Awards and Nominate
Your hard work and your pupils’ talents deserve recognition, and the National School Theatre Awards® (NSTA) is the platform to showcase their brilliance. Nominate your school and join a celebration that applauds the extraordinary effort behind school productions.
Nominations are open to all schools from September to June each year. If you are an international school, please visit the International Awards page page here.
| AWARD CATEGORIES |
| Best Play |
| Best Musical |
| Best Actor in a Play |
| Best Actress in a Play |
| Best Actor in a Musical |
| Best Actress in a Musical |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play |
| Best Support Actor in a Musical |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical |
| Best Female Musical Solo |
| Best Male Musical Solo |
| Best Choreography by a student |
| Best Ensemble |
| Best Set, Lighting or Sound Design by a student |
| Best Prep School Production |
| Best Part Time School Production |
| Awards are presented separately for Independent and State Schools. Additional awards may be given on the night, with wording subject to change. |
Nominate your School today. There are two steps to follow…
We kindly encourage you to complete the National School Theatre Awards® nomination form at your earliest convenience. This will allow us ample time to allocate a NSTA representative for your performance. Additionally, your school may have the opportunity to perform at the ceremony, so the sooner you nominate, the better we can plan the awards show.
Awards Time-Line
| Month | Information | Instructions |
| All year round | Registration open | Register your school here |
| September – June | Nominations open | Nomination Form here |
| January 31st | All nominated schools are guaranteed tickets to the event. To avoid overselling and ensure that every participating school can attend the awards ceremony, we may need to close nominations earlier than the advertised deadline. | Nominate as early as possible to avoid potential early deadline. |
| February 25th | Recorded Nominations Close [see above re: early deadlines]. | |
| September – May | Invitations to perform at awards. | The sooner you can provide a recording of your performance the better. This recording is for review purposes only and is not published and/or shared. |
| March | Box Office: Stage 1: Nominated schools Stage 2: General public | Follow our Instagram @schooltheatreawards @ministryschoolarts for updates |
| June | Awards Ceremony | Red carpet, awards and glamour! |
