Alex Young | Operation Mincemeat | Fortune Theatre, London	Bob Nicholson | The Bat with No Bite | Northern Stage	Emma Lucia | Waitress | Sunderland Empire	Ken Loach with Mayor Jamie Driscoll | Live Theatre Newcastle	Alex Young & Peter McGovern | Lolloping Sidekicks | The Crazy Coqs	Nick Mohammed | Gala Durham
Robson Green | Live Theatre Newcastle	Miss Isabella Bliss | Darlington Hippodrome	Charlie Hardwick | The Last Ship | Northern Stage	Vicky Entwistle | East is East | Northern Stage	Julie Hesmondhalgh | Live Theatre Newcastle	Alex Young | Operation Mincemeat | Fortune Theatre, London
Alan Cumming | The Glasshouse, Gateshead	Alex Young | Lolloping Sidekicks | The Crazy Coqs	Samantha Bond | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London	Emma Lucia | Waitress | Sunderland Empire	Darren Charles | Darlington Hippodrome	Dick and Dom | Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Alex Young | Lolloping Sidekicks | The Crazy Coqs	Ian Kirby | Tyne Theatre & Opera House	Bob Nicholson | The Bat with No Bite | Northern Stage	Micky Cochrane | Carrying David | Richmond Georgian Theatre, North Yorkshire	Ivy Paige | Darlington Hippodrome	Richard Fleeshman | The Last Ship | Northern Stage
Robson Green | Live Theatre Newcastle	Sam Redford | RSC A Midsummer Nights Dream | Northern Stage	Charlie Hardwick | The Last Ship | Northern Stage	Alan Cumming | The Glasshouse, Gateshead	Kevin O'Keefe | Sleeping Beauty | Tyne Theatre & Opera House	Sam Redford | RSC A Midsummer Nights Dream | Northern Stage
Lance Horne, Rachel Maio, Alan Cumming | The Glasshouse, Gateshead	Andy Nyman | Abigail's Party | Wyndham's Theatre, London	Chu Omambala | RSC A Midsummer Night's Dream | Northern Stage	Chris Nayak | RSC A Midsummer Night's Dream | Northern Stage	Kevin O'Keefe | Sleeping Beauty | Tyne Theatre & Opera House	Omid Djalili | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London
Jack Holden | RSC A Midsummer Night's Dream | Northern Stage	Maxie Peters | Sleeping Beauty | Tyne Theatre & Opera House	Tim McInnerny | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London	Andy Nyman| Abigail's Party | Wyndham's Theatre, London	Chris Kelly | The Producers | Darlington Hippodrome	Sue Sweeney | Sleeping Beauty | Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Anna Francolini | Victor Victoria | Southwark Playhouse	Tim McInnerny | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London	Joe Absolom | Abigail's Party | Wyndham's Theatre, London	The Producers | Darlington Hippodrome	Julian Cound | The Producers | Darlington Hippodrome	Richard Dempsey | Victor Victoria | Southwark Playhouse
Georgia Tennant | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London	Russian State Ballet | Billingham Forum	The Producers | Darlington Hippodrome	Jason Thorpe | What the Butler Saw | Vaudeville Theatre, London