CATS AWARDS 2023
WINNERS & NOMINEES
The 2023 CATS winners were announced at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Sunday 11 June. Special guest presenters were River City actor and celebrated panto villain Grant Stott, and BAFTA-award winning actor Shauna MacDonald.
Here are the winners of the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2023.

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Outstanding Performance
Two Winners


Best Ensemble

Best Director

Best Design

Best Music & Sound

Best Technical Presentation

Best Production for Children and Young People

Best New Play

Best Production

The CATS judging panel for the 2023 Awards comprised: Mary Brennan (The Herald), Mark Brown (Sunday National and the Daily Telegraph), Anna Burnside (Daily Record/Sunday Mail), 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), Natalie O’Donoghue (Broadway World), David Pollock (freelance reviewer) and Allan Radcliffe (The Times)