Evening Standard Theatre Awards – results

Winners of this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced. The 54th Evening Standard Awards were hosted by Richard Wilson at the Royal Opera House.

Nominees and Winners

Best Actor:

Kenneth Branagh in Chekhov’s Ivanov.

Chiwetel Ejiofor – title role in Othello

David Calder – King Lear.

And the winner was:

Chiwetel Ejiofor for Othello

Best Actress:

Penelope Wilton- The Chalk Garden

Margaret Tyzack – The Chalk Garden.

Lesley Sharp -Harper Regan.

And the joint winners were:

Margaret Tyzack and Penelope Wilton for The Chalk Garden

Best Play:

Black Watch – based on interviews with former soldiers who served in Iraq

Now Or Later – an examination of a fictional American election

The Pitmen Painters-based on a real-life story of miners in the 1930s who were celebrated after taking up art.

And the winner was:

The Pitmen Painters

Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical

Street Scene (The Opera Group and Young Vic)

There was also a special award for Kevin Spacey in recognition of his work at the Old Vic.

The Milton Shulman Award for best Newcomer:

Ella Smith in Fat Pig (Trafalgar Studios and Comedy Theatre)

Nicholas de Jongh (Evening Standard theatre critic and judge) said:

“It’s been an astonishing year in the London theatre.”