 | 2007-08 Shortlists
Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland On May 18, 2008, following an all-day meeting at Edinburgh's Howard hotel, the CATS judges announced the following shortlists for the ten categories of the 2007-08 awards. There is a link to each company's website. FOR BEST MALE PERFORMANCE: - Tam Dean Burn in Venus As A Boy, NTS Workshop and Burnt Goods
- Sean Campion as Gregor in Carthage Must Be Destroyed, Traverse Theatre
- Keith Fleming and Gerry Mulgrew as Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt, Dundee Rep/NTS
- Michael Glenn Murphy as John in Shining City, Rapture Theatre
FOR BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
- Kirsty Bushell as Harper in Angels In America, Citizens' Theatre/Headlong/Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
- Amy Manson as The Stepdaughter in Six Characters In Search Of An Author, Royal Lyceum Theatre/Citizens' Theatre/NTS
- Alison Peebles as Winnie in Happy Days, Dundee Rep
- Sally Reid as Norma in The Wall, Borderline Theatre
FOR BEST DIRECTOR:
- James Brining for Sunshine On Leith, Dundee Rep
- Andy Cannon and Iain Johnstone for The Emperor’s New Kilt, Wee Stories/NTS
- Dominic Hill for Peer Gynt, Dundee Rep/NTS
- Daniel Kramer for Angels In America, Citizens' Theatre/Headlong/ Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
FOR BEST ENSEMBLE:
FOR BEST NEW PLAY:
- Being Norwegian by David Greig, A Play, A Pie and A Pint/Paines Plough
- Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Alan Wilkins, Traverse Theatre
- Educating Agnes by Liz Lochhead, Theatre Babel
- The Wall by DC Jackson, Borderline Theatre
FOR BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE:
- Cinderella MacRobert, Stirling
- The Emperor's New Kilt Wee Stories/NTS
- Jack And The Beanstalk Dundee Rep
- The Wizard Of Oz Royal Lyceum Theatre
FOR BEST DESIGN:
- Becky Minto for The Emperor’s New Kilt, Wee Stories/NTS
- Soutra Gilmour, Charles Balfour and Mark Bouman for Angels in America, Citizens' Theatre/Headlong/Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
- Naomi Wilkinson for Peer Gynt, Dundee Rep/NTS
- Sans façon for Walden, Magnetic North at Stills Gallery
FOR BEST USE OF MUSIC AND SOUND:
- Hilary Brooks for Sunshine On Leith, Dundee Rep
- Paddy Cunneen for Peer Gynt, Dundee Rep/NTS
- Alasdair Macrae for Subway, Vanishing Point
- David Trouton for The Emperor's New Kilt, Wee Stories/NTS
FOR BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATION:
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