Evening Standard Theatre Awards - my two favourite winners
25/11/2019
My favourite winners from last night's Evening Standard Theatre awards reflect the best of the old and new theatre.
First is Andrew Scott's winning performance in Present Laughter.
Not only was it such an outstanding and memorable performance deserving of a gong but the gender-swap casting decisions brought an extra special layer.
Noel Coward would have loved it and I can't wait to see the encore screening this week at the cinema.
The other win I'm particularly pleased about is Jasmine Lee-Jones, most promising playwright for seven methods of killing Kylie Jenner (Royal Court)
It is a startling piece of fresh, clever, biting contemporary theatre that speaks for now.
Full results (with links to my thoughts)
BEST ACTOR
(In partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group)
Andrew Scott
Present Laughter
Old Vic
NATASHA RICHARDSON AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
(In partnership with Christian Louboutin)
Dame Maggie Smith
A German Life
Bridge Theatre
BEST PLAY
(In partnership with Chanel)
Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
Donmar Warehouse & Gielgud
MILTON SHULMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Icke
The Doctor & The Wild Duck
Almeida
BEST MUSICAL
Evita
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Anne-Marie Duff
Sweet Charity
Donmar Warehouse
My review of Sweet Charity (only joking 🤣)
BEST DESIGN
(In Partnership with Michael Kors)
Bunny Christie
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bridge Theatre
CHARLES WINTOUR AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT
Jasmine Lee-Jones
seven methods of killing kylie jenner
Royal Court
My review of seven methods of killing kylie jenner
EMERGING TALENT AWARD
(In partnership with Access Entertainment)
Laurie Kynaston
The Son
Kiln Theatre & Duke of York’s
My thoughts on the production at the Kiln
EDITOR’S AWARD
Sir Ian McKellen
for his “On Stage” tour