64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards | |
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Date | 18 November 2018 |
Location | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
Hosted by | Phoebe Waller-Bridge |
Most awards | Antony and Cleopatra, Company and Hamilton (2) |
Most nominations | Company (4) |
The 64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2017–18 London Theatre season on 18 November 2018 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[1][2][3][4] Nominations were announced in November 2018.[5] The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Idris Elba, Claire Foy, Evgeny Lebedev and Anna Wintour.
Eligibility and nominators
[edit]All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 October 2017 and 16 October 2018 were eligible for consideration.
The Advisory Judging Panel consisted of Evening Standard chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, The Guardian culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, WhatsOnStage theatre critic Sarah Crompton, The New York Times International theatre critic Matt Wolf and Evening Standard editor George Osborne.
Ceremony
[edit]Presenters
[edit]- Claire Foy presented Best Actor
- Richard Madden presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
- Idris Elba presented Best Musical
- Bea Carrozzini, Charles Wintour’s granddaughter, presented the Most Promising Playwright Award named in his honour
- Stella McCartney presented Best Design
- Patti LuPone presented the Lebedev Award
- John Galliano provided a tribute to theatre dressers
Performances
[edit]- Jonathan Bailey, Alex Gaumond and Daisy Maywood performed "Getting Married Today" from Company
- Michael Jibson performed "You’ll Be Back" from Hamilton
- Sharon D. Clarke performed "Lot’s Wife" from Caroline, or Change
Sponsors
[edit]The 'Official Platinum Partner' 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
- Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Access Entertainment
- The tribute to theatre dressers was presented in partnership with Maison Margiela
Audi, Laurent-Perrier, Monica Vinader and Tommy Hilfiger were also event partners.
Non-competitive awards
[edit]The Lebedev Award went to Cameron Mackintosh in recognition for his contribution to musical theatre.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Multiple awards
[edit]2 awards
Multiple nominations
[edit]4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Br’er Cotton
- Caroline, or Change
- Girls and Boys
- Hamilton
- Network
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Tina
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Jessie (19 November 2018). "Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo win at Evening Standard theatre awards". the Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Hamilton wins top prizes at Evening Standard Awards 2018". The Independent. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Williams, Stacey (19 November 2018). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 winners list in full". mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Read the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.