The CATS judging panel consists of around a dozen of Scotland’s leading theatre critics. Here are the people who have been involved since 2003.
- Mary Brennan (The Herald) 2003–present
- Irene Brown (EdinburghGuide.com) 2013–2018
- Mark Brown (currently Sunday National and the Daily Telegraph, previously Sunday Herald and Scotland on Sunday) 2003–present
- Andrew Burnet (The Sunday Herald) 2003
- Anna Burnside (Daily Record) 2011–2014, 2016–2017, 2019–present
- Dan Bye (The Stage) 2003
- Alan Chadwick (freelance) 2003–2009
- Paul F Cockburn (BroadwayBaby) 2016–2022
- Neil Cooper (The Herald) 2003–present
- Michael Cox (onstagescotland.co.uk and Across the Arts) 2009–present
- Steve Cramer (The List) 2003–2009
- Shona Craven (onstagescotland.co.uk) 2006–2010
- Robert Dawson Scott (The Times) 2003–2013
- Thom Dibdin (The Stage and AllEdinburghTheatre.com, previously Edinburgh Evening News) 2003–present
- Mark Fisher (The Guardian) 2004–present
- Ann Fotheringham (Evening Times – Glasgow) 2003
- Thelma Good (EdinburghGuide.com) 2003–2006
- Joyce McMillan (Scotsman) 2003–present
- David Pollock (The Independent) 2016–present
- Allan Radcliffe (currently The Times, previously The List) 2011–present
- Kenneth Speirs (Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday) 2003–2005
- Amy Taylor (freelance, The Skinny) 2014–present
- Sarah Urwin Jones (The Independent) 2004–2006
- Gareth K Vile (The List, previously The Skinny) 2009–2017
- Joy Watters (freelance, acrossthearts.co.uk) 2003–2020