The winners will be announced in a ceremony on the 19th November.
Nominations for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been unveiled with the National Theatre leading the way with eight nominations, with the Almeida Theatre following close behind with six nominations. The Bridge Theatre’s production of Guys & Dolls having been nominated in five of the categories. Meanwhile, those nominated for acting awards include: Nicole Scherzinger, Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Sophie Okonedo, Patsy Ferran, Anjana Vasan and Marisha Wallace.
The winners are set to be announced in a ceremony taking place on the 19th November held at Claridge’s, hosted by the newspaper’s proprietor Lord Lebedev, alongside new co-hosts this year; David Harewood, Vanessa Kirby, Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller and this year’s presenter Susan Wokoma. Those who are on the judging panel include: Matt Wolf ( The New York Times), Nancy Durrant, (Evening Standard’s Culture Editor), Baz Bamigboye (Deadline Hollywood) and the Evening Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic Nick Curtis.
The full list of nominations are as follows:
Best Play
Dear England, James Graham, National Theatre
A Mirror, Sam Holcroft, Almeida Theatre
The Motive and the Cue, Jack Thorne, National Theatre
Retrograde, Ryan Calais Cameron, Kiln Theatre
Best Design
Bunny Christie, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Robert Jones, Dancing at Lughnasa, National Theatre
Georgia Lowe, The Good Person of Szechwan, Lyric Hammersmith (in a co-production with ETT and Sheffield Theatres)
Tom Pye, My Neighbour Totoro, Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican Theatre
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in association with Mithridate
Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Sophie Okonedo, Medea, @sohoplace
Rachael Stirling, Private Lives, Donmar Warehouse
Anjana Vasan, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, Sleepova, Bush Theatre
Kimber Lee, Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play, Young Vic Theatre
Anoushka Lucas, Elephant, Bush Theatre
Isley Lynn, The Swell, Orange Tree Theatre
Best Actor
Paapa Essiedu, The Effect, National Theatre
Mark Gatiss, The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre
Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Andrew Scott, Vanya, Duke of York’s Theatre
Emerging Talent
Andrew Richardson, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Taylor Russell, The Effect, National Theatre
Tatenda Shamiso, NO I.D, Royal Court
Jack Wolfe, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse
Best Musical Performance
Kyle Ramar Freeman, A Strange Loop, Barbican Theatre
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
Charlie Stemp, Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre
Marisha Wallace, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
Rebecca Frecknall, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Rupert Goold, Dear England, National Theatre
Nicholas Hytner, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
Best Musical
Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Standing at the Sky’s Edge, National Theatre (National Theatre and Various Productions present the Sheffield Theatres production)
A Strange Loop, Barbican Theatre
Tammy Faye, Almeida Theatre