2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 20 November 2011.[1] The shortlist was revealed on 7 November 2011[2] and the longlist on 19 October 2011.[3]
Winners, shortlist and longlist[edit]
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Best Play[edit]
The Heretic by Richard Bean (Royal Court)- One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean (National's Lyttelton)
- Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo (Almeida)
- Tribes by Nina Raine (Royal Court)
Longlisted[edit]
- Wittenberg by David Davalos (Gate)
- The Knot of the Heart by David Eldridge (Almeida)
- Remembrance Day by Aleksey Scherbak (Royal Court)
Best Director[edit]
- Mike Leigh for Grief (National's Cottesloe)
- Rob Ashford for Anna Christie (Donmar)
- Dominic Cooke for Chicken Soup with Barley (Royal Court)
- Edward Hall for Richard III & The Comedy of Errors (Propeller at Hampstead)
Longlisted[edit]
- Lucy Bailey for The Beggar's Opera (Open Air Theatre) & Kingdom of Earth (Print Room) & Fabrication (Print Room)
- Danny Boyle for Frankenstein (National's Olivier)
- Declan Donnellan for The Tempest (Cheek By Jowl at Barbican)
- Simon Godwin for The Acid Test (Royal Court)
- Michael Grandage for Luise Miller (Donmar)
- Sean Holmes for Saved (Lyric Hammersmith)
- Sam Mendes for Richard III (Old Vic)
- Roger Michell for Tribes (Royal Court)
- Rufus Norris for London Road (National's Cottesloe)
- Trevor Nunn for Flare Path (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Bijan Sheibani for The Kitchen (National's Olivier)
- Max Stafford-Clark for Top Girls (Chichester's Minerva & Trafalgar Studios)
- Jessica Swale for The Belle's Stratagem (Southwark Playhouse)
- Matthew Warchus for Matilda the Musical (RSC Stratford & Cambridge Theatre)
- Nicholas Hytner for One Man, Two Guvnors (National Theatre)
Best Actor[edit]
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Frankenstein (National's Olivier)
- Jonny Lee Miller, Frankenstein (National's Olivier)
- Bertie Carvel, Matilda the Musical (RSC Stratford & Cambridge Theatre)
- Charles Edwards, Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare's Globe)
Longlisted[edit]
- Richard Clothier, Richard III (Propeller at Hampstead)
- James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors (National's Lyttelton)
- Ralph Fiennes, The Tempest (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Harry Hadden-Paton, Flare Path (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Derek Jacobi, King Lear (Donmar)
- Jude Law, Anna Christie (Donmar)
- Kevin Spacey, Richard III (Old Vic)
- Dominic West, Butley (Duchess)
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress[edit]
- Sheridan Smith, Flare Path (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Samantha Spiro, Chicken Soup with Barley (Royal Court)
- Kristin Scott Thomas, Betrayal (Comedy)
Longlisted[edit]
- Gemma Arterton, The Master Builder (Almeida)
- Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow (Trafalgar Studios)
- Eve Best, Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare's Globe)
- Lisa Dillon, The Knot of the Heart (Almeida)
- Haydn Gwynne, Richard III (Old Vic)
- Lesley Manville, Grief (National's Cottesloe)
- Sinead Matthews, Ecstasy (Hampstead)
- Ruth Negga, The Playboy of the Western World (Old Vic)
- Imelda Staunton, A Delicate Balance (Almeida)
- Michelle Terry, Tribes (Royal Court)
- Tracey Ullman, My City (Almeida)
- Ruth Wilson, Anna Christie (Donmar)
Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical[edit]
- Matilda the Musical, RSC Stratford & Cambridge Theatre
- Betty Blue Eyes, Novello Theatre
- London Road, National's Cottesloe
Longlisted[edit]
- Crazy for You, Open Air Theatre
- Fela!, National's Olivier
- Parade, Southwark Playhouse
- Woody Sez, Arts Theatre
Best Design[edit]
- Adam Cork, sound designer of Anna Christie & King Lear (Donmar)
- Bunny Christie, Men Should Weep (National's Lyttelton)
- Lizzie Clachan, Wastwater (Royal Court)
- Mark Tildesley, Frankenstein (National's Olivier)
Longlisted[edit]
- Paul Barritt, The Animals and Children Took to the Streets (BAC)
- Jon Bausor, Lord of the Flies (Open Air Theatre)
- Giles Cadle, The Kitchen (National's Olivier)
- William Dudley, Snake in the Grass (Print Room)
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright[edit]
- Penelope Skinner, The Village Bike (Royal Court)
- EV Crowe, 'Kin' (Royal Court)
- Vivienne Franzmann, Mogadishu (Lyric Hammersmith)
Longlisted[edit]
- Tom Basden, Joseph K (Gate)
- Jesse Briton, 'Bound' (Southwark Playhouse)
- Ella Hickson, Precious Little Talent (Trafalgar Studios)
- Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Belongings (Hampstead & Trafalgar Studios)
Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer[edit]
- Kyle Soller for his performances in The Glass Menagerie (Young Vic) & The Government Inspector (Young Vic) & The Faith Machine (Royal Court)
- Phoebe Fox for her performances in As You Like It (Rose Kingston) and The Acid Test (Royal Court) & There Is A War (National's Paintframe)
- Malachi Kirby for his performance in Mogadishu (Lyric, Hammersmith)
- David Wilson Barnes for his performance in Becky Shaw (Almeida)
Longlisted[edit]
- 1927 (company) for their production of The Animals and Children Took to the Streets (BAC)
- Robyn Addison for her performances in The Rivals (Theatre Royal Bath/ Theatre Royal Haymarket) & Mongrel Island (Soho)
- Tom Byam Shaw for his performances in Les Parents Terribles (Donmar at Trafalgar Studios) and The Tempest (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Joseph Drake for his performance in Kingdom of Earth (Print Room)
- Johnny Flynn for his performance in The Heretic (Royal Court)
- Vanessa Kirby for her performance in The Acid Test (Royal Court)
- David Mercatali for his direction of Tender Napalm (Southwark Playhouse)
- Chris Rolls for his direction of Les Parents Terribles (Donmar at Trafalgar Studios)
- Thom Southerland for his direction of Parade (Southwark Playhouse)
Editor's Award[edit]
- Michael Grandage for making the Donmar Warehouse a star
Beyond Theatre Award[edit]
- Pet Shop Boys and Javier de Frutos for The Most Incredible Thing (Sadler's Wells)
Lebedev Special Award[edit]
- Kristin Scott Thomas for her contribution to theatre
Moscow Art Theatre's Golden Seagull[edit]
- Tom Stoppard for his contribution to Russian theatre and the international stage
Judges[edit]
- Sarah Sands, London Evening Standard
- Henry Hitchings, London Evening Standard
- Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday
- Susannah Clapp, The Observer
- Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph
- Libby Purves, The Times
- Matt Wolf, International Herald Tribune
- Evgeny Lebedev, chairman of the Evening Standard