65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards

65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Date	24 November 2019
Location	London Coliseum
Hosted by	Cush Jumbo
Most nominations	Downstate (4)

The 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2018–19 London Theatre season on 24 November 2019 at the London Coliseum.^[1]^[2]^[3] Nominations were announced on 4 November 2019.^[4]^[5]^[6] The ceremony was presented by Cush Jumbo and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory and Anna Wintour.^[3]

Eligibility and nomination process[edit]

All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 October 2018 and 10 October 2019 were eligible for consideration.^[3]

Ceremony[edit]

Presenters[edit]

Ruth Wilson presented Best Actor
Damian Lewis presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Taron Egerton presented Best Musical
Michael Kors and Gugu Mbatha-Raw presented Best Design
Trevor Nunn presented the Editor's Award
Glenda Jackson presented the Lebedev Award

Performances[edit]

10 students from the Brit School performed "Windy City"
Sam Tutty performed "Waving Through A Window" from Dear Evan Hansen
Miriam-Teak Lee and the & Juliet cast performed "Roar"

Sponsors[edit]

The headline sponsor was Michael Kors, and the following awards were presented in partnership:

Best Play was awarded in partnership with Chanel
Best Actor was awarded in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group
The Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress was awarded in partnership with Christian Louboutin
Best Design was awarded in partnership with Michael Kors
Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Access Entertainment

Bottega Veneta and Burberry were also partners of the event.

Non-competitive awards[edit]

The Lebedev Award went to Peter Brook for his contribution to theatre, accepted by his daughter Irina Brook.

The Editor's Award went to Ian McKellen for his On Stage tour.

Winners and nominees[edit]

Best Play	Best Musical
Sweat by Lynn Nottage, Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre Downstate by Bruce Norris, National Theatre Dorfman ear for eye by debbie tucker green, Royal Court Theatre Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. by Caryl Churchill, Royal Court Theatre	Evita, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory and Playhouse Theatre Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor	Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
*Andrew Scott, Present Laughter, Old Vic* K. Todd Freeman, Downstate, National Theatre Dorfman Francis Guinan, Downstate, National Theatre Dorfman Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal, Harold Pinter Theatre Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman, Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre	*Maggie Smith, A German Life,* Bridge Theatre** Hayley Atwell, Rosmersholm, Duke of York's Theatre Cecilia Noble, Downstate and Faith, Hope and Charity, National Theatre Dorfman Juliet Stevenson, The Doctor, Almeida Theatre Anjana Vasan, A Doll's House, Lyric Hammersmith
Best Musical Performance	Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
*Anne-Marie Duff, Sweet Charity,* Donmar Warehouse** Andy Nyman, Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory and Playhouse Theatre Sheridan Smith, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, London Palladium	*Robert Icke, The Doctor* and The Wild Duck, Almeida Theatre** Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott, Death of a Salesman, Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal, Harold Pinter Theatre
Best Design	Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
*Bunny Christie, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bridge Theatre* Fly Davis, Appropriate, Donmar Warehouse Tom Scutt, A Very Expensive Poison, The Old Vic	*Jasmine Lee-Jones, seven methods of killing kylie jennner, Royal Court* Zoe Cooper, Out of Water, Orange Tree Theatre Yasmin Joseph, J'Ouvert, Theatre503 Ross Willis, Wolfie, Theatre503
Emerging Talent Award
*Laurie Kynaston, The Son, Kiln Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre* Shiloh Coke, Chiaroscuro, Bush Theatre Grace Molony, The Watsons, Chichester Festival Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory Bobby Stallwood, Faith, Hope and Charity, National Theatre Dorfman

Multiple nominations[edit]

4 nominations

Downstate

2 nominations

Betrayal
Death of a Salesman
The Doctor
Faith, Hope and Charity
Fiddler on the Roof
Sweet Charity

References[edit]

^ "Full list of Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019 winners as Andrew Scott scoops best actor". The Independent. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "All the Photos and Details From Inside the 2019 Evening Standard Awards". Vogue. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Paskett, Zoe (25 November 2019). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "Shortlist announced for the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "Maggie Smith up for fifth Evening Standard best actress award". the Guardian. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[1] "Full list of Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019 winners as Andrew Scott scoops best actor". The Independent. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[2] "All the Photos and Details From Inside the 2019 Evening Standard Awards". Vogue. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[:0-3] Paskett, Zoe (25 November 2019). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[4] "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[5] "Shortlist announced for the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

[6] "Maggie Smith up for fifth Evening Standard best actress award". the Guardian. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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