2015 Shortlist

Best Male Performance

  • Brian Ferguson (Hamlet), Hamlet, Citizens Theatre
  • Keith Fleming (Buck), The Call of the Wild, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow
  • Sean O’Callaghan (Francis Hardy), Faith Healer, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Grant O’Rourke (Zanetto and Tonino), The Venetian Twins, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Best Female Performance

Sponsored by STV

  • Nicola Daley (Hedda), Hedda Gabler, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Meg Fraser (Susan), Woman in Mind, Dundee Rep Ensemble and Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  • Jenny Hulse (Beatrice), The Voice Thief, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company
  • Amy Manson (Grusha), The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Best Ensemble

Sponsored by Equity

  • Bondagers, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • The Libertine, Citizens Theatre
  • The Venetian Twins, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Best Director

  • John Dove, Faith Healer, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Tony Cownie, The Venetian Twins, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Stewart Laing, Slope, Untitled Projects in partnership with KILTR, Citizens Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company
  • Mark Thomson, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Best Design

  • Mike Brookes (lighting designer), Anna Chaney (cinematographer), Stewart Laing (designer) and Nick Millar (technical director), Slope, Untitled Projects in partnership with KILTR, Citizens Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company
  • Graham McLaren (set and costume designer), Gavin Glover (associate designer), Rebecca Hamilton (associate designer) and Kai Fischer (lighting designer), The Tin Forest, National Theatre of Scotland
  • Karen Tennent (designer) and Kate Bonney (lighting designer), The Voice Thief, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company
  • Jamie Vartan (designer) and Simon Wilkinson (lighting designer), Bondagers, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Best Music and Sound

Sponsored by Guitar Guitar:

  • Tyler Collins (musician), Gameli Tordzro (musician) and Matt Padden (sound design), Last Dream (On Earth), Kai Fischer in association with National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre, Glasgow
  • Claire McKenzie (composer), The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Daniel Padden (composer and musician), The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me, a MacRobert Arts Centre and Barrowland Ballet co-production
  • Wendy Weatherby (composer and musician), Tales of a Grandson, MacRobert Arts Centre and Andy Cannon in association with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival

Best Technical Presentation

  • Slope, Untitled Projects in partnership with KILTR, Citizens Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company
  • Last Dream (On Earth), Kai Fischer in association with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
  • The Tin Forest, National Theatre of Scotland
  • The Voice Thief, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company

Best Production for Children and Young People

Sponsored by Young Scot

  • The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me, a MacRobert Arts Centre and Barrowland Ballet co-production
  • The Pokey Hat, Grinagog Theatre
  • Tales of a Grandson, MacRobert Arts Centre and Andy Cannon in association with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival
  • The Voice Thief, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company

Best New Play

Sponsored by Robertson Taylor W&P Longreach – Theatre Insurance Brokers:

  • Tony Cownie, The Venetian Twins, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Andy Duffy, Crash, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow staged in partnership with the Traverse Theatre Company
  • DC Jackson, Kill Johnny Glendenning, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Citizens Theatre
  • Martin McCormick, Squash, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow presented by the Traverse Theatre Company

Best Production

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Faith Healer, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  • Slope, Untitled Projects in partnership with KILTR, Citizens Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company
  • The Venetian Twins, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

The CATS judging panel for 2015 was made up of: Mary Brennan (The Herald), Irene Brown (edinburghguide.com), Mark Brown (The Sunday Herald and the Daily Telegraph), Neil Cooper (The Herald), Michael Cox (Across the Arts), Thom Dibdin (The Stage and AllEdinburghTheatre.com), Mark Fisher (The Guardian), Joyce McMillan (The Scotsman), Allan Radcliffe (The Times), Amy Taylor (The Public Reviews and TVBomb), Gareth K Vile (The List) and Joy Watters (Across the Arts).