Winners of UK's Profile Awards Announced

The Profile Awards, created and coordinated by Durham and Jennie Marenghi in association with the ALPD, the STLD and the ABTT, recognize lighting design excellence in theatre and television in the UK. This year's edition was held on June 4 at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in conjunction with the ABTT Show.

In addition to ten theatre awards and eight TV awards are the Richard Pilbrow Lifetime Recognition Award, sponsored by Theatre Projects, and the Brian Croft Behind the Scenes Award, sponsored by PRG. The Student Virtual Lighting Design competition was sponsored this year by the CAST Group of Companies.

The theatre awards are judged by eight UK theatre critics and are not open to nominations. The television awards are judged by broadcast professionals and nominations are accepted. The awards trophies are Patt 23M fixtures on stands, a miniature LED version of the iconic Rank Strand Patt 23 profile fixture modeled and produced in limited amounts by Hugh Chinnick.

The theatre award winners are:

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre sponsored by Chauvet Professional
Chris Davey for Crime and Punishment, Cast Doncaster.

Outstanding Achievement in Dance sponsored by Elation
Panagiotis Tomaras for In A Landscape, Sadler's Wells.

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Award sponsored by Encore
Joshua Gadsby for Miss Myrtle's Garden, Bush Theatre.

Outstanding Achievement in Opera sponsored by ETC
Jake Wiltshire for Don Giovanni, Waterperry Opera.

Outstanding Achievement in Theatre sponsored by Vari-Lite
Paul Pyant for Summerfolk, Olivier, National Theatre.

Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre sponsored by GLP
Aideen Malone for Into the Woods, The Bridge Theatre.

Outstanding Achievement in Opera sponsored by Fix8 Group
Trui Malten for Imeneo, Cambridge Handel Opera Company.

Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre sponsored by AED UK
Jon Clark for Evita, London Palladium.

Outstanding New Talent in Theatre sponsored by MA Lighting
Clancy Flynn for Slant, Sadler's Wells.

Outstanding Year in Theatre sponsored by SLX
Lizzie Powell for The Flying Dutchman, Welsh National Opera; The Seagull, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh; Waiting for Godot, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow.

Special mention was made of the following theatre nominees:

Adam Silverman for Broken Glass, Young Vic
Alex Fernandes for The Shitheads, Royal Court Upstairs
Anna Watson for Paranormal Activity, Ambassadors Theatre, West End
Charlie Morgan Jones for Ebony Scrooge, Sadler's Wells East
Edward Saunders for Breaking Bach, Usher Hall, Edinburgh International Festival
Fabiana Piccioli for Against the Tide, Royal Opera House
Guy Hoare for The Turn of the Screw, Linbury, Royal Opera House
Jai Morjaria for Intimate Apparel, Donmar Warehouse
Jessica Hung Han Yun for Brigadoon, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Mark Jonathan for The Cunning Little Vixen, Royal College of Music
Natasha Chivers for Evening All Afternoon, Donmar Warehouse
Simisola Majekodunmi for Lost Atoms, Curve, Leicester

The television winners are:

Entertainment Series Award sponsored by AVOLITES
David Bishop, Matt Lee, Darren Lovell, Mark Newell, Dave Scrivens and Tom Young for Strictly Come Dancing

Entertainment -- One Off Award sponsored by LIGHTS CONTROL RIGGING
Bruno Poet, Tom Davis, Matt Daw, Marc Heimendinger, Johanne Jensen, Eneas Mackintosh, Max Narula, and Tom Young for The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Drama Award sponsored by CHAMSYS
Philippe Kress, Ziggy Jacobs, Martin Klood, and Yurandi Poots for The Capture

Small Studio Award sponsored by ELP BROADCAST LIGHTING
Jake Brightman, Craig Dockerill, Hugh French, Tim Moulson, Jahbez Snowdon, and Marc Taylor for Channel 4 News

Non-Scripted Entertainment Award sponsored by LIMELITE LIGHTING
Rob Mansfield, Mark Gardiner, and Dan Street for MasterChef: The Professionals

Continuing Drama Award sponsored by TSL
Chris Ramage, Richard Brindle, Michael Collingwood, Stephen Edwards, Dan Grayson, and Steven Jackson for Corriedale

Newcomer Award sponsored by LIGHT INITIATIVE
Lili Warden

Special Merit Award sponsored by AC ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES
Alan Bermingham (1937 - 2025)

Special award went to:

The Richard Pilbrow Lifetime Recognition Award sponsored by Theatre Projects
Bernie Davis

The Brian Croft Behind the Scenes Award sponsored by PRG
Howard Eaton

The Student Virtual Lighting Design Competition sponsored by CAST Group of Companies
James Levy (Guildhall School of Music Drama) for Die For You