The Evening Standard Theatre Awards: Full Winners List

Rosalie Craig

The winners of the 2013 Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced, winners are published in red below.

Best Actor
Adrian Lester for Othello (NT Olivier)

Rory Kinnear for Othello (NT Olivier)

Chiwetel Ejiofor for A Season in the Congo (Young Vic)

Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Helen Mirren for The Audience (Gielgud)

Linda Bassett for Roots (Donmar Warehouse)
Lesley Manville for Ghosts (Almeida)
Billie Piper for The Effect (NT Cottesloe)
Kristin Scott Thomas for Old Times (Harold Pinter)

Best Play
Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood (Almeida & Harold Pinter)
The Dark Earth and the Light Sky by Nick Dear (Almeida)
The Effect by Lucy Prebble (NT Cottesloe)

Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical
Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory & Harold Pinter)

The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales)
The Light Princess (NT Lyttelton)

Best Director
Richard Eyre for Ghosts (Almeida)
Nicholas Hytner for Othello (NT Olivier)
Rufus Norris for The Amen Corner (NT Olivier)
Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica (Almeida & Harold Pinter)

Best Design
Bob Crowley for People (NT Lyttelton) & The Audience (Gielgud) & Once (Phoenix)
Es Devlin for Chimerica (Almeida)
Tim Hatley (design) & Peter Mumford (lighting) for Ghosts (Almeida)

Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Rachel De-lahay for Routes (Royal Court)
Rory Kinnear for The Herd (Bush)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag (Soho)

Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer
Seth Numrich for Sweet Bird of Youth (Old Vic)
Caoilfhionn Dunne for The Night Alive (Donmar Warehouse)
Luke Thompson for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Globe)
Olivia Vinall for Othello (NT Olivier)

Best Musical Performance
Rosalie Craig for The Light Princess (NT Lyttelton)
Cynthia Erivo for The Color Purple (Menier Chocolate Factory)
Charlotte Wakefield for The Sound of Music (Regent's Park Open Air)

Emerging Talent Award (in partnership with Burberry)
Cush Jumbo for Josephine and I, Bush

Award for Comedy
David Walliams for his performance as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Beyond Theatre Award
BBC Proms 2013

Editor's Award
Kevin Spacey for his contribution to British theatre

Lebedev Special Award
Lord Lloyd-Webber for his contribution to musical theatre

Theatre Icon Award
Dame Maggie Smith for her contribution to the world stage

Best Night Out

The Book of Mormon

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