Venue: Sondheim Theatre
Date: 7 June, 3pm
Host: Oscar Conlon-Morrey
Prize-giving: Jenna Russell
Chair of Judges: Edward Seckerson
MD: Nigel Lilley; Assistant MD: John Haslam
Stage Manager: Ali Wade; Assistant SM: Benedict Rattray
The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition – affectionately known as SSSSPOTY – was inaugurated in 2007, and in 2026 returns for its 18th year. The gala final will be held, fittingly, in the Sondheim Theatre, at 3pm on Sunday 7 June.
Sondheim Society members enjoy advance booking and discounted ticket prices, so if you're not already a member, sign up now!
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Host: Oscar Conlon-Morrey is an award-winning actor, singer, compère, comedian and cabaret artist. His performance credits include: Mr Bumble/1st cover Fagin in Matthew Bourne's Oliver! (Gielgud Theatre), Jack in Mother Goose opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Duke of York Theatre and UK Tour), Dating Agent, Danny Driscoll and comedy multi-rolling in Only Fools and Horses the Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Nativity the Musical (Hammersmith Apollo and UK Tour), Rehab the Musical (Neon 194, Piccadilly), Treason (London Palladium and UK Tour), The Toxic Avenger The Musical (The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square), The Rise and Fall of Robert Earl of Loxley (Shakespeare’s Globe).
Oscar was awarded Julia McKenzie’s special comedy prize at The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2017. That same year, he received the Gyearbour Asante Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Valedictorian Award for achieving the highest scoring degree in his graduating year.
Oscar makes his screenwriting and film debut in Oscar Wilde About America, which features scene partners Rosemary Harris and Kate Burton, due for release across US and UK film festivals later this year.
SSSSPOTY 2026
