Off West End’s Offies 2021 Awards Ceremony will be held online on Sunday 21 February 2021, from 7 – 9pm, and will be hosted by Scenesaver. It is a free event, but you need to register before you can login – click here to do so. The ONCOMMS are the awards made for achievement in online theatre and the following finalists have been announced. Shows with titles in blue are still available to view (just click on these)
LIVESTREAM
- GAYATRI The Royal Queen Consort of the Majapahit Kingdom : 7evenotes Production
- The Black Cat: Threedumb Theatre at The Space (review here)
- Trestle: OVO Productions at Maltings Theatre
RECORDED (DIRECT)
- A Brief List of Everyone Who Died: Patch of Blue at Finborough Theatre (review here)
- Talking Gods: Arrows & Traps
- Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life : Keith Alessi
- Touchy: 20 Stories High (review here)
RECORDED (EDITED)
- Cruise Aria Entertainment (review here)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray: Barn Theatre/Lawrence Batley Theatre/New Wolsey Theatre/Oxford Playhouse/Theatr Clwyd (review here)
- The System : Original Theatre Co (review here)
- Typical: Soho Theatre & Nouveau Riche
AUDIO
- Red Breast: Chronic Insanity Theatre (review here)
- Blis-ta: Clean Break
- Making Massinger: Wiltshire Creative
IMMERSIVE / INTERACTIVE
- Anthropocene: The Human Era: GymJam Theatre/Oxford Playhouse (review here)
- The Snow Queen: New International Encounter/Junction Theatre/Tobacco Factory Theatres
- Virtually Impossible : Tony Middleton
PLATFORM BASED
- Henry V: Guildford Shakespeare Company
- Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels: Aegis Prodns at Finborough Theatre (review here)
- The Black Cat: Threedumb Theatre at The Space (review here)
- The Haunting of Alice Bowles: Original Theatre (review here)
SERIES
- Controversy: Maya Katherine Productions
- Distanced: TwoFiveFour Productions & 2 Bob Films
- Lear Alone: And Tomorrow Theatre Company/Elysium Theatre Company/Scenesaver
- Touchy: 20 Stories High (review here)
INNOVATIVE
- The Black Cat: Threedumb Theatre at The Space (review here)
- Land Skeins: no more superheroes
- The Picture of Dorian Gray: Barn Theatre/Lawrence Batley Theatre/New Wolsey Theatre/Oxford Playhouse/Theatr Clwyd (review here)
The finalists in two further categories, for Young People’s Theatre, are due to be announced shortly
Congratulations to all finalists for keeping the flag flying during these difficult times
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