Managers and backstage staff to be included in new TMA awards
By Alistair Smith for The Stage
Managers, backstage and front of house staff will for the first time be recognised at this year’s restructured Theatrical Management Association Awards.
The awards, which have been running since 1991, will now be split into two separate categories - the TMA Theatre Awards and the TMA Management Awards. The theatrical prizes will continue to be presented at the annual ceremony in October, while the new set, for those involved offstage, will be allocated at the organisation’s conference in November.
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Out from behind the scenes into the spotlight
From The Stage
Several millennia ago, in the earliest days of theatre, there was no doubt a collection of highly skilled individuals on hand to bemoan the fact that, unlike the pampered darlings on stage, their own efforts never received public recognition.
Fast forward several thousand years and a similar huddle can be found backstage and front of house at most modern venues. It is the enduring frustration of those working behind the scenes that their essential contribution must go unacknowledged in the wider world.
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