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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Theatre
82 people have received a UK honour for Theatre in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Member (MBE)
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Reading Rep Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Emma Jane Hinde (Emma D?Souza)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Executive Director, Audiences and Commercial, Society of London Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Jonathan Patric Gilchrist
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Joint President, UK Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Officer (OBE)
Nicholas Hern
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
“Founder, Nick Hern Books. For services to Theatre”
Nadia Shehzi Fall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Young Vic Theatre and lately Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Theatre Royal Stratford East. For services to Theatre”
Paule Constable
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Lighting Designer. For services to Theatre”
2025
Medal / BEM
Ralph Robert Mills
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Dresser, Royal National Theatre. For services to Theatre”
David Meredith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Coventry, West Midlands
“Chair, Albany Theatre Trust. For services to Theatre and to the community in Coventry”
Kathleen Jane Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Saxmundham, Suffolk
“Lately Theatre Manager and Administrator. For services to Theatre”
Member (MBE)
Richard Stephen Vallis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Penicuik, Midlothian
“For services to Theatre, to Sport and to People with a Disability”
Melanie Lewis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Lately Chief Executive, Shakespeare North Playhouse. For services to Theatre”
Roger Philip Glossop
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Theatre and the Performing Arts”
Officer (OBE)
Eleanor Lloyd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“Theatre Producer and lately President, Society of London Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Deirdra Gabrielle Conaghan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Theatre and to Education for Adults with Learning Disabilities”
Kate Mcgrath
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer, Fuel. For services to Theatre”
2024
Member (MBE)
Dale Rooks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chichester, West Sussex
“Director, Learning Education and Participation, Chichester Festival Theatre. For services to Theatre and to Young People”
Andrew Liddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross
“Lately Charity Lawyer, Pitlochry. For services to Theatre and the Arts in Scotland”
Commander (CBE)
2023
Member (MBE)
Natalia Kaliada
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Co-Founding Artistic Director, Belarus Free Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Nicolai Khalezin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Co-Founding Artistic Director, Belarus Free Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Sarah Greenhalgh (Sarah Smith)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Chair, Tobacco Factory Theatres. For services to Theatre and to the community in Bristol and Cornwall”
Julia Skelton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Mind the Gap. For services to Theatre and to the community in Bradford”
2022
Member (MBE)
Pravesh Kumar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Theatre”
Mich�le Taylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Director for Change, Ramps on the Moon. For services to Theatre and People with Disabilities”
Rosalind Paul
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Scene and Heard. For charitable services to Theatre, to Young People and to Families in Somers Town, London Borough of Camden”
Commander (CBE)
Catherine Rowena Mallyon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Theatre and to the Arts”
Adrian Vinken
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Plymouth, Devon
“Chief Executive Officer, Theatre Royal Plymouth. For services to Theatre”
2021
2020
Member (MBE)
Giles Terera
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Actor and Musician. For services to Theatre”
Polly Stenham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Playwright. For services to Theatre and Literature”
George Perrin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Lately Joint Artistic Director, Paines Plough. For services to Theatre”
James Grieve
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Lately Joint Artistic Director, Paines Plough. For services to Theatre”
Mark Everett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Faversham, Kent
“Director, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, Kent. For services to Theatre”
Officer (OBE)
2019
Medal / BEM
Elizabeth Milne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Aberdeen
“Co-Director, Phoenix Theatre. For services to Theatre and the Arts in the North East of Scotland.”
Clare Haggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Aberdeen
“Co-Director, Phoenix Theatre. For services to Theatre and the Arts in the North East of Scotland.”
Babette Amy Valerie Helen Langford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Middlesex
“For services to Children in Stage Dance and Theatre in London.”