mention
Sheila Hancock, Sister Act
Following on from her well-received turn in Cabaret, Sheila Hancock visited another musical with her presence, this time Sister Act in the role of Mother Superior and boy what fun she has and so in turn do we. Neither the best singer or dancer, it matters not a jot, in fact it enhances her performance as the senior nun and lends a nice gravitas to this show. For an actress in her late 70s, her energy levels and creative choices are a lesson to us all.
Josefina Gabrielle, Sweet Charity
Tiffany Graves, Sweet Charity
The Lovely Debbie McGee, Frank's Closet
Jodie Prenger, Oliver!Labels: Alexandra Gilbreath, fosterIANs, Jessie Cave, Jodie Prenger, Josefina Gabrielle, Kate Fleetwood, Michelle Dockery, Rebecca Hall, Ruth Wilson, Sheila Hancock, The Lovely Debbie McGee, Tiffany Graves