Bend It Like Beckham wins 'Best Musical' at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards

The winners were announced on 26 January following a lunchtime ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Producer Sonia Friedman picked up the award, along with director Gurinder Chadha, book writer Paul Mayeda Berges, composer Howard Goodall and cast members Natalie Dew, Lauren Samuels, Jamie Muscato, Sophie – Louise Dann, Jamal Andreas and Tony Jayawardena.

Bend It Like Beckham The Musical recently extended booking at the Phoenix Theatre to 5 March 2016 when the show will then play its final performance at the end of the cast’s year-long contract.