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Evening Standard Theatre Awards 22 November 2015

This year's winners for the 61st London Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen at the Old Vic on November 22. Check out the full list of the winners in each catagory below:


 

 

Best Actor
Simon Russell Beale, Temple, Donmar Warehouse
Kenneth Cranham, The Father, Ustinov Bath, Tricycle & Wyndham’s Theatre
Ralph Fiennes, Man And Superman, National Theatre’s Lyttelton
James McAvoy, The Ruling Class, Trafalgar Studios


Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Denise Gough, People, Places And Things, National Theatre’s Dorfman
Nicole Kidman, Photograph 51, Noël Coward Theatre
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe
Lia Williams, Oresteia, Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios


Best Play
The Motherf**ker With The Hat (Stephen Adly Guirgis), National Theatre’s Lyttelton
Hangmen (Martin McDonagh), Royal Court
The Father (Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton), Ustinov Bath, Tricycle & Wyndham’s Theatre


Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
Robert Icke, Oresteia, Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios
Jamie Lloyd, Assassins, Menier Chocolate Factory
Indhu Rubasingham, The Motherf**ker With The Hat, National Theatre’s Lyttelton


Best Design
Anna Fleischle, Hangmen, Royal Court
Tim Hatley, Temple, Donmar Warehouse
Robert Jones, City Of Angels, Donmar Warehouse


Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Molly Davies, God Bless The Child, Royal Court Upstairs
Alistair McDowall, Pomona, Orange Tree Theatre & National Theatre’s Temporary Space
Diana Nneka Atuona, Liberian Girl, Royal Court Upstairs (Peckham & Tottenham pop-up venues)


Emerging Talent Award in Partnership with Burberry
Calvin Demba, The Red Lion, National Theatre’s Dorfman
Patsy Ferran, Treasure Island, National Theatre’s Olivier
David Moorst, Violence And Son, Royal Court Upstairs


Best Musical Performance
Katie Brayben, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre
Rosalie Craig, City Of Angels, Donmar Warehouse
Killian Donnelly, Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre
Imelda Staunton, Gypsy, Savoy Theatre


Newcomer in a Musical
Gemma Arterton, Made In Dagenham, Adelphi Theatre
Ellie Bamber, High Society, Old Vic
Natalie Dew, Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre


Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical (voted for by the public)
Assassins, Menier Chocolate Factory
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre
Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre
Gypsy, Savoy Theatre
Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre