Queer Theatre Festive Feast & Awards 2025

Sunday 14th December 2025
The Railway & The Two Brewers, Clapham

Queer Theatre members gathered at The Railway, Clapham for the Queer Theatre Festive Feast and Awards 2025, marking the end of a huge year with a three-course festive meal, drinks, and an awards ceremony celebrating the people, places and things that make up Queer Theatre. The night then continued with a late-night afterparty and cabaret at The Two Brewers.

Queer Theatre Awards 2025

🌟 Rising Star Award: Emily Brandon

Nominees: Driscoll Green, Charlie Norfolk, Arthur Yang

💜 Queer Theatre Dedication Award: Ro Winchester & Mariana Sobrinho

Nominees: Jack Henry, Lisa Peters, Grace Statton

🎭 Improviser of the Year: Oliver Atton-Higgins

Nominees: Jack Henry, Ryan Graham Hinds, Blue Potter

🎭 Best Actor Award: Ned Wakeley

Nominees: Emily Brandon, Grace Statton, Daniel Waterhouse

😂 Comedian of the Year: Jack Henry

Nominees: Jacob Freda, Abbey Tansley-Cook, Ryan Graham Hinds, Freddie Haberfellner

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theatre Spirit Award: Joshua Sanchez

Nominees: Grace Statton, Mariana (M) Sobrinho, Lisa Peters, Matthew Hodson

✍️ Writer of the Year Award: Freddie Haberfellner

Nominees: David Watters, Grace Statton, Ermis Makides

🎭 Artistic Director’s Award: Daniel Waterhouse

Nominees: Lisa Peters, Ro Winchester, Mariana Sobrinho, Bobby Georgiev, Freddie Haberfellner

💫 Icon Award: Grace Statton

Nominees: Matthew Hodson, Daniel Waterhouse, Ned Wakeley, Jack Henry

🎙 Jason Sutton Cabaret Award: Ryan Graham Hinds

Nominees: Josh Sanchez, Freddie Haberfellner, Lisa Peters

Between the awards, members celebrated: Cringiest Moment, Campest Moment, Most Memorable Line, Sexiest Moment, Shadiest Moment, and Best Queer Theatre Event.

Andrew Keates’ closing words

At the end of the ceremony, Artistic Director Andrew Keates offered a tribute to everyone who has kept showing up, especially the newcomers who arrived not as a polished version of themselves, but as they were, to be better and make connections.

“So many of us know that voice. The one that tells us to isolate. To stay home. To not be seen. To not risk being wanted, or rejected, or witnessed. The one that says, ‘You’re safer on your own.’ The one that convinces you that your absence is easier for everyone. That voice is a liar. Look around. This room is proof. Look what we’ve made happen by showing up for each other”.

Thank you to every member who has made 2025 such a special year for Queer Theatre: for the work, the care, the bravery, the tenderness, the joy, and the ridiculousness. Huge thanks to our friends at The Railway and The Two Brewers for hosting us and holding space for queer artists, to Nick Hern Books, Theataccounts, our patrons, and all the incredible people who have championed Queer Theatre this year.

If you’re reading this and want to be part of our community, visit our website and join us for our classes, clubs and events. We’d love to meet you.

Photography by Mariana Sobrinho & Queer Theatre Members