Off West End Theatre Awards 2012

On Sunday 5 February, OffWestEnd.com (founded by Sofie Mason) held its second Off West End “Offies” Awards, celebrating the best of fringe and independent theatre of the past year. The event was hosted by Theatre Royal Stratford East and presented by actress Louise Jamieson. Stars of stage including Alison Steadman, Don Warrington and Alex Jennings handed out the awards. See here for a full list of the categories and winners.

Tom Wicker interviewed guests and winners before and after the ceremony to find out what “off-West End” meant to them and why the Offies are so important to the London theatre world.