CRITICS' AWARDS FOR THEATRE IN SCOTLAND
Winners & Nominees for the CATS Awards 2025
Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements
The 2025 CATS Awards were held at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Sunday June 8. Special guest presenter was Panto superstar Johnny McKnight.
Here are the nominees and winners of the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2025.
Outstanding Pantomime
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Outstanding Performance
Two Winners
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Best Ensemble
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Best Director
Best Design
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Best Music & Sound
Best Technical Presentation
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Best Production for Children and Young People
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Best New Play
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Best Production
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Sponsors
As well as the category sponsors listed above, the CATS Awards are also generously supported by:
The CATS judging panel for the 2025 Awards comprised: Mary Brennan (The Herald), Mark Brown (Sunday National and the Daily Telegraph), Anna Burnside (Across the Arts/Corr Blimey!), Dominic Corr (Corr Blimey!), Michael Cox (Across the Arts), Thom Dibdin (AllEdinburghTheatre.com), Mark Fisher (The Guardian), Fergus Morgan (The Stage), Joyce McMillan (The Scotsman), Neil Cooper (The Herald), David Pollock (freelance reviewer), Allan Radcliffe (The Times), Hugh Simpson (AllEdinburghTheatre.com) and Simon Thompson (WhatsOnStage).